Public Law 105-292
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Public Law 105-292 is the U.S. federal statute commonly known as the International Religious Freedom Act of 1998, which established mechanisms to promote and monitor religious freedom worldwide as a core component of American foreign policy.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Public Law 105-292 canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5100006 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Public Law 105-292 Context triple: [International Religious Freedom Act of 1998, publicLawNumber, Public Law 105-292]
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Public Law 105-298
Public Law 105-298 is the U.S. federal statute, commonly known as the Sonny Bono Copyright Term Extension Act, that extended the duration of copyright protection for works in the United States.
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Public Law 107-296
Public Law 107-296 is the U.S. federal statute that created the Department of Homeland Security and reorganized numerous government agencies to enhance national security following the September 11, 2001 attacks.
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C.
Public Law 104-191
Public Law 104-191 is the U.S. federal statute enacted in 1996 that established the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA), setting national standards for health insurance portability, privacy, and security of health information.
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D.
Public Law 105-206
Public Law 105-206 is a major 1998 U.S. federal statute that overhauled the Internal Revenue Service, strengthened taxpayer rights, and implemented significant tax administration reforms.
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E.
Public Law 105-304
Public Law 105-304 is the 1998 U.S. federal statute that enacted the Digital Millennium Copyright Act, implementing key international copyright treaties and establishing modern rules for digital rights management and online service provider liability.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Public Law 105-292 Target entity description: Public Law 105-292 is the U.S. federal statute commonly known as the International Religious Freedom Act of 1998, which established mechanisms to promote and monitor religious freedom worldwide as a core component of American foreign policy.
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A.
Public Law 105-298
Public Law 105-298 is the U.S. federal statute, commonly known as the Sonny Bono Copyright Term Extension Act, that extended the duration of copyright protection for works in the United States.
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B.
Public Law 107-296
Public Law 107-296 is the U.S. federal statute that created the Department of Homeland Security and reorganized numerous government agencies to enhance national security following the September 11, 2001 attacks.
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C.
Public Law 104-191
Public Law 104-191 is the U.S. federal statute enacted in 1996 that established the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA), setting national standards for health insurance portability, privacy, and security of health information.
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D.
Public Law 105-206
Public Law 105-206 is a major 1998 U.S. federal statute that overhauled the Internal Revenue Service, strengthened taxpayer rights, and implemented significant tax administration reforms.
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E.
Public Law 105-304
Public Law 105-304 is the 1998 U.S. federal statute that enacted the Digital Millennium Copyright Act, implementing key international copyright treaties and establishing modern rules for digital rights management and online service provider liability.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States federal statute
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human rights legislation ⓘ |
| aimsTo |
integrate religious freedom concerns into United States foreign policy
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monitor violations of religious freedom worldwide ⓘ promote religious freedom worldwide ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
United States Department of State
ⓘ
United States executive branch ⓘ
linked to:
executive branch of the United States
United States foreign assistance programs ⓘ |
| authorizes | presidential actions in response to severe violations of religious freedom ⓘ |
| bindingOn | U.S. federal agencies engaged in foreign policy ⓘ |
| chamberOfOrigin | United States House of Representatives ⓘ |
| codifiedAs | 22 U.S.C. § 6401 et seq. ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| createsMechanism |
monitoring of global religious freedom conditions
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policy responses to severe religious persecution ⓘ reporting to the U.S. Congress on religious freedom ⓘ |
| dateSigned | 1998-10-27 ⓘ |
| declares | promotion of religious freedom as a core objective of United States foreign policy ⓘ |
| defines |
Countries of Particular Concern for religious freedom
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violations of religious freedom ⓘ |
| enactedBy | 105th United States Congress ⓘ |
| establishes |
Office of International Religious Freedom in the U.S. Department of State
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linked to:
Office of International Religious Freedom
United States Commission on International Religious Freedom ⓘ position of Ambassador-at-Large for International Religious Freedom ⓘ |
| influenced |
international norms on religious freedom monitoring
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subsequent U.S. religious freedom legislation ⓘ |
| jurisdiction |
federal government of the United States
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linked to:
United States government
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| language | English ⓘ |
| officialName | International Religious Freedom Act of 1998 ⓘ |
| policyArea |
foreign policy
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international human rights ⓘ religious liberty ⓘ |
| primarySubject |
human rights
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international religious freedom ⓘ |
| publicLawNumber | 105-292 ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
United States human rights policy
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United States sanctions policy ⓘ
linked to:
United States sanctions
freedom of religion or belief ⓘ |
| requires |
annual U.S. Department of State report on international religious freedom
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designation of Countries of Particular Concern for religious freedom violations ⓘ |
| shortName | IRFA ⓘ |
| signedBy | Bill Clinton ⓘ |
| sponsoredBy |
Don Nickles
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Frank Wolf ⓘ |
| typeOfSanctionsAuthorized |
diplomatic measures
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economic measures ⓘ targeted sanctions against responsible officials ⓘ |
| yearEnacted | 1998 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Public Law 105-292 Description of subject: Public Law 105-292 is the U.S. federal statute commonly known as the International Religious Freedom Act of 1998, which established mechanisms to promote and monitor religious freedom worldwide as a core component of American foreign policy.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
IRFA