,i  #aac? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #dfej  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,may #i1 #bjad ,mr4   
,/ockman introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,=eign        
,affairs  ,a ,,bill  ,to am5d !         
,int]national ,religi\s ,fre$om ,act (  
#aiih to include sev]al additions to !  
_m =ms ( violations ( ! "r to religi\s  
fre$om4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may  
be cit$ z ! 8,european ,union ,religi\s 
,fre$om ,act04  #b4 ,congressional f9d+s
 ,congress f9ds z foll[s3  7#a7 ,!re is 
a gr[+ assault on religi\s fre$om 9 !   
,european ,union4  7#b7 ,! ,european    
,union memb] /ates ( ,bulg>ia1 ,croatia1
 ,g]many1 ,greece1 ,latvia1 ,li?uania1  
,malta1 & ,sw$5 prohibit homes*ool+4    
,?is prohibition (t5 infr+es ^u !       
traditional int]e/s ( p>5ts reg>d+ !    
religi\s upbr++ ( _! *ildr54 ,?is is    
especially true ) reg>d to adh]5ts (    
m9ority religions1 su* z small          
,prote/ant ,*ri/ian d5om9ations4  7#c7  
,! ,european ,union memb] /ates ( ,sw$5 

& ,d5m>k h bann$ religi\s me?ods ( meat 
production1 includ+ ! ,jewi% ko%] me?od 
( %e*itah & ! ,islamic halal me?od (    
dhabihah4 ,?is effectively prev5ts      
religi\sly obs]vant ,jews & ,muslims f  
eat+ meat produc$ 9 ^? c\ntries1 &      
requires !m to import x at high] co/4   
,_m o!r ,european ,union memb] /ates are
 consid]+ simil> bans4  7#d7 ,!         
,european ,union memb] /ate ( ,sw$5 has 
impos$ re/rictions on p]=m+             
circumcision1 & _m ,european ,union     
memb] /ates are consid]+ bann+ ?is      
practice entirely4 ,?is w\ld impose a   
sub/antial burd5 on ! religi\s practices
 ( ,jews & ,muslims1 & w\ld und\bt$ly   
cause _m to feel compell$ to immigrate  
to c\ntries ) less (f5sive laws4  7#e7  
,! ,european ,union memb] /ate ( ,france
 has bann$ ! we>+ ( religi\s g>b 9      
public s*ools4 ,?is imposes a sub/antial
 burd5 on ! religi\s practices ( _m     
religions1 includ+ ,sikhs1 ,jews1       
,muslims1 & memb]s ( ,ca?olic mona/ic   
ord]s1 among o!rs4  #c4 ,g5]al          

au?orization ,section #b7;a77#d7 ( !    
,int]national ,religi\s ,fre$om ,act (  
#aiih 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4 #fdja7;a77#d77 is  
am5d$ 9 ! f\r? s5t5ce by ins]t+ 1       
includ+ homes*ool+1 aft] prohibitions   
aga9/ ! pursuit ( education1 & ins]t+   
prohibition ( religi\s me?ods ( meat    
production1 prohibition ( circumcision1 
prohibition ( we>+ religi\s g>b aft] or 
public (fice4  #d4 ,effective date ,!   
provisions ( ?is ,act %all take effect  
imm$iately foll[+ enactm5t4