Pub. L. 116-94, div. J, tit. VIII, sec. 803 (as amended)

COMPOSITION OF COMMISSION.

Year: 2025Length: 248 wordsOfficial source
SEC. 803. COMPOSITION OF COMMISSION. Section 201 of the International Religious Freedom Act of 1998 (22 U.S.C. 6431) is amended— (1) in subsection (b)(2)— (A) by striking “(A) In general.—”; and (B) by striking subparagraph (B); (2) by amending subsection (d) to read as follows: “(d) Election of Chair and Vice Chair.—At the first meeting of the Commission after May 30 of each year, a majority of the members of the Commission who are present and voting shall elect a Chair and a Vice Chair. The Vice Chair shall have been appointed by an officeholder from a different political party than the officeholder who appointed the member of the Commission who was elected Chair. The positions of Chair and Vice Chair shall be rotated annually between members who were appointed to the Commission by officeholders of different political parties.” ; (3) in subsection (f), by striking “Country Report on Human Rights Practices” and inserting “International Religious Freedom Report”; and (4) by adding at the end the following: “(j) Removal.—If a payment is made under section 415(a) of the Congressional Accountability Act of 1995 (2 U.S.C. 1415(a)) for an award or settlement in connection with a claim alleging a violation of unlawful harassment, intimidation, reprisal, or discrimination under the Congressional Accountability Act of 1995 (2 U.S.C. 1301 et seq.) that was committed personally by an individual who, at the time of committing the violation, was a Member of the Commission, the Member shall be removed from the Commission.” .
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