[Congressional Bills 112th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2867 Engrossed Amendment Senate (EAS)]

                  In the Senate of the United States,

                                                     December 13, 2011.
    Resolved, That the bill from the House of Representatives (H.R. 
2867) entitled ``An Act to reauthorize the International Religious 
Freedom Act of 1998, and for other purposes.'', do pass with the 
following

                              AMENDMENTS:

(1)Beginning on page 2, strike line 6 and all that follows through 
``(3)'' on page 4, line 18, and insert the following:
    (a) Terms.--Section 201(c) of the International Religious Freedom 
Act of 1998 (22 U.S.C. 6431(c)) is amended--
            (1) by striking paragraph (1) and inserting the following:
            ``(1) In general.--The term of office of each member of the 
        Commission shall be 2 years. An individual, including any 
        member appointed to the Commission prior to the date of the 
        enactment of the United States Commission on International 
        Religious Freedom Reform and Reauthorization Act of 2011, shall 
        not serve more than 2 terms as a member of the Commission under 
        any circumstance. For any member serving on the Commission on 
        such date who has completed at least 2 full terms on the 
        Commission, such member's term shall expire 90 days after such 
        date. A member of the Commission may not serve after the 
        expiration of that member's term.''; and
            (2)

(2)On page 5, line 3, strike ``(c)'' and insert ``(b)''.

(3)On page 5, strike lines 9 through 19 and insert the following:
    (c) Application of Federal Travel Regulation and Department of 
State Standardized Regulations to the Commission.--Section 201(i) of 
the International Religious Freedom Act of 1998 (22 U.S.C. 6431(i)) is 
amended by adding at the end the following: ``Members of the Commission 
are subject to the requirements set forth in chapters 300 through 304 
of title 41, Code of Federal Regulations (commonly known as the 
`Federal Travel Regulation') and the Department of State Standardized 
Regulations governing authorized travel at government expense, 
including regulations concerning the mode of travel, lodging and per 
diem expenditures, reimbursement payments, and expense reporting and 
documentation requirements.''.

(4)On page 5, strike line 21 and insert the following:
    (a) In General.--Section 204 of the International Religious Freedom

(5)On page 6, between lines 16 and 17, insert the following:
    (b) Pending Claims.--Any administrative or judicial claim or action 
pending on the date of the enactment of this Act may be maintained 
under section 204(g) of the International Religious Freedom Act of 
1998, as added by subsection (a).

(6)On page 6, line 21, strike ``and 2013'' and insert ``through 2014''.

(7)On page 7, line 9, strike ``2013'' and insert ``2014''.

            Attest:

                                                             Secretary.
112th CONGRESS

  1st Session

                               H.R. 2867

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                               AMENDMENTS