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population of the world currently lives in countries 
categorized as ‘‘entirely free’’ or ‘‘partly free’’, as 
opposed to only 57 percent in 1973. 
(7) These changes have been achieved in part 
through sustained and comprehensive efforts by 
democratic countries, including the United States 
and the democratic countries of Europe, to support 
dissidents and democracy activists in non-democratic 
countries. 
(8) The continued lack of democracy, freedom, 
and fundamental human rights in some countries is 
inconsistent with the universal values on which the 
United States is based, the promotion of which com-
prises a fundamental element of United States for-
eign policy. 
(9) The continued lack of democracy, freedom, 
and fundamental human rights in some countries 
also poses a security threat to the United States, its 
interests, and its friends, as it is in such countries 
that radicalism, extremism, and terrorism can flour-
ish. 
(10) There is a correlation between nondemo-
cratic rule and other threats to international peace 
and security, including war, genocide, famine, pov-
erty, drug trafficking, corruption, refugee flows,
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event result in the account balance or 
similar amount being less than the ag-
gregate amount of contributions cred-
ited to the account.’’. 
(c) AMENDMENTS TO 2006 ACT.— 
(1) Section 701(d)(2) of the 2006 Act is 
amended 
by 
striking 
‘‘204(g)’’ 
and 
inserting 
‘‘205(g)’’. 
(2) Section 701(e) of the 2006 Act is amend-
ed— 
(A) by inserting ‘‘on or’’ after ‘‘period’’ in 
paragraph (3), 
(B) in paragraph (4)— 
(i) by inserting ‘‘the earlier of’’ after 
‘‘before’’ in the matter preceding subpara-
graph (A), and 
(ii) by striking ‘‘earlier’’ and inserting 
‘‘later’’ in subparagraph (A), 
(C) by inserting ‘‘on or’’ before ‘‘after’’ 
each place it appears in paragraph (5), and 
(D) by adding at the end the following new 
paragraph: 
‘‘(6) SPECIAL
RULE
FOR
VESTING
REQUIRE-
MENTS.—The requirements of section 203(f)(2) of 
the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 
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human trafficking, religious persecution, environ-
mental degradation, and discrimination against 
women. 
(11) Wars between or among democratic coun-
tries are exceedingly rare, while wars between and 
among nondemocratic countries are commonplace, 
with nearly 170,000,000 people having lost their 
lives because of the policies of totalitarian govern-
ments. 
(12) There is a strong correlation between non-
democratic rule and famine. 
(13) Seventy-seven percent of refugees in the 
world come from countries that lack electoral democ-
racy. 
(14) In nondemocratic countries, women are 
often exposed to particular hardships and a lack of 
opportunity, and trafficking in women and children 
often flourishes. 
(15) There is a positive correlation between eco-
nomic and political freedom and preservation of the 
environment. 
(16) A world that fully reflects fundamental 
human and political rights would be free of dictator-
ship. Such a world would be profoundly safer and 
more just, peaceful, prosperous, and stable. Coun-
tries that lack freedom and democracy necessarily 
limit the full flourishing of human potential and, as 
such, a goal of United States foreign policy is to 
promote universal democracy. 
(17) The transition to democracy must be led 
from within nondemocratic countries and by nation-
als of such countries who live abroad. Nevertheless, 
democratic countries have a number of instruments 
available for supporting democratic reformers who 
are committed to promoting effective, nonviolent 
change in nondemocratic countries. 
(18) United States efforts to promote democ-
racy in countries where it is lacking can be strength-
ened. A full evaluation of United States funds ex-
pended for the support of democracy is necessary to 
ensure an efficient and effective use of such funds. 
(19) In 2002, Congress passed the Freedom In-
vestment Act of 2002 (subtitle E of title VI of divi-
sion A of the Foreign Relations Authorization Act, 
Fiscal Year 2003) to increase the focus on pro-
moting human rights and democracy as an element 
of United States foreign policy. 
(20) United States ambassadors and diplomats 
can play a critical role in the effort to promote de-
mocracy by publicly demonstrating support for
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to such department or agency on a reimbursable basis: 
Provided, That this restriction shall not apply if the de-
partment is authorized by law to provide support to such 
department or agency on a nonreimbursable basis, and is 
providing the requested support pursuant to such author-
ity: Provided further, That the Secretary of Defense may 
waive this restriction on a case-by-case basis by certifying 
in writing to the Committees on Appropriations of the 
House of Representatives and the Senate that it is in the 
national security interest to do so. 
