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Interagency Atrocities Prevention Board (in this section 
referred to as the ‘‘Board’’) with the following responsibil-
ities: 
(1) Coordinate and synchronize a whole of gov-
ernment approach to preventing mass atrocities. 
(2) Integrate the early warning systems of na-
tional security agencies, including intelligence agen-
cies, with respect to incidents of mass atrocities and 
coordinate the policy response to such incidents. 
(3) Conduct gaming and contingency planning 
exercises regarding atrocities prevention and re-
sponse. 
(4) Oversee the development and implementa-
tion of comprehensive atrocities prevention and re-
sponse strategies. 
(5) Identify available resources and policy op-
tions necessary to prevent the emergence or esca-
lation of mass atrocities, including— 
(A) foreign assistance; 
(B) diplomatic initiatives; 
(C) deployment of civilian expertise; 
(D) use of sanctions; and 
(E) military options. 
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(6) Identify and close gaps in expertise, readi-
ness, and planning for atrocities prevention and 
early action across Federal agencies. 
(7) Ensure that risk assessments and policies to 
mitigate identified risks are communicated in a 
timely fashion to the relevant Federal agencies and 
integrated into activities. 
(c) LEADERSHIP.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Board shall be headed 
by a senior director selected by the President, and 
who shall report to the Assistant to the President 
for National Security Affairs (commonly referred to 
as the ‘‘National Security Advisor’’). 
(2) RESPONSIBILITIES.—The senior director 
shall have primary responsibility for promoting 
United States Government policies to protect indi-
viduals affected by conflict and atrocities and car-
rying out the responsibilities identified in subsection 
(b). 
(d) COMPOSITION.—The Board shall be composed of 
representatives from the following agencies, and such oth-
ers as the President determines appropriate: 
(1) The Department of Defense. 
(2) The United States Agency for International 
Development. 
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(3) The Department of State. 
(4) The Department of Justice. 
(5) The Department of the Treasury. 
(6) The Department of Homeland Security. 
(7) The Central Intelligence Agency. 
(8) The Office of the Director of National Intel-
ligence. 
(9) The United States Mission to the United 
Nations. 
SEC. 2032. UNDER SECRETARY FOR CIVILIAN SECURITY, 
DEMOCRACY, AND HUMAN RIGHTS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 1(b) of the State Depart-
ment Basic Authorities Act of 1956 (22 U.S.C. 2651a(b)) 
is amended— 
(1) by redesignating paragraph (4) as para-
graph (5); and 
(2) by inserting after paragraph (3) the fol-
lowing new paragraph: 
‘‘(4) UNDER SECRETARY FOR CIVILIAN SECU-
RITY, DEMOCRACY, AND
HUMAN
RIGHTS.—There 
shall be in the Department of State, among the 
Under Secretaries authorized by paragraph (1), an 
Under Secretary for Civilian Security, Democracy, 
and Human Rights, who shall have primary respon-
sibility to assist the Secretary and the Deputy Sec-
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retary in the formation and implementation of pol-
icy, activities, and oversight related to crisis preven-
tion and response, democracy, human rights, and 
labor, and refugees and migration. The Under Sec-
retary for Civilian Security, Democracy, and Human 
Rights shall— 
‘‘(A) coordinate and implement civilian re-
sponses to conflict, including deployment of the 
Civilian Response Corps; 
‘‘(B) oversee the full spectrum of conflict- 
related policies and programs in the Depart-
ment of State; 
‘‘(C) conduct strategic planning and budg-
eting for conflict-related activities within the 
Department of State; 
‘‘(D) manage prevention and response to 
refugee and humanitarian crises, including sup-
port for major international organizations in-
volved in aid to conflict affected populations; 
and 
‘‘(E) advance human rights and demo-
cratic values.’’. 
(b) ABOLITION.—The position of Under Secretary for 
Democracy and Global Affairs is hereby abolished. 
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(c) TRANSFER.—Responsibilities for the position of 
Under Secretary for Democracy and Global Affairs shall 
be transferred to the Under Secretary for Civilian Secu-
rity, Democracy and Human Rights, as appropriate. The 
individual serving in the capacity of Under Secretary for 
Democracy and Global Affairs as of the date of the enact-
ment of this Act may continue serve in the capacity of 
the Under Secretary for Civilian Security, Democracy, and 
Human Rights. 
(d) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 2113(a) of 
the Implementing Recommendations of the 9/11 Commis-
sion Act of 2007 (22 U.S.C. 8213(a); Public Law 110– 
53) is amended by striking ‘‘Under Secretary of State for 
Democracy and Global Affairs’’ and inserting ‘‘Under Sec-
retary of State for Civilian Security, Democracy, and 
Human Rights’’. 
SEC. 2033. CONFLICT AND STABILIZATION OPERATIONS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 62 of the State Depart-
ment Basic Authorities Act of 1956 (22 U.S.C. 2734) is 
amended to read as follows: 
‘‘SEC. 62. CONFLICT AND STABILIZATION OPERATIONS. 
‘‘(a) BUREAU OF CONFLICT AND STABILIZATION OP-
ERATIONS.— 
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‘‘(1) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established 
within the Department of State the Bureau of Con-
flict and Stabilization Operations. 
‘‘(2) ASSISTANT
SECRETARY
FOR
CONFLICT 
AND STABILIZATION OPERATIONS.—The head of the 
Bureau shall be the Assistant Secretary for Conflict 
and Stabilization Operations. The Assistant Sec-
retary shall report directly to the Under Secretary 
for Civilian Security, Democracy, and Human 
Rights. 
