Title 22 — Foreign Relations and IntercourseRelease 119-73
§8221 Strategies, priorities, and annual report
Title 22 › Chapter CHAPTER 89— - ADVANCING DEMOCRATIC VALUES › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER II— - STRATEGIES AND REPORTS ON HUMAN RIGHTS AND THE PROMOTION OF DEMOCRACY › § 8221
Summary
The Secretary must expand the Department’s country-by-country plans for promoting democracy so they cover every nondemocratic country and every country moving toward democracy. Congress praises the Secretary’s ongoing work and the Secretary must keep the relevant congressional committees fully up to date as those plans are developed.
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Title 22, §8221
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(a)(1)Congress commends the Secretary for the ongoing work by the Department to develop country-specific strategies for promoting democracy.
(2)The Secretary shall expand the development of such strategies to all nondemocratic countries and democratic transition countries.
(3)The Secretary shall keep the appropriate congressional committees fully and currently informed as such strategies are developed.
(b)
Legislative History
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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 of Pub. L. 110–53 was repealed by Pub. L. 118–31, see 2023 Amendment note below.
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.”
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22 U.S.C. § 8221
Title 22 — Foreign Relations and Intercourse
Last Updated
Apr 6, 2026
Release point: 119-73