; and (ii) allow any such officer or employee appointed as Special Envoy to retain the position (and the responsibilities associated with such position) held by such officer or employee prior to such appointment. (b) Purpose of Office The Office shall be responsible for the following: (1) Monitoring and combating acts of Islamophobia and Islamophobic incitement that occur in foreign countries. (2) Coordinating and assisting in the preparation of that portion of the reports required by sections 116(d)(9) and 502B(k) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 ( 22 U.S.C. 2151n(d) , 2304(k)) relating to an assessment and description of the nature and extent of acts of Islamophobia and Islamophobic incitement. (3) Coordinating and assisting in the preparation of that portion of the report required by section 102(b)(1)(A)(viii) of the International Religious Freedom Act of 1998 ( 22 U.S.C. 6412(b)(1)(A)(viii) ) relating to an assessment and description of the nature and extent of acts of Islamophobia and Islamophobic incitement. (c) Consultations The Special Envoy shall consult with domestic and international nongovernmental organizations and multilateral organizations and institutions, as the Special Envoy considers appropriate, to carry out this section. . 3. Inclusion in Department of State annual reports of information concerning acts of Islamophobia in foreign countries (a) Inclusion in annual country reports on human rights practices The Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 ( 22 U.S.C. 2151 et seq. ) is amended— (1) in section 116(d) ( 22 U.S.C. 2151n(d) )— (A) in paragraph (11), by striking and at the end; (B) in paragraph (12), by striking the period at the end and inserting ; and