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Title 22, Foreign Relations and IntercourseRelease 119-110

§8221 Strategies, Priorities, and Annual Report

Title 22 › CHAPTER 89 — ADVANCING DEMOCRATIC VALUES › SUBCHAPTER II — STRATEGIES AND REPORTS ON HUMAN RIGHTS AND THE PROMOTION OF DEMOCRACY › § 8221

Last updated Sep 22, 2026|Official source

Summary

The Secretary must expand the State 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 for the work already being done on these plans. The Secretary must keep the right congressional committees fully and currently informed as the plans are developed. Parts (b) through (d) have been removed.

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Title 22, §8221

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(a)Expansion of country-specific strategies to promote democracy (b) to (d) Omitted or repealed
(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.

Legislative History

Notes & Related Subsidiaries

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 L. 110–53 was repealed by Pub.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

Sep 22, 2026

Release point: 119-110