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108TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 1673 

To establish a Department of Peace. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

APRIL 8, 2003 

Mr. KUCINICH (for himself, Ms. WOOLSEY, Mr. CONYERS, Mr. OBERSTAR, 

Mr. ABERCROMBIE, Ms. BALDWIN, Mr. BROWN of Ohio, Ms. CARSON of 

Indiana, Mr. CLAY, Mr. CUMMINGS, Mr. DAVIS of Illinois, Mr. DEFAZIO, 

Mr. EVANS, Mr. FARR, Mr. FILNER, Mr. GRIJALVA, Mr. GUTIERREZ, Mr. 

HINCHEY, Mr. HONDA, Mr. JACKSON of Illinois, Ms. JACKSON-LEE of 

Texas, Ms. EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON of Texas, Mrs. JONES of Ohio, 

Ms. LEE, Mr. LEWIS of Georgia, Mrs. MALONEY, Mr. MCDERMOTT, Mr. 

MCGOVERN, Mr. MEEKS of New York, Mr. GEORGE MILLER of California, Mr. NADLER, Mr. OLVER, Mr. OWENS, Mr. PAYNE, Mr. RAHALL, 

Mr. RANGEL, Mr. RYAN of Ohio, Mr. SANDERS, Ms. SCHAKOWSKY, Mr. 

SCOTT of Virginia, Mr. SERRANO, Ms. SOLIS, Mr. STARK, Mr. TOWNS, 

Mr. UDALL of Colorado, Ms. WATERS, and Ms. WATSON) introduced the 

following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Government Reform, and in addition to the Committees on International Relations, the 

Judiciary, and Education and the Workforce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such 

provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 

A BILL 

To establish a Department of Peace. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. FINDINGS. 

4 Congress finds the following: 

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1 (1) On July 4, 1776, the Second Continental 

2 Congress unanimously declared the independence of 

3 the 13 colonies, and the achievement of peace was 

4 recognized as one of the highest duties of the new 

5 organization of free and independent States. 

6 (2) In declaring, ‘‘We hold these truths to be 

7 self-evident, that all Men are created equal, that 

8 they are endowed by their Creator with certain 

9 unalienable rights, that among these are Life, Lib10 erty and the Pursuit of Happiness’’, the drafters of 

11 the Declaration of Independence, appealing to the 

12 Supreme Judge of the World, derived the creative 

13 cause of nationhood from ‘‘the Laws of Nature’’ and 

14 the entitlements of ‘‘Nature’s God’’, such literal re15 ferrals in the Declaration of Independence thereby 

16 serving to celebrate the unity of human thought, 

17 natural law, and spiritual causation. 

18 (3) The architects of the Declaration of Inde19 pendence ‘‘with a firm reliance on the protection of 

20 divine providence’’ spoke to the connection between 

21 the original work infusing principle into the struc22 ture of a democratic government seeking to elevate 

23 the condition of humanity, and the activity of a 

24 higher power which moves to guide the Nation’s for25 tune. 

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1 (4) The Constitution of the United States of 

2 America, in its Preamble, further sets forth the in3 surance of the cause of peace in stating: ‘‘We the 

4 People of the United States, in Order to Form a 

5 more perfect Union, establish Justice, insure domes6 tic Tranquility, provide for the common defense, pro7 mote the general welfare, and secure the Blessings 

8 of Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity.’’ 

9 (5) The Founders of this country gave America 

10 a vision of freedom for the ages and provided people 

11 with a document which gave this Nation the ability 

12 to adapt to an undreamed of future. 

13 (6) It is the sacred duty of the people of the 

14 United States to receive the living truths of our 

15 founding documents and to think anew to develop 

16 institutions that permit the unfolding of the highest 

17 moral principles in this Nation and around the 

18 world. 

19 (7) During the course of the 20th century, 

20 more than 100,000,000 people perished in wars, and 

21 now, at the dawn of the 21st century, violence seems 

22 to be an overarching theme in the world, encom23 passing personal, group, national, and international 

24 conflict, extending to the production of nuclear, bio25 logical, and chemical weapons of mass destruction 

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1 which have been developed for use on land, air, sea, 

2 and in space. 

