I
110TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 982
To promote democratic values and enhance democracy, and for other
purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
FEBRUARY 12, 2007
Mr. LANTOS (for himself, Mr. WOLF, Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN, Mr. PRICE of
North Carolina, Mr. DREIER, Mr. ACKERMAN, Mr. BERMAN, Mr. BUR-
TON of Indiana, Mr. CROWLEY, Ms. JACKSON-LEE of Texas, Mr. SCHIFF,
and Mr. SMITH of New Jersey) introduced the following bill; which was
referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs
A BILL
To promote democratic values and enhance democracy, and
for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Advance Democratic
Values, Address Nondemocratic Countries, and Enhance
Democracy Act of 2007’’ or the ‘‘ADVANCE Democracy
Act of 2007’’.
SEC. 2. TABLE OF CONTENTS.
The table of contents for this Act is as follows:
Sec. 1. Short title.
Sec. 2. Table of contents.
Sec. 3. Findings.
Sec. 4. Statement of policy.
Sec. 5. Definitions.
TITLE I—DEPARTMENT OF STATE ACTIVITIES
Sec. 101. Promotion of democracy in foreign countries.
Sec. 102. Reports.
Sec. 103. Democracy fellowship program.
Sec. 104. Advisory Committee on Democracy Promotion.
Sec. 105. Establishment and maintenance of internet site for global democracy
and human rights.
Sec. 106. Programs by United States missions in foreign countries and activi-
ties of chiefs of mission.
Sec. 107. Training for foreign service officers.
Sec. 108. Performance pay; promotions; foreign service awards.
Sec. 109. Appointments.
TITLE II—COOPERATION WITH OTHER DEMOCRATIC COUNTRIES
Sec. 201. Cooperation with other democratic countries.
Sec. 202. Strengthening the Community of Democracies.
Sec. 203. Initiatives at the United Nations.
TITLE III—FUNDING FOR PROMOTION OF DEMOCRACY
Sec. 301. Policy.
Sec. 302. Human rights and democracy fund.
Sec. 303. Instruments for providing democracy assistance.
TITLE IV—PRESIDENTIAL ACTIONS
Sec. 401. Investigation of violations of international humanitarian law.
SEC. 3. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) All human beings are created equal and
possess certain rights and freedoms, including the
fundamental right to participate in the political life
and government of their respective countries.
(2) The development of democracy constitutes a
long-term challenge that goes through unique phases
and paces in individual countries as such countries
develop democratic institutions such as a thriving
civil society, a free media, and an independent judi-
ciary, and must be led from within such countries,
including by individuals, nongovernmental organiza-
tions, and movements, and by nationals of such
countries who live abroad.
(3) Individuals, nongovernmental organizations,
and movements that support democratic principles,
practices, and values are under increasing pressure
from governments of nondemocratic countries (as
well as, in some cases, in democratic transition coun-
tries), including by using administrative and regu-
latory mechanisms to undermine the activities of
such individuals, organizations, and movements.
(4) Democratic countries have a number of in-
struments available for supporting democratic re-
formers who are committed to promoting effective,
nonviolent change in nondemocratic countries and
who are committed to keeping their countries on the
path to democracy.
(5) United States efforts to promote democracy
and protect human rights can be strengthened to
improve assistance for such reformers, including
through an enhanced role for United States dip-
lomats when properly trained and given the right in-
centives.
(6) The promotion of democracy requires a
broad-based effort with collaboration between all
democratic countries, including through the Commu-
nity of Democracies.
SEC. 4. 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, along with other key
foreign policy goals;
(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, along
with other key foreign policy goals;
(3) to protect and promote fundamental free-
doms and rights, including the freedoms of associa-
tion, of expression, of the press, and of religion, and
the right to own private property;
(4) to promote democracy through the pro-
motion of democratic institutions, including institu-
tions that support the rule of law (such as an inde-
pendent judiciary), an independent and professional
media, strong legislatures, a thriving civil society,
transparent and professional independent govern-
mental auditing agencies, civilian control of the mili-
tary, and institutions that promote the rights of mi-
norities and women;
(5) to provide appropriate support to individ-
uals nongovernmental organizations, and movements
located in nondemocratic countries that aspire to live
in freedom and establish full democracy in such
countries;
(6) to provide, political, economic, and other
support to foreign countries and individuals, non-
governmental organizations, and movements that are
willingly undertaking a transition to democracy; and
(7) to strengthen cooperation with other demo-
cratic countries in order to better promote and de-
fend shared values and ideals.
SEC. 5. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act:
(1) APPROPRIATE
CONGRESSIONAL
COMMIT-
TEES.—The term ‘‘appropriate congressional com-
mittees’’ means the Committee on Foreign Affairs of
the House of Representatives and the Committee on
Foreign Relations of the Senate.
(2) 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.
(3) DEPARTMENT.—The term ‘‘Department’’
means the Department of State.
(4) 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 that
supports democratic principles, practices, and values
and is engaged in, or plans to engage in, the pro-
motion of democracy and the protection of human
rights in non-democratic countries or democratic
transition countries.
