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‘‘(5) to conduct other activities consistent with
the foregoing purposes.’’.
SEC. 1805. MEMBERSHIP AND CHAPTERS.
Section 300103 of title 36, United States Code, is
amended—
(1) in subsection (a), by inserting ‘‘, or as other-
wise provided,’’ before ‘‘in the bylaws’’;
(2) in subsection (b)(1)—
(A) by striking ‘‘board of governors’’ and
inserting ‘‘corporation’’; and
(B) by inserting ‘‘policies and’’ before ‘‘reg-
ulations related’’; and
(3) in subsection (b)(2)—
(A) by inserting ‘‘policies and’’ before ‘‘reg-
ulations shall require’’; and
(B) by striking ‘‘national convention’’ and
inserting ‘‘annual meeting’’.
SEC. 1806. BOARD OF GOVERNORS.
Section 300104 of title 36, United States Code, is
amended to read as follows:
‘‘§ 300104. Board of governors
‘‘(a) BOARD OF GOVERNORS.—
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The board of governors is the
governing body of the corporation with all powers of
governing and directing, and of overseeing the man-
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agement of the business and affairs of, the corpora-
tion.
‘‘(2) NUMBER.—The board of governors shall fix
by resolution, from time to time, the number of mem-
bers constituting the entire board of governors, pro-
vided that—
‘‘(A) as of March 31, 2009, and thereafter,
there shall be no fewer than 12 and no more
than 25 members; and
‘‘(B) as of March 31, 2012, and thereafter,
there shall be no fewer than 12 and no more
than 20 members constituting the entire board.
Procedures to implement the preceding sentence shall
be provided in the bylaws.
‘‘(3) APPOINTMENT.—The governors shall be ap-
pointed or elected in the following manner:
‘‘(A) CHAIRMAN.—
‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—The board of gov-
ernors, in accordance with procedures pro-
vided in the bylaws, shall recommend to the
President an individual to serve as chair-
man of the board of governors. If such rec-
ommendation is approved by the President,
the President shall appoint such individual
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to serve as chairman of the board of gov-
ernors.
‘‘(ii) VACANCIES.—Vacancies in the of-
fice of the chairman, including vacancies re-
sulting from the resignation, death, or re-
moval by the President of the chairman,
shall be filled in the same manner described
in clause (i).
‘‘(iii) DUTIES.—The chairman shall be
a member of the board of governors and,
when present, shall preside at meetings of
the board of governors and shall have such
other duties and responsibilities as may be
provided in the bylaws or a resolution of the
board of governors.
‘‘(B) OTHER MEMBERS.—
‘‘(i) IN
GENERAL.—Members of the
board of governors other than the chairman
shall be elected at the annual meeting of the
corporation in accordance with such proce-
dures as may be provided in the bylaws.
‘‘(ii) VACANCIES.—Vacancies in any
such elected board position and in any
newly created board position may be filled
by a vote of the remaining members of the
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board of governors in accordance with such
procedures as may be provided in the by-
laws.
‘‘(b) TERMS OF OFFICE.—
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The term of office of each
member of the board of governors shall be 3 years, ex-
cept that—
‘‘(A) the board of governors may provide
under the bylaws that the terms of office of mem-
bers of the board of governors elected to the board
of governors before March 31, 2012, may be less
than 3 years in order to implement the provi-
sions of subparagraphs (A) and (B) of subsection
(a)(2); and
‘‘(B) any member of the board of governors
elected by the board to fill a vacancy in a board
position arising before the expiration of its term
may, as determined by the board, serve for the
remainder of that term or until the next annual
meeting of the corporation.
‘‘(2) STAGGERED TERMS.—The terms of office of
members of the board of governors (other than the
chairman) shall be staggered such that, by March 31,
2012, and thereafter, 1⁄3 of the entire board (or as
near to 1⁄3 as practicable) shall be elected at each suc-
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cessive annual meeting of the corporation with the
term of office of each member of the board of gov-
ernors elected at an annual meeting expiring at the
third annual meeting following the annual meeting at
which such member was elected.
‘‘(3) TERM LIMITS.—No person may serve as a
member of the board of governors for more than such
number of terms of office or years as may be provided
in the bylaws.
