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116TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 1111 

To establish a Department of Peacebuilding, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

FEBRUARY 8, 2019 

Ms. LEE of California introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 

Committee on Oversight and Reform 

A BILL 

To establish a Department of Peacebuilding, and for other 

purposes. 

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 ‘‘Department of Peacebuilding Act of 2019’’. 

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

7 this Act is as follows: 

Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. 

Sec. 2. Findings. 

TITLE I—ESTABLISHMENT OF DEPARTMENT OF PEACEBUILDING 

Sec. 101. Establishment of Department of Peacebuilding. 

Sec. 102. Responsibilities and powers. 

Sec. 103. Principal officers. 

Sec. 104. Office of Peace Education and Training. 


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Sec. 105. Office of Domestic Peacebuilding Activities. 

Sec. 106. Office of International Peacebuilding Activities. 

Sec. 107. Office of Technology for Peace. 

Sec. 108. Office of Arms Control and Disarmament. 

Sec. 109. Office of Peacebuilding Information and Research. 

Sec. 110. Office of Human Rights and Economic Rights. 

Sec. 111. Intergovernmental Advisory Council on Peace. 

Sec. 112. Federal Interagency Committee on Peace. 

Sec. 113. Staff. 

Sec. 114. Consultation required. 

Sec. 115. Collaboration. 

TITLE II—OTHER MATTERS 

Sec. 201. Legislative recommendations of the Secretary. 

Sec. 202. Peace Days. 

Sec. 203. Definitions. 

Sec. 204. Authorization of appropriations. 

1 SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 

2 Congress finds the following: 

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

4 Congress unanimously declared the independence of 

5 the 13 colonies, and the achievement of peace was 

6 recognized as one of the highest duties of the new 

7 organization of free and independent States by de8 claring, ‘‘We hold these truths to be self-evident, 

9 that all men are created equal, that they are en10 dowed by their Creator with certain unalienable 

11 Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the 

12 pursuit of Happiness.’’. 

13 (2) The Constitution of the United States, in 

14 its preamble, further sets forth the insurance of the 

15 cause of peace in stating, ‘‘We the People of the 

16 United States, in Order to form a more perfect 

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1 quility, provide for the common defence, promote the 

2 general Welfare, and secure the Blessings of Liberty 

3 to ourselves and our Posterity’’. 

4 (3) The United States has been at peace for 

5 only 21 entire years since its birth during the Revo6 lutionary War. During the course of the 20th cen7 tury, more than 100,000,000 people perished in 

8 wars. Many of our citizens today have never known 

9 a peaceful year in their lifetimes. 

10 (4) Thus far in the 21st century, nearly 

11 1,000,000 people have died in conflict and war. In 

12 2017 alone, 68.5 million people, or one person in 

13 110, were displaced from their homes by conflict and 

14 persecution. The United States has been at war over 

15 15 years, with more than 6,800 members of the 

16 Armed Forces and hundreds of thousands of civil17 ians estimated to have been killed in the conflicts in 

18 Iraq, Afghanistan, and territories occupied by ISIL. 

19 (5) Every year more than 300,000 people are 

20 killed by gun violence around the world. In 2017, 

21 nearly 40,000 people died in the United States as a 

22 result of gun violence; the highest number of gun 

23 deaths in nearly 50 years. The rate of deaths—12 

24 fatal shootings per 100,000 residents—is also at the 

25 highest point since the mid-1990s. Approximately 20 


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1 veterans a day commit suicide nationwide. Every 

2 day, 47 children and teens are shot, and each gun 

3 injury and fatality results in trauma to family mem4 bers and loved ones. More people have died from 

5 guns in the United States since 1968 than on battle6 fields of all the wars in United States history. 

7 (6) A World Health Organization report esti8 mates that interpersonal violence within the United 

9 States costs approximately $300 billion annually, not 

10 including war-related costs. The Centers for Disease 

11 Control and Prevention found that the total eco12 nomic cost of child abuse and neglect is estimated 

13 at $124 billion each year. 

14 (7) According to a report by the Institute of 

15 Economics and Peace, which measures the economic 

16 impact of violence and conflict to the global econ17 omy, the economic impact of violence to the global 

18 economy was $14.76 trillion in 2017. The report 

19 also found that the regional impact of violence in 

20 North America, 99 percent of which can be attrib21 uted to the United States, amounted to $2.73 tril22 lion in 2017. 

23 (8) A 2015 study by the Institute for Econom24 ics and Peace reports conservative estimates that 12 

25 percent of the gross domestic product of the United 


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1 States was spent on containing violence. The study 

2 included government, corporate, and individual ex3 penditures, regardless of whether the expenditure 

4 was related to international affairs such as offshore 

5 military activities, or domestic spending such as 

6 dealing with crime and the consequences of crime. 

7 (9) Violence prevention is cost effective. For 

8 every dollar spent on violence prevention and 

9 peacebuilding, thousands of lives and dollars are 

10 saved. Research indicates that investing early to pre11 vent conflicts from escalating into violent crises is, 

12 on average, 60 times more cost effective than inter13 vening after violence erupts. The philosophy and 

14 techniques of nonviolence and the science of 

15 peacebuilding provide tools and techniques that can 

16 be applied not only at the levels of individual and 

17 community growth, but also within the Federal Gov18 ernment and at national and international levels. 