(5) ELIGIBLE INDIVIDUAL.—The term ‘‘eligible
individual’’ means any individual who supports
democratic principles, practices, and values and is
engaged in, or who intends to engage in, the pro-
motion of democracy or the protection of human
rights in non-democratic countries or democratic
transition countries.
(6) NONDEMOCRATIC OR DEMOCRATIC TRANSI-
TION
COUNTRY.—The term ‘‘nondemocratic or
democratic transition country’’ shall include any
country which is not governed by a fully functioning
democratic form of government, as determined by
the Secretary, taking into account the general con-
sensus regarding the status of civil and political
rights in a country by major nongovernmental orga-
nizations that conduct assessments of such condi-
tions in countries and whether such country fails to
satisfy the following requirements:
(A) 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.
(B) The national legislative body of such
country and, if directly elected, the head of gov-
ernment of such country, are chosen by free,
fair, open, and periodic elections, by universal
and equal suffrage, and by secret ballot.
(C) More than one political party in such
country has candidates who seek elected office
at the national level and such parties are not
restricted in their political activities or their
process for selecting such candidates, except for
reasonable administrative requirements com-
monly applied in countries categorized as fully
democratic.
(D) All citizens in such country have a
right to, and are not restricted in practice from,
fully exercising the freedoms of thought, con-
science, belief, peaceful assembly and associa-
tion, speech, opinion, and expression, and such
country has a free, independent, and pluralistic
media.
(E) The current government of such coun-
try did not come to power in a manner contrary
to the rule of law.
(F) Such country possesses an independent
judiciary and the government of such country
generally respects the rule of law.
(G) Such country does not violate other
core principles enshrined in the United Nations
Charter, the Universal Declaration of Human
Rights, the International Covenant on Civil and
Political Rights, United Nations Commission on
Human Rights Resolution 1499/57 (entitled
‘‘Promotion of the Right to Democracy’’),
United Nations General Assembly Resolution
55/96 (entitled ‘‘Promoting and consolidating
democracy’’), the assessments used to deter-
mine eligibility for financial assistance dis-
bursed from the Millennium Challenge Account,
the assessments of nongovernmental organiza-
tions of eligibility to participate in the meetings
of the Community of Democracies, and the
standards established and adopted by the Com-
munity of Democracies.
(7) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means
the Secretary of State.
(8) UNDER
SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Under
Secretary’’ means the Under Secretary of State for
Democracy and Global Affairs.
TITLE I—DEPARTMENT OF
STATE ACTIVITIES
SEC. 101. PROMOTION OF DEMOCRACY IN FOREIGN COUN-
TRIES.
(a) ADDITIONAL
DUTIES
FOR
ASSISTANT
SEC-
RETARY OF STATE FOR DEMOCRACY, HUMAN RIGHTS,
AND LABOR.—Section 1(c)(2)(A) of the State Department
Basic Authorities Act of 1956 (22 U.S.C. 2651a(c)(2)) is
amended by inserting after the first sentence the following
new sentence: ‘‘The Assistant Secretary of State for De-
mocracy, Human Rights, and Labor shall also be respon-
sible for matters relating to the transition to and develop-
ment of democracy in nondemocratic countries, including
promoting and strengthening the development of democ-
racy in foreign countries that are in the early stages of
a transition to democracy and evaluating the effectiveness
of United States programs that promote democracy.’’.
(b) DEPARTMENT OF STATE AND UNITED STATES
MISSIONS ABROAD.—
(1) OFFICE RELATED TO DEMOCRATIC MOVE-
MENTS AND TRANSITIONS.—
(A) ESTABLISHMENT.—There shall be
within the Bureau of Democracy, Human
Rights, and Labor of the Department of State
at least one office that shall be responsible for
working with democratic movements and facili-
tating the transition of nondemocratic countries
and democratic transition countries to full de-
mocracy.
(B) PURPOSE.—In addition to any other
responsibilities conferred on such an office or
offices, such office or offices shall promote tran-
sitions to full democracy in nondemocratic
countries and democratic transition countries.
(C) RESPONSIBILITIES.—The office or of-
fices shall—
(i) develop relations with, consult
with, and provide assistance to nongovern-
(C) by adding at the end the following new
paragraphs:
‘‘(11) 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 long term 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 prac-
tices; and
‘‘(12)(A) a long term strategy to promote and
achieve a transition to full democracy and good gov-
ernance in each country described in subparagraph
(B), developed following consultations with non-
governmental organizations, individuals, and move-
ments that promote democratic principles, practices,
and values in each such country, including a specific
list of priorities, an action plan, and specific respon-
sibilities and activities for chiefs of missions to pro-
mote democracy, and any actions taken in the pre-
vious year to advance such transition.