‘‘(c) COMMITTEES AND OFFICERS.—The board—
‘‘(1) may appoint, from its own members, an ex-
ecutive committee to exercise such powers of the board
when the board is not in session as may be provided
in the bylaws;
‘‘(2) may appoint such other committees or advi-
sory councils with such powers as may be provided in
the bylaws or a resolution of the board of governors;
‘‘(3) shall appoint such officers of the corpora-
tion, including a chief executive officer, with such du-
ties, responsibilities, and terms of office as may be
provided in the bylaws or a resolution of the board
of governors; and
‘‘(4) may remove members of the board of gov-
ernors (other than the chairman), officers, and em-
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ployees under such procedures as may be provided in
the bylaws or a resolution of the board of governors.
‘‘(d) ADVISORY COUNCIL.—
‘‘(1) ESTABLISHMENT.—There shall be an advi-
sory council to the board of governors.
‘‘(2) MEMBERSHIP; APPOINTMENT
BY
PRESI-
DENT.—
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—The advisory council
shall be composed of no fewer than 8 and no
more than 10 members, each of whom shall be
appointed by the President from principal offi-
cers of the executive departments and senior offi-
cers of the Armed Forces whose positions and in-
terests qualify them to contribute to carrying out
the programs and purposes of the corporation.
‘‘(B) 
MEMBERS
FROM
THE
ARMED
FORCES.—At least 1, but not more than 3, of the
members of the advisory council shall be selected
from the Armed Forces.
‘‘(3) DUTIES.—The advisory council shall advise,
report directly to, and meet, at least 1 time per year
with the board of governors, and shall have such
name, functions and be subject to such procedures as
may be provided in the bylaws.
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‘‘(e) ACTION WITHOUT MEETING.—Any action re-
quired or permitted to be taken at any meeting of the board
of governors or of any committee thereof may be taken with-
out a meeting if all members of the board or committee,
as the case may be, consent thereto in writing, or by elec-
tronic transmission and the writing or writings or elec-
tronic transmission or transmissions are filed with the min-
utes of proceedings of the board or committee. Such filing
shall be in paper form if the minutes are maintained in
paper form and shall be in electronic form if the minutes
are maintained in electronic form.
‘‘(f) VOTING BY PROXY.—
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Voting by proxy is not al-
lowed at any meeting of the board, at the annual
meeting, or at any meeting of a chapter.
‘‘(2) EXCEPTION.—The board may allow the elec-
tion of governors by proxy during any emergency.
‘‘(g) BYLAWS.—
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—The board of governors
may—
‘‘(A) at any time adopt bylaws; and
‘‘(B) at any time adopt bylaws to be effec-
tive only in an emergency.
‘‘(2) EMERGENCY BYLAWS.—Any bylaws adopted
pursuant to paragraph (1)(B) may provide special
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procedures necessary for managing the corporation
during the emergency. All provisions of the regular
bylaws consistent with the emergency bylaws remain
effective during the emergency.
‘‘(h) DEFINITIONS.—For purposes of this section—
‘‘(1) the term ‘entire board’ means the total
number of members of the board of governors that the
corporation would have if there were no vacancies;
and
‘‘(2) the term ‘emergency’ shall have such mean-
ing as may be provided in the bylaws.’’.
SEC. 1807. POWERS.
Paragraph (a)(1) of section 300105 of title 36, United
States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘bylaws’’ and inserting
‘‘policies’’.
SEC. 1808. ANNUAL MEETING.
Section 300107 of title 36, United States Code, is
amended to read as follows:
‘‘§ 300107. Annual meeting
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The annual meeting of the cor-
poration is the annual meeting of delegates of the chapters.
‘‘(b) TIME OF MEETING.—The annual meeting shall
be held as determined by the board of governors.
‘‘(c) PLACE OF MEETING.—The board of governors is
authorized to determine that the annual meeting shall not
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be held at any place, but may instead be held solely by
means of remote communication subject to such procedures
as are provided in the bylaws.
‘‘(d) VOTING.—
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—In matters requiring a vote
at the annual meeting, each chapter is entitled to at
least 1 vote, and voting on all matters may be con-
ducted by mail, telephone, telegram, cablegram, elec-
tronic mail, or any other means of electronic or tele-
phone transmission, provided that the person voting
shall state, or submit information from which it can
be determined, that the method of voting chosen was
authorized by such person.
