Title 22, Foreign Relations and IntercourseRelease 119-110

§6449 Termination of Presidential Actions

Title 22 › CHAPTER 73 — INTERNATIONAL RELIGIOUS FREEDOM › SUBCHAPTER III — PRESIDENTIAL ACTIONS › Part A — Targeted Responses to Violations of Religious Freedom Abroad › § 6449

Last updated Sep 22, 2026|Official source

Summary

A Presidential action for a foreign country ends within 2 years unless reauthorized, or sooner if the President, with the Commission, certifies to Congress that the foreign government has taken steps to stop severe religious‑freedom abuses.

Full Legal Text

Title 22, §6449

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Any Presidential action taken under this chapter with respect to a foreign country shall terminate on the earlier of the following dates:

(1)Termination date

Within 2 years of the effective date of the Presidential action unless expressly reauthorized by law.

(2)Foreign government actions

Upon the determination by the President, in consultation with the Commission, and certification to Congress that the foreign government has ceased or taken substantial and verifiable steps to cease the particularly severe violations of religious freedom.

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References in Text

This chapter, referred to in text, was in the original “this Act”, meaning Pub. L. 105–292, Oct. 27, 1998, 112 Stat. 2787, known as the International Religious Freedom Act of 1998, which is classified principally to this chapter. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see

Short Title

note set out under section 6401 of this title and Tables.

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Citation

22 U.S.C. § 6449

Title 22, Foreign Relations and Intercourse

Last Updated

Sep 22, 2026

Release point: 119-110