SEC. 8068. Notwithstanding section 12310(b) of title 
10, United States Code, a Reserve who is a member of 
the National Guard serving on full-time National Guard 
duty under section 502(f) of title 32, United States Code, 
may perform duties in support of the ground-based ele-
ments of the National Ballistic Missile Defense System. 
SEC. 8069. None of the funds provided in this Act 
may be used to transfer to any nongovernmental entity 
ammunition held by the Department of Defense that has 
a center-fire cartridge and a United States military no-
menclature designation of ‘‘armor penetrator’’, ‘‘armor 
piercing (AP)’’, ‘‘armor piercing incendiary (API)’’, or 
‘‘armor-piercing incendiary-tracer (API–T)’’, except to an 
entity performing demilitarization services for the Depart-
ment of Defense under a contract that requires the entity
democratic principles, by discussing democratic, so-
cial, and economic freedoms with citizens and lead-
ers of non-democratic countries, and by building re-
lationships with citizens that promote democratic 
principles, practices, and values. United States mis-
sions in non-democratic countries are potential ‘‘is-
lands of freedom’’ in such countries. Training and 
incentives are needed to assist United States offi-
cials in strengthening the techniques and skills re-
quired to promote democracy. 
(21) Nongovernmental organizations and pri-
vate individuals and movements also play a vital role 
in promoting democracy, and the United States 
must expand its support of such organizations, indi-
viduals, and movements. 
(22) The promotion of democracy requires a 
broad-based effort with collaboration between all 
democratic countries. One forum for advancing this 
effort is the Community of Democracies, which first 
met in Warsaw, Poland, in June 2000, and which is 
scheduled to meet in 2005 in Santiago, Chile. 
(23) The promotion of such universal democ-
racy constitutes a long-term challenge that does not 
always lead to an immediate transition to full de-
mocracy, but universal democracy is achievable.
SEC. 3. STATEMENT OF POLICY. 
It shall be the policy of the United States — 
(1) to promote freedom and democracy in for-
eign countries as a fundamental component of 
United States foreign policy; 
(2) to affirm fundamental freedoms and human 
rights in foreign countries and to condemn offenses 
against those freedoms and rights as a fundamental 
component of United States foreign policy; 
(3) to use all instruments of United States in-
fluence to support, promote, and strengthen demo-
cratic principles, practices, and values in foreign 
countries, including the right to free, fair, and open 
elections, secret balloting, and universal suffrage; 
(4) to protect and promote fundamental polit-
ical, social, and economic freedoms and rights, in-
cluding the freedom of association, of expression, of 
the press, and of religion, and the right to own pri-
vate property; 
(5) to protect and promote respect for and ad-
herence to the rule of law in foreign countries; 
(6) to provide appropriate support to organiza-
tions, individuals, and movements located in non-
democratic countries that aspire to live in freedom 
and establish full democracy in such countries;
House Calendar No. 184
103D CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. J. RES. 131
[Report No. 103–595]
JOINT RESOLUTION
Designating December 7 of each year as ‘‘National
Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day’’.
JULY 12, 1994
Reported without amendment, referred to the House
Calendar, and ordered to be printed
(7) to provide, political, economic, and other 
support to foreign countries that are willingly under-
taking a transition to democracy; 
(8) to commit United States foreign policy to 
the long-term challenge of promoting universal de-
mocracy; and 
(9) to strengthen alliances and relationships 
with other democratic countries in order to better 
promote and defend shared values and ideals. 
SEC. 4. DEFINITIONS. 
In this Act: 
(1) ANNUAL
REPORT
ON
DEMOCRACY.—The 
term ‘‘Annual Report on Democracy’’ means the An-
nual Report on Democracy required under section 
102(b). 
(2) ANNUAL
REPORT
ON
THE
STATUS
OF 
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCES OF THE UNITED STATES.— 
The term ‘‘Annual Report on the Status of Demo-
cratic Alliances of the United States’’ means the An-
nual Report on the Status of Democratic Alliances 
of the United States required under section 206(a). 
