,,ib ,union ,calendar ,no4 #aef #aagth ,,congress #ast ,session ,h4 ,r4 #effe ,report ,no4 #aag-bae ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of ,,representatives ,october #ba1 #bjba,ms4 ,omar 7for herself1 ,ms4 ,schakowsky1 ,mr4 ,carson1 ,ms4 ,tlaib1 ,mr4 ,kim of ,new ,jersey1 ,mr4 ,johnson of ,georgia1 ,mr4 ,rush1 ,ms4 ,bass1 ,ms4 ,jackson ,lee1 ,mrs4 ,watson ,coleman1 ,mr4 ,green of ,texas1 ,mr4 ,grijalva1 ,mrs4 ,dingell1 ,mrs4 ,carolyn ,b4 ,maloney of ,new ,york1 ,ms4 ,jacobs of ,california1 ,ms4 ,newman1 ,mr4 ,lowenthal1 ,ms4 ,norton1 ,mr4 ,garca of ,illinois1 ,mr4 ,sires1 ,ms4 ,ocasio-,cortez1 ,ms4 ,dean1 ,ms4 ,eshoo1 ,mr4 ,correa1 ,mr4 ,pocan1 ,mr4 ,payne1 ,mr4 ,jones1 ,mr4 ,bowman1 ,mr4 ,phillips1 ,mr4 ,mc,govern1 ,ms4 ,williams of ,georgia1 ,ms4 ,pressley1 and ,mr4 ,pascrell7 introduced the following bill2 which was referred to the ,committee on ,foreign ,affairs ,december #ac1 #bjba;,additional sponsors3 ,ms4 ,jayapal1 ,mr4 ,danny ,k4 ,davis of ,illinois1 ,mr4 ,castro of ,texas1 ,mr4 ,meeks1 ,ms4 ,snchez1 ,mr4 ,quigley1 ,mr4 ,raskin1 ,mr4 ,evans1 ,mrs4 ,lawrence1 ,mr4 ,trone1 ,mr4 ,blumenauer1 ,mr4 ,sarbanes1 ,ms4 ,chu1 ,mr4 ,ruppersberger1 ,mr4 ,malinowski1 ,ms4 ,wild1 ,mr4 ,schneider1 ,mr4 ,lieu1 ,mr4 ,sherman1 ,mr4 ,brown of ,maryland1 ,ms4 ,mc,collum1 ,ms4 ,johnson of ,texas1 ,ms4 ,de,gette1 and ,mr4 ,neguse ,december #ac1 #bjba,reported with an amendment1 committed to the ,committee of the ,whole ,house on the ,state of the ,union1 and ordered to be printed,omit the part struck through and insert the part printed in italic ,a ,,bill ,to establish in the ,department of ,state the ,office to ,monitor and ,combat ,islamophobia1 and for other purposes4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,combating ,international ,islamophobia ,act4 #b4 ,authorization for establishment of ,office to ,monitor and ,combat ,islamophobia ,title #a of the ,state ,department ,basic ,authorities ,act of #aief 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4 #bfea;a et seq47 is amended by adding at the end the following new section3 #fd4 ,monitoring and combating ,islamophobia 7a7 ,office ,to ,monitor and ,combat ,islamophobia 7#a7 ,establishment ,the ,secretary of ,state shall establish within the ,department of ,state an ,office to ,monitor and ,combat ,islamophobia 7in this section referred to as the ,office74 7#b7 ,head of ,office 7,a7 ,special ,envoy for ,monitoring and ,combating ,islamophobia ,the head of the ,office shall be the ,special ,envoy for ,monitoring and ,combating ,islamophobia 7in this section referred to as the ,special ,envoy74 7,b7 ,appointment of ,special ,envoy ,the ,secretary of ,state,president1 by and with the advice and consent of the ,senate1 shall appoint the ,special ,envoy4 ,if the ,secretary,president determines that such is appropriate1 the ,secretary,president may appoint the ,special ,envoy from among officers and employees of the ,department of ,state4 ,the ,secretary of ,state may allow such officer or employee to retain the position 7and the responsibilities associated with such position7 held by such officer or employee prior to such appointment4 7b7 ,purpose of office ,upon establishment1 the ,office shall assume primary responsibility for the following3 7#a7 ,monitoring and combating acts of ,islamophobia and ,islamophobic incitement that occur in foreign countries4 7#b7 ,coordinating and assisting in the preparation of that portion of the reports required by paragraph 7#i7 of section #aaf7;d7 and subsection 7k7 of section #ejb;,b of the ,foreign ,assistance ,act of #aifa 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4 #baean7d7 and #bcjd7 relating to an assessment and description of the nature and extent of acts of ,islamophobia and ,islamophobic incitement4 7#c7 ,coordinating and assisting in the preparation of that portion of the report required by clause 7viii7 of section #ajb7;b77#a77;,a7 of the ,international ,religious ,freedom ,act of #aiih 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4 #fdab7;b77#a77;,a77 relating to an assessment and description of the nature and extent of acts of ,islamophobia and ,islamophobic incitement4 7c7 ,consultations ,the ,special ,envoy shall consult with domestic and international nongovernmental organizations and multilateral organizations and institutions1 as the ,special ,envoy considers appropriate1 to carry out this section4 4 #c4 ,inclusion in ,department of ,state annual reports of information concerning acts of ,islamophobia in foreign countries 7a7 ,inclusion in annual country reports on human rights practices ,the ,foreign ,assistance ,act of #aifa 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4 #baea et seq47 is amended-- 7#a7 in section #aaf7;d7 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4 #baean7d77-- 7,a7 by redesignating paragraphs 7#i71 7#aj71 7#aa71 and 7#ab71 as paragraphs 7#aj71 7#aa71 7#ab71 and 7#ac71 respectively2 and 7,b7 by inserting after paragraph 7#h7 the following new paragraph3 7#i7 wherever