[…] for the initiation of a dialogue on topics on the hemispheric agenda . (7) In 2014 and 2015, the OAS Secretariat expanded its engagement with elected national legislators from OAS member states by convening two meetings of presidents of national legislatures, first in Lima, Peru and subsequently in Santiago, Chile. (8) However, no formal, permanent procedures exist to facilitate the participation of elected national legislators from OAS member states in OAS activities. 3. Sense of Congress 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— (A) promoting the rule of law and combating corruption