IIB 
113TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 4653 
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 
JULY 9, 2014 
Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations 
AN ACT 
To reauthorize the United States Commission on 
International Religious Freedom, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘United States Commis-
sion on International Religious Freedom Reauthorization 
Act of 2014’’. 
SEC. 2. ESTABLISHMENT AND COMPOSITION. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subsection (a) of section 201 of 
the International Religious Freedom Act of 1998 (22 
U.S.C. 6431) is amended by inserting before the period 
at the end the following: ‘‘, which shall be an independent 
Federal Government advisory body’’. 
(b) SELECTION.—Subparagraph (A) of section 
201(b)(2) of the International Religious Freedom Act of 
1998 (22 U.S.C. 6431(b)(2) is amended by inserting at 
the end the following new sentence: ‘‘The Commission as 
a whole shall also have expertise on the variety of faiths 
practiced around the world.’’. 
(c) MEMBERSHIP.—Subsection (b)(3) of section 201 
of the International Religious Freedom Act of 1998 (22 
U.S.C. 6431) is amended by striking ‘‘The appointments 
required by paragraph (1) shall be made not later than 
120 days after the date of the enactment of this Act.’’ 
and inserting the following: ‘‘An appointment required by 
subparagraph (B) of paragraph (1) should be made within 
90 days of a vacancy on the Commission.’’. 
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(d) VACANCIES.—Subsection (g) of section 201 of the 
International Religious Freedom Act of 1998 (22 U.S.C. 
6431) is amended by striking the second sentence. 
SEC. 3. TRAINING FOR FOREIGN SERVICE OFFICERS. 
Subsection (a) of section 708 of the Foreign Service 
Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 4028) is amended— 
(1) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), 
(A) by striking ‘‘and the director’’ and in-
serting ‘‘the director’’; and 
(B) inserting ‘‘and members of the United 
States Commission on International Religious 
Freedom,’’ after ‘‘Training Center,’’; and 
(2) in paragraph (2)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘and the various’’ and in-
serting ‘‘the various’’; and 
(B) by inserting ‘‘, the relationship be-
tween religious freedom and security, and the 
role of religious freedom in United States for-
eign policy’’ after ‘‘violations of religious free-
dom’’. 
SEC. 4. COMMISSION PERSONNEL MATTERS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subsection (a) of section 204 of 
the International Religious Freedom Act of 1998 (22 
U.S.C. 6432b) is amended in the second sentence, by in-
serting ‘‘voting’’ after ‘‘nine’’. 
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(b) COMPENSATION.—Subsection (b) of section 204 
of the International Religious Freedom Act of 1998 (22 
U.S.C. 6432b) is amended by inserting ‘‘voting members 
of the’’ after ‘‘The’’. 
(c) SECURITY CLEARANCES.—Subsection (e) of sec-
tion 204 of the International Religious Freedom Act of 
1998 (22 U.S.C. 6432b) is amended by adding at the end 
the following new sentence: ‘‘The Department of State is 
encouraged to allow Commissioners and Commission staff 
with the appropriate security clearance access to classified 
information, in order to fulfill the duties and responsibil-
ities of their positions.’’. 
(d) APPLICATION OF ANTIDISCRIMINATION LAWS.— 
Subsection (g) of section 204 of the International Reli-
gious Freedom Act of 1998 (22 U.S.C. 6432b) is amended 
by inserting ‘‘, including discrimination on the basis of re-
ligion’’ after ‘‘employment discrimination’’. 
SEC. 5. STANDARDS OF CONDUCT AND DISCLOSURE. 
Paragraph (2) of section 208(d)(2) of the Inter-
national Religious Freedom Act of 1998 (22 U.S.C. 
6435a(d)(2)) is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing new subparagraph: 
‘‘(H) Intern, fellowship, and volunteer pro-
grams that are primarily of educational benefit 
to the intern, fellow, or volunteer. Sponsoring 
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private parties may provide compensation and 
benefits to interns, fellows, and volunteers, pro-
vided that no conflict of interest arises. The 
number, duration, and funding source of any 
such internship, fellowship, or volunteer pro-
grams shall be described in the annual financial 
report required by subsection (e).’’. 
SEC. 6. EXTENSION AND TERMINATION OF AUTHORITY. 
The International Religious Freedom Act of 1998 is 
amended— 
(1) in subsection (a) of section 207 (22 U.S.C. 
6435), by striking ‘‘2014’’ and inserting ‘‘2019’’; 
and 
(2) in section 209 (22 U.S.C. 6436), by striking 
‘‘September 30, 2014’’ and inserting ‘‘September 
30, 2019’’. 
Passed the House of Representatives July 8, 2014. 
Attest: 
KAREN L. HAAS, 
Clerk. 
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