1.Short title; table of
contents
(a)This Act may be cited as the Advance Democratic
Values, Address Nondemocratic Countries, and Enhance Democracy Act of
2005
or the ADVANCE Democracy Act of 2005
.
(b)The table of contents for this Act is as follows:
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents
Sec. 2. Findings
Sec. 3. Statement of policy
Sec. 4. Definitions
Title I—DEPARTMENT OF STATE ACTIVITIES
Sec. 101. Promotion of democracy in foreign
countries
Sec. 102. Reports
Sec. 103. Translation of annual Department of State
reports
Sec. 104. Strategies to enhance the promotion of democracy in
foreign countries
Sec. 105. Activities by the United States to promote democracy
and human rights in foreign countries
Sec. 106. Democracy Promotion and Human Rights Advisory
Board
Sec. 107. Establishment and maintenance of Internet site for
global democracy and human rights
Sec. 108. Programs by United States missions in foreign
countries and activities of chiefs of mission
Sec. 109. Training for Foreign Service officers
Sec. 110. Performance pay; promotions; Foreign Service
awards
Sec. 111. Appointments
Title II—ALLIANCES WITH OTHER DEMOCRATIC COUNTRIES
Sec. 201. Alliances with other democratic countries
Sec. 202. Sense of Congress regarding the establishment of a
Democracy Caucus
Sec. 203. Annual diplomatic missions on multilateral
issues
Sec. 204. Strengthening the Community of
Democracies
Sec. 205. Funding for nongovernmental organizations supporting
a Community of Democracies
Sec. 206. Reports
Title III—FUNDING FOR PROMOTION OF DEMOCRACY
Sec. 301. Policy
Sec. 302. Human Rights and Democracy Fund
Title IV—SUPPORT FOR SPECIAL AND REGIONAL INITIATIVES
Sec. 401. Findings
Sec. 402. Sense of Congress regarding support for regional
initiatives
Title V—PRESIDENTIAL ACTIONS
Sec. 501. Description of Presidential actions
Sec. 502. Investigation of violations of international
humanitarian law
Sec. 503. Presidential communications
Title VI—NATIONAL SECURITY COUNCIL
Sec. 601. Special Assistant on Nondemocratic
Countries
2.Congress finds the following:
(1)All human beings
are created equal and possess certain rights and freedoms, including the
fundamental right to participate in the political life and government of their
respective countries. These inalienable rights are recognized in the
Declaration of Independence of the United States and in the Universal
Declaration of Human Rights of the United Nations.
(2)Political
legitimacy derives from the consent of the governed, whether expressed directly
or through representatives chosen by free, fair, and open elections.
(3)In his Inaugural Address and State of the
Union Address, President George W. Bush upheld the pursuit of freedom as the
driving ideal of the foreign policy of the United States and made clear that
the best way to defend freedom is to spread liberty to the places where tyranny
thrives, opportunity is stifled, and terrorism grows.
(4)The right to
democracy was affirmed as a human right by the United Nations Commission on
Human Rights on April 27, 1999, by a vote of 50-0 with only two abstentions.
The resolution recognized that democracy is based on free, fair, and open
elections, a foundation of open and transparent civil institutions, an
independent judiciary, the rule of law, a free press, the right of peaceful
assembly, the freedom of religion, and the right of every citizen to
participate fully in the political life of the citizen’s country.
(5)Over the past three
decades, the number of fully democratic countries has more than doubled to 89
from 41, while the number of countries governed by a dictator or a totalitarian
government decreased by 37 percent, often as a result of nonviolent resistance
by the peoples of such countries, aided by support from democratic
countries.
(6)According to the annual Freedom in the
World report published by Freedom House (an annual comparative assessment of
the state of political rights and civil liberties in 192 countries and 18
related and disputed territories), 75 percent of the population of the world
currently lives in countries categorized as entirely free
or
partly free
, as opposed to only 57 percent in 1973.
(7)These changes have
been achieved in part through sustained and comprehensive efforts by democratic
countries, including the United States and the democratic countries of Europe,
to support dissidents and democracy activists in non-democratic
countries.
(8)The continued lack
of democracy, freedom, and fundamental human rights in some countries is
inconsistent with the universal values on which the United States is based, the
promotion of which comprises a fundamental element of United States foreign
policy.
(9)The continued lack
of democracy, freedom, and fundamental human rights in some countries also
poses a security threat to the United States, its interests, and its friends,
as it is in such countries that radicalism, extremism, and terrorism can
flourish.
(10)There is a
correlation between nondemocratic rule and other threats to international peace
and security, including war, genocide, famine, poverty, drug trafficking,
corruption, refugee flows, human trafficking, religious persecution,
environmental degradation, and discrimination against women.
(11)Wars between or
among democratic countries are exceedingly rare, while wars between and among
nondemocratic countries are commonplace, with nearly 170,000,000 people having
lost their lives because of the policies of totalitarian governments.
(12)There is a strong
correlation between nondemocratic rule and famine.
(13)Seventy-seven
percent of refugees in the world come from countries that lack electoral
democracy.
(14)In nondemocratic countries, women are often
exposed to particular hardships and a lack of opportunity, and trafficking in
women and children often flourishes.
(15)There is a
positive correlation between economic and political freedom and preservation of
the environment.
(16)A world that
fully reflects fundamental human and political rights would be free of
dictatorship. Such a world would be profoundly safer and more just, peaceful,
prosperous, and stable. Countries that lack freedom and democracy necessarily
limit the full flourishing of human potential and, as such, a goal of United
States foreign policy is to promote universal democracy.
(17)The transition to
democracy must be led from within nondemocratic countries and by nationals of
such countries who live abroad. Nevertheless, democratic countries have a
number of instruments available for supporting democratic reformers who are
committed to promoting effective, nonviolent change in nondemocratic
countries.
(18)United States
efforts to promote democracy in countries where it is lacking can be
strengthened. A full evaluation of United States funds expended for the support
of democracy is necessary to ensure an efficient and effective use of such
funds.
(19)In 2002, Congress
passed the Freedom Investment Act of 2002 (subtitle E of title VI of division A
of the Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Year 2003) to increase the
focus on promoting human rights and democracy as an element of United States
foreign policy.
(20)United States
ambassadors and diplomats can play a critical role in the effort to promote
democracy by publicly demonstrating support for democratic principles, by
discussing democratic, social, and economic freedoms with citizens and leaders
of non-democratic countries, and by building relationships with citizens that
promote democratic principles, practices, and values. United States missions in
non-democratic countries are potential islands of freedom
in
such countries. Training and incentives are needed to assist United States
officials in strengthening the techniques and skills required to promote
democracy.
(21)Nongovernmental
organizations and private individuals and movements also play a vital role in
promoting democracy, and the United States must expand its support of such
organizations, individuals, and movements.
(22)The promotion of
democracy requires a broad-based effort with collaboration between all
democratic countries. One forum for advancing this effort is the Community of
Democracies, which first met in Warsaw, Poland, in June 2000, and which is
scheduled to meet in 2005 in Santiago, Chile.
(23)The promotion of
such universal democracy constitutes a long-term challenge that does not always
lead to an immediate transition to full democracy, but universal democracy is
achievable.
3.It shall be the policy
of the United States —
(1)to
promote freedom and democracy in foreign countries as a fundamental component
of United States foreign policy;
(2)to affirm fundamental freedoms and human
rights in foreign countries and to condemn offenses against those freedoms and
rights as a fundamental component of United States foreign policy;
(3)to use all
instruments of United States influence to support, promote, and strengthen
democratic principles, practices, and values in foreign countries, including
the right to free, fair, and open elections, secret balloting, and universal
suffrage;
(4)to protect and
promote fundamental political, social, and economic freedoms and rights,
including the freedom of association, of expression, of the press, and of
religion, and the right to own private property;
(5)to protect and
promote respect for and adherence to the rule of law in foreign
countries;
(6)to provide
appropriate support to organizations, individuals, and movements located in
nondemocratic countries that aspire to live in freedom and establish full
democracy in such countries;
(7)to provide,
political, economic, and other support to foreign countries that are willingly
undertaking a transition to democracy;
(8)to commit United
States foreign policy to the long-term challenge of promoting universal
democracy; and
(9)to strengthen
alliances and relationships with other democratic countries in order to better
promote and defend shared values and ideals.
4.In this Act:
(1)Annual Report on
DemocracyThe term Annual Report on Democracy
means the Annual Report on Democracy required under section 102(b).
(2)Annual Report on
the Status of Democratic Alliances of the United StatesThe term Annual Report on the Status
of Democratic Alliances of the United States
means the Annual Report on
the Status of Democratic Alliances of the United States required under section
206(a).
(3)Appropriate
congressional committeesThe term appropriate
congressional committees
means—
(A)the Committee on
International Relations of the House of Representatives; and
(B)the Committee on
Foreign Relations of the Senate.
(4)Community of
Democracies and CommunityThe terms Community of
Democracies
and Community
mean the association of
democratic countries committed to the global promotion of democratic
principles, practices, and values, which held its First Ministerial Conference
in Warsaw, Poland, in June 2000.
(5)The
term Department
means the Department of State.
(6)The term eligible entity
means any
nongovernmental organization, international organization, multilateral
institution, private foundation, corporation, partnership, association, or
other entity, organization, or group engaged in (or with plans to engage in)
the promotion of democracy and fundamental rights and freedoms in foreign
countries categorized as partly democratic
or
nondemocratic
in the most recent Annual Report on
Democracy.
(7)The term
eligible individual
means any individual engaged in, or who
intends to engage in, the promotion of democracy and fundamental rights and
freedoms in foreign countries categorized as partly democratic
or nondemocratic
in the most recent Annual Report on
Democracy.
(8)The term
Helsinki Process
means the multilateral process adopted at the
Conference on Security and Cooperation in Europe by member countries of the
Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe to achieve the security,
economic, and humanitarian goals as agreed to in the Helsinki Final Act of 1975
of the Conference on Security and Cooperation in Europe (1 August 1975), and as
reinforced in subsequent agreements, including the Vienna Concluding Document
of 1983 of the Conference on Security and Cooperation in Europe (15 January
1983), the Madrid Concluding Document of 1983 of the Conference on Security and
Cooperation in Europe (6 September 1983), and the Copenhagen Document of 1990
on the Human Dimension of the Conference on Security and Cooperation in Europe
(29 June 1990).
(9)International
financial institutionThe term international financial
institution
means the International Bank for Reconstruction and
Development, the International Development Association, the International
Monetary Fund, the International Finance Corporation, the Inter-American
Development Bank, the African Development Bank, the African Development Fund,
the Asian Development Bank, the European Bank for Reconstruction and
Development, and the Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency.
(10)Regional
Democracy Hub and HubThe terms Regional Democracy
Hub
and Hub
mean the Regional Democracy Hubs established
under section 101(d)(2).
(11)The
term Secretary
means the Secretary of State.
(12)The term Special Assistant
means the
Special Assistant to the President on Nondemocratic Countries established under
subsection (l) of section 101 of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C.
402), as added by section 601 of this Act.
(13)The term
Under Secretary
means the Under Secretary of State for Global
Affairs established under section 1(b) of the State Department Basic
Authorities Act of 1956 (22 U.S.C. 2651a(b)), as amended by section 101(a)(2)
of this Act.
