To establish a Department of Peace.

Summary: Department of Peace Act - Establishes a Department of Peace, which shall be headed by a Secretary of Peace (Secretary).

Sets forth the mission of the Department, including: (1) cultivation of peace as a national policy objective; and (2) development of policies that promote national and international conflict prevention, nonviolent intervention, mediation, peaceful conflict resolution, and structured conflict mediation.

Establishes in the Department: (1) the Office of Peace Education and Training; (2) the Office of Domestic Peace Activities; (3) the Office of International Peace Activities; (4) the Office of Technology for Peace; (5) the Office of Arms Control and Disarmament; (6) the Office of Peaceful Coexistence and Nonviolent Conflict Resolution; (7) the Office of Human Rights and Economic Rights; and (8) the Intergovernmental Advisory Council on Peace. Directs the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of State to consult with the Secretary concerning nonviolent means of conflict resolution when a conflict between the United States and any other government or entity is imminent or occurring. Transfers to the Department the functions, assets, and personnel of various federal agencies. Establishes the Federal Interagency Committee on Peace. Directs the Secretary to encourage citizens to celebrate the blessings of peace and endeavor to create peace on a Peace Day.

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    (a) In General.--There shall be in the Department an Office of 
Peaceful Coexistence and Nonviolent Conflict Resolution, the head of 
which shall be the Assistant Secretary for Peaceful Coexistence and 
Nonviolent Conflict Resolution. The Assistant Secretary for Peaceful 
Coexistence and Nonviolent Conflict Resolution shall carry out those 
functions in the Department affecting research and analysis relating to 
creating, initiating, and modeling approaches to peaceful coexistence 
and nonviolent conflict resolution.
    (b) Responsibilities.--The Assistant Secretary for Peaceful 
Coexistence and Nonviolent Conflict Resolution shall--
            (1) commission or compile studies on the impact of war, 
        especially on the physical and mental condition of children 
        (using the ten-point anti-war agenda in the United Nations 
        Childrens Fund report, State of the World's Children 1996, as a 
        guide), which shall include the study of the effect of war on 
        the environment and public health;
            (2) compile information on effective community 
        peacebuilding activities and disseminate such information to 
        local governments and non-governmental organizations in the 
        United States and abroad;
            (3) commission or compile research on the effect of 
        violence in the media and make such reports available to the 
        Congress annually;
            (4) publish a monthly journal of the activities of the 
        Department and encourage scholarly participation; and
            (5) sponsor conferences throughout the United States to 
        create awareness of the work of the Department.

SEC. 110. OFFICE OF HUMAN RIGHTS AND ECONOMIC RIGHTS.

    (a) In General.--There shall be in the Department an Office of 
Human Rights and Economic Rights, the head of which shall be the 
Assistant Secretary for Human Rights and Economic Rights. The Assistant 
Secretary for Human Rights and Economic Rights shall carry out those 
functions in the Department that support the principles of the 
Universal Declaration of Human Rights passed by the General Assembly of 
the United Nations on December 10, 1948.
    (b) Responsibilities.--The Assistant Secretary for Human Rights and 
Economic Rights shall--
            (1) assist the Secretary, in cooperation with the Secretary 
        of State, in furthering the incorporation of the principles of 
        human rights, as enunciated in the United Nations General 
        Assembly Resolution 217A (III) of December 10, 1948, into all 
        agreements between the United States and other nations to help 
        reduce the causes of violence;
            (2) gather information on and document human rights abuses, 
        both domestically and internationally, and recommend to the 
        Secretary nonviolent responses to correct abuses;
            (3) make such findings available to other agencies in order 
        to facilitate nonviolent conflict resolution;
            (4) provide trained observers to work with non-governmental 
        organizations for purposes of creating a climate that is 
        conducive to the respect for human rights;
            (5) conduct economic analyses of the scarcity of human and 
        natural resources as a source of conflict and make 
        recommendations to the Secretary for nonviolent prevention of 
        such scarcity, nonviolent intervention in case of such 
        scarcity, and the development of programs to assist people 
        facing such scarcity, whether due to armed conflict, 
        maldistribution of resources, or natural causes;
            (6) assist the Secretary, in cooperation with the Secretary 
        of State and the Secretary of the Treasury, in developing 
        strategies regarding the sustainability and the management of 
        the distribution of funds from international agencies, the 
        conditions regarding the receipt of such funds, and the impact 
        of those conditions on the peace and stability of the recipient 
        nations;
            (7) assist the Secretary, in cooperation with the Secretary 
        of State and the Secretary of Labor, in developing strategies 
        to promote full compliance with domestic and international 
        labor rights law; and
            (8) conduct policy analysis to ensure that the 
        international development investments of the United States 
        positively impact the peace and stability of the recipient 
        nation.