19 (10) The United Nations recognizes that pro20 motion of peace is vital for the full enjoyment of all 

21 human rights and the United Nations Declaration 

22 on the Right of Peoples to Peace mandates that 

23 preservation of the right to peace is a fundamental 

24 obligation of each country. In 1999, the United Na25 tions adopted a Programme of Action on a Culture 


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1 of Peace, stating that a culture of peace is an inte2 gral approach to preventing violence and violent con3 flicts, an alternative to the culture of war and vio4 lence, and is based on education for peace, the pro5 motion of sustainable economic and social develop6 ment, respect for human rights, equality between 

7 women and men, democratic participation, tolerance, 

8 and the free flow of information and disarmament. 

9 The United Nations declared the years 2001 

10 through 2010 an International Decade for a Culture 

11 of Peace and Non-Violence for the Children of the 

12 World, and the United Nations supports a culture of 

13 peace. In 2015, the UN adopted 17 sustainable de14 velopment goals, including promotion of peaceful and 

15 inclusive societies. 

16 (11) Peacebuilding is defined by the United Na17 tions as a range of measures targeted to reduce the 

18 risk of lapsing or relapsing into conflict by strength19 ening national capacities at all levels for conflict 

20 management and to lay the foundations for sustain21 able peace and development. Peacebuilding is built 

22 upon research into the root causes of violence in the 

23 United States and the world, through promotion and 

24 promulgation of effective policies and programs that 

25 ameliorate those root causes of violence, and through 


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1 providing all citizens, organizations, and govern2 mental bodies with opportunities to learn about and 

3 practice the essential tools of nonviolent conflict res4 olution and peacebuilding. 

5 (12) In 2000, the Earth Charter Commission 

6 released the Earth Charter, an international declara7 tion of fundamental values and principles created to 

8 build a just, sustainable, and peaceful global society. 

9 The preamble of the Earth Charter provides, ‘‘To 

10 move forward we must recognize that in the midst 

11 of a magnificent diversity of cultures and life forms 

12 we are one human family and one Earth community 

13 with a common destiny. We must join together to 

14 bring forth a sustainable global society founded on 

15 respect for nature, universal human rights, economic 

16 justice, and a culture of peace.’’. Peacebuilding is 

17 working together with all countries to protect both 

18 life and land and hold the Earth in balance. 

19 TITLE I—ESTABLISHMENT OF 

20 DEPARTMENT OF PEACE21 BUILDING 

22 SEC. 101. ESTABLISHMENT OF DEPARTMENT OF PEACE23 BUILDING. 

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

25 Department of Peacebuilding, which shall— 


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1 (1) be within the executive branch of the Fed2 eral Government; and 

3 (2) be dedicated to peacebuilding, peacemaking, 

4 and the study and promotion of conditions conducive 

5 to both domestic and international peace and a cul6 ture of peace. 

7 (b) SECRETARY OF PEACEBUILDING.—There shall be 

8 at the head of the Department a Secretary of 

9 Peacebuilding, who shall be appointed by the President, 

10 by and with the advice and consent of the Senate. 

11 (c) MISSION.—The Department shall— 

12 (1) cultivate peace and peacebuilding as a stra13 tegic national policy objective; 

14 (2) reduce and prevent violence in the United 

15 States and internationally through peacebuilding and 

16 effective nonviolent conflict resolution; 

17 (3) strengthen nonmilitary means of peace18 making; 

19 (4) take a proactive, strategic approach in the 

20 development of field-tested, best practices and poli21 cies that promote national and international conflict 

22 prevention, nonviolent intervention, mediation, 

23 peaceful resolution of conflict, and structured medi24 ation of conflict; 


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1 (5) address matters both domestic and inter2 national in scope; 

3 (6) provide an institutional platform for the 

4 growing wealth of expertise in peacebuilding to dra5 matically reduce the national and global epidemic of 

6 violence; 

7 (7) support local communities in finding, fund8 ing, replicating, and expanding programs to reduce 

9 and prevent violence; 

10 (8) invest in nongovernmental organizations 

11 that have implemented successful initiatives to re12 duce and prevent violence, both internationally and 

13 domestically; and 

14 (9) consult with other Federal agencies to apply 

15 and practice the science of peacebuilding in their re16 spective fields of responsibility. 

17 SEC. 102. RESPONSIBILITIES AND POWERS. 

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

19 (1) work proactively and interactively with each 

20 branch of the Federal Government on all policy mat21 ters relating to conditions of peace; 

22 (2) call on the experience and expertise of indi23 viduals and seek participation in the development of 

24 policy from private, public, and nongovernmental or25 ganizations; 


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1 (3) monitor and analyze causative principles of 

2 conflict and make policy recommendations for devel3 oping and maintaining peaceful conduct; 

4 (4) research effective violence reduction pro5 grams and promote and promulgate such programs 

6 within Government and society; and 

7 (5) consult with private, public, and nongovern8 mental organizations to develop a metric model that 

9 provides the means to measure and report progress 

10 toward peace in the United States to the President, 

11 Congress, and the public, and issue reports on such 

12 progress annually. 

