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112TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. 3477 

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

and participation in mediation and negotiation processes undertaken in 

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

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

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

AUGUST 1, 2012 

Mrs. BOXER (for herself, Mrs. HUTCHISON, Mr. CASEY, Ms. SNOWE, Mrs. 

SHAHEEN, Mrs. GILLIBRAND, and Mr. BROWN of Massachusetts) 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, or 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 2012’’. 


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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 evaluating. 

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

Sec. 9. National Security Council. 

Sec. 10. Consultations with stakeholders. 

Sec. 11. Reports to Congress. 

3 SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 

4 Congress finds the following: 

5 (1) United Nations Security Council Resolution 

6 1325, and subsequent Resolutions 1820, 1888, 

7 1889, and 1960, affirm the critical role of women in 

8 the prevention and resolution of conflicts, including 

9 in— 

10 (A) conflict prevention; 

11 (B) peace negotiations; 

12 (C) peacekeeping and peace-building ef13 forts; 

14 (D) humanitarian response; and 

15 (E) post-conflict reconstruction and gov16 ernance. 

17 (2) Fundamental to the affirmations described 

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

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1 ficiaries in all efforts to achieve solutions for just 

2 conflict resolution, lasting stability, and inclusive 

3 democratic governance. 

4 (3) The meaningful inclusion of women in the 

5 prevention and resolution of conflicts also requires 

6 engaging men and boys in the effort to empower 

7 women and girls and educating them on the uni8 versal benefits of gender equality. 

9 (4) During the second half of the 20th century, 

10 approximately 25 percent of conflicts that had ended 

11 in a peace agreement resumed within 5 years, and 

12 nearly 50 percent of the conflicts resolved by an ac13 cord during the 1990s resumed within 5 years. 

14 (5) Since 1992, women have accounted for 

15 fewer than 3 percent of mediators and 8 percent of 

16 negotiators in major peace processes. 

17 (6) Successful peace negotiations that produce 

18 just and sustainable peace agreements generally in19 clude robust mechanisms for the participation of 

20 civil society, such as a national dialogue. 

21 (7) From Guatemala to Darfur to Northern 

22 Ireland, women have made major contributions to 

23 peace negotiations, helping to ensure that processes 

24 were more transparent and that the content of final 


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1 agreements was more comprehensive, more respon2 sive to root causes of conflict, and more sustainable. 

3 (8) The United States May 2010 National Se4 curity Strategy states, ‘‘Experience shows that coun5 tries are more peaceful and prosperous when women 

6 are accorded full and equal rights and opportunity. 

7 When those rights and opportunities are denied, 

8 countries often lag behind.’’. 

9 (9) According to the 2010 Quadrennial Diplo10 macy and Development Review, ‘‘The protection and 

11 empowerment of women and girls is key to the for12 eign policy and security of the United States. . . . 

13 To that end, women are at the center of our diplo14 macy and development efforts—not simply as bene15 ficiaries, but also as agents of peace, reconciliation, 

16 development, growth, and stability. . . . By reaching 

17 out to women and girls and integrating them into 

18 our diplomatic mission, we ensure more effective di19 plomacy, whether in driving economic growth, resist20 ing extremism, safeguarding human rights, or pro21 moting political solutions, including in areas of con22 flict.’’. 

23 (10) On October 26, 2010, on the occasion of 

24 the Tenth Anniversary of United Nations Security 


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1 Council Resolution 1325 on Women, Peace, and Se2 curity, Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton— 

3 (A) stated, ‘‘The only way to . . . reduce 

4 the number of conflicts around the world, to 

5 eliminate rape as a weapon of war, to combat 

6 the culture of impunity for sexual violence, to 

7 build sustainable peace—is to draw on the full 

8 contributions of both women and men in every 

9 aspect of peacemaking, peacekeeping, and 

10 peace-building.’’; and 

11 (B) announced the United States commit12 ment to develop a United States National Ac13 tion Plan to accelerate the implementation of 

14 Resolution 1325, joining more than 25 other 

15 countries that had committed to developing na16 tional action plans. 