applicable1 a description of the nature and extent of acts of ,islamophobia and ,islamophobic incitement that occur during the preceding year1 including descriptions of-- 7,a7 acts of physical violence against1 or harassment of1 ,muslim people1 and acts of violence against1 or vandalism of1 ,muslim community institutions1 including schools1 mosques1 and cemeteries2 7,b7 instances of propaganda in government and nongovernment media that attempt to justify or promote racial hatred or incite acts of violence against ,muslim people2 7,c7 the actions1 if any1 taken by the government of the country to respond to such violence and attacks or to eliminate such propaganda or incitement2 7,d7 the actions taken by such government to enact and enforce laws relating to the protection of the right to religious freedom of ,muslim people2 and2 7,e7 the efforts of such government to promote anti-bias and tolerance education22 and 7,f7 any instances of forced labor1 reeducation1 or the presence of concentration camps1 such as those targeting the ,uyghurs in the ,xinjiang ,province of the ,people's ,republic of ,china2 2 and 7#b7 in section #ejb;,b 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4 #bcjd71 by-- 7,a7 redesignating the second subsection 7i7 7relating to child marriage status7 as subsection 7j72 and 7,b7 by adding at the end the following new subsection3 7k7 ,information concerning acts of ,islamophobia in foreign countries ,the report required by subsection 7b7 shall include1 wherever applicable1 a description of the nature and extent of acts of ,islamophobia and ,islamophobic incitement that occur during the preceding year1 including descriptions of-- 7#a7 acts of physical violence against1 or harassment of1 ,muslim people1 and acts of violence against1 or vandalism of1 ,muslim community institutions1 including schools1 mosques1 and cemeteries2 7#b7 instances of propaganda in government and nongovernment media that attempt to justify or promote racial hatred or incite acts of violence against ,muslim people2 7#c7 the actions1 if any1 taken by the government of the country to respond to such violence and attacks or to eliminate such propaganda or incitement2 7#d7 the actions taken by such government to enact and enforce laws relating to the protection of the right to religious freedom of ,muslim people2 and2 7#e7 the efforts of such government to promote anti-bias and tolerance education42 and 7#f7 any instances of forced labor1 reeducation1 or the presence of concentration camps1 such as those targeting the ,uyghurs in the ,xinjiang ,province of the ,people's ,republic of ,china4 4 7b7 ,inclusion in annual report on international religious freedom ,section #ajb7;b77#a77;,a7 of the ,international ,religious ,freedom ,act of #aiih 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4 #fdab7;b77#a77;,a77 is amended-- 7#a7 in clause 7vi71 by striking and at the end2 7#b7 in clause 7vii77,,ii71 by striking the period at the end and inserting 2 and2 and 7#c7 by adding at the end the following new clause3 7viii7 wherever applicable1 an assessment and description of the nature and extent of acts of ,islamophobia and ,islamophobic incitement that occur in that country during the preceding the year1 including-- 7,i7 acts of physical violence against1 or harassment of1 ,muslim people1 acts of violence against1 or vandalism of1 ,muslim community institutions1 instances of propaganda in government and nongovernment media that incite such acts1 and statements and actions relating thereto2 and2 7,,ii7 the actions taken by the government of that country to respond to such violence and attacks or to eliminate such propaganda or incitement1 to enact and enforce laws relating to the protection of the right to religious freedom of ,muslims1 and to promote anti-bias and tolerance education42 and 7,,iii7 any instances of forced labor1 reeducation1 or the presence of concentration camps1 such as those targeting the ,uyghurs in the ,xinjiang ,province of the ,people's ,republic of ,china4 4 7c7 ,effective date of inclusions ,the amendments made by subsections 7a7 and 7b7 shall apply beginning with the first reports required under sections #aaf7;d7 and #ejb;,b of the ,foreign ,assistance ,act of #aifa 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4 #baean and #bcjd7 and section #ajb7;b77#a77;,a7 of the ,international ,religious ,freedom ,act of #aiih 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4 #fcab7;b77#a77;,a77 that are submitted after the date that is #ahj days after the date of the enactment of this ,act4 #d4 ,prohibition ,no funds made available pursuant to this ,act or an amendment made by this ,act may be used to promote or endorse a ,boycott1 ,divestment1 ,sanctions 7,,bds7 movement ideology or used to promote or endorse a ,muslim ban1 such as the one instituted by former ,president ,trump4 ,december #ac1 #bjba,reported with an amendment1 committed to the ,committee of the ,whole ,house on the ,state of the ,union1 and ordered to be printed