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22 U.S.C. § 6432b — Duties of Commission
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**(a) In general** The Commission shall have as its primary responsibility—
(1) the annual and ongoing review of the facts and circumstances of violations of religious freedom presented in the Country Reports on Human Rights Practices, the Annual Report, and the Executive Summary, as well as information from other sources as appropriate; and
(2) the making of policy recommendations to the President, the Secretary of State, and Congress with respect to matters involving international religious freedom.
**(b) Policy review and recommendations in response to violations** The Commission, in evaluating United States Government policies in response to violations of religious freedom, shall consider and recommend options for policies of the United States Government with respect to each foreign country the government of which has engaged in or tolerated violations of religious freedom, including particularly severe violations of religious freedom, including diplomatic inquiries, diplomatic protest, official public protest demarche of protest, condemnation within multilateral fora, delay or cancellation of cultural or scientific exchanges, delay or cancellation of working, official, or state visits, reduction of certain assistance funds, termination of certain assistance funds, imposition of targeted trade sanctions, imposition of broad trade sanctions, and withdrawal of the chief of mission.
**(c) Policy review and recommendations in response to progress** The Commission, in evaluating the United States Government policies with respect to countries found to be taking deliberate steps and making significant improvement in respect for the right of religious freedom, shall consider and recommend policy options, including private commendation, diplomatic commendation, official
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**(a) In general** The Commission shall have as its primary responsibility—
(1) the annual and ongoing review of the facts and circumstances of violations of religious freedom presented in the Country Reports on Human Rights Practices, the Annual Report, and the Executive Summary, as well as information from other sources as appropriate; and
(2) the making of policy recommendations to the President, the Secretary of State, and Congress with respect to matters involving international religious freedom.
**(b) Policy review and recommendations in response to violations** The Commission, in evaluating United States Government policies in response to violations of religious freedom, shall consider and recommend options for policies of the United States Government with respect to each foreign country the government of which has engaged in or tolerated violations of religious freedom, including particularly severe violations of religious freedom, including diplomatic inquiries, diplomatic protest, official public protest demarche of protest, condemnation within multilateral fora, delay or cancellation of cultural or scientific exchanges, delay or cancellation of working, official, or state visits, reduction of certain assistance funds, termination of certain assistance funds, imposition of targeted trade sanctions, imposition of broad trade sanctions, and withdrawal of the chief of mission.
**(c) Policy review and recommendations in response to progress** The Commission, in evaluating the United States Government policies with respect to countries found to be taking deliberate steps and making significant improvement in respect for the right of religious freedom, shall consider and recommend policy options, including private commendation, diplomatic commendation, official public commendation, commendation within multilateral fora, an increase in cultural or scientific exchanges, or both, termination or reduction of existing Presidential actions, an increase in certain assistance funds, and invitations for working, official, or state visits.
**(d) Effects on religious communities and individuals** Together with specific policy recommendations provided under subsections (b) and (c), the Commission shall also indicate its evaluation of the potential effects of such policies, if implemented, on the religious communities and individuals whose rights are found to be violated in the country in question.
**(e) Monitoring**
(1) **In general** — The Commission shall, on an ongoing basis, monitor facts and circumstances of violations of religious freedom, in consultation with independent human rights groups and nongovernmental organizations, including churches and other religious communities, and make such recommendations as may be necessary to the appropriate officials and offices in the United States Government.
(2) **Tracking; review** — The Commission shall regularly—
(A) track the implementation by the United States Government of the recommendations it makes under paragraph (1); and
(B) review, to the extent practicable, the effectiveness of such implemented recommendations in advancing religious freedom internationally.
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**(a) Findings** Congress makes the following findings:
(1) The right to freedom of religion undergirds the very origin and existence of the United States. Many of our Nation’s founders fled religious persecution abroad, cherishing in their hearts and minds the ideal of religious freedom. They established in law, as a fundamental right and as a pillar of our Nation, the right to freedom of religion. From its birth to this day, the United States has prized this legacy of religious freedom and honored this heritage by standing for religious freedom and offering refuge to those suffering religious persecution.
(2) Freedom of religious belief and practice is a universal human right and fundamental freedom articulated in numerous international instruments, including the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, the Helsinki Accords, the Declaration on the Elimination of All Forms of Intolerance and Discrimination Based on Religion or Belief, the United Nations Charter, and the European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms.
(3) Article 18 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights recognizes that “Everyone has the right to freedom of thought, conscience, and religion. This right includes freedom to change his religion or belief, and freedom, either alone or in community with others and in public or private, to manifest his religion or belief in teaching, practice, worship, and observance.”. Article 18(1) of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights recognizes that “Everyone shall have the right to freedom of thought, conscience, and religion. This right shall include freedom to have or to adopt a religion or belief of his choice, and freedom, either individually or in
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**(a) Definitions** In this section:
(1) **Appropriate congressional committees** — The term “appropriate congressional committees” means—
(A) the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate;
(B) the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives;
(C) the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate; and
(D) the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives.
(2) **Commission** — The term “Commission” means the United States Commission on International Religious Freedom established under [section 6431 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title22-section6431&num=0&edition=prelim).
(3) **Commissioner** — The term “Commissioner” means a member of the Commission.
(4) **Vice Chair** — The term “Vice Chair” means the Vice Chair of the Commission who was appointed to such position by an elected official from the political party that is different from the political party of the elected official who appointed the Chair of the Commission.
**(b) Strategic policy and organizational review planning process** Not later than 60 days after October 16, 2015, and not less frequently than biennially thereafter, the Chair and Vice Chair of the Commission, in coordination with the Commissioners, the Ambassador-at-Large for International Religious Freedom, Commission staff, and others jointly selected by the Chair and Vice Chair, shall carry out a strategic policy and organizational review planning process that includes—
(1) a review of the duties set forth in [section 6432 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title22-section6432&num=0&edition=prelim) and the powers set forth in [section 6432a of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-titl
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TITLE 22—FOREIGN RELATIONS AND INTERCOURSE
§ 6432b
Subsec. (f). Pub. L. 116–94, § 806(b), designated existing
provisions as par. (1), inserted heading, and added par.
(2).
Subsec. (g). Pub. L. 116–94, § 806(c), added subsec. (g).
§ 6432b. Commission personnel matters
(a) In general
The Commission may, without regard to the
civil service laws and regulations, appoint and
terminate an Executive Director and such other
additional personnel as may be necessary to en-
able the Commission to perform its duties. The
decision to employ or terminate an Executive
Director shall be made by an affirmative vote of
at least six of the nine members of the Commis-
sion.
(b) Compensation
The Commission may provide reasonable com-
pensation to the Executive Director without re-
gard to the provisions of chapter 51 and sub-
chapter III of chapter 53 of title 5 relating to
classification of positions and General Schedule
pay rates, except that the rate of pay for the Ex-
ecutive Director may not exceed the rate pay-
able under level II of the Executive Schedule
under section 5313 of such title. The rate of pay
for other personnel of the Commission may not
exceed the rate payable for level IV of the Exec-
utive Schedule under section 5315 of such title.
All employees of the Commission shall other-
wise be treated as employees whose pay is dis-
bursed by the Secretary of the Senate, including
for purposes of applying the Standing Rules of
the Senate. The Commission shall be treated as
an employing office of the Senate.
(c) Professional staff
The Commission and the Executive Director
shall hire Commission staff on the basis of pro-
fessional and nonpartisan qualifications. Com-
missioners may not individually hire staff of the
Commission. Staff shall serv
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