‘‘(B) The countries referred to in subparagraph
(A) shall include any country which is not governed
by a fully functioning democratic form of govern-
ment, as determined by the Secretary, taking into
account the general consensus regarding the status
of civil and political rights in a country by major
nongovernmental organizations that conduct assess-
ments of such conditions in countries and whether
any such country fails to satisfy the following
requirements—
‘‘(i) 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;
‘‘(ii) the national legislative body of such
country and, if directly elected, the head of gov-
ernment of such country, are chosen by free,
fair, open, and periodic elections, by universal
and equal suffrage, and by secret ballot;
‘‘(iii) more than one political party in such
country has candidates who seek elected office
at the national level and such parties are not
restricted in their political activities or their
process for selecting such candidates, except for
reasonable administrative requirements com-
monly applied in countries categorized as fully
democratic;
‘‘(iv) all citizens in such country have a
right to, and are not restricted in practice from,
fully exercising the freedoms of thought, con-
science, belief, peaceful assembly and associa-
tion, speech, opinion, and expression, and such
country has a free, independent, and pluralistic
media;
‘‘(v) the current government of such coun-
try did not come to power in a manner contrary
to the rule of law;
‘‘(vi) such country possesses an inde-
pendent judiciary and the government of such
country generally respects the rule of law; and
‘‘(vii) such country does not violate other
core principles enshrined in the United Nations
Charter, the Universal Declaration of Human
Rights, the International Covenant on Civil and
Political Rights, United Nations Commission on
Human Rights Resolution 1499/57 (entitled
‘Promotion of the Right to Democracy’), United
Nations General Assembly Resolution 55/96
(entitled ‘Promoting and consolidating democ-
racy’), the assessments used to determine eligi-
bility for financial assistance disbursed from the
Millennium Challenge Account, the assessments
of nongovernmental organizations of eligibility
to participate in the meetings of the Commu-
nity of Democracies, and the standards estab-
lished and adopted by the Community of De-
mocracies.’’; and
(2) by inserting at the end the following new
subsection:
‘‘(g) The information required in paragraphs (11)
and (12) of subsection (d) and in the sixth sentence of
section 502B(b) may be provided as separate reports not
later than 90 days after the submission of the reports re-
quired by such sections if the Secretary determines that
it is in the national security interests of the United States,
is necessary for the safety of individuals identified in such
reports, or is necessary to further the purposes of this Act.
Any information required by such paragraphs, including
policies adopted or actions taken by the United States,
may be summarized in the report and submitted in a clas-
sified addendum.’’.
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 502B(b) of
the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2304(b)),
by striking the sixth sentence and inserting the following
new sentence: ‘‘Such report shall also include, for each
nondemocratic country or democratic transition country or
country with respect to which the report indicates 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 and to promote democracy in the
country, and any actions taken in the previous year to pro-
mote democracy in such country or end such practices in
the country.’’.
(c) CLASSIFIED ADDENDUM.—If the Secretary deter-
mines that it is in the national security interests of the
United States, is necessary for the safety of individuals
identified in the strategy report required by sections 116
or 502B of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (as amend-
ed by subsections (a) and (b)), or is necessary to further
the purposes of this Act, any information required by such
sections, including policies adopted or actions taken by the
United States, may be summarized and submitted to the
appropriate congressional committees in more detail in a
classified addendum.
(d) TRANSLATION OF COUNTRY REPORTS ON HUMAN
RIGHTS PRACTICES.—The Secretary shall expand the
timely translation of the Country Reports on Human
Rights Practices required under sections 116 and 502B
of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, the Annual Report
on International Religious Freedom required under section
102(b) of the International Religious Freedom Act of
1998 (22 U.S.C. 6412(b)), the Trafficking in Persons Re-
port required under section 110(b) of the Trafficking Vic-
tims Protection Act of 2000 (22 U.S.C. 7107(b)), and any
separate report on democracy and human rights policy
submitted in accordance with section 116(g) of the For-
eign Assistance Act of 1961 into the principal languages
of as many countries as possible, with particular emphasis
on nondemocratic and democratic transition countries and
countries in which extrajudicial killings, torture, or other
serious violations of human rights have occurred.
SEC. 103. DEMOCRACY FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM.
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary shall establish
a Democracy Fellowship Program to enable Department
of State officers to gain an additional perspective on de-
mocracy promotion abroad by working on democracy
issues in congressional committees with oversight over the
subject matter of this Act, including the Committee on
Foreign Affairs and the Committee on Appropriations of
the House of Representatives and the Committee on For-
eign Relations and the Committee on Appropriations of
the Senate, and in nongovernmental organizations in-
volved in democracy promotion. The Assistant Secretary
for Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor shall play a
central role in the selection of Democracy Fellows and fa-
cilitate their placement in appropriate congressional of-
fices and nongovernmental organizations.
(b) AUTHORIZATION
OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There
are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary of State
such sums as may be necessary to carry out the establish-
ment of the Democracy Fellowship Program described in
subsection (a), including hiring additional staff to carry
out such establishment.
SEC. 104. ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON DEMOCRACY PRO-
MOTION.
(a) STUDY ON DEMOCRACY ASSISTANCE.—The Advi-
sory Committee on Democracy Promotion shall conduct a
study of United States democracy assistance to determine
the best practices for providing such assistance to individ-
uals, nongovernmental organizations, and movements that
are committed to the peaceful promotion of democracy and
democratic principles, practices, and values, with a view
towards making recommendations as to how to improve
such assistance, including the appropriate mechanisms for
assistance, means of coordinating with assistance pro-
grams of other countries, and the appropriate role for
international organizations in promoting democracy.
