,,ii  #aac? ,,congress  #b;d ,session   
,s4 #bgaa  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,july #cj1 #bjad ,mr4  
,durb9 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0   
read twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on  
,=eign ,relations  ,a ,,bill  ,to       
reau?orize ! ,unit$ ,/ates ,commission  
on ,int]national ,religi\s ,fre$om1 & = 
o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title  ,?is    
,act may be cit$ z ! ,unit$ ,/ates      
,commission on ,int]national ,religi\s  
,fre$om ,re=m & ,reau?orization ,act (  
#bjad4  #b4 ,e/abli%m5t & composition   
7a7 ,lead]%ip ,subsection 7d7 ( section 
#bja ( ! ,int]national ,religi\s ,fre$om
 ,act ( #aiih 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4 #fdca7;d77 
is am5d$ to read z foll[s3  7d7         
,election ( *air ,at ! fir/ meet+ ( !   
,commission aft] ,may #cj ( ea* ye>1 a  
majority ( ! ,memb]s ( ! ,commission    
pres5t & vot+ %all elect ! ,*air & ,vice
 ,*air ( ! ,commission1 subject to !    
foll[+ requirem5ts3 7#a7 ,initial       
elections ,at ! fir/ meet+ ( !          
,commission aft] ,may #cj1 #bjae1 !     

,memb]s ( ! ,commission %all elect z    
,*air a ,commission] appo9t$ by an      
elect$ (ficial ( ! political p>ty t is n
 ! political p>ty ( ! ,presid5t1 & z    
,vice ,*air a ,commission] appo9t$ by an
 elect$ (ficial ( ! political p>ty ( !  
,presid5t4  7#b7 ,future elections ,at !
 fir/ meet+ ( ! ,commission aft] ,may   
#cj1 #bjaf1 ! ,memb]s ( ! ,commission   
%all elect z ,*air a ,commission]       
appo9t$ by an elect$ (ficial ( !        
political p>ty ( ! ,presid5t1 & z ,vice 
,*air a ,commission] appo9t$ by an      
elect$ (ficial ( ! political p>ty t is n
 ! political p>ty ( ! ,presid5t4        
,!reaft]1 positions ( ,*air & ,vice     
,*air %all cont9ue to rotate on an      
annual basis betwe5 ,commission]s       
appo9t$ by elect$ (ficials ( ea*        
political p>ty4  7#c7 ,t]m limits ,no   
,memb] ( ! ,commission is eligible to be
 elect$ z ,*air ( ! ,commission = a     
second t]m1 & no ,memb] ( ! ,commission 
is eligible to be elect$ z ,vice ,*air (
 ! ,commission = a second t]m4  4  7b7  

,att5dance at meet+s ( ambassador at    
l>ge = int]national religi\s fre$om     
,subsection 7f7 ( su* section 7#bb      
,u4,s4,c4 #fdca7;f77 is am5d$ by add+ at
 ! end ! foll[+3 ,! ,ambassador at ,l>ge
 %all be giv5 advance notice ( all      
,commission meet+s & may att5d all      
,commission meet+s z a non-vot+ ,memb] (
 ! ,commission44  7c7 ,appo9tm5ts 9     
cases ( vacancies ,subsection 7g7 ( su* 
section 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4 #fdca7;g77 is    
am5d$ by /rik+ ! second s5t5ce4  #c4    
,p[]s ( ! commission ,section #bjc7;e7 (
 ! ,int]national ,religi\s ,fre$om ,act 
( #aiih 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4 #fdcb;a7 is am5d$
 to read z foll[s3  7e7 ,views ( !      
commission ,! ,memb]s ( ! ,commission   
may speak 9 _! capacity z private       
citiz5s4 ,/atem5ts on behalf ( !        
,commission %all be issu$ 9 writ+ ov] ! 
names ( ! ,memb]s4 ,memb]s ( !          
,commission %all make e ef=t to rea*    
cons5sus on all /atem5ts on behalf ( !  
,commission1 includ+ te/imony1 press    
releases1 & articles by ,commission]s or

 ,commission /aff4 ,:5 a /atem5t        
support$ by all ,commission]s is n      
possible1 ! ,commission %all issue a    
/atem5t only if su* /atem5t is approv$  
by an affirmative vote ( at lea/ six ( !
 n9e ,memb]s ( ! ,commission & ea*      
,memb] ( ! ,commission may include !    
individual or diss5t+ views ( ! ,memb]4 
,! ,commission %all 9 its writt5        
/atem5ts cle>ly describe its /atutory   
au?ority1 di/+ui%+ t au?ority f t (     
appo9t$ or elect$ (ficials ( ! ,unit$   
,/ates ,gov]nm5t4 ,oral /atem5ts1 :]e   
practicable1 %all include a simil>      
description4  4  #d4 ,commission        
p]sonnel matt]s  7a7 ,/aff directors    
,section #bjd ( ! ,int]national         
,religi\s ,fre$om ,act ( #aiih 7#bb     
,u4,s4,c4 #fdcb;b7 is am5d$ by /rik+    
subsections 7a71 7b71 & 7c7 & ins]t+ !  
foll[+ new subsections3  7a7 ,committee 
functions ,subject to subsection 7c71 ! 
,commission may appo9t & fix ! pay ( su*
 /aff p]sonnel z x deems desirable4 ,all
 decisions p]ta9+ to ! hir+1 fir+1 &    