<enum>I</enum><header>DEPARTMENT OF STATE
ACTIVITIES</header>
<section id="HC4E0C963F3794DABB20787CC70C0801F"><enum>101.</enum><header>Promotion of
democracy in foreign countries</header>
<subsection id="HC058C86EE6A9479A92A24502E9B7365"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Codification of
Under Secretary of State for Global Affairs</header><text>Section 1(b) of the
State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 (22 U.S.C. 2651a(b)) is
amended—</text>
<paragraph id="HA7909995D89449A2A262F8039E1C65B1"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by redesignating
paragraph (4) as paragraph (5); and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H0A92209F7E6A495EB893001D1126BED2"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by inserting after
paragraph (3) the following new paragraph:</text>
<quoted-block id="HBDA3AD5244154445A50875D764A10034" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="H1D6D486A8C404CA485B7F79D8B04FFCF"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Under Secretary
of State for Global Affairs</header><text>There shall be in the Department of
State, among the Under Secretaries authorized by paragraph (1), an Under
Secretary of State for Global Affairs, who shall have primary responsibility to
assist the Secretary and the Deputy Secretary in the formulation and
implementation of United States policies and activities relating to the
transition to and development of democracy in nondemocratic countries and to
coordinate United States policy on global issues, including issues related to
human rights, women’s rights, freedom of religion, labor standards and
relations, the preservation of the global environment, the status and
protection of the oceans, scientific cooperation, narcotics control, law
enforcement, population issues, refugees, migration, war crimes, and
trafficking in persons. The Secretary may assign such other responsibilities to
the Under Secretary for Global Affairs as the Secretary determines appropriate
or necessary. In particular, the Under Secretary for Global Affairs shall have
the following responsibilities:</text>
<subparagraph id="H43EF521B9C884114887B4C50B6FF9B85"><enum>(A)</enum><text>Promoting
democracy and fundamental rights and freedoms in foreign countries, condemning
violations of the right of an individual to participate in the government and
political life of the country of the individual, either directly or through
representatives chosen in free, fair, and open elections, and recommending
appropriate actions to be undertaken by the United States whenever such right
is violated or is in danger of being violated.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HD747E5EE58DF473390645D22F040500"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Coordinating with the Under Secretary for
Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs and employees and officers from the
regional bureaus of the Department of State to—</text>
<clause id="HFD39B8A64E03406E8082C065FCF3952"><enum>(i)</enum><text>promote the
transition to and development of democracy in nondemocratic countries;
and</text>
</clause><clause id="H6A1C7D7D59E14336BDC7A0F963EC7815"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>promote and
strengthen the development of democracy in countries that are in transition to
democracy.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H81AC8ACD06DA40049E11697E57304025"><enum>(C)</enum><text>Developing, in
consultation with other appropriate executive agencies having programs and
responsibilities related to democracy promotion, a strategic plan to promote
transition to and development of democracy in nondemocratic countries and
overseeing implementation of the plan through an appropriate interagency
process.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HB5B268527A6848DFA13F17C71251DF97"><enum>(D)</enum><text>Advising the
Secretary regarding any recommendation requested by any official of any other
agency that relates to the human rights situation in a foreign country or the
effects on human rights or democracy in a foreign country of an agency program
of such official.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HBE99562E64CB41CE9000AC26E406241D"><enum>(E)</enum><text>Assisting the
Secretary in the preparation of the reports required under section 102 of the
Advance Democratic Values, Address Nondemocratic Countries, and Enhance
Democracy Act of 2005.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H8C8D45BB06FA4231914F5C347FE6D4C6"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Additional
duties for Assistant Secretary of State for Democracy, Human Rights, and
Labor</header><text>Section 1(c)(2) of the State Department Basic Authorities
Act of 1956 (22 U.S.C. 2651a(c)(2)) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="H5A6B2D0F50364DD397F2C7EE5D25B209"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subparagraph
(A), by inserting after the first sentence the following new sentence:
<quote>The Assistant Secretary of State for Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor
shall also be responsible to the Under Secretary of State for Global Affairs
for matters relating to the transition to and development of democracy in
nondemocratic countries, including promoting and strengthening the development
of democracy in foreign countries that are in the early stages of a transition
to democracy.</quote>;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HFF9ABDA4615B478692A7D72CACE6CF65"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by adding after
subparagraph (B) the following new subparagraph:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HC92C3AC11E734BE600D0FADB1210AF52" style="OLC">
<subparagraph id="H7F69196EE3A84D0A8608A4319DF3B27C" indent="up1"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Assistant Secretary of State for
Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor shall maintain continuous observation of and
review all matters pertaining to the transition to and promotion and
development of democracy in foreign countries. In particular, the Assistant
Secretary shall have the following responsibilities:</text>
<clause id="HDBFF02C221D64139BA74B2001B00FD7F"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Assisting the Under Secretary of State for
Global Affairs in the preparation of the reports required under section 102 of
the Advance Democratic Values, Address Non-Democratic Countries, and Enhance
Democracy Act of 2005.</text>
</clause><clause id="HEA834638DA15456CB6FD1A122F22434"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>Making recommendations to the
Under Secretary of State for Global Affairs regarding the promotion of
democracy in foreign countries, including assisting the Under Secretary
to—</text>
<subclause id="H0094170488CC4C84942B756B48D6B6DA"><enum>(I)</enum><text>promote transition to and development of
democracy in nondemocratic countries;</text>
</subclause><subclause id="HFFDBAE00285F4688A2E5D1FE5689CEFB"><enum>(II)</enum><text>promote and strengthen the development
of democracy in foreign countries that are in the early stages of a transition
to democracy; and</text>
</subclause><subclause id="HD8F82EF4A9254DC4AFAE2BB5FCC5EC98"><enum>(III)</enum><text>support and promote the academic and
intellectual study and discussion of democracy in democratic, partly
democratic, and nondemocratic countries.</text>
</subclause></clause><clause id="H9D1E718000124D93A36881B4884DD0A4"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>Gathering detailed information
that furthers—</text>
<subclause id="HF03F4467B2614338AC5C0045CAFDA034"><enum>(I)</enum><text>the identification of foreign countries
that are democracies, the extent to which democracy is established in such
countries, and the extent to which such countries are committed to promoting
democratic principles, practices, and values;</text>
</subclause><subclause id="HF8C23B8A57F94277A76BC70454A0203"><enum>(II)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the
understanding of the most effective means of change and methods of nonviolent
action to promote and achieve transition to democracy in a foreign
country;</text>
</subclause><subclause id="H52BC580029A646CAB60055FBACEEEB9E"><enum>(III)</enum><text>the identification of and consultation
with nongovernmental organizations, individuals, and movements that promote
democratic principles, practices, and values in partly democratic and
nondemocratic countries to obtain the views of such organizations, individuals,
and movements on the approaches that the United States should take to promote
the transition of the governments of such countries to full democracies;
and</text>
</subclause><subclause id="H0F20896A32F64D6A944C2C17C2DB102E"><enum>(IV)</enum><text>the documentation of human rights abuses
condoned or encouraged by leaders of nondemocratic countries, including an
identification of such leaders.</text>
</subclause></clause><clause id="H35A90D04C736410BB35F2FE48482B593"><enum>(iv)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Consulting with nongovernmental
organizations, individuals, and movements committed to the peaceful promotion
of democracy, democratic principles, practices and values, and fundamental
rights and freedoms.</text>
</clause><clause id="H95DF3281E40146F6A80044FB425794DC"><enum>(v)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Coordinating United States Government
assistance to promote democracy abroad, including designing and coordinating an
overall assistance strategy, pursuing coordination with other countries and
international organizations, ensuring proper management, implementation, and
oversight by United States agencies, and resolving policy and program disputes
among such agencies.</text>
</clause><clause id="HF5EF6FA5C03C4E60A99C73ACDDC2F2F2"><enum>(vi)</enum><text>Performing such other
responsibilities which serve to promote and develop democracy in foreign
countries.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H4A0D2C805AD14F6798D4BC147C5FE05"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Authorization of
appropriations</header><text>In addition to amounts otherwise authorized, there
is authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary of State $10,000,000 for
fiscal year 2006, and such sums as may be necessary in each fiscal year
thereafter, for the hiring of staff and the conduct of the business of the
offices of the Under Secretary of State for Global Affairs and the Assistant
Secretary of State for Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HD1BB6B61D3824800912C549489D8A78"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Department of
State and United States missions abroad</header>
<paragraph id="HD7B66C2F62404A66B855DED204002FAD"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Office of
Democratic Movements and Transitions</header>
<subparagraph id="H29D16774A3CD4627A281DD2BB72EDE72"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Establishment</header><text>There
is established within the Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor of the
Department of State an Office of Democratic Movements and Transitions.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H179B344C4A4F4117B0139F8092FFEFFD"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Purpose</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Office shall promote transitions to
full democracy in countries that have been designated as nondemocratic or
partly democratic in the most recent Annual Report on Democracy required under
section 102(b).</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H6E697FC6A2CA40BC9179B9D200F9FEA4"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Director</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary, after consultation with the
Assistant Secretary of State for Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor, shall
appoint a Director to head the Office, who shall report to the Assistant
Secretary. The individual chosen as Director should possess clearly
demonstrated competence in and commitment to the promotion of democracy,
including competence in promoting democratic principles, practices, values, and
ideals through nonviolent means.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H7836F8316DDA4C5EB0F84931A9EA6C5"><enum>(D)</enum><header>Responsibilities</header><text>The
Director of the Office shall—</text>
<clause id="HD522965D11D746D783ABE282ACB9C12C"><enum>(i)</enum><text>develop relations
with, consult with, and provide assistance to nongovernmental organizations,
individuals, and movements that are committed to the peaceful promotion of
democracy, democratic principles, practices, and values, and fundamental rights
and freedoms in countries described in subparagraph (B);</text>
</clause><clause id="H216D0A339EA448109848564673BB6DA"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>develop strategies
and programs to promote peaceful change in such countries;</text>
</clause><clause id="H65878968C71547FA8F60D48075D868B9"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">provide political, financial, and other
support to nongovernmental organizations, individuals, and movements that
promote democratic principles, practices, and values in such countries,
including providing training in the strategy and tactics of nonviolent change
and providing training equipment related to such purpose;</text>
</clause><clause id="H8A56DEDD807A4310BB0008BE98433C01"><enum>(iv)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">foster relationships between
nongovernmental organizations, individuals, and movements and the United States
and the governments of other democratic countries, and establish common
positions with other democratic countries and the Community of Democracies to
promote democratic transitions in countries described in subparagraph
(B);</text>
</clause><clause id="H60988CFC606B45ADAB5FA37F1E89B540"><enum>(v)</enum><text>foster dialogue,
to the extent practicable, between the leaders of such nongovernmental
organizations, individuals, and movements and the officials of such
countries;</text>
</clause><clause id="HA052194B52D0465A9BAC5BAFA37439BD"><enum>(vi)</enum><text>evaluate
recommendations by the Democracy Promotion and Human Rights Advisory Board,
established under section 106, regarding strategies to promote democracy in
such countries;</text>
</clause><clause id="H9FBCF1EB1E38402CB3ABD5F8B7B0B925"><enum>(vii)</enum><text>communicate with
the leaders and other senior government officials of such countries concerning
respect for liberty, democracy, and political, social, and economic
freedoms;</text>
</clause><clause id="HC63B2AC7B340405587FCA8A18E54C1A2"><enum>(viii)</enum><text>communicate
with opposition political parties within such countries that support democratic
values and respect for human rights;</text>
</clause><clause id="HC4BE0661E5864A7F89F667BC1C5196"><enum>(ix)</enum><text>create narratives
and histories required under section 107(b) for the Internet site for global
democracy and human rights and assist in the preparation of the Annual Report
on Democracy required under section 102; and</text>
</clause><clause id="H9A284C27ADD54D71AD2D009B75A6C69D"><enum>(x)</enum><text>facilitate, in
coordination with public affairs officers and offices of the Department of
State responsible for public diplomacy programs in such countries, debates and
discussions, including among young people in other countries, regarding the
values and benefits of democracy and human rights at academic institutions in
such countries.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H06AE85B3EBBA488AB78275E320E105C7"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Regional
Democracy Hubs at United States missions abroad</header>
<subparagraph id="HECB09F904D7F410EB4BDF53A642F85D"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Establishment</header>
<clause id="HA0583ED5F9EF4AA19815E13ECB23F847"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Secretary shall establish at least one Regional
Democracy Hub at one United States mission in each of the following geographic
regions:</text>
<subclause id="HC7B1E99776A3438E82FF00B4FB557F2E"><enum>(I)</enum><text>the Western
Hemisphere;</text>
</subclause><subclause id="HECA85C5D2EAF4E46BE31B88FE37D6F26"><enum>(II)</enum><text>Europe;</text>
</subclause><subclause id="H7EBB707EA748425C00A95F9E8880E8BC"><enum>(III)</enum><text>South
Asia;</text>
</subclause><subclause id="H34598D75FFD14E99A2D35BA8668B43E6"><enum>(IV)</enum><text>the Near
East;</text>
</subclause><subclause id="H91523FCCB0C64FE68990681EEB7042C2"><enum>(V)</enum><text>East Asia and the
Pacific; and</text>
</subclause><subclause id="HD4C4814E790649CA83ED08EF1955106"><enum>(VI)</enum><text>Africa.</text>
</subclause></clause><clause id="H1553A57A9C614F04A325CDC6A73DCA18"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Director</header><text>Each
Regional Democracy Hub shall be headed by a Director. The Director and the
associated staff shall be selected by the Secretary in consultation with the
Assistant Secretary for Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HCA3C5A40FF4C4748834CEFD4B02590C3"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Responsibilities</header><text>Each
Regional Democracy Hub shall support the appropriate United States ambassador
and United States employees assigned to United States missions in each such
geographic region to carry out the responsibilities described in this Act,
including—</text>
<clause id="H3DDD9D245B964B4DA92FAA6DCDBC563"><enum>(i)</enum><text>assisting the
Assistant Secretary for Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor and the Under
Secretary to conceive and implement strategies for transitions to democracy for
each nondemocratic country in the geographic region for which such Hub is
responsible, including regional strategies as appropriate, and assisting such
United States missions to prepare the reports required under section
102;</text>
</clause><clause id="HD87D1EE2B6444F98B8A93C5B50DCDE00"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>helping to design
and implement programs funded by the Human Rights and Democracy Fund described
in section 302, including making proposals directly to the Assistant Secretary
for Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor regarding the use of the Fund;
and</text>
</clause><clause id="HDB74D09CD98E48839C87CFFC37C60772"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>supporting the
implementation of other requirements of this Act, including identifying
opportunities for United States officials to speak directly to citizens,
particularly to young people, in such countries.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H005479C4C1714E3B86639ECD0640B3B3"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Accreditation</header><text>As
appropriate, the Department shall seek accreditation for the Director to all
nondemocratic countries in each geographic region for which each Hub is
responsible.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H25EC868C30F240D687314D7F761E713D"><enum>(D)</enum><header>Termination</header><text>No
earlier than two years after a geographic region has ceased to include any
nondemocratic or partly democratic country, the Secretary may terminate the Hub
for such region.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HD1A3019806E04B0FBCF6DF9CF2A9D73E"><enum>(E)</enum><header>Authorization of
appropriations</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">There are
authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary such sums as may be necessary to
carry out the responsibilities described in subparagraph (B), including hiring
additional staff to carry out such responsibilities.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H66BCC8395AE543949000288D7DACFCBA"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Responsibilities
of the Bureau of Intelligence and Research</header><text>The Assistant
