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Code · STATUTE-COMPILATIONS · International Religious Freedom Act of 1998 · Sec. 1

Sec. 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS

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## SECTION 1 SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS **[**[22 U.S.C. 6401 note](/us/usc/t22/s6401)**]** ###
(a)Short Title This Act may be cited as the “International Religious Freedom Act of 1998”. ###
(b)Table of Contents The table of contents for this Act is as follows: Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. Sec. 2. Findings; policy. Sec. 3. Definitions. TITLE I—DEPARTMENT OF STATE ACTIVITIES Sec. 101. Office on International Religious Freedom; Ambassador at Large for International Religious Freedom. Sec. 102. Reports. Sec. 103. Establishment of a religious freedom Internet site. Sec. 104. Training for Foreign Service officers. Sec. 105. High-level contacts with nongovernmental organizations. Sec. 106. Programs and allocations of funds by United States missions abroad. Sec. 107. Equal access to United States missions abroad for conducting religious activities. Sec. 108. Prisoner lists and issue briefs on religious freedom concerns. TITLE II—COMMISSION ON INTERNATIONAL RELIGIOUS FREEDOM Sec. 201. Establishment and composition. Sec. 202. Duties of the Commission. Sec. 203. Report of the Commission. Sec. 204. Applicability of other laws. Sec. 205. Authorization of appropriations. Sec. 206. Termination. TITLE III—NATIONAL SECURITY COUNCIL Sec. 301. Special Adviser on International Religious Freedom. TITLE IV—PRESIDENTIAL ACTIONS Subtitle I—Targeted Responses to Violations of Religious Freedom Abroad Sec. 401. Presidential actions in response to violations of religious freedom. Sec. 402. Presidential actions in response to particularly severe violations of religious freedom. Sec. 403. Consultations. Sec. 404. Report to Congress. Sec. 405. Description of Presidential actions. Sec. 406. Effects on existing contracts. Sec. 407. Presidential waiver. Sec. 408. Publication in Federal Register. Sec. 409. Termination of Presidential actions. Sec. 410. Preclusion of judicial review. Subtitle II—Strengthening Existing Law Sec. 421. United States assistance. Sec. 422. Multilateral assistance. Sec. 423. Exports of certain items used in particularly severe violations of religious freedom. TITLE V—PROMOTION OF RELIGIOUS FREEDOM Sec. 501. Assistance for promoting religious freedom. Sec. 502. International broadcasting. Sec. 503. International exchanges. Sec. 504. Foreign Service awards. TITLE VI—REFUGEE, ASYLUM, AND CONSULAR MATTERS Sec. 601. Use of Annual Report. Sec. 602. Reform of refugee policy. Sec. 603. Reform of asylum policy. Sec. 604. Inadmissibility of foreign government officials who have engaged in particularly severe violations of religious freedom. Sec. 605. Designated Persons List for Particularly Severe Violations of Religious Freedom. Sec. 606. Studies on the effect of expedited removal provisions on asylum claims. TITLE VII—MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS Sec. 701. Business codes of conduct. Sec. 702. Voluntary codes of conduct for United States institutions of higher education operating outside the United States. Sec. 703. Sense of Congress regarding national security strategy to promote religious freedom through United States foreign policy.
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