13 (b) DOMESTIC RESPONSIBILITIES.—The Secretary 

14 shall collaborate with governmental and nongovernmental 

15 organizations and individuals to promote personal and 

16 community security and peace by— 

17 (1) developing new policies and supporting ex18 isting policies that effectively address personal and 

19 family violence, including suicide, domestic violence, 

20 spousal abuse, child abuse, and mistreatment of the 

21 elderly; 

22 (2) creating new policies and programs and ex23 panding existing policies and programs that effec24 tively reduce drug and alcohol abuse; 


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1 (3) developing new policies and programs and 

2 expanding existing policies and programs that effec3 tively address crime, punishment, and rehabilitation, 

4 including— 

5 (A) working to reduce prison recidivism 

6 rates; 

7 (B) supporting the implementation of non8 violent conflict resolution education and train9 ing for victims, perpetrators, and those who 

10 work with them; and 

11 (C) supporting effective police and commu12 nity relations; 

13 (4) analyzing existing policies, employing suc14 cessful, field-tested programs, and developing new 

15 approaches for dealing with the tools of violence, in16 cluding handguns and assault weapons, especially 

17 among youth; 

18 (5) developing new and expanding effective pro19 grams that address and ameliorate societal chal20 lenges such as school violence, gangs, hate crimes, 

21 economic injustice, human trafficking, racial or eth22 nic violence, violence against LGBTQ+ individuals, 

23 and police-community relations disputes; 

24 (6) making policy recommendations to the At25 torney General regarding civil rights and labor law; 


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1 (7) assisting in the establishment and funding 

2 of community-based violence prevention programs, 

3 including violence prevention counseling and peer 

4 mediation in schools and unarmed civilian peace5 keeping at a local level; 

6 (8) providing counseling and advocacy on behalf 

7 of individuals victimized by violence; 

8 (9) providing for public education programs and 

9 counseling strategies that promote tolerance and re10 spect for the diversity of all individuals in the 

11 United States without regard to race, religion, creed, 

12 gender and gender identification, sexual orientation, 

13 age, ethnicity, and other perceived differences; and 

14 (10) supporting local community initiatives that 

15 draw on neighborhood resources to create peace 

16 projects that facilitate the development of conflict 

17 resolution and healing of societal wounds such as pa18 triarchy, racism, war, manifest destiny, and eco19 nomic injustice to thereby inform and inspire na20 tional policy. 

21 (c) INTERNATIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES.—The Sec22 retary shall— 

23 (1) advise the Secretary of Defense and the 

24 Secretary of State on matters relating to national 

25 security, including the protection of human rights 


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1 and the prevention of, amelioration of, and de-esca2 lation of unarmed and armed international conflict; 

3 (2) contribute to and participate in the develop4 ment of training of all United States personnel who 

5 administer post-conflict reconstruction and demobili6 zation in war-torn societies; 

7 (3) sponsor national and regional conflict-pre8 vention and dispute-resolution initiatives, create spe9 cial task forces, and draw on local, regional, and na10 tional expertise to develop plans and programs for 

11 addressing the root sources of conflict in troubled 

12 areas; 

13 (4) counsel and advocate on behalf of women 

14 victimized by violence, including rape, situations 

15 leading up to conflict, conflicts, and post-conflict sit16 uations; 

17 (5) counsel and advocate on behalf of victims of 

18 human trafficking both domestically and internation19 ally and work to end the trafficking of human 

20 beings; 

21 (6) provide for exchanges between the United 

22 States and other countries that endeavor to develop 

23 domestic and international peace-based initiatives; 

24 (7) encourage the development of international 

25 sister city programs, pairing United States cities 


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1 with cities around the world for artistic, cultural, 

2 economic, educational, and faith-based exchanges; 

3 (8) establish and administer a budget des4 ignated for the training and deployment of unarmed 

5 civilian peacekeepers to participate in multinational 

6 nonviolent peacekeeping forces that may be con7 ducted by civilian, governmental, or multilateral or8 ganizations; 

9 (9) jointly with the Secretary of the Treasury, 

10 strengthen peace enforcement through hiring and 

11 training monitors and investigators to help with the 

12 enforcement of international arms embargoes; 

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

14 bring together all stakeholders who are impacted by 

15 a conflict by facilitating peace summits where such 

16 stakeholders may gather under carefully prepared 

17 conditions to promote nonviolent communication and 

18 mutually beneficial solutions; 

19 (11) submit to the President recommendations 

20 for reductions in weapons of mass destruction, and 

21 make annual reports to the President on the sale of 

22 arms from the United States to other countries, with 

23 an analysis of the impact of such sales on the de24 fense of the United States and how such sales affect 

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1 (12) in consultation with the Secretary of State, 

2 develop strategies for sustainability and management 

3 of the distribution of international funds; 

4 (13) advise the Permanent Representative of 

5 the United States to the United Nations on matters 

6 pertaining to the United Nations Security Council; 

7 and 

8 (14) support the implementation of inter9 national peacebuilding strategies through a balanced 

10 use of peacebuilding, diplomacy, development, and 

11 defense. 

12 (d) MEMBERSHIP OF THE SECRETARY OF

13 PEACEBUILDING ON THE NATIONAL SECURITY COUN14 CIL.—Section 101(a) of the National Security Act of 1947 

15 (50 U.S.C. 3021(a)) is amended— 

16 (1) in paragraph (5), by striking ‘‘and’’; 

17 (2) by redesignating paragraph (6) as para18 graph (7); and 

19 (3) by inserting after paragraph (5) the fol20 lowing: 

21 ‘‘(6) the Secretary of Peacebuilding; and’’. 

22 (e) HUMAN SECURITY RESPONSIBILITIES.—The Sec23 retary shall address and offer nonviolent conflict resolu24 tion strategies and suggest resources for unarmed civilian 

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1 of human security if such security is threatened by con2 flict, whether such conflict is geographic, religious, ethnic, 

3 racial, or class-based in its origin, derives from economic 

4 concerns, or is initiated through disputes concerning scar5 city of natural resources (such as water and energy re6 sources), food, trade, or climate and environmental con7 cerns. 