Secretary for Intelligence and Research shall coordinate with the Department of
the Treasury, the Department of Justice, the Central Intelligence Agency, other
appropriate intelligence agencies, and, as appropriate, with foreign
governments to—</text>
<subparagraph id="HAA11C728F3894ADEA7A6DC01529C8D30"><enum>(A)</enum><text>monitor and
document financial assets inside and outside the United States held by leaders
of countries determined to be nondemocratic for purposes of the Annual Report
on Democracy required under section 102;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H9C8A98C67B4C45E40017B8866267B426"><enum>(B)</enum><text>identify close
associates of such leaders; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HB4B0A8A8C2A44003BDCDFDDD4921EF6C"><enum>(C)</enum><text>monitor and
document financial assets inside and outside the United States held by such
close associates.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HC627A064C76642CDB40532E19F58AE3E"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Coordination</header>
<subparagraph id="H0F1491ED43184421AE6EC8AE29BA3C00"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Deputy Assistant
Secretary of State for Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor</header><text>There
shall be in the Department a Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Democracy,
Human Rights, and Labor who shall report to the Assistant Secretary of State
for Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor. Such Deputy Assistant Secretary shall
be in addition to the current number of such other Deputy Assistant Secretaries
so reporting. In addition to considering qualified noncareer candidates, the
Secretary shall seek to recruit senior members of the Senior Foreign Service to
serve in such position.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H7A01E906AB1B446182814115D65FFF1B"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Responsibilities</header><text>In
addition to such other duties as the Secretary or Assistant Secretary of State
for Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor may from time to time designate, the
Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor
shall—</text>
<clause id="HC7452EF89A9642EAB4235B20D4EC85A1"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">coordinate the work of the Office of
Democratic Movements and Transitions with the work of other offices and bureaus
at the Department;</text>
</clause><clause id="H144FD9E8D28E4736A0315C79B321F68"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">coordinate the work of the Office of
Democratic Movements and Transitions with the work of other United States
Government agencies;</text>
</clause><clause id="H8BA523B0A88A41EC8264476CAE5D515B"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">forge connections between the United States
and nongovernmental organizations, individuals, and movements committed to the
promotion of democracy and democratic principles, practices, and values;
and</text>
</clause><clause id="HB8B0634B686F4F0599BBA6B04429A8B5"><enum>(iv)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">seek ways to promote and enhance the work
of nongovernmental organizations, individuals, and movements committed to the
promotion of democracy and democratic principles, practices, and values.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H3723E2C205534558959DF5B235190048"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Recruitment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall seek to ensure that no
later than December 31, 2012, not less than 50 percent of the nonadministrative
employees serving in the Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor are
members of the Foreign Service.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section id="H4A5743A6FA3F4A7F8175D7FF1BAAE5C0"><enum>102.</enum><header>Reports</header>
<subsection id="HA9EFCDA4AFDA4C6CB5611FF79B705344"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Portions of
annual human rights reports</header><text>The Under Secretary shall assist the
Secretary in the preparation of those portions of the reports and other
information provided to Congress required under sections 116 and 502B of the
Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2151n and 2304) that relate to
freedom and political rights as set forth in the Universal Declaration of Human
Rights.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H254ADDFB51024C6BAB448DD94954B98B"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Annual Report on
Democracy</header>
<paragraph id="H9756969B971E4ED999C112F59F6CDD05"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Preparation and
deadline for submission</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The
Secretary shall prepare an Annual Report on Democracy. The Under Secretary,
with the assistance of the Assistant Secretary of State for Democracy, Human
Rights, and Labor, shall have the principal responsibility of assisting the
Secretary in the preparation of the Annual Report. The Under Secretary and
Assistant Secretary shall consult with the regional bureaus of the Department
in the preparation of the Annual Report. Not later than July 1 of each year,
the Secretary shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees the
Annual Report on Democracy.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H49A87BAA1EE74C1BB688BE1166362083"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Contents</header><text>The
Annual Report on Democracy shall contain the following:</text>
<subparagraph id="H7D88117C24034091B89771AE3DEA1E26"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Executive
summary</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">An Executive Summary
with a table listing every foreign country, together with a categorization of
each country as <quote>fully democratic</quote>, <quote>partly
democratic</quote>, or <quote>nondemocratic</quote>. The Executive Summary
shall contain a short narrative highlighting the status of democracy in each
country categorized as partly democratic or nondemocratic.</text>
<clause id="H00744CED768046DD981DE98E92BE00BE"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Determination of
categorization</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">With respect
to a country listed in the Executive Summary, the Secretary shall determine
which of the categorizations specified under subparagraph (A) is appropriate by
reference to the principles enshrined in the United Nations Charter, the
Universal Declaration of Human Rights, the International Covenant on Civil and
Political Rights, the United Nations Commission on Human Rights Resolution
1499/57 (entitled <quote>Promotion of the Right to Democracy</quote>), the
assessments used to determine eligibility for financial assistance disbursed
from the Millennium Challenge Account, the assessments of nongovernmental
organizations used to determine eligibility to participate in the meetings of
the Community of Democracies, and the standards established and adopted by the
Community of Democracies. In addition, the categorization of a country should
be informed by the general consensus regarding the status of civil and
political rights in such country by major nongovernmental organizations that
conduct assessments of such conditions in such countries.</text>
</clause><clause id="H863842FF5B9644B6BD5FD69947BF8A1"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Determination of
nondemocratic categorization</header>
<subclause id="H4B15C5D096254A3FB1F1FAADB00720AD"><enum>(I)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Secretary shall categorize a country as nondemocratic
if such country fails to satisfy any of the following requirements:</text>
<item id="HE0661734B7DD4F87A4D2577D9EA95F17"><enum>(aa)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">All citizens of such country have the right
to, and are not restricted in practice from, fully and freely participating in
the political life of such country regardless of gender, race, language,
religion, or beliefs.</text>
</item><item id="HE28EB923787E458199D65B4562E1E836"><enum>(bb)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The national legislative body of such
country and, if directly elected, the head of government of such country, are
chosen by free, fair, open, and periodic elections, by universal and equal
suffrage, and by secret ballot.</text>
</item><item id="HB77B1F2737AF4A789F45C738EB6FD771"><enum>(cc)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">More than one political party in such
country has candidates who seek elected office at the national level and such
parties are not restricted in their political activities or their process for
selecting such candidates except for reasonable administrative requirements
commonly applied in countries categorized as fully democratic.</text>
</item><item id="H5017DEA7D9804B80BA9FD886E8C445EC"><enum>(dd)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">All citizens in such country have a right
to, and are not restricted in practice from, fully exercising the freedoms of
thought, conscience, belief, peaceful assembly and association, speech,
opinion, and expression, and such country has a free, independent, and
pluralistic media.</text>
</item><item id="HBCBADE59619148BE9F61F6BEE39659FB"><enum>(ee)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The current government of such country did
not come to power in a manner contrary to the rule of law.</text>
</item><item id="HB1A9EEF294AC47B49C2855003F75669D"><enum>(ff)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Such country possesses an independent
judiciary and the government of such country generally respects the rule of
law.</text>
</item></subclause><subclause id="HACEB64BF18AD4C81B4EAB89863CA88FD"><enum>(II)</enum><header>Additional
considerations</header><text>Notwithstanding the satisfaction by a country of
the requirements specified under subclause (I), the Secretary may categorize a
country as nondemocratic if the Secretary determines that such is appropriate
after consideration of the principles specified under clause (i) with respect
to such country.</text>
</subclause></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H09EAA02F8FD24B87A76E59FC384ECAB"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Status of
democracy</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A description of
each country categorized as partly democratic or nondemocratic in the Executive
Summary, including—</text>
<clause id="HCE9612407C0D406CA2CEF95955E95415"><enum>(i)</enum><text>an
evaluation of trends over the preceding 12 months towards improvement or
deterioration in the commitment to and protection of democratic principles,
practices, values, institutions, and processes in each such country;</text>
</clause><clause id="H85D60A43A4304A2C8356FFEC64A356E4"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>an
evaluation of the political rights and freedoms enjoyed by individuals in each
such country and an evaluation of the factors that prevent each such country
from being categorized as fully democratic; and</text>
</clause><clause id="H66F8CA5A668C4BF4A33EA800E5C1CC58"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">for each country previously categorized as
nondemocratic in the Executive Summary from the preceding year, an evaluation
of any progress made over the previous calendar year towards achieving a
categorization of partly democratic or fully democratic.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H6C05C0B2E7AE41CCA40054904EBDF826"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Strategy for
nondemocratic countries</header><text>An in-depth examination of each country
categorized as nondemocratic in the Executive Summary, including—</text>
<clause id="H6FC89482C4E24057ADB28DFB2F832E78"><enum>(i)</enum><text>a
specific action plan developed following consultations with nongovernmental
organizations, individuals, and movements that promote democratic principles,
practices, and values in each such country to promote and achieve transition to
full democracy in each such country, including a summary of actions taken by
the United States in furtherance of such goal in the preceding 12
months;</text>
</clause><clause id="H37FF4EBAA1DB44A7A1694D8216E69662"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>a
summary of any actions taken by the President pursuant to section 501 with
respect to any such country, the effects of any such actions, and if no such
actions have been taken, a statement explaining why not;</text>
</clause><clause id="H3996862F27B045FE94A39556A30800E0"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a summary of any actions taken by the chief
of mission and officials of the United States in each such country with which
the United States maintains diplomatic and consular posts with respect to
promoting such a transition within that country and any activities of the
embassy or consulate in that country to support individuals and organizations
in that country that actively advocate for such a transition;</text>
</clause><clause id="H06E55E437AA04FB1983F0013B14E38A4"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>a
summary of efforts taken by officials of the United States to speak directly to
the people in each country, and in particular, a description of any visits
taken by the chief of mission and other officials of the United States in each
such country to the colleges and universities and other institutions in the
country where young people congregate and learn; and</text>
</clause><clause id="H459215E231BC4AEEAB86349F006B6468"><enum>(v)</enum><text>a
summary of any communications between United States Government officials,
including the chief of mission, and the leader and other high government
officials of each such country concerning respect for liberty, democracy, and
political, social, and economic freedoms.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H73794F22784C45479709FA693D6CA434"><enum>(D)</enum><header>United States
policies</header><text>A description of United States actions and policies
aimed at promoting democracy in foreign countries categorized as partly
democratic or nondemocratic, and the extent to which such actions and policies
were undertaken in coordination with other democratic countries.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H6BBE088C18BB43D0BFC06041D5112EC"><enum>(E)</enum><header>Peaceful
transfers of political power</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A description of peaceful transfers of
political power in each country categorized as partly democratic or
nondemocratic in the Executive Summary that have occurred between rival
political entities according to established rules and without violence.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H8C5E321012274BFBA600EC84A6F6457"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Classified
addendum</header><text>If the Secretary determines that it is in the national
security interests of the United States, is necessary for the safety of
individuals identified in the Annual Report on Democracy, or is necessary to
further the purposes of this Act, any information required by paragraph (2),
including policies adopted or actions taken by the United States, may be
summarized in the Annual Report on Democracy or the Executive Summary and
submitted to the appropriate congressional committees in more detail in a
classified addendum.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H969EE76C181A428D8C28EF52642B1965"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Public
disclosure</header><text>The Executive Summary shall be made available on the
Department of State Internet site, except for information that is classified
under paragraph (3).</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HA67AFCFB4F5445C588FE40EA154D0002"><enum>(c)</enum><header>One-Time report
on training and guidelines for foreign service officers and chiefs of
mission</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary, in
consultation with the Under Secretary, shall submit to the appropriate
congressional committees a one-time report containing a description of the
training provided under section 708(c) of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 (22
U.S.C. 4028(c)), as added by section 109(a), for foreign service officers,
including chiefs of mission serving or preparing to serve in countries
categorized as partly democratic or nondemocratic or chiefs of mission in fully
democratic countries whose job performance could benefit from such training,
with respect to methods to promote and achieve transition to full democracy in
each such country, including nonviolent action. The Secretary shall submit the
report together with the first Annual Report on Democracy required under
subsection (b).</text>
</subsection></section><section id="HE3CE2C2C13284B4D884DD5E67D5524A1"><enum>103.</enum><header>Translation of
annual Department of State reports</header>
<subsection id="H504882E86A214634A3D07E2ED9B4A74F"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Translation</header><text>The
Secretary shall ensure that the relevant country specific sections of the
reports listed in subsection (b) that relate to a particular country are
translated into the principal languages of such country and made available in
such country.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HD6C0C493D4A540B49496FDC3FE9B7A2"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Reports</header><text>The
relevant country specific sections of the reports referred to in subsection (a)
are the following:</text>
<paragraph id="HBB09B346C1004F25A7811B9900005B00"><enum>(1)</enum><text>Country specific
sections of the most recent Annual Report on Democracy.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HB1D482C699BA46A2A788FC62A6DD6754"><enum>(2)</enum><text>Country specific
sections of the most recent annual Trafficking in Persons Report prepared by
the Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons of the Department of
State.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HC54B31E096F24934961BF195CF00391C"><enum>(3)</enum><text>Country specific
sections of the most recent Annual Report on International Religious Freedom
prepared by the Office of International Religious Freedom in the Bureau of
Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor of the Department of State.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H64DD8B38EBFC4738939EC4CFD79926C4"><enum>(4)</enum><text>Country specific
sections of the most recent annual Country Reports on Human Rights Practices
prepared by the Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor of the Department
of State.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H326F1AB0A7964E1C908782D94AF3943"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Date for
completion</header><text>Not later than 120 days after the completion of each
report described in subsection (a), the Secretary shall ensure the translation
of each such report.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H85D0B5EF31754805AF19A5A18ED889AE"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Authorization of
appropriations</header><text>In addition to amounts that are otherwise
available for the translation of Department reports, there is authorized to be
appropriated to the Secretary such sums as may be necessary to carry out this
section.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="H2E3951A7C8EC4FCFB5F8DF7803326712"><enum>104.</enum><header>Strategies to
enhance the promotion of democracy in foreign countries</header>
<subsection id="H7957CEEBCA4240BAA033C9E06841322F"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Working group on
nondemocratic countries</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Beginning in the year after the second
Annual Report on Democracy required under section 102(b) is submitted and not
