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113TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. 1942 

To ensure that the United States promotes women’s meaningful inclusion 

and participation in mediation and negotiation processes undertaken in 

order to prevent, mitigate, and resolve violent conflict and implements 

the United States National Action Plan on Women, Peace, and Security. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

JANUARY 16, 2014 

Mrs. BOXER (for herself, Mr. KIRK, and Mrs. SHAHEEN) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations 

A BILL 

To ensure that the United States promotes women’s meaningful inclusion and participation in mediation and negotiation processes undertaken in order to prevent, mitigate, and resolve violent conflict and implements the 

United States National Action Plan on Women, Peace, 

and Security. 

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

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS. 

4 (a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the 

5 ‘‘Women, Peace, and Security Act of 2014’’. 


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1 (b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents for 

2 this Act is as follows: 

Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. 

Sec. 2. Findings. 

Sec. 3. Definitions. 

Sec. 4. Sense of Congress regarding the National Action Plan on Women, 

Peace, and Security. 

Sec. 5. Statement of United States policies. 

Sec. 6. National Action Plan on Women, Peace, and Security. 

Sec. 7. Monitoring and evaluation. 

Sec. 8. Engaging women in the full range of conflict prevention, peace negotiation, peace-building, and security initiatives. 

Sec. 9. Consultations with stakeholders. 

Sec. 10. Reports to Congress. 

3 SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 

4 Congress finds the following: 

5 (1) The United States National Action Plan on 

6 Women, Peace, and Security, rooted in United Na7 tions Security Council Resolution 1325 (2000) and 

8 its six follow-up resolutions 1820 (2008), 1888 

9 (2009), 1889 (2009), 1960 (2010), 2106 (2013), 

10 and 2122 (2013), seeks to address the dispropor11 tionate impact of modern warfare on civilians, par12 ticularly women and girls, and the necessity of sub13 stantively including ‘‘women as equal partners in 

14 preventing conflict and building peace in countries 

15 threatened and affected by war, violence, and insecu16 rity in all efforts to promote peace and security’’. 

17 (2) Fundamental to the affirmations described 

18 in paragraph (1) is the full and equal participation 

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1 tions for just conflict resolution, lasting stability, 

2 and inclusive democratic governance, including in— 

3 (A) conflict prevention; 

4 (B) mediation, transition processes, and 

5 peace and security negotiations; 

6 (C) peacekeeping and peace-building ef7 forts; 

8 (D) humanitarian response; and 

9 (E) post-conflict reconstruction and gov10 ernance. 

11 (3) The United States National Action Plan on 

12 Women, Peace, and Security, issued in December 

13 2011— 

14 (A) builds upon the goals for gender inte15 gration articulated in— 

16 (i) the United States 2006 National 

17 Security Strategy: ‘‘No nation can be free 

18 if half its population is oppressed and de19 nied fundamental rights. We affirm the in20 herent dignity and worth of women, and 

21 support vigorously their full participation 

22 in all aspects of society.’’; 

23 (ii) the United States May 2010 Na24 tional Security Strategy: ‘‘Experience 

25 shows that countries are more peaceful and 


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1 prosperous when women are accorded full 

2 and equal rights and opportunity. When 

3 those rights and opportunities are denied 

4 countries often lag behind.’’; and 

5 (iii) the 2010 Quadrennial Diplomacy 

6 and Development Review: ‘‘The protection 

7 and empowerment of women and girls is 

8 key to the foreign policy and security of 

9 the United States.’’; and 

10 (B) asserts that ‘‘evidence from around the 

11 world and across cultures shows that inte12 grating women and gender considerations into 

13 peace-building processes helps promote demo14 cratic governance and long-term stability’’. 

15 (4) As directed by Executive Order 13595, 

16 ‘‘State, DoD, and USAID will designate one or more 

17 officers, as appropriate, as responsible for coordina18 tion and implementation, and will supplement this 

19 Plan, by submitting to the Assistant to the Presi20 dent and National Security Advisor agency-specific 

21 Women, Peace, and Security implementation plans. 

22 These implementation plans will establish a full 

23 range of time-bound, measurable, and resourced ac24 tions State, DoD, and USAID will take to realize 

25 their commitments, and will include meaningful 


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1 strategies for monitoring implementation and evalu2 ating results.’’. 