‘‘(2) ESTABLISHMENT OF NUMBER OF VOTES.—
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The board of governors
shall determine on an equitable basis the number
of votes that each chapter is entitled to cast, tak-
ing into consideration the size of the membership
of the chapters, the populations served by the
chapters, and such other factors as may be deter-
mined by the board.
‘‘(B) PERIODIC REVIEW.—The board of gov-
ernors shall review the allocation of votes at least
every 5 years.’’.
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SEC. 1809. ENDOWMENT FUND.
Section 300109 of title 36, United States Code is
amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘nine’’ from the first sentence
thereof; and
(2) by striking the second sentence and inserting
the following: ‘‘The corporation shall prescribe policies
and regulations on terms and tenure of office, ac-
countability, and expenses of the board of trustees.’’.
SEC. 1810. ANNUAL REPORT AND AUDIT.
Subsection (a) of section 300110 of title 36, United
States Code, is amended to read as follows:
‘‘(a) SUBMISSION OF REPORT.—As soon as practicable
after the end of the corporation’s fiscal year, which may
be changed from time to time by the board of governors,
the corporation shall submit a report to the Secretary of
Defense on the activities of the corporation during such fis-
cal year, including a complete, itemized report of all re-
ceipts and expenditures.’’.
SEC. 1811. COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF THE UNITED
STATES AND OFFICE OF THE OMBUDSMAN.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 3001 of title 36, United
States Code, is amended by redesignating section 300111
as section 300113 and by inserting after section 300110 the
following new sections:
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‘‘§ 300111. Authority of the Comptroller General of the
United States
‘‘The Comptroller General of the United States is au-
thorized to review the corporation’s involvement in any
Federal program or activity the Government carries out
under law.
‘‘§ 300112. Office of the Ombudsman
‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—The corporation shall estab-
lish an Office of the Ombudsman with such duties and re-
sponsibilities as may be provided in the bylaws or a resolu-
tion of the board of governors.
‘‘(b) REPORT.—
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Office of the Ombuds-
man shall submit annually to the appropriate Con-
gressional committees a report concerning any trends
and systemic matters that the Office of the Ombuds-
man has identified as confronting the corporation.
‘‘(2) APPROPRIATE
CONGRESSIONAL
COMMIT-
TEES.—For purposes of paragraph (1), the appro-
priate Congressional committees are the following
committees of Congress:
‘‘(A) SENATE
COMMITTEES.—The appro-
priate Congressional committees of the Senate
are—
‘‘(i) the Committee on Finance;
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‘‘(ii) the Committee on Foreign Rela-
tions;
‘‘(iii) the Committee on Health, Edu-
cation, Labor, and Pensions;
‘‘(iv) the Committee on Homeland Se-
curity and Governmental Affairs; and
‘‘(v) the Committee on the Judiciary.
‘‘(B) HOUSE
COMMITTEES.—The appro-
priate Congressional committees of the House of
Representatives are—
‘‘(i) the Committee on Energy and
Commerce;
‘‘(ii) the Committee on Foreign Affairs;
‘‘(iii) the Committee on Homeland Se-
curity;
‘‘(iv) the Committee on the Judiciary;
and
‘‘(v) the Committee on Ways and
Means.’’.
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections for
chapter 3001 of title 36, United States Code, is amended
by striking the item relating to section 300111 and insert-
ing the following:
‘‘300111. Authority of the Comptroller General of the United States.
‘‘300112. Office of the Ombudsman.
‘‘300113. Reservation of right to amend or repeal.’’.
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TITLE XIX—ADVANCEMENT OF
DEMOCRATIC VALUES
SEC. 1901. SHORT TITLE.
This title may be cited as the ‘‘Advance Democratic
Values, Address Non-democratic Countries, and Enhance
Democracy Act of 2007’’ or the ‘‘ADVANCE Democracy Act
of 2007’’.
SEC. 1902. FINDINGS.
Congress finds that in order to support the expansion
of freedom and democracy in the world, the foreign policy
of the United States should be organized in support of
transformational diplomacy that seeks to work through
partnerships to build and sustain democratic, well-governed
states that will respect human rights and respond to the
needs of their people and conduct themselves responsibly in
the international system.