(b) STUDY ON PERSONNEL PRACTICES.—The Advi-
sory Committee on Democracy shall conduct a study of
personnel and training practices of the Department of
State relating to the promotion of democracy in order to
provide recommendations to the Secretary concerning im-
proving incentives for service in positions that have as
their primary purpose the promotion of democracy, the
protection of human rights, or both, improving the train-
ing of members of the Foreign Service and civil service
employees of the Department of State in the promotion
of democracy and the protection of human rights, and on
other changes to enhance the capacity of the Department
of State to promote democracy and protect human rights.
SEC. 105. 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 of State for Public Diplomacy
and Public Affairs, the Assistant Secretary of State for
Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor, the Director of
the Office International Religious Freedom, and the Di-
rector of the Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking
shall establish and maintain an Internet site for global de-
mocracy and human rights.
(b) CONTENTS.—The Internet site for global democ-
racy established under subsection (a) shall include the fol-
lowing information:
(1) Narratives and histories of significant
democratic movements in foreign countries, particu-
larly regarding successful nonviolent campaigns to
oust dictatorships.
(2) Narratives relating to the importance of the
establishment of and respect for fundamental free-
doms.
(3) 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 and Assistant Secretary
determines appropriate, including reference to or
links to training materials regarding successful
movements in the past, including translations of
such materials, as appropriate.
SEC. 106. 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 nondemocratic or democratic transition coun-
try 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
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 or democratic
transition country regarding a transition to full de-
mocracy and the development of political, social, and
economic freedoms and respect for human rights, in-
cluding freedom of religion or belief, in such coun-
try; 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 shall spend time
at universities and other institutions of higher learning
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 nondemocratic or
democratic transition country by individuals and rep-
resentatives of nongovernmental organizations in each
such country who are committed to democratic principles,
practices, and values in each such country.
SEC. 107. 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-
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, 2007, 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 defined in section
5 of the ADVANCE Democracy Act of 2007, includ-
ing for chiefs of mission and deputy chiefs of mis-
sion, and shall be completed before the time that
such member or chief of mission assumes a post (or,
if such is not practical, within the first year of as-
suming 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 nondemocratic or democratic transition coun-
try, 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.
‘‘(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 diplomatic and consular missions
in providing access to the United States Ref-
ugee Admissions Program) and the relationship
between respect for such rights and democratic
development and national security. The Direc-
tor of the National Foreign Affairs Training
Center of the Foreign Service Institute of the
Department of State shall consult with non-
governmental organizations involved in the pro-
tection and promotion of such rights and the
United States Commission on International Re-
ligious Freedom (established 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 shall ensure
that the training described in subsection (c) of section 708
of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 (as added by sub-
section (a)) is provided to members of the civil service who
are assigned in the United States or abroad who have re-
porting or other responsibilities relating to internal polit-
ical developments and human rights in nondemocratic
countries or democratic transition countries.
(c) AUTHORIZATION
OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There
are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary such
sums as may be necessary to develop appropriate pro-
grams and materials to accomplish the training required
under subsection (c) of section 708 of the Foreign Service
Act of 1980.
(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’’.
(e) ONE-TIME REPORT ON TRAINING AND GUIDE-
LINES FOR FOREIGN SERVICE OFFICERS AND CHIEFS OF
MISSION.—Not later than 180 days after the date of the
enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the
appropriate congressional committees a one-time report
containing a description of the training provided to For-
eign Service officers in human rights and democracy pro-
motion, including such training provided to chiefs of mis-
sion serving or preparing to serve in nondemocratic coun-
tries or democratic transition countries, and plans for an
expansion of such training.
SEC. 108. 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 nondemocratic
countries or democratic transition countries, as defined in
section 5 of the ADVANCE Democracy Act of 2007, shall
also serve as a basis for granting awards under this sec-
tion.’’.
(b) PROMOTIONS.—Section 603(b) of the Foreign
Service Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 4003(b)) is amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘(b) Precepts’’ and inserting
‘‘(b)(1) Precepts’’; and
(2) by adding at the end the following new
paragraph:
‘‘(2) Precepts for selection boards shall also,
where applicable, include a specific precept evalu-
ating whether members of the Service and members
of the Senior Foreign Service have met the stand-
ards of performance established by the Secretary
pursuant to section 108(c) of the ADVANCE De-
mocracy Act of 2007, 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 nondemocratic countries or democratic transi-
tion countries, the Secretary 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 promote democracy in foreign countries
under section 106. The requirements of section 106 shall
serve as one of the bases for performance criteria in evalu-
ating chiefs of mission and those members of the Service
serving in a position in which the primary responsibility
is to monitor or promote 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
that promote democracy in a nondemocratic country or
democratic transition country, as defined in section 5 of
the ADVANCE Democracy Act of 2007, shall also serve
as a basis for granting awards under this section.’’.
SEC. 109. APPOINTMENTS.
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 a nondemocratic country or a
democratic transition country as defined in section 5 of
the ADVANCE Democracy Act of 2007, the individual
should possess clearly demonstrated competence in and
commitment to the promotion of democracy, including
competence in promoting democratic principles, practices,
and values, such as through regular interaction with indi-
viduals, including students and young people, who support
and advocate such principles, practices, and values.’’.