less than once each year thereafter, the Under Secretary shall convene a
working group under subsection (c) focused on each country designated as
nondemocratic in the most recent such report in order to—</text>
<paragraph id="H1317C97D66844C8E9BAC047EEEECB079"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">review progress on the action plan with
respect to each such country to promote and achieve the transition to full
democracy in such country; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HE5D6A061AE3345F8A84B91EDAE288037"><enum>(2)</enum><text>receive
recommendations regarding further action that should be taken with respect to
such plan.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H66CCBC9F1CB040CFB39400ABFA484020"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Working group on
countries in transition</header><text>Beginning in the year after the second
Annual Report on Democracy required under section 102(b) is submitted and not
less than once each year thereafter, the Under Secretary should also convene a
working group under subsection (c) focused on the progress towards a fully
democratic form of governance in each country designated as <quote>partly
democratic</quote> in the most recent annual report that was designated as
<quote>nondemocratic</quote> in any of the previous annual reports.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H60F7A24BF13B4394909CDDE04095B977"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Members of
working groups</header><text>The working groups referred to in subsections (a)
and (b) shall include officers and employees of the Department and appropriate
representatives from other relevant government agencies, including the United
States Agency for International Development, the Department of the Treasury,
and the Department of Defense.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H03D6BF87348A4A208509C645EE47710"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Consultations
with chiefs of missions</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The
chief of mission for each country designated as nondemocratic or partly
democratic in the most recent Annual Report on Democracy shall meet with the
Under Secretary at least once each year to discuss the transition to full
democracy in such country, including any actions the chief of mission has taken
to implement the action plan for such country included in such report.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="H2E75882918014B72A4003C6423CEAC00"><enum>105.</enum><header>Activities by
the United States to promote democracy and human rights in foreign
countries</header>
<subsection id="HE47C9E7FC14F49750070D33BF8C7457"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Freedom
Investment Act of 2002</header><text>The Freedom Investment Act of 2002
(subtitle E of title VI of Public Law 107–228) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="HBFE40FC57E7747B8A216D3D3A118F3B"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in Section 663(a), (relating to human
rights activities at the Department of State)—</text>
<subparagraph id="HB2DADFFA82B549D88762F00431CC0AD"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in paragraph (1),
by striking <quote>and</quote> at the end;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HCCB641F55D83476FB0677FCFC18F44B4"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by redesignating
paragraph (2) as paragraph (4);</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HF46F7E72AF144D3C8187B6372DDF47"><enum>(C)</enum><text>by inserting after
paragraph (1) the following new paragraphs:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H8B582ADAA9594B408B452891C12BA2D4" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="HE1E2F3F602F04B2CA2DC17B5DA43D3A1"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a United States mission abroad in a country
that has been designated as nondemocratic in the most recent Annual Report on
Democracy (as required under section 102(b) of the Advance Democratic Values,
Address Nondemocratic Countries, and Enhance Democracy Act of 2005) should have
at least one political officer who shall have primary responsibility for
monitoring and promoting democracy and human rights in such country;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HC58A622C8654406E9B01ECF30418CFA"><enum>(3)</enum><text>the level of
seniority of any such political officer should be in direct relationship to the
severity of the problems associated with the establishment of full democracy
and respect for human rights in such country; and</text>
</paragraph><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H0E9EEE0E381240FDA37FBFD9CC00025E"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (4), as so redesignated, by
striking <quote>monitoring human rights developments</quote> and all that
follows through <quote>recommendation</quote> and inserting the following:
<quote>monitoring and promoting democracy and human rights, including a
political officer described in paragraphs (2) and (3), in a foreign country
should be made after consultation with and upon the recommendation</quote>;
and</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HA2B92B5E5FD84CD6BD8BF000C2C09C9"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in
section 665(c) (relating to reports on actions taken by the United States to
encourage respect for human rights), by striking the second sentence and adding
at the end the following new sentences: <quote>If the Secretary elects to
submit such information as a separate report, such report may be submitted as
part of the Annual Report on Democracy required under section 102(b) of the
Advance Democratic Values, Address Nondemocratic Countries, and Enhance
Democracy Act of 2005. If the Secretary makes such an election, such report
shall be organized so as to contain a separate section for each country to
which such information applies, together with a short narrative describing the
extrajudicial killing, torture, or other serious violations of human rights
that are indicated to have occurred in each such country.</quote>.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H372FEB33796B49C99EE0FB35B1086D5B"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Foreign
Assistance Act of 1961</header><text>The Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22
U.S.C. 2151 et seq.) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="HFE2C8DAC093A4BB3AC5EAB9EE7C51BF1"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in section 116(d)
(22 U.S.C. 2151n(d)), by striking paragraph 10 and inserting the following new
paragraph:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H1697450513EF4A13975F62C5D97BBD76" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="HE9E776F21A9B40009D242342DCE5ED2E"><enum>(10)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">for each country with respect to which the
report indicates that extrajudicial killings, torture, or other serious
violations of human rights have occurred in the country, a strategy, including
a specific list of priorities and an action plan, to end such practices in the
country, and any actions taken in the previous year to end such practices in
the country; and</text>
</paragraph><after-quoted-block>;
and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H243040E85AD1481F97CE53701A9259F"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in
section 502B(b) (22 U.S.C. 2304(b)), by striking the sixth sentence and
inserting the following new sentence: <quote>Such report shall also include,
for each country with respect to which the report indicates that extrajudicial
killings, torture, or other serious violations of human rights have occurred in
the country, a strategy, including a specific list of priorities and an action
plan, to end such practices in the country, and any actions taken in the
previous year to end such practices in the country.</quote>.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HCAFE0C4A460448A3A15C07C3108900ED" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>106.</enum><header>Democracy Promotion
and Human Rights Advisory Board</header>
<subsection id="H0406CFADFB8E465D9DCC73DDE0BB72BF"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Establishment</header><text>There
is established a Democracy Promotion and Human Rights Advisory Board.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H39DF499E64FC4B4A929DDBA8AEA97757"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Purpose and
duties</header><text>The Board shall advise and provide recommendations to the
Secretary, the Under Secretary of State, the Assistant Secretary of State for
Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor, and the Assistant Administrator for the
Bureau of Democracy, Conflict and Humanitarian Assistance of the United States
Agency for International Development concerning United States policies
regarding the promotion of democracy and the establishment of universal
democracy, including the following:</text>
<paragraph id="H2E167EC28A6641D5A6323478CEB39DF"><enum>(1)</enum><text>Reviewing and
making recommendations regarding the overall United States strategy for
promoting democracy and human rights in partly democratic and nondemocratic
countries, including methods for incorporating the promotion of democracy and
human rights into United States diplomacy, the use of international
organizations to further United States democracy promotion goals, and ways in
which the United States can work with other countries and the Community of
Democracies to further such purposes.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H7AF1675252534F32ABF0FE4082BBFB64"><enum>(2)</enum><text>Recommendations
regarding specific strategies to promote democracy in countries categorized as
nondemocratic in the most recent Annual Report on Democracy submitted under
section 102(b), in countries that are in a transition to democracy, and methods
for consulting and coordinating with individuals (including expatriates) and
nongovernmental organizations that promote democratic principles, practices,
and ideals.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H37AF895CFCB84086899864F069B88456"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Recommendations regarding the use
of—</text>
<subparagraph id="HECBB14B4089C4BE0AF54822567B123F8"><enum>(A)</enum><text>programs related
to the promotion of democracy and human rights administered by the United
States Agency for International Development; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H0C8F1AF826E548D8BBCD61BE54B7089C"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the Human Rights
and Democracy Fund, established under section 664 of the Freedom Investment Act
of 2002 (subtitle E of title VI of Public Law 107–228).</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H68A8BB5D48C94CF19F717CC225F3DFC"><enum>(4)</enum><text>Recommendations
regarding regulations to be promulgated concerning—</text>
<subparagraph id="H73640DDF64184973BE14481E051F75F5"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the standards of
performance to be met by members of the Foreign Service, including chiefs of
mission, under section 405(d) of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C.
3965(d)); and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HE2AF335A6B304FA894D058A0CAE56C08"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the development of
programs to promote democracy in foreign countries under section 108, relating
to programs undertaken by United States missions in foreign countries and the
activities of chiefs of mission.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H2622D5BDBA0B4C99ACA21C313811A265"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Study on
democracy assistance</header>
<paragraph id="HF7C88F5ED5A0410AA42DF2F598FA62B"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Not later than 18 months after the appointment of five
members of the Board, the Board shall submit to the President, Congress, and
the Secretary a study on United States democracy assistance.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H64AF891E41644C70B5D2DC9BBC27C34"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Transmittal</header><text>Copies
of the report shall be transmitted to the Under Secretary, the Assistant
Secretary of State for Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor, the Broadcasting
Board of Governors, the Administrator of the United States Agency for
International Development, the President of the National Endowment for
Democracy, the President of the Center for International Private Enterprise,
the President of the International Republican Institute, the President of the
National Democratic Institute for International Affairs, and the President of
the Free Trade Union Institute.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H9715671FE8B04154A61951F42FF52573"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Contents</header><text>The
study shall include—</text>
<subparagraph id="H7F94A59AAC74411C837E2B5741D03F34"><enum>(A)</enum><text>a comprehensive
review and an overall evaluation of the efficiency and effectiveness of United
States appropriations for the promotion of democracy, including—</text>
<clause id="HA354363EDA6C4A749851D34FCABFEFE"><enum>(i)</enum><text>information
regarding the amount of money dedicated to such purpose each fiscal
year;</text>
</clause><clause id="H1AA85E03D0184DDEB42F91F6209D4BBC"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>an
identification of the international organizations, nongovernmental
organizations, multilateral institutions, individuals, private groups
(including corporations and other businesses), and government agencies and
departments receiving such funds for such purpose;</text>
</clause><clause id="HD7C16BE54E3943198D4BD87E9FF26A3"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>information
regarding the efficiency and effectiveness of the use of such funds to promote
a transition to democracy in nondemocratic countries with a special emphasis on
activities related to the promotion of democracy under section 302(b), relating
to the Human Rights and Democracy Fund; and</text>
</clause><clause id="H84D3502B934C402B9138ED6CA0E08006"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>information
regarding the efficiency and effectiveness of the use of such funds to promote
and sustain democracy in countries that are already fully democratic or partly
democratic;</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H2B661A3165324230BAD726A75D46718F"><enum>(B)</enum><text>a review
of—</text>
<clause id="H808A84150E6B46DCA46F3C02B95F091"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the ability of the Broadcasting Board of
Governors to provide 24-hour service seven days a week to all countries
categorized as nondemocratic in the most recent Annual Report on Democracy and
the influence such broadcasts may have on the views of citizens of such
countries, including information relating to programming on the means of
nonviolent protest and successful movements for democratic change in other
countries around the world; and</text>
</clause><clause id="HEB5D9173EDAB4D36B366535787BF1014"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the
advisability of supporting private media sources that are not controlled or
owned by the United States, including by providing grants, loans, or loan
guarantees and by establishing a new entity that would manage such a program to
promote a wider range of view that have no connection to the United
States;</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HF0F99ED34F374D508FA48BCFAFF9B05"><enum>(C)</enum><text>policy
recommendations to the President and Congress regarding ways to improve United
States programs for the promotion of democracy; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HF99834B7EE5E4A55BC776450152B0000"><enum>(D)</enum><text>recommendations
for reform of United States Government agencies involved in the promotion of
democracy.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H780E8D14F70D4AF900CF42F6BE012E81"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Membership</header>
<paragraph id="HAD5EEE8330174CC4A0ADA9AAE495806"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Appointment</header><text>The
Board shall be composed of nine members, who shall be citizens of the United
States and who shall not be officers or employees of the United States. The
members shall be appointed as follows:</text>
<subparagraph id="H5F88C1F98F3C484000F8D2B33D25DF24"><enum>(A)</enum><text>Three members
shall be appointed by the President.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H667FD27128D346EC93F38492D0DF1C08"><enum>(B)</enum><text>Three members
shall be appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives, of whom two
members shall be appointed upon the recommendation of the leader in the House
of the political party that is not the political party of the President, and of
whom one member shall be appointed upon the recommendation of the leader in the
House of the other political party.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H5FC7BBD5EC224B2C8FEA5B12A0550042"><enum>(C)</enum><text>Three members
shall be appointed by the President pro tempore of the Senate, of whom two
members shall be appointed upon the recommendation of the leader in the Senate
of the political party that is not the political party of the President, of
whom one member shall be appointed upon the recommendation of the leader in the
Senate of the other party.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H4390E8017B864A5CADA600DD9EBD7916"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Selection and
vacancies</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Members of the
Board shall be selected from among distinguished individuals noted for their
knowledge and experience in fields relevant to the issues to be considered by
the Board, including issues related to the promotion of democracy,
international relations, management and organization of foreign assistance or
comparable programs, methods and means of nonviolent protest, academic study
and debate of democracy, human rights, and international law. A vacancy on the
Board shall not affect its powers, but shall be filled in the manner in which
the original appointment was made.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H7D926C3E9F4143DEA7FA558DC378AED9"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Time for
appointment</header><text>The appointment of members to the Board under
paragraph (1) shall be made not later than 120 days after the date of the
enactment of this Act.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HF26D573A05964C00BBC500AF28375C71"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Term of service
and sunset</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Each member shall
be appointed to the Board for a term that shall expire on the date that is one
year after the date of the submission of the report under subsection (c). The
Board shall terminate on the date that is one year after the date of the
submission of the report under such subsection.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H8A1B9728D9CA40A4BFC932BC4CC600BB"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Security
clearances</header><text>The Secretary shall ensure that all members of the
Board, and appropriate experts and consultants under paragraph (6)(H), obtain
relevant security clearances in an expeditious manner.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H9B603520A04045F08EE782C567FC0000"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Operation</header>
<subparagraph id="H4E04511E623048EAA3A7BE786DD3DE09"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Chairperson</header><text>Not
later than 15 days after the completion of the appointment of all members to
the Board under paragraph (1), the President shall appoint a chairperson for
