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113TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 808 

To establish a Department of Peacebuilding. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

FEBRUARY 25, 2013 

Ms. LEE of California (for herself, Mr. CONYERS, Ms. HAHN, Mr. POLIS, Ms. 

CLARKE, Ms. PINGREE of Maine, Mr. ANDREWS, Mr. MCGOVERN, and 

Ms. MOORE) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform 

A BILL 

To establish a Department of Peacebuilding. 

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 2013’’. 

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. 

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Sec. 104. Office of Peace Education and Training. 

Sec. 105. Office of Domestic Peace Activities. 

Sec. 106. Office of International Peace 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 of 

14 America, in its Preamble, further sets forth the in15 surance of the cause of peace in stating: ‘‘We the 

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

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1 tic Tranquility, provide for the common defence, 

2 promote the general Welfare, and secure the Bless3 ings of Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity’’. 

4 (3) During the course of the 20th century, 

5 more than 100,000,000 people perished in wars. The 

6 United States has been at war over the past decade, 

7 with 6,600 members of the Armed Forces and hun8 dreds of thousands of civilians estimated to have 

9 been killed in the conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan. 

10 (4) Every year 300,000 people are killed by gun 

11 violence around the world. In the United States, 

12 100,000 people are shot each year in murders, as13 saults, suicides and suicide attempts, accidents, and 

14 police actions. Over 30,000 people die each year of 

15 gunshot wounds, 12,000 of whom are murdered. 

16 Every day, 50 children are shot, and 8 of those chil17 dren die. 

18 (5) A 2004 World Health Organization report 

19 estimates that interpersonal violence within the 

20 United States costs approximately $300 billion an21 nually, not including war-related costs. The Centers 

22 for Disease Control and Prevention states that an 

23 average of 16 people age 10 to 24 were murdered 

24 each day in the United States in 2005. The Pew 

25 Charitable Trust calculates that child abuse and nemstockstill on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with BILLS

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1 glect in the United States cost $103.8 billion in 

2 2007. 

3 (6) In 1999, the United Nations adopted a Pro4 gramme of Action on a Culture of Peace, stating 

5 that a culture of peace is an integral approach to 

6 preventing violence and violent conflicts, an alter7 native to the culture of war and violence, and is 

8 based on education for peace, the promotion of sus9 tainable economic and social development, respect 

10 for human rights, equality between women and men, 

11 democratic participation, tolerance, and the free flow 

12 of information and disarmament. The United Na13 tions declared the years 2001 through 2010 an 

14 International Decade for a Culture of Peace and 

15 Non-Violence for the Children of the World and the 

16 United Nations supports a culture of peace going 

17 forward. 

18 (7) On April 4, 2012, the Institute for Econom19 ics and Peace released a United States Peace Index, 

20 which assessed peacefulness at the State and city 

21 levels and analyzed the costs associated with violence 

22 and the socio-economic measures associated with 

23 peace. While violence within the United States had 

24 declined over the year 2011, violence and violence 

25 containment still cost the average taxpayer $3,257. 

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1 The total cost of violence to the United States—in2 cluding lost productivity from violence—was conserv3 atively calculated to be over $460 billion. 

4 (8) A study by the Institute for Economics and 

5 Peace released September 20, 2012, reports conserv6 ative estimates for 2010, that 15 percent of the 

7 gross domestic product of the United States, or 

8 $15,000 per taxpayer, was spent on containing vio9 lence. The study included government, corporate, 

10 and individual expenditure, regardless of whether it 

11 was related to international affairs such as offshore 

12 military activities, or domestic spending such as 

13 dealing with crime and the consequences of crime. 

14 (9) Violence prevention is cost effective. For 

15 every dollar spent in violence prevention and 

16 peacebuilding, many lives and many dollars are 

17 saved. The philosophy and techniques of nonviolence 

18 and the science of peacebuilding provide tools and 

19 techniques that can be applied not only at the levels 

20 of individual and community growth, but also within 

21 the Federal Government and at national and inter22 national levels. 

23 (10) Peacebuilding is defined by the United Na24 tions as a range of measures targeted to reduce the 

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1 ening national capacities at all levels for conflict 

2 management, and to lay the foundations for sustain3 able peace and development. Peacebuilding is built 

4 upon research into the root causes of violence in the 

5 United States and the world, through promotion and 

6 promulgation of effective policies and programs that 

7 ameliorate those root causes of violence, and through 

8 providing all citizens, organizations, and govern9 mental bodies with opportunities to learn about and 

10 practice the essential tools of nonviolent conflict res11 olution and peacebuilding. 

