,,ii  #aagth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #cchd  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,december #ad1 
#bjba,mr4 ,booker 7for himself1 ,mr4    
,cardin1 and ,mr4 ,sanders7 introduced  
the following bill2 which was read twice
 and referred to the ,committee on      
,foreign ,relations  ,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 ,i 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 ,not later than #abj days
 after the date of the enactment of this

 section1 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     
,envoy7 who shall be appointed by the   
,secretary of ,state4  7,b7 ,appointment
 of ,special ,envoy ,the ,secretary     
may-- 7i7 if considered appropriate by  
the ,secretary1 appoint the ,special    
,envoy from among officers and employees
 of the ,department of ,state2 and  7ii7
 allow any such officer or employee     
appointed as ,special ,envoy 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   
,the ,office shall be responsible 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     
sections #aaf7;d77#i7 and #ejb;,b7k7 of 
the ,foreign ,assistance ,act of #aifa  
7#bb ,u4,s4,c4 #baean7d71 #bcjd7k77     
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       
section #ajb7;b77#a77;,a77viii7 of the  
,international ,religious ,freedom ,act 
of #aiih 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4                 
#fdab7;b77#a77;,a77viii77 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 in paragraph 7#aa71 by
 striking and at the end2  7,b7 in      
paragraph 7#ab71 by striking the period 
at the end and inserting 2 and2 and     
7,c7 by adding at the end the following 
new paragraph3  7#ac7 wherever          
applicable1 a description of the nature 
and extent of acts of ,islamophobia and 
,islamophobic incitement that occurred  
during the preceding year1 including    
descriptions of-- 7,a7 acts of physical 
violence against1 or harassment of1     

members of the ,muslim community1 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 members 
of the ,muslim community2  7,c7 the     
actions1 if any1 taken by the government
 of that 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 members of the ,muslim       
community2 and  7,e7 the efforts of such
 government to promote anti-bias and    
tolerance education4  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 occurred during the     
preceding year1 including descriptions  
of-- 7#a7 acts of physical violence     
against1 or harassment of1 members of   
the ,muslim community1 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 members 
of the ,muslim community2  7#c7 the     
actions1 if any1 taken by the government
 of that 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 members of the ,muslim       
community2 and  7#e7 the efforts of such
 government to promote anti-bias and    
tolerance education4  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 occurred 
in that country during the preceding the
 year1 including-- 7,i7 acts of physical
 violence against1 or harassment of1    

members of the ,muslim community1 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 and  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 members of the 
,muslim community1 and to promote       
anti-bias and tolerance education4  4   
7c7 ,effective date of inclusions ,the  
amendments made by subsections 7a7 and  
7b7 shall apply on the date that is #ahj
 days after the date of the enactment of
 this ,act4