Public Law 105-292

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Public Law 105-292 is the U.S. federal statute commonly known as the International Religious Freedom Act of 1998, which established mechanisms to promote and monitor religious freedom worldwide as a core component of American foreign policy.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf United States federal statute
human rights legislation
aimsTo integrate religious freedom concerns into United States foreign policy
monitor violations of religious freedom worldwide
promote religious freedom worldwide
appliesTo United States Department of State NERFINISHED
United States executive branch NERFINISHED
United States foreign assistance programs NERFINISHED
authorizes presidential actions in response to severe violations of religious freedom
bindingOn U.S. federal agencies engaged in foreign policy
chamberOfOrigin United States House of Representatives NERFINISHED
codifiedAs 22 U.S.C. § 6401 et seq.
country United States of America
createsMechanism monitoring of global religious freedom conditions
policy responses to severe religious persecution
reporting to the U.S. Congress on religious freedom
dateSigned 1998-10-27
declares promotion of religious freedom as a core objective of United States foreign policy
defines Countries of Particular Concern for religious freedom
violations of religious freedom
enactedBy 105th United States Congress NERFINISHED
establishes Office of International Religious Freedom in the U.S. Department of State NERFINISHED
United States Commission on International Religious Freedom NERFINISHED
position of Ambassador-at-Large for International Religious Freedom
influenced international norms on religious freedom monitoring
subsequent U.S. religious freedom legislation
jurisdiction United States government
surface form: federal government of the United States
language English
officialName International Religious Freedom Act of 1998 NERFINISHED
policyArea foreign policy
international human rights
religious liberty
primarySubject human rights
international religious freedom
publicLawNumber 105-292 NERFINISHED
relatedTo United States human rights policy
United States sanctions policy NERFINISHED
freedom of religion or belief
requires annual U.S. Department of State report on international religious freedom
designation of Countries of Particular Concern for religious freedom violations
shortName IRFA NERFINISHED
signedBy Bill Clinton
sponsoredBy Don Nickles NERFINISHED
Frank Wolf NERFINISHED
typeOfSanctionsAuthorized diplomatic measures
economic measures
targeted sanctions against responsible officials
yearEnacted 1998

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