12 (11) In 2000, the Earth Charter Commission 

13 released the Earth Charter, an international declara14 tion of fundamental values and principles created to 

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

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

17 move forward we must recognize that in the midst 

18 of a magnificent diversity of cultures and life forms 

19 we are one human family and one Earth community 

20 with a common destiny. We must join together to 

21 bring forth a sustainable global society founded on 

22 respect for nature, universal human rights, economic 

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

24 working together with all nations to protect both life 

25 and land and hold the Earth in balance. 

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1 TITLE I—ESTABLISHMENT OF 

2 DEPARTMENT OF 

3 PEACEBUILDING 

4 SEC. 101. ESTABLISHMENT OF DEPARTMENT OF 

5 PEACEBUILDING. 

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

7 Department of Peacebuilding, that shall— 

8 (1) be a department in the executive branch of 

9 the Federal Government; and 

10 (2) be dedicated to peacebuilding, peacemaking, 

11 and the study and promotion of conditions conducive 

12 to both domestic and international peace and a cul13 ture of peace. 

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

15 at the head of the Department a Secretary of 

16 Peacebuilding, who shall be appointed by the President, 

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

18 (c) MISSION.—The Department shall— 

19 (1) cultivate peace and peacebuilding as a stra20 tegic national policy objective; 

21 (2) reduce and prevent violence in the United 

22 States and internationally through peacebuilding and 

23 effective nonviolent conflict resolution; 

24 (3) strengthen nonmilitary means of peace25 making; 

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

2 development of field-tested, best practices and poli3 cies that promote national and international conflict 

4 prevention, nonviolent intervention, mediation, 

5 peaceful resolution of conflict, and structured medi6 ation of conflict; 

7 (5) address matters both domestic and inter8 national in scope; 

9 (6) provide an institutional platform for the 

10 growing wealth of expertise in peacebuilding to dra11 matically reduce the national and global epidemic of 

12 violence; 

13 (7) support local communities in finding, fund14 ing, replicating, and expanding programs to reduce 

15 and prevent violence; 

16 (8) invest in nongovernmental organizations 

17 that have implemented successful initiatives to re18 duce and prevent violence, both internationally and 

19 domestically; and 

20 (9) consult with other Federal agencies to apply 

21 and practice the science of peacebuilding in their re22 spective fields of responsibility. 

23 SEC. 102. RESPONSIBILITIES AND POWERS. 

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

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1 (1) work proactively and interactively with each 

2 branch of the Federal Government on all policy mat3 ters relating to conditions of peace; 

4 (2) call on the experience and expertise of the 

5 people of the United States and seek participation in 

6 the development of policy from private, public, and 

7 nongovernmental organizations; 

8 (3) monitor and analyze causative principles of 

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

11 (4) research effective violence reduction pro12 grams and promote and promulgate such programs 

13 within Government and society; and 

14 (5) consult with private, public, and nongovern15 mental organizations to develop a metric model that 

16 provides the means to measure and report progress 

17 toward peace in the United States to the President, 

18 Congress, and the people of the United States, and 

19 issue reports on such progress annually. 

20 (b) DOMESTIC RESPONSIBILITIES.—The Secretary 

21 shall collaborate with governmental and nongovernmental 

22 entities and citizens to promote personal and community 

23 security and peace by— 

24 (1) developing new policies and supporting ex25 isting policies that effectively address personal and 

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1 family violence, including suicide, domestic violence, 

2 spousal abuse, child abuse, and mistreatment of the 

3 elderly; 

4 (2) creating new policies and programs and ex5 panding existing policies and programs that effec6 tively reduce drug and alcohol abuse; 

7 (3) developing new policies and programs and 

8 expanding existing policies and programs that effec9 tively address crime, punishment, and rehabilitation, 

10 including— 

11 (A) working to reduce prison recidivism 

12 rates; 

13 (B) supporting the implementation of non14 violent conflict resolution education and train15 ing for victims, perpetrators, and those who 

16 work with them; and 

17 (C) supporting effective police and commu18 nity relations; 

19 (4) analyzing existing policies, employing suc20 cessful, field-tested programs, and developing new 

21 approaches for dealing with the tools of violence, in22 cluding handguns, especially among youth; 

23 (5) developing new and expanding effective pro24 grams that relate to the societal challenges of school 

