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22 U.S.C. § 6445 — Consultations

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22 U.S.C. § 6445 — Consultations

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**(a) In general** As soon as practicable after the President decides to take action under [section 6441 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title22-section6441&num=0&edition=prelim) in response to violations of religious freedom and the President decides to take action under paragraphs (9) through (15) of [section 6445(a) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title22-section6445/a&num=0&edition=prelim) (or commensurate action in substitution thereto) with respect to that country, or not later than 90 days after the President designates a country as a country of particular concern for religious freedom under [section 6442 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title22-section6442&num=0&edition=prelim), as the case may be, the President shall carry out the consultations required in this section. **(b) Duty to consult with foreign governments prior to taking Presidential actions** (1) **In general** — The President shall— (A) request consultation with the government of such country regarding the violations giving rise to designation of that country as a country of particular concern for religious freedom or to Presidential action under [section 6441 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title22-section6441&num=0&edition=prelim); and (B) if agreed to, enter into such consultations, privately or publicly. (2) **Use of multilateral fora** — If the President determines it to be appropriate, such consultations may be sought and may occur in a multilateral forum, but, in any event, the President shall consult with appropriate foreign governments for the purposes of achieving a coordinated international policy on actions that may be taken with respect to a country described in subsection (a), prior to implementing any such action. (3) **Election of nondisclosure of negotiations to public** — If negotiations are undertaken or an agreement is concluded with a foreign government regarding steps to cease the pattern of violations by that government, and if public disclosure of such negotiations or agreement would jeopardize the negotiations or the implementation of such agreement, as the case may be, the President may refrain from disclosing such negotiations and such agreement to the public, except that the President shall inform the appropriate congressional committees of the nature and extent of such negotiations and any agreement reached. **(c) Duty to consult with humanitarian organizations** The President should consult with appropriate humanitarian and religious organizations concerning the potential impact of United States policies to promote freedom of religion in countries described in subsection (a). **(d) Duty to consult with United States interested parties** The President shall, as appropriate, consult with United States interested parties as to the potential impact of intended Presidential action or actions in countries described in subsection (a) on economic or other interests of the United States.

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22 U.S.C. § 6442 — Termination

The Commission shall terminate on September 30, 2026.

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22 U.S.C. § 6441 — Standards of conduct and disclosure

**(a) Cooperation with nongovernmental organizations, the Department of State, and Congress** The Commission shall seek to effectively and freely cooperate with all entities engaged in the promotion of religious freedom abroad, governmental and nongovernmental, in the performance of the Commission’s duties under this subchapter. **(b) Conflict of interest and antinepotism** (1) **Member affiliations** — Except as provided in paragraph (3), in order to ensure the independence and integrity of the Commission, the Commission may not compensate any nongovernmental agency, project, or person related to or affiliated with any member of the Commission, whether in that member’s direct employ or not. Staff employed by the Commission may not serve in the employ of any nongovernmental agency, project, or person related to or affiliated with any member of the Commission while employed by the Commission. (2) **Staff compensation** — Staff of the Commission may not receive compensation from any other source for work performed in carrying out the duties of the Commission while employed by the Commission. (3) **Exception** (A) *In general* — Subject to subparagraph (B), paragraph (1) shall not apply to payments made for items such as conference fees or the purchase of periodicals or other similar expenses, if such payments would not cause the aggregate value paid to any agency, project, or person for a fiscal year to exceed $250. (B) *Limitation* — Notwithstanding subparagraph (A), the Commission shall not give special preference to any agency, project, or person related to or affiliated with any member of the Commission. (4) **Definitions** — In this subsection, the term “affiliated” means the relationship between a member of the Commission and— (A) an individual who hol

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22 U.S.C. § 6444 — Non-state actor designations

