(F) the patriarchal structure of society and 
the inherent violence of such structure in the 
shaping of relationships and institutions; 
(2) in consultation with the Secretary of Edu-
cation— 
(A) commission and participate in the de-
velopment of such curriculum and make such 
curriculum available to local school districts to 
enable the use of peace education objectives at 
pre-kindergarten schools, elementary schools, 
and secondary schools in the United States; 
(B) support in early childhood, pre-kinder-
garten schools, elementary schools, secondary 
schools, and institutions of higher education a 
well-resourced, balanced education that includes 
math, 
environmental 
stewardship, 
science, 
English, history, ethnic studies, economics, jus-
tice, critical thinking, social studies, health, 
physical education, foreign languages, the arts, 
and music that will prepare students for success 
in a globally interconnected world; and 
(C) offer incentives in the form of grants 
and training to encourage the development of 
State peace curricula and assist schools in ap-
plying for such grants and training; 
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(3) work with educators to equip students to 
become skilled in achieving peace through reflection, 
and facilitate instruction in the ways of peaceful 
conflict resolution; 
(4) ensure that schools are nonviolence zones 
that provide a peaceful educational environment; 
(5) create school and community cultures where 
students and staff do not feel threatened and are 
free from bullying and harassment by developing 
and implementing curricula in nonviolent conflict 
resolution education, mindfulness, and restorative 
practices for teachers, students, parents, the school 
community, and the community at large; 
(6) maintain a public website to solicit and re-
ceive ideas for the development of peace from the 
wealth of the politically, socially, and culturally di-
verse public; 
(7) proactively engage the critical thinking ca-
pabilities, including civic education on citizen duties 
to foster democratic principles, of students and 
teachers of pre-kindergarten schools, elementary 
schools, secondary schools, and institutions of higher 
education through the internet and other media and 
issue periodic reports concerning any submissions 
from such students and teachers; 
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(8) establish a Peace Academy that shall— 
(A) be modeled after the military service 
academies; and 
(B) provide a 4-year course of instruction 
in peace education, after which graduates will 
be required to serve 5 years in public service in 
programs dedicated to domestic or international 
nonviolent conflict resolution; and 
(9) provide grants for peace studies depart-
ments in institutions of higher education throughout 
the United States. 
SEC. 103. PRINCIPAL OFFICERS. 
(a) UNDER SECRETARY OF PEACEBUILDING.—The 
President 
shall 
appoint 
an 
Under 
Secretary 
of 
Peacebuilding in the Department, by and with the advice 
and consent of the Senate. During the absence or dis-
ability of the Secretary, or in the event of a vacancy in 
the office of the Secretary, the Under Secretary shall act 
as Secretary. The Secretary shall designate the order in 
which other officials of the Department shall act and per-
form the functions of the Secretary during the absence 
or disability of both the Secretary and Under Secretary 
or in the event of vacancies in both offices. 
(b) ADDITIONAL POSITIONS.— 
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(1) IN GENERAL.—The President shall appoint 
in the Department, by and with the advice and con-
sent of the Senate— 
(A) an Assistant Secretary for Peace Edu-
cation and Training; 
(B) an Assistant Secretary for Domestic 
Peacebuilding Activities; 
(C) an Assistant Secretary for Inter-
national Peacebuilding Activities; 
(D) an Assistant Secretary for Technology 
for Peace; 
(E) an Assistant Secretary for Arms Con-
trol and Disarmament; 
(F) 
an 
Assistant 
Secretary 
for 
Peacebuilding Information and Research; 
(G) an Assistant Secretary for Human and 
Economic Rights; and 
(H) a General Counsel. 
(2) ESTABLISHMENT OF INSPECTOR GENERAL 
OF THE DEPARTMENT OF PEACEBUILDING.—Section 
12 of the Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. 
App.) is amended— 
(A) 
in 
paragraph 
(1), 
by 
inserting 
‘‘Peacebuilding,’’ after ‘‘Homeland Security,’’; 
and 
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(B) 
in 
paragraph 
(2), 
by 
inserting 
‘‘Peacebuilding,’’ after ‘‘Homeland Security,’’. 
(3) ADDITIONAL
OFFICERS.—The President 
shall appoint 4 additional officers in the Depart-
ment, by and with the advice and consent of the 
Senate. The officers appointed under this paragraph 
shall perform such functions as the Secretary shall 
prescribe, including— 
(A) congressional relations functions; 
(B) public information functions, including 
providing, through the use of the latest tech-
nologies, useful information about peace and 
the work of the Department; 
(C) management and budget functions; 
and 
(D) planning, evaluation, and policy devel-
opment functions, including development of 
policies to promote the efficient and coordinated 
administration of the Department and its pro-
grams and encourage improvements in conflict 
resolution and violence prevention. 
(4) DESCRIPTION OF FUNCTIONS.—In any case 
in which the President submits the name of an indi-
vidual to the Senate for confirmation as an officer 
of the Department under this subsection, the Presi-
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