17 (11) The United States National Action Plan 

18 on Women, Peace, and Security, issued in December 

19 2011— 

20 (A) asserts that ‘‘evidence from around the 

21 world and across cultures shows that inte22 grating women and gender considerations into 

23 peace-building processes helps promote demo24 cratic governance and long-term stability’’; 


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1 (B) ‘‘describes the course the United 

2 States Government will take to accelerate, insti3 tutionalize, and better coordinate our efforts to 

4 advance women’s inclusion in peace negotia5 tions, peace-building activities, and conflict pre6 vention; to protect women from sexual and gen7 der-based violence, including preventing forced 

8 child marriages; and to ensure equal access to 

9 relief and recovery assistance, in areas of con10 flict and insecurity.’’; and 

11 (C) affirms as a Statement of National 

12 Policy that ‘‘the engagement and protection of 

13 women as agents of peace and stability will be 

14 central to the United States efforts to promote 

15 security, prevent, respond to, and resolve con16 flict, and rebuild societies.’’. 

17 (12) 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 (13) In March 2012, Secretary of State Hillary 

6 Rodham Clinton issued the first ever Secretarial Pol7 icy Guidance on Promoting Gender Equality to 

8 Achieve our National Security and Foreign Policy 

9 Objectives, which ‘‘requests embassies and bureaus 

10 to work to . . . draw on the full contributions of 

11 both women and men in peacemaking, peacekeeping, 

12 and peace-building’’. The Policy Guidance highlights 

13 3 mechanisms that will be utilized ‘‘to promote gen14 der equality in service of America’s foreign policy’’, 

15 namely— 

16 (A) planning and budget development; 

17 (B) programming, monitoring and evalua18 tion; and 

19 (C) management and training. 

20 (14) In Afghanistan, women leaders in civil so21 ciety continue to demand a full and meaningful role 

22 in any future negotiations, particularly where deci23 sions will be made about the futures of Afghan 

24 women and girls. 


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1 SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS. 

2 In this Act: 

3 (1) ADMINISTRATOR.—The term ‘‘Adminis4 trator’’ means the Administrator of the United 

5 States Agency for International Development. 

6 (2) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMIT7 TEES.—The term ‘‘appropriate congressional com8 mittees’’ means— 

9 (A) the Committee on Appropriations of 

10 the Senate; 

11 (B) the Committee on Armed Services of 

12 the Senate; 

13 (C) the Committee on Foreign Relations of 

14 the Senate; 

15 (D) the Committee on Appropriations of 

16 the House of Representatives; 

17 (E) the Committee on Armed Services of 

18 the House of Representatives; and 

19 (F) the Committee on Foreign Affairs of 

20 the House of Representatives. 

21 (3) DECISION-MAKING PROCESSES.—The term 

22 ‘‘decision-making processes’’ means formal or infor23 mal processes related to, or a part of, negotiations 

24 or mediations addressing conflict prevention and sta25 bilization, peace-building, protection, or appropriate 

26 security initiatives. 


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

2 States National Action Plan on Women, Peace, and 

3 Security, which was instituted by Executive Order 

4 13595 on December 19, 2011. 

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

6 the Secretary of State. 

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

8 means nongovernmental and private sector entities 

9 engaged in or affected by conflict prevention and 

10 stabilization, peace-building, protection, security, 

11 transition initiatives, humanitarian response, or re12 lated efforts, including— 

13 (A) registered or nonregistered nonprofit 

14 organizations, advocacy groups, business or 

15 trade associations, labor unions, cooperatives, 

16 credit unions, relief or development organiza17 tions, community and faith-based organizations, 

18 philanthropic foundations, and tribal leaders or 

19 structures; 

20 (B) independent media, educational, or re21 search institutions; and 

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1 nesses and businesses owned by women or dis2 advantaged groups. 

3 (7) WOMEN’S MEANINGFUL INCLUSION AND

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

5 inclusion and participation’’ means ensuring women 

6 have safe, genuine, and effective access and are 

7 present and actively involved in the full range of de8 cision-making processes, which may include— 

9 (A) conflict prevention; 

10 (B) mediation or negotiation efforts to re11 solve, mitigate and transition from violent con12 flict; 

13 (C) peacekeeping and peace-building ef14 forts; 

15 (D) post-conflict reconstruction, transition 

16 initiatives, and governance; and 

17 (E) humanitarian response. 

