22 USC 8251 - Cooperation with democratic countries

U.S Code last checked for updates: Nov 22, 2024

§ 8251.

Cooperation with democratic countries

(a)

Sense of Congress

It is the sense of Congress that the United States should cooperate with other democratic countries to—

(1)

promote and protect democratic principles, practices, and values;

(2)

promote and protect 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 advance common interests in international organizations and multilateral institutions to which members of cooperating democratic countries belong; and

(5)

provide political, economic, and other necessary support to countries that are undergoing a transition to democracy.

(b)

Community of Democracies

(1)

Sense of Congress

It is the sense of Congress that—

(A)

the Community of Democracies should develop a more formal mechanism for carrying out work between ministerial meetings, such as through the creation of a permanent secretariat with appropriate staff to carry out such work, and should establish a headquarters; and

(B)

nondemocratic countries should not participate in any association or group of democratic countries aimed at working together to promote democracy.

(2)

Detail of personnel

(c)

Establishment of an office for multilateral democracy promotion

(d)

International Center for Democratic Transition

(1)

Sense of Congress

(2)

Authorization of appropriations

(Pub. L. 110–53, title XXI, § 2151, Aug. 3, 2007, 121 Stat. 535.)

cite as: 22 USC 8251