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sponsibilities described in this Act, including as-
sisting Ambassadors and other United States 
officials in each nondemocratic country or 
democratic transition country in the geographic 
region 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 
Director to all nondemocratic countries in each 
geographic region for which each Hub is re-
sponsible. 
(D) TERMINATION.—The Secretary may 
terminate each Hub established under this 
paragraph five years after each is established. 
(E) 
CONTINUING
RESPONSIBILITIES.— 
Nothing in this paragraph shall be construed as 
removing any responsibility under this or any 
other Act of any chief of mission or other em-
ployees of United States diplomatic missions, 
including the development and implementation 
of strategies to promote democracy. 
(F) 
AUTHORIZATION
OF
APPROPRIA-
TIONS.—There are authorized to be appro-
priated to the Secretary such sums as may be
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necessary to carry out the responsibilities de-
scribed in subparagraph (B), including hiring 
additional staff to carry out such responsibil-
ities. 
(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 
Agency, 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 lead-
ers; 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
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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 Assist-
ant Secretaries. In addition to considering 
qualified noncareer candidates, the Secretary of 
State should seek to recruit senior members of 
the Senior Foreign Service to serve in such po-
sition. 
(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 Assist-
ant Secretary of State for Democracy, Human 
Rights, and Labor should— 
(i) coordinate the work of the office 
described in paragraph (1) with the work 
of other offices and bureaus at the Depart-
ment of State and other United States 
Government agencies that provide grants 
and other assistance to nongovernmental 
organizations, individuals, and movements;
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(ii) forge connections between the 
United States and nongovernmental orga-
nizations, individuals, and movements com-
mitted to the promotion of democracy and 
democratic principles, practices, and values 
and seek to embrace the work of such or-
ganizations, individuals, and movements; 
and 
(iii) evaluate the effectiveness of 
United States programs that promote de-
mocracy. 
(5) RECRUITMENT.—The Secretary shall seek 
to ensure that, not later than December 31, 2012, 
not less than 50 percent of the nonadministrative 
employees serving in the Bureau of Democracy, 
Human Rights, and Labor are members of the For-
eign Service. 
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 De-
mocracy, Human Rights, and Labor, shall have the
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principal responsibility of assisting the Secretary in 
the preparation of the Annual Report. The Under 
Secretary 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 An-
nual Report on Democracy. 
(2) CONTENTS.—The Annual Report on De-
mocracy 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 
Secretary determines to be ‘‘democratic transi-
tion countries’’ because they are at the early 
stages of their transition to democracy. The Ex-
ecutive Summary shall contain a short narrative 
highlighting 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 categoriza-
tions specified under subparagraph (A) is
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appropriate by reference to the principles 
enshrined in the United Nations Charter, 
the Universal Declaration of Human 
Rights, the International Covenant on Civil 
and Political Rights, the United Nations 
Commission on Human Rights Resolution 
1499/57 (entitled ‘‘Promotion of the Right 
to Democracy’’), the assessments used to 
determine eligibility for financial assistance 
disbursed from the Millennium Challenge 
Account, the assessments of nongovern-
mental organizations of eligibility to par-
ticipate in the meetings of the Community 
of Democracies, and the standards estab-
lished and adopted by the Community of 
Democracies. In addition, the categoriza-
tion of a country should be informed by 
the general consensus regarding the status 
of civil and political rights in such country 
by major nongovernmental organizations 
that conduct assessments of such condi-
tions in such countries. 
(ii) DETERMINATION
OF
NONDEMO-
CRATIC CATEGORIZATION.—
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(I) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary 
shall categorize a country as non-
democratic if such country fails to 
satisfy any of the following require-
ments: 
(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 par-
ties are not restricted in their po-
litical activities or their process
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for selecting such candidates, ex-
cept for reasonable administra-
tive requirements commonly ap-
plied in countries categorized as 
fully democratic. 