‘‘(3) FUNCTIONS.—The functions of the Bureau 
of Conflict and Stabilization Operations shall include 
the following: 
‘‘(A) Training, equipping, and deploying 
the Civilian Response Corps described in sub-
section (b)(1). 
‘‘(B) Developing, at the request of a Chief 
of Mission, a strategy or plan, and designing 
relevant programming, for stabilization and re-
construction, as appropriate to the local con-
text. 
‘‘(C) At the request of a Chief of Mission, 
mobilizing and deploying members of the Civil-
ian Response Corps as needed. 
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‘‘(D) Entering into appropriate arrange-
ments with agencies to carry out activities 
under this section and the Reconstruction and 
Stabilization Civilian Management Act of 2008 
(title XVI of the Duncan Hunter National De-
fense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009; 
Public Law 110–417). 
‘‘(E) Identifying and recruiting personnel 
in State and local governments, including law 
enforcement personnel, and in the private sector 
who are available to participate in the Reserve 
Corps established under subsection (b)(1)(B) or 
to otherwise participate in or contribute to re-
construction and stabilization activities. 
‘‘(F) Taking steps to ensure that training 
and education of civilian personnel to perform 
such reconstruction and stabilization operations 
is adequate and is carried out, as appropriate, 
with other offices in the Department of State 
and the United States Agency for International 
Development involved with reconstruction and 
stabilization activities. 
‘‘(G) Maintaining the capacity to field on 
short notice an evaluation team consisting of 
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personnel from all relevant agencies to under-
take on-site needs assessment. 
‘‘(H) Maintaining a staff of experts to pro-
vide technical support for crisis mitigation, in-
cluding mediation and negotiation support 
teams. 
‘‘(I) Establishing and maintaining a cadre 
of deployable personnel to conduct contingency 
acquisition support. 
‘‘(J) Establishing and maintaining on ac-
tive status a contingency contracting office for 
the purpose of procuring goods, equipment, and 
services for use in contingency operations and 
for assistance to support reconstruction and 
stabilization activities. 
‘‘(b) CIVILIAN RESPONSE CORPS.— 
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary of State 
shall establish and maintain a Civilian Response 
Corps (referred to in this section as the ‘Corps’) to 
provide assistance in support of reconstruction and 
stabilization activities in countries or regions that 
are at risk of, in, or are in transition from, conflict 
or civil strife. The Corps shall be composed of active 
and reserve components. 
‘‘(A) ACTIVE CORPS.— 
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‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—The Active Corps 
shall be composed of not more than 200 
positions identified by the Secretary of 
State, in consultation with the Adminis-
trator, based on the skillsets identified by 
the Coordinator. 
‘‘(ii) 
MEMBERSHIP.—The 
Active 
Corps shall consist of United States Gov-
ernment personnel, including employees of 
the Department of State, the United 
States Agency for International Develop-
ment, and other agencies. 
‘‘(iii) DUTIES.—Members of the Ac-
tive Corps shall— 
‘‘(I) serve as liaisons between the 
Bureau of Conflict and Stabilization 
Operations and regional bureaus of 
the Department of State; 
‘‘(II) unless deployed abroad, be 
employed by the Under Secretary for 
Civilian Security, Democracy, and 
Human Rights; and 
‘‘(III) deploy, within 72 hours, 
anywhere outside the United States 
where the Secretary of State directs. 
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‘‘(iv) SURGE.—Members of the Active 
Corps may be detailed by the Assistant 
Secretary for Conflict and Stabilization 
Operations to regional bureaus of the De-
partment of State to augment crisis and 
conflict planning and response. 
‘‘(B) RESERVE CORPS.— 
‘‘(i) 
IN
GENERAL.—The 
Reserve 
Corps shall consist of United States Gov-
ernment personnel, individuals employed 
by State or local governments, or other ex-
perts who have the skills necessary for sup-
porting reconstruction and stabilization ac-
tivities, or who shall be trained and em-
ployed to carry out such activities, and 
who have volunteered for such purpose. 
‘‘(ii) 
LIST.—The 
Secretary 
shall 
maintain and continually update a data-
base composed of personnel who have vol-
unteered for the Reserve Corps. 
‘‘(iii) DUTIES.—Members of the Re-
serve Corps shall— 
‘‘(I) on a voluntary basis, deploy 
within 72 hours, anywhere outside the 
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United States, where the Secretary of 
State directs; and 
‘‘(II) maintain appropriate skills 
and conditioning to deploy to assist in 
reconstruction and stabilization activi-
ties. 
‘‘(2) MITIGATION OF DOMESTIC IMPACT.—The 
establishment and deployment of any Reserve Corps 
shall be undertaken in a manner that avoids sub-
stantively impairing the capacity and readiness of 
the Federal Government or any State or local gov-
ernment from which Reserve Corps personnel may 
be drawn. 
‘‘(3) EXISTING TRAINING AND EDUCATION PRO-
GRAMS.—The Secretary of State shall ensure that 
personnel of the Department of State, and, in co-
ordination with the Administrator of the United 
States Agency for International Development, that 
personnel of USAID, have access to and make use 
of the relevant existing training and education pro-
grams offered within the Federal Government, such 
as those at the Center for Stabilization and Recon-
struction Studies at the Naval Postgraduate School 
and the Interagency Training, Education, and After 
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Action Review Program at the National Defense 
University. 
‘‘(4) IN GENERAL.— 
‘‘(A) APPOINTMENTS TO FOREIGN SERV-
ICE.—Individuals who serve in the Civilian Re-
sponse Corps shall be eligible to be appointed as 
a member of the Foreign Service pursuant to 
section 303 of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 
(22 U.S.C. 3943) for a term of up to three 
years. 
