3.0.0 982 2023-01-11T19:59:55Z 2023-01-11T19:59:55Z House H HR 2007-02-12 110 hsfa00 Foreign Affairs Committee House Standing Reported by 2007-05-02T17:10:40Z Markup by 2007-03-27T13:10:50Z Referred to 2007-02-12T17:31:30Z H. Rept. 110-119 2007-05-02 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 70. Calendars H12410 2 House floor actions U00070 2007-05-02 Reported by the Committee on Foreign Affairs. H. Rept. 110-119. Committee H12200 2 House floor actions hsfa00 Foreign Affairs Committee 2007-05-02 Reported by the Committee on Foreign Affairs. H. Rept. 110-119. Committee 5000 9 Library of Congress hsfa00 Foreign Affairs Committee 2007-03-27 hsfa00 Foreign Affairs Committee 1 House committee actions Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote. Committee 2007-03-27 hsfa00 Foreign Affairs Committee 1 House committee actions Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held. Committee 2007-02-12 Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsfa00 Foreign Affairs Committee 2007-02-12 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E326) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2007-02-12 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2007-02-12 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress L000090 Rep. Lantos, Tom [D-CA-12] TOM LANTOS D CA 12 N W000672 Rep. Wolf, Frank R. [R-VA-10] FRANK WOLF R VA R. 10 2007-02-12 True R000435 Rep. Ros-Lehtinen, Ileana [R-FL-18] ILEANA ROS-LEHTINEN R FL 18 2007-02-12 True P000523 Rep. Price, David E. [D-NC-4] DAVID PRICE D NC E. 4 2007-02-12 True D000492 Rep. Dreier, David [R-CA-26] DAVID DREIER R CA 26 2007-02-12 True A000022 Rep. Ackerman, Gary L. [D-NY-5] GARY ACKERMAN D NY L. 5 2007-02-12 True B000410 Rep. Berman, Howard L. [D-CA-28] HOWARD BERMAN D CA L. 28 2007-02-12 True B001149 Rep. Burton, Dan [R-IN-5] DAN BURTON R IN 5 2007-02-12 True C001038 Rep. Crowley, Joseph [D-NY-7] JOSEPH CROWLEY D NY 7 2007-02-12 True J000032 Rep. Jackson-Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18] SHEILA JACKSON-LEE D TX 18 2007-02-12 True S001150 Rep. Schiff, Adam B. [D-CA-29] ADAM SCHIFF D CA B. 29 2007-02-12 True S000522 Rep. Smith, Christopher H. [R-NJ-4] CHRISTOPHER SMITH R NJ H. 4 2007-02-12 True B000574 Rep. Blumenauer, Earl [D-OR-3] EARL BLUMENAUER D OR 3 2007-05-01 False B001245 Del. Bordallo, Madeleine Z. [D-GU-At Large] Madeleine Bordallo D GU Z. 0 2007-05-01 False H001032 Rep. Holt, Rush [D-NJ-12] RUSH HOLT D NJ D. 12 2007-05-01 False B001236 Rep. Boozman, John [R-AR-3] John Boozman R AR 3 2007-05-01 False R000515 Rep. Rush, Bobby L. [D-IL-1] BOBBY RUSH D IL L. 1 2007-05-01 False S001162 Rep. Schwartz, Allyson Y. [D-PA-13] Allyson Schwartz D PA Y. 13 2007-05-01 False 2007-03-29T04:00:00Z H.R. 982, ADVANCE Democracy Act of 2007 http://www.cbo.gov/publication/18536 <p>Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Foreign Affairs on March 27, 2007</p> 2007-03-29T04:00:00Z H.R. 982, ADVANCE Democracy Act of 2007 https://www.cbo.gov/publication/18536 Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Foreign Affairs on March 27, 2007 International Affairs Armed Forces and National Security Auditing Awards, medals, prizes Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues Civil-military relations Commemorations Commerce Congress Congressional fellows Congressional reporting requirements Crime and Law Enforcement Crimes against humanity Criminal justice information Data banks Democracy Department of State Economic assistance Electronic government information Embassies Employee training Ethnic relations Europe Executive reorganization Federal advisory bodies Federal employees Finance and Financial Sector Forced labor Foreign service Free enterprise Freedom of association Freedom of speech Freedom of the press Fringe benefits Genocide Government Operations and Politics Government ethics Government publicity Governmental investigations Human rights Hungary Immigration International agencies International cooperation International law Labor and Employment Law Minorities Nongovernmental organizations Political participation Political parties Political rights Political violence Promotions Prosecution Prostitution Public meetings Racial discrimination Refugees Religion Religious liberty Right of assembly Right of property Rule of law Science, Technology, Communications Slavery Technical assistance Torture United Nations United Nations finances Web sites Women Women's rights International Affairs 00 2007-02-12 Introduced in House 2007-03-06T20:04:34Z Advance Democratic Values, Address Nondemocratic Countries, and Enhance Democracy Act of 2007 or ADVANCE Democracy Act of 2007 - Amends the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 to provide that the Assistant Secretary of State for Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor shall also be responsible for matters relating to the development of democracy in nondemocratic countries.