the Board from among the members.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HB1E97A2AA39F478D905C380611F9897F"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Meetings</header><text>The
Board shall meet at the call of the chairperson. The initial meeting of the
Board shall be held not later than 30 days after the appointment of the
chairperson under subparagraph (A).</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H4DDCEF5CB1E64DA9B82407960531B0DC"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Quorum</header><text>A
majority of the members of the Board shall constitute a quorum to conduct
business, but the Board may establish a lesser quorum for conducting meetings
scheduled by the Board.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HE73CE83CF53343B89202844BC30840B4"><enum>(D)</enum><header>Rules</header><text>The
Board may establish by majority vote any other rules for the operation of the
Board under this paragraph, if such rules are not inconsistent with this Act or
other applicable law.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H17528183544446A4A1BE00FDF8ED4758"><enum>(E)</enum><header>Travel
expenses</header><text>Members of the Board shall be allowed travel expenses,
including per diem in lieu of subsistence, at rates authorized for employees of
agencies under subchapter I of chapter 57 of title 5, United States Code, while
away from their homes or regular places of business in the performance of
service for the Board.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HD47CBA4923CC442782B3B89F21839E9B"><enum>(F)</enum><header>Office space and
administrative assistance</header><text>Upon the request of the chairperson of
the Board, the Secretary shall provide reasonable and appropriate office space,
supplies, and administrative assistance.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HB4082D21B4E94F30A06662F8726CE7DC"><enum>(G)</enum><header>Applicability of
certain other laws</header><text>Nothing in this section shall be construed to
cause the Board to be considered an agency or establishment of the United
States, or to cause members of the Board to be considered officers or employees
of the United States. Executive branch agencies may conduct programs and
activities and provide services in support of the activities duties of the
Board, notwithstanding any other provision of law. The Federal Advisory
Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.) shall not apply to the Board.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H61F1377BAC11463B8E913DC883D3AF3B"><enum>(H)</enum><header>Experts and
consultants</header><text>The Board may procure temporary and intermittent
services under section 3109(b) of title 5, United States Code.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H5EB0389E88CE43BA9B3E068EF06D442B"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Authorization of
appropriations</header><text>There is authorized to be appropriated to the
Board $2,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2006, 2007, and 2008.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="HE3D343F28590459BB0E34D2882908ED8"><enum>107.</enum><header>Establishment
and maintenance of Internet site for global democracy and human rights</header>
<subsection id="H383E6AE9EE674041A333B121434234A7"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Establishment</header><text>In
order to facilitate access by individuals and nongovernmental organizations in
foreign countries to documents, streaming video and audio, and other media
regarding democratic principles, practices, and values, and the promotion and
strengthening of democracy, the Secretary, in cooperation with the Under
Secretary, the Under Secretary for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs, and the
Assistant Secretary of State for Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor, shall
establish and maintain an Internet site for global democracy and human
rights.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H6609BA71FE104905BF955E0094A8D2F1"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Contents</header><text>The
Internet site for global democracy established under subsection (a) shall
contain the following information:</text>
<paragraph id="H42E47CED213F435A917753AE9129E051"><enum>(1)</enum><text>The Executive
Summary prepared under section 102(b)(2)(A), but only to the extent that
information contained therein is not classified.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H3770BB73098A44A1A63649CAD90528B6"><enum>(2)</enum><text>The texts of the
founding documents of the United States, including the Declaration of
Independence, the Constitution, appropriate excerpts from the Federalist
Papers, and other documents that the Under Secretary determines
appropriate.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HE07A3B9F59764DE8B5000192781D1F56"><enum>(3)</enum><text>Selected texts of
the founding documents of the leading democratic countries that the Under
Secretary determines appropriate.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HA044789AA3A34940A3F2F2F84349FDAC"><enum>(4)</enum><text>Narratives and
histories of significant democratic movements in foreign countries,
particularly regarding successful nonviolent campaigns to oust
dictatorships.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H3CF59EFB3B5944B6B74FAEA0651C2BD6"><enum>(5)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Narratives relating to the importance of
the establishment of and respect for fundamental freedoms.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H9BAC300EEB664D5D8E17447E56EA618F"><enum>(6)</enum><text>The annual
Trafficking in Persons Report prepared by the Office to Monitor and Combat
Trafficking in Persons of the Department of State.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HBFB90E5124C54AC0B01E64CFCEE22B70"><enum>(7)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The annual International Religious Freedom
Report prepared by the Office of International Religious Freedom in the Bureau
of Human Rights and Labor of the Department of State.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H72F9A04B211F49AB8EA320AF63860173"><enum>(8)</enum><text>The annual Country
Reports on Human Rights Practices prepared by the Bureau of Human Rights and
Labor of the Department of State.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H0E2F3A5D54CE4D0286FACCB278063677"><enum>(9)</enum><text>Any other
documents, references, or links to external Internet sites the Secretary or
Under Secretary determines appropriate, including reference to or links to
training materials regarding successful movements in the past.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" id="H77A3EE03E14F43678ED3B235F951A8F"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Translation</header>
<paragraph commented="no" id="HD27210FA543A44799F4BDB5300FD6E11"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall
ensure that the relevant country specific sections of the Annual Report on
Democracy and the country specific sections of the content described in
paragraphs (7) through (9) of subsection (b) that relate to particular
countries are translated into the principal languages of such countries and
posted on the Internet website described in such subsection.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H5E1294B7833E44D0B906812F084E352C"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Date for
posting</header><text>Not later than 120 days after the submission of the
Annual Report on Democracy, the translations required by this subsection shall
be completed.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section id="H047DB78AB8694CCFBBAC9C5F4047E06C"><enum>108.</enum><header>Programs by
United States missions in foreign countries and activities of chiefs of
mission</header>
<subsection id="H82C0AFAFF39F44BE94F9F30991FBF78"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Development of
programs To promote democracy in foreign countries</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The
Secretary shall direct each chief of mission in each foreign country
categorized as nondemocratic in the most recent Annual Report on Democracy
to—</text>
<paragraph id="H75A1CE43F81B41E4BF7F7CCD122D9445"><enum>(1)</enum><text>develop, as part
of annual program planning, a strategy to promote democracy in the foreign
country and to provide visible and material support to individuals and
nongovernmental organizations in that country that are committed to democratic
principles, practices, and values, such as—</text>
<subparagraph id="H13B11F02993D441BA62F2222BAA0B421"><enum>(A)</enum><text>consulting and
coordinating with such individuals and organizations regarding the promotion of
democracy;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H11BB98B3A0484C2E8F6E01F09805B563"><enum>(B)</enum><text>visiting local
landmarks and other local sites associated with nonviolent protest in support
of democracy and freedom from oppression;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H50C4980419E2476CAB00B5D648992B67"><enum>(C)</enum><text>holding periodic
public meetings with such individuals and organizations to discuss democracy
and political, social, and economic freedoms;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H5308D347D6E24480972E7E7E5B24E11"><enum>(D)</enum><text>issuing public
condemnation of severe violations of internationally recognized human rights
(as such term is described in section 116(a) of the Foreign Assistance Act of
1961 (22 U.S.C. 2151n(a)), violations of religious freedom, including
particularly severe violations of religious freedom (as such terms are defined
in paragraphs (11) and (13) of section 3 of the International Religious Freedom
Act of 1998 (22 U.S.C. 6402)), political repression, and government-tolerated
or condoned trafficking in persons; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HF61983983C7949E7A8BF007B1F00FCF8"><enum>(E)</enum><text>providing
technical, financial, and such other support to such individuals and
organizations;</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H08D7D14C36A84EA7AE95D2F9EB21FFAC"><enum>(2)</enum><text>hold ongoing
discussions with the leaders of the nondemocratic country regarding a
transition to full democracy and the development of political, social, and
economic freedoms and respect for human rights, including freedom of religion
or belief, in the country; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H2AF2D7F48CC64EBC96F732CC7439B032"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">conduct meetings with civil society,
interviews with media that can directly reach citizens of such country, and
discussions with students and young people of the nondemocratic country
regarding a transition to democracy and the development of political, social,
and economic freedoms in the country.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H24F4F0F1219B48BE8D417FE706DFE5B8"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Public outreach
in foreign countries</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Each
chief of mission or principal officer should spend a substantial amount of time
at universities and other institutions of higher learning to—</text>
<paragraph id="H4C5D88C81FDF4EDBAC3E77F140290334"><enum>(1)</enum><text>debate and discuss
values and policies that promote democracy; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HE93929D0C2CB4D5282624C98BECD3E"><enum>(2)</enum><text>communicate,
promote, and defend such United States values and policies.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H6E8F98B0D72D4DDE9FDAC3C49B87FD8C"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Access to United
States missions</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary
is authorized and encouraged to allow access to a United States diplomatic or
consular mission in each foreign country categorized as partly democratic or
nondemocratic in the most recent Annual Report on Democracy by individuals and
representatives of nongovernmental organizations in that country who are
committed to democratic principles, practices, and values in that
country.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="H867A14CB76704804B7FCFA19E5C9E443"><enum>109.</enum><header>Training for
Foreign Service officers</header>
<subsection id="HD2D188B93FDE4B3B9F00D9DE335BA529"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Training in
democracy and the promotion of democracy and human rights</header><text>Section
708 of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 4028) is amended by adding at
the end the following new subsection:</text>
<quoted-block id="HF03B4FDAEC11477DB71F71070300CE15" style="OLC">
<subsection id="H6B907DB2E6D44271AA9F162BA96E154E"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Training on
global democracy promotion</header>
<paragraph id="H40234B81F69441E9B4D729A30810800"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>In addition to the training required under subsections
(a) and (b), the Secretary of State, in cooperation with other relevant
officials, including the Under Secretary of State for Global Affairs, and the
Director of the National Foreign Affairs Training Center of the Foreign Service
Institute of the Department of State, shall establish as part of the training
provided after December 31, 2006, for members of the Service, including all
chiefs of mission and deputy chiefs of mission, instruction in how to
strengthen and promote democracy through peaceful means in consultation with
individuals and nongovernmental organizations that support democratic
principles, practice and values. In particular, such instruction shall be
mandatory for members of the Service having reporting or other responsibilities
relating to internal political developments and human rights, including
religious freedom, in nondemocratic or partly democratic countries, including
for chiefs of mission and deputy chiefs of mission, and shall be completed
before the time that such member or chief of mission assumes a post (or, if
such is not practical, within the first year of assuming such post).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H912DF191477E4E769F30099B31EFED8D"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Contents of
training</header><text>The training required under paragraph (1) shall include
instruction, a training manual, and other materials regarding the
following:</text>
<subparagraph id="H2D2D38EB12054AECAF6C07E5D1340E7"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">International documents and United States
policy regarding electoral democracy and respect for human rights.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HC3D6390B2D864F908FB1A4D5E7001B74"><enum>(B)</enum><text>United States
policy regarding the promotion and strengthening of democracy around the world,
with particular emphasis on the transition to democracy in nondemocratic
countries.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HC3899CAA867A4DADB39C03D471A7F23B"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">For any member, chief of mission, or deputy
chief of mission who is to be assigned to a foreign country that is categorized
as nondemocratic in the Annual Report on Democracy required under section
102(b) of the Advance Democratic Values, Address Nondemocratic Countries, and
Enhance Democracy Act of 2005, instruction regarding—</text>
<clause id="H98A5BC81998F47ACAFC940C19E8A9B0"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the
status of political rights in such country;</text>
</clause><clause id="HC934B20E7A5044719749636D047496A0"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>ways to promote
democracy in such country including building relationships and consulting with
individuals and nongovernmental organizations in such country that support
democratic principles, practices, and values;</text>
</clause><clause id="H6127309CC9BC429E8D201DFD32491C8E"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>providing
technical, financial, and other support to individuals (including expatriated
citizens) and nongovernmental organizations in such country that support
democratic principles, practices, and values;</text>
</clause><clause id="H38E2502494DD41DDA6A85C00F81D7E99"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>visiting local
landmarks and other local sites associated with nonviolent protest in support
of democracy and freedom from oppression;</text>
</clause><clause id="H99F8BBCFB35F40ABBB109977F2D9DA41"><enum>(v)</enum><text>conducting
discussions with the leaders of such country regarding—</text>
<subclause id="HF64E8D13927247919EAE4397630049CA"><enum>(I)</enum><text>a transition to
full democracy;</text>
</subclause><subclause id="H7D955B778AA9468983B2D87026009858"><enum>(II)</enum><text>political,
social, and economic freedoms;</text>
</subclause><subclause id="H5F8BABB381804041920009CC36D7691F"><enum>(III)</enum><text>United States
policy to promote democracy in foreign countries; and</text>
</subclause><subclause id="HE875AC9C268B429C89F522AD61F7E404"><enum>(IV)</enum><text>the possibility
that such leaders might voluntarily cede power;</text>
</subclause></clause><clause id="H52202559691F427DA7C0AB916B00271B"><enum>(vi)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">conducting discussions with the students
and young people of such country regarding—</text>
<subclause id="H2A83114E59944D389952CFA8A85B1D63"><enum>(I)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a transition to full democracy;</text>
</subclause><subclause id="HC649A20F53A244DD8632CE15BDF546B"><enum>(II)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">political, social, and economic freedoms;
and</text>
</subclause><subclause id="HB150D7768F1E4AADB31E5D9270D39991"><enum>(III)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">United States policy to promote democracy
in foreign countries;</text>
</subclause></clause><clause id="H350B8B76C446470F9253E3E5AD328DD3"><enum>(vii)</enum><text>the methods of
nonviolent action and the most effective manner to share such information with
individuals and nongovernmental organizations in such country that support
democratic principles, practices, and values; and</text>
</clause><clause id="HEECD40C24E104A9AB581F5485CBC8F00"><enum>(viii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the investigation and documentation of
violations of internationally recognized human rights in coordination with
nongovernmental human rights organizations, violations of religious freedom,
including particularly severe violations of religious freedom (as such terms
are defined in paragraphs (11) and (13) of section 3 of the International
Religious Freedom Act of 1998 (22 U.S.C. 6402)), political repression, and
government-tolerated or condoned trafficking in persons that occur in such
country.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HD572B1DAF8B145A600810763EE702515"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The protection of internationally
recognized human rights (including the protection of religious freedom) and
standards related to such rights, provisions of United States law related to
such rights, the various aspects and manifestations of violations of such
rights, diplomatic tools to promote respect for such rights, the protection of
individuals who have fled their countries due to violations of such rights
(including the role of United States embassies in providing access to the
United States Refugee Admissions Program) and the relationship between respect
for such rights and democratic development and national security. The Director
of the National Foreign Affairs Training Center of the Foreign Service
Institute of the Department of State shall consult with nongovernmental
organizations involved in the protection and promotion of such rights and the
United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (established under
section 201(a) of the International Religious Freedom Act of 1998 (22 U.S.C.
