---
kind: "diff"
citation: "H.R. 4653"
bill: "113-hr-4653"
heading: "United States Commission on International Religious Freedom Reauthorization Act of 2014"
from: "ih"
from_label: "Introduced in House"
to: "eh"
to_label: "Engrossed in House"
sections_amended: 4
sections_added: 0
sections_removed: 1
url: "https://uscodex.org/bills/113/hr/4653/changes/eh"
---

# H.R. 4653 — what changed

H.R. 4653, United States Commission on International Religious Freedom Reauthorization Act of 2014 — 4 sections amended and 1 removed between Introduced in House and Engrossed in House.

Edits are marked `<del>struck</del>` and `<ins>inserted</ins>`.

## Sec. 2 Establishment and composition

- (a) In general— Subsection (a) of section 201 of the International Religious Freedom Act of 1998 (22 U.S.C. 6431) is amended by inserting before the period at the end the following: “, which shall be an independent Federal Government advisory body”.
- (b) <del>Membership—</del><ins>Selection—</ins> <del>Subsection (b)(3) </del><ins>Subparagraph (A) </ins>of section <del>201 </del><ins>201(b)(2) </ins>of the International Religious Freedom Act of 1998 (22 U.S.C. <del>6431) </del><ins>6431(b)(2) </ins>is amended by <del>striking “The appointments required by paragraph (1) shall be made not later than 120 days after the date of the enactment of this Act.” and </del>inserting <ins>at </ins>the <del>following: “The President and Members of Congress are encouraged to appoint members of </del><ins>end </ins>the <ins>following new sentence: “The </ins>Commission <del>within 90 days of </del><ins>as </ins>a <del>vacancy </del><ins>whole shall also have expertise </ins>on the <del>Commission.”.</del><ins>variety of faiths practiced around the world.”.</ins>
- (c) <ins>Membership—</ins> <ins>Subsection (b)(3) of section 201 of the International Religious Freedom Act of 1998 (22 U.S.C. 6431) is amended by striking “The appointments required by paragraph (1) shall be made not later than 120 days after the date of the enactment of this Act.” and inserting the following: “An appointment required by subparagraph (B) of paragraph (1) should be made within 90 days of a vacancy on the Commission.”.</ins>
- (d) [was (4)] Vacancies— Subsection (g) of section 201 of the International Religious Freedom Act of 1998 (22 U.S.C. 6431) is amended by striking the second sentence.

## Sec. 4 Commission personnel matters

- (a) In general— Subsection (a) of section 204 of the International Religious Freedom Act of 1998 (22 U.S.C. 6432b) is amended in the second sentence, by inserting “voting” after “nine”.
- (b) Compensation— Subsection (b) of section 204 of the International Religious Freedom Act of 1998 (22 U.S.C. 6432b) is amended by inserting “voting members of the” after “The”.
- (c) Security clearances— Subsection (e) of section 204 of the International Religious Freedom Act of 1998 (22 U.S.C. 6432b) is amended by adding at the end the following new sentence: “The Department of State is encouraged to allow Commissioners and Commission staff with the appropriate security clearance access to classified information, in order to fulfill the duties and responsibilities of their positions.”.
- (d) <ins>Application of antidiscrimination laws—</ins> <ins>Subsection (g) of section 204 of the International Religious Freedom Act of 1998 (22 U.S.C. 6432b) is amended by inserting “, including discrimination on the basis of religion” after “employment discrimination”.</ins>

## Sec. 5 Standards of conduct and disclosure

- <del>Subsection (a) </del><ins>Paragraph (2) </ins>of section <del>207 </del><ins>208(d)(2) </ins>of the International Religious Freedom Act of 1998 (22 U.S.C. <del>6435) </del><ins>6435a(d)(2)) </ins>is amended by <del>striking “2014” and inserting “2019”.</del><ins>adding at the end the following new subparagraph:</ins>
- <ins>“(H) Intern, fellowship, and volunteer programs that are primarily of educational benefit to the intern, fellow, or volunteer. Sponsoring private parties may provide compensation and benefits to interns, fellows, and volunteers, provided that no conflict of interest arises. The number, duration, and funding source of any such internship, fellowship, or volunteer programs shall be described in the annual financial report required by subsection (e).”</ins>

## Sec. 6 Extension and termination of authority

- <del>Paragraph (2) of section 208(d)(2) of the </del><ins>The </ins>International Religious Freedom Act of 1998 <del>(22 U.S.C. 6435a(d)(2)) </del>is <del>amended by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:</del><ins>amended—</ins>
- (1) <ins>in subsection (a) of section 207 (22 U.S.C. 6435), by striking “2014” and inserting “2019”; and</ins>
- (2) <ins>in section 209 (22 U.S.C. 6436), by striking “September 30, 2014” and inserting “September 30, 2019”.</ins>
- <del>“(H) Intern, fellowship, and volunteer programs that are primarily of educational benefit to the intern, fellow, or volunteer. Sponsoring private parties may provide compensation and benefits to interns, fellows, and volunteers, provided that no conflict of interest arises.”</del>

## Sec. 7 Termination — removed

- <del>Section 209 of the International Religious Freedom Act of 1998 (22 U.S.C. 6436) is amended by striking “September 30, 2014” and inserting “September 30, 2019”.</del>