§6433a Strategic Plan

Summary

The Chair and Vice Chair must lead a strategic policy and organization review and make a written strategic plan. They must start the review within 60 days after October 16, 2015 and do it at least every two years. They must work with the other Commissioners, the Ambassador-at-Large for International Religious Freedom, staff, and any others they choose together. The review must look at the Commission’s duties and powers, set prioritized actions the Commission needs to take, check the annual report’s scope and timing, and review personnel policies. The Commission should try to agree unanimously. If unanimity is impossible, the Chair and Vice Chair can approve plan items if a majority of Commissioners appointed by officials of the President’s party and a majority appointed by officials of the other party both agree. The Chair and Vice Chair must send a written strategic plan to the appropriate congressional committees not later than 180 days after December 20, 2019 and every 2 years after that. The plan must list priorities, any proposed changes to the annual report and personnel rules, and the funding needed. The Commission may put into effect personnel and annual-report items in the plan even if other rules might limit that. On request, the Commission must give documents and provide testimony to the appropriate congressional committees. “Appropriate congressional committees” means the Senate Foreign Relations Committee; the House Foreign Affairs Committee; the Senate Appropriations Committee; and the House Appropriations Committee. “Commission” means the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom. “Commissioner” means a member of the Commission. “Vice Chair” means the Vice Chair appointed by an official from the party opposite the Chair’s appointer.