Title 22, Foreign Relations and IntercourseRelease 119-102
§6415 Programs and Allocations of Funds by United States Missions Abroad
Title 22 › CHAPTER 73 — INTERNATIONAL RELIGIOUS FREEDOM › SUBCHAPTER I — DEPARTMENT OF STATE ACTIVITIES › § 6415
Summary
Congress says U.S. diplomatic missions in countries where the government violates or allows violations of the right to freedom of religion should include a yearly plan to promote respect for that right. When deciding or recommending how to spend U.S. funds or whom to send for U.S.-funded programs and grants, missions should especially favor 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
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102