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22 USC § 8221 - Strategies, priorities, and annual report 

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identifier: "/us/usc/t22/s8221"
source: "usc"
legal_status: "official_prima_facie"
title: "22 USC § 8221 - Strategies, priorities, and annual report"
title_number: 22
title_name: "FOREIGN RELATIONS AND INTERCOURSE"
section_number: "8221"
section_name: "Strategies, priorities, and annual report"
chapter_number: 89
chapter_name: "ADVANCING DEMOCRATIC VALUES"
subchapter_number: "II"
subchapter_name: "STRATEGIES AND REPORTS ON HUMAN RIGHTS AND THE PROMOTION OF DEMOCRACY"
positive_law: false
currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-03-26"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
source_credit: "(Pub. L. 110–53, title XXI, § 2121, Aug. 3, 2007, 121 Stat. 531; Pub. L. 118–31, div. F, title LXVII, § 6707(b)(3), Dec. 22, 2023, 137 Stat. 1018.)"
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# § 8221. Strategies, priorities, and annual report

**(a)** **Expansion of country-specific strategies to promote democracy**

**(1)** **Commendation** Congress commends the Secretary for the ongoing work by the Department to develop country-specific strategies for promoting democracy.

**(2)** **Expansion** The Secretary shall expand the development of such strategies to all nondemocratic countries and democratic transition countries.

**(3)** **Briefings** The Secretary shall keep the appropriate congressional committees fully and currently informed as such strategies are developed.

**(b)** **to (d) Omitted or repealed** 

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 110–53, title XXI, § 2121, Aug. 3, 2007, 121 Stat. 531; Pub. L. 118–31, div. F, title LXVII, § 6707(b)(3), Dec. 22, 2023, 137 Stat. 1018.)

## Editorial Notes

### Codification

Section is comprised of . Subsecs. (b) and (d) of  amended , which is set out as a note under . Subsec. (c) of  was repealed by , see 2023 Amendment note below.

### Amendments

2023—Subsec. (c).  struck out subsec. (c). Text read as follows: “The Annual Report on Advancing Freedom and Democracy shall include, as appropriate—

“(1) United States priorities for the promotion of democracy and the protection of human rights for each nondemocratic country and democratic transition country, developed in consultation with relevant parties in such countries; and

“(2) specific actions and activities of chiefs of missions and other United States officials to promote democracy and protect human rights in each such country.”