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[CITE: 22USC6443]

 
               TITLE 22--FOREIGN RELATIONS AND INTERCOURSE
 
               CHAPTER 73--INTERNATIONAL RELIGIOUS FREEDOM
 
                  SUBCHAPTER III--PRESIDENTIAL ACTIONS
 
  Part A--Targeted Responses to Violations of Religious Freedom Abroad
 
Sec. 6443. Consultations


(a) In general

    As soon as practicable after the President decides to take action 
under section 6441 of this title in response to violations of religious 
freedom and the President decides to take action under paragraphs (9) 
through (15) of section 6445(a) of this title (or commensurate action in 
substitution thereto) with respect to that country, or not later than 90 
days after the President designates a country as a country of particular 
concern for religious freedom under section 6442 of this title, as the 
case may be, the President shall carry out the consultations required in 
this section.

(b) Duty to consult with foreign governments prior to taking 
        Presidential actions

                           (1) In general

        The President shall--
            (A) request consultation with the government of such country 
        regarding the violations giving rise to designation of that 
        country as a country of particular concern for religious freedom 
        or to Presidential action under section 6441 of this title; and
            (B) if agreed to, enter into such consultations, privately 
        or publicly.

                    (2) Use of multilateral fora

        If the President determines it to be appropriate, such 
    consultations may be sought and may occur in a multilateral forum, 
    but, in any event, the President shall consult with appropriate 
    foreign governments for the purposes of achieving a coordinated 
    international policy on actions that may be taken with respect to a 
    country described in subsection (a) of this section, prior to 
    implementing any such action.

       (3) Election of nondisclosure of negotiations to public

        If negotiations are undertaken or an agreement is concluded with 
    a foreign government regarding steps to cease the pattern of 
    violations by that government, and if public disclosure of such 
    negotiations or agreement would jeopardize the negotiations or the 
    implementation of such agreement, as the case may be, the President 
    may refrain from disclosing such negotiations and such agreement to 
    the public, except that the President shall inform the appropriate 
    congressional committees of the nature and extent of such 
    negotiations and any agreement reached.

(c) Duty to consult with humanitarian organizations

    The President should consult with appropriate humanitarian and 
religious organizations concerning the potential impact of United States 
policies to promote freedom of religion in countries described in 
subsection (a) of this section.

(d) Duty to consult with United States interested parties

    The President shall, as appropriate, consult with United States 
interested parties as to the potential impact of intended Presidential 
action or actions in countries described in subsection (a) of this 
section on economic or other interests of the United States.

(Pub. L. 105-292, title IV, Sec. 403, Oct. 27, 1998, 112 Stat. 2804.)

                  Section Referred to in Other Sections

    This section is referred to in sections 6441, 6442, 6444 of this 
title.
