Sec. 101. OFFICE ON INTERNATIONAL RELIGIOUS FREEDOM; AMBASSADOR AT LARGE FOR INTERNATIONAL RELIGIOUS FREEDOM
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## SEC. 101 OFFICE ON INTERNATIONAL RELIGIOUS FREEDOM; AMBASSADOR AT LARGE FOR INTERNATIONAL RELIGIOUS FREEDOM ###
(a)In General Section 101 of the International Religious Freedom Act of 1998 (22 U.S.C. 6411) is amended— ####
(1)in subsection (b), by inserting “, and shall report directly to the Secretary of State” before the period at the end; ####
(2)in subsection (c)— #####
(A)in paragraph (1)— ######
(i)by striking “responsibility” and inserting “responsibilities”; ######
(ii)by striking “ shall be to advance ” and inserting the following: > “shall be to— > > > ##### “(A) > > advance” > ; ######
(iii)in subparagraph (A), as redesignated, by striking the period at the end and inserting “; and”; and ######
(iv)by adding at the end the following: > > ##### “(B) > > integrate United States international religious freedom policies and strategies into the foreign policy efforts of the United States.” > ; #####
(B)in paragraph (2), by inserting “the principal adviser to” before “the Secretary of State”; #####
(C)in paragraph (3)— ######
(i)in subparagraph (A), by striking “and” at the end; ######
(ii)in subparagraph (B), by striking the period at the end and inserting “; and”; and ######
(iii)by adding at the end the following: > > ##### “(C) > > contacts with nongovernmental organizations that have an impact on the state of religious freedom in their respective societies or regions, or internationally.” > ; #####
(D)by redesignating paragraph
(4)as paragraph (5); and #####
(E)by inserting after paragraph
(3)the following: > > #### “(4) Coordination responsibilities > > In order to promote religious freedom as an interest of United States foreign policy, the Ambassador at Large— > > > ##### “(A) > > shall coordinate international religious freedom policies across all programs, projects, and activities of the United States; and > > > ##### “(B) > > should participate in any interagency processes on issues in which the promotion of international religious freedom policy can advance United States national security interests, including in democracy promotion, stability, security, and development globally.” > ; and ####
(3)in subsection (d), by striking “staff for the Office” and all that follows and inserting “appropriate staff for the Office, including full-time equivalent positions and other temporary staff positions needed to compile, edit, and manage the Annual Report under the direct supervision of the Ambassador at Large, and for the conduct of investigations by the Office and for necessary travel to carry out this Act. The Secretary of State should provide the Ambassador at Large with sufficient funding to carry out the duties described in this section, including, as necessary, representation funds. On the date on which the President’s annual budget request is submitted to Congress, the Secretary shall submit an annual report to the appropriate congressional committees that includes a report on staffing levels for the International Religious Freedom Office.”. ###
(b)Sense of Congress It is the sense of Congress that maintaining an adequate staffing level at the Office, such as was in place during fiscal year 2016, is necessary for the Office to carry out its important work.
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OFFICE ON INTERNATIONAL RELIGIOUS FREEDOM; AMBASSADOR AT LARGE FOR INTERNATIONAL RELIGIOUS FREEDOM
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