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This bill directs the Secretary of State to submit comprehensive reports to Congress every 90 days on U.S. efforts to address religious persecution and mass atrocities in Nigeria, specifically documenting violence against Christians by Boko Haram, ISIS West Africa, and Fulani militant groups that have reportedly killed tens of thousands and displaced millions since 2009. The legislation expresses Congress's support for designating Nigeria as a Country of Particular Concern for religious freedom violations and calls on the State Department to impose targeted sanctions under the Global Magnitsky Act against individuals and entities responsible for the violence, while also considering whether certain Fulani militias should be designated as foreign terrorist organizations. The bill mandates that reports assess Nigeria's compliance with international religious freedom standards, document U.S. security assistance and whether it risks enabling persecution, detail humanitarian aid coordination, and evaluate progress on prosecuting perpetrators and repealing Nigeria's death-penalty blasphemy laws. While no specific funding is allocated in the bill itself, it references existing appropriations authority and emphasizes conditioning future U.S. foreign assistance to Nigeria on concrete improvements in protecting religious minorities and addressing extremist violence.

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