ners of democracy programs, and the Secretary of 
State and the USAID Administrator shall expedi-
tiously seek to negotiate amendments to existing bi-
lateral agreements, as necessary, to conform to this 
requirement. 
(3) REPORTING REQUIREMENT.—The Secretary 
of State, in coordination with the USAID Adminis-
trator, shall submit a report to the appropriate con-
gressional committees, not later than 180 days after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, and annually 
thereafter until September 30, 2026, detailing steps 
taken by the Department of State and USAID to 
comply with the requirements of this subsection. 
(c) PROTECTING IMPLEMENTING PARTNERS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Where it is determined by 
the Secretary of State, in consultation with the 
USAID Administrator, or the NED President, as 
appropriate, that a country is undemocratic or has 
engaged in gross violations of civil and political 
rights, the names of implementing persons and orga-
nizations of democracy activities and programs sup-
ported by the Department of State, USAID, or 
NED shall not be required under section 552 of title 
5, United States Code (commonly referred to as the 
‘‘Freedom of Information Act’’). 
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(2) REPORTING REQUIREMENT.—Not later than 
180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, 
the NED President shall submit a report to the ap-
propriate committees on the uses of the authority 
provided in paragraph (1) on a case-by-case basis, 
which shall be updated every 180 days thereafter. 
(d) INFORMATION SHARING.—The Secretary of State 
and the USAID Administrator shall regularly inform the 
NED President of democracy programs that are planned 
and supported by such agencies, and the NED President 
shall regularly inform such Secretary and Administrator 
of programs that are planned and supported by the NED, 
consistent with the requirements of section 505(b) of the 
National Endowment for Democracy Act (22 U.S.C. 
4414(b)). 
(e) DIGITAL SECURITY.—Democracy programs sup-
ported by funds authorized to be appropriated pursuant 
to section 7 should include a component on digital security 
to enhance the security and safety of implementers and 
beneficiaries, including, as appropriate, assistance for civil 
society organizations to counter government surveillance, 
censorship, and repression by digital means. 
(f) AUDITS.—Section 504(g) of the National Endow-
ment for Democracy Act (22 U.S.C. 4413(g)) is amended 
by striking ‘‘United States Information Agency’’ and in-
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serting ‘‘Department of State Office of Inspector Gen-
eral’’. 
SEC. 5. ESTABLISHMENT OF THE DEMOCRACY IN THE 21ST 
CENTURY FUND. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established in the 
Treasury of the United States a fund to be known as the 
‘‘Democracy in the 21st Century Fund’’ (in this sub-
section referred to as ‘‘the Fund’’), to be administered by 
the Secretary of State, following consultation with the Ad-
ministrator of the United States Agency for International 
Development and the appropriate congressional commit-
tees, consisting of amounts authorized to be appropriated 
by section 7, to advance the comprehensive strategy under 
section 3, including the programs of the Department of 
State, USAID, and the National Endowment for Democ-
racy described in subsections (b), (c), (d), and (e). 
