competence in promoting democratic practices, values, and 
ideals through regular interaction with individuals, includ-
ing students and young people within that country, who 
support and advocate such principles, practices, and val-
ues.’’. 
TITLE 
II—ALLIANCES 
WITH 
OTHER DEMOCRATIC COUN-
TRIES 
SEC. 201. ALLIANCES WITH OTHER DEMOCRATIC COUN-
TRIES. 
(a) FINDING.—Congress finds that it is in the na-
tional interest of the United States, including for humani-
tarian, economic, social, political, and security reasons, to 
forge alliances with democratic countries to work together 
to promote and protect— 
(1) shared democratic principles, practices, and 
values; and 
(2) political, social, and economic freedoms 
around the world. 
(b) PURPOSES.—The purposes of this title are to en-
courage new ways of forging alliances with democratic 
countries in order to— 
(1) promote and protect democratic principles, 
practices, and values, including the right to free,
fair, and open elections, secret balloting, and uni-
versal suffrage; 
(2) 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; 
(3) promote and protect respect for the rule of 
law; 
(4) develop, adopt, and pursue strategies to ad-
vance common interests in international organiza-
tions and multilateral institutions to which members 
of the alliance of democratic countries belong; and 
(5) provide political, economic, and other nec-
essary support to countries that are undergoing a 
transition to democracy. 
(c) AUTHORIZATION.—The President is authorized to 
take such actions as the President determines to be nec-
essary and appropriate to establish alliances with other 
democratic countries to achieve the purposes described in 
subsection (b). 
(d) SENSE OF CONGRESS REGARDING PARTICIPA-
TION.—It is the sense of Congress that any foreign coun-
try that is categorized as nondemocratic in the most recent 
Annual Report on Democracy under section 102(b) should
not participate in any alliance of democratic countries 
aimed at working together to promote democracy. 
SEC. 202. SENSE OF CONGRESS REGARDING THE ESTAB-
LISHMENT OF A DEMOCRACY CAUCUS. 
(a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds that with the passage 
of the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act 
of 2004 (Public Law 108–458), Congress— 
(1) encouraged the establishment of a Democ-
racy Caucus within the United Nations, the United 
Nations Human Rights Commission, the United Na-
tions Conference on Disarmament, and at other 
broad-based international organizations; and 
(2) required increased training in multilateral 
diplomacy for members of the Foreign Service and 
appropriate members of the Civil Service to support 
such an establishment. 
(b) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Con-
gress 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.
SEC. 203. ANNUAL DIPLOMATIC MISSIONS ON MULTILAT-
ERAL ISSUES. 
The Secretary of State, acting through the principal 
officers responsible for advising the Secretary on inter-
national organizations, shall ensure that a high level dele-
gation 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 Organiza-
tion for Security and Cooperation in Europe, and the 
United Nations Education, Science, and Cultural Organi-
zation. 
SEC. 204. STRENGTHENING THE COMMUNITY OF DEMOC-
RACIES. 
(a) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Con-
gress 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.