SEC. 1903. STATEMENT OF POLICY.
It should be the policy of the United States—
(1) to promote freedom and democracy in foreign
countries as a fundamental component of the foreign
policy of the United States;
(2) to affirm internationally recognized human
rights standards and norms and to condemn offenses
against those rights;
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(3) to use instruments of United States influence
to support, promote, and strengthen democratic prin-
ciples, practices, and values, including the right to
free, fair, and open elections, secret balloting, and
universal suffrage;
(4) to protect and promote fundamental freedoms
and rights, including the freedom of association, of
expression, of the press, and of religion, and the right
to own private property;
(5) to protect and promote respect for and adher-
ence to the rule of law;
(6) to provide appropriate support to nongovern-
mental organizations working to promote freedom
and democracy;
(7) to provide political, economic, and other sup-
port to countries that are willingly undertaking a
transition to democracy;
(8) to commit to the long-term challenge of pro-
moting universal democracy; and
(9) to strengthen alliances and relationships with
other democratic countries in order to better promote
and defend shared values and ideals.
SEC. 1904. DEFINITIONS.
In this title:
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(1) ANNUAL REPORT ON ADVANCING FREEDOM
AND DEMOCRACY.—The term ‘‘Annual Report on Ad-
vancing Freedom and Democracy’’ refers to the an-
nual report submitted to Congress by the Department
of State pursuant to section 665(c) of the Foreign Re-
lations Authorization Act, Fiscal Year 2003 (Public
Law 107–228; 22 U.S.C. 2151n note), in which the
Department reports on actions taken by the United
States Government to encourage respect for human
rights and democracy.
(2) ASSISTANT SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Assist-
ant Secretary’’ means the Assistant Secretary of State
for Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor.
(3) COMMUNITY OF DEMOCRACIES AND COMMU-
NITY.—The terms ‘‘Community of Democracies’’ and
‘‘Community’’ mean the association of democratic
countries committed to the global promotion of demo-
cratic principles, practices, and values, which held its
First Ministerial Conference in Warsaw, Poland, in
June 2000.
(4) DEPARTMENT.—The term ‘‘Department’’
means the Department of State.
(5) UNDER SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Under Sec-
retary’’ means the Under Secretary of State for De-
mocracy and Global Affairs.
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Subtitle A—Liaison Officers and
Fellowship Program to Enhance
the Promotion of Democracy
SEC. 1911. DEMOCRACY LIAISON OFFICERS.
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of State shall estab-
lish and staff Democracy Liaison Officer positions, under
the supervision of the Assistant Secretary, who may be as-
signed to the following posts:
(1) United States missions to, or liaison with,
regional and multilateral organizations, including the
United States missions to the European Union, Afri-
can Union, Organization of American States and any
other appropriate regional organization, Organiza-
tion for Security and Cooperation in Europe, the
United Nations and its relevant specialized agencies,
and the North Atlantic Treaty Organization.
(2) Regional public diplomacy centers of the De-
partment.
(3) United States combatant commands.
(4) Other posts as designated by the Secretary of
State.
(b) RESPONSIBILITIES.—Each Democracy Liaison Of-
ficer should—
(1) provide expertise on effective approaches to
promote and build democracy;
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(2) assist in formulating and implementing
strategies for transitions to democracy; and
(3) carry out other responsibilities as the Sec-
retary of State and the Assistant Secretary may as-
sign.
(c) NEW POSITIONS.—The Democracy Liaison Officer
positions established under subsection (a) should be new po-
sitions that are in addition to existing officer positions with
responsibility for other human rights and democracy re-
lated issues and programs.
(d) RELATIONSHIP TO OTHER AUTHORITIES.—Noth-
ing in this section may be construed as removing any au-
thority or responsibility of a chief of mission or other em-
ployee of a diplomatic mission of the United States pro-
vided under any other provision of law, including any au-
thority or responsibility for the development or implementa-
tion of strategies to promote democracy.
SEC. 1912. DEMOCRACY FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM.
