text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
      This Act may be cited as the ``Organization of American States 
  Revitalization and Reform Act of 2013''.
  SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
      Congress makes the following findings:
          (1) The Charter of the Organization of American States 
      recognizes that--
              (A) representative democracy is indispensable for the 
          stability, peace, and development of the Western Hemisphere; 
          and
              (B) a purpose of the Organization of American States is to 
          promote and consolidate representative democracy, with due 
          respect for the principle of nonintervention.
          (2) The United States supports the purposes and principles 
      enshrined in--
              (A) the Charter of the Organization of American States;
              (B) the Inter-American Democratic Charter; and
              (C) the American Declaration on the Rights and Duties of 
          Man.
          (3) 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 (2).
          (4) Congress supports the Organization of American States as it 
      operates in a manner consistent with the Inter-American Democratic 
      Charter.
  SEC. 3. STATEMENT OF POLICY.
      It is the policy of the United States--
          (1) to promote democracy and the rule of law throughout the 
      Western Hemisphere;
          (2) to promote and protect human rights and fundamental 
      freedoms in the Western Hemisphere; and
          (3) to support the practices, purposes, and principles 
      expressed in the Charter of the Organization of American States, 
      the American Declaration on the Rights and Duties of Man, the 
      Inter-American Democratic Charter, and other fundamental 
      instruments of democracy.
  SEC. 4. SENSE OF CONGRESS.
      It is the sense of Congress that--
          (1) the Organization of American States (OAS) should be the 
      primary multi-lateral diplomatic entity for regional dispute 
      resolution and promotion of democratic governance and institutions;
          (2) the OAS is a valuable platform from which to launch 
      initiatives aimed to benefit the countries of the Western 
      Hemisphere;
          (3) the Summit of the Americas institution and process embodies 
      a valuable complement to regional dialogue and cooperation;
          (4) the Summit of the Americas process should be formally and 
      more effectively integrated into the work of the OAS, the Inter-
      American Development Bank, and other Members of the Joint Summit 
      Working Group, and the OAS should play a central role in overseeing 
      and managing the Summit process;
          (5) the OAS General Assembly and the Summit of the Americas 
      events should be combined geographically and chronologically in the 
      years in which they coincide;
          (6) the OAS has historically accepted too many mandates from 
      its member states, resulting in both lack of clarity on priorities 
      and loss of institutional focus, which in turn has reduced the 
      effectiveness of the organization;
          (7) to ensure an appropriate balance of priorities, 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 functions;
          (8) key OAS strengths lie in strengthening peace and security, 
      promoting and consolidating representative democracy, regional 
      dispute resolution, election assistance and monitoring, fostering 
      economic growth and development cooperation, facilitating trade, 
      combating illicit drug trafficking and transnational crime, and 
      support for the Inter-American Human Rights System;
          (9) the core competencies referred to in paragraph (8) should 
      remain central to the strategic planning process of the OAS and the 
      consideration of future mandates;
          (10) 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 mandate, an assessment of the comparative advantage of the OAS 
      in the implementation of the mandate, and a description of the ways 
      in which the mandate advances the organization's core mission;
          (11) any new mandates should include, in addition to the 
      analysis described in paragraph (10), an identification of the 
      source of funding to be used to implement the mandate;
          (12) the OAS would benefit from enhanced coordination between 
      the OAS and the Inter-American Development Bank on issues that 
      relate to economic development;
          (13) the OAS would benefit from standard reporting requirements 
      for each project and grant agreement;
          (14) the OAS would benefit from effective implementation of--
              (A) transparent and merit-based human resource standards 
          and processes; and
              (B) transparent hiring, firing, and promotion standards and 
          processes, including with respect to factors such as gender and 
          national origin; and
          (15) it is in the interest of the United States, OAS member 
      states, and a modernized OAS to move toward an assessed fee 
      structure that assures the financial sustainability of the 
      organization and establishes, not later than five years after the 
      date of the enactment of this Act, that no member state pays more 
      than 50 percent of the organization's assessed fees.
