(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of contents 
for the Iran Threat Reduction and Syria Human Rights 
Act of 2012 is amended by inserting after the item relat-
ing to section 415 the following: 
‘‘Sec. 416. United States support for the people of Iran.’’. 
SEC. 406. UNITED STATES SPECIAL COORDINATOR ON 
HUMAN RIGHTS AND DEMOCRACY IN IRAN. 
(a) DESIGNATION.—The President shall designate 
within the Department of State a Special Coordinator on 
Human Rights and Democracy in Iran (in this section re-
ferred to as the ‘‘Special Coordinator’’). 
(b) CONSULTATION AND QUALIFICATIONS.—Before 
the President designates a Special Coordinator under sub-
section (a), the Secretary of State shall consult with the 
chairmen and ranking members of the appropriate con-
gressional committees. The role of Special Coordinator 
should be filled by an official of the Department of State 
appointed by and serving at the pleasure of the President 
in a position not lower than Under Secretary on the day 
before the date of the enactment of this Act. 
(c) DUTIES.—The Special Coordinator shall carry out 
the following duties: 
(1) Coordinate the activities of the United 
States Government that promote human rights, de-
mocracy, political freedom, and religious freedom in-
side Iran. 
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(2) Coordinate the activities of the United 
States Government that promote human rights, po-
litical freedom, and religious freedom for Iranian 
refugees and asylees living outside Iran. 
(3) Ensure the comprehensive investigation and 
designation of Iranian human rights abusers in ac-
cordance with section 105 of the Comprehensive 
Iran Sanctions, Accountability, and Divestment Act 
of 2010 (22 U.S.C. 8514). 
(4) Coordinate the documentation and publi-
cizing of political dissidents and cases of human 
rights abuse inside Iran. 
(5) Coordinate multilateral efforts to build 
international support for the promotion of human 
rights, democracy, political freedom, and religious 
freedom in Iran, including broadcasting, Internet ac-
cess, and dissemination of information. 
(6) Encourage the United Nations, multilateral 
organizations, and human rights nongovernmental 
organizations to more robustly investigate and re-
port on human rights abuses in Iran. 
(7) Encourage foreign governments to down-
grade or sever diplomatic relations with the Govern-
ment of Iran, enact economic sanctions, and assist 
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Iranian dissidents in response to the continued viola-
tions of human rights by the Government of Iran. 
(8) Encourage foreign governments to expel 
Iran from international fora and organizations with 
a human rights component, including the United 
Nations Commission on the Status of Women, the 
United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural 
Organization, the United Nations Children’s Fund, 
and the International Labour Organization. 
(9) Coordinate all programs to promote human 
rights, democracy, political freedom, and religious 
freedom inside Iran. 
(d) AUTHORITY.— 
(1) COORDINATION OF ACTIVITIES.—The Spe-
cial Coordinator shall coordinate all activities related 
to Iran carried out by the Bureau of Near Eastern 
Affairs, the Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights 
and Labor, and the Bureau of Population, Refugees 
and Migration of the Department of State, the Am-
bassador-at-Large for International Religious Free-
dom, the Special Envoy to Monitor and Combat 
Anti-Semitism, the United States Commission on 
International Religious Freedom, the National En-
dowment for Democracy, and the Broadcasting 
Board of Governors. 
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(2) COORDINATION OF USE OF FUNDS.—The 
Special Coordinator shall coordinate and oversee the 
obligation and expenditure of funds related to 
human rights, democracy, Internet freedom, and 
broadcasting activities in Iran, including funds made 
available for such purposes to the Middle East Part-
nership Initiative, the United States Commission on 
International Religious Freedom, the Broader Mid-
dle East and North Africa Initiative, the Human 
Rights and Democracy Fund, and the Near Eastern 
Regional Democracy Fund. 
(e) DIPLOMATIC REPRESENTATION.—Subject to the 
direction of the President and the Secretary of State, the 
Special Coordinator shall represent the United States in 
matters and cases relevant to the promotion of human 
rights, democracy, political freedom, and religious freedom 
in Iran in— 
(1) contacts with foreign governments, intergov-
ernmental organizations, and specialized agencies of 
the United Nations, the Organization for Security 
and Co-operation in Europe, and other international 
organizations of which the United States is a mem-
ber; and 
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(2) multilateral conferences and meetings rel-
evant to the promotion of human rights, democracy, 
political freedom, and religious freedom in Iran. 
(f) CONSULTATIONS.—The Special Coordinator shall 
consult with Congress, domestic and international non-
governmental organizations, labor organizations, and mul-
tilateral organizations and institutions as the Special Co-
ordinator considers appropriate to fulfill the purposes of 
this section. 
(g) APPROPRIATE
CONGRESSIONAL
COMMITTEES 
DEFINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘appropriate con-
gressional committees’’ means— 
(1) the Committee on Foreign Relations and 
the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate; and 
(2) the Committee on Foreign Affairs and the 
Committee on Appropriations of the House of Rep-
resentatives. 
SEC. 407. BROADCASTING TO IRAN. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty 
and the Voice of America services broadcasting to Iran 
shall— 
(1) provide news and information that is acces-
sible, credible, comprehensive, and accurate; 
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