8 (f) MEDIA-RELATED RESPONSIBILITIES.—Respect9 ing the First Amendment to the Constitution of the 

10 United States of America and the requirement for free and 

11 independent media, the Secretary shall— 

12 (1) seek assistance in the design and implemen13 tation of nonviolent policies from media profes14 sionals; 

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

16 and de-escalation of conflict at domestic and inter17 national levels, including the role of fear-inducing 

18 and hate-inducing speech and actions, and making 

19 the findings of such study public; and 

20 (3) make recommendations to professional 

21 media organizations in order to provide opportuni22 ties to increase media awareness of peacebuilding 

23 initiatives. 

24 (g) EDUCATIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES.—The Sec25 retary shall— 


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1 (1) with the support of, and in consultation 

2 with, the United States Institute of Peace, develop 

3 a peace education curriculum that includes studies 

4 of— 

5 (A) the civil rights movement in the United 

6 States and throughout the world, with special 

7 emphasis on the role of nonviolence and how in8 dividual endeavor and involvement have contrib9 uted to advancements in peace and justice; 

10 (B) peace agreements and circumstances 

11 in which peaceful intervention has worked to 

12 stop conflict; and 

13 (C) the patriarchal structure of society and 

14 the inherent violence of such structure in the 

15 shaping of relationships and institutions; 

16 (2) in consultation with the Secretary of Edu17 cation— 

18 (A) commission the development of such 

19 curriculum and make such curriculum available 

20 to local school districts to enable the use of 

21 peace education objectives at pre-kindergarten 

22 schools, elementary schools, and secondary 

23 schools in the United States; 

24 (B) support in early childhood, pre-kinder25 garten schools, elementary schools, secondary 


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1 schools, and institutions of higher education a 

2 well-resourced, balanced education that includes 

3 math, science, English, history, ethnic studies, 

4 social studies, health, physical education, for5 eign languages, the arts, and music that will 

6 prepare students for success in a globally inter7 connected world; and 

8 (C) offer incentives in the form of grants 

9 and training to encourage the development of 

10 State peace curricula and assist schools in ap11 plying for such grants and training; 

12 (3) work with educators to equip students to 

13 become skilled in achieving peace through reflection, 

14 and facilitate instruction in the ways of peaceful 

15 conflict resolution; 

16 (4) ensure that schools are nonviolence zones 

17 that provide a peaceful educational environment; 

18 (5) create school and community cultures where 

19 students and staff do not feel threatened and are 

20 free from bullying and harassment by developing 

21 and implementing curricula in nonviolent conflict 

22 resolution education for teachers, students, parents, 

23 the school community, and the community at large; 

24 (6) maintain a public website to solicit and re25 ceive ideas for the development of peace from the 


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1 wealth of the politically, socially, and culturally di2 verse public; 

3 (7) proactively engage the critical thinking ca4 pabilities of students and teachers of pre-kinder5 garten schools, elementary schools, secondary 

6 schools, and institutions of higher education through 

7 the Internet and other media and issue periodic re8 ports concerning any submissions from such stu9 dents and teachers; 

10 (8) create and establish a Peace Academy that 

11 shall— 

12 (A) be modeled after the military service 

13 academies; and 

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

15 in peace education, after which graduates will 

16 be required to serve 5 years in public service in 

17 programs dedicated to domestic or international 

18 nonviolent conflict resolution; and 

19 (9) provide grants for peace studies depart20 ments in institutions of higher education throughout 

21 the United States. 

22 SEC. 103. PRINCIPAL OFFICERS. 

23 (a) UNDER SECRETARY OF PEACEBUILDING.—The 

24 President shall appoint an Under Secretary of 

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1 and consent of the Senate. During the absence or dis2 ability of the Secretary, or in the event of a vacancy in 

3 the office of the Secretary, the Under Secretary shall act 

4 as Secretary. The Secretary shall designate the order in 

5 which other officials of the Department shall act and per6 form the functions of the Secretary during the absence 

7 or disability of both the Secretary and Under Secretary 

8 or in the event of vacancies in both offices. 

9 (b) ADDITIONAL POSITIONS.— 

10 (1) IN GENERAL.—The President shall appoint 

11 in the Department, by and with the advice and con12 sent of the Senate— 

13 (A) an Assistant Secretary for Peace Edu14 cation and Training; 

15 (B) an Assistant Secretary for Domestic 

16 Peacebuilding Activities; 

17 (C) an Assistant Secretary for Inter18 national Peacebuilding Activities; 

19 (D) an Assistant Secretary for Technology 

20 for Peace; 

21 (E) an Assistant Secretary for Arms Con22 trol and Disarmament; 

23 (F) an Assistant Secretary for 

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1 (G) an Assistant Secretary for Human and 

2 Economic Rights; and 

3 (H) a General Counsel. 

4 (2) ESTABLISHMENT OF INSPECTOR GENERAL

5 OF THE DEPARTMENT OF PEACEBUILDING.—Section 

6 12 of the Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. 

7 App.) is amended— 

8 (A) in paragraph (1), by inserting 

9 ‘‘Peacebuilding,’’ after ‘‘Homeland Security,’’; 

10 and 

11 (B) in paragraph (2), by inserting 

12 ‘‘Peacebuilding,’’ after ‘‘Homeland Security,’’. 