  SEC. 5. ORGANIZATION OF AMERICAN STATES REVITALIZATION AND REFORM 
  STRATEGY.
      (a) Strategy.--
          (1) In general.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the 
      enactment of this Act, 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--
              (A) identifies a path toward the adoption of necessary 
          reforms that prioritize and reinforce the OAS's core 
          competencies described in section 4(8);
              (B) outlines an approach to secure from the OAS effective 
          adoption of--
                  (i) a results-based budgeting process in order to 
              strategically prioritize, and where appropriate, reduce 
              current and future mandates; and
                  (ii) transparent hiring, firing, and promotion 
              practices;
              (C) reflects the inputs and coordination from other 
          Executive Branch agencies, as appropriate; and
              (D) identifies a path toward the adoption of necessary 
          reforms that would--
                  (i) lead to an assessed fee structure in which no 
              member state would pay more than 50 percent of the OAS's 
              assessed yearly fees; and
                  (ii) seek to minimize the negative financial impact on 
              the OAS and its operations.
          (2) Policy priorities and coordination.--The Secretary of State 
      shall--
              (A) carry out diplomatic engagement to build support for 
          reforms and budgetary burden sharing among OAS member states 
          and observers; and
              (B) promote donor coordination among OAS member states.
      (b) Briefings.--The Secretary of State shall offer to the 
  committees referred to in subsection (a)(1) a quarterly briefing that--
          (1) reviews assessed and voluntary contributions;
          (2) analyzes the progress made by the OAS to adopt and 
      effectively implement a results-based budgeting process in order to 
      strategically prioritize, and where appropriate, reduce current and 
      future mandates;
          (3) analyzes the progress made by the OAS to adopt and 
      effectively implement transparent and merit-based human resource 
      standards and practices and transparent hiring, firing, and 
      promotion standards and processes, including with respect to 
      factors such as gender and national origin;
          (4) 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 budget; and
          (5) analyzes the progress made by the OAS to review, 
      streamline, and prioritize mandates to focus on core missions and 
      make efficient and effective use of available funding.
  
                                 Speaker of the House of Representatives.
  
                              Vice President of the United States and    
                                                 President of the Senate.
target: (This measure has not been amended since it was passed by the House on September 17, 2013.  Organization of American States Revitalization and Reform Act of 2013 - States that it is U.S. policy to: (1) promote democracy, the rule of law, and human rights in the Western Hemisphere; and (2) support the practices and principles expressed in the Charter of the Organization of American States, the American Declaration on the Rights and Duties of Man, the Inter-American Democratic Charter, and other fundamental instruments of democracy. Expresses the sense of Congress that: (1) the Organization of American States (OAS) should be the primary multi-lateral diplomatic entity for regional dispute resolution and promotion of democratic governance; (2) the Summit of the Americas process should be formally and more effectively integrated into the work of the OAS, the Inter-American Development Bank, and other Members of the Joint Summit Working Group; (3) the OAS has historically accepted too many member state mandates creating unclear priorities and loss of institutional focus; and (4) it is in the interest of the United States and the OAS and its member states to move toward an assessed fee structure that assures financial sustainability and establishes, within five years, that no member state pays more than 50% of the organization's assessed fees.  Directs the Secretary of State to submit to Congress a multiyear strategy that: (1) leads to such assessed fee structure, (2) identifies a path toward the adoption of necessary reforms that prioritize the core competencies of the OAS, (3) outlines a results-based budgeting process to prioritize current and future mandates and transparent hiring and promotion practices, and (4) reflects the inputs and coordination from other executive branch agencies.  Directs the Secretary to: (1) carry out diplomatic engagement to build support for reforms and budgetary burden sharing among OAS member states and observers, and (2) promote donor coordination among OAS member states.
feat_title: Organization of American States Revitalization and Reform Act of 2013