Sec. 302. PRESIDENTIAL ACTIONS IN RESPONSE TO PARTICULARLY SEVERE VIOLATIONS OF RELIGIOUS FREEDOM
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## SEC. 302 PRESIDENTIAL ACTIONS IN RESPONSE TO PARTICULARLY SEVERE VIOLATIONS OF RELIGIOUS FREEDOM Section 402 of the International Religious Freedom Act of 1998 (22 U.S.C. 6442) is amended— ####
(1)in subsection (b)— #####
(A)in paragraph (1)— ######
(i)by amending subparagraph
(A)to read as follows: > > ##### “(A) In general > > Not later than 90 days after the date on which each Annual Report is submitted under section 102(b), the President shall— > > > ###### “(i) > > review the status of religious freedom in each foreign country to determine whether the government of that country has engaged in or tolerated particularly severe violations of religious freedom in each such country during the preceding 12 months or longer; > > > ###### “(ii) > > designate each country the government of which has engaged in or tolerated violations described in clause
(i)as a country of particular concern for religious freedom; and > > > ###### “(iii) > > designate each country that engaged in or tolerated severe violations of religious freedom during the previous year, but does not meet, in the opinion of the President at the time of publication of the Annual Report, all of the criteria described in section 3(15) for designation under clause
(ii)as being placed on a ‘Special Watch List’.” > ; and ######
(ii)in subparagraph (C), by striking “prior to September 1 of the respective year” and inserting “before the date on which each Annual Report is submitted under section 102(b)”; #####
(B)by amending paragraph
(3)to read as follows: > > #### “(3) Congressional notification > > > ##### “(A) In general > > Whenever the President designates a country as a country of particular concern for religious freedom under paragraph (1)(A)(ii), the President, not later than 90 days after such designation, shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees— > > > ###### “(i) > > the designation of the country, signed by the President; > > > ###### “(ii) > > the identification, if any, of responsible parties determined under paragraph (2); and > > > ###### “(iii) > > a description of the actions taken under subsection (c), the purposes of the actions taken, and the effectiveness of the actions taken. > > > ##### “(B) Removal of designation > > A country that is designated as a country of particular concern for religious freedom under paragraph (1)(A)(ii) shall retain such designation until the President determines and reports to the appropriate congressional committees that the country should no longer be so designated.” > ; and #####
(C)by adding at the end the following: > > #### “(4) Effect on designation as country of particular concern > > The presence or absence of a country from the Special Watch List in any given year shall not preclude the designation of such country as a country of particular concern for religious freedom under paragraph (1)(A)(ii) in any such year.” > ; and ####
(2)in subsection (c)(5), by striking “the President must designate the specific sanction or sanctions which he determines satisfy the requirements of this subsection.” and inserting “the President shall designate the specific sanction or sanctions that the President determines satisfy the requirements under this subsection and include a description of the impact of such sanction or sanctions on each country.”.
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Sec. 302
PRESIDENTIAL ACTIONS IN RESPONSE TO PARTICULARLY SEVERE VIOLATIONS OF RELIGIOUS FREEDOM
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