It is the sense of Congress that the annual national security strategy report of the President required under section 3043 of title 50—

1. (1) should promote international religious freedom as a foreign policy and national security priority; and

2. (2) should articulate that promotion of the right to freedom of religion is a strategy that—

   1. (A) protects other, related human rights, and advances democracy outside the United States; and
   2. (B) makes clear its importance to United States foreign policy goals of stability, security, development, and diplomacy;
3. (3) should be a guide for the strategies and activities of relevant Federal agencies; and
4. (4) should inform the Department of Defense quadrennial defense review under section 118 ¹ of title 10 and the Department of State Quadrennial Diplomacy and Development Review.

(Pub. L. 105–292, title VII, § 703, as added Pub. L. 114–281, title VI, § 601, Dec. 16, 2016, 130 Stat. 1439.)

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Section 118 of title 10, referred to in par. (4), was repealed by Pub. L. 114–328, div. A, title IX, § 941(b)(1), Dec. 23, 2016, 130 Stat. 2367. Subsequently, a new section 118 of Title 10, Armed Forces, related to annual report on major weapons systems sustainment, was added by Pub. L. 116–92, div. A, title III, § 351(a)(1), Dec. 20, 2019, 133 Stat. 1319. For provisions related to national defense strategy similar to those contained in former section 118 of Title 10 prior to repeal, see section 113(g) of Title 10.

¹ See References in Text note below.