H.R. 3445 — what changed
African Growth and Opportunity Act and Millennium Challenge Act Modernization Act
From Introduced in House to Reported in House. 1 section amended between Introduced in House and Reported in House.
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—
changed
in subsection (b)(1)——(b)(1)—
in subparagraph (D), by striking “and” at the end;
in subparagraph (E), by adding “and” at the end; and
by adding at the end the following:
“(F) the quality of the civil society enabling environment;”
by redesignating subsections (d) and (e) as subsections (e) and (f), respectively; and
by inserting after subsection (c) the following:
“(d) Reporting on treatment of civil society—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.”