#aacth ,,congress  #ast ,session  ,in   
the ,house of ,representatives1 ,u4 ,s41
  ,september #ag1 #bjac  ,,amendment3   
,that the bill from the ,senate 7,s4    
#gic7 entitled ,an ,act to support      
revitalization and reform of the        
,organization of ,american ,states1 and 
for other purposes41 do pass with the   
following  ,strike out all after the    
enacting clause and insert3  #a4 ,short 
title ,this ,act may be cited as the    
,organization of ,american ,states      
,revitalization and ,reform ,act of     
#bjac4  #b4 ,findings ,congress makes   
the following findings3  7#a7 ,the      
,charter of the ,organization of        
,american ,states recognizes that--     
7,a7 representative democracy is        
indispensable for the stability1 peace1 
and development of the ,western         
,hemisphere2 and  7,b7 a purpose of the 
,organization of ,american ,states is to
 promote and consolidate representative 
democracy1 with due respect for the     
principle of nonintervention4  7#b7 ,the

 ,united ,states supports the purposes  
and principles enshrined in--  7,a7 the 
,charter of the ,organization of        
,american ,states2  7,b7 the            
,inter-,american ,democratic ,charter2  
and  7,c7 the ,american ,declaration on 
the ,rights and ,duties of ,man4  7#c7  
,the ,united ,states supports the       
,organization of ,american ,states in   
its efforts with all member states to   
meet our commitments under the          
instruments set forth in paragraph 7#b74
  7#d7 ,congress supports the           
,organization of ,american ,states as it
 operates in a manner consistent with   
the ,inter-,american ,democratic        
,charter4  #c4 ,statement of policy ,it 
is the policy of the ,united ,states--  
7#a7 to promote democracy and the rule  
of law throughout the ,western          
,hemisphere2  7#b7 to promote and       
protect human rights and fundamental    
freedoms in the ,western ,hemisphere2   
and  7#c7 to support the practices1     
purposes1 and principles expressed in   

the ,charter of the ,organization of    
,american ,states1 the ,american        
,declaration on the ,rights and ,duties 
of ,man1 the ,inter-,american           
,democratic ,charter1 and other         
fundamental instruments of democracy4   
#d4 ,sense of ,congress ,it is the sense
 of ,congress that--  7#a7 the          
,organization of ,american ,states      
7,,oas7 should be the primary           
multi-lateral diplomatic entity for     
regional dispute resolution and         
promotion of democratic governance and  
institutions2  7#b7 the ,,oas is a      
valuable platform from which to launch  
initiatives aimed to benefit the        
countries of the ,western ,hemisphere2  
7#c7 the ,summit of the ,americas       
institution and process embodies a      
valuable complement to regional dialogue
 and cooperation2  7#d7 the ,summit of  
the ,americas process should be formally
 and more effectively integrated into   
the work of the ,,oas1 the              
,inter-,american ,development ,bank1 and

 other ,members of the ,joint ,summit   
,working ,group1 and the ,,oas should   
play a central role in overseeing and   
managing the ,summit process2  7#e7 the 
,,oas ,general ,assembly and the ,summit
 of the ,americas events should be      
combined geographically and             
chronologically in the years in which   
they coincide2  7#f7 the ,,oas has      
historically accepted too many mandates 
from its member states1 resulting in    
both lack of clarity on priorities and  
loss of institutional focus1 which in   
turn has reduced the effectiveness of   
the organization2  7#g7 to ensure an    
appropriate balance of priorities1 the  
,,oas should review its core functions  
no less than annually and seek          
opportunities to reduce the number of   
mandates not directly related to its    
core functions2  7#h7 key ,,oas         
strengths lie in strengthening peace and
 security1 promoting and consolidating  
representative democracy1 regional      
dispute resolution1 election assistance 