25 violence, gangs, racial or ethnic violence, violence 

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1 against gays and lesbians, and police-community re2 lations disputes; 

3 (6) making policy recommendations to the At4 torney General regarding civil rights and labor law; 

5 (7) assisting in the establishment and funding 

6 of community-based violence prevention programs, 

7 including violence prevention counseling and peer 

8 mediation in schools and unarmed civilian peace9 keeping at a local level; 

10 (8) providing counseling and advocating on be11 half of individuals victimized by violence; 

12 (9) providing for public education programs and 

13 counseling strategies that promote tolerance and re14 spect for the diversity of the people of the United 

15 States with regard to race, religion, creed, gender 

16 and gender identification, sexual orientation, age, 

17 ethnicity, and other perceived difference; and 

18 (10) supporting local community initiatives that 

19 draw on neighborhood resources to create peace 

20 projects that facilitate the development of conflict 

21 resolution and thereby inform and inspire national 

22 policy. 

23 (c) INTERNATIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES.—The Sec24 retary shall— 

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1 (1) advise the Secretary of Defense and the 

2 Secretary of State on matters relating to national 

3 security, including the protection of human rights 

4 and the prevention of, amelioration of, and de-esca5 lation of unarmed and armed international conflict; 

6 (2) contribute to and participate in the develop7 ment of training of all United States personnel who 

8 administer post-conflict reconstruction and demobili9 zation in war-torn societies; 

10 (3) sponsor country and regional conflict-pre11 vention and dispute-resolution initiatives, create spe12 cial task forces, and draw on local, regional, and na13 tional expertise to develop plans and programs for 

14 addressing the root sources of conflict in troubled 

15 areas; 

16 (4) counsel and advocate on behalf of women 

17 victimized by violence, including rape, during conflict 

18 and post-conflict situations; 

19 (5) provide for exchanges between the United 

20 States and other nations of individuals who endeavor 

21 to develop domestic and international peace-based 

22 initiatives; 

23 (6) encourage the development of international 

24 sister city programs, pairing United States cities 

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1 with cities around the globe for artistic, cultural, 

2 economic, educational, and faith-based exchanges; 

3 (7) 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 (8) 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 (9) bring together all stakeholders who are im14 pacted by a conflict by facilitating peace summits 

15 where such stakeholders may gather under carefully 

16 prepared conditions to promote nonviolent commu17 nication and mutually beneficial solutions; 

18 (10) submit to the President recommendations 

19 for reductions in weapons of mass destruction, and 

20 make annual reports to the President on the sale of 

21 arms from the United States to other nations, with 

22 analysis of the impact of such sales on the defense 

23 of the United States and how such sales affect 

24 peace; 

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

2 develop strategies for sustainability and management 

3 of the distribution of international funds; 

4 (12) 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 (13) 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. 402(a)) is amended— 

16 (1) in paragraph (6), by striking ‘‘Director for 

17 Mutual Security;’’ and inserting ‘‘Secretary of 

18 Peacebuilding; and’’; 

19 (2) by striking paragraph (7); 

20 (3) by redesignating paragraph (8) as para21 graph (7); and 

22 (4) in paragraph (7) (as redesignated by para23 graph (3) of this subsection), by striking ‘‘the Chair24 man of the Munitions Board, and the Chairman of 

25 the Research and Development Board,’’. 

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1 (e) HUMAN SECURITY RESPONSIBILITIES.—The Sec2 retary shall address and offer nonviolent conflict resolu3 tion strategies and suggest resources for unarmed civilian 

4 peacekeepers to the appropriate relevant parties on issues 

5 of human security if such security is threatened by con6 flict, whether such conflict is geographic, religious, ethnic, 

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

8 concerns, or is initiated through disputes concerning scar9 city of natural resources (such as water and energy re10 sources), food, trade, or climate and environmental con11 cerns. 

12 (f) MEDIA-RELATED RESPONSIBILITIES.—Respect13 ing the First Amendment to the Constitution of the 

14 United States and the requirement for free and inde15 pendent media, the Secretary shall— 

16 (1) seek assistance in the design and implemen17 tation of nonviolent policies from media profes18 sionals; 

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

20 and de-escalation of conflict at domestic and inter21 national levels, including the role of fear-inducing 

22 and hate-inducing speech and actions, and making 

23 the findings of such study public; and 

24 (3) make recommendations to professional 

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1 ties to increase media awareness of peace-building 

2 initiatives. 

