Title 22 — Foreign Relations and IntercourseRelease 119-73

§6415 Programs and allocations of funds by United States missions abroad

Title 22 › Chapter CHAPTER 73— - INTERNATIONAL RELIGIOUS FREEDOM › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER I— - DEPARTMENT OF STATE ACTIVITIES › § 6415

Last updated Apr 6, 2026|Official source

Summary

U.S. diplomatic missions in countries where the government engages in or allows violations of the internationally recognized right to freedom of religion should include a yearly plan to promote respect for that right as part of their program planning. When deciding how to use or recommend U.S. government funds or candidates for programs and grants, those missions should give special attention to programs and people that help promote religious freedom.

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Title 22, §6415

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It is the sense of the Congress that—

(1)United States diplomatic missions in countries the governments of which engage in or tolerate violations of the internationally recognized right to freedom of religion should develop, as part of annual program planning, a strategy to promote respect for the internationally recognized right to freedom of religion; and

(2)in allocating or recommending the allocation of funds or the recommendation of candidates for programs and grants funded by the United States Government, United States diplomatic missions should give particular consideration to those programs and candidates deemed to assist in the promotion of the right to religious freedom.

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22 U.S.C. § 6415

Title 22 — Foreign Relations and Intercourse

Last Updated

Apr 6, 2026

Release point: 119-73