13 (3) ADDITIONAL OFFICERS.—The President 

14 shall appoint 4 additional officers in the Depart15 ment, by and with the advice and consent of the 

16 Senate. The officers appointed under this paragraph 

17 shall perform such functions as the Secretary shall 

18 prescribe, including— 

19 (A) congressional relations functions; 

20 (B) public information functions, including 

21 providing, through the use of the latest tech22 nologies, useful information about peace and 

23 the work of the Department; 

24 (C) management and budget functions; 

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1 (D) planning, evaluation, and policy devel2 opment functions, including development of 

3 policies to promote the efficient and coordinated 

4 administration of the Department and its pro5 grams and encourage improvements in conflict 

6 resolution and violence prevention. 

7 (4) DESCRIPTION OF FUNCTIONS.—In any case 

8 in which the President submits the name of an indi9 vidual to the Senate for confirmation as an officer 

10 of the Department under this subsection, the Presi11 dent shall state the particular functions such indi12 vidual will exercise upon taking office. 

13 (c) AUTHORITY OF SECRETARY.—Each officer de14 scribed in this section shall report directly to the Secretary 

15 and shall, in addition to any functions vested in or re16 quired to be delegated to such officer, perform such addi17 tional functions as the Secretary may prescribe. 

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

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

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

21 which shall be the Assistant Secretary for Peace Edu22 cation and Training. The Assistant Secretary for Peace 

23 Education and Training shall carry out those functions 

24 of the Department relating to the creation, encourage25 ment, and impact of peace education and training at the 


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1 pre-kindergarten, elementary, secondary, university, and 

2 postgraduate levels, and disseminate applicable policies 

3 and research in consultation with entities of the Depart4 ment of Health and Human Services, including— 

5 (1) the Administration for Children and Fami6 lies; 

7 (2) the Administration on Aging; 

8 (3) the Centers for Disease Control and Preven9 tion; and 

10 (4) the National Institutes of Health. 

11 (b) PEACE CURRICULUM.—The Assistant Secretary 

12 of Peace Education and Training, in consultation with the 

13 Secretary of Education, the United States Institute of 

14 Peace, nongovernmental organizations, public institutions, 

15 peace and conflict studies programs of institutions of high16 er education, and Federal agencies that provide effective 

17 peace training materials and curricula, shall support the 

18 development and dissemination of effective peace curricula 

19 and supporting materials for distribution to the State edu20 cational agency in each State and territory of the United 

21 States. Each peace curriculum shall include— 

22 (1) building communicative peace skills and 

23 nonviolent conflict resolution skills; 


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1 (2) teaching and fostering compassion, empa2 thy, tolerance, respect, inclusion, and forgiveness; 

3 and 

4 (3) promoting other objectives to increase the 

5 knowledge of peace processes. 

6 (c) GRANTS.—The Assistant Secretary of Peace Edu7 cation and Training shall— 

8 (1) provide peace education grants to institu9 tions of higher education for the creation and expan10 sion of peace studies departments and the education 

11 and training of teachers in peace studies; and 

12 (2) establish a grant program to be known as 

13 the Community Peace Block Grant program under 

14 which the Secretary shall make grants to nonprofit 

15 organizations and nongovernmental organizations for 

16 the purposes of developing innovative neighborhood 

17 programs for nonviolent conflict resolution and cre18 ating local peacebuilding initiatives. 

19 SEC. 105. OFFICE OF DOMESTIC PEACEBUILDING ACTIVI20 TIES. 

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

22 an Office of Domestic Peacebuilding Activities, the head 

23 of which shall be the Assistant Secretary for Domestic 

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1 tions in the Department affecting domestic peace activi2 ties, including the development of policies that increase 

3 awareness about intervention and counseling on domestic 

4 violence and conflict. 

5 (b) RESPONSIBILITIES.—The Assistant Secretary for 

6 Domestic Peacebuilding Activities shall— 

7 (1) develop policy and disseminate best prac8 tices from the field for the treatment of drug and al9 cohol abuse; 

10 (2) develop community-based strategies for cele11 brating diversity and promoting tolerance; 

12 (3) develop new policies and build upon existing 

13 proven programs to prevent the school-to-prison 

14 pipeline by promoting restorative and conflict resolu15 tion practices at pre-kindergarten, elementary, sec16 ondary, university, and post graduate levels and in 

17 police academies, with funding for teacher training 

18 in nonviolence, restorative practices, and conflict res19 olution; 

20 (4) develop new policies and build on existing 

21 proven programs— 

22 (A) to assist in the prevention of crime, in23 cluding the development of community policing 

24 strategies, mindfulness and conflict de-esca25 lation training, and other peaceful settlement 


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1 skills among police and other public safety offi2 cers; 

3 (B) to assist in the re-entry into the com4 munity by individuals who have been incarcer5 ated, including training in anger management, 

6 conflict resolution, peacebuilding skills, life 

7 skills, and educational and job skills; 

8 (C) to assist in creating strong and healthy 

9 families, including supporting mental health 

10 services, domestic violence prevention, gang pre11 vention, anti-bullying programs, substance 

12 abuse prevention, and the development of par13 enting skills; 

14 (D) to provide restorative justice programs 

15 at all levels of the criminal justice system that 

16 bring together offenders, victims, and commu17 nity members in an effort to repair the damage 

18 caused by criminal activity through account19 ability and rehabilitation; 

