This bill directs the State Department to establish a new Office to Monitor and Combat Islamophobia, to be led by a Special Envoy appointed by the Secretary of State within 120 days of the bill's enactment. The office will track acts of Islamophobia and related incitement in foreign countries and coordinate with nongovernmental and international organizations to fulfill its mandate. The bill also requires the State Department to include detailed information about Islamophobia—including physical violence, harassment, vandalism of Muslim institutions, and discriminatory propaganda—in its annual country human rights reports, religious freedom reports, and foreign aid assessments, starting 180 days after enactment. These reports must also document what foreign governments are doing to respond to such incidents and promote religious freedom and tolerance education. The bill does not specify dedicated funding, but the new office position and reporting requirements will operate within existing State Department resources.
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