Sec. 5. Support for OAS human rights and anti-corruption initiatives
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It is the sense of Congress that— the Organization of American States’ Inter-American Commission on Human Rights is the preeminent institution for defending human rights in the Americas; the United States should take all necessary steps to support and strengthen the role of the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights and its work in the Americas; the efforts of the OAS Secretary General and Secretariat to combat corruption and impunity in the Americas represent important contributions to strengthening the rule of law and democratic governance in the Americas; and the United States should support efforts to ensure the effectiveness and independence of OAS initiatives to combat corruption and impunity in the Americas.
Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of the Act, the Secretary of State shall submit to the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives a strategy for supporting OAS anti-corruption and human rights promotion efforts, including— an assessment of United States programs, activities, and initiatives with the OAS to support anti-corruption and human rights promotion in the Americas; a summary of steps taken by the United States Mission to the OAS to strengthen the role of the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights, and to support anti-corruption and anti-impunity efforts in the Americas; an assessment of necessary reforms and initiatives to prioritize and reinforce the OAS Secretary General and Secretariat’s efforts to advance human rights and combat corruption and impunity in the Americas; a detailed strategy to facilitate increased OAS collaboration, as appropriate, with relevant stakeholders, including legislators and civil society, in support of a multi-sectoral approach to anti-corruption, anti-impunity, and human rights promotion efforts in the Americas; and a detailed plan for implementing the strategy set forth in this section of the Act.
General.—Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter, the Secretary of State shall submit to the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives a report on actions taken to implement the strategy mandated under subsection (b). The report shall include— an analysis of the progress made by the OAS to adopt and effectively implement reforms and initiatives to advance human rights and combat corruption and impunity in the Americas; and a detailed assessment of OAS efforts to increase multi-sectoral stakeholder engagement to advance human rights and combat corruption and impunity in the Americas.