(1) The Human Rights and Democracy Fund, 
established under section 664 of the Freedom In-
vestment Act of 2002 (subtitle E of title VI of Pub-
lic 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. 
(2) Support for such projects underscores the 
commitment of the United States to— 
(A) promote democracy and human rights; 
and 
(B) fight against terrorism. 
(3) 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. 
(4) Additional funding for the Human Rights 
and Democracy Fund is in the national interests of 
the United States. 
(b) PURPOSES OF THE HUMAN RIGHTS AND DEMOC-
RACY FUND.—In addition to uses currently approved for 
the Human Rights and Democracy Fund, the Secretary 
of State, acting through the Assistant Secretary of State 
for Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor shall use 
amounts appropriated to the Human Rights and Democ-
racy Fund under subsection (g) to provide assistance to 
eligible entities and eligible individuals to promote democ-
racy in foreign countries categorized as nondemocratic in 
the most recent Annual Report on Democracy under sec-
tion 102(b). The promotion of democracy in such coun-
tries for which such assistance may be provided may in-
clude the following activities: 
(1) The publication and distribution of books 
and the creation and distribution of other media, in-
cluding audio and video cassettes, compact discs and 
digital video discs, and other audio and video publi-
cations, and the purchase and distribution of any 
equipment needed to review such books and other 
media. Such books and other media should include— 
(A) factual news and related information 
about current and relevant events and develop-
ments in such country and elsewhere in the 
world; and 
(B) 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 slav-
ery and bondage), and successful democratic 
movements in history. 
(2) 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). 
(3) The promotion of political pluralism within 
such countries, including the promotion of non-
governmental organizations and movements that 
promote democratic principles, practices, and values. 
(4) The promotion of the rule of law and the 
protection of minorities. 
(5) 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 non-
violent action. 
(6) The creation of programs for student 
groups to work with citizens of such countries who 
are committed to democratic reforms and to the pro-
motion of a transition to democracy. 
(7) The production and distribution of mate-
rials that promote and celebrate democracy and the 
equipment needed to produce such materials.
(8) The creation of cultural exchanges between 
citizens of such countries and citizens of the United 
States. 
(9) The creation of projects to strengthen the 
parliaments and parliamentary staff in such coun-
tries. 
(10) The creation of programs to ensure trans-
parency and accountability for government revenues 
and expenditures, with particular emphasis on reve-
nues derived from extractive industries. 
(11) The creation of training programs for citi-
zens of such countries concerning international legal 
obligations to support democracy and human rights, 
including religious freedom. 
(12) Any other activities related to the pro-
motion of democracy or the transition of such coun-
tries to democracy that the Under Secretary of State 
for Global Affairs determines appropriate. 
(c) FREEDOM INVESTMENT ACT OF 2002.—Section 
664(b) of the Freedom Investment Act of 2002 (subtitle 
E of title VI of Public Law 107–228, relating to the pur-
poses of the Human Rights and Democracy Fund) is 
amended— 
(1) in paragraph (4), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the 
end;