‘‘(B) DEPLOYMENT.—Not less than 60 
percent of the Active Corps should be deployed 
outside of the United States at any one time. 
‘‘(C) PROMOTION.—Individuals who are 
career members of the Foreign Service shall be 
considered for promotion on the same basis as 
individuals who are assigned to diplomatic or 
consular posts with one-year tours of duty. 
‘‘(D) 
CHAIN-OF-COMMAND.—Once 
de-
ployed abroad, a member of the Civilian Re-
sponse Corps shall report to and serve under 
the operational control of the chief of mission of 
the country or region in which such member is 
deployed. 
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‘‘(E) LIMITATION ON DEPLOYMENT.—The 
Secretary of State is authorized to deploy to a 
foreign country members of the Active Corps 
for a period of not longer than one year. Such 
period may be extended on a voluntary basis. 
‘‘(5) TEMPORARY APPOINTMENTS FOR CERTAIN 
INDIVIDUALS.—The Secretary of State, acting 
through the Assistant Secretary for Conflict and 
Stabilization Operations, is authorized to appoint in-
dividuals with acquisition backgrounds to the Active 
or Reserve Corps on a one-year basis to implement 
contracts for contingency operations. 
‘‘(c) 
EMPLOYMENT
FOR
CONTINGENCY
OPER-
ATIONS.— 
‘‘(1) FOREIGN SERVICE LIMITED POSITIONS.— 
Pursuant to the authority of section 309 of the For-
eign Service Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 3949), and not-
withstanding the limitation specified in section 305 
of such Act (22 U.S.C. 3945), the Administrator of 
the United States Agency for International Develop-
ment (USAID) may appoint to the Senior Foreign 
Service up to ten individuals to be assigned to or 
support contingency operations. 
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‘‘(2) WAIVER.—The provisions of section 8344 
or 8468 of title 5, United States Code, may be 
waived on a case-by-case basis by— 
‘‘(A) the Administrator of USAID, with re-
spect to the employment in USAID, or 
‘‘(B) the Inspector General of USAID, 
with respect to the employment in the Office of 
Inspector General, 
of an annuitant in a position for which there is ex-
ceptional difficulty in recruiting or retaining a quali-
fied employee, or when a temporary emergency hir-
ing need exists. 
‘‘(3) PROCEDURES.—If the authority referred 
to in paragraph (1) is delegated, the Administrator 
of USAID or the Inspector General of USAID, as 
appropriate, shall prescribe criteria and procedures 
for the exercise of any authority under this section. 
‘‘(4) STATUS OF EMPLOYMENT.—A Federal em-
ployee for whom a waiver under this section is in ef-
fect shall not be considered an employee for pur-
poses of subchapter III of chapter 83, or chapter 84 
of title 5, United States Code. 
‘‘(d) EXCEPTION.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of State may 
select and appoint employees to carry out conflict 
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and stabilization activities without regard to the pro-
visions of title 5, United States Code, governing ap-
pointment in the competitive service and may fix the 
basic compensation of such employees without re-
gard to chapter 51 and subchapter III of chapter 53 
of such title. 
‘‘(2) DELEGATION.—The Secretary of State 
may authorize the head of any agency to exercise the 
authority described in paragraph (1). 
‘‘(3) DEFINITION.—For the purpose of this 
subsection, the term ‘employees’ means individuals 
who qualify as an employee as defined in section 
2105 of title 5, United States Code, and who are ap-
pointed on a time-limited basis solely to carry out 
reconstruction and stabilization activities under or 
consistent with this section.’’. 
(b) SPECIAL
AUTHORITY.—Notwithstanding any 
other provision of law, including section 304(c) of the Om-
nibus Diplomatic Security and Antiterrorism Act of 1986 
(22 U.S.C. 4834(c); Public Law 99–399), personnel des-
ignated by the Secretary, including members of the Civil-
ian Response Corps, shall not be bound by the regulations 
and guidance provided by the Bureau of Diplomatic Secu-
rity and shall deploy at the direction of the Secretary. 
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(c) PERSONNEL.—The Reconstruction and Stabiliza-
tion Civilian Management Act of 2008 (title XVI of Public 
Law 110–417) is amended— 
(1) in section 1603 (22 U.S.C. 2734a note), by 
amending paragraph (5) to read as follows: 
‘‘(5) 
PERSONNEL.—The 
term 
‘personnel’ 
means— 
‘‘(A) individuals serving in any service de-
scribed in section 2101 of title 5, United States 
Code, other than in the legislative or judicial 
branch; 
‘‘(B) individuals employed by personal 
services contract, including individuals em-
ployed pursuant to— 
‘‘(i) section 2(c) of the State Depart-
ment Basic Authorities Act of 1956 (22 
U.S.C. 2669(c)); or 
‘‘(ii) section 636(a)(3) of the Foreign 
Assistance 
Act 
of 
1961 
(22 
U.S.C. 
2396(a)(3)); 
‘‘(C) individuals appointed under section 
303 of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 (22 
U.S.C. 3943); and 
‘‘(D) locally employed staff who are em-
ployed by participating agencies.’’; and 
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(2) in section 1606(b) (22 U.S.C. 2734a(b)), by 
inserting ‘‘and to provide any related support’’ after 
‘‘assign personnel of such agency’’. 
SEC. 2034. DANGER PAY. 
Section 151 of the Foreign Relations Authorization 
Act, Fiscal Years 1990 and 1991 (5 U.S.C. 5928 note; 
Public Law 101–246) is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘or’’ after ‘‘Drug Enforcement 
Administration’’ and inserting ‘‘, the’’; and 
(2) inserting ‘‘, or the Civilian Response Corps’’ 
after ‘‘Federal Bureau of Investigation’’. 