3 (5) On April 5, 2012, the Department of De4 fense (DoD) issued a Secretary of Defense Memo5 randum directing the Department to incorporate the 

6 concepts from the United States National Action 

7 Plan on Women, Peace, and Security into programs, 

8 policies and daily activities, stating ‘‘that the goal of 

9 the National Action Plan is critical to national secu10 rity’’ and in June 2012, introduced the Department 

11 of Defense Implementation Guide for the United 

12 States National Action Plan on Women, Peace, and 

13 Security to integrate the objectives of the National 

14 Action Plan into the ‘‘strategic, operational, and tac15 tical environment and aims’’ of the United States 

16 Armed Forces. 

17 (6) In March 2012, the United States Agency 

18 for International Development (USAID) released a 

19 new, agency-wide Gender Equality and Female Em20 powerment Policy, the first such policy since 1982. 

21 According to this policy, ‘‘Gender equality and fe22 male empowerment are core development objectives, 

23 fundamental for the realization of human rights and 

24 key to effective and sustainable development out25 comes. No society can develop successfully without 


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1 providing equitable opportunities, resources, and life 

2 prospects for males and females so that they can 

3 shape their own lives and contribute to their families 

4 and communities.’’. 

5 (7) In August 2012, the Department of State 

6 Implementation of the National Action Plan on 

7 Women, Peace, and Security was introduced. The 

8 plan states, ‘‘the Department recognizes that pro9 moting women’s participation in conflict prevention, 

10 management and resolution, as well as in post-con11 flict relief and recovery, advances core U.S. national 

12 interests of peace, national security, economic and 

13 social development and international cooperation.’’. 

14 (8) In August 2012, the United States Agency 

15 for International Development (USAID) introduced 

16 its Implementation of the United States National 

17 Action Plan on Women, Peace, and Security, assert18 ing, ‘‘Ensuring the meaningful participation and 

19 protection of women and girls affected by crisis and 

20 conflict is critical to building lasting peace and 

21 achieving long-term development objectives.’’. 

22 (9) During preparations for United States with23 drawal of security forces in Afghanistan by 2014, 

24 and upcoming Afghan elections, it is critical to en25 sure women’s rights are not sacrificed and further 


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1 that women’s security and ability to move freely 

2 throughout the country are recognized as indicators 

3 of the transition’s success. 

4 (10) In the Democratic Republic of Congo, on5 going impunity for violations of human rights, par6 ticularly women’s human rights, continues to under7 mine all efforts to bring lasting peace to the country 

8 and the region. 

9 (11) Women and girls on the forefronts of the 

10 Arab uprising—from Tunisia, Egypt, Libya, and 

11 Syria—are systematically excluded from political 

12 processes in the new emerging democratic govern13 ments, and reports of gender-based violent attacks, 

14 including sexual violence, by police and security 

15 forces are frequent. 

16 SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS. 

17 In this Act: 

18 (1) ADMINISTRATOR.—The term ‘‘Adminis19 trator’’ means the Administrator of the United 

20 States Agency for International Development. 

21 (2) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMIT22 TEES.—The term ‘‘appropriate congressional com23 mittees’’ means— 

24 (A) the Committee on Appropriations of 

25 the Senate; 


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1 (B) the Committee on Armed Services of 

2 the Senate; 

3 (C) the Committee on Foreign Relations of 

4 the Senate; 

5 (D) the Committee on Appropriations of 

6 the House of Representatives; 

7 (E) the Committee on Armed Services of 

8 the House of Representatives; and 

9 (F) the Committee on Foreign Affairs of 

10 the House of Representatives. 