(3) APPROPRIATE
CONGRESSIONAL
COMMIT-
TEES.—The term ‘‘appropriate congressional com-
mittees’’ means—
(A) the Committee on International Rela-
tions of the House of Representatives; and 
(B) the Committee on Foreign Relations of 
the Senate. 
(4) COMMUNITY OF DEMOCRACIES AND COMMU-
NITY.—The terms ‘‘Community of Democracies’’ 
and ‘‘Community’’ mean the association of demo-
cratic countries committed to the global promotion 
of democratic principles, practices, and values, which 
held its First Ministerial Conference in Warsaw, Po-
land, in June 2000. 
(5) DEPARTMENT.—The term ‘‘Department’’ 
means the Department of State. 
(6) ELIGIBLE ENTITY.—The term ‘‘eligible enti-
ty’’ means any nongovernmental organization, inter-
national organization, multilateral institution, pri-
vate foundation, corporation, partnership, associa-
tion, or other entity, organization, or group engaged 
in (or with plans to engage in) the promotion of de-
mocracy and fundamental rights and freedoms in 
foreign countries categorized as ‘‘partly democratic’’ 
or ‘‘nondemocratic’’ in the most recent Annual Re-
port on Democracy. 
(7) ELIGIBLE INDIVIDUAL.—The term ‘‘eligible 
individual’’ means any individual engaged in, or who
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Small Business Devel-
opment Centers Modernization Act of 2009’’. 
SEC. 2. SMALL BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT CENTERS OPER-
ATIONAL CHANGES. 
(a) 
ACCREDITATION
REQUIREMENT.—Section 
21(a)(1) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 648(a)(1)) 
is amended as follows: 
(1) In the proviso, by inserting before ‘‘institu-
tion’’ the following: ‘‘accredited’’. 
(2) In the sentence beginning ‘‘The Administra-
tion shall’’, by inserting before ‘‘institutions’’ the fol-
lowing: ‘‘accredited’’. 
(3) By adding at the end the following new sen-
tence: ‘‘In this paragraph, the term ‘accredited insti-
tution of higher education’ means an institution that 
is accredited as described in section 101(a)(5) of the 
Higher 
Education 
Act 
of 
1965 
(20 
U.S.C. 
1001(a)(5)).’’. 
(b) PROGRAM NEGOTIATIONS.—Section 21(a)(3) of 
the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 648(a)(3)) is amended 
in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by inserting 
before ‘‘agreed’’ the following: ‘‘mutually’’. 
(c) CONTRACT NEGOTIATIONS.—Section 21(a)(3)(A) 
of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 648(a)(3)(A)) is
human rights, women’s rights, freedom of religion, 
labor standards and relations, the preservation of 
the global environment, the status and protection of 
the oceans, scientific cooperation, narcotics control, 
law enforcement, population issues, refugees, migra-
tion, war crimes, and trafficking in persons. The 
Secretary may assign such other responsibilities to 
the Under Secretary for Global Affairs as the Sec-
retary determines appropriate or necessary. In par-
ticular, the Under Secretary for Global Affairs shall 
have the following responsibilities: 
‘‘(A) Promoting democracy and funda-
mental rights and freedoms in foreign coun-
tries, condemning violations of the right of an 
individual to participate in the government and 
political life of the country of the individual, ei-
ther directly or through representatives chosen 
in free, fair, and open elections, and recom-
mending appropriate actions to be undertaken 
by the United States whenever such right is vio-
lated or is in danger of being violated. 
‘‘(B) Coordinating with the Under Sec-
retary for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs 
and employees and officers from the regional 
bureaus of the Department of State to—
‘‘(i) promote the transition to and de-
velopment of democracy in nondemocratic 
countries; and 
‘‘(ii) promote and strengthen the de-
velopment of democracy in countries that 
are in transition to democracy. 
‘‘(C) Developing, in consultation with other 
appropriate executive agencies having programs 
and responsibilities related to democracy pro-
motion, a strategic plan to promote transition 
to and development of democracy in nondemo-
cratic countries and overseeing implementation 
of the plan through an appropriate interagency 
process. 
‘‘(D) Advising the Secretary regarding any 
recommendation requested by any official of 
any other agency that relates to the human 
rights situation in a foreign country or the ef-
fects on human rights or democracy in a for-
eign country of an agency program of such offi-
cial. 
