Sec. 4. Office on International Religious Freedom; Ambassador at Large for International Religious Freedom
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Section 101 of the International Religious Freedom Act of 1998 ( 22 U.S.C. 6411 ) is amended— in subsection (a), by adding at the end the following new sentence: The Office shall be located in the Office of the Secretary of State. ; in subsection (b), by adding at the end the before the period the following: , and shall report directly to the Secretary of State. ; in subsection (c)— in paragraph (1)— by striking responsibility and inserting responsibilities ; by striking shall be to advance and inserting the following: shall be to— advance ; in subparagraph (A), as so added, by striking the period at the end and inserting ; and ; and by adding at the end the following new subparagraph: integrate United States international religious freedom policies and religious engagement strategies into democracy, civil society, conflict prevention and mitigation, and development efforts funded by the United States and into the counterterrorism policies of Federal agencies, including the Department of Defense, the Department of Homeland Security, the Department of State, and the Department of the Treasury. ; in paragraph (2), by striking a principal adviser and inserting the principal adviser ; in paragraph (3)— in subparagraph (A), by striking and at the end; in subparagraph (B), by striking the period at the end and inserting ; and ; and by adding at the end the following new subparagraph: contacts with nongovernmental organizations that have an impact on the state of religious freedom in their respective societies or regions, or internationally. ; by redesignating paragraph
(4)as paragraph (5); and by inserting after paragraph
(3)the following new paragraph: In order to promote religious freedom as an interest of United States foreign policy, the Ambassador at Large shall seek to coordinate religious freedom policies and religious engagement strategies across all programs, projects, and activities of the United States, including the programs, projects, and activities of the Department of Defense, the Department of Homeland Security, the Department of State, the Department of the Treasury, and the United States Agency for International Development. ; and in subsection (d), by striking staff for the Office and all that follows through the period at the end and inserting individuals to fill at least 15 full-time equivalent staff positions, under the direct supervision of the Ambassador at Large, including a senior advisor, for the Office, for the conduct of investigations by the Office, and for necessary travel to carry out the provisions of this section. The Secretary of State shall also provide to the Ambassador at Large representation funds equal to the amount of representation funds provided to other Ambassadors at Large in the Department of State. .
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