of mission, instruction in how to strengthen and pro-
mote democracy through peaceful means in consulta-
tion with individuals and nongovernmental organiza-
tions that support democratic principles, practices, 
and values. In particular, such instruction shall be 
mandatory for members of the Service having re-
porting or other responsibilities relating to internal 
political developments and human rights, including 
religious freedom, in nondemocratic countries or 
democratic transition countries as defined in section 
5 of the ADVANCE Democracy Act of 2007, includ-
ing for chiefs of mission and deputy chiefs of mis-
sion, and shall be completed before the time that 
such member or chief of mission assumes a post (or, 
if such is not practical, within the first year of as-
suming such post). 
‘‘(2) CONTENTS
OF
TRAINING.—The training 
required under paragraph (1) shall include instruc-
tion, a training manual, and other materials regard-
ing the following: 
‘‘(A) International documents and United 
States policy regarding electoral democracy and 
respect for human rights. 
‘‘(B) United States policy regarding the 
promotion and strengthening of democracy 
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around the world, with particular emphasis on 
the transition to democracy in nondemocratic 
countries. 
‘‘(C) For any member, chief of mission, or 
deputy chief of mission who is to be assigned to 
a nondemocratic or democratic transition coun-
try, instruction regarding ways to promote de-
mocracy in such country and providing tech-
nical, financial, and other support to individuals 
(including expatriated citizens) and nongovern-
mental organizations in such country that sup-
port democratic principles, practices, and val-
ues. 
‘‘(D) The protection of internationally rec-
ognized human rights (including the protection 
of religious freedom) and standards related to 
such rights, provisions of United States law re-
lated to such rights, diplomatic tools to promote 
respect for such rights, the protection of indi-
viduals who have fled their countries due to vio-
lations of such rights (including the role of 
United States diplomatic and consular missions 
in providing access to the United States Ref-
ugee Admissions Program) and the relationship 
between respect for such rights and democratic 
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development and national security. The Direc-
tor of the National Foreign Affairs Training 
Center of the Foreign Service Institute of the 
Department of State shall consult with non-
governmental organizations involved in the pro-
tection and promotion of such rights and the 
United States Commission on International Re-
ligious Freedom (established under section 
201(a) of the International Religious Freedom 
Act of 1998 (22 U.S.C. 6431(a)) in developing 
the training required by this subparagraph.’’. 
(b) OTHER TRAINING.—The Secretary shall ensure 
that the training described in subsection (c) of section 708 
of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 (as added by sub-
section (a)) is provided to members of the civil service who 
are assigned in the United States or abroad who have re-
porting or other responsibilities relating to internal polit-
ical developments and human rights in nondemocratic 
countries or democratic transition countries. 
(c) AUTHORIZATION
OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary such 
sums as may be necessary to develop appropriate pro-
grams and materials to accomplish the training required 
under subsection (c) of section 708 of the Foreign Service 
Act of 1980. 
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(d) CLERICAL AMENDMENTS.—Section 708 of the 
Foreign Service Act of 1980, as amended by subsection 
(a), is further amended— 
(1) in subsection (a) by striking ‘‘(a) The’’ and 
inserting ‘‘(a) TRAINING
ON HUMAN RIGHTS.— 
The’’; and 
(2) in subsection (b), by striking ‘‘(b) The’’ and 
inserting ‘‘(b) TRAINING
ON REFUGEE LAW
AND 
RELIGIOUS PERSECUTION.—The’’. 
(e) ONE-TIME REPORT ON TRAINING AND GUIDE-
LINES FOR FOREIGN SERVICE OFFICERS AND CHIEFS OF 
MISSION.—Not later than 180 days after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the 
appropriate congressional committees a one-time report 
containing a description of the training provided to For-
eign Service officers in human rights and democracy pro-
motion, including such training provided to chiefs of mis-
sion serving or preparing to serve in nondemocratic coun-
tries or democratic transition countries, and plans for an 
expansion of such training. 
SEC. 108. PERFORMANCE PAY; PROMOTIONS; FOREIGN 
SERVICE AWARDS. 
(a) PERFORMANCE PAY.—Section 405(d) of the For-
eign Service Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 3965(d)) is amended 
by inserting after the second sentence the following new 
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sentence: ‘‘Meritorious or distinguished service in the pro-
motion of democracy in foreign countries, including con-
tact with and support of individuals and nongovernmental 
organizations that promote democracy in nondemocratic 
countries or democratic transition countries, as defined in 
section 5 of the ADVANCE Democracy Act of 2007, shall 
also serve as a basis for granting awards under this sec-
tion.’’. 