11 (3) DECISIONMAKING PROCESSES.—The term 

12 ‘‘decisionmaking processes’’ means formal or infor13 mal processes related to, or a part of, negotiations 

14 or mediations addressing conflict prevention and sta15 bilization, peace-building, protection, or appropriate 

16 security initiatives. 

17 (4) NAP.—The term ‘‘NAP’’ means the United 

18 States National Action Plan on Women, Peace, and 

19 Security, which was instituted by Executive Order 

20 13595 on December 19, 2011. 

21 (5) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 

22 the Secretary of State. 

23 (6) STAKEHOLDERS.—The term ‘‘stakeholders’’ 

24 means nongovernmental and private sector entities 

25 engaged in or affected by conflict prevention and 


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1 stabilization, peace-building, protection, security, 

2 transition initiatives, humanitarian response, or re3 lated efforts, including— 

4 (A) registered or nonregistered nonprofit 

5 organizations, advocacy groups, business or 

6 trade associations, labor unions, cooperatives, 

7 credit unions, relief or development organiza8 tions, community and faith-based organizations, 

9 philanthropic foundations, and tribal leaders or 

10 structures; 

11 (B) independent media, educational, or re12 search institutions; and 

13 (C) private enterprises, including inter14 national development firms, banks, and other fi15 nancial institutions, and particularly small busi16 nesses and businesses owned by women or dis17 advantaged groups. 

18 (7) WOMEN’S MEANINGFUL INCLUSION AND

19 PARTICIPATION.—The term ‘‘women’s meaningful 

20 inclusion and participation’’ means ensuring women 

21 have safe, genuine, and effective access and are 

22 present and actively involved in the full range of de23 cisionmaking processes, which may include— 

24 (A) conflict prevention; 


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1 (B) mediation or negotiation efforts to re2 solve, mitigate, and transition from violent con3 flict; 

4 (C) peacekeeping and peace-building ef5 forts; 

6 (D) post-conflict reconstruction, transition 

7 initiatives, and governance; and 

8 (E) humanitarian response. 

9 SEC. 4. SENSE OF CONGRESS REGARDING THE UNITED 

10 STATES NATIONAL ACTION PLAN ON WOMEN, 

11 PEACE, AND SECURITY. 

12 It is the sense of Congress that— 

13 (1) the implementation of the United States 

14 National Action Plan on Women, Peace, and Secu15 rity (NAP) is paramount in improving the lives of 

16 women and girls around the world and increasing 

17 overall global stability and prosperity; 

18 (2) Congress supports the statement in the 

19 NAP of the United States ‘‘unqualified commitment 

20 to integrating women’s views and perspectives fully 

21 into our diplomatic, security, and development ef22 forts—not simply as beneficiaries, but as agents of 

23 peace, reconciliation, development, growth, and sta24 bility’’; 


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1 (3) Congress is strongly committed to advanc2 ing the principles of the NAP, as instituted by Exec3 utive Order 13595 of December 19, 2011; 

4 (4) the United States should coordinate with 

5 the international community and civil society to de6 velop criteria for eligibility to ensure that appro7 priate civil society representatives with relevant ex8 perience in gender sensitivity, peacemaking, or the 

9 promotion of human rights and security are identi10 fied for inclusion in all peace-building processes and 

11 activities; and 

12 (5) the President, in coordination with the Sec13 retary, the Secretary of Defense, and the Adminis14 trator, should— 

15 (A) ensure the NAP’s robust, transparent, 

16 comprehensive, and coordinated implementa17 tion; and 

18 (B) coordinate with the international com19 munity to reaffirm global commitments to im20 plementation of United Nations Security Coun21 cil Resolution 1325 utilizing the commitments 

22 outlined in the NAP as a diplomatic means to 

23 encourage other countries to— 


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1 (i) advance women’s inclusion in peace 

2 negotiations, peace-building activities, and 

3 conflict prevention; 

4 (ii) protect all civilians, specifically 

5 women and girls, from sexual and gender6 based violence; and 

7 (iii) ensure equal access to relief and 

8 recovery assistance in areas of conflict and 

9 insecurity. 