(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, 
independent, 
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 satis-
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faction by a country of the require-
ments specified under subclause (I), 
the Secretary may categorize a coun-
try as nondemocratic if the Secretary 
determines that such is appropriate 
after consideration of the principles 
specified under clause (i) with respect 
to such country. 
(B) STATUS OF DEMOCRACY.—A descrip-
tion of each country on the list described in 
subparagraph (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
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Summary from the preceding 12 months, 
an evaluation of any progress made over 
the previous calendar year towards achiev-
ing a categorization of democratic transi-
tion country. 
(C) 
STRATEGY
FOR
NONDEMOCRATIC 
COUNTRIES.—An in-depth examination of each 
country categorized as nondemocratic in the 
Executive 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 
statement 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-
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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 of-
ficials of the United States to speak di-
rectly to the people in each such country, 
and in particular, a description of any vis-
its taken by the chief of mission and other 
officials of the United States in each such 
country to the colleges and universities and 
other institutions in each such country 
where young people congregate and learn; 
(v) a summary of any communications 
between United States Government offi-
cials, including the chief of mission in each 
such country, and the leader and other 
high government officials of each such 
country concerning respect for liberty, de-
mocracy, and political, social, and eco-
nomic freedoms; and
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(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 or-
ganizations and bilateral policies and for-
eign assistance and the extent to which the 
United States coordinated United States 
actions and policies with such efforts. 
(3) CLASSIFIED ADDENDUM.—If the Secretary 
determines that it is in the national security inter-
ests of the United States, is necessary for the safety 
of individuals identified in the Annual Report on De-
mocracy, or is necessary to further the purposes of 
this Act, any information required by paragraph (2), 
including policies adopted or actions taken by the 
United States, may be summarized in the Annual 
Report on Democracy or in the Executive Summary 
and submitted to the appropriate congressional com-
mittees in more detail in a classified addendum. 
(b) ONE-TIME REPORT ON TRAINING AND GUIDE-
LINES FOR FOREIGN SERVICE OFFICERS AND CHIEFS OF 
MISSION.—The Secretary of State, in consultation with 
the Under Secretary of State for Democracy and Global
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Affairs, shall submit to the appropriate congressional com-
mittees a one-time report containing a description of the 
training provided under section 619 for Foreign Service 
officers, including chiefs of mission serving or preparing 
to serve in countries categorized as democratic transition 
countries or nondemocratic in the Annual Report on De-
mocracy required under subsection (a), or chiefs of mis-
sion 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 Sec-
retary shall submit the report together with the first An-
nual Report on Democracy required under such sub-
section. 
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 
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 convene a working group under subsection (c) 
focused on each country categorized as nondemocratic in 
the most recent such report in order to—
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(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 
Affairs should also convene a working group under sub-
section (c) focused on the progress towards a fully demo-
cratic 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 pre-
vious Annual Report. 
(c) MEMBERS OF WORKING GROUPS.—The working 
groups referred to in subsections (a) and (b) should in-
clude officers and employees of the Department of State 
and appropriate representatives from other relevant gov-
ernment agencies, including the United States Agency for 
International Development, the Department of the Treas-
ury, and the Department of Defense.
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(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 Af-
fairs at least once each year to discuss the transition to 
full democracy 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 
Freedom 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 
following new paragraphs: 
‘‘(2) a United States mission abroad in a coun-
try that has been categorized as nondemocratic in
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the most recent Annual Report on Democracy (as 
required 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 
responsibility for monitoring and promoting democ-
racy 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 re-
spect for human rights), by striking the second sen-
tence and adding at the end the following new sen-
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tences: ‘‘If the Secretary elects to submit such infor-
mation as a separate report, such report may be 
submitted as part of the Annual Report on Democ-
racy required under section 612(a) of the Advance 
Democratic Values, Address Nondemocratic Coun-
tries, and Enhance Democracy Act of 2005. If the 
Secretary makes such an election, such report shall 
be organized so as to contain a separate section for 
each country to which such information applies, to-
gether with a short narrative describing the 
extrajudicial killing, torture, or other serious viola-
tions of human rights that are indicated to have oc-
curred in each such country.’’. 
