FINDINGS.

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.