10 SEC. 5. STATEMENT OF UNITED STATES POLICIES. 

11 (a) IN GENERAL.—It is the policy of the United 

12 States to implement the United States National Action 

13 Plan on Women, Peace, and Security (NAP), as instituted 

14 by Executive Order 13595 on December 19, 2011, to en15 sure that the United States effectively promotes and sup16 ports women in conflict-affected and post-conflict regions 

17 through clear, measurable commitments to— 

18 (1) promote the active and meaningful partici19 pation of women in affected areas in all aspects of 

20 conflict prevention, management, and resolution; 

21 (2) integrate the perspectives and interests of 

22 affected women into conflict-prevention activities and 

23 strategies; 

24 (3) promote the physical safety, economic secu25 rity, and dignity of women and girls; 


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1 (4) support women’s equal access to aid dis2 tribution mechanisms and services; 

3 (5) monitor, analyze, and evaluate implementa4 tion efforts and the impact of such efforts; and 

5 (6) adjust policies and programs to improve 

6 outcomes. 

7 (b) STATEMENT OF CONGRESS.—Congress— 

8 (1) recognizes the invaluable contributions that 

9 United States and international civil society groups 

10 have made to United States policies and programs 

11 on women, peace, and security; and 

12 (2) encourages the Secretary, the Secretary of 

13 Defense, and the Administrator to continue to con14 sult and utilize the networks and expertise of these 

15 stakeholders to strengthen the implementation of the 

16 NAP. 

17 (c) INTEGRATION.—The Secretary and the Adminis18 trator shall— 

19 (1) integrate gender as fully as applicable into 

20 all diplomatic and development efforts; 

21 (2) include gender in strategic and budget plan22 ning processes; 

23 (3) continue to use and improve upon perform24 ance indicators and evaluation mechanisms to ac25 count for ongoing results and measure the impact of 


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1 United States policies and programs on women and 

2 girls in foreign countries; and 

3 (4) review existing United States policies and 

4 programs on women and girls in foreign countries 

5 from a gender perspective, and revise such policies 

6 and programs to address any unintended harm. 

7 (d) INTEGRATION OF GENDER GOALS IN AGENCY

8 GUIDANCE AND CONTRACTING.— 

9 (1) DEPARTMENT OF STATE.—The Secretary 

10 shall prescribe regulations and issue guidance speci11 fying key goals of the NAP with a view to fully inte12 grating such goals into the operations of the Depart13 ment of State in the United States and overseas, 

14 and shall ensure that such regulations and guidance 

15 call for compliance by all Department personnel and 

16 contractors. 

17 (2) UNITED STATES AGENCY FOR INTER18 NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT.—The Administrator shall 

19 prescribe regulations and issue guidance specifying 

20 key goals of the NAP with a view to fully inte21 grating such goals into the operations of the United 

22 States Agency for International Development in the 

23 United States and overseas, and shall ensure that 

24 such regulations and guidance call for compliance by 

25 all Agency personnel and contractors. 


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1 (e) TENETS.—The Secretary, the Administrator, the 

2 Secretary of Defense, the Secretary of Health and Human 

3 Services acting through the Director of the Centers for 

4 Disease Control and Prevention, the United States Perma5 nent Representatives to the United Nations, the Secretary 

6 of the Treasury, the Attorney General, the Secretary of 

7 Homeland Security, the United States Trade Representa8 tive, and the heads of other appropriate Federal depart9 ments and agencies shall ensure, as appropriate, that the 

10 tenets of the NAP are incorporated into all programs ad11 ministered by each department and agency specified in 

12 this subsection related to— 

13 (1) conflict prevention; 

14 (2) humanitarian and disaster response; 

15 (3) conflict mediation; 

16 (4) peacekeeping; 

17 (5) post-conflict reconstruction; 

18 (6) institution building; and 

19 (7) democracy promotion. 

