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 121 STAT. 536

PUBLIC LAW 110–53—AUG. 3, 2007

a member of the Convening Group of the Community of Democracies. (c) ESTABLISHMENT OF AN OFFICE FOR MULTILATERAL DEMOCRACY PROMOTION.—The Secretary should establish an office of multilateral democracy promotion with the mission to further develop and strengthen the institutional structure of the Community of Democracies, develop interministerial projects, enhance the United Nations Democracy Caucus, manage policy development of the United Nations Democracy Fund, and enhance coordination with other regional and multilateral bodies with jurisdiction over democracy issues. (d) INTERNATIONAL CENTER FOR DEMOCRATIC TRANSITION.— (1) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Congress that the International Center for Democratic Transition, an initiative of the Government of Hungary, serves to promote practical projects and the sharing of best practices in the area of democracy promotion and should be supported by, in particular, the United States, other European countries with experiences in democratic transitions, and private individuals. (2) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is authorized to be appropriated $1,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2008, 2009, and 2010 to the Secretary for a grant to the International Center for Democratic Transition. Amounts appropriated under this paragraph are authorized to remain available until expended.

Subtitle F—Funding for Promotion of Democracy 22 USC 8261.

SEC. 2161. THE UNITED NATIONS DEMOCRACY FUND.

(a) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Congress that the United States should work with other countries to enhance the goals and work of the United Nations Democracy Fund, an essential tool to promote democracy, and in particular support civil society in foreign countries in their efforts to help consolidate democracy and bring about transformational change. (b) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is authorized to be appropriated $14,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2008 and 2009 to the Secretary for a United States contribution to the United Nations Democracy Fund. 22 USC 8262.

SEC. 2162. UNITED STATES DEMOCRACY ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS.

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(a) SENSE OF CONGRESS REGARDING USE OF INSTRUMENTS OF DEMOCRACY PROMOTION.—It is the sense of Congress that— (1) United States support for democracy is strengthened by using a variety of different instrumentalities, such as the National Endowment for Democracy, the United States Agency for International Development, and the Department; and (2) the purpose of the Department’s Human Rights and Democracy Fund should be to support innovative programming, media, and materials designed to uphold democratic principles, practices, and values, support and strengthen democratic institutions, promote human rights and the rule of law, and build civil societies in countries around the world. (b) SENSE OF CONGRESS REGARDING MECHANISMS FOR DELIVERING ASSISTANCE.—

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