(b) FOREIGN ASSISTANCE ACT OF 1961.—The For-
eign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2151 et seq.) is 
amended— 
(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, tor-
ture, 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
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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 fol-
lowing new sentence: ‘‘Such report shall also include, 
for each country with respect to which the report in-
dicates 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.’’. 
SEC. 615. DEMOCRACY PROMOTION AND HUMAN RIGHTS 
ADVISORY BOARD. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established a De-
mocracy 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, the Director of the Office for 
Reconstruction and Stabilization of the Department of 
State, and the Assistant Administrator for the Bureau of 
Democracy, Conflict and Humanitarian Assistance of the 
United States Agency for International Development con-
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cerning United States policies regarding the promotion of 
democracy, the means of coordinating United States poli-
cies and programs related to the promotion of democracy, 
and United States policies regarding the establishment of 
universal democracy, 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 coun-
tries in the most recent Annual Report on Democ-
racy under section 612(a) and methods for con-
sulting and coordinating with individuals (including 
expatriates) and nongovernmental organizations that 
promote democratic principles, practices, and values. 
(3) Recommendations regarding the use of—
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(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 
Freedom 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, includ-
ing 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 pro-
mote democracy in foreign countries under sec-
tion 614, 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, appropriate
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congressional committees, and the Secretary a study 
on United States democracy assistance. 
(2) 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 subsection 
(b)(3)(B), relating to the Human Rights 
and Democracy Fund; and
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(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 democratic transition countries; 
(B) a review of— 
(i) whether United States inter-
national broadcasts influence citizens of 
countries categorized as nondemocratic in 
the most recent Annual Report on Democ-
racy and the impact of increasing such 
broadcasts to such countries relative to the 
cost of such increases, including informa-
tion relating to an assessment of program-
ming on the means of nonviolent protest 
and democratic change; and 
(ii) the advantages and disadvantages 
of supporting private media sources that 
are not controlled or owned by the United 
States to reach citizens of such countries 
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-
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grams for the promotion of democracy, includ-
ing coordination of such programs; 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 Secretary shall ap-
point all such members. Not more than five mem-
bers 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 democ-
racy, international relations, management and orga-
nization of foreign assistance or comparable pro-
grams, methods and means of nonviolent protest, 
academic study and debate of democracy, human 
rights, and international law. 
(3) TIME
FOR
APPOINTMENT.—The appoint-
ment of members to the Board under paragraph (1)
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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 
the date of the submission of the study under sub-
section (c) or for any additional period determined 
by the Secretary pursuant to paragraph (5). 
(5) SUNSET.—The Board shall terminate on 
the date that is one year after the date of the sub-
mission of the study under such subsection unless 
the Secretary determines that it is in the interest of 
the Department to extend the Board for a period of 
an additional 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 ex-
peditious 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, includ-
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ing per diem in lieu of subsistence, at rates au-
thorized for employees of agencies under sub-
chapter I of chapter 57 of title 5, United States 
Code, 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, sup-
plies, 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 consid-
ered officers or employees of the United States. 
Executive branch agencies may conduct pro-
grams 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
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services under section 3109(b) of title 5, United 
States Code. 
(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 for-
eign countries to documents, streaming video and audio, 
and other media regarding democratic principles, prac-
tices, and values, and the promotion and strengthening of 
democracy, the Secretary of State, in cooperation with the 
Under Secretary of State for Democracy and Global Af-
fairs, the Under Secretary for Public Diplomacy and Pub-
lic Affairs, and the Assistant Secretary of State for De-
mocracy, Human Rights, and Labor, shall establish and 
maintain an Internet site for global democracy and human 
rights. 