Directs the Secretary of State to establish: (1) Democracy Liaison Officer positions; (2) a Democracy Fellowship Program; (3) an Internet democracy and human rights site; and (4) foreign service democracy promotion training programs.

Requires U.S. missions in nondemocratic or transition countries to develop democracy promotion programs.

Expresses the sense of Congress with respect to: (1) cooperation with other democratic countries; (2) strengthening the Community of Democracies; (3) initiatives at the United Nations; (4) the Human Rights and Democracy Fund; and (5) democracy assistance.

Directs the President to investigate violations of international humanitarian law.

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Advance Democratic Values, Address Nondemocratic Countries, and Enhance Democracy Act of 2007 or ADVANCE Democracy Act of 2007 - Title I: Department of State Activities - (Sec. 101) Amends the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 to provide that the Assistant Secretary of State for Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor shall also be responsible for matters relating to the development of democracy in nondemocratic countries.

Requires that there be at least one office in the Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor (Bureau) of the Department of State responsible for working with democratic movements and facilitating the transition of countries to democracy.

Directs the Secretary of State to establish Democracy Liaison Officer positions. Authorizes appropriations.

Provides that the Secretary: (1) should collect information on the assets of leaders of non-democratic countries; and (2) shall seek to ensure that 50% of Bureau nonadministrative employees are Foreign Service members.

(Sec. 102) Amends the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to require that Department Country Reports on Human Rights Practices include long-term strategies for ending serious human rights violations, and achieving a transition to full democracy with respect to nondemocratic and democratic transition countries.

(Sec. 103) Directs the Secretary to establish a democracy fellowship program to enable Department officers to gain an additional perspective on democracy promotion abroad by working in appropriate congressional committees and in nongovernmental organizations involved in democracy promotion. Authorizes appropriations.

(Sec. 104) Directs the Advisory Committee on Democracy Promotion to conduct studies of: (1) U.S. democracy assistance; and (2) Department personnel and training practices relating to democracy promotion.

(Sec. 105) Directs the Secretary to establish and maintain a global democracy and human rights Internet site.

(Sec. 106) Directs the chief of mission in each country designated as nondemocratic to develop a democracy promotion strategy and to support nongovernmental organizations, individuals, and movements in that country that are committed to democratic principles.

(Sec. 107) Amends the Foreign Service Act of 1980 to include training in democracy and the promotion of democracy and human rights in provisions respecting Foreign Service training, performance pay, promotions, and chief-of-mission appointments.

Title II: Cooperation with Other Democratic Countries - (Sec. 202) Expresses the sense of Congress that the Community of Democracies should establish a more formal mechanism for carrying out work between ministerial meetings, such as the creation of a permanent secretariat and staff. Authorizes the Secretary to detail personnel to such a secretariat or any country that is a member of the Convening Group of the Community of Democracies.

Expresses the sense of Congress that: (1) regional groups within the Community of Democracies should be strengthened; (2) the United States should support Hungary and other European countries to establish an International Center for Democratic Transition (authorizes FY2008-FY2010 appropriations); and (3) the Secretary should establish an office of multilateral democracy promotion to address democracy promotion activities in international organizations.

(Sec. 203) Expresses the sense of Congress that the United States should continue to: (1) support a Democracy Caucus at the United Nations and that the creation of a Democracy Caucus in each international organization and multilateral institution of which the United States is a member will improve their internal governance and strengthen democracy and human rights commitments; and (2) work with other countries to enhance the United Nations Democracy Fund.

Authorizes FY2008-FY2009 appropriations for a U.S. contribution to the United Nations Democracy Fund.

Title III: Funding for Promotion of Democracy - (Sec. 301) States that it shall be U.S. policy to provide financial assistance to eligible entities and individuals in order to promote democracy in nondemocratic countries and democratic transition countries.

(Sec. 302) Expresses the sense of Congress that the Human Rights and Democracy Fund should continue to be used for innovative approaches to promoting democracy and human rights and to support democracy and human rights strategies in nondemocratic countries and democratic transition countries.

Directs the Assistant Secretary of State for Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor to report annually to the appropriate congressional committees respecting the status of the Human Rights and Democracy Fund.

Authorizes FY2008-FY2009 appropriations for the Human Rights and Democracy Fund.

(Sec. 303) Expresses the sense of Congress that Secretary and the Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) should develop guidelines to clarify the appropriate roles for nongovernmental organizations and contractors with respect to democracy assistance.

Title IV: Presidential Actions - (Sec. 401) Directs the President to: (1) collect information regarding incidents that may constitute crimes against humanity, genocide, slavery, or other violations of international humanitarian law by leaders or other government officials of nondemocratic countries or democratic transition countries; and (2) consider what actions can be taken to ensure accountability for such incidents.

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