(a) REQUIREMENT FOR PROGRAM.—The Secretary of
State shall establish a Democracy Fellowship Program to
enable Department officers to gain an additional perspec-
tive on democracy promotion abroad by working on democ-
racy issues in congressional committees with oversight over
the subject matter of this title, including the Committee on
Foreign Relations and the Committee on Appropriations of
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the Senate and the Committee on Foreign Affairs and the
Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representa-
tives, and in nongovernmental organizations involved in de-
mocracy promotion.
(b) SELECTION AND PLACEMENT.—The Assistant Sec-
retary shall play a central role in the selection of Democ-
racy Fellows and facilitate their placement in appropriate
congressional offices and nongovernmental organizations.
(c) EXCEPTION.—A Democracy Fellow may not be as-
signed to any congressional office until the Secretary of De-
fense certifies to the Committee on Armed Services and the
Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate and the Com-
mittee on Armed Services and the Committee on Foreign
Affairs of the House of Representatives that the request of
the Commander of the United States Central Command for
the Department of State for personnel and foreign service
officers has been fulfilled.
SEC. 1913. TRANSPARENCY OF UNITED STATES BROAD-
CASTING TO ASSIST IN OVERSIGHT AND EN-
SURE PROMOTION OF HUMAN RIGHTS AND
DEMOCRACY 
IN 
INTERNATIONAL 
BROAD-
CASTS.
(a) TRANSCRIPTS.—The Broadcasting Board of Gov-
ernors shall transcribe into English all original broad-
casting content.
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(b) 
PUBLIC
TRANSPARENCY.—The 
Broadcasting
Board of Governors shall post all English transcripts from
its broadcasting content on a publicly available website
within 30 days of the original broadcast.
(c) BROADCASTING CONTENT DEFINED.—In this sec-
tion, the term ‘‘broadcasting content’’ includes program-
ming produced or broadcast by United State international
broadcasters, including—
(1) Voice of America;
(2) Alhurra;
(3) Radio Sawa;
(4) Radio Farda;
(5) Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty;
(6) Radio Free Asia; and
(7) The Office of Cuba Broadcasting.
Subtitle B—Annual Report on
Advancing Freedom and Democracy
SEC. 1921. ANNUAL REPORT.
(a) REPORT TITLE.—Section 665(c) of the Foreign Re-
lations Authorization Act, Fiscal Year 2003 (Public Law
107–228; 22 U.S.C. 2151n note) is amended in the first
sentence by inserting ‘‘entitled the Advancing Freedom and
Democracy Report’’ before the period at the end.
(b) SCHEDULE FOR SUBMISSION.—If a report entitled
the Advancing Freedom and Democracy Report pursuant
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to section 665(c) of the Foreign Relations Authorization
Act, Fiscal Year 2003, as amended by subsection (a), is sub-
mitted under such section, such report shall be submitted
not later than 90 days after the date of submission of the
report required by section 116(d) of the Foreign Assistance
Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2151n(d)).
(c) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 665(c) of the
Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Year 2003
(Public Law 107–228; 2151n note) is amended by striking
‘‘30 days’’ and inserting ‘‘90 days’’.
SEC. 1922. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON TRANSLATION OF
HUMAN RIGHTS REPORTS.
It is the sense of Congress that the Secretary of State
should continue to ensure and expand the timely trans-
lation of Human Rights and International Religious Free-
dom reports and the Annual Report on Advancing Freedom
and Democracy prepared by personnel of the Department
of State into the principal languages of as many countries
as possible. Translations are welcomed because information
on United States support for universal enjoyment of free-
doms and rights serves to encourage individuals around the
globe seeking to advance the cause of freedom in their coun-
tries.
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Subtitle C—Advisory Committee on
Democracy Promotion and the
Internet Website of the Depart-
ment of State
SEC. 1931. ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON DEMOCRACY PRO-
MOTION.
Congress commends the Secretary of State for creating
an Advisory Committee on Democracy Promotion, and it
is the sense of Congress that the Committee should play a
significant role in the Department’s transformational di-
plomacy by advising the Secretary of State regarding
United States efforts to promote democracy and democratic
transition in connection with the formulation and imple-
mentation of United States foreign policy and foreign as-
sistance.
SEC. 1932. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON THE INTERNET
WEBSITE OF THE DEPARTMENT OF STATE.