fix+ ( pay ( p]sonnel ( ! ,commission   
%all be by an affirmative vote ( at lea/
 six ( ! n9e ,memb]s ( ! ,commission1   
except t-- 7#a7 ,memb]s ( ! ,commission 
appo9t$ by an elect$ (ficial ( !        
political p>ty ( ! ,presid5t1 by a      
majority vote !re(1 %all be entitl$ to  
appo9t1 t]m9ate1 & fix ! pay ( a        
,majority ,/aff ,director & %all h !    
au?ority to appo9t1 t]m9ate1 & fix ! pay
 ( ?ree pr(essional /aff memb]s :o %all 
be responsible to ! ,memb]s ( !         
,commission ( ! political p>ty ( !      
,presid5t2 &  7#b7 ,memb]s ( !          
,commission appo9t$ by an elect$ (ficial
 ( ! political p>ty t is n ! political  
p>ty ( ! ,presid5t1 by a majority vote  
!re(1 %all be entitl$ to appo9t1        
t]m9ate1 & fix ! pay ( a ,m9ority ,/aff 
,director & %all h ! au?ority to appo9t1
 t]m9ate1 & fix ! pay ( ?ree pr(essional
 /aff memb]s :o %all be responsible to !
 ,memb]s ( ! ,commission ( ! political  
p>ty t is n ! political p>ty ( !        
,presid5t4  7b7 ,/aff appo9tm5ts &      

comp5sation ,all /aff appo9tm5ts %all be
 made )\t reg>d to ! provisions ( *apt] 
#ea & sub*apt] ,,iii ( *apt] #ec ( title
 #e relat+ to classification ( positions
 & ,g5]al ,s*$ule pay rates1 except t ! 
rate ( pay = ! ,majority ,/aff          
,director1 ,m9ority ,/aff ,director1 &  
o!r p]sonnel may n exce$ ! rate payable 
= level ,v ( ! ,executive ,s*$ule "u    
section #ecaf ( su* title4  7c7         
,qualifications ( pr(essional /aff ,!   
,commission %all ensure t ! pr(essional 
/aff ( ! ,commission consi/s ( p]sons ) 
exp]tise 9 areas relevant to ! issue (  
int]national religi\s fre$om1 includ+   
=eign affairs1 direct exp]i5ce abroad1  
human rights1 & int]national law4  4    
7b7 ,con=m+ am5dm5ts ,subsection 7e7 (  
su* section 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4 #fdcb;b7e77  
is am5d$ by /rik+ ,! ,executive         
,director bo? places x appe>s & ins]t+  
,! ,majority ,/aff ,director & !        
,m9ority ,/aff ,director4  #e4 ,report (
 commission  7a7 ,report publication    
date ,section #bje7;a7 ( ! ,int]national

 ,religi\s ,fre$om ,act ( #aiih 7#bb    
,u4,s4,c4 #fdcc7;a77 is am5d$ by /rik+  
,n lat] ?an ,may #a ( ea* ye> & ins]t+  
,ea* ye>1 n e>li] ?an #cj days aft]1 & n
 lat] ?an #ij days aft]1 ! publication (
 ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,/ate's ,annual ,report  
on ,int]national ,religi\s ,fre$om4  7b7
 ,cons5sus on reports ,section #bje7;c7 
( ! ,int]national ,religi\s ,fre$om ,act
 ( #aiih 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4 #fdcc7;c77 is   
am5d$ to read z foll[s3  7c7 ,individual
 or diss5t+ views ,memb]s ( !           
,commission %all make e ef=t to rea*    
cons5sus on ! report4 ,:5 a report      
support$ by all ,commission]s is n      
possible1 ! report %all be approv$ by an
 affirmative vote ( at lea/ six ( ! n9e 
,memb]s ( ! ,commission & ea* ,memb] ( !
 ,commission may include ! individual or
 diss5t+ views ( ! ,memb]4  4  #f4      
,au?orization ( appropriations ,section 
#bjg7;a7 ( ! ,int]national ,religi\s    
,fre$om ,act ( #aiih 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4     
#fdce7;a77 is am5d$ by /rik+ #bjad &    
ins]t+ #bjaf4  #g4 ,t]m9ation ,section  

#bji ( ! ,int]national ,religi\s ,fre$om
 ,act ( #aiih 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4 #fdcf7 is  
am5d$ by /rik+ ,septemb] #cj1 #bjad &   
ins]t+ ,septemb] #cj1 #bjaf4