3 (8) Such conflict is often taken as a reflection 

4 of the human condition without questioning whether 

5 the structures of thought, word, and deed which the 

6 people of the United States have inherited are any 

7 longer sufficient for the maintenance, growth, and 

8 survival of the United States and the world. 

9 (9) Promoting a culture of peace has been rec10 ognized by the United Nations Educational, Sci11 entific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) 

12 through passage of a resolution declaring an Inter13 national Decade for a Culture of Peace and Non-Vi14 olence for the Children 2001–2010. The objective is 

15 to further strengthen the global movement for a cul16 ture of peace following the observance of the Inter17 national Year for the Culture of Peace in 2000. 

18 (10) We are in a new millennium, and the time 

19 has come to review age-old challenges with new 

20 thinking wherein we can conceive of peace as not 

21 simply being the absence of violence, but the active 

22 presence of the capacity for a higher evolution of the 

23 human awareness, of respect, trust, and integrity; 

24 wherein we all may tap the infinite capabilities of 

25 humanity to transform consciousness and conditions 

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1 which impel or compel violence at a personal, group, 

2 or national level toward developing a new under3 standing of, and a commitment to, compassion and 

4 love, in order to create a ‘‘shining city on a hill’’, the 

5 light of which is the light of nations. 

6 TITLE I—ESTABLISHMENT OF 

7 DEPARTMENT OF PEACE 

8 SEC. 101. ESTABLISHMENT OF DEPARTMENT OF PEACE. 

9 (a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is hereby established a 

10 Department of Peace (hereinafter in this Act referred to 

11 as the ‘‘Department’’), which shall— 

12 (1) be a cabinet-level department in the execu13 tive branch of the Federal Government; and 

14 (2) be dedicated to peacemaking and the study 

15 of conditions that are conducive to both domestic 

16 and international peace. 

17 (b) SECRETARY OF PEACE.—There shall be at the 

18 head of the Department a Secretary of Peace (hereinafter 

19 in this Act referred to as the ‘‘Secretary’’), who shall be 

20 appointed by the President, with the advice and consent 

21 of the Senate. 

22 (c) MISSION.—The Department shall— 

23 (1) hold peace as an organizing principle, co24 ordinating service to every level of American society; 

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1 (2) endeavor to promote justice and democratic 

2 principles to expand human rights; 

3 (3) strengthen nonmilitary means of peace4 making; 

5 (4) promote the development of human poten6 tial; 

7 (5) work to create peace, prevent violence, di8 vert from armed conflict, use field-tested programs, 

9 and develop new structures in nonviolent dispute 

10 resolution; 

11 (6) take a proactive, strategic approach in the 

12 development of policies that promote national and 

13 international conflict prevention, nonviolent interven14 tion, mediation, peaceful resolution of conflict, and 

15 structured mediation of conflict; 

16 (7) address matters both domestic and inter17 national in scope; and 

18 (8) encourage the development of initiatives 

19 from local communities, religious groups, and non20 governmental organizations. 

21 SEC. 102. RESPONSIBILITIES AND POWERS. 

22 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall— 

23 (1) work proactively and interactively with each 

24 branch of the Federal Government on all policy mat25 ters relating to conditions of peace; 

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1 (2) serve as a delegate to the National Security 

2 Council; 

3 (3) call on the intellectual and spiritual wealth 

4 of the people of the United States and seek partici5 pation in its administration and in its development 

6 of policy from private, public, and nongovernmental 

7 organizations; and 

8 (4) monitor and analyze causative principles of 

9 conflict and make policy recommendations for devel10 oping and maintaining peaceful conduct. 