SEC. 111. INTERGOVERNMENTAL ADVISORY COUNCIL ON PEACE.

    (a) In General.--There shall be in the Department an advisory 
committee known as the Intergovernmental Advisory Council on Peace 
(hereinafter in this Act referred to as the ``Council''). The Council 
shall provide assistance and make recommendations to the Secretary and 
the President concerning intergovernmental policies relating to peace 
and nonviolent conflict resolution.
    (b) Responsibilities.--The Council shall--
            (1) provide a forum for representatives of Federal, State, 
        and local governments to discuss peace issues;
            (2) promote better intergovernmental relations and offer 
        professional mediation services to resolve intergovernmental 
        conflict as needed; and
            (3) submit, biennially or more frequently if determined 
        necessary by the Council, a report to the Secretary, the 
        President, and the Congress reviewing the impact of Federal 
        peace activities on State and local governments.

SEC. 112. CONSULTATION REQUIRED.

    (a) Consultation in Cases of Conflict.--(1) In any case in which a 
conflict between the United States and any other government or entity 
is imminent or occurring, the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of 
State shall consult with the Secretary concerning nonviolent means of 
conflict resolution.
    (2) In any case in which such a conflict is ongoing or recently 
concluded, the Secretary shall conduct independent studies of 
diplomatic initiatives undertaken by the United States and other 
parties to the conflict.
    (3) In any case in which such a conflict has recently concluded, 
the Secretary shall assess the effectiveness of those initiatives in 
ending the conflict.
    (4) The Secretary shall establish a formal process of consultation 
in a timely manner with the Secretary of the Department of State and 
the Secretary of Defense--
            (A) prior to the initiation of any armed conflict between 
        the United States and any other nation; and
            (B) for any matter involving the use of Department of 
        Defense personnel within the United States.
    (b) Consultation in Drafting Treaties and Agreements.--The 
executive branch shall consult with the Secretary in drafting treaties 
and peace agreements.

SEC. 113. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this Act for a 
fiscal year beginning after the date of the enactment of this Act 
$10,000,000,000 for each fiscal year. Of the amounts appropriated 
pursuant to such authorization, at least 85 percent shall be used for 
domestic peace programs, including administrative costs associated with 
such programs.

 TITLE II--ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS AND TRANSFERS OF AGENCY FUNCTIONS

SEC. 201. STAFF.

    The Secretary may appoint and fix the compensation of such 
employees as may be necessary to carry out the functions of the 
Secretary and the Department. Except as otherwise provided by law, such 
employees shall be appointed in accordance with the civil service laws 
and their compensation fixed in accordance with title 5 of the United 
States Code.

SEC. 202. TRANSFERS.

    There are hereby transferred to the Department the functions, 
assets, and personnel of--
            (1) the Peace Corps;
            (2) the United States Institute of Peace;
            (3) the Office of the Under Secretary for Arms Control and 
        International Security Affairs of the Department of State;
            (4) the Gang Resistance Education and Training Program of 
        the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms; and
            (5) the SafeFutures program of the Office of Juvenile 
        Justice and Delinquency Prevention of the Department of 
        Justice.

SEC. 203. CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.

    Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, 
the Secretary shall prepare and submit to Congress proposed legislation 
containing any necessary and appropriate technical and conforming 
amendments to the laws of the United States to reflect and carry out 
the provisions of this Act.

           TITLE III--FEDERAL INTERAGENCY COMMITTEE ON PEACE

SEC. 301. FEDERAL INTERAGENCY COMMITTEE ON PEACE.

    There is established a Federal Interagency Committee on Peace 
(hereinafter in this Act referred to as the ``Committee''). The 
Committee shall--
            (1) assist the Secretary in providing a mechanism to assure 
        that the procedures and actions of the Department and other 
        Federal agencies are fully coordinated; and
            (2) study and make recommendations for assuring effective 
        coordination of Federal programs, policies, and administrative 
        practices affecting peace.

                          TITLE IV--PEACE DAY

SEC. 401. PEACE DAY.

    The Secretary shall encourage citizens to observe and celebrate the 
blessings of peace and endeavor to create peace on a Peace Day. Such 
day shall include discussions of the professional activities and the 
achievements in the lives of peacemakers.