(A) the alien requests placement in such 
housing for the protection of the alien; or 
(B) the Secretary of Homeland Security 
determines, after assessing all available alter-
natives, that there is no available alternative 
means of separation from likely abusers. 
(2) PLACEMENT FACTORS.—In a case in which 
an LGBTI alien is placed in segregated housing pur-
suant to paragraph (1), the Secretary of Homeland 
Security shall ensure that such housing— 
(A) includes non-LGBTI aliens, to the ex-
tent practicable; and 
(B) complies with any applicable court 
order for the protection of LGBTI aliens. 
(3) PROTECTIVE
CUSTODY
REQUESTS.—In a 
case in which an LGBTI alien who is detained re-
quests placement in segregated housing for the pro-
tection of such alien, the Secretary of Homeland Se-
curity shall grant such request. 
(h) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Con-
gress that the Secretary of Homeland Security should hire 
a sufficient number of Refugee Corps officers for refugee 
interviews to be held within a reasonable period of time 
and adjudicated not later than 180 days after a request 
for Priority 2 consideration is filed. 
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SEC. 9. ENGAGING INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS IN 
THE FIGHT AGAINST LGBTI DISCRIMINATION. 
(a) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Con-
gress that— 
(1) the United States should be a leader in ef-
forts by the United Nations to ensure that human 
rights norms, development principles, and political 
rights are fully inclusive of LGBTI people; 
(2) United States leadership within inter-
national financial institutions, such as the World 
Bank and the regional development banks, should be 
used to ensure that the programs, projects, and ac-
tivities undertaken by such institutions are fully in-
clusive of all people, including LGBTI people; and 
(3) the Secretary of State should seek appro-
priate opportunities to encourage the equal treat-
ment of LGBTI people during discussions with or 
participation in the full range of regional, multilat-
eral, and international fora, such as the Organiza-
tion of American States, the Organization for Secu-
rity and Cooperation in Europe, the European 
Union, the African Union, and the Association of 
South East Asian Nations. 
(b) ACTION THROUGH THE EQUAL RIGHTS COALI-
TION.—The Secretary of State shall promote diplomatic 
coordination through the Equal Rights Coalition, estab-
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lished in July 2016 at the Global LGBTI Human Rights 
Conference in Montevideo, Uruguay, and other multilat-
eral mechanisms, to achieve the goals and outcomes de-
scribed in subsection (a). 
SEC. 10. REPRESENTING THE RIGHTS OF UNITED STATES 
LGBTI CITIZENS DEPLOYED TO DIPLOMATIC 
AND CONSULAR POSTS. 
(a) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Con-
gress that, recognizing the importance of a diverse work-
force in the representation of the United States abroad, 
and in support of sound personnel staffing policies, the 
Secretary of State should— 
(1) prioritize efforts to ensure that foreign gov-
ernments do not impede the assignment of United 
States LGBTI citizens and their families to diplo-
matic and consular posts; and 
(2) open conversations with entities in the 
United States private sector that engage in business 
in other countries to the extent necessary to address 
any visa issues faced by such private sector entities 
with respect to their LGBTI employees. 
(b) REMEDIES FOR FAMILY VISA DENIAL.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of State shall 
use all appropriate diplomatic efforts to ensure that 
the families of LGBTI employees of the Department 
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are issued visas from countries where such employ-
ees are posted. 
(2) LIST REQUIRED.—Not later than 180 days 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Sec-
retary of State shall submit to Congress— 
(A) a classified list of each country that 
has refused to grant accreditation to LGBTI 
employees of the Department or their family 
members in the prior two years; and 
(B) the actions taken or intended to be 
taken by the Secretary, in accordance with 
paragraph (1), to ensure that LGBTI employ-
ees are appointed to appropriate positions in ac-
cordance with diplomatic needs and personnel 
qualifications, including actions specifically re-
lating to securing the accreditation of the fami-
lies of such employees by relevant countries. 
SEC. 11. DEFINITIONS. 
In this Act: 
(1) LGBTI.—The term ‘‘LGBTI’’ means les-
bian, gay, bisexual, transgender, or intersex. 
(2) APPROPRIATE
CONGRESSIONAL
COMMIT-
TEES.—The term ‘‘appropriate congressional com-
mittees’’ means— 
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(A) the Committee on Foreign Affairs, the 
Committee on the Judiciary, and the Com-
mittee on Appropriations of the House of Rep-
resentatives; and 
(B) the Committee on Foreign Relations, 
the Committee on the Judiciary, and the Com-
mittee on Appropriations of the Senate. 
(3) MEMBER OF A VULNERABLE GROUP.—The 
term ‘‘member of a vulnerable group’’ means, with 
respect to an alien, that such alien— 
(A) is under 21 years of age or over 60 
years of age; 
(B) is pregnant; 
(C) identifies as lesbian, gay, bisexual, 
transgender, or intersex; 
(D) is victim or witness of a crime; 
(E) has filed a nonfrivolous civil rights 
claim in Federal or State court; 
(F) has a serious mental or physical illness 
or disability; 
(G) has been determined by an asylum of-
ficer in an interview conducted under section 
235(b)(1)(B) to have a credible fear of persecu-
tion; or 
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