,i  #aah? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #hgbj  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,june #ab1 #bjbd,mr4  
,smi? ( ,new ,j]sey 7= himself1 ,mr4    
,banks1 ,mr4 ,h]n1 ,mr4 ,duncan1 ,ms4   
,salaz>1 ,mr4 ,higg9s ( ,l\isiana1 ,mr4 
,self1 ,mr4 ,web] ( ,texas1 ,mr4 ,bab91 
,mr4 ,cl9e1 & ,mr4 ,bi%op ( ,nor?       
,c>ol9a7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,=eign        
,affairs  ,a ,,bill  ,to am5d !         
,int]national ,religi\s ,fre$om ,act (  
#aiih & ! ,=eign ,assi/ance ,act ( #aifa
 to prohibit pref]5tial ,f$]al grant    
treatm5t = a!i/ gr\ps1 & = o!r purposes4
  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ 
z ! ,religi\s ,fre$om & ,fairness ,act4 
#b4 ,am5dm5ts to ! ,int]national        
,religi\s ,fre$om ,act ( #aiih  7a7     
,f9d+s ,section #b7;a7 ( ! ,int]national
 ,religi\s ,fre$om ,act ( #aiih 7#bb    
,u4,s4,c4 #fdja7;a77 is am5d$-- 7#a7 by 
am5d+ p>agraph 7#f7 to read z foll[s3   
7#f7 ,t>get+ ( non-!i/s1 humani/s1 &    
a!i/s because ( _! beliefs occurs ar\nd 

! _w4  2 &  7#b7 by add+ at ! end !     
foll[+3  7#h7 ,decreas+ religiosity &   
increas+ secul>ization has1 9 "s p>ts ( 
! _w1 l$ to "s practic+ !i/s fac+ great]
 discrim9ation1 h>assm5t1 & ?reats4  4  
7b7 ,high-,level contacts )             
nongov]nm5tal organizations ,section    
#aje ( ! ,int]national ,religi\s ,fre$om
 ,act ( #aiih 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4 #fdad7 is  
am5d$-- 7#a7 by /rik+ ,unit$ ,/ates     
*iefs ( mission %all & ins]t+ 7a7 ,9    
g5]al4--,unit$ ,/ates *iefs ( mission   
%all2  7#b7 by /rik+ ,unit$ ,/ates *iefs
 ( mission & ,=eign ,s]vice (fic]s      
abroad %all & ins]t+ ! foll[+3  7b7 ,o!r
 meet+s ,unit$ ,/ates *iefs ( mission & 
,=eign ,s]vices (fic]s abroad %all  2 & 
7#c7 9 subsection 7a7 7z s designat$7-- 
7,a7 by /rik+ to provide & ins]t+ to--  
7#a7 provide  2  7,b7 by /rik+ ! p]iod  
at ! end & ins]t+ 2 &2 &  7,c7 by add+  
at ! end ! foll[+3  7#b7 organize1      
p>ticipate 91 & att5d high-level meet+s 
to und]/&1 docum5t1 & report to !       
,dep>tm5t ( ,/ate's ,(fice (            

,int]national ,religi\s ,fre$om any     
p]ceiv$ or actual anti-religi\s or      
anti-!i/ fund+ conc]ns1 9 ! ,dep>tm5t ( 
,/ate's programs & grant aw>ds4  4  7c7 
,programs & allocations ( funds by      
,unit$ ,/ates missions abroad ,section  
#ajf ( ! ,int]national ,religi\s ,fre$om
 ,act ( #aiih 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4 #fdae7 is  
am5d$-- 7#a7 by /rik+ ,x is ! s5se (    
,congress & ins]t+ 7a7 ,s5se (          
congress4--,x is ! s5se ( ,congress2    
7#b7 9 subsection 7a7 7z s designat$7-- 
7,a7 9 p>agraph 7#a71 by /rik+ & at !   
end2  7,b7 9 p>agraph 7#b71 by /rik+ !  
p]iod at ! end & ins]t+ 2 &2 &  7,c7 by 
add+ at ! end ! foll[+3  7#c7 9 allocat+
 or recomm5d+ ! allocation ( funds =    
programs & grants fund$ by ! ,unit$     
,/ates ,gov]nm5t1 ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,/ate & 
,unit$ ,/ates diplomatic missions %all  
ensure t ! programs & grants d n-- 7,a7 
promote or advance non-!i/ or humani/   
ideologies or beliefs2 or  7,b7 aim to  
exp& ! memb]%ip ( non-!i/ gr\ps4  2 &   
7#c7 by add+ at ! end ! foll[+3  7b7    

