The bill would establish an Office to Monitor and Combat Islamophobia within the Department of State within 120 days of enactment. A Special Envoy appointed by the Secretary of State would lead the office and monitor acts of Islamophobia and related incitement in foreign countries. The office would help prepare information for U.S. reports on human rights and religious freedom. Those reports would include, where applicable, information about violence, harassment, vandalism, hateful propaganda, government responses, religious freedom protections, and anti-bias education. The reporting changes would take effect 180 days after enactment.
The bill concerns U.S. monitoring and reporting about Islamophobia in foreign countries. It does not describe direct services or benefits for individuals in the United States.
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The bill's stated purpose is to monitor and combat Islamophobia and Islamophobic incitement in foreign countries, and to include related information in U.S. reports.
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