3 (g) EDUCATIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES.—The Sec4 retary shall— 

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

6 with, the United States Institute of Peace, develop 

7 a peace education curriculum that includes studies 

8 of— 

9 (A) the civil rights movement in the United 

10 States and throughout the world, with special 

11 emphasis on the role of nonviolence and how in12 dividual endeavor and involvement have contrib13 uted to advancements in peace and justice; 

14 (B) peace agreements and circumstances 

15 in which peaceful intervention has worked to 

16 stop conflict; and 

17 (C) the patriarchal structure of society and 

18 the inherent violence of such structure in the 

19 shaping of relationships and institutions; 

20 (2) in consultation with the Secretary of Edu21 cation— 

22 (A) commission the development of such 

23 curriculum and make such curriculum available 

24 to local school districts to enable the use of 

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1 peace education objectives at elementary schools 

2 and secondary schools in the United States; 

3 (B) support in early childhood, elementary 

4 schools, secondary schools, and institutions of 

5 higher education a well-resourced, balanced 

6 education that includes math, science, English, 

7 history, ethnic studies, social studies, health, 

8 physical education, foreign languages, the arts, 

9 and music that will prepare students for success 

10 in a globally interconnected world; and 

11 (C) offer incentives in the form of grants 

12 and training to encourage the development of 

13 State peace curricula and assist schools in ap14 plying for such curricula; 

15 (3) work with educators to equip students to 

16 become skilled in achieving peace through reflection, 

17 and facilitate instruction in the ways of peaceful 

18 conflict resolution; 

19 (4) ensure that schools are nonviolence zones 

20 that provide a peaceful educational environment; 

21 (5) create school and community cultures where 

22 students and staff do not feel threatened and are 

23 free from bullying and harassment by developing 

24 and implementing curricula in nonviolent conflict 

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1 resolution education for teachers, students, parents, 

2 the school community, and the community at large; 

3 (6) maintain a public website to solicit and re4 ceive ideas for the development of peace from the 

5 wealth of the politically, socially, and culturally di6 verse public; 

7 (7) proactively engage the critical thinking ca8 pabilities of students and teachers of elementary 

9 schools, secondary schools, and institutions of higher 

10 education through the Internet and other media and 

11 issue periodic reports concerning any submissions 

12 from such students and teachers; 

13 (8) create and establish a Peace Academy that 

14 shall— 

15 (A) be modeled after the military service 

16 academies; and 

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

18 in peace education, after which graduates will 

19 be required to serve 5 years in public service in 

20 programs dedicated to domestic or international 

21 nonviolent conflict resolution; and 

22 (9) provide grants for peace studies depart23 ments in institutions of higher education throughout 

24 the United States. 

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1 SEC. 103. PRINCIPAL OFFICERS. 

2 (a) UNDER SECRETARY OF PEACEBUILDING.—The 

3 President shall appoint an Under Secretary of 

4 Peacebuilding in the Department, by and with the advice 

5 and consent of the Senate. During the absence or dis6 ability of the Secretary, or in the event of a vacancy in 

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

8 as Secretary. The Secretary shall designate the order in 

9 which other officials of the Department shall act and per10 form the functions of the Secretary during the absence 

11 or disability of both the Secretary and Under Secretary 

12 or in the event of vacancies in both offices. 

13 (b) ADDITIONAL POSITIONS.— 

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

15 in the Department, by and with the advice and con16 sent of the Senate— 

17 (A) an Assistant Secretary for Peace Edu18 cation and Training; 

19 (B) an Assistant Secretary for Domestic 

20 Peace Activities; 

21 (C) an Assistant Secretary for Inter22 national Peace Activities; 

23 (D) an Assistant Secretary for Technology 

24 for Peace; 

25 (E) an Assistant Secretary for Arms Con26 trol and Disarmament; 

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1 (F) an Assistant Secretary for 

2 Peacebuilding Information and Research; 

3 (G) an Assistant Secretary for Human and 

4 Economic Rights; and 

5 (H) a General Counsel. 

6 (2) ESTABLISHMENT OF INSPECTOR GENERAL

7 OF THE DEPARTMENT OF PEACEBUILDING.—Section 

8 12 of the Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. 