11 (b) DOMESTIC RESPONSIBILITIES.—The Secretary 

12 shall— 

13 (1) develop policies that address domestic vio14 lence, including spousal abuse, child abuse, and mis15 treatment of the elderly; 

16 (2) create new policies and incorporate existing 

17 programs that reduce drug and alcohol abuse; 

18 (3) develop new policies and incorporate exist19 ing policies regarding crime, punishment, and reha20 bilitation; 

21 (4) develop policies to address violence against 

22 animals; 

23 (5) analyze existing policies, employ successful, 

24 field-tested programs, and develop new approaches 

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1 ing gun-related violence and the overwhelming pres2 ence of handguns; 

3 (6) develop new programs that relate to the so4 cietal challenges of school violence, gangs, racial or 

5 ethnic violence, violence against gays and lesbians, 

6 and police-community relations disputes; 

7 (7) make policy recommendations to the Attor8 ney General regarding civil rights and labor law; 

9 (8) assist in the establishment and funding of 

10 community-based violence prevention programs, in11 cluding violence prevention counseling and peer me12 diation in schools; 

13 (9) counsel and advocate on behalf of women 

14 victimized by violence; 

15 (10) provide for public education programs and 

16 counseling strategies concerning hate crimes; 

17 (11) promote racial, religious, and ethnic toler18 ance; 

19 (12) finance local community initiatives that 

20 can draw on neighborhood resources to create peace 

21 projects that facilitate the development of conflict 

22 resolution at a national level and thereby inform and 

23 inspire national policy; and 

24 (13) provide ethical-based and value-based anal25 yses to the Department of Defense. 

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1 (c) INTERNATIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES.—The Sec2 retary shall— 

3 (1) advise the Secretary of Defense and the 

4 Secretary of State on all matters relating to national 

5 security, including the protection of human rights 

6 and the prevention of, amelioration of, and de-esca7 lation of unarmed and armed international conflict; 

8 (2) provide for the training of all United States 

9 personnel who administer postconflict reconstruction 

10 and demobilization in war-torn societies; 

11 (3) sponsor country and regional conflict pre12 vention and dispute resolution initiatives, create spe13 cial task forces, and draw on local, regional, and na14 tional expertise to develop plans and programs for 

15 addressing the root sources of conflict in troubled 

16 areas; 

17 (4) provide for exchanges between the United 

18 States and other nations of individuals who endeavor 

19 to develop domestic and international peace-based 

20 initiatives; 

21 (5) encourage the development of international 

22 sister city programs, pairing United States cities 

23 with cities around the globe for artistic, cultural, 

24 economic, educational, and faith-based exchanges; 

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1 (6) administer the training of civilian peace2 keepers who participate in multinational nonviolent 

3 police forces and support civilian police who partici4 pate in peacekeeping; 

5 (7) jointly with the Secretary of the Treasury, 

6 strengthen peace enforcement through hiring and 

7 training monitors and investigators to help with the 

8 enforcement of international arms embargoes; 

9 (8) facilitate the development of peace summits 

10 at which parties to a conflict may gather under care11 fully prepared conditions to promote nonviolent com12 munication and mutually beneficial solutions; 

13 (9) submit to the President recommendations 

14 for reductions in weapons of mass destruction, and 

15 make annual reports to the President on the sale of 

16 arms from the United States to other nations, with 

17 analysis of the impact of such sales on the defense 

18 of the United States and how such sales affect 

19 peace; 

20 (10) in consultation with the Secretary of State, 

21 develop strategies for sustainability and management 

22 of the distribution of international funds; and 

23 (11) advise the United States Ambassador to 

24 the United Nations on matters pertaining to the 

25 United Nations Security Council. 

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1 (d) HUMAN SECURITY RESPONSIBILITIES.—The Sec2 retary shall address and offer nonviolent conflict resolu3 tion strategies to all relevant parties on issues of human 

4 security if such security is threatened by conflict, whether 

5 such conflict is geographic, religious, ethnic, racial, or 

6 class-based in its origin, derives from economic concerns 

7 (including trade or maldistribution of wealth), or is initi8 ated through disputes concerning scarcity of natural re9 sources (such as water and energy resources), food, trade, 

10 or environmental concerns. 