It is the sense of Congress that—
(1) the Secretary of State should continue and
further expand the Secretary’s existing efforts to in-
form the public in foreign countries of the efforts of
the United States to promote democracy and defend
human rights through the Internet website of the De-
partment of State;
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(2) the Secretary of State should continue to en-
hance the democracy promotion materials and re-
sources on that Internet website, as such enhancement
can benefit and encourage those around the world who
seek freedom; and
(3) such enhancement should include where pos-
sible and practical, translated reports on democracy
and human rights prepared by personnel of the De-
partment, narratives and histories highlighting suc-
cessful nonviolent democratic movements, and other
relevant material.
Subtitle D—Training in Democracy
and Human Rights; Promotions
SEC. 1941. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON TRAINING IN DEMOC-
RACY AND HUMAN RIGHTS.
It is the sense of Congress that—
(1) the Secretary of State should continue to en-
hance and expand the training provided to foreign
service officers and civil service employees on how to
strengthen and promote democracy and human rights;
and
(2) the Secretary of State should continue the ef-
fective and successful use of case studies and practical
workshops addressing potential challenges, and work
with non-state actors, including nongovernmental or-
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ganizations that support democratic principles, prac-
tices, and values.
SEC. 1942. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON ADVANCE DEMOCRACY
AWARD.
It is the sense of Congress that—
(1) the Secretary of State should further
strengthen the capacity of the Department to carry
out result-based democracy promotion efforts through
the establishment of awards and other employee in-
centives, including the establishment of an annual
award known as Outstanding Achievements in Ad-
vancing Democracy, or the ADVANCE Democracy
Award, that would be awarded to officers or employ-
ees of the Department; and
(2) the Secretary of State should establish the
procedures for selecting recipients of such award, in-
cluding any financial terms, associated with such
award.
SEC. 1943. PROMOTIONS.
The precepts for selection boards responsible for recom-
mending promotions of foreign service officers, including
members of the senior foreign service, should include consid-
eration of a candidate’s experience or service in promotion
of human rights and democracy.
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SEC. 1944. PROGRAMS BY UNITED STATES MISSIONS IN
FOREIGN COUNTRIES AND ACTIVITIES OF
CHIEFS OF MISSION.
It is the sense of Congress that each chief of mission
should provide input on the actions described in the Ad-
vancing Freedom and Democracy Report submitted under
section 665(c) of the Foreign Relations Authorization Act,
Fiscal Year 2003 (Public Law 107–228; 22 U.S.C. 2151n
note), as amended by section 1621, and should intensify de-
mocracy and human rights promotion activities.
Subtitle E—Alliances With
Democratic Countries
SEC. 1951. ALLIANCES WITH DEMOCRATIC COUNTRIES.
(a) ESTABLISHMENT OF AN OFFICE FOR THE COMMU-
NITY OF DEMOCRACIES.—The Secretary of State should,
and is authorized to, establish an Office for the Community
of Democracies with the mission to further develop and
strengthen the institutional structure of the Community of
Democracies, develop interministerial projects, enhance the
United Nations Democracy Caucus, manage policy develop-
ment of the United Nations Democracy Fund, and enhance
coordination with other regional and multilateral bodies
with jurisdiction over democracy issues.
(b) SENSE OF CONGRESS ON INTERNATIONAL CENTER
FOR DEMOCRATIC TRANSITION.—It is the sense of Congress
that the International Center for Democratic Transition, an
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initiative of the Government of Hungary, serves to promote
practical projects and the sharing of best practices in the
area of democracy promotion and should be supported by,
in particular, other European countries with experiences in
democratic transitions, the United States, and private indi-
viduals.
Subtitle F—Funding for Promotion
of Democracy
SEC. 1961. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON THE UNITED NATIONS
DEMOCRACY FUND.
It is the sense of Congress that the United States should
work with other countries to enhance the goals and work
of the United Nations Democracy Fund, an essential tool
to promote democracy, and in particular support civil soci-
ety in their efforts to help consolidate democracy and bring
about transformational change.
SEC. 1962. THE HUMAN RIGHTS AND DEMOCRACY FUND.
The purpose of the Human Rights and Democracy
Fund should be to support innovative programming, media,
and materials designed to uphold democratic principles,
support and strengthen democratic institutions, promote
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human rights and the rule of law, and build civil societies
in countries around the world.
Attest:
Secretary.