#aacth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4   
,r4 #dfec  ,,an ,,act  ,to reauthorize  
the ,united ,states ,commission on      
,international ,religious ,freedom1 and 
for other purposes4  #a4 ,short title   
,this ,act may be cited as the ,united  
,states ,commission on ,international   
,religious ,freedom ,reauthorization    
,act of #bjad4  #b4 ,establishment and  
composition  7a7 ,in general ,subsection
 7a7 of section #bja of the             
,international ,religious ,freedom ,act 
of #aiih 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4 #fdca7 is       
amended by inserting before the period  
at the end the following3 1 which shall 
be an independent ,federal ,government  
advisory body4  7b7 ,selection          
,subparagraph 7,a7 of section           
#bja7;b77#b7 of the ,international      
,religious ,freedom ,act of #aiih 7#bb  
,u4,s4,c4 #fdca7;b77#b7 is amended by   
inserting at the end the following new  
sentence3 ,the ,commission as a whole   
shall also have expertise on the variety
 of faiths practiced around the world44 

7c7 ,membership ,subsection 7b77#c7 of  
section #bja of the ,international      
,religious ,freedom ,act of #aiih 7#bb  
,u4,s4,c4 #fdca7 is amended by striking 
,the appointments required by paragraph 
7#a7 shall be made not later than #abj  
days after the date of the enactment of 
this ,act4 and inserting the following3 
,an appointment required by subparagraph
 7,b7 of paragraph 7#a7 should be made  
within #ij days of a vacancy on the     
,commission44  7d7 ,vacancies           
,subsection 7g7 of section #bja of the  
,international ,religious ,freedom ,act 
of #aiih 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4 #fdca7 is       
amended by striking the second sentence4
  #c4 ,training for ,foreign ,service   
officers ,subsection 7a7 of section #gjh
 of the ,foreign ,service ,act of #aihj 
7#bb ,u4,s4,c4 #djbh7 is amended--  7#a7
 in the matter preceding paragraph 7#a71
  7,a7 by striking and the director and 
inserting the director2 and  7,b7       
inserting and members of the ,united    
,states ,commission on ,international   

,religious ,freedom1 after ,training    
,center12 and  7#b7 in paragraph 7#b7-- 
7,a7 by striking and the various and    
inserting the various2 and  7,b7 by     
inserting 1 the relationship between    
religious freedom and security1 and the 
role of religious freedom in ,united    
,states foreign policy after violations 
of religious freedom4  #d4 ,commission  
personnel matters  7a7 ,in general      
,subsection 7a7 of section #bjd of the  
,international ,religious ,freedom ,act 
of #aiih 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4 #fdcb;b7 is     
amended in the second sentence1 by      
inserting voting after nine4  7b7       
,compensation ,subsection 7b7 of section
 #bjd of the ,international ,religious  
,freedom ,act of #aiih 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4   
#fdcb;b7 is amended by inserting voting 
members of the after ,the4  7c7         
,security clearances ,subsection 7e7 of 
section #bjd of the ,international      
,religious ,freedom ,act of #aiih 7#bb  
,u4,s4,c4 #fdcb;b7 is amended by adding 
at the end the following new sentence3  

,the ,department of ,state is encouraged
 to allow ,commissioners and ,commission
 staff with the appropriate security    
clearance access to classified          
information1 in order to fulfill the    
duties and responsibilities of their    
positions44  7d7 ,application of        
antidiscrimination laws ,subsection 7g7 
of section #bjd of the ,international   
,religious ,freedom ,act of #aiih 7#bb  
,u4,s4,c4 #fdcb;b7 is amended by        
inserting 1 including discrimination on 
the basis of religion after employment  
discrimination4  #e4 ,standards of      
conduct and disclosure ,paragraph 7#b7  
of section #bjh7;d77#b7 of the          
,international ,religious ,freedom ,act 
of #aiih 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4 #fdce;a7d77#b77 
is amended by adding at the end the     
following new subparagraph3  7,h7       
,intern1 fellowship1 and volunteer      
programs that are primarily of          
educational benefit to the intern1      
fellow1 or volunteer4 ,sponsoring       
private parties may provide compensation

 and benefits to interns1 fellows1 and  
volunteers1 provided that no conflict of
 interest arises4 ,the number1 duration1
 and funding source of any such         
internship1 fellowship1 or volunteer    
programs shall be described in the      
annual financial report required by     
subsection 7e74  4  #f4 ,extension and  
termination of authority ,the           
,international ,religious ,freedom ,act 
of #aiih is amended--  7#a7 in          
subsection 7a7 of section #bjg 7#bb     
,u4,s4,c4 #fdce71 by striking #bjad and 
inserting #bjai2 and  7#b7 in section   
#bji 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4 #fdcf71 by striking 
,september #cj1 #bjad and inserting     
,september #cj1 #bjai4  ,passed the     
,house of ,representatives ,july #h1    
#bjad4;,clerk4