11 (e) MEDIA-RELATED RESPONSIBILITIES.—Respect12 ing the first amendment of the Constitution of the United 

13 States and the requirement for free and independent 

14 media, the Secretary shall— 

15 (1) seek assistance in the design and implemen16 tation of nonviolent policies from media profes17 sionals; 

18 (2) study the role of the media in the escalation 

19 and de-escalation of conflict at domestic and inter20 national levels and make findings public; and 

21 (3) make recommendations to professional 

22 media organizations in order to provide opportuni23 ties to increase media awareness of peace-building 

24 initiatives. 

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1 (f) EDUCATIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES.—The Sec2 retary shall— 

3 (1) develop a peace education curriculum, which 

4 shall include studies of— 

5 (A) the civil rights movement in the United 

6 States and throughout the world, with special 

7 emphasis on how individual endeavor and in8 volvement have contributed to advancements in 

9 peace and justice; and 

10 (B) peace agreements and circumstances 

11 in which peaceful intervention has worked to 

12 stop conflict; 

13 (2) in cooperation with the Secretary of Edu14 cation— 

15 (A) commission the development of such 

16 curricula and make such curricula available to 

17 local school districts to enable the utilization of 

18 peace education objectives at all elementary and 

19 secondary schools in the United States; and 

20 (B) offer incentives in the form of grants 

21 and training to encourage the development of 

22 State peace curricula and assist schools in ap23 plying for such curricula; 

24 (3) work with educators to equip students to 

25 become skilled in achieving peace through reflection, 

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1 and facilitate instruction in the ways of peaceful 

2 conflict resolution; 

3 (4) maintain a site on the Internet for the pur4 poses of soliciting and receiving ideas for the devel5 opment of peace from the wealth of political, social 

6 and cultural diversity; 

7 (5) proactively engage the critical thinking ca8 pabilities of grade school, high school, and college 

9 students and teachers through the Internet and 

10 other media and issue periodic reports concerning 

11 submissions; 

12 (6) create and establish a Peace Academy, 

13 which shall— 

14 (A) be modeled after the military service 

15 academies; 

16 (B) provide a 4-year course of instruction 

17 in peace education, after which graduates will 

18 be required to serve 5 years in public service in 

19 programs dedicated to domestic or international 

20 nonviolent conflict resolution; and 

21 (7) provide grants for peace studies depart22 ments in colleges and universities throughout the 

23 United States. 

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1 SEC. 103. PRINCIPAL OFFICERS. 

2 (a) UNDER SECRETARY OF PEACE.—There shall be 

3 in the Department an Under Secretary of Peace, who shall 

4 be appointed by the President, by and with the advice and 

5 consent of the Senate. During the absence or disability 

6 of the Secretary, or in the event of a vacancy in the office 

7 of the Secretary, the Under Secretary shall act as Sec8 retary. The Secretary shall designate the order in which 

9 other officials of the Department shall act for and perform 

10 the functions of the Secretary during the absence or dis11 ability of both the Secretary and Under Secretary or in 

12 the event of vacancies in both of those offices. 

13 (b) ADDITIONAL POSITIONS.—(1) There shall be in 

14 the Department— 

15 (A) an Assistant Secretary for Peace Education 

16 and Training; 

17 (B) an Assistant Secretary for Domestic Peace 

18 Activities; 

19 (C) an Assistant Secretary for International 

20 Peace Activities; 

21 (D) an Assistant Secretary for Technology for 

22 Peace; 

23 (E) an Assistant Secretary for Arms Control 

24 and Disarmament; 

25 (F) an Assistant Secretary for Peaceful Coex26 istence and Nonviolent Conflict Resolution; 

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1 (G) an Assistant Secretary for Human and 

2 Economic Rights; and 

3 (H) a General Counsel. 

4 (2) Each of the Assistant Secretaries and the General 

5 Counsel shall be appointed by the President, by and with 

6 the advice and consent of the Senate. 

7 (3) There shall be in the Department an Inspector 

8 General, who shall be appointed in accordance with the 

9 provisions in the Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. 

