Sec. 7. Prisoner lists and issue briefs on religious freedom concerns
218 words·~1 min read·
/bill/113/hr/5846/ih/section-7A research copy — for the controlling text, always check the official state or federal source. Not legal advice.
Section 108 of the International Religious Freedom Act of 1998 ( 22 U.S.C. 6417 ) is amended— in subsection (a)— in the heading, by striking and inserting Sense of the Congress ; and Increased Diplomatic Advocacy by striking it is the sense of the Congress that officials of the executive branch of Government should promote and inserting appropriate officials of the executive branch, including the Secretary of State, the Ambassador at Large for Religious Freedom, and State Department officials from regional bureaus, shall promote ; in subsection (c), by striking , as appropriate, provide and insert make available ; and by adding at the end the following new subsection:
The Commission shall compile, maintain, and make publicly available online and in official publications, regularly updated lists of persons it determines are imprisoned, detained, disappeared, placed under house arrest, tortured, or subject to forced renunciations of faith by a foreign government that the Commission recommends for designation as a country of particular concern for religions freedom under section 402(b) or a violent nonstate actor and include information on the conditions and circumstances of such individuals.
In compiling such lists, the Commission shall exercise appropriate discretion, including consideration of the safety and security of, and benefit to, the persons who may be included on the lists and their families. .
Connectionstraces to 1
Traces to 1 document
Citation graph
cites case law
Sec. 7
Prisoner lists and issue briefs on religious freedom concerns
Cites 1Cited by 0 across 0 sources