preservation of the global environment, the status and 
protection of the oceans, scientific cooperation, nar-
cotics control, law enforcement, population issues, ref-
ugees, migration, war crimes, and trafficking in per-
sons. The Secretary may assign such other respon-
sibilities to the Under Secretary for Democracy and 
Global Affairs as the Secretary determines appro-
priate or necessary. In particular, the Under Sec-
retary shall have the following responsibilities: 
‘‘(A) Coordinating with the Under Sec-
retary for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs 
and officers and employees from the regional bu-
reaus of the Department of State to promote the 
transition to democracy in nondemocratic coun-
tries and strengthen development of democracy 
in countries that are in transition to democracy. 
‘‘(B) Advising the Secretary regarding any 
recommendation requested by any official of any 
other agency that relates to the human rights sit-
uation in a foreign country or the effects on 
human rights or democracy in a foreign country 
of an agency program of such official.’’. 
(b) ADDITIONAL DUTIES FOR ASSISTANT SECRETARY 
OF
STATE
FOR
DEMOCRACY, HUMAN
RIGHTS, 
AND 
LABOR.—Section 1(c)(2)(A) of the State Department Basic
Authorities Act of 1956 (22 U.S.C. 2651a(c)(2)) is amended 
by inserting after the first sentence the following new sen-
tence: ‘‘The Assistant Secretary of State for Democracy, 
Human Rights, and Labor shall also be responsible for mat-
ters relating to the transition to and development of democ-
racy in nondemocratic countries, including promoting and 
strengthening the development of democracy in foreign 
countries that are in the early stages of a transition to de-
mocracy and evaluating the effectiveness of United States 
programs that promote democracy.’’. 
(c) DEPARTMENT OF STATE AND UNITED STATES MIS-
SIONS ABROAD.—
(1) OFFICE
RELATED
TO
DEMOCRATIC
MOVE-
MENTS AND TRANSITIONS.—
(A) ESTABLISHMENT.—There shall be with-
in the Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, 
and Labor of the Department of State an office 
that shall be responsible for working with demo-
cratic movements and facilitating the transition 
of nondemocratic countries and democratic tran-
sition countries to full democracy. 
(B) PURPOSE.—In addition to any other 
responsibilities conferred on the office, the office 
shall promote transitions to full democracy in 
countries that have been categorized as nondemo-
cratic or as democratic transition countries in 
the most recent Annual Report on Democracy re-
quired under section 612(a). 
(C) RESPONSIBILITIES.—The Deputy As-
sistant Secretary of State for Democracy, 
Human Rights, and Labor described in para-
graph (4) and employees of the office shall—
(i) develop relations with, consult with, 
and provide assistance to nongovernmental 
organizations, individuals, and movements 
that are committed to the peaceful pro-
motion of democracy, democratic principles, 
practices, and values, and fundamental 
rights and freedoms in countries described 
in subparagraph (B), including fostering 
relationships with the United States Gov-
ernment and the governments of other demo-
cratic countries; 
(ii) assist officers and employees of re-
gional bureaus to develop strategies and 
programs to promote peaceful change in 
such countries; 
(iii) foster dialogue, to the extent prac-
ticable, between the leaders of such non-
governmental 
organizations, 
individuals,
and movements and the officials of such 
countries; 
(iv) create narratives and histories re-
quired under section 616 for the Internet 
site for global democracy and human rights 
and assist in the preparation of the report 
required under section 612; and 
(v) facilitate, in coordination with 
public affairs officers and offices of the De-
partment of State responsible for public di-
plomacy programs in such countries, de-
bates 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. 
(2) REGIONAL
DEMOCRACY
HUBS
AT
UNITED 
STATES MISSIONS ABROAD.—
(A) PILOT PROGRAM.—
(i) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall 
establish at least one Regional Democracy 
Hub at one United States mission in two of 
the following geographic regions: 
(I) The Western Hemisphere. 
(II) Europe.
(III) South Asia. 
(IV) The Near East. 
(V) East Asia and the Pacific. 
(VI) Africa. 
(ii) DIRECTOR.—Each Regional De-
mocracy Hub shall be headed by a Director. 
The Director and the associated staff shall 
be selected by the Secretary of State in con-
sultation with the Assistant Secretary of 
State for Democracy, Human Rights, and 
Labor. 