TITLE II—COOPERATION WITH
OTHER DEMOCRATIC COUN-
TRIES
SEC. 201. COOPERATION 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
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 title are to en-
courage new ways of cooperating closely with democratic
countries, including through the Community of Democ-
racies, 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
(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 nondemocratic
countries should not participate in any association or
group of democratic countries aimed at working together
to promote democracy.
SEC. 202. STRENGTHENING THE COMMUNITY OF DEMOC-
RACIES.
(a) SENSE
OF
CONGRESS
REGARDING
FORMAL
MECHANISMS FOR THE COMMUNITY OF DEMOCRACIES.—
It is the sense of Congress that the Community of Democ-
racies should develop a more formal mechanism for car-
rying out work between ministerial meetings, such as
through the creation of a permanent secretariat with ap-
propriate staff to carry out such work, and should estab-
lish a headquarters.
(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 permanent secre-
tariat of the Community of Democracies or to any country
that is a member of the Convening Group of the Commu-
nity of Democracies.
(c) SENSE
OF CONGRESS REGARDING REGIONAL
GROUP IN THE COMMUNITY OF DEMOCRACIES.—It is the
sense of Congress that regional groups within the Commu-
nity of Democracies should be established and strength-
ened in order to facilitate coordination of common posi-
tions 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 in non-
democratic countries and democratic transition
countries.
(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 2008, 2009,
and 2010. Amounts appropriated under this para-
graph are authorized to remain available until ex-
pended.
(e) SENSE OF CONGRESS REGARDING ESTABLISH-
MENT OF OFFICE.—It is the sense of Congress that the
Secretary should establish an office of multilateral democ-
racy promotion to address issues related to the Commu-
nity of Democracies and democracy promotion activities
in international organizations, such as the United Nations.
SEC. 203. INITIATIVES AT THE UNITED NATIONS.
(a) UNITED NATIONS DEMOCRACY CAUCUS.—It is
the sense of Congress that the United States should con-
tinue to support a Democracy Caucus at the United Na-
tions and that the creation of a Democracy Caucus in each
international organization and multilateral institution of
which the United States is a member will not only improve
the internal governance of such organizations and institu-
tions but will also strengthen the implementation of com-
mitments by such organizations and institutions regarding
democracy and human rights.
(b) UNITED NATIONS DEMOCRACY FUND.—
(1) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of
Congress that the United States should continue to
contribute to and work with other countries to en-
hance the goals and work of the United Nations De-
mocracy Fund.
(2) AUTHORIZATION
OF
APPROPRIATIONS.—
There are authorized to be appropriated for each of
fiscal years 2008 and 2009 such sums as may be
necessary to provide for a United States contribution
to the United Nations Democracy Fund.
TITLE III—FUNDING FOR
PROMOTION OF DEMOCRACY
SEC. 301. POLICY.
It shall be the policy of the United States to provide
financial assistance to eligible entities and eligible individ-
uals in order to promote democracy in nondemocratic
countries and democratic transition countries.
SEC. 302. HUMAN RIGHTS AND DEMOCRACY FUND.
(a) SENSE OF CONGRESS REGARDING PURPOSES OF
THE HUMAN RIGHTS AND DEMOCRACY FUND.—It is the
sense of Congress that the Human Rights and Democracy
Fund should continue to be used for innovative approaches
to promoting democracy and human rights and to support
strategies developed pursuant to section 116 of the For-
eign Assistance Act of 1961, as amended by section
102(a)(1)(C) of this Act, in nondemocratic countries and
democratic transition countries.
(b) 
ADMINISTRATIVE
AUTHORITIES.—Assistance
provided through the Human Rights and Democracy Fund
may be provided to eligible entities and eligible individuals
in foreign countries, notwithstanding any provision of law
that prohibits assistance to a foreign country or to a gov-
ernment of a foreign country.
(c) ANNUAL REPORT
ON
THE STATUS
OF
THE
HUMAN RIGHTS AND DEMOCRACY FUND.—Not later than
60 days after the conclusion of each fiscal year, the Assist-
ant Secretary of State for Democracy, Human Rights, and
Labor shall submit to the appropriate congressional com-
mittees an annual report on the status of the Human
Rights and Democracy Fund. Each such annual report
shall contain the following information:
(1) An identification of each eligible entity and
eligible individual who received assistance during the
previous fiscal year under subsection (b) and a sum-
mary of the activities of each such recipient.
(2) An account of projects funded and outside
contributions received during the previous fiscal
year.
(3) A balance sheet of income and outlays cur-
rent as of the conclusion of the fiscal year to which
such report is relevant.
(d) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—Of the funds available to
carry out chapter 4 of Part II of the Foreign Assist-
ance Act of 1961 for each of fiscal years 2008 and
2009, there are authorized to be appropriated to the
Human Rights and Democracy Fund to carry out
the purposes of this section $50,000,000 for fiscal
year 2008 and $60,000,000 for fiscal year 2009.
Amounts appropriated under this section are author-
ized to remain available until expended.