9 App.) is amended— 

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

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

12 and 

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

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

15 (3) ADDITIONAL OFFICERS.—The President 

16 shall appoint 4 additional officers in the Depart17 ment, by and with the advice and consent of the 

18 Senate. The officers appointed under this paragraph 

19 shall perform such functions as the Secretary shall 

20 prescribe, including— 

21 (A) congressional relations functions; 

22 (B) public information functions, including 

23 providing, through the use of the latest tech24 nologies, useful information about peace and 

25 the work of the Department; 

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1 (C) management and budget functions; 

2 and 

3 (D) planning, evaluation, and policy devel4 opment functions, including development of 

5 policies to promote the efficient and coordinated 

6 administration of the Department and its pro7 grams and encourage improvements in conflict 

8 resolution and violence prevention. 

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

10 in which the President submits the name of an indi11 vidual to the Senate for confirmation as an officer 

12 of the Department under this subsection, the Presi13 dent shall state the particular functions such indi14 vidual will exercise upon taking office. 

15 (c) AUTHORITY OF SECRETARY.—Each officer de16 scribed in this section shall report directly to the Secretary 

17 and shall, in addition to any functions vested in or re18 quired to be delegated to such officer, perform such addi19 tional functions as the Secretary may prescribe. 

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

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

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

23 which shall be the Assistant Secretary for Peace Edu24 cation and Training. The Assistant Secretary for Peace 

25 Education and Training shall carry out those functions 

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1 of the Department relating to the creation, encourage2 ment, and impact of peace education and training at the 

3 elementary, secondary, university, and postgraduate levels, 

4 including the development of a Peace Academy, and dis5 seminate applicable policies and research in consultation 

6 with entities of the Department of Health and Human 

7 Services, including— 

8 (1) the Administration for Children and Fami9 lies; 

10 (2) the Administration on Aging; 

11 (3) Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; 

12 and 

13 (4) the National Institutes of Health. 

14 (b) PEACE CURRICULUM.—The Assistant Secretary 

15 of Peace Education and Training, in consultation with the 

16 Secretary of Education, the United States Institute of 

17 Peace, nongovernmental groups, public institutions, peace 

18 and conflict studies programs of institutions of higher edu19 cation, and Federal agencies that provide effective peace 

20 training materials and curricula, shall support the devel21 opment and dissemination of effective peace curricula and 

22 supporting materials for distribution to departments of 

23 education in each State and territory of the United States. 

24 The peace curriculum shall include— 

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1 (1) building communicative peace skills and 

2 nonviolent conflict resolution skills; 

3 (2) teaching and fostering compassion, empa4 thy, tolerance, respect, inclusion, and forgiveness; 

5 and 

6 (3) promoting other objectives to increase the 

7 knowledge of peace processes. 

8 (c) GRANTS.—The Assistant Secretary of Peace Edu9 cation and Training shall— 

10 (1) provide peace education grants to institu11 tions of higher education for the creation and expan12 sion of peace studies departments and the education 

13 and training of teachers in peace studies; and 

14 (2) create a Community Peace Block Grant 

15 program under which the Secretary shall make 

16 grants to nonprofit organizations and nongovern17 mental organizations for the purposes of developing 

18 innovative neighborhood programs for nonviolent 

19 conflict resolution and creating local peacebuilding 

20 initiatives. 

21 SEC. 105. OFFICE OF DOMESTIC PEACE ACTIVITIES. 

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

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

24 shall be the Assistant Secretary for Domestic Peace Ac25 tivities. The Assistant Secretary for Domestic Peace Acmstockstill on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with BILLS

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1 tivities shall carry out those functions in the Department 

2 affecting domestic peace activities, including the develop3 ment of policies that increase awareness about interven4 tion and counseling on domestic violence and conflict. 

5 (b) RESPONSIBILITIES.—The Assistant Secretary for 

6 Domestic Peace 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 on existing 

13 proven programs— 

14 (A) to assist in the prevention of crime, in15 cluding the development of community policing 

16 strategies and peaceful settlement skills among 

17 police and other public safety officers; 

18 (B) to assist in the re-entry into the com19 munity by individuals who have been incarcer20 ated, including training in anger management 

21 and peacebuilding skills, life skills, and edu22 cational and job skills; 

23 (C) to assist in creating strong and healthy 

24 families, including supporting mental health 

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1 vention, anti-bullying programs, substance 

2 abuse prevention, and parenting skills; 

3 (D) to provide restorative justice programs 

4 at all levels of the criminal justice system that 

5 bring together offenders, victims, and commu6 nity members in an effort to repair the damage 

