(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 110(c) of the Advance Democratic 
Values, Address Nondemocratic Countries, and Enhance 
Democracy Act of 2005, or have served in a position in 
which the primary responsibility is to monitor or promote 
democracy or human rights.’’. 
(c) REGULATIONS AND EVALUATIONS CONCERNING 
STANDARDS OF PERFORMANCE AND PROGRAMS TO PRO-
MOTE DEMOCRACY.—With respect to members of the For-
eign Service, including all chiefs of mission, who are as-
signed to 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 108. 
The requirements of sections 108 and 109(a) shall serve
as one of the bases for performance criteria in evaluating 
chiefs of mission and those officers at posts so designated 
by the chief of mission. 
(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 
that promote democracy in a foreign country categorized 
as nondemocratic in the most recent Annual Report on 
Democracy (as required under section 102(b) 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.’’. 
(e) CONGRESSIONAL DEMOCRACY AWARD.— 
(1) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established a 
Congressional Award for Outstanding Achievements 
in Advancing Democracy to be awarded to officers 
or employees of the Government of the United 
States. The Award shall be in addition to any other 
award issued by the Assistant Secretary for Democ-
racy, Human Rights, and Labor for the promotion 
of human rights in such countries.
(2) SELECTION.—The Secretary of State shall 
establish procedures for selecting recipients of the 
Award. The criteria for selecting recipients of the 
Award shall include whether the candidate has made 
extraordinary efforts to promote democracy. 
(3) FINANCIAL AWARD.—The recipient of the 
Award shall receive not less than $5,000. Such sum 
shall be in addition to any other compensation re-
ceived by the recipient. Amounts awarded shall be 
drawn from amounts appropriated to the Depart-
ment of State. 
(4) AWARD
CEREMONY.—Congress shall host 
an annual awards ceremony for the recipient of the 
Award. Costs associated with travel by the recipient 
to the ceremony shall be paid by the United States. 
(5) AUTHORIZATION
OF
APPROPRIATIONS.— 
There is authorized to be appropriated to the Sec-
retary such sums as may be necessary to award the 
Award, including such sums as may be necessary to 
cover costs associated with the Award. 
SEC. 111. APPOINTMENTS. 
(a) APPOINTMENTS BY THE PRESIDENT.—Section 
302 of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 3942) 
is amended by adding at the end the following new sub-
section:
‘‘(c) If an individual (with respect to subsection (a)) 
or a member of the Service (with respect to subsection 
(b)) is appointed by the President to be and if such indi-
vidual or such member has previously served as a chief 
of mission of the United States in a country at the time 
such country was categorized as nondemocratic in an An-
nual Report on Democracy (required under section 102(b) 
of the Advance Democratic Values, Address Non-Demo-
cratic Countries, and Enhance Democracy Act of 2005, 
the President shall transmit to the Committee on Foreign 
Relations of the Senate a written report summarizing the 
actions that such individual or member took during the 
period of such prior service to promote democracy and 
human rights in such country, including actions in fur-
therance of the action plan contained in such report.’’. 
(b) CHIEFS OF MISSION.—Section 304(a)(1) of such 
Act (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 categorized as nondemocratic 
in the most recent Annual Report on Democracy (as re-
quired under section 102(b) of the Advance Democratic 
Values, Address Non-Democratic Countries, and Enhance 
Democracy Act of 2005), the individual should possess 
clearly demonstrated competence in and commitment to 
the promotion of democracy in that country, including