SEC. 2035. STABILITY POLICING COORDINATOR. 
The State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 
is amended by adding after section 62 (as amended by 
2031 of this Act) the following new section: 
‘‘SEC. 63. OFFICE OF THE STABILITY POLICING COORDI-
NATOR. 
‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established within 
the Department of State the Office of the Stability Polic-
ing Coordinator (in this section referred to as the ‘Office’). 
‘‘(b) COORDINATOR
FOR POLICE TRAINING.—The 
head of the Office shall be the Coordinator for Stability 
Policing (in this section referred to as the ‘Coordinator’). 
The Coordinator shall report directly to the Assistant Sec-
retary for Conflict and Stabilization Operations. 
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‘‘(c) RESPONSIBILITIES.—The Coordinator shall be 
responsible for developing a unified, coherent, comprehen-
sive, and effective program of law enforcement assistance 
in support of reconstruction and stabilization activities in 
countries or regions that are at risk of, in, or are in transi-
tion from, conflict or civil strife. Such program shall in-
clude the following elements: 
‘‘(1) Developing and overseeing curricula for 
police training specifically oriented towards recon-
struction and stabilization activities. 
‘‘(2) Developing and implementing policies and 
procedures to ensure that human rights, and in par-
ticular those of women and girls, are protected. 
‘‘(3) In coordination with the Bureau of Con-
flict and Stabilization Operations, as appropriate, re-
cruiting, vetting, and training personnel to serve as 
police trainers. 
‘‘(4) Ensuring proper direction and oversight of 
contractors hired to implement police training pro-
grams under this section. 
‘‘(5) Establishing benchmarks to measure the 
progress of police training programs conducted 
under this section. 
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‘‘(6) Coordinating assistance carried out by the 
Office with similar assistance provided by other Fed-
eral agencies and international donors. 
‘‘(7) Overseeing procurement and delivery of 
supplies and equipment, and monitoring the end use 
of such supplies and equipment. 
‘‘(8) Providing policy guidance and program 
support to the United States diplomatic and con-
sular missions in the country or region undertaking 
police training operations. 
‘‘(9) Providing guidance to the Bureau of Con-
flict and Stabilization Operations regarding the se-
lection and training of law enforcement and judicial 
personnel for the Readiness Response Corps. 
‘‘(d) RELATIONSHIP TO GLOBAL RULE OF LAW POL-
ICY COMMITTEE.—The Coordinator shall ensure that the 
activities of the Office are consistent with the coordination 
plan established pursuant to section 3202 of the Global 
Partnerships Act of 2012.’’. 
SEC. 2036. TRAINING IN CONFLICT MANAGEMENT AND 
MITIGATION. 
Section 708 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1980 
(22 U.S.C. 4028) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)— 
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(A) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘and’’ at 
the end; 
(B) in paragraph (3), by striking the pe-
riod at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following new 
paragraph: 
‘‘(4) instruction on methods for conflict man-
agement and mitigation and on the necessary skills 
to be able to function successfully in countries or re-
gions that are at risk of, in, or are in transition 
from, conflict or civil strife, including— 
‘‘(A) recognizing patterns of escalation and 
early warning signs of potential atrocities or vi-
olence, including gender-based violence; and 
‘‘(B) methods of early action, prevention, 
and response.’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following new sub-
section: 
‘‘(d) The training described in subsection (a)(4) shall 
be mandatory for all Foreign Service officers assigned to 
a position, or otherwise made available for service, in the 
department or agency or at a post overseas with respon-
sibilities in the subject matters described in such sub-
section. Training opportunities should include, as appro-
priate for the department and agency, respectively, fellow-
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ships, details, and exchanges with relevant Federal agen-
cies, international organizations, and nongovernmental or-
ganizations.’’. 
TITLE III—SUPPORTING HUMAN 
RIGHTS AND DEMOCRACY 
Subtitle A—General Provisions 
SEC. 3101. FINDINGS AND STATEMENT OF POLICY. 
(a) FINDINGS.—Congress makes the following find-
ings: 
(1) All human beings are born free and equal 
in dignity and rights. Recognition of the inherent 
dignity and of the equal and inalienable rights of all 
members of the human family is the foundation of 
freedom, justice and peace in the world. 
(2) A democratic political system, in which the 
will of the people, as expressed in periodic and gen-
uine elections, is the basis of the authority of gov-
ernment, is the best guarantor of freedom of speech 
and belief and freedom from fear and want. 
(3) Democracy is a necessary but insufficient 
condition for the effective protection of human 
rights. Majority rule must be tempered by guaran-
tees for the dignity and rights of minorities. 
(4) The advancement of human rights and the 
institutionalization of democracy are important to 
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the achievement of other United States foreign pol-
icy goals, such as reducing poverty, building peace, 
expanding prosperity and sustaining the global envi-
ronment. 
(5) Human rights and fundamental freedoms 
can be effectively advanced by— 
(A) bilateral and multilateral diplomatic 
overtures; 
(B) the development and implementation 
of international norms and standards, including 
voluntary codes of conduct; 
(C) support for the establishment and 
strengthening of laws, policies and institutions 
that protect rights and freedoms, including 
technical assistance and training to govern-
ments and civil society organizations; 
(D) support for and protection of individ-
uals and civil society organizations who defend 
and exercise their human rights and democratic 
freedoms; 
(E) research and reporting on violations of 
human rights, including identifying those who 
commit such violations; 
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(F) the threat or imposition of sanctions 
against violators, including criminal prosecution 
where appropriate; and 
(G) offering diplomatic and economic in-
centives for improved performance. 