20 (E) to provide for training and deployment 

21 into neighborhoods of nonmilitary domestic con22 flict prevention and peacemaking personnel, in23 cluding violence interrupters and civilian com24 munity peacekeepers; 


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1 (F) to implement community-based polic2 ing to break down barriers between law enforce3 ment officers and the people such officers serve; 

4 and 

5 (G) to encourage and facilitate formation 

6 of locally run and administered citizen’s boards 

7 to recommend any appropriate training as need8 ed for working compassionately and effectively 

9 with local populations and to review and hold 

10 accountable actions of all local police depart11 ments in the United States; 

12 (5) promote informal and cultural exchanges 

13 between individuals and groups of proximate neigh14 borhoods and regions to encourage understanding 

15 and acceptance; and 

16 (6) disseminate applicable policies and research 

17 in consultation with appropriate entities of— 

18 (A) the Department of Justice; 

19 (B) the Department of Health and Human 

20 Services; 

21 (C) the Department of State; and 

22 (D) the Department of Education. 

23 (c) GRANTS.—The Assistant Secretary for Domestic 

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1 gram under which the Secretary shall make grants to pre2 kindergarten schools, elementary schools, secondary 

3 schools, institutions of higher education, nonprofit organi4 zations, and nongovernmental organizations for the pur5 pose of developing domestic cultural exchanges, including 

6 exchanges relating to the arts and sports, that promote 

7 diplomacy and cultural understanding between neighbor8 hoods and members of such neighborhoods. 

9 SEC. 106. OFFICE OF INTERNATIONAL PEACEBUILDING AC10 TIVITIES. 

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

12 an Office of International Peacebuilding Activities, the 

13 head of which shall be the Assistant Secretary for Inter14 national Peacebuilding Activities. The Assistant Secretary 

15 for International Peacebuilding Activities shall carry out 

16 those functions in the Department affecting international 

17 peace activities. 

18 (b) RESPONSIBILITIES.—The Assistant Secretary for 

19 International Peacebuilding Activities shall— 

20 (1) develop new programs and promote existing 

21 proven programs to— 

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1 military conflict prevention and peacemaking 

2 personnel; 

3 (B) support national and regional conflict4 prevention and dispute-resolution initiatives in 

5 countries experiencing social, political, or eco6 nomic strife; 

7 (C) provide training for the administration 

8 of post-conflict reconstruction and demobiliza9 tion in war-torn societies; 

10 (D) address root causes of violence; 

11 (E) eradicate extreme hunger and poverty; 

12 (F) achieve universal primary education; 

13 and 

14 (G) empower women and girls; 

15 (2) support the creation of a multinational non16 violent peace force; 

17 (3) provide for exchanges between individuals of 

18 the United States and other countries that are en19 deavoring to develop domestic and international 

20 peace-based initiatives; and 

21 (4) disseminate applicable policies and research 

22 in consultation with appropriate entities of— 

23 (A) the Department of State; 

24 (B) the Department of Labor; 

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1 (D) the United States Institute of Peace. 

2 (c) GRANTS.—The Assistant Secretary for Inter3 national Peacebuilding Activities shall create a grant pro4 gram to be known as the International Cultural Diplomacy 

5 for Peace grant program under which the Secretary shall 

6 make grants to pre-kindergarten schools, elementary 

7 schools, secondary schools, institutions of higher edu8 cation, nonprofit organizations, and nongovernmental or9 ganizations for the purpose of developing international 

10 cultural exchanges, including exchanges related to the arts 

11 and sports, that promote diplomacy and cultural under12 standing between the United States and other countries. 

13 SEC. 107. OFFICE OF TECHNOLOGY FOR PEACE. 

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

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

16 be the Assistant Secretary for Technology for Peace. The 

17 Assistant Secretary for Technology for Peace shall carry 

18 out those functions in the Department affecting the 

19 awareness, study, and impact of developing new tech20 nologies on the creation and maintenance of domestic and 

21 international peace, and disseminate applicable policies 

22 and research in consultation with appropriate entities of 

23 the Department of State. 

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1 development of technologies in transportation, commu2 nications, agriculture, and energy that— 

3 (1) are nonviolent in application; and 

4 (2) encourage the conservation and sustain5 ability of natural resources in order to prevent fu6 ture conflicts regarding scarce resources. 

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

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

9 an Office of Arms Control and Disarmament, the head 

10 of which shall be the Assistant Secretary for Arms Control 

11 and Disarmament. The Assistant Secretary for Arms Con12 trol and Disarmament shall carry out those functions in 

13 the Department affecting arms control programs and 

14 arms limitation agreements. 

15 (b) RESPONSIBILITIES.—The Assistant Secretary for 

16 Arms Control and Disarmament shall— 

17 (1) advise the Secretary on interagency discus18 sions and international negotiations, including dis19 cussions involving the Secretary of State, the Atomic 

20 Energy Commission, and the Secretary of Defense, 

21 regarding the reduction and elimination of weapons 

22 of mass destruction throughout the world, including 

23 the dismantling of such weapons and the safe and 

24 secure storage of materials related thereto; 


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1 (2) assist countries, international agencies, and 

2 nongovernmental organizations in assessing the loca3 tions of the buildup of nuclear arms and other weap4 ons of mass destruction; 

5 (3) develop nonviolent strategies to deter test6 ing or use of offensive or defensive nuclear weapons 

7 and other weapons of mass destruction, whether 

8 based on land, air, sea, or in space; 

9 (4) serve as a depository for copies of all con10 tracts, agreements, and treaties that address the re11 duction and elimination of nuclear weapons and 

12 other weapons of mass destruction, or the protection 

13 of space from militarization; 

14 (5) provide technical support and legal assist15 ance for the implementation of such contracts, 

16 agreements, and treaties; 

17 (6) disseminate applicable policies and research 

18 in consultation with appropriate entities of the De19 partment of State and the Department of Com20 merce; and 

21 (7) address and support nuclear waste cleanup 

22 at Superfund Sites of former and present military 

23 bases in the United States and abroad. 


