(b) GRANTS.—The Assistant Secretary of Technology
for Peace shall provide grants for the research and devel-
opment of technologies in transportation, communications,
and energy that—
(1) are nonviolent in their application; and
(2) encourage the conservation and sustain-
ability of natural resources in order to prevent fu-
ture conflicts regarding scarce resources.
SEC. 108. OFFICE OF ARMS CONTROL AND DISARMAMENT.
(a) IN GENERAL.—There shall be in the Department
an Office of Arms Control and Disarmament, the head
of which shall be the Assistant Secretary of Arms Control
and Disarmament. The Assistant Secretary of Arms Con-
trol and Disarmament shall carry out those functions in
the Department affecting arms control programs and
arms limitation agreements.
(b) RESPONSIBILITIES.—The Assistant Secretary of
Arms Control and Disarmament shall—
(1) advise the Secretary on all interagency dis-
cussions and all international negotiations regarding
the reduction and elimination of weapons of mass
destruction throughout the world, including the dis-
mantling of such weapons and the safe and secure
storage of materials related thereto;
(2) assist nations, international agencies and
nongovernmental organizations in assessing the loca-
tions of the buildup of nuclear arms;
(3) develop nonviolent strategies to deter the
testing or use of offensive or defensive nuclear weap-
ons, whether based on land, air, sea, or in outer
space;
(4) serve as a depository for copies of all con-
tracts, agreements, and treaties that deal with the
reduction and elimination of nuclear weapons or the
protection of outer space from militarization; and
(5) provide technical support and legal assist-
ance for the implementation of such agreements.
SEC. 
109. 
OFFICE 
OF 
PEACEFUL 
COEXISTENCE 
AND
NONVIOLENT CONFLICT RESOLUTION.
(a) IN GENERAL.—There shall be in the Department
an Office of Peaceful Coexistence and Nonviolent Conflict
Resolution, the head of which shall be the Assistant Sec-
retary for Peaceful Coexistence and Nonviolent Conflict
Resolution. The Assistant Secretary for Peaceful Coexist-
ence and Nonviolent Conflict Resolution shall carry out
those functions in the Department affecting research and
analysis relating to creating, initiating, and modeling ap-
proaches to peaceful coexistence and nonviolent conflict
resolution.
(b) RESPONSIBILITIES.—The Assistant Secretary for
Peaceful Coexistence and Nonviolent Conflict Resolution
shall—
(1) study the impact of war, especially on the
physical and mental condition of children (using the
ten-point agenda in the United Nations Childrens
Fund report, State of the World’s Children 1996, as
a guide), which shall include the study of the effect
of war on the environment and public health;
(2) publish a monthly journal of the activities
of the Department and encourage scholarly partici-
pation;
(3) gather information on effective community
peacebuilding activities and disseminate such infor-
mation to local governments and nongovernmental
organizations in the United States and abroad;
(4) research the effect of violence in the media
and make such reports available to the Congress an-
nually; and
(5) sponsor conferences throughout the United
States to create awareness of the work of the De-
partment.
SEC. 110. OFFICE OF HUMAN RIGHTS AND ECONOMIC
RIGHTS.
(a) IN GENERAL.—There shall be in the Department
an Office of Human Rights and Economic Rights, the
head of which shall be the Assistant Secretary for Human
Rights and Economic Rights. The Assistant Secretary for
Human Rights and Economic Rights shall carry out those
functions in the Department supporting the principles of
the Universal Declaration of Human Rights passed by the
General Assembly of the United Nations on December 10,
1948.