18 SEC. 4. SENSE OF CONGRESS REGARDING THE NATIONAL 

19 ACTION PLAN ON WOMEN, PEACE, AND SECU20 RITY. 

21 It is the sense of Congress that— 

22 (1) the implementation of the United States 

23 National Action Plan on Women, Peace, and Secu24 rity (referred to in this section as the ‘‘NAP’’) is 

25 paramount in improving the lives of women around 


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1 the world and increasing overall global stability and 

2 prosperity; 

3 (2) Congress supports the goals and ideals of 

4 the NAP; 

5 (3) Congress supports the statement in the 

6 NAP of the United States ‘‘unqualified commitment 

7 to integrating women’s views and perspectives fully 

8 into our diplomatic, security, and development ef9 forts—not simply as beneficiaries, but as agents of 

10 peace, reconciliation, development, growth, and sta11 bility’’; 

12 (4) Congress is strongly committed to advanc13 ing the principles of the NAP, as instituted by Exec14 utive Order 13595 on December 19, 2011; 

15 (5) the United States should coordinate with 

16 the international community and civil society to de17 velop criteria for eligibility to ensure that appro18 priate women representatives with the requisite ex19 perience are identified for inclusion in all peace20 building activities; 

21 (6) the President, in coordination with the Sec22 retary, the Secretary of Defense, and the Adminis23 trator, should— 


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

2 comprehensive, and coordinated implementa3 tion; and 

4 (B) coordinate with the international com5 munity to reaffirm global commitments to im6 plementation of United Nations Security Coun7 cil Resolution 1325 and subsequent Resolutions 

8 1880, 1888, 1889, and 1960, utilizing the com9 mitments outlined in the NAP as a diplomatic 

10 means to encourage other nations to— 

11 (i) advance women’s inclusion in peace 

12 negotiations, peace building activities, and 

13 conflict prevention; 

14 (ii) protect women from sexual and 

15 gender-based violence; and 

16 (iii) ensure equal access to relief and 

17 recovery assistance in areas of conflict and 

18 insecurity. 

19 SEC. 5. STATEMENT OF UNITED STATES POLICIES. 

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

21 States to implement the United States National Action 

22 Plan on Women, Peace, and Security, as instituted by Ex23 ecutive Order 13595 on December 19, 2011, to ensure 

24 that the United States effectively promotes and supports 


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1 women in conflict-affected and post-conflict regions 

2 through clear, measurable commitments— 

3 (1) to promote the active and meaningful par4 ticipation of women in affected areas in all aspects 

5 of conflict prevention, management, and resolution; 

6 (2) to integrate the perspectives and interests 

7 of affected women into conflict-prevention activities 

8 and strategies; 

9 (3) to promote the physical safety, economic se10 curity, and dignity of women and girls; 

11 (4) to support women’s equal access to aid dis12 tribution mechanisms and services; and 

13 (5) to monitor, analyze, and evaluate implemen14 tation efforts and the impact of such efforts. 

15 (b) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—Congress— 

16 (1) recognizes the invaluable contributions that 

17 United States and international civil society groups 

18 have made to United States policies and programs 

19 on women, peace, and security; and 

20 (2) encourages the Secretary, the Secretary of 

21 Defense, and the Administrator to continue to con22 sult and utilize the networks and expertise of these 

23 stakeholders to strengthen the implementation of the 

24 NAP. 


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1 (c) INTEGRATION.—The Secretary and the Adminis2 trator should— 

3 (1) integrate gender as fully as applicable into 

4 all diplomatic and development efforts; 

5 (2) include gender in strategic and budget plan6 ning processes; and 

7 (3) continue to use and improve upon perform8 ance indicators and evaluation mechanisms to ac9 count for ongoing results and measure the impact of 

10 United States policies and programs on women and 

11 girls in foreign countries. 

12 (d) INTEGRATION OF GENDER GOALS IN AGENCY

13 GUIDANCE AND CONTRACTING.— 

14 (1) DEPARTMENT OF STATE.—The Secretary 

15 should prescribe regulations and issue guidance set16 ting forth key goals of the NAP with a view to fully 

17 integrate such goals into the operations of the De18 partment of State in the United States and overseas, 

19 and should ensure that any such guidance and regu20 lations call for compliance by all Department per21 sonnel and contractors. 