(2) ADMINISTRATIVE
EXPENSES.—Not more
than five percent of amounts appropriated to the
Human Rights and Democracy Fund for each fiscal
year may be applied toward administrative expenses
associated with carrying out this section.
(3) CONTRIBUTIONS.—The Secretary may ac-
cept contributions to the Human Rights and Democ-
racy Fund from the governments of other demo-
cratic countries, private foundations, private citizens,
and other nongovernmental sources. Any such con-
tributions shall be merged into such Fund and shall
be available to the same extent and under the same
conditions as other amounts available to the Fund.
SEC. 303. INSTRUMENTS FOR PROVIDING DEMOCRACY AS-
SISTANCE.
(a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds the following:
(1) Democracy assistance has many different
forms, including assistance to promote the rule of
law, build the capacity of civil society, political par-
ties, and legislatures, improve the independence of
the media and the judiciary, enhance independent
auditing functions, and advance security sector re-
form.
(2) Assistance through United States non-gov-
ernmental organizations in the form of grants and
cooperative agreements can play a key role in that
such organizations frequently have long-standing re-
lationships with individuals and nongovernmental or-
ganizations that support democratic principles, prac-
tices, and values in foreign countries, and have other
means that enable them to foster those relationships,
and allow assistance to be provided without direct
government involvement that could undermine the
purpose of such assistance (by, for example, creating
an appearance of outside interference).
(3) Contracts and other acquisition mecha-
nisms, because of their more direct association with
and control by the United States Government, may
not be as effective as non-governmental organiza-
tions in working to build the political capacity of
civil society, political parties, and legislatures, but
have an appropriate role to play in providing certain
technical solutions and related assistance in such
areas as fostering independence of the judiciary, pro-
viding modern infrastructures for parliaments, in-
creasing capacity of executive auditing functions,
and working in other government-to-government
areas where the involvement of United States offi-
cials and employees is appropriate.
(4) There is a need for greater clarity on the
proper roles for such methods in order to improve
the effectiveness of United States democracy assist-
ance.
(b) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Con-
gress that the Secretary and the Administrator of the
United States Agency for International Development
should develop guidelines, in consultation with the appro-
priate congressional committees, building on the existing
framework for grants, cooperative agreements, and con-
tracts and other acquisition mechanisms to clarify for dip-
lomatic and consular missions abroad the appropriate
roles for the methods referred to in subsection (a) with
respect to democracy assistance, including taking into ac-
count the advantages of each such method.
TITLE IV—PRESIDENTIAL
ACTIONS
SEC. 401. INVESTIGATION OF VIOLATIONS OF INTER-
NATIONAL HUMANITARIAN LAW.
(a) IN GENERAL.—The President, with the assist-
ance of the Secretary, the Under Secretary of State for
Democracy and Global Affairs, and the Ambassador-at-
Large for War Crimes Issues, shall collect information re-
garding incidents that may constitute crimes against hu-
manity, genocide, slavery, or other violations of inter-
national humanitarian law by leaders or other government
officials of nondemocratic countries or democratic transi-
tion countries.
(b) ACCOUNTABILITY.—The President shall consider
what actions can be taken to ensure that such leaders or
other government officials of foreign countries who are
identified in accordance with subsection (a) as responsible
for crimes against humanity, genocide, slavery, or other
violations of international humanitarian law are brought
to account for such crimes in an appropriately constituted
tribunal, including enhancing the capacity of United
States diplomatic missions to implement restrictions on
assistance to individuals or entities, including military
units, that commit gross violations of human rights, such
as through training on the use of existing databases for
documenting and monitoring such violations.
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(10) Less than 10 percent of the students who
graduate from United States institutions of higher
education with bachelors degrees have studied
abroad.
(11) Far more study abroad must take place in
developing countries. Ninety-five percent of the
world’s population growth over the next 50 years
will occur outside of Europe. Yet in the academic
year 2004–2005, 60 percent of United States stu-
dents studying abroad studied in Europe, and 45
percent studied in four countries—the United King-
dom, Italy, Spain, and France—according to the In-
stitute of International Education.
(12) The Final Report of the National Commis-
sion on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States
(The 9/11 Commission Report) recommended that
the United States increase support for ‘‘scholarship,
exchange, and library programs’’. The 9/11 Public
Discourse Project, successor to the 9/11 Commis-
sion, noted in its November 14, 2005, status report
that this recommendation was ‘‘unfulfilled,’’ and
stated that ‘‘The U.S. should increase support for
scholarship and exchange programs, our most power-
ful tool to shape attitudes over the course of a gen-
eration.’’. In its December 5, 2005, Final Report on
the 9/11 Commission Recommendations, the 9/11
Public Discourse Project gave the government a
grade of ‘‘D’’ for its implementation of this rec-
ommendation.
(13) Investing in a national study abroad pro-
gram would help turn a grade of ‘‘D’’ into an ‘‘A’’
by equipping United States students to communicate
United States values and way of life through the
unique dialogue that takes place among citizens
from around the world when individuals study
abroad.
(14) An enhanced national study abroad pro-
gram could help further the goals of other United
States Government initiatives to promote edu-
cational, social, and political reform and the status
of women in developing and reforming societies
around the world, such as the Middle East Partner-
ship Initiative.