(B) 
RESPONSIBILITIES.—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 re-
sponsibilities described in this Act, including as-
sisting Ambassadors and other United States of-
ficials in each nondemocratic country or demo-
cratic transition country in the geographic re-
gion to design and implement strategies for a 
transition to democracy in such county, includ-
ing regional strategies as appropriate. 
(C) ACCREDITATION.—As appropriate, the 
Department should seek accreditation for the Di-
rector to all nondemocratic countries in each geo-
graphic region for which each Hub is respon-
sible. 
(D) TERMINATION.—The Secretary may ter-
minate each Hub established under this para-
graph five years after each is established. 
(E) CONTINUING RESPONSIBILITIES.—Noth-
ing in this paragraph shall be construed as re-
moving any responsibility under this or any 
other Act of any chief of mission or other em-
ployees of United States diplomatic missions, in-
cluding the development and implementation of 
strategies to promote democracy. 
(F) 
AUTHORIZATION
OF
APPROPRIA-
TIONS.—There are authorized to be appropriated 
to the Secretary such sums as may be necessary 
to carry out the responsibilities described in sub-
paragraph (B), including hiring additional staff 
to carry out such responsibilities. 
(3) RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE BUREAU OF IN-
TELLIGENCE
AND
RESEARCH.—The Assistant Sec-
retary of State for Intelligence and Research should 
coordinate with the Department of the Treasury, the 
Department of Justice, the Central Intelligence Agen-
cy, other appropriate intelligence agencies, and, as 
appropriate, with foreign governments to—
(A) monitor and document financial assets 
inside and outside the United States held by 
leaders of countries determined to be nondemo-
cratic countries or democratic transition coun-
tries in the Annual Report on Democracy under 
section 612(a); 
(B) identify close associates of such leaders; 
and 
(C) monitor and document financial assets 
inside and outside the United States held by 
such close associates. 
(4) COORDINATION.—
(A) DEPUTY
ASSISTANT
SECRETARY
OF 
STATE
FOR
DEMOCRACY, HUMAN
RIGHTS, AND 
LABOR.—There should be in the Department of 
State a Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for 
Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor. Any 
such Deputy Assistant Secretary shall be in ad-
dition to the current number of Deputy Assistant 
Secretaries. In addition to considering qualified 
noncareer candidates, the Secretary of State 
should seek to recruit senior members of the Sen-
ior Foreign Service to serve in such position.
(B) RESPONSIBILITIES.—In addition to the 
responsibilities described in paragraph (1)(C) 
and such other responsibilities 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 
should—
(i) coordinate the work of the office de-
scribed in paragraph (1) with the work of 
other offices and bureaus at the Department 
of State and other United States Govern-
ment agencies that provide grants and other 
assistance to nongovernmental organiza-
tions, individuals, and movements; and 
(ii) forge connections between the 
United States and nongovernmental organi-
zations, individuals, and movements com-
mitted to the promotion of democracy and 
democratic principles, practices, and values 
and seek to embrace the work of such orga-
nizations, individuals, and movements. 
(5) RECRUITMENT.—The Secretary shall seek to 
ensure that, not later than December 31, 2012, not 
less than 50 percent of the nonadministrative employ-
ees serving in the Bureau of Democracy, Human 
Rights, and Labor are members of the Foreign Serv-
ice. 
SEC. 612. REPORTS. 
(a) ANNUAL REPORT ON DEMOCRACY.—
(1) PREPARATION AND DEADLINE FOR SUBMIS-
SION.—The Secretary of State shall prepare an An-
nual Report on Democracy. The Under Secretary of 
State for Democracy and Global Affairs, with the as-
sistance of the Assistant Secretary of State for Democ-
racy, Human Rights, and Labor, shall have the prin-
cipal responsibility of assisting the Secretary in the 
preparation of the Annual Report. The Under Sec-
retary and Assistant Secretary shall consult with the 
regional bureaus of the Department of State 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 Re-
port on Democracy. 
(2) CONTENTS.—The Annual Report on Democ-
racy shall contain the following: 
(A) EXECUTIVE
SUMMARY.—An Executive 
Summary with a table listing every foreign 
country that the Secretary determines to be 
‘‘nondemocratic’’, and a list of countries the Sec-
retary determines to be ‘‘democratic transition 
countries’’ because they are at the early stages of 
their transition to democracy. The Executive 
Summary shall contain a short narrative high-
lighting the status of democracy in each such 
country. 