22 (2) UNITED STATES AGENCY FOR INTER23 NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT.—The Administrator 

24 should prescribe regulations and issue guidance set25 ting forth key goals of the NAP with a view to fully 


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1 integrate such goals into the operations of the 

2 United States Agency for International Development 

3 in the United States and overseas, and should en4 sure that any such guidance and regulations call for 

5 compliance by all Agency personnel and contractors. 

6 (e) TENETS.—The head of each agency of the Fed7 eral Government shall ensure, as appropriate, that the te8 nets of the NAP are incorporated into all programs ad9 ministered by such agency related to— 

10 (1) conflict prevention; 

11 (2) humanitarian and disaster response; 

12 (3) conflict mediation; 

13 (4) peacekeeping; 

14 (5) post-conflict reconstruction; 

15 (6) institution building; and 

16 (7) democracy promotion. 

17 SEC. 6. NATIONAL ACTION PLAN ON WOMEN, PEACE, AND 

18 SECURITY. 

19 (a) IMPLEMENTATION.—The Secretary, the Adminis20 trator, the Secretary of Defense, and representatives of 

21 other Federal agencies, as appropriate, should implement 

22 the NAP. 

23 (b) TRAINING.— 

24 (1) IN GENERAL.—In implementing the NAP 

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1 section (a) should ensure that all relevant Federal 

2 employees receive appropriate training on gender 

3 considerations and women’s meaningful inclusion 

4 and participation, including training regarding— 

5 (A) participation in conflict prevention, 

6 peace processes, and security initiatives; 

7 (B) international human rights law and 

8 international humanitarian law, as relevant; 

9 and 

10 (C) protecting civilians from violence, ex11 ploitation, and trafficking in persons. 

12 (2) AMENDMENTS.— 

13 (A) FOREIGN SERVICE ACT OF 1980.—Sec14 tion 704 of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 (22 

15 U.S.C. 2024) is amended by adding at the end 

16 the following new subsection: 

17 ‘‘(e) The Secretary, in conjunction with the Adminis18 trator of the United States Agency for International De19 velopment, should ensure that all appropriate personnel, 

20 including special envoys, members of mediation or negotia21 tion teams, relevant members of the Civil Service or For22 eign Service, and contractors responsible for, or deploying 

23 to, countries or regions considered to be at risk of, under24 going, or emerging from violent conflict, obtain sub25 stantive knowledge and skills through— 


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1 ‘‘(1) appropriate advanced training in conflict 

2 prevention, mitigation, and resolution that specifi3 cally addresses the importance of women’s meaning4 ful inclusion and participation (as defined in section 

5 3 of the Women, Peace, and Security Act of 2012); 

6 and 

7 ‘‘(2) receive training on effective strategies and 

8 best practices for ensuring women’s meaningful in9 clusion and participation, as so defined.’’. 

10 (B) TITLE 10, UNITED STATES CODE.— 

11 (i) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 107 of title 

12 10, United States Code, is amended by 

13 adding at the end the following new sec14 tion: 

15 ‘‘§ 2158. Training for ensuring women’s meaningful 

16 inclusion and participation 

17 ‘‘The Secretary of Defense should ensure that all ap18 propriate personnel, including members of the armed 

19 forces, members of mediation or negotiation teams, rel20 evant members of the Civil Service, and contractors re21 sponsible for, or deploying to, countries or regions consid22 ered to be at risk of, undergoing, or emerging from violent 

23 conflict, obtain substantive knowledge and skills 

24 through— 


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1 ‘‘(1) appropriate advanced training in conflict 

2 prevention, mitigation, and resolution that specifi3 cally addresses the importance of women’s meaning4 ful inclusion and participation (as defined in section 

5 3 of the Women, Peace, and Security Act of 2012); 

6 and 

7 ‘‘(2) training on effective strategies and best 

8 practices for ensuring women’s meaningful inclusion 

9 and participation (as defined in such section).’’. 

