(3) to increase monitoring and reporting to 
identify and track reprisals against human rights de-
fenders, including human rights defenders who en-
gage with such institutions and bodies; 
(4) to urge member states to engage with the 
United Nations Special Rapporteur on the situation 
of human rights defenders (referred to in this sec-
tion as the ‘‘Special Rapporteur’’), to cooperate with 
the Special Rapporteur, and to take steps to imple-
ment 
the 
recommendations 
of 
the 
Special 
Rapporteur; and 
(5) to support the use of targeted sanctions, 
censure of member states, and all diplomatic tools 
available to hold responsible persons that engage in 
reprisals against human rights defenders. 
SEC. 9. SUPPORT FOR DEMOCRACY ADVOCATES AT-RISK. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Congress— 
(1) recognizes the importance of democracy ad-
vocates at risk who support democracy, human 
rights, transparency and the rule of law; and 
(2) remains gravely concerned about concerted 
efforts by state and non-state actors to constrain the 
activities of democracy advocates at risk through re-
prisals that are intended to frustrate or halt legiti-
mate activities. 
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(b) FELLOWSHIPS FOR DEMOCRACY ADVOCATES AT 
RISK.—The National Endowment for Democracy is au-
thorized to expand the Reagan-Fascell Democracy Fellows 
Program to provide additional fellowships, including in 
partnership with other institutions and organizations, to 
support democracy advocates at risk. 
SEC. 10. ANNUAL COUNTRY REPORTS ON HUMAN RIGHTS 
PRACTICES. 
Section 116(f)(1) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 
1961 (22 U.S.C. 2151n(f)(1)) is amended— 
(1) by redesignating subparagraph (C) as sub-
paragraph (E); and 
(2) by inserting after subparagraph (B) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(C) A description of the treatment of 
human rights defenders (as defined in section 3 
of the Human Rights Defenders Protection Act 
of 2024) in each foreign country, including pat-
terns of reprisals (as defined in such section) 
against human rights defenders residing in- 
country, including information on the under-
lying types of activities targeted and the types 
of tactics being used and descriptions of specific 
cases in which the relevant human rights de-
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fender or family member of such human rights 
defender has provided prior consent. 
‘‘(D) When feasible, details on the total 
number of investigations opened into reprisals 
against human rights defenders, including, for 
such reprisals, the number of prosecutions, the 
details of the individuals sentenced, and the 
percentage of individuals acquitted.’’. 
SEC. 11. TRAINING. 
Section 708(a)(1) of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 
(22 U.S.C. 4028(a)(1)) is amended— 
(1) in subparagraph (C), by striking ‘‘and’’ at 
the end; 
(2) in subparagraph (D), by striking the period 
at the end and inserting a semicolon; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following new sub-
paragraph: 
‘‘(E) for Foreign Service Officers and 
Presidential appointees, including chiefs of mis-
sion, in missions abroad who work on political, 
economic, public diplomacy, security, or devel-
opment issues, a dedicated module of instruc-
tion on support for human rights defenders, in-
cluding human rights defenders who are infor-
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mally organized outside of registered civil soci-
ety organizations; and’’. 
SEC. 12. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
(a) STRATEGY AND TRAINING.—There is authorized 
to be appropriated $5,000,000 for each of fiscal years 
2024 through 2028 to carry out— 
(1) the Strategy described in section 5; 
(2) reporting requirements described in sub-
sections (C) and (D) of section 116(f)(1) of the For-
eign 
Assistance 
Act 
of 
1961 
(22 
U.S.C. 
2151n(f)(1)), as added by section 14; and 
(3) 
the 
training 
required 
by 
section 
708(a)(1)(E) of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 (22 
U.S.C. 4028(a)(1)), as added by section 14. 
(b) HUMAN RIGHTS OFFICERS.—There is authorized 
to be appropriated $10,000,000 for each of fiscal years 
2024 to 2028 to carry out section 7. 
(c) SUPPORT
OF
DEMOCRACY
ADVOCATES
AT- 
RISK.—There is authorized to be appropriated to the Na-
tional Endowment for Democracy $5,000,000 for each of 
fiscal years 2024 through 2028 for the Reagan-Fascell 
Democracy Fellows Program for additional fellowships for 
democracy advocates at risk. 
Æ 
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