Sec. 3103. Action plans for human rights and democracy
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Except as provided in paragraph (2), beginning 3 years after the date of the enactment of this Act and every 3 to 5 years thereafter, the Secretary, in coordination with the Administrator as appropriate, shall develop an action plan for human rights and democracy in each country that is included in the report under section 3102. The Secretary is not required to develop an action plan under this subsection for any country with respect to which the Secretary determines, based on the information required in the report under section 3102, that human rights and fundamental freedoms are generally respected. The action plan required under subsection
(a)shall be prepared— in each country with a United States diplomatic mission, by the Chief of Mission, in coordination with the Mission Director of the Agency, if a Mission Director is assigned to such country, and in consultation with the Assistant Secretary for Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor; or in each country without a United States diplomatic mission, by the Assistant Secretary of State for Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor, in coordination with the Assistant Administrator for Democratic and Civic Development and the relevant regional bureaus of the Department of State and United States Agency for International Development. The action plan required under subsection
(a)shall contain the following elements: A description of the major barriers in such country to fundamental rights and freedoms. Specific improvements in the areas identified under paragraph
(1)that the United States will seek over the next 3 to 5 years. A description of the policies and programs, including assistance, to be undertaken in order to foster the improvements identified in paragraph (2). A description of the roles of each participating Federal agency in carrying out the policies and programs identified in paragraph (3). A description of the budgetary and personnel resources needed to carry out the policies and programs identified in paragraph (3). In preparing the action plan required under subsection (a), the relevant officials shall consult with a wide range of nongovernmental organizations in the country and with nongovernmental organizations having significant experience in or knowledge about the country. The action plan required under subsection
(a)shall be transmitted to the appropriate congressional committees. At a minimum, the elements of the action plan described in paragraphs
(1)and
(2)of subsection
(c)shall be published on the Internet website of the Department of State and, in countries in which a United States diplomatic mission is established, on the mission’s Internet website. In order to avoid duplication and policy inconsistency, the Secretary shall ensure that the action plan required under subsection
(a)is coordinated with all other relevant diplomatic and development strategies, in particular the strategies prepared pursuant to— section 1703, relating to Global Strategy for Gender Equality; section 1018, relating to Country Development Cooperation Strategies; section 2012, relating to Conflict Mitigation Strategy; and section 3203, relating to Comprehensive International Strategy to Prevent and Respond to Violence Against Women and Girls.