Sec. 2. Amendments to the International Religious Freedom Act of 1998
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Section 2(a) of the International Religious Freedom Act of 1998 ( 22 U.S.C. 6401(a) ) is amended— by amending paragraph
(6)to read as follows: Targeting of non-theists, humanists, and atheists because of their beliefs occurs around the world. ; and by adding at the end the following: Decreasing religiosity and increasing secularization has, in some parts of the world, led to some practicing theists facing greater discrimination, harassment, and threats. . Section 105 of the International Religious Freedom Act of 1998 ( 22 U.S.C. 6414 ) is amended— by striking United States chiefs of mission shall and inserting
(a); In general .—United States chiefs of mission shall by striking United States chiefs of mission and Foreign Service officers abroad shall and inserting the following: United States chiefs of mission and Foreign Services officers abroad shall ; and in subsection
(a)(as so designated)— by striking to provide and inserting to— provide ; by striking the period at the end and inserting ; and ; and by adding at the end the following: organize, participate in, and attend high-level meetings to understand, document, and report to the Department of State’s Office of International Religious Freedom any perceived or actual anti-religious or anti-theist funding concerns, in the Department of State’s programs and grant awards. . Section 106 of the International Religious Freedom Act of 1998 ( 22 U.S.C. 6415 ) is amended— by striking It is the sense of Congress and inserting
(a); Sense of congress .—It is the sense of Congress in subsection
(a)(as so designated)— in paragraph (1), by striking and at the end; in paragraph (2), by striking the period at the end and inserting ; and ; and by adding at the end the following: in allocating or recommending the allocation of funds for programs and grants funded by the United States Government, the Department of State and United States diplomatic missions shall ensure that the programs and grants do not— promote or advance non-theist or humanist ideologies or beliefs; or aim to expand the membership of non-theist groups. ; and by adding at the end the following: No funds allocated for programs or grants funded by the United States Government as described in subsection
(a)may be used to provide funding to— any entity or close affiliate of such entity that has made public statements disparaging, infringing upon, or otherwise denigrating theistic belief; or any atheist, agnostic, humanist, or other non-theist group in a foreign country unless the Department of State and United States diplomatic mission to that country also provide proportional funding to other religious groups in that country over the same time period, taking into account the severity and number of violations of religious freedom of the various religious groups and the population and financial capacity of the various religious groups. .
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