,,ii  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #dfhe  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,september #bd1
 #bjbj,mr4 ,paul introduced the         
following bill2 which was read twice and
 referred to the ,committee on ,foreign 
,relations  ,a ,,bill  ,to prohibit     
assistance to foreign governments that  
violate human rights with respect to    
religious freedom4  #a4 ,identification 
of countries with laws imposing severe  
criminal penalties for apostasy1        
blasphemy1 or interfaith ,not later than
 #abj days after the date of the        
enactment of this ,act1 the ,president  
shall submit a report to the ,committee 
on ,foreign ,relations of the ,senate   
and the ,committee on ,foreign ,affairs 
of the ,house of ,representatives that  
lists each foreign government that the  
,president determines1 based on credible
 information1 imposes a death sentence  
or life imprisonment on the basis of--  
7#a7 anti-apostasy laws that explicitly 
prohibit disaffiliation from a          

particular religion2  7#b7              
anti-blasphemy laws2 or  7#c7 laws      
prohibiting marriage between individuals
 of different religious faiths4  #b4    
,prohibition on assistance to foreign   
governments that violate human rights   
with respect to religion ,the ,united   
,states ,government is prohibited from  
obligating or expending any ,federal    
funds to provide assistance to the      
government of any country identified in 
the report submitted by the ,president  
pursuant to section #a4