Sec. 203. ADDITIONAL REPORTING TO THE BOARD ON THE TREATMENT OF CIVIL SOCIETY IN AN ELIGIBLE COUNTRY
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## SEC. 203 ADDITIONAL REPORTING TO THE BOARD ON THE TREATMENT OF CIVIL SOCIETY IN AN ELIGIBLE COUNTRY Section 607 of the Millennium Challenge Act of 2003 (22 U.S.C. 7706) is amended— ####
(1)in subsection (a), by adding at the end the following: “A determination whether a country is eligible for a subsequent, non-concurrent Millennium Challenge Compact shall also be based, to the extent practicable, on significantly improved performance across the criteria in subsection
(b)that, at a minimum, are relevant to the preceding Compact, compared to the country’s performance with respect to such criteria when selected for such preceding Compact.” ####
(2)in subsection (b)(1)— #####
(A)in subparagraph (D), by striking “and” at the end; #####
(B)in subparagraph (E), by adding “and” at the end; and #####
(C)by adding at the end the following: > > ##### “(F) > > the quality of the civil society enabling environment;” > ; ####
(3)by redesignating subsections
(d)and
(e)as subsections
(e)and (f), respectively; and ####
(4)by inserting after subsection
(c)the following: > > ### “(d) Reporting on Treatment of Civil Society > > For the 7-year period beginning on the date of the enactment of this subsection, before the Board selects an eligible country for a Compact under subsection (c), the Corporation shall provide information to the Board regarding the country’s treatment of civil society, including classified information, as appropriate. The information shall include an assessment and analysis of factors including— > > > #### “(1) > > any relevant laws governing the formation or establishment of a civil society organization, particularly laws intended to curb the activities of foreign civil society organizations; > > > #### “(2) > > any relevant laws governing the operations of a civil society organization, particularly those laws seeking to define or otherwise regulate the actions of foreign civil society organizations; > > > #### “(3) > > laws relating to the legal status of civil society organizations, including laws which effectively discriminate against foreign civil society organizations as compared to similarly situated domestic organizations; > > > #### “(4) > > laws regulating the freedom of expression and peaceful assembly; and > > > #### “(5) > > laws regulating the usage of the Internet, particularly by foreign civil society organizations.” > .
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ADDITIONAL REPORTING TO THE BOARD ON THE TREATMENT OF CIVIL SOCIETY IN AN ELIGIBLE COUNTRY
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