,limitations on funds  7#a7 ,o!r        
limitations ,no funds allocat$ =        
programs or grants fund$ by ! ,unit$    
,/ates ,gov]nm5t z describ$ 9 subsection
 7a7 may be us$ to provide fund+ to--   
7,a7 any entity or close affiliate ( su*
 entity t has made public /atem5ts      
disp>ag+1 infr++ ^u1 or o!rwise d5igrat+
 !i/ic belief2 or  7,b7 any a!i/1       
agno/ic1 humani/1 or o!r non-!i/ gr\p 9 
a =eign c\ntry unless ! ,dep>tm5t (     
,/ate & ,unit$ ,/ates diplomatic mission
 to t c\ntry also provide proportional  
fund+ to o!r religi\s gr\ps 9 t c\ntry  
ov] ! same "t p]iod1 tak+ into acc\nt ! 
sev]ity & numb] ( violations ( religi\s 
fre$om ( ! v>i\s religi\s gr\ps & !     
population & f9ancial capacity ( ! v>i\s
 religi\s gr\ps4  4  #c4 ,am5dm5ts to ! 
,=eign ,assi/ance ,act ( #aifa ,section 
#aaf7;e7 ( ! ,=eign ,assi/ance ,act (   
#aifa 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4 #baean7e77 is      
am5d$-- 7#a7 by /rik+ 7e7 & ins]t+      
7e77#a72  7#b7 by /rik+ ,none ( ^! funds
 & ins]t+ ! foll[+3  7#b7 7,a7 ,none (  

^! funds  2 &  7#c7 9 p>agraph 7#b7 7z s
 designat$71 by add+ at ! end ! foll[+3 
7,b7 ,none ( ^! funds may be us$1       
directly or indirectly1 to-- 7i7 promote
 or advance non-!i/ or humani/          
ideologies or beliefs2 or  7ii7 directly
 aim to exp& ! memb]%ip ( non-!i/ gr\ps4
  7,c7 ,none ( ^! funds may be provid$  
to-- 7i7 any entity or close affiliate (
 su* entity t has made public /atem5ts  
disp>ag+1 infr++ ^u1 or o!rwise d5igrat+
 !i/ic belief2 or  7ii7 any a!i/1       
agno/ic1 humani/1 or o!r non-!i/ gr\p 9 
a =eign c\ntry unless ! ,dep>tm5t (     
,/ate & ,unit$ ,/ates diplomatic mission
 to t c\ntry also provide proportional  
fund+ to o!r religi\s gr\ps 9 t c\ntry  
ov] ! same "t p]iod1 tak+ into acc\nt ! 
sev]ity & numb] ( violations ( religi\s 
fre$om ( ! v>i\s religi\s gr\ps & !     
population & f9ancial capacity ( ! v>i\s
 religi\s gr\ps4  4  #d4 ,report  7a7 ,9
 g5]al ,n lat] ?an #ahj days aft] ! date
 ( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 & annually    
!reaft]1 ! ,(fice ( ,int]national       

,religi\s ,fre$om1 9 coord9ation ) !    
,dep>tm5t ( ,/ate's ,bureau (           
,democracy1 ,human ,rights1 & ,labor1   
%all submit to ! appropriate            
congressional committees a report t     
includes a li/ ( all grants1 coop]ative 
agreem5ts1 & programs fund$ by !        
,dep>tm5t 9 ! previ\s fiscal ye> t h be5
 provid$ to religi\s1 a!i/1 agno/ic1 &  
humani/ gr\ps worldwide4  7b7 ,matt]s   
,to be includ$ ,! li/ include 9 ! report
 requir$ by subsection 7a7-- 7#a7 %all  
be disaggregat$ by c\ntry1 doll> am\nt1 
"n ( implem5t+ p>tn]2  7#b7 %all include
 a brief description ( :at objectives ! 
grant 0 int5d$ to a*ieve1 :at metrics   
sugge/ ^? objectives 7 met1 & :at       
national int]e/s 7 advanc$2 &  7#c7 h[  
programm+ comports ) bo? ! ,free        
,ex]cise ,clause & ! ,e/abli%m5t ,clause
 ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates ,con/itution4  7c7   
,=m ,! report requir$ by subsection 7a7 
may be submitt$ 9 classifi$ =m if       
necess>y4