(6) United States support for human rights and 
democracy should be open and explicit, with due re-
gard for the safety and independence of local part-
ners and impartiality among peaceful, democratic 
political parties and factions. 
(b) STATEMENT OF POLICY.—It is the policy of the 
United States, in keeping with its constitutional heritage 
and traditions and in accordance with its international ob-
ligations as set forth in the Charter of the United Nations 
and the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, to pro-
mote and encourage increased respect for human rights 
and fundamental freedoms throughout the world without 
distinction as to race, sex, language, religion, sexual ori-
entation or gender identity. 
SEC. 3102. COUNTRY REPORTS ON HUMAN RIGHTS PRAC-
TICES. 
(a) REPORT REQUIRED.—The Secretary shall submit 
to the appropriate congressional committees, by February 
25 of each year, a comprehensive report regarding the sta-
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tus of internationally recognized human rights in each cov-
ered country. 
(b) CONTENTS.—The report required under sub-
section (a) shall include, for each covered country, infor-
mation relating to— 
(1) respect for the integrity of the person, in-
cluding freedom from— 
(A) arbitrary or unlawful deprivation of 
life; 
(B) disappearance; 
(C) torture and other cruel, inhuman or 
degrading treatment or punishment; 
(D) arbitrary arrest or detention; 
(E) denial of fair public trial; and 
(F) arbitrary interference with privacy, 
family, home or correspondence; 
(2) respect for civil liberties, including— 
(A) freedom of speech and press, including 
Internet freedom; 
(B) freedom of peaceful assembly and as-
sociation; 
(C) freedom of religion and conscience; 
(D) freedom of movement; and 
(E) provision of asylum and resettlement 
of refugees; 
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(3) respect for political rights, including the 
right of citizens— 
(A) to change their government; 
(B) to take part in the conduct of public 
affairs; and 
(C) to vote and be elected at genuine peri-
odic elections; 
(4) respect for worker rights, including— 
(A) the right of association; 
(B) the right to organize and bargain col-
lectively; 
(C) prohibition of forced or compulsory 
labor; 
(D) prohibition of child labor; and 
(E) acceptable conditions of work; 
(5) 
protection 
of 
all 
citizens, 
including 
marginalized groups, against violence, intimidation 
and discrimination, including, wherever applicable— 
(A) mass atrocities; 
(B) trafficking in persons; 
(C) sexual and gender-based violence; 
(D) criminalization of homosexuality or 
deprivation of fundamental freedoms due to 
sexual orientation or gender identity; 
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(E) violations of the principles of volunta-
rism and informed choice in health care, includ-
ing coerced abortion and involuntary steriliza-
tion; 
(F) child marriage; and 
(G) compulsory recruitment and conscrip-
tion of individuals under the age of 15 by 
armed forces of the government of the country, 
government-supported paramilitaries, or other 
armed groups; and 
(6) official accountability, including— 
(A) government corruption and trans-
parency; 
(B) government participation in, facilita-
tion of, or condoning of, violations of inter-
nationally recognized human rights; 
(C) steps taken by such government to 
prevent and respond to violations of inter-
nationally recognized human rights; 
(D) the extent of cooperation by such gov-
ernment in permitting an unimpeded investiga-
tion by international organizations, including 
nongovernmental organizations, of alleged viola-
tions of internationally recognized human 
rights; and 
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(E) wherever applicable, such government’s 
votes in the United Nations Human Rights 
Council. 
(c) CONSULTATION.—In compiling data and making 
assessments for purposes of subsection (b), United States 
diplomatic mission personnel in each covered country shall 
consult with relevant international and nongovernmental 
organizations. 
(d) TRANSLATION
AND PUBLICATION.—For each 
covered country, the report required by this section shall 
be translated into the principal languages of the country 
and made available on the Internet website of the United 
States diplomatic mission to the country, or, where there 
is no diplomatic mission, on the Internet website of the 
Department of State. 
(e) DEFINITIONS.—In this section— 
(1) the term ‘‘covered country’’ means a coun-
try that— 
(A) receives assistance under this Act; or 
(B) is a member of the United Nations; 
and 
(2) the term ‘‘child marriage’’ means the mar-
riage of a girl or a boy who has not reached the min-
imum legal age for marriage in the country of resi-
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dence, or where there is no such law, under the age 
of 18. 
SEC. 3103. ACTION PLANS FOR HUMAN RIGHTS AND DE-
MOCRACY. 
(a) ACTION PLAN REQUIRED.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in para-
graph (2), beginning 3 years after the date of the 
enactment of this Act and every 3 to 5 years there-
after, the Secretary, in coordination with the Admin-
istrator as appropriate, shall develop an action plan 
for human rights and democracy in each country 
that is included in the report under section 3102. 
(2) EXCEPTION.—The Secretary is not required 
to develop an action plan under this subsection for 
any country with respect to which the Secretary de-
termines, based on the information required in the 
report under section 3102, that human rights and 
fundamental freedoms are generally respected. 
(b) PREPARATION OF PLANS.—The action plan re-
quired under subsection (a) shall be prepared— 
(1) in each country with a United States diplo-
matic mission, by the Chief of Mission, in coordina-
tion with the Mission Director of the Agency, if a 
Mission Director is assigned to such country, and in 
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consultation with the Assistant Secretary for Democ-
racy, Human Rights, and Labor; or 
(2) in each country without a United States 
diplomatic mission, by the Assistant Secretary of 
State for Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor, in 
coordination with the Assistant Administrator for 
Democratic and Civic Development and the relevant 
regional bureaus of the Department of State and 
United States Agency for International Develop-
ment. 
