Sec. 3. Establishment and composition
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Section 201 of the International Religious Freedom Act of 1998 ( 22 U.S.C. 6431 ) is amended— in subsection (a), by inserting , which shall be an independent Federal Government advisory body before the period at the end; in subsection (b)— in paragraph (2)(A), by inserting at the end the following: The Commission as a whole shall also have expertise on the variety of faiths practiced around the world. ; and in paragraph (3), by striking The appointments required by paragraph
(1)shall be made not later than 120 days after the date of the enactment of this Act. and inserting An appointment required under paragraph (1)(B) should be made not later than 90 days after a vacancy is created on the Commission. ; by amending subsection
(d)to read as follows: Subject to paragraphs
(2)and (3), at the first meeting of the Commission after May 30 of each year, a majority of the members of the Commission present and voting shall elect the Chair and Vice Chair of the Commission. At the first meeting of the Commission after May 30, 2016, the members of the Commission shall elect— as Chair, a Commissioner appointed by an elected official of the political party of the President; and as Vice Chair, a Commissioner appointed by an elected official of the political party that is not the political party of the President; or in the occasion of 2 Vice Chairs— 1 Vice Chair appointed by an elected official of the political party of the President; and 1 Vice Chair appointed by an elected official of the political party that is not the political party of the President. After the election described in paragraph (1), the positions of Chair and Vice Chair shall rotate on an annual basis between Commissioners appointed by elected officials of each political party. ; in subsection (f), by adding at the end the following: The Ambassador at Large shall be given advance notice of all Commission meetings and may attend all Commission meetings as a non-voting member of the Commission ; and in subsection (g), by striking the second sentence.
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