Sec. 3. Designations and amendments related to the International Religious Freedom Act
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In reports required under section 402(b)(1)(A) of the International Religious Freedom Act of 1998 ( 22 U.S.C. 6442(b)(1)(A) ) and concurrent reviews required under section 301(a) of the Frank R. Wolf International Religious Freedom Act of 2016 ( 22 U.S.C. 6442a(a) ), the Secretary of State shall designate, for engaging in or tolerating systematic, ongoing, and egregious violations of religious freedom— the Federal Republic of Nigeria as a Country of Particular Concern (CPC); and Boko Haram and ISIS-West Africa as Entities of Particular Concern (EPC).
The Secretary of State may waive the requirement to impose a designation required under subsection (a)(1) if the Secretary transmits to the appropriate congressional committees a determination that— neither entity listed in subsection (a)(2) is currently operating in Nigeria; and the Federal Government of Nigeria and all state governments in Nigeria are not currently enforcing blasphemy laws. The Secretary of State may waive the requirement to impose a designation required under subsection (a)(2) if the Secretary transmits to the appropriate committees a determination that the entity not being designated is not currently operating.
Section 605(a)(1) of the of International Religious Freedom Act of 1998 ( 22 U.S.C. 6473a ) is amended by striking freedom religion and inserting religious freedom .
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