“It is that sense of Congress that—“(1) elected national legislators play an essential role in the exercise of representative democracy in the Americas, including by—“(A) promoting economic freedom and respect for property rights;
“(B) promoting the rule of law and combating corruption;
“(C) defending human rights and fundamental freedoms; and
“(D) advancing the principles and practices expressed in the Charter of the Organization of American States, the American Declaration on [probably should be “of”] the Rights and Duties of Man, and the Inter-American Democratic Charter;
“(2) establishing procedures and mechanisms to facilitate the participation of elected national legislators from OAS member states in OAS activities could contribute to the promotion of democratic principles and practices and strengthen a democratic culture in the Western Hemisphere;
“(3) increasing and strengthening the participation of elected national legislators from OAS member states in OAS activities could advance the principles and proposals expressed in section 4 of the Organization of American States Revitalization and Reform Act of 2013 (Public Law 113–41; 127 Stat. 549);
“(4) the OAS General Assembly, OAS Permanent Council, and OAS Secretariat should take steps to facilitate greater participation of elected national legislators from OAS member states in OAS activities;
“(5) the OAS Permanent Council resolutions titled ‘Guidelines for the Participation of Civil Society [Organizations] in OAS Activities’ and ‘Strategies for Increasing and Strengthening Participation by Civil Society Organizations in OAS Activities’ should serve as important references for efforts to bolster the participation of elected national legislators from OAS member states in OAS activities; and
“(6) the successful experience of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe Parliamentary Assembly should serve as a model to the OAS in creating a similar mechanism.
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