10 App.). 

11 (4) There shall be in the Department four additional 

12 officers who shall be appointed by the President, by and 

13 with the advice and consent of the Senate. The officers 

14 appointed under this paragraph shall perform such func15 tions as the Secretary shall prescribe, including— 

16 (A) congressional relations functions; 

17 (B) public information functions, including pro18 viding, through the use of the latest technologies, 

19 useful information about peace and the work of the 

20 Department; 

21 (C) management and budget functions; and 

22 (D) planning, evaluation, and policy develop23 ment functions, including development of policies to 

24 promote the efficient and coordinated administration 

25 of the Department and its programs and encourage 

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1 improvements in conflict resolution and violence pre2 vention. 

3 (5) In any case in which the President submits the 

4 name of an individual to the Senate for confirmation as 

5 an officer of the Department under this subsection, the 

6 President shall state the particular functions of the De7 partment such individual will exercise upon taking office. 

8 (c) AUTHORITY OF SECRETARY.—Each officer de9 scribed in this section shall report directly to the Secretary 

10 and shall, in addition to any functions vested in or re11 quired to be delegated to such officer, perform such addi12 tional functions as the Secretary may prescribe. 

13 SEC. 104. OFFICE OF PEACE EDUCATION AND TRAINING. 

14 (a) IN GENERAL.—There shall be in the Department 

15 an Office of Peace Education and Training, the head of 

16 which shall be the Assistant Secretary for Peace Edu17 cation and Training. The Assistant Secretary for Peace 

18 Education and Training shall carry out those functions 

19 of the Department relating to the creation, encourage20 ment, and impact of peace education and training at the 

21 elementary, secondary, university, and postgraduate levels, 

22 including the development of a Peace Academy. 

23 (b) PEACE CURRICULUM.—The Assistant Secretary 

24 of Peace Education and Training, in cooperation with the 

25 Secretary of Education, shall develop a peace curriculum 

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1 and supporting materials for distribution to departments 

2 of education in each State and territory of the United 

3 States. The peace curriculum shall include the building of 

4 communicative peace skills, nonviolent conflict resolution 

5 skills, and other objectives to increase the knowledge of 

6 peace processes. 

7 (c) GRANTS.—The Assistant Secretary of Peace Edu8 cation and Training shall— 

9 (1) provide peace education grants to colleges 

10 and universities for the creation and expansion of 

11 peace studies departments; and 

12 (2) create a Community Peace Block Grant 

13 program under which grants shall be provided to 

14 not-for-profit community and nongovernmental orga15 nizations for the purposes of developing creative, in16 novative neighborhood programs for nonviolent con17 flict resolution and local peacebuilding initiatives. 

18 SEC. 105. OFFICE OF DOMESTIC PEACE ACTIVITIES. 

19 (a) IN GENERAL.—There shall be in the Department 

20 an Office of Domestic Peace Activities, the head of which 

21 shall be the Assistant Secretary for Domestic Peace Ac22 tivities. The Assistant Secretary for Domestic Peace Ac23 tivities shall carry out those functions in the Department 

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1 ment of policies that increase awareness about interven2 tion and counseling on domestic violence and conflict. 

3 (b) RESPONSIBILITIES.—The Assistant Secretary for 

4 Domestic Peace Activities shall— 

5 (1) develop policy alternatives for the treatment 

6 of drug and alcohol abuse; 

7 (2) develop new policies and build on existing 

8 programs responsive to the prevention of crime, in9 cluding the development of community policing 

10 strategies and peaceful settlement skills among po11 lice and other public safety officers; and 

12 (3) develop community-based strategies for cele13 brating diversity and promoting tolerance. 

14 SEC. 106. OFFICE OF INTERNATIONAL PEACE ACTIVITIES. 

15 (a) IN GENERAL.—There shall be in the Department 

16 an Office of International Peace Activities, the head of 

17 which shall be the Assistant Secretary for International 

18 Peace Activities. The Assistant Secretary for International 

19 Peace Activities shall carry out those functions in the De20 partment affecting international peace activities and shall 

21 be a member of the National Security Council. 

