,,ii  #aadth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #agih  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,july #af1     
#bjae,mr4 ,rubio introduced the         
following bill2 which was read twice and
 referred to the ,committee on ,foreign 
,relations  ,a ,,bill  ,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 #bjae4  #b4 ,designation of     
entities of particular concern for      
religious freedom ,section #djb7;b77#a7 
of the ,international ,religious        
,freedom ,act of #aiih 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4   
#fddb7;b77#a77 is amended--  7#a7 by    
redesignating subparagraphs 7,b7 and    
7,c7 as subparagraphs 7,c7 and 7,d71    
respectively2  7#b7 in subparagraph     
7,a7--  7,a7 by inserting 1 or whether  
such violations are occurring in        
territories in which a government does  

not exist or does not exercise control1 
after religious freedom in that country2
 and  7,b7 by striking ,the ,president  
and inserting the following3  7,b7      
,designations  7i7 ,governments ,the    
,president  2 and  7#c7 in subparagraph 
7,b71 as redesignated1 by adding at the 
end the following3  7ii7 ,non-state     
actors ,the ,president shall designate  
each non-state actor that has engaged in
 particularly severe violations of      
religious freedom as entities of        
particular concern for religious        
freedom4  4  #c4 ,establishment and     
composition ,section #bja of the        
,international ,religious ,freedom ,act 
of #aiih 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4 #fdca7 is       
amended--  7#a7 in subsection 7a71 by   
inserting 1 which shall be an           
independent ,federal ,government        
advisory body before the period at the  
end2  7#b7 in subsection 7b7--  7,a7 in 
paragraph 7#b77;,a71 by inserting at the
 end the following3 ,the ,commission as 
a whole shall also have expertise on the

 variety of faiths practiced around the 
world42 and  7,b7 in paragraph 7#c71 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   
,an appointment required under paragraph
 7#a77;,b7 should be made not later than
 #ij days after a vacancy is created on 
the ,commission42  7#c7 by amending     
subsection 7d7 to read as follows3  7d7 
,election of ,chair and ,vice ,chair    
7#a7 ,in general ,subject to paragraphs 
7#b7 and 7#c71 at the first meeting of  
the ,commission after ,may #cj of each  
year1 a majority of the members of the  
,commission present and voting shall    
elect the ,chair and ,vice ,chair of the
 ,commission4  7#b7 ,political party    
balance ,at the first meeting of the    
,commission after ,may #cj1 #bjaf1 the  
members of the ,commission shall elect--
  7,a7 as ,chair1 a ,commissioner       
appointed by an elected official of the 
political party of the ,president2 and  

7,b7 7i7 as ,vice ,chair1 a             
,commissioner appointed by an elected   
official of the political party that is 
not the political party of the          
,president2 or  7ii7 in the occasion of 
#b ,vice ,chairs-- 7,i7 #a ,vice ,chair 
appointed by an elected official of the 
political party of the ,president2 and  
7,,ii7 #a ,vice ,chair appointed by an  
elected official of the political party 
that is not the political party of the  
,president4  7#c7 ,rotation ,after the  
election described in paragraph 7#a71   
the positions of ,chair and ,vice ,chair
 shall rotate on an annual basis between
 ,commissioners appointed by elected    
officials of each political party4  2   
7#d7 in subsection 7f71 by adding at the
 end the following3 ,the ,ambassador at 
,large shall be given advance notice of 
all ,commission meetings and may attend 
all ,commission meetings as a non-voting
 member of the ,commission2 and  7#e7 in
 subsection 7g71 by striking the second 
sentence4  #d4 ,powers of the           

,commission ,section #bjc7;a7 of the    
,international ,religious ,freedom ,act 
of #aiih 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4 #fdcb;a7a77 is  
amended by striking may and inserting   
shall4  #e4 ,commission personnel       
matters ,section #bjd of the            
,international ,religious ,freedom ,act 
of #aiih 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4 #fdcb;b7 is     
amended--  7#a7 in subsection 7a7-- 7,a7
 in the second sentence1 by inserting   
voting after nine2 and  7,b7 by adding  
at the end the following3 ,the          
,commission shall conduct an annual     
review of the ,executive ,director42    
7#b7 in subsection 7b71 by inserting    
voting members of the after ,the2  7#c7 
in subsection 7c71 by inserting ,the    
,commission1 working with the ,executive
 ,director1 shall establish internal    
hiring procedures and practices for     
professional staff that reflect the     
collaborative nature of the hiring      
process4 after qualifications42 and     
7#d7 in subsection 7e71 by adding at the
 end the following3 ,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   
#f4 ,standards of conduct and disclosure
 ,section #bjh of the ,international    
,religious ,freedom ,act of #aiih 7#bb  
,u4,s4,c4 #fdce;a7 is amended--  7#a7 in
 subsection 7b7-- 7,a7 by redesignating 
paragraph 7#d7 as paragraph 7#e72 and   
7,b7 by inserting after paragraph 7#c7  
the following3  7#b7 ,conflict of       
interest ,it is unlawful for a          
,commissioner to permit any person1     
entity1 or special interest group1      
including foreign governments and       
state-owned enterprises1 to             
inappropriately influence the           
,commissioner or to pose a conflict of  
interest with his or her official       
duties4 ,if such inappropriate influence
 or conflict of interest is discovered1 
the affected ,commissioner shall recuse 

himself or herself from any discussion1 
decision1 recommendation1 or vote       
relating to such person1 entity1 or     
special interest group4  2 and  7#b7 in 
subsection 7d77#b71 by adding at the end
 the following3  7,h7 ,intern1          
fellowship1 and volunteer programs that 
are primarily of educational benefit to 
the intern1 fellow1 or volunteer if the 
number1 duration1 and funding source of 
any such internship1 fellowship1 or     
volunteer program is described in the   
annual financial report required under  
subsection 7e7 and the funding source   
has been approved by a majority vote of 
the ,commission4 ,sponsoring private    
parties may provide compensation and    
benefits to interns1 fellows1 and       
volunteers if no conflict of interest   
arises and the ,commissioners are       
notified by any such sponsoring private 
parties of such compensation and        
benefits4  4  #g4 ,extension and        
termination of authority ,the           
,international ,religious ,freedom ,act 

of #aiih 7,public ,law #aje-bib7 is     
amended-- 7#a7 in section #bjg7;a7 7#bb 
,u4,s4,c4 #fdce7;a771 by striking #bjae 
and inserting #bjba2 and  7#b7 in       
section #bji 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4 #fdcf71 by  
striking ,september #cj1 #bjae and      
inserting ,september #cj1 #bjba4  #h4   
,training for ,foreign ,service officers
 ,section #gjh7;a7 of the ,foreign      
,service ,act of #aihj 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4   
#djbh7;a77 is amended--  7#a7 in the    
matter preceding paragraph 7#a7-- 7,a7  
by striking and the director and        
inserting the director2 and  7,b7 by    
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