SEC. 3. PURPOSES.
The purposes of this Act are—
(1) to significantly enhance the global competi-
tiveness and international knowledge base of the
United States by ensuring that more United States
students have the opportunity to acquire foreign lan-
guage skills and international knowledge through
significantly expanded study abroad;
(2) to enhance the foreign policy capacity of the
United States by significantly expanding and diversi-
fying the talent pool of individuals with non-tradi-
tional foreign language skills and cultural knowledge
in the United States who are available for recruit-
ment by United States foreign affairs agencies, leg-
islative branch agencies, and nongovernmental orga-
nizations involved in foreign affairs activities;
(3) to ensure that an increasing portion of
study abroad by United States students will take
place in nontraditional study abroad destinations
such as the People’s Republic of China, countries of
the Middle East region, and developing countries;
and
(4) to create greater cultural understanding of
the United States by exposing foreign students and
their families to United States students in countries
that have not traditionally hosted large numbers of
United States students.
SEC. 4. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act:
(b) CONTENTS.—The report required by subsection
(a) shall include—
(1) the total financial resources available to the
Foundation during the year, including appropriated
funds, the value and source of any gifts or donations
accepted pursuant to section 8(a)(6), and any other
resources;
(2) a description of the Board’s policy priorities
for the year and the bases upon which competitive
grant proposals were solicited and awarded to insti-
tutions of higher education, nongovernmental insti-
tutions, and consortiums pursuant to section
6(a)(2)(B) and 6(a)(2)(C);
(3) a list of grants made to institutions of high-
er education, nongovernmental institutions, and con-
sortiums pursuant to section 6(a)(2)(B) and
6(a)(2)(C) that includes the identity of the institu-
tional recipient, the dollar amount, and the esti-
mated number of study abroad opportunities pro-
vided to United States students by each grant;
(4) a description of the bases upon which the
Foundation made grants directly to United States
students pursuant to section 6(a)(2)(A);
(5) the number and total dollar amount of
grants made directly to United States students by
the Foundation pursuant to section 6(a)(2)(A); and
(6) the total administrative and operating ex-
penses of the Foundation for the year, as well as
specific information on—
(A) the number of Foundation employees
and the cost of compensation for Board mem-
bers, Foundation employees, and personal serv-
ice contractors;
(B) costs associated with securing the use
of real property for carrying out the functions
of the Foundation;
(C) total travel expenses incurred by Board
members and Foundation employees in connec-
tion with Foundation activities; and
(D) total representational expenses.
SEC. 8. POWERS OF THE FOUNDATION; RELATED PROVI-
SIONS.
(a) POWERS.—The Foundation—
(1) shall have perpetual succession unless dis-
solved by a law enacted after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act;
(2) may adopt, alter, and use a seal, which shall
be judicially noticed;
(3) may make and perform such contracts,
grants, and other agreements with any person or
government however designated and wherever situ-
ated, as may be necessary for carrying out the func-
tions of the Foundation;
(4) may determine and prescribe the manner in
which its obligations shall be incurred and its ex-
penses allowed and paid, including expenses for rep-
resentation;
(5) may lease, purchase, or otherwise acquire,
improve, and use such real property wherever situ-
ated, as may be necessary for carrying out the func-
tions of the Foundation;
(6) may accept cash gifts or donations of serv-
ices or of property (real, personal, or mixed), tan-
gible or intangible, for the purpose of carrying out
the provisions of this Act;
(7) may use the United States mails in the
same manner and on the same conditions as the ex-
ecutive departments;
(8) may contract with individuals for personal
services, who shall not be considered Federal em-
ployees for any provision of law administered by the
Office of Personnel Management;
(9) may hire or obtain passenger motor vehi-
cles; and
(10) shall have such other powers as may be
necessary and incident to carrying out this Act.
(b) PRINCIPAL
OFFICE.—The Foundation shall
maintain its principal office in the metropolitan area of
Washington, District of Columbia.
(c) APPLICABILITY OF GOVERNMENT CORPORATION
CONTROL ACT.—
(1) IN
GENERAL.—The Foundation shall be
subject to chapter 91 of subtitle VI of title 31,
United States Code, except that the Foundation
shall not be authorized to issue obligations or offer
obligations to the public.
(2) 
CONFORMING
AMENDMENT.—Section
9101(3) of title 31, United States Code, is amended
by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(R) the Senator Paul Simon Study
Abroad Foundation.’’.