22 (b) RESPONSIBILITIES.—The Assistant Secretary for 

23 International Peace Activities shall— 

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1 (1) provide for the training and deployment of 

2 all Peace Academy graduates and other nonmilitary 

3 conflict prevention and peacemaking personnel; 

4 (2) sponsor country and regional conflict pre5 vention and dispute resolution initiatives in countries 

6 experiencing social, political, or economic strife; 

7 (3) advocate the creation of a multinational 

8 nonviolent peace force; 

9 (4) provide training for the administration of 

10 postconflict reconstruction and demobilization in 

11 war-torn societies; and 

12 (5) provide for the exchanges between individ13 uals of the United States and other nations who are 

14 endeavoring to develop domestic and international 

15 peace-based initiatives. 

16 SEC. 107. OFFICE OF TECHNOLOGY FOR PEACE. 

17 (a) IN GENERAL.—There shall be in the Department 

18 an Office of Technology for Peace, the head of which shall 

19 be the Assistant Secretary of Technology for Peace. The 

20 Assistant Secretary of Technology for Peace shall carry 

21 out those functions in the Department affecting the 

22 awareness, study, and impact of developing new tech23 nologies on the creation and maintenance of domestic and 

24 international peace. 

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1 (b) GRANTS.—The Assistant Secretary of Technology 

2 for Peace shall provide grants for the research and devel3 opment of technologies in transportation, communications, 

4 and energy that— 

5 (1) are nonviolent in their application; and 

6 (2) encourage the conservation and sustain7 ability of natural resources in order to prevent fu8 ture conflicts regarding scarce resources. 

9 SEC. 108. OFFICE OF ARMS CONTROL AND DISARMAMENT. 

10 (a) IN GENERAL.—There shall be in the Department 

11 an Office of Arms Control and Disarmament, the head 

12 of which shall be the Assistant Secretary of Arms Control 

13 and Disarmament. The Assistant Secretary of Arms Con14 trol and Disarmament shall carry out those functions in 

15 the Department affecting arms control programs and 

16 arms limitation agreements. 

17 (b) RESPONSIBILITIES.—The Assistant Secretary of 

18 Arms Control and Disarmament shall— 

19 (1) advise the Secretary on all interagency dis20 cussions and all international negotiations regarding 

21 the reduction and elimination of weapons of mass 

22 destruction throughout the world, including the dis23 mantling of such weapons and the safe and secure 

24 storage of materials related thereto; 

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1 (2) assist nations, international agencies and 

2 nongovernmental organizations in assessing the loca3 tions of the buildup of nuclear arms; 

4 (3) develop nonviolent strategies to deter the 

5 testing or use of offensive or defensive nuclear weap6 ons, whether based on land, air, sea, or in outer 

7 space; 

8 (4) serve as a depository for copies of all con9 tracts, agreements, and treaties that deal with the 

10 reduction and elimination of nuclear weapons or the 

11 protection of outer space from militarization; and 

12 (5) provide technical support and legal assist13 ance for the implementation of such agreements. 

14 SEC. 109. OFFICE OF PEACEFUL COEXISTENCE AND NON15 VIOLENT CONFLICT RESOLUTION. 

16 (a) IN GENERAL.—There shall be in the Department 

17 an Office of Peaceful Coexistence and Nonviolent Conflict 

18 Resolution, the head of which shall be the Assistant Sec19 retary for Peaceful Coexistence and Nonviolent Conflict 

20 Resolution. The Assistant Secretary for Peaceful Coexist21 ence and Nonviolent Conflict Resolution shall carry out 

22 those functions in the Department affecting research and 

23 analysis relating to creating, initiating, and modeling ap24 proaches to peaceful coexistence and nonviolent conflict 

25 resolution. 