20 SEC. 6. UNITED STATES NATIONAL ACTION PLAN ON 

21 WOMEN, PEACE, AND SECURITY. 

22 (a) REQUIREMENT.—Not later than 180 days after 

23 the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary, the 

24 Administrator, the Secretary of Defense, and the heads 

25 of other appropriate Federal departments and agencies 


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1 shall, subject to subsection (b), develop or update and im2 plement a NAP. The NAP shall be transmitted to the ap3 propriate congressional committees and made publicly 

4 available. 

5 (b) INITIAL NAP.—For the purposes of this section, 

6 the ‘‘United States National Action Plan on Women, 

7 Peace, and Security’’, issued in December 2011, shall be 

8 deemed to fulfill the initial requirement of subsection (a). 

9 (c) TRAINING.— 

10 (1) FOREIGN SERVICE ACT OF 1980.—Section 

11 704 of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 

12 4024) is amended by adding at the end the following 

13 new subsection: 

14 ‘‘(e) The Secretary, in conjunction with the Adminis15 trator of the United States Agency for International De16 velopment, shall ensure that all appropriate personnel, in17 cluding special envoys, members of mediation or negotia18 tion teams, relevant members of the Civil Service or For19 eign Service, and contractors responsible for, or deploying 

20 to, countries or regions considered to be at risk of, under21 going, or emerging from violent conflict, obtain sub22 stantive knowledge and skills through— 

23 ‘‘(1) appropriate advanced training in conflict 

24 prevention, peace processes, mitigation, resolution, 

25 and security initiatives that specifically addresses 


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1 the importance of women’s meaningful inclusion and 

2 participation (as defined in section 3 of the Women, 

3 Peace, and Security Act of 2013); 

4 ‘‘(2) training on gender considerations and 

5 women’s meaningful inclusion and participation, in6 cluding training regarding— 

7 ‘‘(A) international human rights law and 

8 international humanitarian law, as relevant; 

9 and 

10 ‘‘(B) protecting civilians from violence, ex11 ploitation, and trafficking in persons; and 

12 ‘‘(3) training on effective strategies and best 

13 practices for ensuring women’s meaningful inclusion 

14 and participation.’’. 

15 (2) TITLE 10, UNITED STATES CODE.— 

16 (A) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 107 of title 

17 10, United States Code, is amended by adding 

18 at the end the following new section: 

19 ‘‘§ 2158. Training for ensuring women’s meaningful 

20 inclusion and participation 

21 ‘‘The Secretary of Defense shall ensure that all ap22 propriate personnel, including members of the Armed 

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1 ered to be at risk of, undergoing, or emerging from violent 

2 conflict, obtain substantive knowledge and skills 

3 through— 

4 ‘‘(1) appropriate advanced training in conflict 

5 prevention, peace processes, mitigation, resolution, 

6 and security initiatives that specifically addresses 

7 the importance of women’s meaningful inclusion and 

8 participation (as defined in section 3 of the Women, 

9 Peace, and Security Act of 2013); 

10 ‘‘(2) training on gender considerations and 

11 women’s meaningful inclusion and participation, in12 cluding training regarding— 

13 ‘‘(A) international human rights law and 

14 international humanitarian law, as relevant; 

15 and 

16 ‘‘(B) protecting civilians from violence, ex17 ploitation, and trafficking in persons; and 

18 ‘‘(3) training on effective strategies and best 

19 practices for ensuring women’s meaningful inclusion 

20 and participation.’’. 

21 (B) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of 

22 sections at the beginning of chapter 107 of such 

23 title is amended by adding at the end the fol24 lowing new item: 

‘‘2158. Training for ensuring women’s meaningful inclusion and participation.’’. 


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1 (3) UNITED NATIONS.—The Secretary is 

2 strongly encouraged to work with the United Na3 tions and the international community to promote 

4 training that provides international peacekeeping 

5 personnel with substantive knowledge and skills 

6 needed to effectively ensure women’s meaningful in7 clusion and participation. 

8 SEC. 7. MONITORING AND EVALUATION. 

9 (a) IN GENERAL.—The implementation of the NAP 

10 under section 6 shall include the establishment or improve11 ment of monitoring and evaluation tools to ensure ac12 countability and effectiveness of policies, programs, 

13 projects, and activities undertaken to support the objec14 tives specified in such NAP. 