and monitoring1 fostering economic      
growth and development cooperation1     
facilitating trade1 combating illicit   
drug trafficking and transnational      
crime1 and support for the              
,inter-,american ,human ,rights ,system2
  7#i7 the core competencies referred to
 in paragraph 7#h7 should remain central
 to the strategic planning process of   
the ,,oas and the consideration of      
future mandates2  7#aj7 any new ,,oas   
mandates should be accepted by the      
member states only after an analysis is 
conducted and formally presented        
consisting of a calculation of the      
financial costs associated with the     
mandate1 an assessment of the           
comparative advantage of the ,,oas in   
the implementation of the mandate1 and a
 description of the ways in which the   
mandate advances the organization's core
 mission2  7#aa7 any new mandates should
 include1 in addition to the analysis   
described in paragraph 7#aj71 an        
identification of the source of funding 

to be used to implement the mandate2    
7#ab7 the ,,oas would benefit from      
enhanced coordination between the ,,oas 
and the ,inter-,american ,development   
,bank on issues that relate to economic 
development2  7#ac7 the ,,oas would     
benefit from standard reporting         
requirements for each project and grant 
agreement2  7#ad7 the ,,oas would       
benefit from effective implementation   
of--  7,a7 transparent and merit-based  
human resource standards and processes2 
and  7,b7 transparent hiring1 firing1   
and promotion standards and processes1  
including with respect to factors such  
as gender and national origin2 and      
7#ae7 it is in the interest of the      
,united ,states1 ,,oas member states1   
and a modernized ,,oas to move toward an
 assessed fee structure that assures the
 financial sustainability of the        
organization and establishes1 not later 
than five years after the date of the   
enactment of this ,act1 that no member  
state pays more than #ej percent of the 

organization's assessed fees4  #e4      
,organization of ,american ,states      
revitalization and reform strategy  7a7 
,strategy  7#a7 ,in general ,not later  
than #ahj days after the date of the    
enactment of this ,act1 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     
multiyear strategy that--  7,a7         
identifies a path toward the adoption of
 necessary reforms that prioritize and  
reinforce the ,,oas's core competencies 
described in section #d7h72  7,b7       
outlines an approach to secure from the 
,,oas effective adoption of--  7i7 a    
results-based budgeting process in order
 to strategically prioritize1 and where 
appropriate1 reduce current and future  
mandates2 and  7ii7 transparent hiring1 
firing1 and promotion practices2  7,c7  
reflects the inputs and coordination    
from other ,executive ,branch agencies1 
as appropriate2 and  7,d7 identifies a  

path toward the adoption of necessary   
reforms that would--  7i7 lead to an    
assessed fee structure in which no      
member state would pay more than #ej    
percent of the ,,oas's assessed yearly  
fees2 and  7ii7 seek to minimize the    
negative financial impact on the ,,oas  
and its operations4  7#b7 ,policy       
priorities and coordination ,the        
,secretary of ,state shall--  7,a7 carry
 out diplomatic engagement to build     
support for reforms and budgetary burden
 sharing among ,,oas member states and  
observers2 and  7,b7 promote donor      
coordination among ,,oas member states4 
7b7 ,briefings ,the ,secretary of ,state
 shall offer to the committees referred 
to in subsection 7a77#a7 a quarterly    
briefing that--  7#a7 reviews assessed  
and voluntary contributions2  7#b7      
analyzes the progress made by the ,,oas 
to adopt and effectively implement a    
results-based budgeting process in order
 to strategically prioritize1 and where 
appropriate1 reduce current and future  

mandates2  7#c7 analyzes the progress   
made by the ,,oas to adopt and          
effectively implement transparent and   
merit-based human resource standards and
 practices and transparent hiring1      
firing1 and promotion standards and     
processes1 including with respect to    
factors such as gender and national     
origin2  7#d7 analyzes the progress made
 by the ,,oas to adopt and effectively  
implement a practice of soliciting      
member quotas to be paid on a schedule  
that will improve the consistency of its
 operating budget2 and  7#e7 analyzes   
the progress made by the ,,oas to       
review1 streamline1 and prioritize      
mandates to focus on core missions and  
make efficient and effective use of     
available funding4  ,clerk4