10 (ii) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The 

11 table of sections at the beginning of chap12 ter 107 of such title is amended by adding 

13 at the end the following new item: 

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

14 (3) UNITED NATIONS.—The Secretary is 

15 strongly encouraged to work with the United Na16 tions and the international community to promote 

17 training that provides international peacekeeping 

18 personnel with substantive knowledge and skills 

19 needed to effectively ensure women’s meaningful in20 clusion and participation. 

21 SEC. 7. MONITORING AND EVALUATING. 

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

23 under section 6 should include the establishment or im24 provement of monitoring and evaluation tools to ensure 

25 accountability and effectiveness of policies, programs, 


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1 projects, and activities undertaken to support the objec2 tives set forth in the NAP. 

3 (b) FOREIGN ASSISTANCE COORDINATION, PLAN4 NING, DATA COLLECTION, AND TRACKING SYSTEMS.— 

5 The Secretary and the Administrator, in consultation with 

6 the Secretary of Defense, as appropriate, should— 

7 (1) utilize appropriate foreign assistance coordi8 nation, planning, data collection, and tracking sys9 tems to— 

10 (A) analyze the impact of staff training, 

11 management systems, and organizational struc12 tures on program results; 

13 (B) improve collection of sex-disaggregated 

14 data in conflict-affected areas; 

15 (C) ensure proper targeting of programs; 

16 and 

17 (D) collect and analyze gender data for the 

18 purpose of developing and enhancing early 

19 warning systems of conflict and violence; 

20 (2) support budgeting, operational and pro21 grammatic planning, and performance management, 

22 related to women’s meaningful inclusion and partici23 pation; and 

24 (3) develop or improve upon existing data col25 lection mechanisms that— 


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1 (A) track and report progress on the objec2 tives set forth in the NAP; 

3 (B) assess lessons learned; and 

4 (C) identify best practices. 

5 (c) INDICATORS.—The Secretary and the Adminis6 trator, in cooperation with the Secretary of Defense, as 

7 appropriate, are strongly encouraged to identify common 

8 indicators to evaluate the impact of United States foreign 

9 assistance on women’s meaningful inclusion and participa10 tion. 

11 SEC. 8. ENGAGING WOMEN IN THE FULL RANGE OF CON12 FLICT PREVENTION, PEACE NEGOTIATION, 

13 PEACE-BUILDING, AND SECURITY INITIA14 TIVES. 

15 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary and the Adminis16 trator are strongly encouraged to work to facilitate wom17 en’s meaningful inclusion and participation in informal 

18 and formal peace negotiations, including, as appropriate 

19 by— 

20 (1) providing technical assistance, training, and 

21 logistical support to female negotiators, peace-build22 ers, and stakeholders; 

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

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1 nizers, negotiators, communicators, peace-builders, 

2 and other civil society actors; 

3 (3) addressing security-related barriers to wom4 en’s participation; 

5 (4) expanding emphasis on gender analysis to 

6 improve program design and targeting; and 

7 (5) supporting appropriate local organizations, 

8 especially women’s peace-building organizations. 

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

10 promote the meaningful inclusion and participation of 

11 women in coordination and consultation with international 

12 partners, including multilateral organizations, stake13 holders, and other relevant international organizations, 

14 particularly in circumstances in which direct engagement 

15 is not appropriate or advisable. 

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

17 with the Administrator, and in cooperation with the Sec18 retary of Defense, as appropriate, should conduct assess19 ments that include the perspective of women before imple20 menting new projects or activities in support of assistance 

21 related to— 

22 (1) transitional justice and accountability proc23 esses; 

24 (2) efforts to combat violent extremism; and 

25 (3) security sector reform. 


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1 (d) GOVERNMENT EFFORTS.— 

2 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary, in consulta3 tion with the Administrator, and in cooperation with 

4 the Secretary of Defense and other relevant govern5 ment agencies, as appropriate, should encourage and 

6 facilitate the efforts of partner governments to im7 prove women’s meaningful inclusion and participa8 tion in peace and security processes, conflict preven9 tion, peace-building, transitional processes, and deci10 sion-making institutions in conflict-affected environ11 ments. 