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1 (b) RESPONSIBILITIES.—The Assistant Secretary for 

2 Peaceful Coexistence and Nonviolent Conflict Resolution 

3 shall— 

4 (1) study the impact of war, especially on the 

5 physical and mental condition of children (using the 

6 ten-point agenda in the United Nations Childrens 

7 Fund report, State of the World’s Children 1996, as 

8 a guide), which shall include the study of the effect 

9 of war on the environment and public health; 

10 (2) publish a monthly journal of the activities 

11 of the Department and encourage scholarly partici12 pation; 

13 (3) gather information on effective community 

14 peacebuilding activities and disseminate such infor15 mation to local governments and nongovernmental 

16 organizations in the United States and abroad; 

17 (4) research the effect of violence in the media 

18 and make such reports available to the Congress an19 nually; and 

20 (5) sponsor conferences throughout the United 

21 States to create awareness of the work of the De22 partment. 

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1 SEC. 110. OFFICE OF HUMAN RIGHTS AND ECONOMIC 

2 RIGHTS. 

3 (a) IN GENERAL.—There shall be in the Department 

4 an Office of Human Rights and Economic Rights, the 

5 head of which shall be the Assistant Secretary for Human 

6 Rights and Economic Rights. The Assistant Secretary for 

7 Human Rights and Economic Rights shall carry out those 

8 functions in the Department supporting the principles of 

9 the Universal Declaration of Human Rights passed by the 

10 General Assembly of the United Nations on December 10, 

11 1948. 

12 (b) RESPONSIBILITIES.—The Assistant Secretary for 

13 Human Rights and Economic Rights shall— 

14 (1) assist the Secretary, in cooperation with the 

15 Secretary of State, in furthering the incorporation of 

16 principles of human rights, as enunciated in the 

17 United Nations General Assembly Resolution 217A 

18 (III) of December 10, 1948, into all agreements be19 tween the United States and other nations to help 

20 reduce the causes of violence; 

21 (2) gather information on and document human 

22 rights abuses, both domestically and internationally, 

23 and recommend to the Secretary nonviolent re24 sponses to correct abuses; 

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1 (3) make such findings available to other agen2 cies in order to facilitate nonviolent conflict resolu3 tion; 

4 (4) provide trained observers to work with non5 governmental organizations for purposes of creating 

6 a climate that is conducive to the respect for human 

7 rights; 

8 (5) conduct economic analyses of the scarcity of 

9 human and natural resources as a source of conflict 

10 and make recommendations to the Secretary for 

11 nonviolent prevention of such scarcity, nonviolent 

12 intervention in case of such scarcity, and the devel13 opment of programs of assistance for people experi14 encing such scarcity, whether due to armed conflict, 

15 maldistribution of resources, or natural causes; 

16 (6) assist the Secretary, in cooperation with the 

17 Secretary of State and the Secretary of the Treas18 ury, in developing strategies regarding the sustain19 ability and the management of the distribution of 

20 funds from international agencies, the conditions re21 garding the receipt of such funds, and the impact of 

22 those conditions on the peace and stability of the re23 cipient nations; and 

24 (7) assist the Secretary, in cooperation with the 

25 Secretary of State and the Secretary of Labor, in 

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1 developing strategies to promote full compliance with 

2 domestic and international labor rights law. 

3 SEC. 111. INTERGOVERNMENTAL ADVISORY COUNCIL ON 

4 PEACE. 

5 (a) IN GENERAL.—There shall be in the Department 

6 an advisory committee to be known as the Intergovern7 mental Advisory Council on Peace (hereinafter in this Act 

8 referred to as the ‘‘Council’’). The Council shall provide 

9 assistance and make recommendations to the Secretary 

10 and the President concerning intergovernmental policies 

11 relating to peace and nonviolent conflict resolution. 

12 (b) RESPONSIBILITIES.—The Council shall— 

13 (1) provide a forum for representatives of Fed14 eral, State, and local governments to discuss peace 

15 issues; 

16 (2) promote better intergovernmental relations; 

17 and 

18 (3) submit, biennially or more frequently if de19 termined necessary by the Council, a report to the 

20 Secretary, the President, and the Congress reviewing 

21 the impact of Federal peace activities on State and 

22 local governments. 