‘‘(E) Assisting the Secretary in the prepa-
ration of the reports required under section 102 
of the Advance Democratic Values, Address
111TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1849 
AN ACT 
To designate the Liberty Memorial at the National World 
War I Museum in Kansas City, Missouri, as the National 
World War I Memorial, to establish the World War I 
centennial commission to ensure a suitable observance 
of the centennial of World War I, and for other purposes.
Nondemocratic Countries, and Enhance Democ-
racy Act of 2005.’’. 
(b) ADDITIONAL
DUTIES
FOR
ASSISTANT
SEC-
RETARY OF STATE FOR DEMOCRACY, HUMAN RIGHTS, 
AND LABOR.—Section 1(c)(2) of the State Department 
Basic Authorities Act of 1956 (22 U.S.C. 2651a(c)(2)) is 
amended— 
(1) in subparagraph (A), by inserting after the 
first sentence the following new sentence: ‘‘The As-
sistant Secretary of State for Democracy, Human 
Rights, and Labor shall also be responsible to the 
Under Secretary of State for Global Affairs for mat-
ters relating to the transition to and development of 
democracy in nondemocratic countries, including 
promoting and strengthening the development of de-
mocracy in foreign countries that are in the early 
stages of a transition to democracy.’’; 
(2) by adding after subparagraph (B) the fol-
lowing new subparagraph: 
‘‘(C) The Assistant Secretary of State for De-
mocracy, Human Rights, and Labor shall maintain 
continuous observation of and review all matters 
pertaining to the transition to and promotion and 
development of democracy in foreign countries. In
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Business Checking 
Freedom Act of 2005’’. 
SEC. 2. INTEREST-BEARING TRANSACTION ACCOUNTS AU-
THORIZED FOR ALL BUSINESSES. 
(a) DAILY TRANSFERS ALLOWED INTO DEMAND DE-
POSIT ACCOUNTS.—Section 2 of Public Law 93–100 (12 
U.S.C. 1832) is amended— 
(1) by redesignating subsections (b) and (c) as 
subsections (c) and (d), respectively; 
(2) by inserting after subsection (a) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(b) TRANSFERS.—Notwithstanding any other provi-
sion of law, any depository institution, other than a non-
qualified industrial loan company, may permit the owner 
of any deposit or account which is a deposit or account 
on which interest or dividends are paid and is not a de-
posit or account described in subsection (a)(2) to make 
up to 24 transfers per month (or such greater number 
as the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System 
may determine by rule or order), for any purpose, to an-
other account of the owner in the same institution. An 
account offered pursuant to this subsection shall be con-
sidered a transaction account for purposes of section 19 
of the Federal Reserve Act unless the Board of Governors
IV 
109TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. CON. RES. 314 
Recognizing the artistic excellence and community value of a national service 
organization for the performing arts and how this community improves 
diplomacy through global cultural exchange by the celebration of human-
ity’s transcendent power to imagine and create across geographic, polit-
ical and cultural borders. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
DECEMBER 8, 2005 
Mr. SHAYS submitted the following concurrent resolution; which was referred 
to the Committee on International Relations 
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 
Recognizing the artistic excellence and community value of 
a national service organization for the performing arts 
and how this community improves diplomacy through 
global cultural exchange by the celebration of humanity’s 
transcendent power to imagine and create across geo-
graphic, political and cultural borders. 
Whereas performing arts organizations are some of our Na-
tion’s most important resources and an important way to 
reach out and engage the world and thus address na-
tional security through mutual understanding; 
Whereas Arts Presenters is a national service organization 
for the performing arts with more than 1,700 members 
worldwide dedicated to bringing artists and audiences to-
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gether through touring and presenting, and is committed 
to increasing community participation and fostering an 
environment for the performing arts to thrive; 
Whereas Arts Presenters members are dedicated to pro-
moting global cultural exchange to introduce their com-
munities to traditions and expressions of all people, mak-
ing this field a robust national resource that complements 
and augments the exchange efforts of the Department of 
State through mutual understanding; 
Whereas Arts Presenters strengthens the daily efforts of pre-
senters, artists, agents and managers through artistic 
professional development, convenings, recognition and 
awards, granting programs, and public advocacy; and 
Whereas more than 4,000 arts professionals will travel from 
throughout the United States and the world, and will 
convene January 20–24, 2006, in New York City for the 
Arts Presenters Annual Members Conference entitled 
‘‘Creative Change. Global Exchange,’’ focusing on the ur-
gent need for global cultural exchange and diplomacy and 
on how the arts celebrate humanity’s transcendent power 
to imagine and create across geographic, political and 
cultural borders, and to highlight the important role that 
presenting organizations play in their communities and 
throughout the world: Now, therefore, be it 
Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate 
concurring), That the United States Congress recognizes 
the need for global cultural exchange and commends Arts 
Presenters for their artistic and cultural contributions to 
these efforts. 