(d) INSPECTOR GENERAL.—
(1) IN
GENERAL.—The Inspector General of
the Department of State shall serve as Inspector
General of the Foundation, and, in acting in such
capacity, may conduct reviews, investigations, and
(6) this precedent for an avian influenza virus
to transmit directly from birds to humans, then
spread among humans, significantly raises the con-
cern about the current H5N1 influenza strain;
(7) increased surveillance, including on migra-
tory birds, is critical to controlling avian influenza
and preparing for other potential emerging infec-
tious diseases;
(8) the capacity to proactively detect the
threats could result in significantly improved disease
prediction and prevention capabilities;
(9) international wildlife health surveillance
does not clearly fall under the jurisdiction of any
Federal or international agency;
(10) there is a continued inability to share real-
time data across the human, agricultural, wildlife,
and veterinary agencies on zoonotic threats;
(11) while surveillance at domestic poultry and
domestic waterfowl production facilities and farms is
an immediate and on-going monitoring need and is
being supported through relevant agencies, surveil-
lance in wild bird populations that may have been
exposed to the virus is a critical component to deter-
mine the spread of the virus, implement control
measures, and protect human, livestock, and wildlife
health;
(12) monitoring and surveillance of wild migra-
tory and resident water birds are critically important
to identifying all strains of influenza viruses in wild
birds as a library of possible genotypes, determining
their role in the spread of the virus, and anticipating
where outbreaks may occur to enhance preparedness;
(13) improving surveillance of wildlife health
around the world would close significant jurisdic-
tional and scientific gaps in current emerging infec-
tious disease preparedness;
(14) other emerging diseases beyond bird flu
merit similar attention, in terms of the potential
threats 
to 
global 
public 
health 
as 
well 
as
agribiosecurity and biodiversity;
(15) the majority of emerging infectious dis-
eases identified in the past several decades have
moved from wildlife to humans, largely due to
human incursions into or alterations of wildlife habi-
tats and hunting, consumption, and trade of wildlife
species;
(16) the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)
virus moved from chimpanzees to humans via these
mechanisms;
(17) many factors contribute to disease emer-
gence and spread from wildlife to domestic animals
and humans, including environmental degradation
and the handling, consumption, and trade of wildlife
and wildlife-derived products;
(18) from avian influenza to the severe acute
respiratory syndrome (SARS), from bovine tuber-
culosis to the Ebola virus, and from HIV/AIDS to
monkey pox, a long list of zoonotic diseases nega-
tively impacts people’s lives and livelihoods and costs
the global economy billions of dollars; and
(19) the Government of the United States lacks
a comprehensive program to monitor wildlife health
around the world, a program that could proactively
inform preparedness not just in the case of a poten-
tial H5N1 influenza strain pandemic, but also for a
broader array of emerging infectious disease threats
that often arise at the interface between wildlife, hu-
mans, and their domestic animals.
SEC. 3. PURPOSE.
The purpose of this Act is to establish a Wildlife
Global Animal Information Network for Surveillance—
(1) to more rapidly and efficiently detect,
verify, and report on the presence of infectious dis-
eases, such as highly pathogenic avian influenza, in
birds and other wildlife around the world;
(2) to use information on pathogens found dur-
ing surveillance of wildlife to better delineate poten-
tial threats to domestic animals, humans, as well as
wildlife itself;
(3) to use information on when and where
HPAI and other pathogens of concern are identified
in wildlife—
(A) to better guide preparedness in the
United States and around the world; and
(B) to carry out a strategic wildlife health
surveillance initiative that will provide regions,
countries, and specific locations with early
warning information that will help target re-
sources toward enhancement of agribiosecurity,
surveillance, public health vigilance, and related
areas;
(4) to create an open access database within
which information on HPAI and other pathogens of
interest identified in wild birds and other wildlife
can be shared as close to real time as possible;
(5) to protect the health and safety of United
States citizens and officials traveling or living
abroad; and
(6) to protect the economic interests of the
United States and its partners from threats to
health, agriculture, and natural resources, including
wildlife itself.
SEC. 4. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act:
(1) ADMINISTRATOR.—The term ‘‘Adminis-
trator’’ means the Administrator of the United
States Agency for International Development, acting
in partnership with an eligible organization.
(2) ELIGIBLE ORGANIZATION.—The term ‘‘eligi-
ble organization’’ means a nongovernmental wildlife
conservation organization chartered in the United
States with—
(A) extensive global wildlife health experi-
ence in tracking disease in wild birds and other
wildlife, including free-ranging, captive, and
wild bird species;
(B) proven ability in identifying avian in-
fluenza, Ebola virus, and other pathogens in
wild birds or other wildlife;
(C) experience managing and implementing
similar wildlife surveillance activities under the
auspices of the United States Agency for Inter-
national Development; and
(D) accredited zoological facilities in the
United States.
(3) HPAI.—The term ‘‘HPAI’’ means highly
pathogenic avian influenza.
(4) WILDLIFE
GAINS.—The term ‘‘Wildlife
GAINS’’ means the Wildlife Global Animal Informa-
tion Network for Surveillance established under sec-
tion 5(a).
(5) WILDLIFE
GAINS
PARTNERS.—The term
‘‘Wildlife GAINS partners’’ means the partners of
the Wildlife GAINS described in section 5(b).
SEC. 5. WILDLIFE GLOBAL ANIMAL INFORMATION NET-
WORK FOR SURVEILLANCE.
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—Not later than 90 days after
the date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall
offer to enter into a contract with 1 or more eligible orga-
nizations to establish a Wildlife Global Animal Informa-
tion Network for Surveillance.
(b) PARTNERS.—In administering the Wildlife
GAINS, the Administrator and the eligible organization
shall collaborate with appropriate—
(1) 
Federal 
and 
State 
agency 
partners,
including—
(A) the Department of Agriculture, acting
through—