(b) DEFENDING DEMOCRACY GLOBALLY.—The Sec-
retary of State, in coordination with the USAID Adminis-
trator and in consultation with the appropriate congres-
sional committees, shall establish a program to defend de-
mocracy globally by— 
(1) strengthening and enhancing the Depart-
ment of State and USAID’s ability to respond quick-
ly and flexibly to democratic openings and back-
sliding; 
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(2) assisting fledgling or struggling democracies 
deliver services and meet expectations for their pop-
ulations, in consultation and coordination with the 
governments of such democracies, in order to further 
reforms and strategies identified by such govern-
ments through consultation with respective civil soci-
eties; 
(3) supporting, in cooperation with other inter-
national donors and in consultation with nongovern-
mental organizations, independent and public inter-
est media worldwide to help such media resist the 
overlapping challenges of authoritarian encroach-
ment, threats to their financial viability, and litiga-
tion and regulatory environments meant to undercut 
their ability to operate; 
(4) centering democratic values and the pro-
motion of civil and political rights in current and 
emerging technologies, and countering efforts by au-
thoritarian governments to surveil, censor, or other-
wise repress populations by digital means, including 
through programs that— 
(A) counter disinformation; 
(B) establish an initiative to help countries 
around the world implement governing regula-
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tions for the procurement and use of technology 
consistent with civil and political rights; 
(C) provide ‘‘digital public goods’’ to re-
duce the appeal of authoritarian-leaning tech-
nologies to cash strapped countries; 
(D) provide education on digital literacy to 
key populations; and 
(E) support the ongoing prioritization of 
democratic values in technological development 
in the years to come; 
(5) establishing international coalitions of gov-
ernmental and nongovernmental actors dedicated to 
coordinating messaging, technical assistance pro-
gramming, and rules-based governance approaches 
related to issues that impact democracy, particularly 
coalitions focused on— 
(A) preserving election integrity by assist-
ing elections to meet coalition-defined standards 
of electoral integrity and deterring or com-
bating external influence in elections abroad, in-
cluding cyber intrusion, disinformation, and 
other threats; and 
(B) protecting supply chains from being 
tainted by the products of forced labor; and 
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(6) supporting human rights defenders, democ-
racy advocates at risk, writers, artists, and others 
who were forced to flee repression in their home 
countries so that they can safely continue their ac-
tivism in exile. 
(c) COMBATING CORRUPTION AND KLEPTOCRACY.— 
The Secretary of State, in coordination with the USAID 
Administrator and in consultation with the appropriate 
congressional committees, shall establish a program to 
support efforts by foreign governments, civil society, and 
the private sector to combat corruption and kleptocracy 
abroad, including through efforts that— 
(1) enhance government transparency, account-
ability, and responsiveness across relevant sectors; 
(2) improve detection and exposure of corrup-
tion crimes, including those that cross borders, im-
prove citizen oversight and advocacy, protect free ex-
pression and civic activism, and bolster investigative 
journalism and media independence; 
(3) expand investigations and prosecutions of 
corrupt acts and hold corrupt actors accountable, 
and assist in the adoption and implementation of 
anticorruption preventive measures and promotion of 
good governance and public administration; 
(4) build effective, impartial judiciaries; 
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(5) address corruption in key sectors, whether 
at the level of delivery of services to citizens, impor-
tant governmental processes such as procurement, or 
priority economic sectors; 
(6) strengthen democratic norms and standards 
at the local, national, regional, and international lev-
els; 
(7) augment cooperation with the private sector 
and key industries to root out corruption that harms 
competitiveness, economic growth, and development 
and taints critical supply chains; 
(8) 
strengthen 
cross-sectoral 
collaboration 
among nongovernmental organizations essential to 
combatting well-resourced transnational kleptocratic 
networks; 
(9) address corrosive capital and the strategic 
use of corruption by authoritarian states to under-
mine democracy and good governance; 
(10) provide essential skills and resources to 
civil society and media to counter corruption and ad-
dress the weak governance and poor human rights 
conditions that cultivate corruption; and 
(11) foster public demand for accountable and 
transparent government. 
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(d) DEMOCRACY RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT.— 
The Secretary of State, in consultation with the USAID 
Administrator and in consultation with the appropriate 
congressional committees, shall establish a program for 
democracy research and development that— 
(1) supports research and development by the 
Department of State, USAID, and the NED on poli-
cies, programs, and technologies relating to democ-
racy programs; 
(2) drives innovation within those entities re-
garding the response to complex, multidimensional 
challenges to democracy, including combatting 
transnational kleptocracy, mitigating hyper-polariza-
tion, countering malign authoritarian influence, and 
leveraging emerging technology for democracy; 
(3) incentivizes collaboration among govern-
ment, nongovernmental organizations, and the pri-
vate sector with the objective of identifying and miti-
gating threats to global democracy; and 
(4) identifies lessons learned and best practices 
for democracy programs and diplomatic approaches 
to create feedback loops and shape future evidence- 
based programming and diplomacy. 