7 caused by criminal activity through account8 ability and rehabilitation; 

9 (E) to provide for training and deployment 

10 into neighborhoods of nonmilitary domestic con11 flict prevention and peacemaking personnel, in12 cluding violence interrupters and civilian com13 munity peacekeepers; and 

14 (F) to implement community-based polic15 ing to break down barriers between law enforce16 ment officers and the people such officers serve; 

17 (4) promote informal and cultural exchanges 

18 between individuals and groups of proximate neigh19 borhoods and regions to encourage understanding 

20 and acceptance; and 

21 (5) disseminate applicable policies and research 

22 in consultation with appropriate entities of— 

23 (A) the Department of Justice; 

24 (B) the Department of Health and Human 

25 Services; 

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1 (C) the Department of State; and 

2 (D) the Department of Education. 

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

4 Peace Activities shall create a grant program to be known 

5 as the Cultural Diplomacy for Peace grant program under 

6 which the Secretary shall make grants to elementary 

7 schools, secondary schools, institutions of higher edu8 cation, nonprofit organizations, and nongovernmental or9 ganizations for the purpose of developing domestic cul10 tural exchanges, including exchanges relating to the arts 

11 and sports, that promote diplomacy and cultural under12 standing between neighborhoods and members of the 

13 neighboring communities. 

14 SEC. 106. OFFICE OF INTERNATIONAL PEACE ACTIVITIES. 

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

16 an Office of International Peace Activities, the head of 

17 which shall be the Assistant Secretary for International 

18 Peace Activities. The Assistant Secretary for International 

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

21 (b) RESPONSIBILITIES.—The Assistant Secretary for 

22 International Peace Activities shall— 

23 (1) develop new programs and promote existing 

24 proven programs to— 

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1 (A) provide for the training and deploy2 ment of graduates of the Peace Academy estab3 lished under section 102(f) and other non4 military conflict prevention and peacemaking 

5 personnel; 

6 (B) support country and regional conflict 

7 prevention and dispute resolution initiatives in 

8 countries experiencing social, political, or eco9 nomic strife; 

10 (C) provide training for the administration 

11 of post-conflict reconstruction and demobiliza12 tion in war-torn societies; 

13 (D) address root causes of violence; 

14 (E) eradicate extreme hunger and poverty; 

15 (F) achieve universal primary education; 

16 and 

17 (G) empower women and girls; 

18 (2) support the creation of a multinational non19 violent peace force; 

20 (3) provide for the exchanges between individ21 uals of the United States and other nations who are 

22 endeavoring to develop domestic and international 

23 peace-based initiatives; and 

24 (4) disseminate applicable policies and research 

25 in consultation with appropriate entities of— 

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1 (A) the Department of State; 

2 (B) the Department of Labor; 

3 (C) the Peace Corps; and 

4 (D) the United States Institute of Peace. 

5 (c) GRANTS.—The Assistant Secretary for Inter6 national Peace Activities shall create a grant program to 

7 be known as the International Cultural Diplomacy for 

8 Peace grant program under which the Secretary shall 

9 make grants to elementary schools, secondary schools, in10 stitutions of higher education, nonprofit organizations, 

11 and nongovernmental organizations for the purpose of de12 veloping international cultural exchanges, including ex13 changes related to the arts and sports, that promote diplo14 macy and cultural understanding between the United 

15 States and members of the international community. 

16 SEC. 107. OFFICE OF TECHNOLOGY FOR PEACE. 

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

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

19 be the Assistant Secretary for Technology for Peace. The 

20 Assistant Secretary for Technology for Peace shall carry 

21 out those functions in the Department affecting the 

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

24 international peace, and disseminate applicable policies 

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1 and research in consultation with appropriate entities of 

2 the Department of State. 

3 (b) GRANTS.—The Assistant Secretary for Tech4 nology for Peace shall make grants for the research and 

5 development of technologies in transportation, commu6 nications, agriculture, and energy that— 

7 (1) are nonviolent in application; and 

8 (2) encourage the conservation and sustain9 ability of natural resources in order to prevent fu10 ture conflicts regarding scarce resources. 

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

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

13 an Office of Arms Control and Disarmament, the head 

14 of which shall be the Assistant Secretary for Arms Control 

15 and Disarmament. The Assistant Secretary for Arms Con16 trol and Disarmament shall carry out those functions in 

17 the Department affecting arms control programs and 

18 arms limitation agreements. 

