,,ii  #aac? ,,congress  #b;d ,session   
,s4 #bdff  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,june #aa1 #bjad ,mr4  
,c>d9 7= himself & ,mr4 ,ris*7 introduc$
 ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read twice &      
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,=eign        
,relations  ,a ,,bill  ,to am5d !       
,int]national ,religi\s ,fre$om ,act (  
#aiih to include ! desecration (        
cemet]ies among ! _m =ms ( violations ( 
! "r to religi\s fre$om4  #a4 ,f9d+s    
,congress f9ds ! foll[+3 7#a7 ,cemet]ies
 are sacr$ sites t are ( great          
spiritual1 cultural1 & hi/orical        
significance to _m religi\s & e?nic     
gr\ps4  7#b7 ,congress is committ$ to   
protect+ & pres]v+ ! h]itage & sacr$    
sites ( national1 religi\s1 & e?nic     
gr\ps1 :i* include cemet]ies 9 ! ,unit$ 
,/ates & abroad4  7#c7 ,cemet]ies ar\nd 
! _w h1 & cont9ue to be1 defac$ or      
de/roy$ z a direct result ( _!          
affiliation ) a p>ticul> religi\s or    
spiritual gr\p4  7#d7 ,su* attacks      
con/itute an assault on ! fundam5tal "r 

to fre$om ( religion1 & are especially  
egregi\s :5 sponsor$ or tol]at$ by !    
local or national gov]nm5ts 9 ! c\ntries
 9 :i* su* (f5ses occur4  #b4 ,am5dm5t  
to ! ,int]national ,religi\s ,fre$om    
,act ( #aiih ,section #b7;a77#d7 ( !    
,int]national ,religi\s ,fre$om ,act (  
#aiih 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4 #fdja7;a77#d77 is  
am5d$ by ins]t+ desecration ( cemet]ies1
 aft] confiscations ( prop]ty14