(c) ELEMENTS.—The action plan required under sub-
section (a) shall contain the following elements: 
(1) A description of the major barriers in such 
country to fundamental rights and freedoms. 
(2) Specific improvements in the areas identi-
fied under paragraph (1) that the United States will 
seek over the next 3 to 5 years. 
(3) A description of the policies and programs, 
including assistance, to be undertaken in order to 
foster the improvements identified in paragraph (2). 
(4) A description of the roles of each partici-
pating Federal agency in carrying out the policies 
and programs identified in paragraph (3). 
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(5) A description of the budgetary and per-
sonnel resources needed to carry out the policies and 
programs identified in paragraph (3). 
(d) CONSULTATION.—In preparing the action plan 
required under subsection (a), the relevant officials shall 
consult with a wide range of nongovernmental organiza-
tions in the country and with nongovernmental organiza-
tions having significant experience in or knowledge about 
the country. 
(e) TRANSMISSION.— 
(1) TO CONGRESS.—The action plan required 
under subsection (a) shall be transmitted to the ap-
propriate congressional committees. 
(2) PUBLIC AVAILABILITY.—At a minimum, the 
elements of the action plan described in paragraphs 
(1) and (2) of subsection (c) shall be published on 
the Internet website of the Department of State and, 
in countries in which a United States diplomatic 
mission is established, on the mission’s Internet 
website. 
(f) STRATEGIC COORDINATION.—In order to avoid 
duplication and policy inconsistency, the Secretary shall 
ensure that the action plan required under subsection (a) 
is coordinated with all other relevant diplomatic and devel-
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opment strategies, in particular the strategies prepared 
pursuant to— 
(1) section 1703, relating to Global Strategy for 
Gender Equality; 
(2) section 1018, relating to Country Develop-
ment Cooperation Strategies; 
(3) section 2012, relating to Conflict Mitigation 
Strategy; and 
(4) section 3203, relating to Comprehensive 
International Strategy to Prevent and Respond to 
Violence Against Women and Girls. 
SEC. 3104. HUMAN RIGHTS AND DEMOCRACY FUND. 
(a) 
ESTABLISHMENT.—There 
is 
established 
a 
Human Rights and Democracy Fund (in this section re-
ferred to as the ‘‘Fund’’) to be administered by the Assist-
ant Secretary of State for Democracy, Human Rights, and 
Labor. 
(b) PURPOSE.—The purpose of the Fund is to protect 
and promote fundamental freedoms and internationally 
recognized human rights by— 
(1) supporting defenders of human rights and 
advocates of democracy; 
(2) assisting victims of human rights violations; 
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(3) preventing and responding to violence 
against women and girls, in accordance with subtitle 
A; 
(4) carrying out child protection compacts in 
accordance with section 3402; and 
(5) responding to emergencies and unantici-
pated opportunities in the areas of human rights 
and democracy. 
(c) CONSULTATION.—In administering the Fund, the 
Assistant Secretary of State for Democracy, Human 
Rights, and Labor shall consult with the Ambassador-at- 
Large for Global Women’s Issues and the Assistant Ad-
ministrator for Democratic and Civic Development of the 
United States Agency for International Development. 
(d) ADDITIONAL FUNDS.—Funds made available 
under this section for a fiscal year are in addition to funds 
otherwise available for such purposes. 
(e) SPECIAL AUTHORITY.—Funds made available 
under this section for a fiscal year are authorized to be 
made available notwithstanding any provision of law that 
restricts assistance to a foreign country. 
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SEC. 3105. ROLE OF BUREAU OF DEMOCRACY, HUMAN 
RIGHTS, AND LABOR. 
Section 1(c)(2) of the State Department Basic Au-
thorities Act of 1956 (22 U.S.C. 2651a(c)(2)) is amended 
to read as follows: 
‘‘(2) ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF STATE FOR DE-
MOCRACY, HUMAN RIGHTS, AND LABOR.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—There shall be in the 
Department of State an Assistant Secretary of 
State for Democracy, Human Rights, and 
Labor who shall be responsible to the Secretary 
of State for matters pertaining to human rights 
and humanitarian affairs (including matters re-
lating to prisoners of war and members of the 
United States Armed Forces missing in action) 
in the conduct of foreign policy and such other 
related duties as the Secretary may from time 
to time designate. The Assistant Secretary shall 
carry out the Secretary’s responsibilities under 
section 3102 of the Global Partnerships Act of 
2012. 
‘‘(B) DUTIES.—The Assistant Secretary of 
State for Democracy, Human Rights, and 
Labor shall maintain continuous observation 
and review all matters pertaining to human 
rights and humanitarian affairs (including mat-
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ters relating to prisoners of war and members 
of the United States Armed Forces missing in 
action) in the conduct of foreign policy, includ-
ing the following: 
‘‘(i) Gathering detailed information 
regarding humanitarian affairs and the ob-
servance of and respect for internationally 
recognized human rights in each country 
to which the requirements of sections 3102 
and 3103, respectively, of the Global Part-
nerships Act of 2012 are relevant. 
‘‘(ii) Preparing the country reports 
and action plans required under sections 
3102 and 3103 of the Global Partnerships 
Act of 2012. 
‘‘(iii) Making recommendations to the 
Secretary of State and the Administrator 
of the United States Agency for Inter-
national Development regarding implemen-
tation of the human rights policies, prin-
ciples, restrictions and authorities of the 
Global Partnerships Act of 2012. 
‘‘(iv) 
Administering 
the 
Human 
Rights and Democracy Fund established 
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under section 3104 of the Global Partner-
ships Act of 2012. 