(e) FELLOWSHIPS FOR DEMOCRACY ADVOCATES AT 
RISK.—The NED is authorized to expand the Reagan- 
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Fascell Democracy Fellows Program to provide additional 
fellowships, including in partnership with other institu-
tions and organizations, to support democracy advocates 
at risk. 
(f) LEVERAGING.—Pursuant to sections 607 and 632 
of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 17 U.S.C. 
2357, 2392), and after consultation with the appropriate 
congressional committees, the Secretary of State is au-
thorized to establish mechanisms under the Fund to part-
ner with other donors and private sector partners to carry 
out the purposes of this section. 
(g) FUNDING TRANSPARENCY.—Concurrent with the 
submission of the report required by section 653(a) of the 
Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2413(a)), the 
Secretary of State shall submit to the appropriate congres-
sional committees a detailed accounting of any funds pro-
grammed pursuant to the authorities under subsection (f) 
during the prior fiscal year. 
(h) NOTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS.—Not later than 
15 days prior to the obligation of funds authorized to be 
appropriated for the Fund and the programs established 
under this section, the Secretary of State and the USAID 
Administrator, as appropriate, shall notify the appropriate 
congressional committees of the intended uses of such 
funds. 
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(i) REPORTING REQUIREMENT.—Not later than 60 
days after the date of the enactment of this Act, and annu-
ally thereafter through fiscal year 2027, the Secretary of 
State, the USAID Administrator, and the NED President, 
as appropriate, shall submit reports to the appropriate 
congressional committees detailing the uses of funds made 
available to the Fund pursuant to this Act. 
SEC. 6. ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES. 
Funds authorized to be appropriated pursuant to sec-
tion 7 should be made available as follows, consistent with 
the overall strategic direction and capabilities of the De-
partment of State and the United States Agency for Inter-
national Development: 
(1) For the Department of State, such funds 
should be the responsibility of the Assistant Sec-
retary of State for Democracy, Human Rights, and 
Labor, except for funds provided to the NED. Such 
funds shall be made available as grants and should 
have as their primary purpose democracy programs 
that are incorporated into a larger diplomatic strat-
egy and are flexible, innovative, and responsive to— 
(A) current human rights abuses and de-
mocracy deficiencies as documented in the an-
nual Country Report on Human Rights Prac-
tices required by sections 116(d) and 502B(b) 
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of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 
U.S.C. 2151n(d), 2304(b)); and 
(B) emerging opportunities and sudden cri-
ses. 
(2) For USAID, such funds should have as 
their primary purpose flexible, innovative, and re-
sponsive democracy programs that are development- 
oriented, often coordinated through a Country De-
velopment Cooperation Strategy, and conducted in 
countries where a USAID Mission is present or a 
where a USAID Mission in a neighboring country 
can manage and oversee such programs effectively. 
Such programs should, as appropriate, build endur-
ing local capacity, incorporate democracy program-
ming into a larger development and diplomatic strat-
egy, and emphasize participatory and locally led pro-
grams when possible. Funds made available for civil 
society and political competition and consensus 
building programs abroad shall be provided in a 
manner that recognizes the benefits of grants and 
cooperative agreements in implementing such pro-
grams. 
(3) In cases where both the Department of 
State and USAID are able to respond to emerging 
opportunities and sudden crises, including in closed 
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and repressive societies, the Secretary of State and 
the USAID Administrator shall coordinate their re-
spective programs, including at the country level, to 
ensure complementarity and prevent waste or redun-
dancy. 
SEC. 7. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
(a) PROGRAMS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—There is authorized to be 
appropriated for the democracy programs of the De-
partment of State and the United States Agency for 
International Development in each of fiscal years 
2023 through 2027, $2,900,000,000, to remain 
available until expended. 