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1 SEC. 109. OFFICE OF PEACEBUILDING INFORMATION AND 

2 RESEARCH. 

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

4 an Office of Peacebuilding Information and Research, the 

5 head of which shall be the Assistant Secretary for 

6 Peacebuilding Information and Research. The Assistant 

7 Secretary for Peacebuilding Information and Research 

8 shall carry out those functions in the Department affect9 ing research and analysis relating to creating, initiating, 

10 and modeling approaches to peaceful coexistence and non11 violent conflict resolution. 

12 (b) RESPONSIBILITIES.—The Assistant Secretary for 

13 Peacebuilding Information and Research shall— 

14 (1) commission or compile studies on the im15 pact of war and other types of violence, especially on 

16 the physical and mental condition of children (using 

17 the 10-point anti-war agenda in the United Nations 

18 Children’s Fund report, State of the World’s Chil19 dren 1996, as a guide) that shall include the study 

20 of the effect of war on the environment and public 

21 health; 

22 (2) compile information on effective community 

23 peacebuilding activities and disseminate such infor24 mation to local governments and nongovernmental 

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1 (3) commission or compile research on the ef2 fect of violence in the media and make such reports 

3 available to Congress annually; 

4 (4) commission or compile research on the ef5 fects of gun violence in the United States, and make 

6 such reports available to Congress annually; 

7 (5) publish a monthly journal of the activities 

8 of the Department and encourage scholarly partici9 pation; 

10 (6) sponsor conferences throughout the United 

11 States to create awareness of the work of the De12 partment; and 

13 (7) where applicable, work to carry out the re14 sponsibilities under this subsection in consultation 

15 with the United States Institute of Peace and other 

16 governmental and nongovernmental organizations, 

17 including— 

18 (A) the Department of Health and Human 

19 Services; 

20 (B) the Department of Justice; and 

21 (C) the Department of State. 

22 SEC. 110. OFFICE OF HUMAN RIGHTS AND ECONOMIC 

23 RIGHTS. 

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

25 an Office of Human Rights and Economic Rights, the 


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1 head of which shall be the Assistant Secretary for Human 

2 Rights and Economic Rights. The Assistant Secretary for 

3 Human Rights and Economic Rights shall carry out those 

4 functions in the Department that support the principles 

5 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, adopted 

6 by the General Assembly of the United Nations on Decem7 ber 10, 1948. 

8 (b) RESPONSIBILITIES.—The Assistant Secretary for 

9 Human Rights and Economic Rights shall— 

10 (1) assist the Secretary, in consultation with 

11 the Secretary of State, in furthering the incorpora12 tion of the principles of human rights, as enunciated 

13 in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, into 

14 all agreements between the United States and other 

15 countries to help reduce the causes of violence; 

16 (2) consult with the Secretary of State, the 

17 Atrocities Prevention Board of the White House, 

18 and other similarly concerned governmental and 

19 nongovernmental organizations to gather informa20 tion on and document domestic and international 

21 human rights abuses, including genocide, torture, 

22 human trafficking, child soldiers, and child labor, 

23 and recommend to the Secretary nonviolent re24 sponses to promote awareness, understanding, and 

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1 (3) make such information available to other 

2 governmental and nongovernmental organizations in 

3 order to facilitate nonviolent conflict resolution; 

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

6 a climate conducive to the respect for human rights; 

7 (5) conduct economic analyses of the scarcity of 

8 human and natural resources as a source of conflict 

9 and make recommendations to the Secretary for 

10 nonviolent prevention of such scarcity, nonviolent 

11 intervention in case of such scarcity, and the devel12 opment of programs to assist people facing such 

13 scarcity, whether due to armed conflict, misdistribu14 tion of resources, or natural causes; 

15 (6) assist the Secretary, in consultation with 

16 the Secretary of State and the Secretary of the 

17 Treasury, in developing strategies regarding the sus18 tainability and the management of the distribution 

19 of funds from international agencies, the conditions 

20 regarding the receipt of such funds, and the impact 

21 of those conditions on the peace and stability of the 

22 recipient countries; 

23 (7) assist the Secretary, in consultation with 

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1 in developing strategies to promote full compliance 

2 with domestic and international labor rights law; 

3 (8) conduct policy analysis to ensure that the 

4 international development investments of the United 

5 States positively impact the peace and stability of 

6 the recipient country; and 

7 (9) disseminate policies and research in con8 sultation with appropriate entities of the Depart9 ment of State. 

10 SEC. 111. INTERGOVERNMENTAL ADVISORY COUNCIL ON 

11 PEACE. 

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

13 an advisory committee known as the Intergovernmental 

14 Advisory Council on Peace (in this section referred to as 

15 the ‘‘Council’’). The Council shall provide assistance and 

16 make recommendations to the President and the Secretary 

17 concerning intergovernmental policies relating to peace 

18 and nonviolent conflict resolution. 