‘‘(v) Performing other responsibilities 
which serve to promote increased observ-
ance of internationally recognized human 
rights by all countries. 
‘‘(C) CONSULTATION.—The Assistant Sec-
retary of State for Democracy, Human Rights, 
and Labor shall be consulted in the determina-
tions of which countries shall receive United 
States foreign assistance and the nature of the 
assistance to be provided to each country. 
‘‘(D) CERTAIN
ASSIGNMENTS.—Any as-
signment of an individual to a political officer 
position at a United States mission abroad that 
has the primary responsibility for monitoring 
human rights developments in a foreign country 
shall be made upon the recommendation of the 
Assistant Secretary of State for Democracy, 
Human Rights, and Labor in conjunction with 
the head of the Department of State’s regional 
bureau having primary responsibility for that 
country.’’. 
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SEC. 3106. DISCRIMINATION RELATED TO SEXUAL ORI-
ENTATION. 
(a) DESIGNATION OF OFFICER.—The Assistant Sec-
retary of State for Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor 
shall designate an officer or officers who shall be respon-
sible for tracking violence, criminalization, and restrictions 
on the enjoyment of fundamental freedoms, consistent 
with United States law, in foreign countries based on ac-
tual or perceived sexual orientation and gender identity. 
(b) INTERNATIONAL EFFORTS.—The Secretary shall 
work through appropriate United States Government em-
ployees at United States diplomatic and consular missions 
to encourage the governments of other countries to reform 
or repeal laws of such countries criminalizing homosex-
uality or consensual homosexual conduct, or restricting 
the enjoyment of fundamental freedoms, consistent with 
United States law, by homosexual individuals or organiza-
tions. 
(c) TRAINING FOR FOREIGN SERVICE OFFICERS.— 
Section 708(a) of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 (22 
U.S.C. 4028(a)) is amended— 
(1) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by 
inserting ‘‘the Assistant Secretary for Democracy, 
Human Rights, and Labor,’’ before ‘‘the Ambas-
sador at Large’’; 
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(2) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the 
end; 
(3) in paragraph (3), by striking the period at 
the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(4) by adding at the end the following new 
paragraph: 
‘‘(4) instruction, in courses covering human 
rights reporting and advocacy work, on identifying 
violence, discrimination, and restrictions on the en-
joyment of fundamental freedoms, consistent with 
United States law, based on actual or perceived sex-
ual orientation and gender identity.’’. 
SEC. 3107. PERSONNEL AWARDS AND INCENTIVES. 
Section 2143 of the ADVANCE Democracy Act of 
2007 (22 U.S.C. 8243) is amended by striking the matter 
preceding paragraph (1) and inserting the following: 
‘‘The Secretary shall expand the range of awards and 
incentives to encourage members of the Foreign Service 
and other employees of the Department to take assign-
ments relating to the promotion of democracy and the pro-
tection of human rights, which may include the fol-
lowing:’’. 
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Subtitle B—International Violence 
Against Women and Girls 
SEC. 3201. STATEMENT OF POLICY. 
It is the policy of the United States to— 
(1) promote the equal participation of women in 
the political, economic and social lives of their coun-
tries; 
(2) build the capacity of foreign governments 
and civil societies to prevent and respond to violence 
against women and girls; 
(3) ensure that all private partners under this 
Act take appropriate steps to prevent and respond to 
violence against women and girls; and 
(4) systematically integrate efforts to prevent 
and respond to violence against women and girls 
into United States foreign policy and foreign assist-
ance programs. 
SEC. 3202. DUTIES OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE. 
(a) DESIGNATION.—The Secretary shall designate a 
senior official in the Department of State to conduct the 
activities of the Secretary under this subtitle. 
(b) DUTIES.—The Secretary’s designee shall work 
with the Assistant Secretary for Democracy, Human 
Rights, and Labor, the Ambassador-at-Large for Global 
Women’s Issues, and the heads of other of relevant bu-
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reaus and offices of the Department of State and other 
Federal agencies to— 
(1) prepare the comprehensive international 
strategy required under section 3203; 
(2) collect and analyze data about violence 
against women and girls internationally; and 
(3) compile and disseminate information about 
effective methods of prevention and response, includ-
ing through the preparation of public reports. 
SEC. 3203. COMPREHENSIVE INTERNATIONAL STRATEGY 
TO PREVENT AND RESPOND TO VIOLENCE 
AGAINST WOMEN AND GIRLS. 
(a) DEVELOPMENT OF STRATEGY.—Not later than 
1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act, and 
every 5 years thereafter, the Secretary, with the assistance 
of the Administrator, shall— 
(1) develop a comprehensive, 5-year inter-
national strategy to prevent and respond to violence 
against women and girls internationally; 
(2) submit the strategy developed under para-
graph (1) to the appropriate congressional commit-
tees; and 
(3) make the strategy available to the public. 
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(b) COLLABORATION AND COORDINATION.—In devel-
oping the strategy under subsection (a), the Secretary 
shall consult with— 
(1) Federal agencies with expertise preventing 
and responding to violence against women and girls 
or administering international programs; 
(2) the Senior Policy Operating Group on Traf-
ficking in Persons; and 
(3) representatives of civil society organizations 
with demonstrated experience in combating violence 
against women and girls or promoting women’s 
health or women’s development issues internation-
ally. 