Æ
particular, the Assistant Secretary shall have the fol-
lowing responsibilities: 
‘‘(i) Assisting the Under Secretary of State 
for Global Affairs in the preparation of the re-
ports required under section 102 of the Ad-
vance Democratic Values, Address Non-Demo-
cratic Countries, and Enhance Democracy Act 
of 2005. 
‘‘(ii) Making recommendations to the 
Under Secretary of State for Global Affairs re-
garding the promotion of democracy in foreign 
countries, including assisting the Under Sec-
retary to— 
‘‘(I) promote transition to and devel-
opment of democracy in nondemocratic 
countries; 
‘‘(II) promote and strengthen the de-
velopment of democracy in foreign coun-
tries that are in the early stages of a tran-
sition to democracy; and 
‘‘(III) support and promote the aca-
demic and intellectual study and discussion 
of democracy in democratic, partly demo-
cratic, and nondemocratic countries.
‘‘(iii) Gathering detailed information that 
furthers— 
‘‘(I) the identification of foreign coun-
tries that are democracies, the extent to 
which democracy is established in such 
countries, and the extent to which such 
countries are committed to promoting 
democratic principles, practices, and val-
ues; 
‘‘(II) the understanding of the most 
effective means of change and methods of 
nonviolent action to promote and achieve 
transition to democracy in a foreign coun-
try; 
‘‘(III) the identification of and con-
sultation with nongovernmental organiza-
tions, individuals, and movements that pro-
mote democratic principles, practices, and 
values in partly democratic and nondemo-
cratic countries to obtain the views of such 
organizations, individuals, and movements 
on the approaches that the United States 
should take to promote the transition of 
the governments of such countries to full 
democracies; and
‘‘(IV) the documentation of human 
rights abuses condoned or encouraged by 
leaders of nondemocratic countries, includ-
ing an identification of such leaders. 
‘‘(iv) Consulting with nongovernmental or-
ganizations, individuals, and movements com-
mitted to the peaceful promotion of democracy, 
democratic principles, practices and values, and 
fundamental rights and freedoms. 
‘‘(v) Coordinating United States Govern-
ment assistance to promote democracy abroad, 
including designing and coordinating an overall 
assistance strategy, pursuing coordination with 
other countries and international organizations, 
ensuring proper management, implementation, 
and oversight by United States agencies, and 
resolving policy and program disputes among 
such agencies. 
‘‘(vi) Performing such other responsibilities 
which serve to promote and develop democracy 
in foreign countries.’’. 
(c) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—In addi-
tion to amounts otherwise authorized, there is authorized 
to be appropriated to the Secretary of State $10,000,000 
for fiscal year 2006, and such sums as may be necessary
II
105TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 785
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
APRIL 9, 1997
Received
AN ACT
To designate the J. Phil Campbell, Senior, Natural Resource
Conservation Center.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
109TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. CON. RES. 315
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 
Urging the President to issue a proclamation for 
the observance of an American Jewish History 
Month.
109TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. CON. RES. 315
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate 
concurring), That Congress urges the President to issue 
each year a proclamation calling on State and local gov-
ernments and the people of the United States to observe
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an American Jewish History Month with appropriate pro-
grams, ceremonies, and activities.
Passed the House of Representatives December 15, 
2005. 
Attest:
Clerk.
H. Con. Res. 315
Agreed to February 14, 2006
One Hundred Ninth Congress
of the
United States of America 
AT THE SECOND SESSION 
Begun and held at the City of Washington on Tuesday, 
the third day of January, two thousand and six 
Concurrent Resolution
Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate concur-
ring), That Congress urges the President to issue each year a 
proclamation calling on State and local governments and the people 
of the United States to observe an American Jewish History Month 
with appropriate programs, ceremonies, and activities. 
Attest:
Clerk of the House of Representatives.
Attest:
Secretary of the Senate.