15 (b) MONITORING AND EVALUATION PLANS.—The 

16 Secretary, the Administrator, the Secretary of Defense, 

17 and representatives of other relevant Federal agencies and 

18 departments, as appropriate, shall develop a plan for mon19 itoring and independent evaluation of programs, projects, 

20 and activities carried out under this Act. The plan shall— 

21 (1) apply rigorous monitoring and evaluation 

22 methodologies to focus on learning, accountability, 

23 and policymaking, choosing from among a wide vari24 ety of qualitative, quantitative, summative, and 


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1 formative methods common in the field of social sci2 entific inquiry, including impact evaluations; and 

3 (2) be included in the NAP under section 6. 

4 (c) FOREIGN ASSISTANCE COORDINATION, PLAN5 NING, DATA COLLECTION, AND TRACKING SYSTEMS.— 

6 The Secretary and the Administrator, in consultation with 

7 the Secretary of Defense, as appropriate, shall— 

8 (1) utilize appropriate foreign assistance coordi9 nation, planning, data collection, and tracking sys10 tems to— 

11 (A) analyze the impact of staff training, 

12 management systems, and organizational struc13 tures on program results; 

14 (B) improve collection of sex- and age15 disaggregated data in conflict-affected areas; 

16 (C) ensure proper targeting of programs; 

17 and 

18 (D) collect and analyze gender data for the 

19 purpose of developing and enhancing early 

20 warning systems of conflict and violence; 

21 (2) develop programming in accordance with 

22 the NAP’s principles and that is responsive to wom23 en’s needs and perspectives; 


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1 (3) revise policies and programming as data is 

2 collected and analyzed to ensure improved outcomes 

3 for women and girls; 

4 (4) support budgeting, operational and pro5 grammatic planning, and performance management, 

6 related to women’s meaningful inclusion and partici7 pation; 

8 (5) post to the Foreign Assistance Dashboard 

9 up-to-date data on United States foreign assistance 

10 by account, bureau or office, as the case may be, 

11 and country where gender equality and women’s em12 powerment is a primary or secondary goal; and 

13 (6) develop or improve upon existing data col14 lection mechanisms that— 

15 (A) track and report progress on the objec16 tives specified in the NAP; 

17 (B) assess lessons learned; and 

18 (C) identify best practices. 

19 (d) INDICATORS.—The Secretary and the Adminis20 trator, in cooperation with the Secretary of Defense, as 

21 appropriate, shall identify common indicators to evaluate 

22 the impact of United States foreign assistance on women’s 

23 meaningful inclusion and participation and revise ap24 proaches to ensure improved outcomes. 


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1 SEC. 8. ENGAGING WOMEN IN THE FULL RANGE OF CON2 FLICT PREVENTION, PEACE NEGOTIATION, 

3 PEACE-BUILDING, AND SECURITY INITIA4 TIVES. 

5 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary and the Adminis6 trator are strongly encouraged to work to facilitate wom7 en’s meaningful inclusion and participation in informal 

8 and formal peace negotiations, including, as appropriate 

9 by— 

10 (1) providing technical assistance, training, and 

11 logistical support to female negotiators, peace-build12 ers, and stakeholders; 

13 (2) utilizing technology, such as cell phones or 

14 social media tools, that assist the work of orga15 nizers, negotiators, communicators, peace-builders, 

16 and other civil society actors; 

17 (3) addressing security-related barriers to wom18 en’s participation; 

19 (4) expanding and applying gender analysis to 

20 improve program design and targeting; and 

21 (5) supporting appropriate local organizations, 

22 especially women’s peace-building organizations. 

23 (b) COORDINATION.—The Secretary is encouraged to 

24 promote the meaningful inclusion and participation of 

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1 holders, and other relevant international organizations, 

2 particularly in circumstances in which direct engagement 

3 is not appropriate or advisable. 

