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22 USC § 6448 - Publication in Federal Register

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identifier: "/us/usc/t22/s6448"
source: "usc"
legal_status: "official_prima_facie"
title: "22 USC § 6448 - Publication in Federal Register"
title_number: 22
title_name: "FOREIGN RELATIONS AND INTERCOURSE"
section_number: "6448"
section_name: "Publication in Federal Register"
chapter_number: 73
chapter_name: "INTERNATIONAL RELIGIOUS FREEDOM"
subchapter_number: "III"
subchapter_name: "PRESIDENTIAL ACTIONS"
part_number: "A"
part_name: "Targeted Responses to Violations of Religious Freedom Abroad"
positive_law: false
currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-03-26"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
source_credit: "(Pub. L. 105–292, title IV, § 408, Oct. 27, 1998, 112 Stat. 2808; Pub. L. 114–281, title III, § 305, Dec. 16, 2016, 130 Stat. 1436.)"
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# § 6448. Publication in Federal Register

**(a)** **In general** Subject to subsection (b), the President shall cause to be published in the Federal Register the following:

**(1)** **Determinations of governments, officials, and entities of particular concern** section 6442(b)(1) of this titlesection 6442(b)(2) of this titlesection 6442a of this title

Any designation of a country of particular concern for religious freedom under , together with, when applicable and to the extent practicable, the identities of the officials or entities determined to be responsible for the violations under . Any designation of a non-state actor as an entity of particular concern for religious freedom under  and, if applicable and to the extent practicable, the identities of individuals determined to be responsible for violations described in subsection (f) of such section.

**(2)** **Presidential actions** section 6445(a) of this title

A description of any Presidential action under paragraphs (9) through (15) of  (or commensurate action in substitution thereto) and the effective date of the Presidential action.

**(3)** **Delays in transmittal of Presidential action reports** section 6444(b) of this title

Any delay in transmittal of a Presidential action report, as described in .

**(4)** **Waivers** section 6447 of this title

Any waiver under .

**(b)** **Limited disclosure of information** The President may limit publication of information under this section in the same manner and to the same extent as the President may limit the publication of findings and determinations described in section 2414(c) of this title, if the President determines that the publication of information under this section—

**(1)** would be harmful to the national security of the United States; or

**(2)** would not further the purposes of this chapter.

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 105–292, title IV, § 408, Oct. 27, 1998, 112 Stat. 2808; Pub. L. 114–281, title III, § 305, Dec. 16, 2016, 130 Stat. 1436.)

## Editorial Notes

### References in Text

This chapter, referred to in subsec. (b)(2), was in the original “this Act”, meaning , , , 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  and Tables.

### Amendments

2016—Subsec. (a)(1).  inserted at end “Any designation of a non-state actor as an entity of particular concern for religious freedom under  and, if applicable and to the extent practicable, the identities of individuals determined to be responsible for violations described in subsection (f) of such section.”