(c) CONTENT.—The strategy developed under sub-
section (a) shall— 
(1) identify 5 to 20 countries with significant 
levels of violence against women and girls, including 
within displaced communities, that have the govern-
ment or nongovernment organizational capacity to 
manage and implement gender-based violence pre-
vention and response program activities; 
(2) include individual, comprehensive plans for 
prevention and response in each of the countries 
identified under paragraph (1) (hereafter in this 
chapter referred to as ‘‘country plans’’); 
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(3) estimate the resource requirements for car-
rying out each country plan, including the proposed 
sources of funding and amounts to be contributed by 
or sought from partner countries and other public 
and private donors; 
(4) specify the roles and responsibilities of each 
Federal agency in carrying out the strategy; 
(5) ensure that the country plans are integrated 
with Country Development Cooperation Strategies 
required under section 1018 and action plans for 
human rights and democracy required under section 
3103, as appropriate; 
(6) explain the mechanisms and processes for 
consultation and coordination with partner countries 
and other public and private donors in all stages of 
planning and implementation of each country plan; 
and 
(7) describe the monitoring and evaluation 
mechanisms to be used for each country plan. 
(d) ACTIVITIES.—Each country plan should incor-
porate at least 2 of the following activities: 
(1) Enhancing the capacity of the health sector 
to prevent and respond to violence against women 
and girls. 
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(2) Developing and enforcing civil and criminal 
legal and judicial sanctions, protections, training, 
and capacity. 
(3) Supporting efforts to change social norms 
and attitudes so that violence against women and 
girls is neither condoned nor tolerated. 
(4) Expanding access of women and girls to 
quality education. 
(5) Increasing economic opportunities for 
women, including through access to credit, voca-
tional training, property ownership, and inheritance 
rights. 
SEC. 3204. ASSISTANCE TO PREVENT AND RESPOND TO VIO-
LENCE AGAINST WOMEN AND GIRLS INTER-
NATIONALLY. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary and the Adminis-
trator are authorized to use funds made available for eco-
nomic assistance to carry out the comprehensive inter-
national strategy and country plans developed under sec-
tion 3203 and to conduct research and collect and analyze 
data in accordance with section 3202. 
(b) COORDINATION OF ASSISTANCE.—The Secretary 
and the Administrator shall seek to ensure that programs, 
projects, and activities carried out under this subtitle are 
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coordinated with related programs, projects, and activities 
carried out under other provisions of law. 
SEC. 3205. DEFINITIONS. 
In this subtitle: 
(1) PREVENTION
AND
RESPONSE.—The term 
‘‘prevention and response’’ means activities designed 
to prevent and respond to violence against women 
and girls. 
(2) VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN AND GIRLS.— 
The term ‘‘violence against women and girls’’means 
any act of violence that results in, or is likely to re-
sult in, physical, sexual, or psychological harm or 
suffering to women or girls, including threats of 
such acts, coercion, or arbitrary deprivations of lib-
erty, whether occurring in public or private life. 
Subtitle C—Rule of Law 
SEC. 3301. FINDINGS. 
Congress finds the following: 
(1) Human security depends upon the existence 
of a system under which citizens are protected 
against arbitrary and abusive use of power, law and 
order are consistently maintained, and justice is ef-
fectively administered. 
(2) The rule of law must be carried out in ac-
cordance with international human rights standards, 
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which include the equality and accountability of all 
individuals before the law regardless of political or 
social status; the protection of individuals against 
arbitrary or discriminatory treatment by, or with the 
acquiescence of, the government; the independence 
of the judiciary and the legal profession from other 
branches of government; the professional mainte-
nance of law and order; and the transparent and fair 
administration of justice. 
(3) Responsible and effective criminal justice 
systems not only build the foundations for democ-
racy and economic growth in developing countries, 
but also help to stem illicit activities, such as drug 
trafficking and terrorism, that threaten United 
States national interests. 
(4) Provision of rule of law assistance to for-
eign police and security forces is an inherently gov-
ernmental function, which should be performed by, 
or under the direct supervision of, United States 
Government employees. 
(5) The United States should provide assistance 
to foreign law enforcement agencies only— 
(A) if such agencies have demonstrated a 
commitment to improving protection of the se-
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(b) ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.—Not later than 30 
days following the receipt of a request made by any of 
the appropriate congressional committees for additional 
information with respect to any information submitted 
pursuant to subsection (a), the President shall submit 
such information to such committees. 
(c) FORM.—The President shall make every effort to 
submit all of the information required by subsection (a) 
or (b) wholly in unclassified form. Whenever the President 
submits any such information in classified form, the Presi-
dent shall submit such classified information in an adden-
dum and shall also submit simultaneously a detailed sum-
mary, in unclassified form, of such classified information. 
(d) ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENT.—The information 
required by subsection (a)(4) of this section shall be trans-
mitted to Congress not later than April 1 of each year. 
SEC. 4324. SALES TO UNITED STATES COMPANIES FOR IN-
CORPORATION INTO END ITEMS. 
(a) GENERAL AUTHORITY.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Subject to the conditions 
specified in subsection (b), the President may, on a 
negotiated contract basis, under cash terms— 
(A) sell defense articles at not less than 
their estimated replacement cost (or actual cost 
in the case of services); or 
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‘‘(A) Compacts whose primary purpose is 
to provide direct services to combat HIV/AIDS 
are to be made between— 
‘‘(i) the United States Government; 
and 
‘‘(ii)(I) national or regional entities 
representing low-income countries served 
by an existing United States Agency for 
International Development or Department 
of Health and Human Services presence or 
regional platform; or 
‘‘(II) countries or regions— 
‘‘(aa) experiencing significantly 
high HIV prevalence or risk of signifi-
cantly increasing incidence within the 
general population; 
‘‘(bb) served by an existing 
United States Agency for Inter-
national Development or Department 
of Health and Human Services pres-
ence or regional platform; and 
‘‘(cc) that have inadequate finan-
cial means within such country or re-
gion. 
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