text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
  
      This Act may be cited as the ``United States Commission on 
  International Religious Freedom Reform and Reauthorization Act of 
  2011''.
  
  SEC. 2. ESTABLISHMENT AND COMPOSITION.
  
      (a) Terms.--Section 201(c) of the International Religious Freedom 
  Act of 1998 (22 U.S.C. 6431(c)) is amended--
              (1) in paragraph (1), by striking the last sentence and 
          inserting the following: ``An individual is not eligible to 
          serve more than two consecutive terms as a member of the 
          Commission. Each member serving on the Commission on the date 
          of enactment of the United States Commission on International 
          Religious Freedom Reform and Reauthorization Act of 2011 may be 
          reappointed to not more than one additional consecutive 
          term.'';
              (2) in paragraph (2)--
                      (A) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``May 15, 
                  2003, through May 14, 2005'' and inserting ``May 15, 
                  2012, through May 14, 2014''; and
                      (B) in subparagraph (E), by striking ``May 15, 
                  2003, and shall end on May 14, 2004'' and inserting 
                  ``May 15, 2012, and shall end on May 14, 2013''; and
              (3) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
              ``(3) Ineligibility for reappointment.--If a member of the 
          Commission attends, by being physically present or by 
          conference call, less than 75 percent of the meetings of the 
          Commission during one of that member's terms on the Commission, 
          the member shall not be eligible for reappointment to the 
          Commission.''.
      (b) Election of Chair.--Section 201(d) of the International 
  Religious Freedom Act of 1998 (22 U.S.C. 6431(d)) is amended by 
  inserting at the end the following: ``No member of the Commission is 
  eligible to be elected as Chair of the Commission for a second, 
  consecutive term.''.
      (c) Applicability.--A member of the United States Commission on 
  International Religious Freedom who is serving on the Commission on the 
  date of enactment of this Act shall continue to serve on the Commission 
  until the expiration of the current term of the member under the terms 
  and conditions for membership on the Commission as in effect on the day 
  before the date of the enactment of this Act.
  
  SEC. 3. APPLICATION OF ANTIDISCRIMINATION LAWS.
  
      Section 204 of the International Religious Freedom Act of 1998 (22 
  U.S.C. 6432b) is amended by inserting after subsection (f) the 
  following new subsection:
      ``(g) Application of Antidiscrimination Laws.--For purposes of 
  providing remedies and procedures to address alleged violations of 
  rights and protections that pertain to employment discrimination, 
  family and medical leave, fair labor standards, employee polygraph 
  protection, worker adjustment and retraining, veterans' employment and 
  reemployment, intimidation or reprisal, protections under the Americans 
  with Disabilities Act of 1990, occupational safety and health, labor-
  management relations, and rights and protections that apply to 
  employees whose pay is disbursed by the Secretary of the Senate or the 
  Chief Administrative Officer of the House of Representatives, all 
  employees of the Commission shall be treated as employees whose pay is 
  disbursed by the Secretary of the Senate or the Chief Administrative 
  Officer of the House of Representatives and the Commission shall be 
  treated as an employing office of the Senate or the House of 
  Representatives.''.
  
  SEC. 4. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
  
      Section 207(a) of the International Religious Freedom Act of 1998 
  (22 U.S.C. 6435(a)) is amended by striking ``for the fiscal year 2003'' 
  and inserting ``for each of the fiscal years 2012 and 2013''.
  
  SEC. 5. STANDARDS OF CONDUCT AND DISCLOSURE.
  
      Section 208 of the International Religious Freedom Act of 1998 (22 
  U.S.C. 6435a) is amended--
              (1) in subsection (c)(1), by striking ``$100,000'' and 
          inserting ``$250,000''; and
              (2) in subsection (e), by striking ``International 
          Relations'' and inserting ``Foreign Affairs''.
  
  SEC. 6. TERMINATION.
  
      Section 209 of the International Religious Freedom Act of 1998 (22 
  U.S.C. 6436) is amended by striking ``September 30, 2011'' and 
  inserting ``September 30, 2013''.
  
  SEC. 7. REPORT ON EFFECTIVENESS OF PROGRAMS TO PROMOTE RELIGIOUS 
                FREEDOM.
  
      (a) In General.--Not later than 1 year after the date of the 
  enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States 
  shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report on 
  the implementation of this Act and the amendments made by this Act.
      (b) Consultation.--The Comptroller General shall consult with the 
  appropriate congressional committees and nongovernmental organizations 
  for purposes of preparing the report.
      (c) Matters To Be Included.--The report shall include the 
  following:
              (1) A review of the effectiveness of all United States 
          Government programs to promote international religious freedom, 
          including their goals and objectives.
              (2) An assessment of the roles and functions of the Office 
          on International Religious Freedom established in section 
          101(a) of the International Religious Freedom Act of 1998 (22 
          U.S.C. 6411(a)) and the relationship of the Office to other 
          offices in the Department of State.
              (3) A review of the role of the Ambassador at Large for 
          International Religious Freedom appointed under section 101(b) 
          of the International Religious Freedom Act of 1998 (22 U.S.C. 
          6411(b)) and the placement of such position within the 
          Department of State.
              (4) A review and assessment of the goals and objectives of 
          the United States Commission on International Religious Freedom 
          established under section 201(a) of the International Religious 
          Freedom Act of 1998 (22 U.S.C. 6431(a)).
              (5) A comparative analysis of the structure of the United 
          States Commission on International Religious Freedom as an 
          independent non-partisan entity in relation to other United 
          States advisory commissions, whether or not such commissions 
          are under the direct authority of Congress.
              (6) A review of the relationship between the Ambassador at 
          Large for International Religious Freedom and the United States 
          Commission on International Religious Freedom, and possible 
          reforms that would improve the ability of both to reach their 
          goals and objectives.
      (d) Definition.--In this section, the term ``appropriate 
  congressional committees'' has the meaning given the term in section 3 
  of the International Religious Freedom Act of 1998 (22 U.S.C. 6402).
target: United States Commission on International Religious Freedom Reform and Reauthorization Act of 2011 - Amends the International Religious Freedom Act of 1998 to prohibit: (1) an individual from serving more than two consecutive terms as a member of the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom, (2) each member serving on the date of enactment of this Act from being reappointed to more than one additional consecutive term, (3) a member attending less than 75% of the meetings during one of such member's terms from being eligible for reappointment, and (4) a member from being eligible to be elected as Chair of the Commission for a second, consecutive term.
  
  Establishes staggered office terms by modifying certain terms of office conditions for members appointed to serve from May 15, 2012, through May 14, 2014.
  
  Requires, for purposes of providing remedies and procedures to address alleged violations of rights and protections that pertain to various specified antidiscrimination laws, that all employees of the Commission be treated as employees whose pay is disbursed by the Secretary of the Senate or the Chief Administrative Officer of the House of Representatives and that the Commission be treated as an employing office of the Senate or House.
  
  Increases to $250,000 the maximum amount the Commission may expend in any fiscal year to procure temporary or intermittent services contracts for the conduct of certain activities necessary to Commission functions.
  
  Extends the Commission's termination date to September 30, 2013.
feat_title: A bill to reauthorize the International Religious Freedom Act of 1998.