12 (2) GOVERNMENT EFFORTS.—The efforts of 

13 partner governments to be encouraged and facili14 tated under paragraph (1) include— 

15 (A) the recruitment and retention of 

16 women (including minorities) in leadership 

17 roles; 

18 (B) capacity building of legislative, judi19 cial, defense, and law enforcement institutions 

20 to develop and implement policies which support 

21 women’s meaningful inclusion and participation; 

22 (C) increased women’s participation in pro23 grams funded by the United States Government 

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1 (i) provide training to foreign nation2 als regarding law enforcement, the rule of 

3 law, and professional military education; 

4 and 

5 (ii) offer foreign nationals opportuni6 ties to participate in educational ex7 changes, conferences, and seminars; 

8 (D) training, education, and mobilization 

9 of men and boys as partners in support of wom10 en’s meaningful inclusion and participation; 

11 (E) development of transitional justice and 

12 accountability mechanisms that are inclusive of 

13 the experiences and perspectives of women and 

14 girls; and 

15 (F) measures to ensure that relief and re16 covery planning and assistance are informed by 

17 effective consultation with women. 

18 SEC. 9. NATIONAL SECURITY COUNCIL. 

19 (a) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Con20 gress that the President should designate a person on the 

21 staff of the National Security Council, who— 

22 (1) shall be responsible for promoting the objec23 tives of the NAP; and 

24 (2) shall report to the National Security Advi25 sor. 


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1 (b) DUTIES.—In addition to any other duties that the 

2 President may assign to the person designated under sub3 section (a), such person should— 

4 (1) advise the National Security Advisor re5 garding the objectives of the NAP; 

6 (2) oversee the implementation of the goals and 

7 objectives of the NAP; 

8 (3) monitor and coordinate the efforts of all 

9 Federal agencies, particularly the Department of 

10 State, the United States Agency for International 

11 Development, and the Department of Defense, as 

12 appropriate, regarding women, peace, and security 

13 and women’s meaningful inclusion and participation. 

14 SEC. 10. CONSULTATIONS WITH STAKEHOLDERS. 

15 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary and the Adminis16 trator should establish guidelines for overseas United 

17 States personnel to consult with stakeholders regarding 

18 United States efforts to prevent, mitigate, or resolve vio19 lent conflict. 

20 (b) PURPOSES.—The purpose of consultations under 

21 subsection (a) is to enhance the success of mediation and 

22 negotiation processes by ensuring women’s meaningful in23 clusion and participation. 

24 (c) FREQUENCY AND SCOPE.—Consultations under 

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1 (1) take place not less frequently than once 

2 every 180 days, as appropriate; and 

3 (2) include a range and representative sample 

4 of local stakeholders, including women, youth, ethnic 

5 and religious minorities, and other politically under6 represented or marginalized populations. 

7 SEC. 11. REPORTS TO CONGRESS. 

8 (a) TRAINING BRIEFING.—The Secretary, in con9 junction with the Administrator and the Secretary of De10 fense, shall designate appropriate officials to brief the ap11 propriate congressional committees, not later than 1 year 

12 after the date of the enactment of this Act, on— 

13 (1) the existing, enhanced, and newly estab14 lished training carried out pursuant to section 6(b) 

15 and the amendments made by such section; and 

16 (2) the guidelines established for overseas 

17 United States embassy and consulate personnel to 

18 engage in consultations with United States and 

19 international stakeholders pursuant to section 10. 

20 (b) ANNUAL REPORT ON WOMEN, PEACE, AND SE21 CURITY.—Not later than 1 year after the date of the en22 actment of this Act, and annually thereafter, the Sec23 retary, in conjunction with the Administrator and the Sec24 retary of Defense, should submit a report to the appro25 priate congressional committees that— 


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1 (1) outlines the monitoring and evaluation 

2 tools, mechanisms, and common indicators estab3 lished under section 7 to assess progress made on 

4 the objectives of the NAP; 

5 (2) summarizes United States diplomatic efforts 

6 and foreign assistance programs, projects, and ac7 tivities to promote women’s meaningful inclusion 

8 and participation; and 

9 (3) summarizes and evaluates the impact of the 

10 United States NAP initiatives. 

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