,,ii  #aai? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #bgdg  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,septemb] #i1 #bjbe,mr4
 ,cruz introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0   
read twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on  
,=eign ,relations  ,a ,,bill  ,to       
require ! ,secret>y ( ,/ate to designate
 ! ,f$]al ,republic ( ,nig]ia z a       
,c\ntry ( ,p>ticul> ,conc]n1 to impose  
c]ta9 sanctions1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4 
,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !   
,nig]ia ,religi\s ,fre$om ,acc\ntability
 ,act ( #bjbe4  #b4 ,imposition (       
sanctions  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,! ,presid5t    
%all impose ! sanctions describ$ 9      
,executive ,ord] #achah 7#ej ,u4,s4,c4  
#agja note2 relat+ to block+ ! prop]ty (
 p]sons involv$ 9 s]i\s human rights    
abuse or corruption7 on ! p]sons        
id5tifi$ 9 ! report requir$ "u          
subsection 7b74  7b7 ,report requir$    
7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,n lat] ?an #ij days aft] 
! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 &       
annually !reaft]1 ! ,secret>y ( ,/ate   
%all submit to ! appropriate            

congressional committees a report li/+  
,nig]ian p]sons :o are-- 7,a7 ,f$]al    
(ficials or /ate gov]nors :o h1 dur+ !  
p]iod specifi$ 9 p>agraph 7#b7-- 7i7    
promot$1 enact$1 or ma9ta9$ ,nig]ian    
blasphemy laws1 includ+ ?r\gh public    
advocacy1 legislative action1 or        
executive en=cem5t directives2 or  7ii7 
tol]at$ viol5ce by non-/ate actors      
invok+ religi\s ju/ifications to commit 
acts ( viol5ce1 includ+ p]sons designat$
 z-- 7,i7 =eign t]rori/ organizations   
pursuant to section #bai7;a7 ( !        
,immigration & ,nationality ,act 7#h    
,u4,s4,c4 #aahi7;a772 or  7,,ii7        
specially designat$ global t]rori/s     
pursuant to ,executive ,ord] #acbbd 7#ej
 ,u4,s4,c4 #agja note2 relat+ to block+ 
prop]ty & prohibit+ transactions )      
p]sons :o commit1 ?reat5 to commit1 or  
support t]rorism72 or  7,b7 judges1     
magi/rates1 prison (ficials1 or o!r     
judicial or law en=cem5t au?orities :o  
h1 dur+ ! p]iod specifi$ 9 p>agraph     
7#b71 en=c$ blasphemy laws1 includ+     

?r\gh prosecution1 conviction1          
imprisonm5t1 or o!r deprivation ( lib]ty
 ( individuals pursuant to su* laws4    
7#b7 ,p]iod specifi$ ,! p]iod specifi$ 9
 ?is p>agraph is-- 7,a7 ) respect to !  
fir/ report requir$ by p>agraph 7#a71 ! 
p]iod beg9n+ #aj ye>s be=e ! date ( !   
enactm5t ( ?is ,act & end+ on ! date on 
:i* ! report is submitt$2 &  7,b7 )     
respect to ea* subsequ5t su* report1 !  
p]iod beg9n+ on ! date on :i* ! previ\s 
su* report 0 submitt$ & end+ ! date on  
:i* ! new report is submitt$4  7#c7 ,=m 
,! report requir$ by p>agraph 7#a7 %all 
be submitt$ 9 unclassifi$ =m1 b may     
include a classifi$ annex1 if           
appropriate4  #c4 ,designations &       
am5dm5ts relat$ to ! ,int]national      
,religi\s ,fre$om ,act  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,9 
reports requir$ "u section              
#djb7;b77#a77;,a7 ( ! ,int]national     
,religi\s ,fre$om ,act ( #aiih 7#bb     
,u4,s4,c4 #fddb7;b77#a77;,a77 &         
concurr5t reviews requir$ "u section    
#cja7;a7 ( ! ,frank ,r4 ,wolf           

,int]national ,religi\s ,fre$om ,act (  
#bjaf 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4 #fddb;a7a771 !     
,secret>y ( ,/ate %all designate1 =     
engag+ 9 or tol]at+ sy/ematic1 ongo+1 & 
egregi\s violations ( religi\s fre$om-- 
7#a7 ! ,f$]al ,republic ( ,nig]ia z a   
,c\ntry ( ,p>ticul> ,conc]n 7,,cpc72 &  
7#b7 ,boko ,h>am & ,,isis-,we/ ,africa z
 ,entities ( ,p>ticul> ,conc]n 7,,epc74 
7b7 ,waiv] au?ority  7#a7 ,,cpc ,!      
,secret>y ( ,/ate may waive ! requirem5t
 to impose a designation requir$ "u     
subsection 7a77#a7 if ! ,secret>y       
transmits to ! appropriate congressional
 committees a det]m9ation t-- 7,a7 nei!r
 entity li/$ 9 subsection 7a77#b7 is    
curr5tly op]at+ 9 ,nig]ia2 &  7,b7 !    
,f$]al ,gov]nm5t ( ,nig]ia & all /ate   
gov]nm5ts 9 ,nig]ia are n curr5tly en=c+
 blasphemy laws4  7#b7 ,,epc ,!         
,secret>y ( ,/ate may waive ! requirem5t
 to impose a designation requir$ "u     
subsection 7a77#b7 if ! ,secret>y       
transmits to ! appropriate committees a 
det]m9ation t ! entity n be+ designat$  

is n curr5tly op]at+4  7c7 ,te*nical    
correction ,section #fje7;a77#a7 ( ! (  
,int]national ,religi\s ,fre$om ,act (  
#aiih 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4 #fdgc;a7 is am5d$  
by /rik+ fre$om religion & ins]t+       
religi\s fre$om4  #d4 ,def9itions ,9 ?is
 ,act3 7#a7 ,appropriate congressional  
committees ,! t]m appropriate           
congressional committees means-- 7,a7 ! 
,committee on ,=eign ,relations ( !     
,s5ate2 &  7,b7 ! ,committee on ,=eign  
,affairs ( ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives4   
7#b7 ,boko ,h>am ,! t]m ,boko ,h>am     
means ,jama'tu ,ahlis ,sunna            
,lidda'awati wal-,jihad4  7#c7          
,,isis-,we/ ,africa ,! t]m ,,isis-,we/  
,africa means ! ,islamic ,/ate ,we/     
,africa ,prov9ce4  7#d7 ,nig]ian        
blasphemy laws ,! t]m ,nig]ian blasphemy
 laws ref]s to provisions 9 ,nig]ia's   
crim9al1 p5al1 or ,%>i'a codes t        
crim9alize expression1 behavior1 or     
belief p]ceiv$ z insult+ religion4  7#e7
 ,p]son ,! t]m p]son means an individual
 or entity4