Sec. 102. ANNUAL REPORT ON INTERNATIONAL RELIGIOUS FREEDOM
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## SEC. 102 ANNUAL REPORT ON INTERNATIONAL RELIGIOUS FREEDOM ###
(a)In General Section 102(b)(1) of the International Religious Freedom Act of 1998 (22 U.S.C. 6412(b)(1)) is amended— ####
(1)in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking “September 1” and inserting “May 1”; ####
(2)in subparagraph (A)— #####
(A)in clause (iii), by striking “; and” and inserting “as well as the routine denial of visa applications for religious workers;”; #####
(B)by redesignating clause
(iv)as clause (vii); and #####
(C)by inserting after clause
(iii)the following: > > ###### “(iv) > > particularly severe violations of religious freedom in that country if such country does not have a functioning government or the government of such country does not control its territory; > > > ###### “(v) > > the identification of prisoners, to the extent possible, in that country pursuant to section 108(d); > > > ###### “(vi) > > any action taken by the government of that country to censor religious content, communications, or worship activities online, including descriptions of the targeted religious group, the content, communication, or activities censored, and the means used; and” > ; ####
(3)in subparagraph (B), in the matter preceding clause (i)— #####
(A)by inserting “persecution of lawyers, politicians, or other human rights advocates seeking to defend the rights of members of religious groups or highlight religious freedom violations, prohibitions on ritual animal slaughter or male infant circumcision,” after “entire religions,”; and #####
(B)by inserting “policies that ban or restrict the public manifestation of religious belief and the peaceful involvement of religious groups or their members in the political life of each such foreign country,” after “such groups,”; ####
(4)in subparagraph (C), by striking “A description of United States actions and” and inserting “A detailed description of United States actions, diplomatic and political coordination efforts, and other”; and ####
(5)in subparagraph (F)(i)— #####
(A)by striking “section 402(b)(1)” and inserting “section 402(b)(1)(A)(ii)”; and #####
(B)by adding at the end the following: “Any country in which a non-state actor designated as an entity of particular concern for religious freedom under section 301 of the Frank R. Wolf International Religious Freedom Act is located shall be included in this section of the report.”. ###
(b)Sense of Congress It is the sense of Congress that— ####
(1)the original intent of the International Religious Freedom Act of 1998 (22 U.S.C. 6401 et seq.) was to require annual reports from both the Department of State and the Commission on International Religious Freedom to be delivered each year, during the same calendar year, and with at least 5 months separating these reports, in order to provide updated information for policymakers, Members of Congress, and nongovernmental organizations; and ####
(2)given that the annual Country Reports on Human Rights Practices no longer contain updated information on religious freedom conditions globally, it is important that the Department of State coordinate with the Commission to fulfill the original intent of the International Religious Freedom Act of 1998.
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