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22 U.S.C. § 6449 — Presidential waiver
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**(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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**(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—
(1) ongoing and persistent waivers of 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 substitute action) with respect to a country do not fulfill the purposes of this chapter; and
(2) because the promotion of religious freedom is an important interest of United States foreign policy, the President, the Secretary of State, and other executive branch officials, in consultation with Congress, should seek to find ways to address existing violations, on a case-by-case basis, through the actions described in [section 6445 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title22-section6445&num=0&edition=prelim) or other commensurate substitute action.
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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 action
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**(a) Finding** Congress recognizes the enduring importance of United States institutions of higher education worldwide—
(1) for their potential for shaping positive leadership and new educational models in host countries; and
(2) for their emphasis on teaching universally recognized rights of free inquiry and academic freedom.
**(b) Sense of Congress** It is the sense of Congress that United States institutions of higher education operating campuses outside the United States or establishing any educational entities with foreign governments, particularly with or in countries the governments of which engage in or tolerate severe violations of religious freedom as identified in the Annual Report, should seek to adopt a voluntary code of conduct for operating in such countries that should—
(1) uphold the right of freedom of religion of their employees and students, including the right to manifest that religion peacefully as protected in international law;
(2) ensure that the religious views and peaceful practice of religion in no way affect, or be allowed to affect, the status of a worker’s or faculty member’s employment or a student’s enrollment; and
(3) make every effort in all negotiations, contracts, or memoranda of understanding engaged in or constructed with a foreign government to protect academic freedom and the rights enshrined in the United Nations Declaration of Human Rights.
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**(a) Response to particularly severe violations of religious freedom**
(1) **United States policy** — It shall be the policy of the United States—
(A) to oppose particularly severe violations of religious freedom that are or have been engaged in or tolerated by the governments of foreign countries; and
(B) to promote the right to freedom of religion in those countries through the actions described in subsection (c).
(2) **Requirement of Presidential action** — Whenever the President determines that the government of a foreign country has engaged in or tolerated particularly severe violations of religious freedom, the President shall oppose such violations and promote the right to religious freedom through one or more of the actions described in subsection (c).
**(b) Designations of countries of particular concern for religious freedom**
(1) **Annual review**
(A) *In general* — Not later than 90 days after the date on which each Annual Report is submitted under [section 6412(b) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title22-section6412/b&num=0&edition=prelim), the President shall—
(i) review the status of religious freedom in each foreign country to determine whether the government of that country has engaged in or tolerated particularly severe violations of religious freedom in each such country during the preceding 12 months or longer;
(ii) designate each country the government of which has engaged in or tolerated violations described in clause (i) as a country of particular concern for religious freedom; and
(iii) designate each country that engaged in or tolerated severe violations of religious freedom during the previous year, but does not meet, in the opinion of the President at the time of publicati
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TITLE 22—FOREIGN RELATIONS AND INTERCOURSE
§ 6449
1 See References in Text note below.
(4) Waivers
Any waiver under section 6447 of this title.
(b) Limited disclosure of information
The President may limit publication of infor-
mation under this section in the same manner
and to the same extent as the President may
limit the publication of findings and determina-
tions described in section 2414(c) of this title, if
the President determines that the publication of
information under this section—
(1) would be harmful to the national security
of the United States; or
(2) would not further the purposes of this
chapter.
(Pub. L. 105–292, title IV, § 408, Oct. 27, 1998, 112
Stat. 2808; Pub. L. 114–281, title III, § 305, Dec. 16,
2016, 130 Stat. 1436.)
Editorial Notes
REFERENCES IN TEXT
This chapter, referred to in subsec. (b)(2), was in the
original ‘‘this Act’’, meaning Pub. L. 105–292, Oct. 27,
1998, 112 Stat. 2787, known as the International Reli-
gious Freedom Act of 1998, which is classified prin-
cipally to this chapter. For complete classification of
this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under
section 6401 of this title and Tables.
AMENDMENTS
2016—Subsec. (a)(1). Pub. L. 114–281 inserted at end
‘‘Any designation of a non-state actor as an entity of
particular concern for religious freedom under section
6442a of this title and, if applicable and to the extent
practicable, the identities of individuals determined to
be responsible for violations described in subsection (f)
of such section.’’
§ 6449. Termination of Presidential actions
Any Presidential action taken under this
chapter with respect to a foreign country shall
terminate on the earlier of the following dates:
(1) Termination date
Within 2 years of the eff
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