19 (b) RESPONSIBILITIES.—The Council shall— 

20 (1) provide a forum for representatives of the 

21 Federal Government and of State and local govern22 ments to discuss peace issues; 

23 (2) promote better intergovernmental relations 

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1 mental conflict as needed, including elimination of 

2 inflammatory rhetoric; and 

3 (3) submit biennially, or more frequently if de4 termined necessary by the Council, a report to the 

5 President, the Secretary, and Congress reviewing the 

6 impact of Federal peace activities on the Federal 

7 Government and on State and local governments. 

8 (c) MEMBERSHIP.—The Secretary shall appoint the 

9 members of the Council. 

10 SEC. 112. FEDERAL INTERAGENCY COMMITTEE ON PEACE. 

11 (a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established a Fed12 eral Interagency Committee on Peace (in this section re13 ferred to as the ‘‘Committee’’). The Committee shall— 

14 (1) assist the Secretary in providing a mecha15 nism to assure that the procedures and actions of 

16 the Department and other Federal agencies are fully 

17 coordinated; and 

18 (2) study and make recommendations for assur19 ing effective coordination of Federal programs, poli20 cies, and administrative practices affecting peace. 

21 (b) MEMBERSHIP.—The Secretary shall appoint the 

22 members of the Committee. 

23 SEC. 113. STAFF. 

24 The Secretary may appoint and fix the compensation 

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


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1 functions of the Secretary and the Department. Except 

2 as otherwise provided by law, such employees shall be ap3 pointed in accordance with applicable laws and the com4 pensation of such employees fixed in accordance with title 

5 5, United States Code. 

6 SEC. 114. CONSULTATION REQUIRED. 

7 (a) CONSULTATION IN CASES OF CONFLICT AND VIO8 LENCE PREVENTION.— 

9 (1) IN GENERAL.—In any case in which a con10 flict between the United States and any other gov11 ernment or entity is foreseeable, imminent, or occur12 ring, the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of 

13 State shall consult with the Secretary of 

14 Peacebuilding concerning violence prevention, non15 violent means of conflict resolution, and 

16 peacebuilding. 

17 (2) DIPLOMATIC INITIATIVES.—In any case in 

18 which a conflict described in paragraph (1) is ongo19 ing or recently concluded, the Secretary shall con20 duct an independent study of diplomatic initiatives 

21 undertaken by the United States and other parties 

22 to such conflict. 

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1 cently concluded, the Secretary shall assess the ef2 fectiveness of any initiatives in ending such conflict. 

3 (4) CONSULTATION PROCESS.—The Secretary 

4 shall establish a formal process of consultation in a 

5 timely manner with the Secretary of State, the Sec6 retary of Defense, and the National Security Coun7 cil— 

8 (A) prior to the initiation of any armed 

9 conflict between the United States and any 

10 other country; and 

11 (B) for any matter involving the use of De12 partment of Defense personnel within the 

13 United States. 

14 (b) CONSULTATION IN DRAFTING TREATIES AND

15 AGREEMENTS.—The head of each appropriate Federal 

16 agency shall consult with the Secretary in drafting treaties 

17 and peace agreements. 

18 SEC. 115. COLLABORATION. 

19 The Secretary shall, for the greatest effectiveness in 

20 promoting peace and peacebuilding, collaborate with all re21 lated programs in all Federal agencies. 


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1 TITLE II—OTHER MATTERS 

2 SEC. 201. LEGISLATIVE RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE SEC3 RETARY. 

4 Not later than 1 year after the date of the appoint5 ment of the first Secretary, the Secretary shall prepare 

6 and submit to Congress proposed legislation containing 

7 any necessary and appropriate amendments to the laws 

8 of the United States to carry out the purposes of this Act. 

9 SEC. 202. PEACE DAYS. 

10 The Secretary shall encourage citizens to observe and 

11 celebrate the blessings of peace and endeavor to create 

12 peace on Peace Days. Such days shall include discussions 

13 of the professional activities and the achievements in the 

14 lives of peacemakers. 

15 SEC. 203. DEFINITIONS. 

16 In this Act: 

17 (1) DEPARTMENT.—The term ‘‘Department’’ 

18 means the Department of Peacebuilding established 

19 under section 101(a). 

20 (2) ESEA TERMS.—The terms ‘‘elementary 

21 school’’, ‘‘secondary school’’, and ‘‘State educational 

22 agency’’ have the meaning given those terms in sec23 tion 8101 of the Elementary and Secondary Edu24 cation Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7801). 


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1 (3) FEDERAL AGENCY.—The term ‘‘Federal 

2 agency’’ has the meaning given the term ‘‘agency’’ 

3 in section 551(1) of title 5, United States Code. 

4 (4) INSTITUTION OF HIGHER EDUCATION.—The 

5 term ‘‘institution of higher education’’ has the 

6 meaning given that term in section 101 of the High7 er Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001). 

8 (5) NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION.—The term 

9 ‘‘nonprofit organization’’ means an entity that— 

10 (A) is described in section 501(c)(3) of the 

11 Internal Revenue Code of 1986; and 

12 (B) is exempt from tax under section 

13 501(a) of such Code. 

14 (6) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 

15 the Secretary of Peacebuilding appointed under sec16 tion 101(b). 

17 SEC. 204. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 

18 (a) IN GENERAL.—There is authorized to be appro19 priated to carry out this Act such sums as may be nec20 essary. 

21 (b) LIMITATION ON USE OF FUNDS.—Of the 

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