(i) DETERMINATION
OF
CATEGORIZA-
TION.—With respect to a country listed in 
the Executive Summary, the Secretary shall 
determine which of the categorizations spec-
ified under subparagraph (A) is appro-
priate by reference to the principles en-
shrined in the United Nations Charter, the 
Universal Declaration of Human Rights, 
the International Covenant on Civil and 
Political Rights, the United Nations Com-
mission on Human Rights Resolution 1499/
57 (entitled ‘‘Promotion of the Right to De-
mocracy’’), the assessments used to deter-
mine eligibility for financial assistance dis-
bursed from the Millennium Challenge Ac-
count, the assessments of nongovernmental 
organizations of eligibility to participate in 
the meetings of the Community of Democ-
racies, 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 nongovern-
mental organizations that conduct assess-
ments of such conditions in such countries. 
(ii) DETERMINATION
OF
NONDEMO-
CRATIC CATEGORIZATION.—
(I) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary 
shall categorize a country as nondemo-
cratic if such country fails to satisfy 
any of the following requirements: 
(aa) All citizens of such 
county 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, lan-
guage, religion, or beliefs. 
(bb) The national legislative 
body of such country and, if di-
rectly elected, the head of govern-
ment of such country, are chosen 
by free, fair, open, and periodic
elections, by universal and equal 
suffrage, and by secret ballot. 
(cc) More than one political 
party in such country has can-
didates who seek elected office at 
the national level and such parties 
are not restricted in their political 
activities or their process for se-
lecting such candidates, except for 
reasonable administrative require-
ments commonly applied in coun-
tries categorized as fully demo-
cratic. 
(dd) All citizens in such 
country have a right to, and are 
not restricted in practice from, 
fully exercising the freedoms of 
thought, conscience, belief, peace-
ful 
assembly 
and 
association, 
speech, opinion, and expression, 
and such country has a free, inde-
pendent, and pluralistic media. 
(ee) The current government 
of such country did not come to
power in a manner contrary to 
the rule of law. 
(ff) Such country possesses 
an independent judiciary and the 
government of such country gen-
erally respects the rule of law. 
(II) 
ADDITIONAL
CONSIDER-
ATIONS.—Notwithstanding the satisfac-
tion by a country of the requirements 
specified under subclause (I), the Sec-
retary may categorize a country as 
nondemocratic if the Secretary deter-
mines that such is appropriate after 
consideration of the principles specified 
under clause (i) with respect to such 
country. 
(B) STATUS OF DEMOCRACY.—A description 
of each country on the list described in subpara-
graph (A), including—
(i) an evaluation of trends over the 
preceding 12 months towards improvement 
or deterioration in the commitment to and 
protection of democratic principles, prac-
tices, values, institutions, and processes in 
each such country;
(ii) 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 
(iii) for each country previously cat-
egorized as nondemocratic in the Executive 
Summary from the preceding 12 months, 
an evaluation of any progress made over the 
previous calendar year towards achieving a 
categorization 
of 
democratic 
transition 
country. 
(C) STRATEGY FOR NONDEMOCRATIC COUN-
TRIES.—An in-depth examination of each coun-
try categorized as nondemocratic in the Execu-
tive Summary, including—
(i) a strategy developed following con-
sultations with nongovernmental organiza-
tions, individuals, and movements that pro-
mote democratic principles, practices, and 
values in each such country to promote and 
achieve transition to full democracy in each 
such country;
(ii) a summary of any actions taken 
by the President with respect to any such 
country, the effects of any such actions, and 
if no such actions have been taken, a state-
ment explaining why not; 
(iii) 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 diplo-
matic and consular posts with respect to 
promoting such a transition within such 
country and any activities of the embassy 
or consulate in such country to support in-
dividuals and organizations in such coun-
try that actively advocate for such a transi-
tion; 
(iv) a summary of efforts taken by offi-
cials of the United States to speak directly 
to the people in each such 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 insti-
tutions in each such country where young 
people congregate and learn;
(v) a summary of any communications 
between United States Government officials, 
including the chief of mission in each such 
country, and the leader and other high gov-
ernment officials of each such country con-
cerning respect for liberty, democracy, and 
political, social, and economic freedoms; 
and 
(vi) a description and evaluation of the 
efforts undertaken by other democratic 
countries belonging to the Community of 
Democracies to advance democracy in each 
such county, including through relevant 
bodies of the United Nations, regional orga-
nizations and bilateral policies and foreign 
assistance and the extent to which the 
United States coordinated United States ac-
tions and policies with such efforts. 
