,,ii  #aac? ,,congress  #b;d ,session   
,s4 #bfge  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,july #bi1 #bjad,mr4   
,rubio 7= himself & ,mr4 ,cruz7         
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read     
twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,=eign
 ,relations  ,a ,,bill  ,to am5d !      
,int]national ,religi\s ,fre$om ,act (  
#aiih to support religi\s fre$om 9 =eign
 c\ntries4  #a4 ,presid5tial actions 9  
response to violations ( religi\s fre$om
 ,section #dja7;b77#b7 ( ! ,int]national
 ,religi\s ,fre$om ,act ( #aiih 7#bb    
,u4,s4,c4 #fdda7;b77#b77 is am5d$ to    
read z foll[s3  7#b7 ,deadl9e = actions 
7,a7 ,9 g5]al ,except z provid$ 9       
subp>agraph 7,b71 n lat] ?an #ij days   
aft] ! date on :i* ea* report is        
submitt$ "u section #ajb7;b71 !         
,presid5t %all take #a or m ( ! actions 
describ$ 9 section #dje7;a7 or a        
comm5surate action ) respect to ea*     
=eign c\ntry 9 :i* ! gov]nm5t has engag$
 9 or tol]at$ violations ( religi\s     
fre$om at any "t s9ce ! previ\s su*     

report 0 submitt$4  7,b7 ,additional    
pr]equisite ,! ,presid5t may n take any 
( ! actions describ$ 9 p>agraphs 7#i7   
?r\gh 7#ae7 ( section #dje7;a7 or a     
comm5surate action until ! ,presid5t    
c]tifies t ! requirem5ts "u sections    
#djc & #djd h be5 satisfi$4  4  #b4     
,presid5tial actions 9 response to      
p>ticul>ly sev]e violations ( religi\s  
fre$om  7a7 ,designations ( c\ntries (  
p>ticul> conc]n = religi\s fre$om       
,section #djb7;b7 ( ! ,int]national     
,religi\s ,fre$om ,act ( #aiih 7#bb     
,u4,s4,c4 #fddb7;b77 is am5d$-- 7#a7 9  
p>agraph 7#a7-- 7,a7 9 subp>agraph      
7,a7-- 7i7 by /rik+ ,n lat] ?an         
,septemb] #a ( ea* ye>1 ! ,presid5t %all
 review & ins]t+ ! foll[+3 8,n lat] ?an 
#ij days aft] ! date on :i* ea* report  
is submitt$ "u section #ajb7;b71 !      
,presid5t %all--  7i7 review  2 &  7ii7 
by /rik+ or s9ce ! date & all t foll[s  
?r\gh long]4 ,! ,presid5t %all designate
 & ins]t+ ! foll[+3 8long]2 &  7ii7     
designate  2 &  7,b7 9 subp>agraph 7,c71

 by /rik+ prior to ,septemb] #a ( !     
respective ye> & ins]t+ be=e ! date on  
:i* ! report is submitt$ "u section     
#ajb7;b72 &  7#b7 9 p>agraph 7#c7-- 7,a7
 by r$esignat+ subp>agraphs 7,a7 & 7,b7 
z clauses 7i7 & 7ii71 respectively1 &   
mov+ ea* clause #b ems to ! "r2  7,b7 9 
! matt] prec$+ clause 7i71 z            
r$esignat$-- 7i7 by /rik+ ,:5ev] &      
ins]t+ ! foll[+3  7,a7 ,9 g5]al ,:5ev]  
2 &  7ii7 by /rik+ z soon z practicable 
& ins]t+ n lat] ?an #abj days2  7,c7 9  
subp>agraph 7,a71 z r$esignat$-- 7i7 9  
clause 7i71 z r$esignat$1 by /rik+ & at 
! end2  7ii7 9 clause 7ii71 z           
r$esignat$1 by /rik+ ! p]iod at ! end & 
ins]t+ 2 &2 &  7iii7 by add+ at ! end ! 
foll[+3  7iii7 ! actions tak51 !        
purposes ( ! actions tak51 & evaluation 
( ! effectiv5ess ( ! actions tak54  2 & 
7,d7 by add+ at ! end ! foll[+3  7,b7   
,c\ntries recomm5d$ by ! commission ,if 
! ,presid5t does n designate a c\ntry z 
a c\ntry ( p>ticul> conc]n = religi\s   
fre$om "u p>agraph 7#a77;,a7 aft] !     

,commission has recomm5d$ su*           
designation1 ! ,presid5t %all submit a  
report to ,congress t conta9s ! reasons 
= su* nondesignation4  7,c7 ,removal (  
designation ,a c\ntry t is designat$ z a
 c\ntry ( p>ticul> conc]n = religi\s    
fre$om "u p>agraph 7#a77;,a7 %all reta9 
su* designation until ! ,presid5t       
det]m9es & reports to ! ,committee on   
,=eign ,relations ( ! ,s5ate & !        
,committee on ,=eign ,affairs ( ! ,h\se 
( ,repres5tatives t ! c\ntry %\ld no    
long] be s designat$4  4  7b7           
,presid5tial actions ) respect to       
c\ntries ( p>ticul> conc]n = religi\s   
fre$om ,section #djb7;c77#e7 ( !        
,int]national ,religi\s ,fre$om ,act (  
#aiih 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4 #fddb7;c77#e77 is  
am5d$-- 7#a7 9 ! second s5t5ce-- 7,a7 by
 /rik+ mu/ & ins]t+ %all2  7,b7 by /rik+
 he & ins]t+ ! ,presid5t2 &  7,c7 by    
ins]t+ & include a description ( !      
impact ( ! designation ( su* sanction or
 sanctions be=e ! p]iod at ! end2 &     
7#b7 by add+ at ! end ! foll[+3 ,!      

,presid5t %all submit a report to !     
,committee on ,=eign ,relations ( !     
,s5ate & ! ,committee on ,=eign ,affairs
 ( ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives t expla9s  
:y ! decision 0 made t #a or m ( su*    
sanctions also satisfy ! requirem5ts (  
?is subsection44  #c4 ,consultations    
,section #djc7;a7 ( ! ,int]national     
,religi\s ,fre$om ,act ( #aiih 7#bb     
,u4,s4,c4 #fddc7;a77 is am5d$ by /rik+  
,z soon z practicable & ins]t+ ,n lat]  
?an #ij days4  #d4 ,presid5tial waiv]   
,section #djg7;a7 ( ! ,int]national     
,religi\s ,fre$om ,act ( #aiih 7#bb     
,u4,s4,c4 #fddg7;a77 is am5d$ by ins]t+ 
1 = a #ahj-;day p]iod1 aft] may waive4  
#e4 ,t]m9ation ( presid5tial actions    
,section #dji ( ! ,int]national         
,religi\s ,fre$om ,act ( #aiih 7#bb     
,u4,s4,c4 #fddi7 is am5d$ by /rik+ on ! 
e>li] ( & all t foll[s ?r\gh ,^u &      
ins]t+ ^u4