6431(a)) in developing the training required by this subparagraph.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection id="HC3E30523EE284840B6FA6300A9E05F4B"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Other
training</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall
ensure that the training described in subsection (a) is provided to members of
the civil service who are assigned in the United States or abroad who have
reporting or other responsibilities relating to internal political developments
and human rights in countries that are categorized as partly democratic or
nondemocratic in the Annual Report on Democracy required under section
102(b).</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HEC031544255D46D4B500BA94743384BF"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Authorization of
appropriations</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">There are
authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary to develop
appropriate programs and materials to accomplish the training required under
subsection (c) of section 708 of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C.
4028), as added by subsection (a).</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H5F11B3366F31438F95CECA87A8ADA825"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Clerical
amendments</header><text>Section 708 of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 is
further amended—</text>
<paragraph id="H3E1A0C5E3B0F413B9BFFB40149869800"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection (a)
by striking <quote>(a) The</quote> and inserting <quote>(a)
<header-in-text level="subsection">Training on Human
Rights</header-in-text>.—The</quote>; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H09234D3C20C24CC987A9422171F8182"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in
subsection (b) by striking <quote>(b) The</quote> and inserting <quote>(b)
<header-in-text level="subsection">Training on Refugee Law and Religious
Persecution</header-in-text>.—The</quote>.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section id="H3A4C96FC3F5E408EBDA1B68629041E47"><enum>110.</enum><header>Performance
pay; promotions; Foreign Service awards</header>
<subsection id="H66846BDBEF3140E5976EED5711C8F479"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Performance
Pay</header><text>Section 405(d) of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C.
3965(d)) is amended by inserting after the second sentence the following new
sentence: <quote>Meritorious or distinguished service in the promotion of
democracy in foreign countries, including contact with and support of
individuals and nongovernmental organizations that promote democracy in a
foreign country categorized as nondemocratic in the most recent Annual Report
on Democracy (as required under section 102(b) of the Advance Democratic
Values, Address Nondemocratic Countries, and Enhance Democracy Act of 2005),
shall also serve as a basis for granting awards under this
section.</quote>.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" id="H287BA9DC365C4997A93F32BEE32D355D"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Promotions</header><text>Section
603(b) of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 4003(b)) is amended by
adding at the end the following new sentence: <quote>Precepts for selection
boards shall also, where applicable, include an evaluation of whether members
of the Service and members of the Senior Foreign Service have met the standards
of performance established by the Secretary pursuant to section 110(c) of the
Advance Democratic Values, Address Nondemocratic Countries, and Enhance
Democracy Act of 2005, or have served in a position in which the primary
responsibility is to monitor or promote democracy or human
rights.</quote>.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H325EE144324B462D954FED147B918487"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Regulations and
evaluations concerning standards of performance and programs To promote
democracy</header><text>With respect to members of the Foreign Service,
including all chiefs of mission, who are assigned to foreign countries
categorized as nondemocratic in the most recent Annual Report on Democracy, the
Secretary shall prescribe regulations concerning the standards of performance
to be met under sections 405(d) and 603(b) of the Foreign Service Act of 1980
(22 U.S.C. 3965(d) and 4003(b)), as amended by subsections (a) and (b),
respectively, and the development of programs to promote democracy in foreign
countries under section 108. The requirements of sections 108 and 109(a) shall
serve as one of the bases for performance criteria in evaluating chiefs of
mission and those officers at posts so designated by the chief of
mission.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HABF2C95AFF2A4AE2ACD65EC30232677E"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Foreign Service
Awards</header><text>Section 614 of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C.
4013) is amended by adding at the end the following new sentence:
<quote>Distinguished or meritorious service in the promotion of democracy in
foreign countries, including contact with and support of individuals and
nongovernmental organizations that promote democracy in a foreign country
categorized as nondemocratic in the most recent Annual Report on Democracy (as
required under section 102(b) of the Advance Democratic Values, Address
Nondemocratic Countries, and Enhance Democracy Act of 2005), shall also serve
as a basis for granting awards under this section.</quote>.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H21B21AB6047E400995FE48A9253589C4"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Congressional
democracy award</header>
<paragraph id="HCB5BACB2C1A147D9B29133D8009A5C7"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Establishment</header><text>There
is established a Congressional Award for Outstanding Achievements in Advancing
Democracy to be awarded to officers or employees of the Government of the
United States. The Award shall be in addition to any other award issued by the
Assistant Secretary for Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor for the promotion of
human rights in such countries.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H9FBDEBB09B18400CA32C2E344230A78C"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Selection</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall establish procedures
for selecting recipients of the Award. The criteria for selecting recipients of
the Award shall include whether the candidate has made extraordinary efforts to
promote democracy.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H560DA70F105A420400C0D58DB8A898E0"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Financial
award</header><text>The recipient of the Award shall receive not less than
$5,000. Such sum shall be in addition to any other compensation received by the
recipient. Amounts awarded shall be drawn from amounts appropriated to the
Department.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H8FCB3ED9B57E4E32BFF7641EC9FFC109"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Award
ceremony</header><text>Congress shall host an annual awards ceremony for the
recipient of the Award. Costs associated with travel by the recipient to the
ceremony shall be paid by the United States.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H88FF2E0BD1594812B0005164E7C39D7E"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Authorization of
appropriations</header><text>There is authorized to be appropriated to the
Secretary such sums as may be necessary to award the Award, including such sums
as may be necessary to cover costs associated with the Award.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section id="H5D2B6A0217174325A2DA6FAD17C7D73"><enum>111.</enum><header>Appointments</header>
<subsection id="H0F1299D99BEC4D02837934155407B9EB"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Appointments by
the President</header><text>Section 302 of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 (22
U.S.C. 3942) is amended by adding at the end the following new
subsection:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H963B1C7CFB0A4F61984443B1736BA1A9" style="OLC">
<subsection commented="no" id="HAE50432D64664C9ABC33E93302A454F1"><enum>(c)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">If an individual (with respect to
subsection (a)) or a member of the Service (with respect to subsection (b)) is
appointed by the President to be and if such individual or such member has
previously served as a chief of mission of the United States in a country at
the time such country was categorized as nondemocratic in an Annual Report on
Democracy (required under section 102(b) of the Advance Democratic Values,
Address Non-Democratic Countries, and Enhance Democracy Act of 2005), the
President shall transmit to the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate a
written report summarizing the actions that such individual or member took
during the period of such prior service to promote democracy and human rights
in such country, including actions in furtherance of the action plan contained
in such report.</text>
</subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection id="H3826FAB5AC104FAF8B14C2D05988CE64"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Chiefs of
mission</header><text>Section 304(a)(1) of such Act (22 U.S.C. 3944(a)(1)) is
amended by adding at the end the following new sentence: <quote>If the country
in which the individual is to serve is categorized as nondemocratic in the most
recent Annual Report on Democracy (as required under section 102(b) of the
Advance Democratic Values, Address Non-Democratic Countries, and Enhance
Democracy Act of 2005), the individual should possess clearly demonstrated
competence in and commitment to the promotion of democracy in that country,
including competence in promoting democratic practices, values, and ideals
through regular interaction with individuals, including students and young
people within that country, who support and advocate such principles,
practices, and values.</quote>.</text>
</subsection></section><enum>II</enum><header>ALLIANCES WITH
OTHER DEMOCRATIC COUNTRIES</header>
<section id="HDFC312B102A54E43951576E109031131"><enum>201.</enum><header>Alliances with
other democratic countries</header>
<subsection id="H5A865394FBB54219AAC8C3F4C6596009"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Finding</header><text>Congress
finds that it is in the national interest of the United States, including for
humanitarian, economic, social, political, and security reasons, to forge
alliances with democratic countries to work together to promote and
protect—</text>
<paragraph id="H6B22D4D5BFC7470D84C104FCA46481C"><enum>(1)</enum><text>shared democratic
principles, practices, and values; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H1E77241B5E424A2184A81838B4CE43C"><enum>(2)</enum><text>political, social,
and economic freedoms around the world.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HF2CAEE645D94481D8FF43B44E6D32BA4"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Purposes</header><text>The
purposes of this title are to encourage new ways of forging alliances with
democratic countries in order to—</text>
<paragraph id="H7A499C58E63F4ECBA383803B9BD721FB"><enum>(1)</enum><text>promote and
protect democratic principles, practices, and values, including the right to
free, fair, and open elections, secret balloting, and universal
suffrage;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H9E4C633404FB4EB285D6279F56E7CB90"><enum>(2)</enum><text>promote and
protect fundamental shared political, social, and economic freedoms, including
the freedoms of association, of expression, of the press, of religion, and to
own private property;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H1CBCC8D199504B6BA4D39307E15C6836"><enum>(3)</enum><text>promote and
protect respect for the rule of law;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H4DFE099901EC4FD1BFEEFF85385CFAC6"><enum>(4)</enum><text>develop, adopt,
and pursue strategies to advance common interests in international
organizations and multilateral institutions to which members of the alliance of
democratic countries belong; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H06158A9FFDA844BF9012587CDB136C10"><enum>(5)</enum><text>provide political,
economic, and other necessary support to countries that are undergoing a
transition to democracy.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HA4F6B781AA18483E0048A1F7E2017D2"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Authorization</header><text>The
President is authorized to take such actions as the President determines to be
necessary and appropriate to establish alliances with other democratic
countries to achieve the purposes described in subsection (b).</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H5E7ED02664BD45798D426D1227948751"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Sense of
Congress regarding participation</header><text>It is the sense of Congress that
any foreign country that is categorized as nondemocratic in the most recent
Annual Report on Democracy submitted under section 102(b) should not
participate in any alliance of democratic countries aimed at working together
to promote democracy.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="HEF06CAB2F6A94EA3B3F5924D00A3EF8F"><enum>202.</enum><header>Sense of
Congress regarding the establishment of a Democracy Caucus</header>
<subsection id="H93F5C78702174F4AB658077207B0A33E"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Findings</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Congress finds that with the passage of the
Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 (Public Law 108–458),
Congress—</text>
<paragraph id="HD9B4EDCB52DD483786F6E6F959A61832"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">encouraged the establishment of a Democracy
Caucus within the United Nations, the United Nations Human Rights Commission,
the United Nations Conference on Disarmament, and at other broad-based
international organizations; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H917BD6959A2B42F385FB4104FED41094"><enum>(2)</enum><text>required increased
training in multilateral diplomacy for members of the Foreign Service and
appropriate members of the Civil Service to support such an
establishment.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H6B577B508405481984912B24DA90D9B8"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Sense of
Congress</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">It is the sense of
Congress that the creation of a Democracy Caucus in each international
organization and multilateral institution of which the United States is a
member will not only improve the internal governance of such organizations but
will also strengthen the implementation of commitments by such organizations
and institutions regarding democracy and human rights.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="H867C27EEB0EF4674866B486129003EC1"><enum>203.</enum><header>Annual
diplomatic missions on multilateral issues</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">The Secretary, acting through the principal
officers responsible for advising the Secretary on international organizations,
shall ensure that a high level delegation from the United States is sent on an
annual basis to consult with key foreign governments in every region to promote
United States policies, including issues related to democracy and human rights,
at key international fora, including the United Nations General Assembly, the
United Nations Human Rights Commission, the Organization for Security and
Cooperation in Europe, and the United Nations Education, Science, and Cultural
Organization.</text>
</section><section id="HBF10949CE5A64F3C00BBCB1872AF0220"><enum>204.</enum><header>Strengthening
the Community of Democracies</header>
<subsection id="H7A4EA7BFA4474B70AEC986DD8D51931C"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Sense of
Congress</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">It is the sense of
Congress that establishing a more formal structure for the Community of
Democracies may eventually be necessary in the future, at which time the United
States should guide and strongly support such a development. It is the sense of
Congress that, if properly funded and supported, the Community of Democracies
can achieve great success toward the global promotion of democratic principles,
practices, and values.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HA89072AB404C4EE486BBF0E98FE27B13"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Membership
authorized</header><text>The President is authorized to enter the United States
into membership of the Community of Democracies if the Community should become
an organization.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HFF73878E02124569B1F200325C1BE264"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Regional Group
in the Community of Democracies</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">It is the sense of Congress that regional
groups within the Community of Democracies should be established and
strengthened in order to facilitate coordination of common positions and action
on multilateral strategies to promote and consolidate democracy.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HB1824A60DE8B4ECEABA880C6712A428"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Authorization of
appropriations</header>
<paragraph id="H3D27DCF15822409A93E6418D3BA3E7FF"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Membership in
Community of Democracies</header><text>There are authorized to be appropriated
such sums as may be necessary to pay the assessed costs for membership of the
United States in the Community of Democracies.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HDE4CF450C5AD424B91FF163CEBD175E"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Cost of
headquarters</header><text>There is authorized to be appropriated to the
Secretary $5,000,000 for fiscal year 2006 for a grant or voluntary contribution
for the acquisition, refurbishment, or construction of a headquarters building
for the Community of Democracies. Such funds may also be applied toward the
costs of meetings and studies to formalize the location of such headquarters,
the costs of providing equipment for such headquarters, and other logistical
matters related to such headquarters. Amounts appropriated for these purpose
are authorized to remain available until expended.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H8DE82946BE014B748433802900027C91"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Democracy
Transition Center</header>
<paragraph id="HBB9A2F7E280C40C9B1B739056007886"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Sense of
Congress</header><text>It is the sense of Congress that the United States
should support the initiative of the Government of Hungary and the governments
of other European countries to establish a Democracy Transition Center to
support transitions to full democracy.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H32E4CBEEECBE42E9846E3953A6C3C008"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Authorization of
appropriations</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">There is
authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary for a grant or voluntary
contribution to the Democracy Transition Center $4,000,000 for fiscal year
2006, $3,000,000 for fiscal year 2007, $2,000,000 for fiscal year 2008, and
$1,000,000 for fiscal year 2009. Amounts appropriated under this paragraph
shall remain available until expended.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H489DFC1946EC4DFBB6008F4B5E8CBD58"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Use of