(b) CONTENTS.—The Internet site for global democ-
racy established under subsection (a) shall include the fol-
lowing information:
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(1) The Executive Summary prepared under 
section 612(a)(2)(A), but only to the extent that in-
formation contained therein is not classified. 
(2) Narratives and histories of significant 
democratic movements in foreign countries, particu-
larly 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, includ-
ing 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 mis-
sion in each foreign country categorized as nondemocratic 
in the most recent Annual Report on Democracy, with the
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assistance 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 
support to individuals and nongovernmental organi-
zations in each such country that are committed to 
democratic principles, practices, and values, such 
as— 
(A) consulting and coordinating with such 
individuals and organizations regarding the pro-
motion of democracy; 
(B) visiting local landmarks and other 
local sites associated with nonviolent protest in 
support of democracy and freedom from oppres-
sion; 
(C) holding periodic public meetings with 
such individuals and organizations to discuss 
democracy and political, social, and economic 
freedoms; 
(D) issuing public condemnation of severe 
violations of internationally recognized human 
rights (as such term is described in section 
116(a) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 
(22 U.S.C. 2151n(a)), violations of religious
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freedom, including particularly severe violations 
of religious freedom (as such terms are defined 
in paragraphs (11) and (13) of section 3 of the 
International Religious Freedom Act of 1998 
(22 U.S.C. 6402)), political repression, and 
government-tolerated or -condoned trafficking 
in persons; and 
(E) providing technical, financial, and such 
other support to such individuals and organiza-
tions; 
(2) hold ongoing discussions with the leaders of 
each such nondemocratic country regarding a transi-
tion to full democracy and the development of polit-
ical, social, and economic freedoms and respect for 
human rights, including freedom of religion or belief, 
in such country; and 
(3) conduct meetings with civil society, inter-
views with media that can directly reach citizens of 
each such country, and discussions with students 
and young people of each such country regarding a 
transition to democracy and the development of po-
litical, social, and economic freedoms in each such 
country. 
(b) PUBLIC OUTREACH IN FOREIGN COUNTRIES.— 
Each chief of mission or principal officer should spend
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time at universities and other institutions of higher learn-
ing to— 
(1) debate and discuss values and policies that 
promote democracy; and 
(2) communicate, promote, and defend such 
United States values and policies. 
(c) ACCESS
TO UNITED STATES MISSIONS.—The 
Secretary is encouraged to allow access to a United States 
diplomatic or consular mission in each foreign country cat-
egorized as a democratic transition country or as non-
democratic in the most recent Annual Report on Democ-
racy by individuals and representatives of nongovern-
mental organizations in each such country who are com-
mitted to democratic principles, practices, and values in 
each such country. 
SEC. 618. TRAINING FOR FOREIGN SERVICE OFFICERS. 
(a) TRAINING IN DEMOCRACY AND THE PROMOTION 
OF DEMOCRACY AND HUMAN RIGHTS.—Section 708 of 
the Foreign Service Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 4028) is 
amended by adding at the end the following new sub-
section: 
‘‘(c) TRAINING
ON
GLOBAL
DEMOCRACY
PRO-
MOTION.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—In addition to the training 
required under subsections (a) and (b), the Sec-
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retary of State, in cooperation with other relevant 
officials, including the Under Secretary of State for 
Democracy and Global Affairs, and the Director of 
the National Foreign Affairs Training Center of the 
Foreign Service Institute of the Department of 
State, shall establish as part of the training provided 
after December 31, 2006, for members of the Serv-
ice, including all chiefs of mission and deputy chiefs 
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 categorized 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, including for 
chiefs of mission and deputy chiefs of mission, and 
shall be completed before the time that such member 
or chief of mission assumes a post (or, if such is not
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practical, within the first year of assuming 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 
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 foreign country that is categorized as non-
democratic in the Annual Report on Democ-
racy, 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.
