Sec. 304. PRESIDENTIAL WAIVER
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## SEC. 304 PRESIDENTIAL WAIVER Section 407 of the International Religious Freedom Act of 1998 (22 U.S.C. 6447) is amended— ####
(1)in subsection (a)— #####
(A)by striking “subsection (b)” and inserting “subsection (c)”; #####
(B)by inserting “, for a single, 180-day period,” after “may waive”; #####
(C)by striking paragraph (1); and #####
(D)by redesignating paragraphs
(2)and
(3)as paragraphs
(1)and (2), respectively; ####
(2)by redesignating subsection
(b)as subsection (c); ####
(3)by inserting after subsection
(a)the following: > > ### “(b) Additional Authority > > Subject to subsection (c), the President may waive, for any additional specified period of time after the 180-day period described in subsection (a), the application of any of the actions described in paragraphs
(9)through
(15)of section 405(a) (or a commensurate substitute action) with respect to a country, if the President determines and reports to the appropriate congressional committees that— > > > #### “(1) > > the respective foreign government has ceased the violations giving rise to the Presidential action; or > > > #### “(2) > > the important national interest of the United States requires the exercise of such waiver authority.” > ; ####
(4)in subsection (c), as redesignated, by inserting “or (b)” after “subsection (a)”; and ####
(5)by adding at the end the following: > > ### “(d) Sense of Congress > > It is the sense of Congress that— > > > #### “(1) > > ongoing and persistent waivers of the application of any of the actions described in paragraphs
(9)through
(15)of section 405(a) (or commensurate substitute action) with respect to a country do not fulfill the purposes of this Act; and > > > #### “(2) > > because the promotion of religious freedom is an important interest of United States foreign policy, the President, the Secretary of State, and other executive branch officials, in consultation with Congress, should seek to find ways to address existing violations, on a case-by-case basis, through the actions described in section 405 or other commensurate substitute action.” > .
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