22 U.S.C. § 6449
Any Presidential action taken under this chapter with respect to a foreign country shall terminate on the earlier of the following dates:
Within 2 years of the effective date of the Presidential action unless expressly reauthorized by law.
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.
22 U.S.C. § 6449
EDITORIAL NOTES
REFERENCES IN TEXTThis chapter, referred to in text, was in the original "this Act", meaning Pub. L. 105-292, 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.
- Commission
- The term "Commission" means the United States Commission on International Religious Freedom established in section 6431(a) of this title.
- particularly severe violations of religious freedom
- The term "particularly severe violations of religious freedom" means systematic, ongoing, egregious violations of religious freedom, including violations such as-(A) torture or cruel, inhuman, or degrading treatment or punishment;(B) prolonged detention without charges;(C) causing the disappearance of persons by the abduction or clandestine detention of those persons; or(D) other flagrant denial of the right to life, liberty, or the security of persons.