19 (b) RESPONSIBILITIES.—The Assistant Secretary for 

20 Arms Control and Disarmament shall— 

21 (1) advise the Secretary on interagency discus22 sions and international negotiations, including dis23 cussions involving the Secretary of State, the Atomic 

24 Energy Commission, and the Secretary of Defense, 

25 regarding the reduction and elimination of weapons 

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1 of mass destruction throughout the world, including 

2 the dismantling of such weapons and the safe and 

3 secure storage of materials related thereto; 

4 (2) assist nations, international agencies, and 

5 nongovernmental organizations in assessing the loca6 tions of the buildup of nuclear arms and other weap7 ons of mass destruction; 

8 (3) develop nonviolent strategies to deter test9 ing or use of offensive or defensive nuclear weapons 

10 and other weapons of mass destruction, whether 

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

12 (4) serve as a depository for copies of all con13 tracts, agreements, and treaties that address the re14 duction and elimination of nuclear weapons and 

15 other weapons of mass destruction or the protection 

16 of space from militarization; 

17 (5) provide technical support and legal assist18 ance for the implementation of such agreements; and 

19 (6) disseminate applicable policies and research 

20 in consultation with appropriate entities of the De21 partment of State and the Department of Com22 merce. 

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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, especially on the physical and mental 

16 condition of children (using the 10-point anti-war 

17 agenda in the United Nations Children’s Fund re18 port, State of the World’s Children 1996, as a 

19 guide) that shall include the study of the effect of 

20 war on the environment and public health; 

21 (2) compile information on effective community 

22 peacebuilding activities and disseminate such infor23 mation to local governments and nongovernmental 

24 organizations in the United States and abroad; 

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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 the Congress annually; 

4 (4) publish a monthly journal of the activities 

5 of the Department and encourage scholarly partici6 pation; 

7 (5) sponsor conferences throughout the United 

8 States to create awareness of the work of the De9 partment; and 

10 (6) where applicable, work to carry out the re11 sponsibilities under this subsection in consultation 

12 with the United States Institute of Peace and other 

13 governmental and nongovernmental entities, includ14 ing— 

15 (A) the Department of Health and Human 

16 Services; 

17 (B) the Department of Justice; and 

18 (C) the Department of State. 

19 SEC. 110. OFFICE OF HUMAN RIGHTS AND ECONOMIC 

20 RIGHTS. 

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

22 an Office of Human Rights and Economic Rights, the 

23 head of which shall be the Assistant Secretary for Human 

24 Rights and Economic Rights. The Assistant Secretary for 

25 Human Rights and Economic Rights shall carry out those 

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1 functions in the Department that support the principles 

2 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights adopted by 

3 the General Assembly of the United Nations on December 

4 10, 1948. 

5 (b) RESPONSIBILITIES.—The Assistant Secretary for 

6 Human Rights and Economic Rights shall— 

7 (1) assist the Secretary, in consultation with 

8 the Secretary of State, in furthering the incorpora9 tion of the principles of human rights, as enunciated 

10 in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, 

11 United Nations General Assembly Resolution 217A 

12 (III) of December 10, 1948, into all agreements be13 tween the United States and other nations to help 

14 reduce the causes of violence; 

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

16 Atrocities Prevention Board of the White House, 

17 and other similarly concerned governmental and 

18 nongovernmental agencies to gather information on 

19 and document domestic and international human 

20 rights abuses, including genocide, torture, human 

21 trafficking, child soldiers, and child labor, and rec22 ommend to the Secretary nonviolent responses to 

23 promote awareness, understanding, and correction of 

24 abuses; 

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1 (3) make such information available to other 

2 governmental and nongovernmental agencies 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, 

14 misdistribution 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 nations; 

23 (7) assist the Secretary, in consultation with 

24 the Secretary of State and the Secretary of Labor, 

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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 nation; 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 Fed21 eral, State, and local governments to discuss peace 

22 issues; 

23 (2) promote better intergovernmental relations 

24 and offer professional mediation services to resolve 

25 intergovernmental conflict as needed; and 

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1 (3) submit biennially, or more frequently if de2 termined necessary by the Council, a report to the 

3 President, the Secretary, and Congress reviewing the 

4 impact of Federal peace activities on the Federal 

5 Government and on State and local governments. 

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

7 members of the Council. 