4 (c) ASSESSMENTS.—The Secretary, in consultation 

5 with the Administrator, and in cooperation with the Sec6 retary of Defense, as appropriate, shall conduct assess7 ments that include the perspective of women before imple8 menting new projects or activities in support of assistance 

9 related to— 

10 (1) peace negotiations; 

11 (2) transitional justice and accountability proc12 esses; 

13 (3) efforts to combat violent extremism; and 

14 (4) security sector reform. 

15 (d) GOVERNMENT EFFORTS.— 

16 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary, in consulta17 tion with the Administrator, and in cooperation with 

18 the Secretary of Defense and the heads of other rel19 evant Federal agencies and departments, as appro20 priate, shall encourage and facilitate the efforts of 

21 partner governments to improve women’s meaningful 

22 inclusion and participation in peace and security 

23 processes, conflict prevention, peace-building, transi24 tional processes, and decisionmaking institutions in 

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1 (2) GOVERNMENT EFFORTS.—The efforts of 

2 partner governments to be encouraged and facili3 tated under paragraph (1) include— 

4 (A) the recruitment and retention of 

5 women (including minorities) in leadership 

6 roles; 

7 (B) capacity building of legislative, judi8 cial, defense, and law enforcement institutions 

9 to develop and implement policies which support 

10 women’s meaningful inclusion and participation; 

11 (C) increased women’s participation in pro12 grams funded by the United States Government 

13 that— 

14 (i) provide training to foreign nation15 als regarding law enforcement, the rule of 

16 law, and professional military education; 

17 and 

18 (ii) offer foreign nationals opportuni19 ties to participate in educational ex20 changes, conferences, and seminars; 

21 (D) training, education, and mobilization 

22 of men and boys as partners in support of wom23 en’s meaningful inclusion and participation; 

24 (E) development of transitional justice and 

25 accountability mechanisms that are inclusive of 


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1 the experiences and perspectives of women and 

2 girls; and 

3 (F) measures to ensure that relief and re4 covery planning and assistance are informed by 

5 effective consultation with women and girls. 

6 SEC. 9. CONSULTATIONS WITH STAKEHOLDERS. 

7 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary and the Adminis8 trator shall establish guidelines for overseas United States 

9 personnel to consult with stakeholders regarding United 

10 States efforts to— 

11 (1) prevent, mitigate, or resolve violent conflict; 

12 and 

13 (2) enhance the success of mediation and nego14 tiation processes by ensuring women’s meaningful 

15 inclusion and participation. 

16 (b) FREQUENCY AND SCOPE.—Consultations under 

17 subsection (a) shall— 

18 (1) take place not less frequently than once 

19 every 180 days, as appropriate; and 

20 (2) include a range and representative sample 

21 of local stakeholders, including women, youth, ethnic 

22 and religious minorities, and other politically under23 represented or marginalized populations. 


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1 SEC. 10. REPORTS TO CONGRESS. 

2 (a) TRAINING BRIEFING.—The Secretary, in con3 junction with the Administrator and the Secretary of De4 fense, shall designate appropriate officials to brief the ap5 propriate congressional committees, not later than one 

6 year after the date of the enactment of this Act, on— 

7 (1) the existing, enhanced, and newly estab8 lished training carried out pursuant to section 6(c) 

9 and the amendments made by such section; and 

10 (2) the guidelines established for overseas 

11 United States diplomatic and consular personnel to 

12 engage in consultations with United States and 

13 international stakeholders pursuant to section 9. 

14 (b) ANNUAL REPORT ON WOMEN, PEACE, AND SE15 CURITY.—Not later than one year after the date of the 

16 enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter, the Sec17 retary, in conjunction with the Administrator and the Sec18 retary of Defense, shall submit to the appropriate congres19 sional committees a report that— 

20 (1) outlines the monitoring and evaluation 

21 tools, mechanisms, and common indicators estab22 lished under section 7 to assess progress made on 

23 the objectives of the NAP; 

24 (2) summarizes United States diplomatic efforts 

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2 and participation; and 

3 (3) summarizes and evaluates the impact of the 

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