Sec. 8. Addressing additional challenges to democratic governance in the Americas
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As part of the strategy required by section 5(a)(1), the Secretary of State shall develop and implement a plan for addressing threats to democratic governance posed by— corruption and criminality; and the malign activities of nondemocratic, nonmember states of the Organization of American States, including the People’s Republic of China, the Russian Federation, Iran, and Cuba. The plan required by subsection
(a)shall include— an assessment of— the major threats from, and vulnerabilities to, corruption and criminality in the Americas; and how the People’s Republic of China and the Russian Federation have sought to exploit regional multilateral institutions to advance their goals and undermine democratic governance; and efforts by the Secretary of State— to propose and develop, in coordination with regional multilateral institutions, digital governance programs— to strengthen transparency in public administration, tax collection, and customs management; and to reduce corruption; and to use the voice, vote, and influence of the United States— to diminish the influence of the People’s Republic of China and the Russian Federation in regional multilateral institutions and call attention to how those states undermine the principles of the Inter-American Democratic Charter; and to support the creation of a special rapporteur on anti-corruption at the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights with the mandate to monitor threats from, and vulnerabilities to, corruption among member states of the Organization of American States and promote the adoption of measures to address such threats, including minimum standards for transparency and access to public records.