Sec. 7033.
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Of the funds appropriated by this Act under the heading Diplomatic and Consular Programs , not less than $5,000,000 shall be made available for the Office of the Ambassador-at-Large for International Religious Freedom, and not less than $1,000,000 shall be made available for the Special Envoy to Promote Religious Freedom in the Near East and South Central Asia, including for support staff. Of the funds appropriated by this Act under the heading Democracy Fund and available for the Human Rights and Democracy Fund (HRDF), not less than $10,000,000 shall be made available for international religious freedom programs: , That the Ambassador-at-Large for International Religious Freedom shall consult with the Committees on Appropriations on the uses of such funds.
Provided Of the funds appropriated by this Act under the heading Economic Support Fund , not less than $10,000,000 shall be made available for programs to protect vulnerable and persecuted religious minorities: , That a portion of such funds shall be made available for programs to investigate the persecution of such minorities by governments and non-state entities and for the public dissemination of information collected on such persecution, including on the Department of State Web site.
Provided Funds appropriated by this Act under the headings International Disaster Assistance and Migration and Refugee Assistance shall be made available for humanitarian and relief assistance for vulnerable and persecuted religious minorities. Funds made available by paragraphs
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(2)shall be the responsibility of the Ambassador-at-Large for International Religious Freedom, in consultation with other relevant United States Government officials. Funds appropriated by this Act under the heading Broadcasting Board of Governors, International Broadcasting Operations shall be made available for programs related to international religious freedom, including reporting on the plight of vulnerable and persecuted religious groups. Not later than 90 days after enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State, in consultation with the heads of other relevant United States Government agencies and representatives from United States civil society, shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees determinations on whether the ongoing violence against Christians in the Middle East by Islamic extremists or against the Rohingya people in Burma by Buddhist extremists constitutes genocide, as defined in section 1091 of title 18, United States Code: , That if the Secretary of State makes a determination that such violence constitutes genocide, the Secretary shall concurrently submit to the appropriate congressional committees a strategy for addressing such genocide. Provided The President shall, concurrent with the annual review required by section 402(b)(1) of the International Religious Freedom Act of 1998 ( 22 U.S.C. 6442(b)(1) ), identify any non-state entities that have engaged in significant violations of religious freedom, and designate each such entity as a non-state entity of particular concern for religious freedom: , That whenever the President designates a non-state entity as a non-state entity of particular concern for religious freedom under this paragraph, the President shall, as soon as practicable after the designation is made, submit a report to the appropriate congressional committees detailing the reasons for such designation. Provided Not later than September 30, 2016, the Secretary of State, in consultation with the Broadcasting Board of Governors and the Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development, shall submit a report to the appropriate congressional committees detailing, by account, agency, and on a country-by-country basis, funds made available by this Act and prior Acts making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs for the previous 5 fiscal years for international religious freedom programs; protection and investigation programs regarding vulnerable and persecuted religious minorities; humanitarian and relief assistance for such minorities; and international broadcasting regarding religious freedom.
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