United States Commission on International Religious Freedom Reform and Reauthorization Act of 2011
PL 112-75 (H.R.2867), enacted 12/23/2011

125 STAT. 1272 
PUBLIC LAW 112–75—DEC. 23, 2011 
Public Law 112–75 
112th Congress 
An Act 
To reauthorize the International Religious Freedom Act of 1998, and for other 
purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of 
the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘United States Commission on 
International Religious Freedom Reform and Reauthorization Act 
of 2011’’. 
SEC. 2. ESTABLISHMENT AND COMPOSITION. 
(a) TERMS.—Section 201(c) of the International Religious 
Freedom Act of 1998 (22 U.S.C. 6431(c)) is amended— 
(1) by striking paragraph (1) and inserting the following: 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The term of office of each member of 
the Commission shall be 2 years. An individual, including any 
member appointed to the Commission prior to the date of 
the enactment of the United States Commission on Inter-
national Religious Freedom Reform and Reauthorization Act 
of 2011, shall not serve more than 2 terms as a member 
of the Commission under any circumstance. For any member 
serving on the Commission on such date who has completed 
at least 2 full terms on the Commission, such member’s term 
shall expire 90 days after such date. A member of the Commis-
sion may not serve after the expiration of that member’s term.’’; 
and 
(2) by adding at the end the following new paragraph: 
‘‘(3) INELIGIBILITY FOR REAPPOINTMENT.—If a member of 
the Commission attends, by being physically present or by 
conference call, less than 75 percent of the meetings of the 
Commission during one of that member’s terms on the Commis-
sion, the member shall not be eligible for reappointment to 
the Commission.’’. 
(b) ELECTION OF CHAIR.—Section 201(d) of the International 
Religious Freedom Act of 1998 (22 U.S.C. 6431(d)) is amended 
by inserting at the end the following: ‘‘No member of the Commis-
sion is eligible to be elected as Chair of the Commission for a 
second, consecutive term.’’. 
(c) APPLICATION OF FEDERAL TRAVEL REGULATION AND DEPART-
MENT OF STATE STANDARDIZED REGULATIONS TO THE COMMISSION.— 
Section 201(i) of the International Religious Freedom Act of 1998 
(22 U.S.C. 6431(i)) is amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘Members of the Commission are subject to the requirements set 
forth in chapters 300 through 304 of title 41, Code of Federal 
Expiration date. 
Time period. 
United States 
Commission on 
International 
Religious 
Freedom Reform 
and 
Reauthorization 
Act of 2011. 
22 USC 6401 
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125 STAT. 1273 
PUBLIC LAW 112–75—DEC. 23, 2011 
Regulations (commonly known as the ‘Federal Travel Regulation’) 
and the Department of State Standardized Regulations governing 
authorized travel at government expense, including regulations con-
cerning the mode of travel, lodging and per diem expenditures, 
reimbursement payments, and expense reporting and documenta-
tion requirements.’’. 
SEC. 3. APPLICATION OF ANTIDISCRIMINATION LAWS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 204 of the International Religious 
Freedom Act of 1998 (22 U.S.C. 6432b) is amended by inserting 
after subsection (f) the following new subsection: 
‘‘(g) APPLICATION OF ANTIDISCRIMINATION LAWS.—For purposes 
of providing remedies and procedures to address alleged violations 
of rights and protections that pertain to employment discrimination, 
family and medical leave, fair labor standards, employee polygraph 
protection, worker adjustment and retraining, veterans’ employment 
and reemployment, intimidation or reprisal, protections under the 
Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, occupational safety and 
health, labor-management relations, and rights and protections that 
apply to employees whose pay is disbursed by the Secretary of 
the Senate or the Chief Administrative Officer of the House of 
Representatives, all employees of the Commission shall be treated 
as employees whose pay is disbursed by the Secretary of the Senate 
or the Chief Administrative Officer of the House of Representatives 
and the Commission shall be treated as an employing office of 
the Senate or the House of Representatives.’’. 
(b) PENDING CLAIMS.—Any administrative or judicial claim or 
action pending on the date of the enactment of this Act may be 
maintained under section 204(g) of the International Religious 
Freedom Act of 1998, as added by subsection (a). 
SEC. 4. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
Section 207(a) of the International Religious Freedom Act of 
1998 (22 U.S.C. 6435(a)) is amended by striking ‘‘for the fiscal 
year 2003’’ and inserting ‘‘for each of the fiscal years 2012 through 
2014’’. 
SEC. 5. STANDARDS OF CONDUCT AND DISCLOSURE. 
Section 208 of the International Religious Freedom Act of 1998 
(22 U.S.C. 6435a) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (c)(1), by striking ‘‘$100,000’’ and inserting 
‘‘$250,000’’; and 
(2) in subsection (e), by striking ‘‘International Relations’’ 
and inserting ‘‘Foreign Affairs’’. 
SEC. 6. TERMINATION. 
Section 209 of the International Religious Freedom Act of 1998 
(22 U.S.C. 6436) is amended by striking ‘‘September 30, 2011’’ 
and inserting ‘‘September 30, 2014’’. 
SEC. 7. REPORT ON EFFECTIVENESS OF PROGRAMS TO PROMOTE 
RELIGIOUS FREEDOM. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States 
shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report 
on the implementation of this Act and the amendments made 
by this Act. 
22 USC 6432b 
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125 STAT. 1274 
PUBLIC LAW 112–75—DEC. 23, 2011 
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—H.R. 2867: 
CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 157 (2011): 
Sept. 14, 15, considered and passed House. 
Dec. 13, considered and passed Senate, amended. 
Dec. 16, House concurred in Senate amendments. 
(b) CONSULTATION.—The Comptroller General shall consult 
with the appropriate congressional committees and nongovern-
mental organizations for purposes of preparing the report. 
(c) MATTERS TO BE INCLUDED.—The report shall include the 
following: 
(1) A review of the effectiveness of all United States 
Government programs to promote international religious 
freedom, including their goals and objectives. 
(2) An assessment of the roles and functions of the Office 
on International Religious Freedom established in section 
101(a) of the International Religious Freedom Act of 1998 (22 
U.S.C. 6411(a)) and the relationship of the Office to other 
offices in the Department of State. 
(3) A review of the role of the Ambassador at Large for 
International Religious Freedom appointed under section 101(b) 
of the International Religious Freedom Act of 1998 (22 U.S.C. 
6411(b)) and the placement of such position within the Depart-
ment of State. 
(4) A review and assessment of the goals and objectives 
of the United States Commission on International Religious 
Freedom established under section 201(a) of the International 
Religious Freedom Act of 1998 (22 U.S.C. 6431(a)). 
(5) A comparative analysis of the structure of the United 
States Commission on International Religious Freedom as an 
independent non-partisan entity in relation to other United 
States advisory commissions, whether or not such commissions 
are under the direct authority of Congress. 
(6) A review of the relationship between the Ambassador 
at Large for International Religious Freedom and the United 
States Commission on International Religious Freedom, and 
possible reforms that would improve the ability of both to 
reach their goals and objectives. 
(d) DEFINITION.—In this section, the term ‘‘appropriate congres-
sional committees’’ has the meaning given the term in section 
3 of the International Religious Freedom Act of 1998 (22 U.S.C. 
6402). 
Approved December 23, 2011. 
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