(9) The ‘‘Department of State & USAID Joint 
Strategy on Countering Violent Extremism’’, dated 
May 2016, notes that ‘‘women can play a critical 
role in identifying and addressing drivers of violent 
extremism in their families, communities, and broad-
er society’’; and commits to supporting programs 
that engage women ‘‘as key stakeholders in pre-
venting and countering violent extremism in their 
communities’’. Women are on the front lines of ob-
serving and countering extremist violence, including 
as police officers engaging with local communities to 
prevent violent extremism, imams and other religious 
leaders preaching religious tolerance, and as those 
countering efforts to radicalize their husbands, chil-
dren, and communities. 
(10) The Women, Peace, and Security Act of 
2017 (Public Law 115–68) established that ‘‘Women 
in conflict-affected regions have achieved significant 
success in moderating violent extremism [and] coun-
tering terrorism.’’. 
(11) The Consolidated Appropriations Act, 
2017 (Public Law 115–31) required the creation of 
a comprehensive, inter-agency United States Govern-
ment strategy to support women and girls at risk 
from extremism and conflict. Congress has also allo-
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cated $45,000,000 to support women and girls at 
risk from extremism and conflict. 
SEC. 3. STATEMENT OF POLICY. 
It shall be the policy of the United States to recognize 
women’s varied roles in all aspects of violent extremism 
and terrorism, including as victims, perpetrators, and pre-
venters, and to promote the meaningful participation of 
women as full partners in all efforts to prevent and 
counter violent extremism and terrorism. 
SEC. 4. AUTHORIZATION OF ASSISTANCE TO WOMEN-LED 
AND WOMEN’S EMPOWERMENT ORGANIZA-
TIONS. 
The President is authorized to provide assistance to 
non-United States-based women-led and women’s em-
powerment organizations in foreign countries working on 
countering violent extremism and terrorism in such coun-
tries, including for the following purposes: 
(1) Supporting capacity-building efforts of such 
organizations and of women preventing and coun-
tering violent extremism and terrorism, including in 
the use of conflict analysis tools and methodologies. 
(2) Ensuring representation of women in work-
ing groups and initiatives discussing countering vio-
lent extremism and terrorism policies, strategies, 
and analyses, and seeking the input of such working 
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groups and initiatives in the design of countering 
violent extremism and terrorism programs, including 
policies and programs led by the security sector. 
(3) Supporting projects that advance efforts to 
prevent or counter violent extremism and terrorism. 
(4) Encouraging national, regional, and local 
platforms for information exchange between female 
activists from countries facing violent extremism or 
terrorism so they can share experiences and learn 
best practices. 
SEC. 5. WOMEN, PEACE, AND SECURITY STRATEGY. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subsection (a) of section 5 of the 
Women, Peace, and Security Act of 2017 (22 U.S.C. 
2152j–1; Public Law 115–68) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘and’’ after 
the semicolon at the end; 
(2) in paragraph (2), by striking the period at 
the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following new 
paragraph: 
‘‘(3) include a section on countering violent ex-
tremism and terrorism that addresses— 
‘‘(A) women’s contributions to preventing 
and countering violent extremism and ter-
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rorism, including through their community, reli-
gious, and security roles; 
‘‘(B) preventing, detecting, and countering 
women’s involvement in violent extremism and 
terrorism, including their roles as informants, 
facilitators, recruiters, and suicide bombers; 
‘‘(C) how violent extremist and terrorist 
groups target women and infringe on their 
rights and safety, and on the broader relation-
ship between gender-based violence and extre-
mism and terrorism; 
‘‘(D) the gender dimensions of disar-
mament, demobilization, and reintegration ac-
tivities, including women’s positive engagement 
and participation in such efforts and the disar-
mament of women combatants; and 
‘‘(E) such other considerations as are de-
termined appropriate by the President.’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
subsection (a) of this section shall take effect on the date 
of the enactment of this section and apply beginning with 
the first Women, Peace, and Security Strategy that is re-
quired to be submitted pursuant to section 5 of the 
Women, Peace, and Security Act of 2017 after such date 
of enactment. 
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SEC. 6. WOMEN AND GIRLS AT RISK FROM VIOLENT EXTRE-
MISM AND CONFLICT STRATEGY. 
Paragraph (2) of section 7059(e) of the Department 
of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Ap-
propriations Act, 2017 (division J of Public Law 115–31; 
relating to the strategy to support women and girls who 
are at risk from extremism and conflict) is amended by 
inserting ‘‘and every four years thereafter’’ after ‘‘Act’’. 
SEC. 7. TRAINING FOR UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT OFFI-
CIALS. 
Section 6 of the Women, Peace, and Security Act of 
2017 (22 U.S.C. 2152j–2; Public Law 115–68) is amend-
ed— 
(1) in subsection (a), by adding at the end the 
following new paragraph: 
‘‘(4) Preventing and countering violent extre-
mism and terrorism.’’; and 
(2) in subsection (b)(1), by inserting ‘‘pre-
venting and countering violent extremism,’’ after 
‘‘resolution,’’. 
