Title 22, Foreign Relations and IntercourseRelease 119-110
§6481 Business Codes of Conduct
Title 22 › CHAPTER 73 — INTERNATIONAL RELIGIOUS FREEDOM › SUBCHAPTER V — MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS › § 6481
Summary
Congress recognizes that international companies can affect human rights. It says those companies—especially ones in countries listed in the Annual Report for religious freedom violations—should write rules for how they treat workers that protect the right to practice religion and make sure beliefs or peaceful practices don't affect their job or pay.
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Title 22, §6481
Foreign Relations and Intercourse, Source: USLM XML via OLRC
(a)Congressional finding
Congress recognizes the increasing importance of transnational corporations as global actors, and their potential for providing positive leadership in their host countries in the area of human rights.
(b)Sense of Congress
It is the sense of the Congress that transnational corporations operating overseas, particularly those corporations operating in countries the governments of which have engaged in or tolerated violations of religious freedom, as identified in the Annual Report, should adopt codes of conduct—
(1)upholding the right to freedom of religion of their employees; and
(2)ensuring that a worker’s religious views and peaceful practices of belief in no way affect, or be allowed to affect, the status or terms of his or her employment.
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22 U.S.C. § 6481
Title 22, Foreign Relations and Intercourse
Last Updated
Sep 22, 2026
Release point: 119-110