(b) RESPONSIBILITIES.—The Assistant Secretary for
Human Rights and Economic Rights shall—
(1) assist the Secretary, in cooperation with the
Secretary of State, in furthering the incorporation of
principles of human rights, as enunciated in the
United Nations General Assembly Resolution 217A
(III) of December 10, 1948, into all agreements be-
tween the United States and other nations to help
reduce the causes of violence;
(2) gather information on and document human
rights abuses, both domestically and internationally,
and recommend to the Secretary nonviolent re-
sponses to correct abuses;
(3) make such findings available to other agen-
cies in order to facilitate nonviolent conflict resolu-
tion;
(4) provide trained observers to work with non-
governmental organizations for purposes of creating
a climate that is conducive to the respect for human
rights;
(5) conduct economic analyses of the scarcity of
human and natural resources as a source of conflict
and make recommendations to the Secretary for
nonviolent prevention of such scarcity, nonviolent
intervention in case of such scarcity, and the devel-
opment of programs of assistance for people experi-
encing such scarcity, whether due to armed conflict,
maldistribution of resources, or natural causes; and
(6) assist the Secretary, in cooperation with the
Secretary of State and the Secretary of the Treas-
ury, in developing strategies regarding the sustain-
ability and the management of the distribution of
funds from international agencies, the conditions re-
garding the receipt of such funds, and the impact of
those conditions on the peace and stability of the re-
cipient nations.
SEC. 111. INTERGOVERNMENTAL ADVISORY COUNCIL ON
PEACE.
(a) IN GENERAL.—There shall be in the Department
an advisory committee to be known as the Intergovern-
mental Advisory Council on Peace (hereinafter in this Act
referred to as the ‘‘Council’’). The Council shall provide
assistance and make recommendations to the Secretary
and the President concerning intergovernmental policies
relating to peace and nonviolent conflict resolution.
(b) RESPONSIBILITIES.—The Council shall—
(1) provide a forum for representatives of Fed-
eral, State, and local governments to discuss peace
issues;
(2) promote better intergovernmental relations;
and
(3) submit, biennially or more frequently if de-
termined necessary by the Council, a report to the
Secretary, the President, and the Congress reviewing
the impact of Federal peace activities on State and
local governments.
SEC. 112. CONSULTATION REQUIRED.
(a) CONSULTATION IN CASES OF CONFLICT.—(1) In
any case in which a conflict between the United States
and any other government or entity is imminent or occur-
ring, the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of State
TITLE II—ADMINISTRATIVE PRO-
VISIONS AND TRANSFERS OF
AGENCY FUNCTIONS
SEC. 201. STAFF.
The Secretary may appoint and fix the compensation
of such employees as may be necessary to carry out the
functions of the Secretary and the Department. Except
as otherwise provided by law, such employees shall be ap-
pointed in accordance with the civil service laws and their
compensation fixed in accordance with title 5 of the
United States Code.
SEC. 202. TRANSFERS.
There are hereby transferred to the Department the
functions, assets, and personnel of—
(1) the Peace Corps;
(2) the United States Institute of Peace;
(3) the Office of the Under Secretary for Arms
Control and International Security Affairs of the
Department of State;
(4) the Gang Resistance Education and Train-
ing Program of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and
Firearms; and
(5) the SafeFutures program of the Office of
Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention of the
Department of Justice.
SEC. 203. CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.
Not later than 90 days after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act, the Secretary shall prepare and submit
to Congress proposed legislation containing any necessary
and appropriate technical and conforming amendments to
the laws of the United States to reflect and carry out the
provisions of this Act.
TITLE 
III—FEDERAL 
INTER-
AGENCY 
COMMITTEE 
ON
PEACE
SEC. 301. FEDERAL INTERAGENCY COMMITTEE ON PEACE.
There is established a Federal Interagency Com-
mittee on Peace (hereinafter in this Act referred to as the
‘‘Committee’’). The Committee shall—
(1) assist the Secretary in providing a mecha-
nism to assure that the procedures and actions of
the Department and other Federal agencies are fully
coordinated; and
(2) study and make recommendations for assur-
ing effective coordination of Federal programs, poli-
cies, and administrative practices affecting peace.
TITLE IV—ESTABLISHMENT OF
PEACE DAY
SEC. 401. PEACE DAY.
All citizens should be encouraged to observe and cele-
brate the blessings of peace and endeavor to create peace
on a Peace Day. Such day shall include discussions of the
professional activities and the achievements in the lives of
peacemakers.
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