Definitions

In this chapter: The term “Ambassador at Large” means the Ambassador at Large for International Religious Freedom appointed under section 6411(b) of this title. The term “Annual Report” means the Annual Report on International Religious Freedom described in section 6412(b) of this title. The term “appropriate congressional committees” means— The term “commensurate action” means action taken by the President under section 6445(b) of this title. The term “Commission” means the United States Commission on International Religious Freedom established in section 6431(a) of this title. The term “Country Reports on Human Rights Practices” means the annual reports required to be submitted by the Department of State to Congress under sections 2151n(d) and 2304(b) of this title. The term “Executive Summary” means the Executive Summary to the Annual Report, as described in section 6412(b)(1)(F) of this title. The term “government” or “foreign government” includes any agency or instrumentality of the government. The term “Human Rights Reports” means all reports submitted by the Department of State to Congress under sections 2151n and 2304 of this title. The term “institution of higher education” has the meaning given that term in section 1001 of title 20. The term “non-state actor” means a nonsovereign entity that— The term “Office” means the Office on International Religious Freedom established in section 6411(a) of this title. The term “particularly severe violations of religious freedom” means systematic, ongoing, egregious violations of religious freedom, including violations such as— The term “Special Adviser” means the Special Adviser to the President on International Religious Freedom described in section 3021(i) of title 50.22 See References in Text note below. The term “Special Watch List” means the Special Watch List described in section 6442(b)(1)(A)(iii) of this title. The term “violations of religious freedom” means violations of the internationally recognized right to freedom of religion and religious belief and practice, as set forth in the international instruments referred to in section 6401(a)(2) of this title and as described in section 6401(a)(3) of this title, including violations such as— arbitrary prohibitions on, restrictions of, or punishment for—