23 SEC. 112. CONSULTATION REQUIRED. 

24 (a) CONSULTATION IN CASES OF CONFLICT.—(1) In 

25 any case in which a conflict between the United States 

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1 and any other government or entity is imminent or occur2 ring, the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of State 

3 shall consult with the Secretary concerning nonviolent 

4 means of conflict resolution. 

5 (2) In any case in which such a conflict is ongoing 

6 or recently concluded, the Secretary shall conduct inde7 pendent studies of diplomatic initiatives undertaken by the 

8 United States and other parties to the conflict. 

9 (3) In any case in which such a conflict has recently 

10 concluded, the Secretary shall assess the effectiveness of 

11 those initiatives in ending the conflict. 

12 (4) The Secretary shall establish a formal process of 

13 consultation in a timely manner with the Secretary of the 

14 Department of State and the Secretary of the Department 

15 of Defense— 

16 (A) prior to the initiation of any armed conflict 

17 between the United States and any other nation; 

18 and 

19 (B) for any matter involving the use of Depart20 ment of Defense personnel within the United States. 

21 (b) CONSULTATION IN DRAFTING TREATIES AND

22 AGREEMENTS.—The executive branch shall consult with 

23 the Secretary in drafting treaties and peace agreements. 

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1 SEC. 113. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 

2 There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out 

3 this Act for a fiscal year beginning after the date of the 

4 enactment of this Act an amount equal to at least 2 per5 cent of the total amount appropriated for that fiscal year 

6 for the Department of Defense. 

7 TITLE II—ADMINISTRATIVE PRO8 VISIONS AND TRANSFERS OF 

9 AGENCY FUNCTIONS 

10 SEC. 201. STAFF. 

11 The Secretary may appoint and fix the compensation 

12 of such employees as may be necessary to carry out the 

13 functions of the Secretary and the Department. Except 

14 as otherwise provided by law, such employees shall be ap15 pointed in accordance with the civil service laws and their 

16 compensation fixed in accordance with title 5 of the 

17 United States Code. 

18 SEC. 202. TRANSFERS. 

19 There are hereby transferred to the Department the 

20 functions, assets, and personnel of— 

21 (1) the Peace Corps; 

22 (2) the United States Institute of Peace; 

23 (3) the Office of the Under Secretary for Arms 

24 Control and International Security Affairs of the 

25 Department of State; 

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1 (4) the Gang Resistance Education and Train2 ing Program of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and 

3 Firearms; and 

4 (5) the SafeFutures program of the Office of 

5 Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention of the 

6 Department of Justice. 

7 SEC. 203. CONFORMING AMENDMENTS. 

8 Not later than 90 days after the date of the enact9 ment of this Act, the Secretary shall prepare and submit 

10 to Congress proposed legislation containing any necessary 

11 and appropriate technical and conforming amendments to 

12 the laws of the United States to reflect and carry out the 

13 provisions of this Act. 

14 TITLE III—FEDERAL INTER15 AGENCY COMMITTEE ON 

16 PEACE 

17 SEC. 301. FEDERAL INTERAGENCY COMMITTEE ON PEACE. 

18 There is established a Federal Interagency Com19 mittee on Peace (hereinafter in this Act referred to as the 

20 ‘‘Committee’’). The Committee shall— 

21 (1) assist the Secretary in providing a mecha22 nism to assure that the procedures and actions of 

23 the Department and other Federal agencies are fully 

24 coordinated; and 

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1 (2) study and make recommendations for assur2 ing effective coordination of Federal programs, poli3 cies, and administrative practices affecting peace. 

4 TITLE IV—ESTABLISHMENT OF 

5 PEACE DAY 

6 SEC. 401. PEACE DAY. 

7 All citizens should be encouraged to observe and cele8 brate the blessings of peace and endeavor to create peace 

9 on a Peace Day. Such day shall include discussions of the 

10 professional activities and the achievements in the lives of 

11 peacemakers. 

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