Title 22, Foreign Relations and IntercourseRelease 119-102

§8231 Advisory Committee on Democracy Promotion

Title 22 › CHAPTER 89 — ADVANCING DEMOCRATIC VALUES › SUBCHAPTER III — ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON DEMOCRACY PROMOTION AND THE INTERNET WEBSITE OF THE DEPARTMENT OF STATE › § 8231

Last updated Aug 21, 2026|Official source

Summary

Congress praises the Secretary for creating an Advisory Committee on Democracy Promotion and says it should advise the Secretary on United States democracy efforts. The Committee should review and recommend (1) ways to strengthen the Department’s democracy and human-rights work and (2) ways to improve democracy-related aid.

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Title 22, §8231

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Congress commends the Secretary for creating an Advisory Committee on Democracy Promotion, and it is the sense of Congress that the Committee should play a significant role in the Department’s transformational diplomacy by advising the Secretary regarding United States efforts to promote democracy and democratic transition in connection with the formulation and implementation of United States foreign policy and foreign assistance, including reviewing and making recommendations on—
(1)how to improve the capacity of the Department to promote democracy and human rights; and
(2)how to improve foreign assistance programs related to the promotion of democracy.

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22 U.S.C. § 8231

Title 22, Foreign Relations and Intercourse

Last Updated

Aug 21, 2026

Release point: 119-102