funds</header><text>Any grant or voluntary contribution made in fiscal year
2006 by the Secretary to the Democracy Transition Center under paragraph (2)
may be used for the establishment and operations of the Center and for programs
and activities of the Center. Any grant or voluntary contribution made in any
subsequent fiscal year by the Secretary to the Center under such paragraph may
be used for programs and activities of the Center.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H5289EE25912F42FFAD358B245CD90075"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Programs and
activities</header><text>The programs and activities of the Democracy
Transition Center referred to in paragraph (3) are programs and activities
that—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" id="H545C55E977734B81BADF46006BBABA1F"><enum>(A)</enum><text>develop, adopt, or
pursue programs, campaigns, and tactics to promote the peaceful transition to
democracy in nondemocratic countries and, in addition, to work with countries
that have gone through a transition to a partly democratic form of government
in order to consolidate and accelerate progress toward a fully democratic form
of government;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="HFABA11A87BBB4BF49C601EDCC77695D0"><enum>(B)</enum><text>provide political,
financial, and other necessary support to individuals and nongovernmental
organizations that promote democratic principles, practices, and values in each
nondemocratic country, including training in nonviolent means of protest and
resistance;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="HF3499162922544DE84E279E3F67DE2DA"><enum>(C)</enum><text>support
consultations with such individuals and nongovernmental organizations in
countries that are not fully democratic regarding the best approaches to assist
such countries to make the transition to a fully democratic form of
government;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="H11C75EA93FEF4B648C789CE83E0A93E"><enum>(D)</enum><text>establish a
dialogue with the leaders of each nondemocratic country to discuss democratic
principles, practices, and values, fundamental freedoms and human rights, and
the possibility of such leaders voluntarily initiating a transition to
democracy;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="H1C96E91BA1C34CBA9CFE5D9BB87E9802"><enum>(E)</enum><text>educate and train
diplomats, military attaches, and other appropriate individuals from member
countries of the Community of Democracies in the means to promote democracy
within host countries that are nondemocratic; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="HB9A8C7E9C48647C6A96C09A0716C016F"><enum>(F)</enum><text>undertake any
other appropriate or necessary actions that are compatible with the mission and
goal of the Center.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section><section id="H1A818B1948C74ED98F74948E42550999"><enum>205.</enum><header>Funding for
nongovernmental organizations supporting a Community of Democracies</header>
<subsection id="H8A239FF9ABF845ACA693C800EB8F8FE8"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Grants</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary is authorized to make grants
to United States nongovernmental organizations which have experience with the
Community of Democracies to assist the Community of Democracies and its
Convening Group to plan its interim and annual conferences and other related
activities with a focus on issues related to the promotion of transitions to
and consolidation of democracy.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HEB1F2FCAD6764834A15B1634049CCF78"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Authorization of
appropriations</header><text>There are authorized to be appropriated to the
Secretary such sums as may be necessary to carry out this section.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="H150418A2709A480FB1EEA4C5302B749E"><enum>206.</enum><header>Reports</header>
<subsection id="H8B5A7E164F9E4BC3B9E9478D686B938F"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Annual Report on
the Status of Democratic Alliances of the United States</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than October 1 of each year, the
Secretary, in coordination with the Under Secretary of State, the Assistant
Secretary of State for Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor, and appropriate
international organizations, shall submit to the appropriate congressional
committees an Annual Report on the Status of Democratic Alliances of the United
States. Each Annual Report shall contain the following information:</text>
<paragraph id="H9908C42FB34E4A7BBAB8F2C9D450EE55"><enum>(1)</enum><text>An evaluation of
the efforts undertaken by the United States to establish a caucus of democratic
countries in international organizations, multilateral institutions, and
related bodies within such organizations and institutions.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HB8839DB9FC9941A1BFDCDFFB57E5263F"><enum>(2)</enum><text>An evaluation of
efforts undertaken by the United States to encourage a more formal framework
for the Community of Democracies, including the creation of supporting
institutions.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HF5441B4A57C74D769579E27023B367DE"><enum>(3)</enum><text>An evaluation of
the efforts undertaken by the United States to establish the Democracy
Transition Center.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HB5F05FCA73174A8DBF898CDC36C20B3"><enum>(4)</enum><text>An
evaluation of any other efforts undertaken by the United States in furtherance
of democratic alliances or cooperation with democratic countries to promote
universal democracy.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HC3D296A3826E41088023DBCEA690E985"><enum>(5)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">An evaluation of the efforts undertaken by
other democratic states belonging to the Community of Democracies in
furtherance of advancing democracy around the world, including through the
Community of Democracies, relevant bodies of the United Nations, democracy
caucuses, regional organizations, and bilateral policies and foreign
assistance.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H7164120378A448ACAADDB34120F6BD78"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Report regarding
election to a leadership post in international organizations, multilateral
institutions, or bodies thereof</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In the event of an election or rotation of
any country, or representative of any country, to a leadership position in an
international organization or multilateral institution (or related body
thereof) with a mandate to vote on issues related to democracy and human
rights, if such country is subject to a determination by the Secretary under
section 620A of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2371), section 40
of the Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2780), or section 6(j) of the Export
Administration Act of 1979 (50 U.S.C. 2405(j)), or if such country is
categorized as nondemocratic in the most recent Annual Report on Democracy
submitted under section 102(b), the Secretary shall, not later than 15 days
after such election or rotation, notify the appropriate congressional
committees of such election or rotation and submit a classified report
evaluating any steps or actions taken by the United States to prevent such
election or rotation and recommendations for appropriate further steps or
actions.</text>
</subsection></section><enum>III</enum><header>FUNDING FOR
PROMOTION OF DEMOCRACY</header>
<section id="H819C282B3A5C4AA18EF5C4A83B124DD7"><enum>301.</enum><header>Policy</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">It shall be the policy of the United States
to provide financial assistance to eligible entities and eligible individuals
in order to assist such entities and individuals in the promotion of democracy
in countries categorized as nondemocratic in the most recent Annual Report on
Democracy submitted under section 102(b).</text>
</section><section id="H61FDDD735AFC42FB94E489B40464A879"><enum>302.</enum><header>Human Rights
and Democracy Fund</header>
<subsection id="H5D4808449AB043FBA6A6EEAD86942E26"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Findings</header>
<paragraph id="H2E8630C94ABC41B8AA67A170E61C80B3"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Human Rights and Democracy Fund,
established under section 664 of the Freedom Investment Act of 2002 (subtitle E
of title VI of Public Law 107–228) provides critical support for unique
projects that promote democracy and human rights in foreign countries of
strategic significance to the United States.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HF4402CA12A1D44E4959ED9A600AFE07E"><enum>(2)</enum><text>Support for such
projects underscores the commitment of the United States to—</text>
<subparagraph id="HB14E1DA92903411C99AF009DCAE3500"><enum>(A)</enum><text>promote democracy
and human rights; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H08EEE3A774D5458BBE3B4F52C6E829BF"><enum>(B)</enum><text>fight against
terrorism.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H5BB7EBE1D3A94548BE1EC5E7D225B437"><enum>(3)</enum><text>Funds allocated to
the Human Rights and Democracy Fund for fiscal years 2000, 2001, 2002, and 2003
have been $9,000,000, $13,421,000, $13,000,000 and $31,448,000,
respectively.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H2F0F326DEF444ED0A6001169E64CCEE4"><enum>(4)</enum><text>Additional funding
for the Human Rights and Democracy Fund is in the national interests of the
United States.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H49BCC5C2CCCB41F9B8AEFE01544D31B4"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Purposes of the
Human Rights and Democracy Fund</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In addition to uses currently approved for
the Human Rights and Democracy Fund, the Secretary, acting through the
Assistant Secretary of State for Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor shall use
amounts appropriated to the Human Rights and Democracy Fund under subsection
(f) to provide assistance to eligible entities and eligible individuals to
promote democracy in foreign countries categorized as nondemocratic in the most
recent Annual Report on Democracy submitted under section 102(b). The promotion
of democracy in such countries for which such assistance may be provided may
include the following activities:</text>
<paragraph id="H051059328C51444C80ABDC9E225B26A4"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The publication and distribution of books
and the creation and distribution of other media, including audio and video
cassettes, compact discs and digital video discs, and other audio and video
publications, and the purchase and distribution of any equipment needed to
review such books and other media. Such books and other media should
include—</text>
<subparagraph id="HA7AF49E7DBE946DE9D09D248003E00D2"><enum>(A)</enum><text>factual news and
related information about current and relevant events and developments in such
country and elsewhere in the world; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H316042CE12324432B071EC7F0044A82"><enum>(B)</enum><text>educational
programming designed to provide information regarding democracy, the rule of
law, free, fair and open elections, free market economics, fundamental human
rights (including the rights of freedom of speech and of religion and the
rights to be free from slavery and bondage), and successful democratic
movements in history.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HF17307BB903A40E6A09693B077458076"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The translation into languages spoken in
such countries of relevant programming and existing books, videos, and other
publications relating to the subjects specified in subparagraphs (A) and (B) of
paragraph (1).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HCAF81BBE559B42FD82F6FE2CE294BA89"><enum>(3)</enum><text>The promotion of
political pluralism within such countries, including the promotion of
nongovernmental organizations and movements that promote democratic principles,
practices, and values.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HCA4021251A03472EB7C28695EE067760"><enum>(4)</enum><text>The promotion of
the rule of law and the protection of minorities.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H3E6692080ABE4EAEB8622831A390149B"><enum>(5)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The creation of educational programs for
leaders and members of democratic movements to convey information to such
individuals regarding the means of nonviolent force and the methods of
nonviolent action.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H40707D2D317E4D52A18B20099100B4E0"><enum>(6)</enum><text>The creation of
programs for student groups to work with citizens of such countries who are
committed to democratic reforms and to the promotion of a transition to
democracy.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H94E5DCDF5F6B44AB8E8238BE4EE6BB1F"><enum>(7)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The production and distribution of
materials that promote and celebrate democracy and the equipment needed to
produce such materials.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H4199427BDD0A445AB79F6734D39289CF"><enum>(8)</enum><text>The creation of
cultural exchanges between citizens of such countries and citizens of the
United States.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H207D11C015B74CACBF39BFD49B53F06"><enum>(9)</enum><text>The creation of
projects to strengthen the parliaments and parliamentary staff in such
countries.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HAA316C6AFC9248FA8CADEBD212814F9C"><enum>(10)</enum><text>The creation of
programs to ensure transparency and accountability for government revenues and
expenditures, with particular emphasis on revenues derived from extractive
industries.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="HD0AB0138B51D4D82B8D5E00EBD6BBE1"><enum>(11)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The creation of training programs for
citizens of such countries concerning international legal obligations to
support democracy and human rights, including religious freedom.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HB7A4539C41534516AC1F0826437C6562"><enum>(12)</enum><text>Any other
activities related to the promotion of democracy or the transition of such
countries to democracy that the Under Secretary determines appropriate.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H26EF3163A6B040A5861968EB19C44CBC"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Freedom
Investment Act of 2002</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 664(b) of the Freedom Investment
Act of 2002 (subtitle E of title VI of Public Law 107–228), relating to the
purposes of the Human Rights and Democracy Fund, is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="H3DDC09074F4742BFAE457F5CD57BDBBC"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in paragraph (4),
by striking <quote>and</quote> at the end;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H237FC32B3C094C15B4978B8FF761E6BA"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by redesignating
paragraph (5) as paragraph (6);</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H48A935AA7CE0416FBB46B82EC41DBFF"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by
inserting after paragraph (4) the following new paragraph:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H12BE6295FC3C42DD0026BD06003B0074" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="H32442F1AEFCF404E9ECA9065BB565153"><enum>(5)</enum><text>to support the
study of democracy abroad, including support for debates and discussions at
academic institutions, regarding the values and benefits of democracy;
and</text>
</paragraph><after-quoted-block>;
and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HF95D9373369F46D99BED0058D9748338"><enum>(4)</enum><text>in paragraph (6),
as redesignated by paragraph (2) of this subsection, by striking
<quote>(4)</quote> and inserting <quote>(5)</quote>.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HC6F5E7DDAFB54C138FFA3FD08CC9F259"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Administrative
authorities</header><text>Assistance provided through the Human Rights and
Democracy Fund may be provided to eligible entities and eligible individuals in
foreign countries notwithstanding any provisions of law that prohibit
assistance to a foreign country or to a government of a foreign country.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HBC1D1815F06549D6B9BFBC45F5BEE9F5"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Annual report on
the status of the Human Rights and Democracy Fund</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Within 60 days of the conclusion of each
fiscal year, the Assistant Secretary of State for Democracy, Human Rights, and
Labor shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees an annual report
on the status of the Human Rights and Democracy Fund. Each such annual report
shall contain the following information:</text>
<paragraph id="H68FF90E1FF3D468388A242F901AB074D"><enum>(1)</enum><text>An identification
of each eligible entity and eligible individual who received assistance during
the previous fiscal year under subsection (b) and a summary of the activities
of each such recipient.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H2E7E7FEE98684E99A99140ABA0BFE483"><enum>(2)</enum><text>An account of
projects funded and outside contributions received during the previous fiscal
year.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H368685240A0449CC9886E575A3E5089E"><enum>(3)</enum><text>A
balance sheet of income and outlays current as of the conclusion of fiscal year
to which such report is relevant.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H6458A4F9DCC94F2B96006696D0785491"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Authorization of
appropriations</header>
<paragraph id="H808379048D724A55007C5DDAF17C24D6"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">There are authorized
to be appropriated to the Human Rights and Democracy Fund to carry out the
purposes of this section $100,000,000 for fiscal year 2006 and $150,000,000 for
fiscal year 2007. Amounts appropriated under this section shall remain
available until expended.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HEEDD1A99A4C545C6B6A4E47E5D74E7B"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Administrative
expenses</header><text>Not more than five percent of amounts appropriated to
the Human Rights and Democracy Fund for each fiscal year may be applied toward
administrative expenses of the carrying out this section.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HBEED4D3D1A284CF4BEA0186325861260"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Contributions</header><text>The
Secretary may accept contributions to the Human Rights and Democracy Fund from
the governments of other democratic countries, private foundations, private
citizens, and other nongovernmental sources.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><enum>IV</enum><header>SUPPORT FOR
SPECIAL AND REGIONAL INITIATIVES </header>
<section id="H87F487AF2AFF488BB28D423F918771E1"><enum>401.</enum><header>Findings</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Congress makes the following
findings:</text>
<paragraph id="HDE3BD43ACE054BDEBC97306D002752F9"><enum>(1)</enum><text>The Helsinki Final
Act of 1975 of the Conference on Security and Cooperation in Europe (1 August
1975) and the Helsinki Process empowered democrats living in nondemocratic
countries to organize and insist that the governments of such countries honor
the commitments to economic and human rights that such governments had pledged.