(3) CLASSIFIED
ADDENDUM.—If the Secretary 
determines that it is in the national security interests 
of the United States, is necessary for the safety of in-
dividuals identified in the Annual Report on Democ-
racy, or is necessary to further the purposes of this 
Act, any information required by paragraph (2), in-
cluding policies adopted or actions taken by the
United States, may be summarized in the Annual Re-
port on Democracy or in the Executive Summary and 
submitted to the appropriate congressional committees 
in more detail in a classified addendum. 
(b) ONE-TIME REPORT ON TRAINING AND GUIDELINES 
FOR FOREIGN SERVICE OFFICERS AND CHIEFS OF MIS-
SION.—The Secretary of State, in consultation with the 
Under Secretary of State for Democracy and Global Affairs, 
shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a 
one-time report containing a description of the training 
provided under section 619 for Foreign Service officers, in-
cluding chiefs of mission serving or preparing to serve in 
countries categorized as democratic transition countries or 
nondemocratic in the Annual Report on Democracy re-
quired under subsection (a), 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 such subsection. 
SEC. 613. STRATEGIES TO ENHANCE THE PROMOTION OF 
DEMOCRACY IN FOREIGN COUNTRIES. 
(a) WORKING GROUP
ON NONDEMOCRATIC COUN-
TRIES.—Beginning in the year after the second Annual Re-
port on Democracy required under section 612(a) is sub-
mitted and not less than once each year thereafter, the 
Under Secretary of State for Democracy and Global Affairs 
should convene a working group under subsection (c) fo-
cused on each country categorized as nondemocratic in the 
most recent such report in order to—
(1) review progress on the action plan with re-
spect to each such country to promote and achieve the 
transition to full democracy in such country; and 
(2) receive recommendations regarding further 
action that should be taken with respect to such plan. 
(b) WORKING GROUP ON DEMOCRATIC TRANSITION 
COUNTRIES.—Beginning in the year after the second An-
nual Report on Democracy required under section 612(a) 
is submitted and not less than once each year thereafter, 
the Under Secretary of State for Democracy and Global Af-
fairs should also convene a working group under subsection 
(c) focused on the progress towards a fully democratic form 
of governance in each country categorized as a democratic 
transition country in the most recent Annual Report that 
was categorized as nondemocratic in any previous Annual 
Report. 
(c) MEMBERS OF WORKING GROUPS.—The working 
groups referred to in subsections (a) and (b) should include 
officers and employees of the Department of State and ap-
propriate representatives from other relevant government 
agencies, including the United States Agency for Inter-
national Development, the Department of the Treasury, and 
the Department of Defense. 
(d) CONSULTATIONS WITH CHIEFS OF MISSIONS.—
The chief of mission for each country categorized as non-
democratic or a democratic transition country in the most 
recent Annual Report on Democracy shall meet with the 
Under Secretary of State for Democracy and Global Affairs 
at least once each year to discuss the transition to full de-
mocracy in such country, including any actions the chief 
of mission has taken to implement the action plan for such 
country included in such report. 
SEC. 614. ACTIVITIES BY THE UNITED STATES TO PROMOTE 
DEMOCRACY AND HUMAN RIGHTS IN FOR-
EIGN COUNTRIES. 
(a) FREEDOM INVESTMENT ACT OF 2002.—The Free-
dom Investment Act of 2002 (subtitle E of title VI of Public 
Law 107–228) is amended—
(1) in section 663(a), (relating to human rights 
activities at the Department of State)—
(A) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘and’’ at 
the end; 
(B) by redesignating paragraph (2) as 
paragraph (4);
(C) by inserting after paragraph (1) the fol-
lowing new paragraphs: 
‘‘(2) a United States mission abroad in a coun-
try that has been categorized as nondemocratic in the 
most recent Annual Report on Democracy (as re-
quired under section 612(a) of the Advance Demo-
cratic Values, Address Nondemocratic Countries, and 
Enhance Democracy Act of 2005) should have at least 
one political officer who shall have primary responsi-
bility for monitoring and promoting democracy and 
human rights in such country; 
‘‘(3) 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’’; and 
(D) in paragraph (4), as so redesignated, by 
striking ‘‘monitoring human rights develop-
ments’’ and all that follows through ‘‘rec-
ommendation’’ and inserting the following: 
‘‘monitoring and promoting democracy and 
human rights, including a political officer de-
scribed in paragraphs (2) and (3), in a foreign 
country should be made after consultation with 
and upon the recommendation’’; and
(2) in section 665(c) (relating to reports on ac-
tions 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: ‘‘If the 
Secretary elects to submit such information as a sepa-
rate report, such report may be submitted as part of 
the Annual Report on Democracy required under sec-
tion 612(a) of the Advance Democratic Values, Ad-
dress Nondemocratic Countries, and Enhance Democ-
racy Act of 2005. If the Secretary makes such an elec-
tion, such report shall be organized so as to contain 
a separate section for each country to which such in-
formation applies, together with a short narrative de-
scribing the extrajudicial killing, torture, or other se-
rious violations of human rights that are indicated to 
have occurred in each such country.’’. 