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‘‘(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 embassies in providing access to 
the United States Refugee Admissions Pro-
gram) and the relationship between respect for 
such rights and democratic development and 
national security. The Director of the National 
Foreign Affairs Training Center of the Foreign 
Service Institute of the Department of State 
shall consult with nongovernmental organiza-
tions involved in the protection and promotion 
of such rights and the United States Commis-
sion on International Religious Freedom (estab-
lished 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 of State shall 
ensure that the training described in subsection (a) is pro-
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vided to members of the civil service who are assigned in 
the United States or abroad who have reporting or other 
responsibilities relating to internal political developments 
and human rights in countries that are categorized as 
democratic transition countries or nondemocratic in the 
Annual Report on Democracy required under section 
612(a). 
(c) AUTHORIZATION
OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
are authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be 
necessary to develop appropriate programs and materials 
to accomplish the training required under subsection (c) 
of section 708 of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 (22 
U.S.C. 4028), as added by subsection (a). 
(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’’.
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SEC. 619. 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 
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 a foreign country 
categorized as nondemocratic in the most recent Annual 
Report on Democracy (as required under section 612(a) 
of the Advance Democratic Values, Address Nondemo-
cratic Countries, and Enhance Democracy Act of 2005), 
shall also serve as a basis for granting awards under this 
section.’’. 
(b) PROMOTIONS.—Section 603(b) of the Foreign 
Service Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 4003(b)) is amended by 
adding at the end the following new sentence: ‘‘Precepts 
for selection boards shall also, where applicable, include 
an evaluation of whether members of the Service and 
members of the Senior Foreign Service have met the 
standards of performance established by the Secretary 
pursuant to section 619(c) of the Advance Democratic 
Values, Address Nondemocratic Countries, and Enhance 
Democracy Act of 2005, or have served in a position in
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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 foreign countries categorized as nondemocratic 
in the most recent Annual Report on Democracy, the Sec-
retary 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 pro-
mote democracy in foreign countries under section 617. 
The requirements of sections 617 and 618(a) shall serve 
as one of the bases for performance criteria in evaluating 
chiefs of mission and those officers serving in a position 
in which the primary responsibility is to monitor or pro-
mote 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 foreign country categorized 
as nondemocratic in the most recent Annual Report on 
Democracy (as required under section 612(a) of the Ad-
vance Democratic Values, Address Nondemocratic Coun-
tries, and Enhance Democracy Act of 2005), shall also 
serve as a basis for granting awards under this section.’’. 
SEC. 620. APPOINTMENTS. 
(a) CHIEFS OF MISSION.—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 cat-
egorized as nondemocratic in the most recent Annual Re-
port on Democracy (as required under section 612(a) of 
the Advance Democratic Values, Address Nondemocratic 
Countries, and Enhance Democracy Act of 2005), the in-
dividual should possess clearly demonstrated competence 
in and commitment to the promotion of democracy in such 
country, including competence in promoting democratic 
principles, practices, and values through regular inter-
action with individuals, including students and young peo-
ple within such country, who support and advocate such 
principles, practices, and values.’’. 
(b) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—Section 304(b) of such 
Act (22 U.S.C. 3944(b)) is amended by adding at the end 
the following new paragraph:
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‘‘(3) If an individual (with respect to section 
302(a)) or a member of the Service (with respect to 
section 302(b)) is nominated by the President to be 
a chief of mission in a country categorized as non-
democratic in an Annual Report on Democracy (re-
quired under section 612(a) of the Advance Demo-
cratic Values, Address Nondemocratic Countries, 
and Enhance Democracy Act of 2005), and if such 
individual or such member has previously served as 
chief of mission in a country that was so cat-
egorized, the President shall, at the time of nomina-
tion, submit to the Committee on Foreign Relations 
of the Senate a written report summarizing the ac-
tions that such individual or member took during 
the period of such prior service to promote democ-
racy and human rights in such country, including 
actions in furtherance of the strategy contained in 
such report.’’. 
