,i  #aaeth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #fgb  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of   
,,representatives  ,january #bd1        
#bjag,mrs4 ,lowey 7for herself1 ,ms4    
,ros-,lehtinen1 ,mr4 ,deutch1 ,mr4      
,roskam1 ,mr4 ,smith of ,new ,jersey1   
,mr4 ,engel1 and ,ms4 ,granger7         
introduced the following bill2 which was
 referred to the ,committee on ,foreign 
,affairs  ,a ,,bill  ,to require        
continued and enhanced annual reporting 
to ,congress in the ,annual ,report on  
,international ,religious ,freedom on   
anti-,semitic incidents in ,europe1 the 
safety and security of ,european ,jewish
 communities1 and the efforts of the    
,united ,states to partner with         
,european governments1 the ,european    
,union1 and civil society groups1 to    
combat anti-,semitism1 and for other    
purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,combating ,european
 ,anti-,semitism ,act of #bjag4  #b4    
,findings ,congress finds the following3
  7#a7 ,during the past decade1 there   

has been a steady increase in           
anti-,semitic incidents in ,europe1     
resulting in ,european ,jews being the  
targets of physical and verbal          
harassment and even lethal terrorist    
attacks1 all of which has eroded        
personal and communal security and the  
quality of daily ,jewish life4  7#b7    
,according to reporting by the ,european
 ,union ,agency for ,fundamental ,rights
 7,,fra71 between #bjje and #bjad1      
anti-,semitic incidents increased in    
,france from #ejh to #hea2 in ,germany  
from #fj to #agc2 in ,belgium from #eh  
to #acj2 in ,italy from #di to #hf2 and 
in the ,united ,kingdom from #dei to    
#a1afh4  7#c7 ,anti-,zionism has at     
times devolved into anti-,semitic       
attacks1 prompting condemnation from    
many ,european leaders1 including       
,french ,prime ,minister ,manuel ,valls1
 ,british ,prime ,minister ,david       
,cameron1 and ,german ,chancellor       
,angela ,merkel4  7#d7 ,since #bjaj1 the
 ,department of ,state has adhered to   

the working definition of               
,anti-,semitism by the ,european        
,monitoring ,center on ,racism and      
,xenophobia 7,,eumc74 ,some contemporary
 examples of anti-,semitism include the 
following3  7,a7 ,calling for1 aiding1  
or justifying the killing or harming of 
,jews 7often in the name of a radical   
ideology or an extremist view of        
religion74  7,b7 ,making mendacious1    
dehumanizing1 demonizing1 or            
stereotypical allegations about ,jews as
 such1 or the power of ,jews as a       
collective1 especially1 but not         
exclusively1 the myth about a world     
,jewish conspiracy or of ,jews          
controlling the media1 economy1         
government1 or other societal           
institutions4  7,c7 ,accusing ,jews as a
 people of being responsible for real or
 imagined wrongdoing committed by a     
single ,jewish person or group1 the     
,state of ,israel1 or even for acts     
committed by non-,jews4  7,d7 ,accusing 
the ,jews as a people1 or ,israel as a  

state1 of inventing or exaggerating the 
,holocaust4  7,e7 ,accusing ,jewish     
citizens of being more loyal to ,israel1
 or to the alleged priorities of ,jews  
worldwide1 than to the interest of their
 own countries4  7#e7 ,on ,october #af1 
#bjjd1 the ,president signed into law   
the ,global ,anti-,semitism ,review ,act
 of #bjjd4 ,this law provides the legal 
foundation for a reporting requirement  
provided by the ,department of ,state   
annually on anti-,semitism around the   
world4  7#f7 ,in ,november #bjae1 the   
,house of ,representatives passed ,h4   
,res4 #ced by a vote of #dah-j1 urging  
the ,secretary of ,state to continue    
robust ,united ,states reporting on     
anti-,semitism by the ,department of    
,state and the ,special ,envoy to       
,combat and ,monitor ,anti-,semitism4   
7#g7 ,in #bjaf1 the ,international      
,holocaust ,remembrance ,alliance       
7,,ihra71 comprised of #ca member       
countries1 adopted a working definition 
of anti-,semitism which stated3         

,anti-,semitism is a certain perception 
of ,jews1 which may be expressed as     
hatred toward ,jews4 ,rhetorical and    
physical manifestations of              
anti-,semitism are directed toward      
,jewish or non-,jewish individuals      
and_/or their property1 toward ,jewish  
community institutions and religious    
facilities44  7#h7 ,the ,,ihra further  
clarified that manifestations of        
anti-,semitism might also target the    
,state of ,israel1 conceived of as a    
,jewish collectivity4 ,anti-,semitism   
frequently charges ,jews with conspiring
 to harm humanity1 and it is often used 
to blame ,jews for why things go wrong4 
,it is expressed in speech1 writing1    
visual forms1 and action1 and employs   
sinister stereotypes and negative       
character traits4  #c4 ,sense of        
,congress ,it is the sense of ,congress 
that-- 7#a7 it is in the national       
interest of the ,united ,states to      
combat anti-,semitism at home and       
abroad2  7#b7 anti-,semitism is a       

challenge to the basic principles of    
tolerance1 pluralism1 and democracy1 and
 the shared values that bind ,americans 
and ,europeans together2  7#c7 there is 
an urgent need to ensure the safety and 
security of ,european ,jewish           
communities1 including synagogues1      
schools1 cemeteries1 and other          
institutions2  7#d7 the ,united ,states 
should continue to emphasize the        
importance of combating anti-,semitism  
in multilateral bodies1 including the   
,united ,nations1 ,european ,union      
institutions1 and the ,organization for 
,security and ,cooperation in ,europe2  
7#e7 the ,department of ,state should   
continue to thoroughly document acts of 
anti-,semitism and anti-,semitic        
incitement that occur around the world1 
and should continue to encourage other  
countries to do the same1 and share     
their findings2 and  7#f7 the           
,department of ,state should continue to
 work to encourage adoption by national 
government institutions and multilateral

 institutions of a working definition of
 anti-,semitism similar to the one      
adopted in the ,international ,holocaust
 ,remembrance ,alliance context4  #d4   
,annual reporting on the state of       
anti-,semitism in ,europe ,paragraph    
7#a7 of section #ajb7;b7 of the         
,international ,religious ,freedom ,act 
of #aiih 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4 #fdab7 is       
amended by adding at the end the        
following new subparagraph3  7,g7       
,anti-,semitism in ,europe ,in addition 
to the information required under clause
 7iv7 of subparagraph 7,a71 with respect
 to each ,european country in which     
verbal or physical threats or attacks   
are particularly significant against    
,jewish persons1 places of worship1     
schools1 cemeteries1 and other religious
 institutions1 a description of--  7i7  
the security challenges and needs of    
,european ,jewish communities and       
,european law enforcement agencies in   
such countries to better protect such   
communities2  7ii7 to the extent        

practicable1 the efforts of the ,united 
,states ,government over the reporting  
period to partner with ,european law    
enforcement agencies and civil society  
groups regarding the sharing of         
information and best practices to combat
 anti-,semitic incidents in ,europe2    
7iii7 ,european educational programming 
and public awareness initiatives that   
aim to collaborate on educational       
curricula and campaigns that impart     
shared values of pluralism and          
tolerance1 and showcase the positive    
contributions of ,jews in culture1      
scholarship1 science1 and art1 with     
special attention to those segments of  
the population that exhibit a high      
degree of anti-,semitic animus2 and     
7iv7 efforts by ,european governments to
 adopt and apply a working definition of
 anti-,semitism4  4