**(a) In general** The President, concurrent with the annual foreign country review required under section 402(b)(1)(A) of the International Religious Freedom Act of 1998 ([22 U.S.C. 6442(b)(1)(A)](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title22-section6442/b/1/A&num=0&edition=prelim)), shall— (1) review and identify any non-state actors operating in any such reviewed country or surrounding region that have engaged in particularly severe violations of religious freedom; and (2) designate, in a manner consistent with such Act [[22 U.S.C. 6401](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title22-section6401&num=0&edition=prelim) et seq.], each such non-state actor as an entity of particular concern for religious freedom. **(b) Report** Whenever the President designates a non-state actor under subsection (a) as an entity of particular concern for religious freedom, the President, as soon as practicable after the designation is made, shall submit a report to the appropriate congressional committees that describes the reasons for such designation. **(c) Actions** The President should take specific actions, when practicable, to address severe violations of religious freedom of non-state actors that are designated under subsection (a)(2). **(d) Department of State annual report** The Secretary of State should include information detailing the reasons the President designated a non-state actor as an entity of particular concern for religious freedom under subsection (a) in the Annual Report required under section 102(b)(1) of the International Religious Freedom Act of 1998 ([22 U.S.C. 6412(b)(1)](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title22-section6412/b/1&num=0&edition=prelim)). **(e) Sense of Congress** It is

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22 U.S.C. § 6449 — Presidential waiver

**(a) In general** Subject to subsection (c), the President may waive, for a single, 180-day period, the application of any of the actions described in paragraphs (9) through (15) of [section 6445(a) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title22-section6445/a&num=0&edition=prelim) (or commensurate action in substitution thereto) with respect to a country, if the President determines and so reports to the appropriate congressional committees that— (1) the exercise of such waiver authority would further the purposes of this chapter; or (2) the important national interest of the United States requires the exercise of such waiver authority. **(b) Additional authority** Subject to subsection (c), the President may waive, for any additional specified period of time after the 180-day period described in subsection (a), the application of any of the actions described in paragraphs (9) through (15) of [section 6445(a) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title22-section6445/a&num=0&edition=prelim) (or a commensurate substitute action) with respect to a country, if the President determines and reports to the appropriate congressional committees that— (1) the respective foreign government has ceased the violations giving rise to the Presidential action; or (2) the important national interest of the United States requires the exercise of such waiver authority. **(c) Congressional notification** Not later than the date of the exercise of a waiver under subsection (a) or (b), the President shall notify the appropriate congressional committees of the waiver or the intention to exercise the waiver, together with a detailed justification thereof. **(d) Sense of Congress** It is the sense of Congress that

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22 U.S.C. § 6445 — Description of Presidential actions

Page 1819 TITLE 22—FOREIGN RELATIONS AND INTERCOURSE § 6445 regarding steps to cease the pattern of viola- tions by that government, and if public disclo- sure of such negotiations or agreement would jeopardize the negotiations or the implemen- tation of such agreement, as the case may be, the President may refrain from disclosing such negotiations and such agreement to the public, except that the President shall inform the appropriate congressional committees of the nature and extent of such negotiations and any agreement reached. (c) Duty to consult with humanitarian organiza- tions The President should consult with appropriate humanitarian and religious organizations con- cerning the potential impact of United States policies to promote freedom of religion in coun- tries described in subsection (a). (d) Duty to consult with United States interested parties The President shall, as appropriate, consult with United States interested parties as to the potential impact of intended Presidential action or actions in countries described in subsection (a) on economic or other interests of the United States. (Pub. L. 105–292, title IV, § 403, Oct. 27, 1998, 112 Stat. 2804.) § 6444. Report to Congress (a) In general Subject to subsection (b), not later than 90 days after the President decides to take action under section 6441 of this title in response to violations of religious freedom and the Presi- dent decides to take action under paragraphs (9) through (15) of section 6445(a) of this title (or commensurate action in substitution thereto) with respect to that country, or not later than 90 days after the President designates a country as a country of particular concern for religious freedom under section 6442 of this title, as the case may be

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