Subtitle B—Alliances With Other 
Democratic Countries 
SEC. 631. ALLIANCES 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 subtitle are to 
encourage new ways of forging alliances with democratic 
countries 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 any foreign coun-
try that is categorized as nondemocratic in the most recent 
Annual Report on Democracy under section 612(a) should 
not participate in any alliance of democratic countries 
aimed at working together to promote democracy. 
SEC. 632. SENSE OF CONGRESS REGARDING THE ESTAB-
LISHMENT OF A DEMOCRACY CAUCUS. 
(a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds that with the passage 
of the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act 
of 2004 (Public Law 108–458), Congress— 
(1) encouraged the establishment of a Democ-
racy Caucus within the United Nations, the United 
Nations Human Rights Commission, the United Na-
tions Conference on Disarmament, and at other 
broad-based international organizations; and 
(2) required increased training in multilateral 
diplomacy for members of the Foreign Service and 
appropriate members of the Civil Service to support 
such an establishment. 
(b) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Con-
gress that the creation of a Democracy Caucus in each
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international organization and multilateral institution of 
which the United States is a member will not only improve 
the internal governance of such organizations but will also 
strengthen the implementation of commitments by such 
organizations and institutions regarding democracy and 
human rights. 
SEC. 633. ANNUAL DIPLOMATIC MISSIONS ON MULTILAT-
ERAL ISSUES. 
The Secretary of State, acting through the principal 
officers responsible for advising the Secretary on inter-
national organizations, should ensure that a high level del-
egation from the United States is sent on an annual basis 
to consult with key foreign governments in every region 
to promote United States policies, including issues related 
to democracy and human rights, at key international fora, 
including the United Nations General Assembly, the 
United Nations Human Rights Commission or other mul-
tilateral human rights body, the Organization for Security 
and Cooperation in Europe, and the United Nations Edu-
cation, Science, and Cultural Organization. 
SEC. 634. STRENGTHENING THE COMMUNITY OF DEMOC-
RACIES. 
(a) FORMAL MECHANISMS FOR THE COMMUNITY OF 
DEMOCRACIES.—It is the sense of Congress that the Com-
munity of Democracies should develop a more formal
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mechanism for carrying out work between ministerial 
meetings, including hiring appropriate staff to carry out 
such work, and should, as appropriate, establish a head-
quarters. 
(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 country that is 
a member of the Convening Group of the Community of 
Democracies. 
(c) REGIONAL GROUP IN THE COMMUNITY OF DE-
MOCRACIES.—It is the sense of Congress that regional 
groups within the Community of Democracies should be 
established and strengthened in order to facilitate coordi-
nation of common positions 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.
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(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 2006, 2007, 
and 2008. Amounts appropriated under this para-
graph shall remain available until expended. 
(3) USE OF FUNDS.—Any grant made in fiscal 
year 2006 by the Secretary to the International Cen-
ter for Democratic Transition under paragraph (2) 
may be used for the establishment and operation of 
the Center and for programs and activities of the 
Center. Any grant or voluntary contribution made in 
any subsequent fiscal year by the Secretary to the 
Center under such paragraph may be used for pro-
grams and activities of the Center. 
Subtitle C—Funding for Promotion 
of Democracy 
SEC. 641. POLICY. 
It shall be the policy of the United States to provide 
financial assistance to eligible entities and eligible individ-
uals in order to assist such entities and individuals in the 
promotion of democracy in countries categorized as non-
democratic in the most recent Annual Report on Democ-
racy under section 612(a).
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SEC. 642. HUMAN RIGHTS AND DEMOCRACY FUND. 
(a) 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 (e) 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 612(a). 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 re-
lating to information about current events in such 
country and educational programming designed to 
provide information regarding democracy, the rule of 
law, free, fair and open elections, free market eco-
nomics, fundamental human rights (including the 
rights of freedom of speech and of religion and the 
rights to be free from slavery and bondage), and 
successful democratic movements in history, includ-
ing educational programs for leaders and members 
of democratic movements to convey information to