(2) 
DEMOCRACY
IN
THE
21ST
CENTURY 
FUND.—Of the funds authorized to be appropriated 
by paragraph (1), the following amounts are author-
ized to be appropriated in each of fiscal years 2023 
through 2027 for the Democracy in the 21st Cen-
tury Fund established under section 5: 
(A) $20,000,000 in each such fiscal year is 
authorized to be appropriated for the Defending 
Democracy Globally program under section 
5(b), of which not more than $10,000,000 may 
be administered by the USAID Administrator. 
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(B) $50,000,000 in each such fiscal year is 
authorized to be appropriated for the Com-
bating Corruption and Kleptocracy program 
under section 5(c). 
(C) $15,000,000 in each such fiscal year is 
authorized to be appropriated for the Democ-
racy Research and Development program under 
section 5(d), which shall be allocated equally be-
tween the Department of State, USAID, and 
the National Endowment for Democracy. 
(D) $5,000,000 in each such fiscal year is 
authorized to be appropriated for the Reagan- 
Fascell Democracy Fellows Program for addi-
tional fellowships for democracy advocates at 
risk. 
(3) DEMOCRACY FUND.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—Of the funds author-
ized to be appropriated by paragraph (1), there 
is authorized to be appropriated $340,700,000 
for each of fiscal years 2023 through 2027 to 
carry out activities under part 1 and chapter 4 
of part II of the Foreign Assistance Act of 
1961 (22 U.S.C. 2151 et seq., 22 U.S.C. 2346 
et seq.) and paragraphs (3) and (5) of section 
502(b) of the National Endowment for Democ-
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racy Act (22 U.S.C. 4411(b)), for the pro-
motion of democracy globally, which shall be 
made available to the Bureau of Democracy, 
Human Rights, and Labor of the Department 
of State and the Bureau for Development, De-
mocracy, and Innovation of the United States 
Agency for International Development. 
(B) ADDITIONAL
AMOUNTS.—Funds au-
thorized to be made available to the National 
Endowment for Democracy and its core insti-
tutes under this paragraph are in addition to 
amounts otherwise authorized to be appro-
priated by this Act for such purposes. 
(b) RESTRICTIONS.—Federal funds made available to 
any individual, private entity, or any other nonprofit orga-
nization pursuant to this Act shall be subject to the re-
strictions and prohibitions of section 1352 of title 31, 
United States Code. 
(c) ADMINISTRATION OF DEPARTMENT OF STATE 
DEMOCRACY PROGRAMS.—Of the funds authorized to be 
appropriated by this section that are made available for 
the Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor of 
the Department of State, up to 15 percent may be made 
available for the administration of democracy programs by 
such Bureau in each of fiscal years 2023 through 2027, 
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including for the hiring of additional personnel following 
consultation with the appropriate congressional commit-
tees. Such funds are in addition to funds otherwise made 
available for such purposes. 
(d) ADMINISTRATION OF USAID DEMOCRACY PRO-
GRAMS.—Of the funds authorized to be appropriated by 
this section that are made available for USAID, up to 15 
percent may be made available for the administration of 
democracy programs by the agency in each of fiscal years 
2023 through 2027, including for the hiring of additional 
personnel following consultation with the appropriate con-
gressional committees. Such funds are in addition to funds 
otherwise made available for such purposes. 
(e) NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR DEMOCRACY.—In 
addition to amounts authorized to be appropriated under 
subsection (a), there are authorized to be appropriated for 
NED $325,000,000 for fiscal year 2023, $350,000,000 
for fiscal year 2024, $375,000,000 for fiscal year 2025, 
$400,000,000 for fiscal year 2026, and $425,000,000 for 
fiscal year 2027, including amounts to be allocated in the 
traditional 
and 
customary 
manner, 
to 
counter 
transnational threats to democracy, as well as to support 
and sustain democratic growth abroad, consistent with 
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section 503 of the National Endowment for Democracy 
Act (22 U.S.C. 4412). 
Æ 
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