§ 6447. Presidential waiver

Legislative history

Reconstructed from this section’s Code source credit and amendment notes, resolved against the local Statutes at Large. Editorial notes are evidence, not the law that made the change.

1. 1998

   International Religious Freedom Act of 1998

   Pub. L. 105–292 title IV § 407 · 112 Stat. 2787

   Enacted · 22 U.S.C. § 6447

   Pub. L. 105–292, title IV, § 407, Oct. 27, 1998, 112 Stat. 2808

   Source evidence

   Code source credit
   Pub. L. 105–292, title IV, § 407, Oct. 27, 1998, 112 Stat. 2808

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   SEC. 407. PRESIDENTIAL WAIVER. (a) In General.— Subject to subsection (b), the President may waive the application of any of the actions described in paragraphs (9) through (15) of section 405(a) (or commensurate action in substitution thereto) with respect to a country, if the President determines and so reports to the appropriate congressional committees that— (1) the respective foreign government has ceased the violations giving rise to the Presidential action; (2) the exercise of such waiver authority would further the purposes of this Act; or (3) the important national interest of the United States requires the exercise of such waiver authority. (b) Congressional Notification.— Not later than the date of the exercise of a waiver under subsection (a), the President shall notify the appropriate congressional committees of the waiver or the intention to exercise the waiver, together with a detailed justification thereof.

2. 2016

   Frank R. Wolf International Religious Freedom Act

   Pub. L. 114–281 § 304(1)(A) · 130 Stat. 1426

   1. Substituted · 22 U.S.C. § 6447(a)

      Pub. L. 114–281, § 304(1)(A), (B), in introductory provisions, substituted “subsection (c)” for “subsection (b)”

   2. Inserted · 22 U.S.C. § 6447(a)

      Pub. L. 114–281, § 304(1)(A), (B), in introductory provisions, inserted “, for a single, 180-day period,” after “may waive”

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 114–281, § 304(1)(A), (B), in introductory provisions, substituted “subsection (c)” for “subsection (b)” and inserted “, for a single, 180-day period,” after “may waive”.

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   (A) by striking “subsection (b)” and inserting “subsection (c)”;

3. 2016

   Frank R. Wolf International Religious Freedom Act

   Pub. L. 114–281 § 304(1)(C) · 130 Stat. 1426

   1. Redesignated · 22 U.S.C. § 6447(a)(1)(3)

      Pub. L. 114–281, § 304(1)(C), (D), redesignated pars. (2) and (3) as (1) and (2), respectively

   2. Struck · 22 U.S.C. § 6447(a)(1)(3)

      Pub. L. 114–281, § 304(1)(C), (D), struck out former par. (1) which read as follows: “the respective foreign government has ceased the violations giving rise to the Presidential action;”

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Subsec. (a)(1) to (3). Pub. L. 114–281, § 304(1)(C), (D), redesignated pars. (2) and (3) as (1) and (2), respectively, and struck out former par. (1) which read as follows: “the respective foreign government has ceased the violations giving rise to the Presidential action;”.

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   (C) by striking paragraph (1); and

4. 2016

   Frank R. Wolf International Religious Freedom Act

   Pub. L. 114–281 § 304(3) · 130 Stat. 1426

   Redesignated · 22 U.S.C. § 6447(b)

   Pub. L. 114–281, § 304(3), added subsec. (b). Former subsec. (b) redesignated (c)

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 114–281, § 304(3), added subsec. (b). Former subsec. (b) redesignated (c).

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   (3) by inserting after subsection (a) the following: “(b) Additional Authority.— Subject to subsection (c), the President may waive, for any additional specified period of time after the 180-day period described in subsection (a), the application of any of the actions described in paragraphs (9) through (15) of section 405(a) (or a commensurate substitute action) with respect to a country, if the President determines and reports to the appropriate congressional committees that— “(1) the respective foreign government has ceased the violations giving rise to the Presidential action; or “(2) the important national interest of the United States requires the exercise of such waiver authority.” ;

5. 2016

   Frank R. Wolf International Religious Freedom Act

   Pub. L. 114–281 § 304(2) · 130 Stat. 1426

   1. Redesignated · 22 U.S.C. § 6447(c)

      Pub. L. 114–281, § 304(2), (4), redesignated subsec. (b) as (c)

   2. Inserted · 22 U.S.C. § 6447(c)

      Pub. L. 114–281, § 304(2), (4), inserted “or (b)” after “subsection (a)”

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 114–281, § 304(2), (4), redesignated subsec. (b) as (c) and inserted “or (b)” after “subsection (a)”.

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   (2) by redesignating subsection (b) as subsection (c);

6. 2016

   Frank R. Wolf International Religious Freedom Act

   Pub. L. 114–281 § 304(5) · 130 Stat. 1426

   Added · 22 U.S.C. § 6447(d)

   Pub. L. 114–281, § 304(5), added subsec. (d)

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Subsec. (d). Pub. L. 114–281, § 304(5), added subsec. (d).

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   (5) by adding at the end the following: “(d) Sense of Congress.— It is the sense of Congress that— “(1) ongoing and persistent waivers of the application of any of the actions described in paragraphs (9) through (15) of section 405(a) (or commensurate substitute action) with respect to a country do not fulfill the purposes of this Act; and “(2) because the promotion of religious freedom is an important interest of United States foreign policy, the President, the Secretary of State, and other executive branch officials, in consultation with Congress, should seek to find ways to address existing violations, on a case-by-case basis, through the actions described in section 405 or other commensurate substitute action.” .

9 of 9 references resolved to an enrolled provision