Senate Minority Leader Tom Daschle chose Bansal for the bipartisan United States Commission on International Religious Freedom, which investigates freedom of thought, conscience, and religion or belief abroad and recommends abusive countries for Country of Particular Concern designation by the United States Secretary of State.
Senate Minority Leader Tom Daschle chose Bansal for the bipartisan United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) in 2003, at which time she also rejoined private law practice in New York at Skadden, Arps. The USCIRF investigates freedom of thought, conscience, and religion or belief abroad and recommends countries for designation as Country of Particular Concern by the United States Secretary of State.