8 SEC. 112. FEDERAL INTERAGENCY COMMITTEE ON PEACE. 

9 (a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established a Fed10 eral Interagency Committee on Peace (in this section re11 ferred to as the ‘‘Committee’’). The Committee shall— 

12 (1) assist the Secretary in providing a mecha13 nism to assure that the procedures and actions of 

14 the Department and other Federal agencies are fully 

15 coordinated; and 

16 (2) study and make recommendations for assur17 ing effective coordination of Federal programs, poli18 cies, and administrative practices affecting peace. 

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

20 members of the Committee. 

21 SEC. 113. STAFF. 

22 The Secretary may appoint and fix the compensation 

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

24 functions of the Secretary and the Department. Except 

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1 pointed in accordance with applicable laws and the com2 pensation of such employees fixed in accordance with title 

3 5, United States Code. 

4 SEC. 114. CONSULTATION REQUIRED. 

5 (a) CONSULTATION IN CASES OF CONFLICT AND VIO6 LENCE PREVENTION.— 

7 (1) IN GENERAL.—In any case in which a con8 flict between the United States and any other gov9 ernment or entity is imminent or occurring, the Sec10 retary of Defense and the Secretary of State shall 

11 consult with the Secretary of Peacebuilding con12 cerning violence prevention, nonviolent means of con13 flict resolution, and peacebuilding. 

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

15 which a conflict described in paragraph (1) is ongo16 ing or recently concluded, the Secretary shall con17 duct an independent study of diplomatic initiatives 

18 undertaken by the United States and other parties 

19 to such conflict. 

20 (3) INITIATIVE ASSESSMENT.—In any case in 

21 which a conflict described in paragraph (1) has re22 cently concluded, the Secretary shall assess the ef23 fectiveness of any initiatives in ending such conflict. 

24 (4) CONSULTATION PROCESS.—The Secretary 

25 shall establish a formal process of consultation in a 

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1 timely manner with the Secretary of State, the Sec2 retary of Defense, and the National Security Coun3 cil— 

4 (A) prior to the initiation of any armed 

5 conflict between the United States and any 

6 other nation; and 

7 (B) for any matter involving the use of De8 partment of Defense personnel within the 

9 United States. 

10 (b) CONSULTATION IN DRAFTING TREATIES AND

11 AGREEMENTS.—The head of each appropriate Federal 

12 agency shall consult with the Secretary in drafting treaties 

13 and peace agreements. 

14 SEC. 115. COLLABORATION. 

15 The Secretary shall, for the greatest effectiveness in 

16 promoting peace and peacebuilding, collaborate with all re17 lated programs in all Federal agencies. 

18 TITLE II—OTHER MATTERS 

19 SEC. 201. LEGISLATIVE RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE SEC20 RETARY. 

21 Not later than 1 year after the date of the appoint22 ment of the first Secretary, the Secretary shall prepare 

23 and submit to Congress proposed legislation containing 

24 any necessary and appropriate amendments to the laws 

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

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1 SEC. 202. PEACE DAYS. 

2 The Secretary shall encourage citizens to observe and 

3 celebrate the blessings of peace and endeavor to create 

4 peace on Peace Days. Such days shall include discussions 

5 of the professional activities and the achievements in the 

6 lives of peacemakers. 

7 SEC. 203. DEFINITIONS. 

8 In this Act: 

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

10 means the Department of Peacebuilding established 

11 under section 101(a). 

12 (2) ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.—The term ‘‘elemen13 tary school’’ has the meaning given that term in sec14 tion 9101 of the Elementary and Secondary Edu15 cation Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7801). 

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

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

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

19 (4) INSTITUTION OF HIGHER EDUCATION.—The 

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

21 meaning given that term in section 101 of the High22 er Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001). 

23 (5) NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION.—The term 

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

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

26 Internal Revenue Code of 1986; and 

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1 (B) is exempt from tax under section 

2 501(a) of such Code. 

3 (6) SECONDARY SCHOOL.—The term ‘‘sec4 ondary school’’ has the meaning given that term in 

5 section 9101 of the Elementary and Secondary Edu6 cation Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7801). 

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

8 the Secretary of Peacebuilding appointed under sec9 tion 101(b). 

10 SEC. 204. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 

11 (a) IN GENERAL.—There is authorized to be appro12 priated to carry out this Act such sums as may be nec13 essary. 

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

15 amounts appropriated pursuant to subsection (a), at least 

16 85 percent shall be used for domestic peace programs, in17 cluding administrative costs associated with such pro18 grams. 

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