in effect on the day before the date of the enactment 
of this Act). 
(3) PERSON.—The term ‘‘person’’ has the 
meaning given such term in section 591.308 of title 
31, Code of Federal Regulations (as in effect on the 
day before the date of the enactment of this Act). 
(h) EXCLUSION FOR PERSECUTION OF LGBTI INDI-
VIDUALS.—Section 212(a)(2) of the Immigration and Na-
tionality Act (8 U.S.C. 1182(a)(2)) is amended by adding 
at the end the following new subparagraph: 
‘‘(J) HUMAN
RIGHTS
VIOLATORS.—Any 
alien who, while serving as an official of a for-
eign government, was responsible for or directly 
carried out serious violations of the human 
rights of LGBTI individuals or targeting 
LGBTI people, is inadmissible.’’. 
SEC. 5. COMBATING INTERNATIONAL CRIMINALIZATION OF 
LGBTI STATUS, EXPRESSION, OR CONDUCT. 
(a) ANNUAL STRATEGIC REVIEW.—The Secretary of 
State, in consultation with the Administrator of the 
United States Agency for International Development, shall 
include during the course of annual strategic planning an 
examination of the progress made in countries around the 
world toward the decriminalization of the status, expres-
sion, and conduct of LGBTI individuals, the obstacles that 
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remain toward achieving such decriminalization, and the 
strategies available to the Department and the Agency to 
address such obstacles. 
(b) ELEMENTS.—The examination described in sub-
section (a) shall include the following: 
(1) An examination of the full range of criminal 
and civil laws of other countries that disproportion-
ately impact communities of LGBTI individuals or 
apply with respect to the conduct of LGBTI individ-
uals. 
(2) In consultation with the Attorney General, 
a list of countries in each geographic region with re-
spect to which— 
(A) the Attorney General, acting through 
the Office of Overseas Prosecutorial Develop-
ment Assistance and Training of the Depart-
ment of Justice, shall prioritize programs seek-
ing to— 
(i) decriminalize the status, expres-
sion, and conduct of LGBTI individuals; 
(ii) monitor the trials of those pros-
ecuted because of such status, expression, 
or conduct; and 
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(iii) reform related laws having a dis-
criminatory impact on LGBTI individuals; 
and 
(B) applicable speaker or exchange pro-
grams sponsored by the United States Govern-
ment shall bring together civil society and gov-
ernmental leaders to promote the recognition of 
LGBTI rights through educational exchanges in 
the United States and support better under-
standing of the role that governments and civil 
societies mutually play in assurance of equal 
treatment of LGBTI populations abroad. 
SEC. 6. FOREIGN ASSISTANCE TO PROTECT HUMAN RIGHTS 
OF LGBTI PEOPLE. 
(a) GLOBAL EQUALITY FUND.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of State shall 
establish a fund, to be known as the ‘‘Global Equal-
ity Fund’’, to be managed by the Assistant Sec-
retary of the Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights 
and Labor, consisting of such sums as may be ap-
propriated to provide grants, emergency assistance, 
and technical assistance to eligible civil society orga-
nizations and human rights defenders working to ad-
vance and protect human rights for all including 
LGBTI persons, by seeking to achieve the following: 
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(A) Ensuring the freedoms of assembly, 
association, and expression. 
(B) Protecting persons or groups against 
the threat of violence, including medically un-
necessary interventions performed on intersex 
infants. 
(C) Advocating against laws that crim-
inalize LGBTI status, expression, or conduct or 
discriminate against individuals on the basis of 
sexual orientation, gender identity, or sex char-
acteristics. 
(D) Ending explicit and implicit forms of 
discrimination in the workplace, housing, edu-
cation, and other public institutions or services. 
(E) Building community awareness and 
support for the human rights of LGBTI per-
sons. 
(2) CONTRIBUTIONS.—The Secretary may ac-
cept financial and technical contributions from cor-
porations, bilateral donors, foundations, nongovern-
mental organizations, and other entities supporting 
the outcomes described in paragraph (1), through 
the Global Equality Fund. 
(3) PRIORITIZATION.—In providing assistance 
through the Global Equality Fund, the Secretary 
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shall ensure due consideration and appropriate 
prioritization of assistance to groups that have his-
torically been excluded from programs undertaken 
for the outcomes described in paragraph (1). 
(b) LGBTI GLOBAL
DEVELOPMENT
PARTNER-
SHIP.—The Administrator of the United States Agency 
for International Development, in consultation with the 
Secretary of State, shall establish a partnership, to be 
known as the ‘‘LGBTI Global Development Partnership’’, 
to leverage the financial and technical contributions of cor-
porations, bilateral donors, foundations, nongovernmental 
organizations, and universities to support the human 
rights and development of LGBTI persons around the 
world by supporting programs, projects, and activities for 
the following purposes: 
(1) To strengthen the capacity of LGBTI lead-
ers and civil society organizations. 
(2) To train LGBTI leaders to effectively par-
ticipate in democratic processes and lead civil insti-
tutions. 
(3) To conduct research to inform national, re-
gional, or global policies and programs. 
(4) To promote economic empowerment through 
enhanced LGBTI entrepreneurship and business de-
velopment. 
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