(b) FOREIGN ASSISTANCE ACT OF 1961.—The Foreign 
Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2151 et seq.) is amend-
ed—
(1) in section 116(d) (22 U.S.C. 2151n(d)), by 
striking paragraph (10) and inserting the following 
new paragraph: 
‘‘(10) 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’’; and 
(2) in section 502B(b) (22 U.S.C. 2304(b)), by 
striking the sixth sentence and inserting the following 
new sentence: ‘‘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 coun-
try, 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.’’. 
SEC. 615. DEMOCRACY PROMOTION AND HUMAN RIGHTS 
ADVISORY BOARD. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established a Democ-
racy Promotion and Human Rights Advisory Board. 
(b) PURPOSE AND DUTIES.—The Board shall advise 
and provide recommendations to the Secretary of State, the 
Under Secretary of State for Democracy and Global Affairs, 
the Assistant Secretary of State for Democracy, Human 
Rights, and Labor, and the Assistant Administrator for the 
Bureau of Democracy, Conflict and Humanitarian Assist-
ance of the United States Agency for International Develop-
ment concerning United States policies regarding the pro-
motion of democracy and the establishment of universal de-
mocracy, including the following: 
(1) Reviewing and making recommendations re-
garding the overall United States strategy for pro-
moting democracy and human rights in partly demo-
cratic and nondemocratic countries, including meth-
ods 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 coun-
tries and the Community of Democracies to further 
such purposes. 
(2) Recommendations regarding specific strate-
gies to promote democracy in countries categorized as 
nondemocratic or as democratic transition countries 
in the most recent Annual Report on Democracy 
under section 612(a) and methods for consulting and 
coordinating with individuals (including expatriates) 
and nongovernmental organizations that promote 
democratic principles, practices, and values. 
(3) Recommendations regarding the use of—
(A) programs related to the promotion of 
democracy and human rights administered by
the United States Agency for International De-
velopment; and 
(B) the Human Rights and Democracy 
Fund, established under section 664 of the Free-
dom Investment Act of 2002 (subtitle E of title 
VI of Public Law 107–228). 
(4) Recommendations regarding regulations to be 
promulgated concerning—
(A) 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 
(B) the development of programs to promote 
democracy in foreign countries under section 
614, relating to programs undertaken by United 
States missions in foreign countries and the ac-
tivities of chiefs of mission. 
(c) STUDY ON DEMOCRACY ASSISTANCE.—
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Not later than 18 months 
after the appointment of five members of the Board, 
the Board shall submit to the President, appropriate 
congressional committees, and the Secretary a study 
on United States democracy assistance. 
(2) CONTENTS.—The study shall include—
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(A) a comprehensive review and an overall 
evaluation of the efficiency and effectiveness of 
United States appropriations for the promotion 
of democracy, including—
(i) information regarding the amount 
of money dedicated to such purpose each fis-
cal year; 
(ii) an identification of the inter-
national organizations, nongovernmental 
organizations, multilateral institutions, in-
dividuals, private groups (including cor-
porations and other businesses), and govern-
ment agencies and departments receiving 
such funds for such purpose; 
(iii) information regarding the effi-
ciency 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 pro-
motion of democracy under subsection 
(b)(3)(B), relating to the Human Rights 
and Democracy Fund; and 
(iv) information regarding the effi-
ciency and effectiveness of the use of such 
funds to promote and sustain democracy in
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countries that are already fully democratic 
or democratic transition countries; 
(B) a review of—
(i) whether United States international 
broadcasts influence citizens of countries 
categorized as nondemocratic in the most 
recent Annual Report on Democracy and 
the impact of increasing such broadcasts to 
such countries relative to the cost of such in-
creases, including information relating to 
an assessment of programming on the 
means of nonviolent protest and democratic 
change; and 
(ii) the potential contribution that 
supporting private media sources that are 
not controlled or owned by the United 
States to reaching citizens of such countries, 
the situations where such support may be 
appropriate, and the mechanisms that 
should be used to provide such support; 
(C) policy recommendations to the Presi-
dent and appropriate congressional committees 
regarding ways to improve United States pro-
grams for the promotion of democracy, including 
coordination of such programs; and
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(D) recommendations for reform of United 
States Government agencies involved in the pro-
motion of democracy. 
