,,ii  #aaeth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #abib  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,june #f1      
#bjag,mr4 ,rubio 7for himself and ,mrs4 
,gillibrand7 introduced the following   
bill2 which was read twice and referred 
to the ,committee on ,foreign ,relations
  ,a ,,bill  ,to amend the ,state       
,department ,basic ,authorities ,act of 
#aief to monitor and combat             
anti-,semitism globally1 and for other  
purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,special ,envoy to  
,monitor and ,combat ,anti-,semitism    
,act of #bjag4  #b4 ,finding ,congress  
finds that since the ,global            
,anti-,semitism ,review ,act of #bjjd   
was enacted1 in many foreign countries  
acts of anti-,semitism have been        
frequent and wide in scope1 the         
perpetrators and variety of threats to  
,jewish communities and their           
institutions have proliferated1 and in  
some countries anti-,semitic attacks    
have increased in frequency1 scope1     

violence1 and deadliness4  #c4          
,monitoring and ,combating              
anti-,semitism ,subsection 7a7 of       
section #ei of the ,state ,department   
,basic ,authorities ,act of #aief 7#bb  
,u4,s4,c4 #bgca7 is amended--  7#a7 in  
paragraph 7#b7-- 7,a7 in subparagraph   
7,a7--  7i7 by inserting before the     
period at the end the following3 1 who  
shall be appointed by the ,president1 by
 and with the advice and consent of the 
,senate2 and  7ii7 by adding at the end 
the following new sentence3 ,the        
,special ,envoy shall report directly to
 the ,secretary42 and  7,b7 in          
subparagraph 7,b7-- 7i7 by striking the 
first sentence2 and  7ii7 in the third  
sentence1 by striking ,the ,secretary   
may allow such officer or employee to   
retain the position 7and the            
responsibilities associated with such   
position7 and inserting ,such officer or
 employee may not retain the position   
7or the responsibilities associated with
 such position72 and  7#b7 by adding at 

the end the following new paragraphs3   
7#c7 ,duties ,the ,special ,envoy shall 
serve as the primary advisor to1 and    
coordinate efforts across1 the ,united  
,states ,government relating to         
monitoring and combating anti-,semitism 
and anti-,semitic incitement that occur 
in foreign countries4  7#d7 ,rank and   
status of ambassador ,the ,special      
,envoy shall have the rank of           
ambassador4  7#e7 ,qualifications ,the  
,special ,envoy should be a person of   
recognized distinction in the field of--
  7,a7 combating anti-,semitism2 or     
7,b7 religious freedom4  4