(B) the development of programs to pro-
mote democracy in foreign countries under sec-
tion 108, relating to programs undertaken by 
United States missions in foreign countries and 
the activities 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, Congress, 
and the Secretary a study on United States democ-
racy assistance. 
(2) TRANSMITTAL.—Copies of the report shall 
be transmitted to the Under Secretary of State for 
Global Democracy, 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 Devel-
opment, 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 Inter-
national Affairs, and the President of the Free 
Trade Union Institute. 
(3) CONTENTS.—The study shall include—
(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 
fiscal year; 
(ii) an identification of the inter-
national organizations, nongovernmental 
organizations, multilateral institutions, in-
dividuals, private groups (including cor-
porations and other businesses), and gov-
ernment agencies and departments receiv-
ing 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 section 302(b), 
relating to the Human Rights and Democ-
racy Fund; and 
(iv) information regarding the effi-
ciency and effectiveness of the use of such 
funds to promote and sustain democracy in
countries that are already fully democratic 
or partly democratic; 
(B) a review of— 
(i) 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, in-
cluding information relating to program-
ming on the means of nonviolent protest 
and successful movements for democratic 
change in other countries around the 
world; and 
(ii) the advisability of supporting pri-
vate media sources that are not controlled 
or owned by the United States, including 
by providing grants, loans, or loan guaran-
tees and by establishing a new entity that 
would manage such a program to promote 
a wider range of view that have no connec-
tion to the United States; 
(C) policy recommendations to the Presi-
dent and Congress regarding ways to improve
United States programs for the promotion of 
democracy; and 
(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 members shall be 
appointed as follows: 
(A) Three members shall be appointed by 
the President. 
(B) 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. 
(C) 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. 
(2) SELECTION AND VACANCIES.—Members of 
the Board shall be selected from among distin-
guished individuals noted for their knowledge and 
experience in fields relevant to the issues to be con-
sidered 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 de-
mocracy, human rights, and international law. A va-
cancy on the Board shall not affect its powers, but 
shall be filled in the manner in which the original 
appointment was made. 
(3) TIME
FOR
APPOINTMENT.—The appoint-
ment 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. 
(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