These local democrats and the Helsinki Process played a fundamental role in
bringing about the peaceful end to the communist dictatorships of Eastern
Europe.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HBB3CD751D2454756B112A7CF4779E0DC"><enum>(2)</enum><text>Since 1975,
Algeria, Egypt, Israel, Jordan, Morocco, and Tunisia have been
<quote>Mediterranean Partners for Cooperation</quote> with the Organization for
Security and Cooperation in Europe.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H21966C54DA264DE5B8FDBE44D70018ED"><enum>(3)</enum><text>Conferences
regarding security and cooperation in the regions of Africa, Asia, and the
Middle East present an opportunity to establish an agreement concerning
organizing principles and processes to guide the countries of these regions in
the transition to greater security, prosperity, justice, and freedom.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H5A9B2E63A3C94552896DD6E100003DF3"><enum>(4)</enum><text>At the Second
Ministerial Conference of the Community of Democracies in Seoul, South Korea,
all participating governments endorsed the importance of furthering democracy
through the formation of regional groups and initiatives. United States support
for this regional approach would have a beneficial impact on the promotion of
democracy in nondemocratic countries.</text>
</paragraph></section><section id="H5B6B66052C6B46B8805FB2B818BFAF51"><enum>402.</enum><header>Sense of
Congress regarding support for regional initiatives</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">It is the sense of Congress
that the President, acting through the Secretary, the Under Secretary, and
relevant United States chiefs of mission, should support the efforts of
countries and groups in the regions of the Mediterranean, the Middle East,
Asia, and Africa to organize regional processes similar to the Helsinki Process
to promote better relations among each other and among the other countries of
the world, to promote peaceful relations, to strengthen regional security, and
to promote fundamental rights and political, economic, and social
progress.</text>
</section><enum>V</enum><header>PRESIDENTIAL
ACTIONS</header>
<section id="H4CF929F0FA5346518978001E6D007E53"><enum>501.</enum><header>Description of
Presidential actions</header>
<subsection id="H3C89B4EC948A4571A0A8871115B324B2"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Authorization</header><text>With
respect to a foreign country categorized as nondemocratic in the most recent
Annual Report on Democracy submitted under section 102(b), the President is
authorized to—</text>
<paragraph id="H45E550CA61A2484DA2DF566D3242691"><enum>(1)</enum><text>issue a private or
public demarche to, or a public condemnation of, the government or any official
of the government of such country;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H4F6B5457D1E54AE9A8EAB94EDB896994"><enum>(2)</enum><text>issue a public
condemnation within one or more multilateral fora to the government or any
official of the government of such country;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HA74553FB3311400D9864C4E443EE4823"><enum>(3)</enum><text>recall the chief
of mission to such country;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HDF84F021114249EF99E5721E14CA19D4"><enum>(4)</enum><text>investigate, block
during the pendency of an investigation, regulate, direct and compel, nullify,
void, prevent, or prohibit any acquisition, holding, withholding, use,
transfer, withdrawal, transportation, importation or exportation of, or dealing
in, or exercising any right, power, or privilege with respect to, or
transactions involving, any property subject to the jurisdiction of the United
States in which the government of such country or any official of the
government of such country has any interest;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H10AC83AEAFD04CA5ABA5B8A25EA1F74F"><enum>(5)</enum><text>instruct, through
the Secretary of the Treasury, the United States executive directors to each
international financial institution to vote against and actively oppose any
extension by the respective institution of any loan, credit, or guarantee to or
for the benefit of the government, or any specified official of the government,
of such country;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H7D14E5BB815A47B0B82452B6365FDA8D"><enum>(6)</enum><text>direct the
Overseas Private Investment Corporation, and the Trade and Development Agency,
as appropriate, to not approve the issuance of any (or a specified number of)
guarantees, insurance, extensions of credit, or participations in the extension
of credit for the benefit of or with respect to the government, or any
specified official of the government, of such country;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H5EF1F1E34E89422CAC20FCEE8FA44090"><enum>(7)</enum><text>prohibit the
United States from procuring, or entering into any contract for the procurement
of, any goods or services from any specified official of the government of such
country;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HE3A787192D4F449D862B5F31837524A2"><enum>(8)</enum><text>order the heads of
appropriate United States agencies to not issue any (or a specified number of)
specific licenses, and to not grant any other specific authority (or a
specified number of authorities), to export any goods or technology to any
specified official of the government of such country, or to any other specified
resident of such country, under—</text>
<subparagraph id="H0F3D2A477C2245588BCD75132B2F4696"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the Export
Administration Act of 1979 (50 U.S.C. App. 2401 et seq.);</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H7A396FCF55A541A7B04B9658C49947DE"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the Arms Export
Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2751 et seq.);</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HE8BE46027E874853A4AAFEE8461C6922"><enum>(C)</enum><text>the Atomic Energy
Act of 1954 (42 U.S.C. 2011 et seq.); or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HDE5E25178ECA4F8EA8D9175026DAA2B1"><enum>(D)</enum><text>any other Federal
law that requires the prior review and approval of the United States as a
condition for the export or reexport of goods or services; and</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H8A82BF6097FB4286B8D79889D680B1ED"><enum>(9)</enum><text>consistent with
section 212(f) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C 1182(f)), deny
entry into the United States of any specified alien who—</text>
<subparagraph id="H5B43029339D04D36B9B6F62035988452"><enum>(A)</enum><text>is an official of
the government of such country; or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HC020CCADD33F450BA72E1E957D2E00A6"><enum>(B)</enum><text>is a spouse, minor
child, or agent of such an official.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H23605EF9B3AA450BA371E01D9E488AB"><enum>(b)</enum><header>No effect on
existing law</header><text>The encouragement to Presidential action provided
under this section is in addition to and shall not supersede United States
obligations under domestic law or international agreement.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HE7F41AC92F2C43BCBEBFBFDF036E223F"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Regulations</header><text>The
President may issue such regulations, including regulations prescribing
definitions, as may be necessary for the exercise of the actions described in
this section.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="H65D1DC68D9CA4C67A0651C3BDD1D078D"><enum>502.</enum><header>Investigation
of violations of international humanitarian law</header>
<subsection id="HD4FDF5290ADC461F8B00304CA932F187"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The President, with the assistance of the Secretary, the
Under Secretary, and the Ambassador-at-Large for War Crimes Issues, shall
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 foreign countries categorized
as nondemocratic in the most recent Annual Report on Democracy submitted under
section 102(b).</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H4FE720C8FE2A4212A761B3EBB1210500"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Report</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than January 15 of each year, the
President, acting through the Secretary, with the assistance of the Under
Secretary and the Ambassador-at-Large for War Crimes Issues, shall submit to
the appropriate congressional committees a report concerning the information
collected under subsection (a) and any findings, determinations, or
recommendations made on the basis of such information.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HA1C805BFDE5749008100925DDA401E06"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Accountability</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The President shall consider what actions
can be taken to ensure that the leaders or other government officials of
foreign countries who are identified in accordance with subsection (a) as
responsible for crimes against humanity, genocide, slavery, or other violations
of international humanitarian law are brought to account for such crimes in an
appropriately constituted tribunal.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HCC23827035B04E9EAE1FF12D1782AAA8"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Limitation on
disclosure</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Nothing contained
in this section shall require the disclosure, on a classified or unclassified
basis, of information that the President determines would jeopardize sensitive
sources and methods or other national security interests of the United
States.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="H5ACE2F1F45B24285AA4905F8ACA3D73E"><enum>503.</enum><header>Presidential
communications</header>
<subsection id="H1A50AC66B2094AE1A3A527A80000F108"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Finding</header><text>Congress
finds that direct communications from the President to citizens of countries
that are categorized as nondemocratic in the most recent Annual Report on
Democracy submitted under section 102(b) would be extremely beneficial to
demonstrate that the United States supports such citizens and the efforts and
actions of such citizens to promote and achieve transition to democracy in such
countries.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HC72D472889C4467B82E6A313A1CF03E4"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Sense of
Congress</header><text>It is the sense of Congress that—</text>
<paragraph id="HAE1B92B0822F4F0FB892009962A278A5"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">from time to time as the President shall
determine appropriate, the President should broadcast a message to the citizens
of countries categorized as nondemocratic in the most recent Annual Report on
Democracy submitted under section 102(b) expressing the support of the United
States for such citizens, discussing democratic principles, practices, and
values, and political, social, and economic freedoms, and condemning violations
of internationally recognized human rights (as such term is described in
section 116(a) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2151n(a))),
violations of religious freedom, including particularly severe violations of
religious freedom (as such terms are defined in paragraphs (11) and (13) of
section 3 of the International Religious Freedom Act of 1998 (22 U.S.C. 6402)),
political repression, and government-tolerated or condoned trafficking in
persons that occur in such country; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H8489894351124F00A36849742C679876"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the President
should encourage leaders of other democratic countries to make similar
broadcasts.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><enum>VI</enum><header>NATIONAL SECURITY
COUNCIL</header>
<section id="H31A45627F4DA472C8FA8AAE0EE2FD480"><enum>601.</enum><header>Special
Assistant on Nondemocratic Countries</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 101 of the National Security Act of
1947 (50 U.S.C. 402) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="H836ACD2E299F450CA4E8BD6FBC319700"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by redesignating the second subsection (i),
as added by section 301 of the International Religious Freedom Act of 1998
(Public Law 105–292), as subsection (k); and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H1D7629EA0E6748C89F98528F535980A"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by adding at the end the following new
subsection:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H302E93EB27E74B178350BF1DE755428" style="OLC">
<subsection id="H6BA762A6EF8040F58114A425E7F259C1"><enum>(l)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">It is the sense of Congress that there
should be within the staff of the National Security Council a Special Assistant
to the President on Nondemocratic Countries and Transition to Democracy whose
position should be comparable to that of a senior director within the Executive
Office of the President. The Special Assistant should serve as liaison with the
Under Secretary of State for Global Affairs, Congress and, as advisable,
nongovernmental organizations committed to the promotion of democracy. The
Special Assistant should serve as a resource for executive branch officials
to—</text>
<paragraph id="H4DA4B992543546DEBC7EB1231B4D2B00"><enum>(1)</enum><text>compile and
maintain information on the facts and circumstances of actions by the leaders
of nondemocratic countries and any threats to national and global security
posed by such countries;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H09822F1428764A61B4ADAA3C216C104E"><enum>(2)</enum><text>support
interagency meetings either at the Deputy or Assistant Secretary level to
discuss—</text>
<subparagraph id="HF3C2F06A479C41D0A47FB64541E4EF5D"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the promotion of
democracy;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H5B579222362842E4B64C6EEC1973FC69"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the protection of
human rights; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H3532E854E0FC451F97F43EFACB89416"><enum>(C)</enum><text>individualized
strategies for the promotion of democracy in nondemocratic and partly
democratic countries;</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HC9A8ACDB9FCC4EB89D98117609B5E8B1"><enum>(3)</enum><text>facilitate
transition to a fully democratic form of government for countries that are
partly democratic; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H137C5FAF9BB544B68EF5B3A83E50B042"><enum>(4)</enum><text>make policy
recommendations.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></section>