SEC. 8. TRAINING PROVIDED BY THE UNITED STATES GOV-
ERNMENT. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of State shall seek 
to increase the participation of women receiving training 
under the Department of State’s Anti-Terrorism Assist-
ance (ATA) programs, with the goal of doubling by the 
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date that is three years after the date of the enactment 
of this Act the total number of women receiving such 
training as of such date of enactment. 
(b) ANTITERRORISM ASSISTANCE.—Section 572 of 
the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2349aa– 
1) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘and’’ after 
the semicolon at the end; 
(2) in paragraph (3), by striking the period at 
the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following new 
paragraph: 
‘‘(4) to encourage foreign countries to include 
women participating in such activities.’’. 
SEC. 9. RESEARCH. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense, Sec-
retary of State, and the Administrator of the United 
States Agency for International Development, in consulta-
tion with the Secretary of Homeland Security and the Di-
rector of National Intelligence, shall conduct research on 
gender and countering violent extremism and terrorism, 
such as on the following: 
(1) The root and proximate causes of women’s 
and men’s participation in terrorist and violent ex-
tremist organizations. 
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(2) How both violent extremism and countering 
violent extremism differently impact women and 
girls versus men and boys. 
(3) Ways to engage women and girls who are 
vulnerable to extremist and terrorist behavior. 
(4) Ways women and girls can assist in identi-
fying individuals of concern. 
(5) The intersection of violent extremism and 
terrorism and the following: 
(A) Gender-based violence. 
(B) Women’s empowerment at the house-
hold level, such as property and inheritance 
rights, bride-price and dowry, and the level of 
societal sanction for the killing or harming of 
women. 
(C) Adolescent girls’ empowerment, such 
as the level of early, child, and forced marriage, 
and of girls’ access to secondary education. 
(6) Best practices to support women preventing 
and countering violent extremism and terrorism. 
(b) UTILIZATION.—The Secretary of Defense, Sec-
retary of State, and the Administrator of the United 
States Agency for International Development shall utilize 
the results of research required under subsection (a) to 
inform programming, including by updating relevant coun-
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try, regional, and inter-agency strategies, projects, and ac-
tivities, of the Department of Defense, the Department of 
State, and the United States Agency for International De-
velopment, respectively. 
(c) SUBMISSION TO CONGRESS.—Not later than two 
years after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Sec-
retary of Defense, Secretary of State, and the Adminis-
trator of the United States Agency for International De-
velopment shall jointly submit to the appropriate congres-
sional committees a report on the results of research re-
quired under subsection (a). 
SEC. 10. ANNUAL COUNTRY REPORTS ON TERRORISM. 
Section 140 of the Foreign Relations Authorization 
Act, Fiscal Years 1988 and 1989 (22 U.S.C. 2656f) is 
amended— 
(1) by redesignating subsections (c) through (e) 
as subsections (d) through (f), respectively; and 
(2) by inserting after subsection (b) the fol-
lowing new subsection: 
‘‘(c) GENDER ANALYSIS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The report required under 
subsection (a) of this section shall include, for not 
fewer than five foreign countries considered in such 
report, a gender analysis of the conflict drivers, 
power dynamics, and impacts that are relevant to 
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violent extremism in each such country, such as the 
following: 
‘‘(A) Terrorist recruitment practices. 
‘‘(B) Drivers of radicalization. 
‘‘(C) Women’s participation, status, and 
agency in their homes, communities, and soci-
ety, including whether such women experience 
subordination, exclusion or gender-based vio-
lence. 
‘‘(D) Access to resources and services. 
‘‘(2) SELECTION CRITERIA.—Foreign countries 
shall be selected for purposes of the gender analysis 
required under paragraph (1) on the basis of the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(A) Low levels of gender equality in such 
country. 
‘‘(B) Access necessary to conduct such a 
gender analysis in such country. 
‘‘(C) Engagement or attempted engage-
ment of organizations, including organizations 
led by women, to empower women to prevent 
and counter violent extremism and terrorism in 
such country. 
‘‘(D) Other criteria as determined by the 
Secretary of State.’’. 
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SEC. 11. REPORT TO CONGRESS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than one year after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State, 
in conjunction with the Administrator of the United States 
Agency for International Development and the Secretary 
of Defense, shall provide a briefing and submit to the ap-
propriate congressional committees a report on the imple-
mentation of this Act. 
(b) PUBLIC AVAILABILITY.—The report required 
under subsection (a) shall be posted and made available 
on a text-based, searchable, and publicly available internet 
website. 
SEC. 12. DEFINITIONS. 
In this Act: 
(1) APPROPRIATE
CONGRESSIONAL
COMMIT-
TEES.—The term ‘‘appropriate congressional com-
mittees’’ means— 
(A) the Committee on Foreign Relations, 
the Committee on Armed Services, the Com-
mittee on Homeland Security and Govern-
mental Affairs, and the Committee on Appro-
priations of the Senate; and 
(B) the Committee on Foreign Affairs, the 
Committee on Armed Services, the Committee 
on Homeland Security, and the Committee on 
Appropriations of the House of Representatives. 
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