(b) PROMOTIONS.—Section 603(b) of the Foreign 
Service Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 4003(b)) is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘(b) Precepts’’ and inserting 
‘‘(b)(1) Precepts’’; 
(2) in the third sentence, by striking ‘‘The pre-
cepts’’ and inserting 
‘‘(2) The precepts’’; 
(3) by redesignating paragraphs (1) and (2) as 
subparagraphs (A) and (B), respectively; and 
(4) by adding at the end the following new 
paragraph: 
‘‘(3) Precepts for selection boards shall also, 
where applicable, include a specific precept evalu-
ating whether members of the Service and members 
of the Senior Foreign Service have met the stand-
ards of performance established by the Secretary 
pursuant to section 108(c) of the ADVANCE De-
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mocracy Act of 2007, or have served in a position 
in which the primary responsibility is to monitor or 
promote democracy or human rights.’’. 
(c) REGULATIONS AND EVALUATIONS CONCERNING 
STANDARDS OF PERFORMANCE AND PROGRAMS TO PRO-
MOTE DEMOCRACY.—With respect to members of the For-
eign Service, including all chiefs of mission, who are as-
signed to nondemocratic countries or democratic transi-
tion countries, the Secretary shall prescribe regulations 
concerning the standards of performance to be met under 
sections 405(d) and 603(b) of the Foreign Service Act of 
1980 (22 U.S.C. 3965(d) and 4003(b)), as amended by 
subsections (a) and (b), respectively, and the development 
of programs to promote democracy in foreign countries 
under section 106. The requirements of section 106 shall 
serve as one of the bases for performance criteria in evalu-
ating chiefs of mission and those members of the Service 
serving in a position in which the primary responsibility 
is to monitor or promote democracy or human rights. 
(d) FOREIGN SERVICE AWARDS.—Section 614 of the 
Foreign Service Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 4013) is amended 
by adding at the end the following new sentence: ‘‘Distin-
guished or meritorious service in the promotion of democ-
racy in foreign countries, including contact with and sup-
port of individuals and nongovernmental organizations 
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that promote democracy in a nondemocratic country or 
democratic transition country, as defined in section 5 of 
the ADVANCE Democracy Act of 2007, shall also serve 
as a basis for granting awards under this section.’’. 
SEC. 109. APPOINTMENTS. 
Section 304(a)(1) of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 
(22 U.S.C. 3944(a)(1)) is amended by adding at the end 
the following new sentence: ‘‘If the country in which the 
individual is to serve is a nondemocratic country or a 
democratic transition country as defined in section 5 of 
the ADVANCE Democracy Act of 2007, the individual 
should possess clearly demonstrated competence in and 
commitment to the promotion of democracy, including 
competence in promoting democratic principles, practices, 
and values, such as through regular interaction with indi-
viduals, including students and young people, who support 
and advocate such principles, practices, and values.’’. 
TITLE II—COOPERATION WITH 
OTHER DEMOCRATIC COUN-
TRIES 
SEC. 201. COOPERATION 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 
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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 cooperating closely with democratic 
countries, including through the Community of Democ-
racies, 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 
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(5) provide political, economic, and other nec-
essary support to countries that are undergoing a 
transition to democracy. 
(c) SENSE OF CONGRESS REGARDING PARTICIPA-
TION.—It is the sense of Congress that nondemocratic 
countries should not participate in any association or 
group of democratic countries aimed at working together 
to promote democracy. 
SEC. 202. STRENGTHENING THE COMMUNITY OF DEMOC-
RACIES. 
(a) SENSE
OF
CONGRESS
REGARDING
FORMAL 
MECHANISMS FOR THE COMMUNITY OF DEMOCRACIES.— 
It is the sense of Congress that the Community of Democ-
racies should develop a more formal mechanism for car-
rying out work between ministerial meetings, such as 
through the creation of a permanent secretariat with ap-
propriate staff to carry out such work, and should estab-
lish a headquarters. 
(b) DETAIL OF PERSONNEL.—The Secretary is au-
thorized to detail on a nonreimbursable basis any em-
ployee of the Department of State to any permanent secre-
tariat of the Community of Democracies or to any country 
that is a member of the Convening Group of the Commu-
nity of Democracies. 
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(c) SENSE
OF CONGRESS REGARDING REGIONAL 
GROUP IN THE COMMUNITY OF DEMOCRACIES.—It is the 
sense of Congress that regional groups within the Commu-
nity of Democracies should be established and strength-
ened in order to facilitate coordination of common posi-
tions and action on multilateral strategies to promote and 
consolidate democracy. 
(d) INTERNATIONAL
CENTER
FOR
DEMOCRATIC 
TRANSITION.— 
(1) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of 
Congress that the United States should, along with 
contributions from private individuals, support the 
initiative of the Government of Hungary and the 
governments of other European countries to estab-
lish a International Center for Democratic Transi-
tion to support transitions to full democracy in non-
democratic countries and democratic transition 
countries. 
(2) AUTHORIZATION
OF
APPROPRIATIONS.— 
There is authorized to be appropriated for a grant 
to the International Center for Democratic Transi-
tion $1,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2008, 2009, 
and 2010. Amounts appropriated under this para-
graph are authorized to remain available until ex-
pended. 
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