(d) MEMBERSHIP.—
(1) APPOINTMENT.—The Board shall be com-
posed of nine members, who shall be citizens of the 
United States and who shall not be officers or em-
ployees of the United States. The Secretary shall ap-
point all such members. Not more than five members 
may be affiliated with the same political party. 
(2) SELECTION.—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, inter-
national 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. 
(3) TIME FOR APPOINTMENT.—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.
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(4) TERM
OF
SERVICE
AND
SUNSET.—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 study under subsection 
(c). 
(5) SUNSET.—The Board shall terminate on the 
date that is one year after the date of the submission 
of the study under such subsection unless the Sec-
retary determines that it is in the interest of the De-
partment to extend the Board for a period of an addi-
tional five years. 
(6) 
SECURITY
CLEARANCES.—The 
Secretary 
shall ensure that all members of the Board, and ap-
propriate experts and consultants under paragraph 
(7)(E), obtain relevant security clearances in an expe-
ditious manner. 
(7) OPERATION.—
(A) CHAIR.—The Secretary shall appoint 
one member of the Board to chair the Board. The 
Board shall meet at the call of the Chair. 
(B) TRAVEL
EXPENSES.—Members of the 
Board shall be allowed travel expenses, including 
per diem in lieu of subsistence, at rates author-
ized for employees of agencies under subchapter 
I of chapter 57 of title 5, United States Code,
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while away from their homes or regular places of 
business in the performance of service for the 
Board. 
(C) OFFICE
SPACE
AND
ADMINISTRATIVE 
ASSISTANCE.—Upon the request of the chair-
person of the Board, the Secretary shall provide 
reasonable and appropriate office space, supplies, 
and administrative assistance. 
(D) APPLICABILITY
OF
CERTAIN
OTHER 
LAWS.—Nothing in this section shall be con-
strued 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. Execu-
tive 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. 
(E) EXPERTS
AND
CONSULTANTS.—The 
Board may procure temporary and intermittent 
services under section 3109(b) of title 5, United 
States Code.
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(e) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is 
authorized to be appropriated to the Board such sums as 
may be necessary for each of fiscal years 2006, 2007, and 
2008. 
SEC. 616. ESTABLISHMENT AND MAINTENANCE OF INTER-
NET SITE FOR GLOBAL DEMOCRACY AND 
HUMAN RIGHTS. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—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 of State, in cooperation with the Under Sec-
retary of State for Democracy and Global Affairs, 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. 
(b) CONTENTS.—The Internet site for global democracy 
established under subsection (a) shall include the following 
information: 
(1) The Executive Summary prepared under sec-
tion 612(a)(2)(A), but only to the extent that infor-
mation contained therein is not classified.
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(2) Narratives and histories of significant demo-
cratic movements in foreign countries, particularly 
regarding successful nonviolent campaigns to oust 
dictatorships. 
(3) Narratives relating to the importance of the 
establishment of and respect for fundamental free-
doms. 
(4) Major human rights reports by the United 
States Government or any other documents, ref-
erences, or links to external Internet sites the Sec-
retary or Under Secretary determines appropriate, 
including reference to or links to training materials 
regarding successful movements in the past, including 
translations of such materials, as appropriate. 
SEC. 617. PROGRAMS BY UNITED STATES MISSIONS IN FOR-
EIGN COUNTRIES AND ACTIVITIES OF CHIEFS 
OF MISSION. 
(a) DEVELOPMENT OF PROGRAMS TO PROMOTE DE-
MOCRACY IN FOREIGN COUNTRIES.—Each chief of mission 
in each foreign country categorized as nondemocratic in the 
most recent Annual Report on Democracy, with the assist-
ance of the director of the relevant Regional Hub, shall—
(1) develop, as part of annual program plan-
ning, a strategy to promote democracy in each such 
foreign country and to provide visible and material