SUBCHAPTER II—STRATEGIES AND REPORTS ON HUMAN RIGHTS AND THE PROMOTION OF DEMOCRACY

§8221. Strategies, priorities, and annual report

(a) Expansion of country-specific strategies to promote democracy

(1) Commendation

Congress commends the Secretary for the ongoing work by the Department to develop country-specific strategies for promoting democracy.

(2) Expansion

The Secretary shall expand the development of such strategies to all nondemocratic countries and democratic transition countries.

(3) Briefings

The Secretary shall keep the appropriate congressional committees fully and currently informed as such strategies are developed.

(b) Omitted

(Pub. L. 110–53, title XXI, §2121, Aug. 3, 2007, 121 Stat. 531; Pub. L. 118–31, div. F, title LXVII, §6707(b)(3), Dec. 22, 2023, 137 Stat. 1018.)

Editorial Notes

Codification

Section is comprised of section 2121 of Pub. L. 110–53. Subsecs. (b) and (d) of section 2121 of Pub. L. 110–53 amended section 665(c) of Pub. L. 107–228, which is set out as a note under section 2151n of this title. Subsec. (c) of section 2121 was repealed by section 6707(b)(3) of Pub. L. 118–31.

Amendments

2023—Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 118–31 struck out subsec. (c). Text read as follows: "The Annual Report on Advancing Freedom and Democracy shall include, as appropriate—

"(1) United States priorities for the promotion of democracy and the protection of human rights for each nondemocratic country and democratic transition country, developed in consultation with relevant parties in such countries; and

"(2) specific actions and activities of chiefs of missions and other United States officials to promote democracy and protect human rights in each such country."

§8222. Translation of human rights reports

(a) In general

The Secretary shall continue to expand the timely translation of the applicable parts of the Country Reports on Human Rights Practices required under sections 2151n(d) and 2304(b) of this title, the Annual Report on International Religious Freedom required under section 6412(b) of this title, the Trafficking in Persons Report required under section 7107(b) of this title, and any separate report on democracy and human rights policy submitted in accordance with section 665(c) of the Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Year 2003 (Public Law 107–228; 22 U.S.C. 2151n note) into the principal languages of as many countries as possible, with particular emphasis on nondemocratic countries, democratic transition countries, and countries in which extrajudicial killings, torture, or other serious violations of human rights have occurred.

(b) Report

(1) Requirement

Not later than April 1, 2008, and annually thereafter through 2010, the Secretary shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report describing any translations of the reports specified in subsection (a) for the preceding year, including which of such reports have been translated into which principal languages and the countries in which such translations have been distributed by posting on a relevant website or elsewhere.

(2) Form

The report required under paragraph (1) may be included in any separate report on democracy and human rights policy submitted in accordance with section 665(c) of the Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Year 2003.

(Pub. L. 110–53, title XXI, §2122, Aug. 3, 2007, 121 Stat. 532.)