vent and respond to criminalization, discrimination, 
and violence against LGBTQI+ people internation-
ally; 
(11) to fully implement and expand upon the 
policies 
outlined 
in 
the 
‘‘Presidential 
Memo-
randum—Advancing the Human Rights of Lesbian, 
Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, and Intersex 
Persons Around the World’’; 
(12) to ensure that international efforts to com-
bat HIV/AIDS take all appropriate measures to sup-
port at-risk communities, including LGBTQI+ peo-
ple, and to create enabling legal environments for 
these communities; 
(13) to work with governments and nongovern-
mental partners around the world to develop and im-
plement regional strategies to decriminalize homo-
sexuality and to counteract other restrictions on the 
human rights of LGBTQI+ people, including re-
strictions on LGBTQI+ organizations and so-called 
LGBTQI+ propaganda laws; and 
(14) to ensure that those who have a well- 
founded fear of persecution on account of being 
LGBTQI+ or supporting LGBTQI+ rights have 
the opportunity to seek protection in the United 
States. 
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SEC. 4. SPECIAL ENVOY FOR THE HUMAN RIGHTS OF 
LGBTQI+ PEOPLE. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of State shall 
establish in the Bureau of Democracy, Human 
Rights, and Labor (DRL) of the Department of 
State a permanent Special Envoy for the Human 
Rights of LGBTQI+ Peoples (in this section re-
ferred to as the ‘‘Special Envoy’’), who shall be ap-
pointed by the President. The Special Envoy shall 
report directly to the Assistant Secretary for Democ-
racy, Human Rights, and Labor. 
(2) RANK.—The President may appoint the 
Special Envoy at the rank of Ambassador, by and 
with the advice and consent of the Senate. 
(b) PURPOSE.—In addition to the duties described in 
subsection (c) and those duties determined by the Presi-
dent and the Secretary of State, the Special Envoy shall 
direct efforts of the United States Government relating 
to United States foreign policy, as directed by the Presi-
dent and the Secretary, regarding human rights abuses 
against LGBTQI+ people and communities internation-
ally and the advancement of human rights for LGBTQI+ 
people, and shall represent the United States internation-
ally in bilateral and multilateral engagement on such mat-
ters. 
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(c) DUTIES.—The Special Envoy— 
(1) shall serve as the principal advisor to the 
Secretary of State regarding the human rights of 
LGBTQI+ people internationally; and 
(2) at the direction of the Secretary of State— 
(A) shall, notwithstanding any other provi-
sion of law, direct activities, policies, programs, 
and funding relating to the human rights of 
LGBTQI+ people and the advancement of 
LGBTQI+ equality initiatives internationally, 
for all bureaus and offices of the Department of 
State, and shall lead the coordination of rel-
evant international programs for all other Fed-
eral agencies relating to such matters; 
(B) shall represent the United States in 
diplomatic matters, including in bilateral and 
multilateral forums, relevant to the human 
rights of LGBTQI+ people, including criminal-
ization, discrimination, and violence against 
LGBTQI+ people internationally; 
(C) shall direct, as appropriate, United 
States Government resources to respond to 
needs for protection, integration, resettlement, 
and empowerment of LGBTQI+ people in 
United States Government policies and inter-
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national programs, including to prevent and re-
spond to criminalization, discrimination, and vi-
olence against LGBTQI+ people internation-
ally; 
(D) shall design, support, and implement 
activities regarding support, education, resettle-
ment, and empowerment of LGBTQI+ people 
internationally, including for the prevention and 
response to criminalization, discrimination, and 
violence against LGBTQI+ people internation-
ally; 
(E) shall lead interagency coordination be-
tween the foreign policy priorities related to the 
human rights of LGBTQI+ people and the de-
velopment 
assistance 
priorities 
of 
the 
LGBTQI+ Coordinator of the United States 
Agency for International Development; and 
(F) shall conduct regular consultation with 
nongovernmental organizations working to pre-
vent and respond to criminalization, discrimina-
tion, and violence against LGBTQI+ people 
internationally. 
(d) BRIEFINGS AND ASSESSMENTS.—Not later than 
180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, and 
annually thereafter, the Special Envoy shall provide to the 
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appropriate congressional committees a briefing on the 
status of the human rights of LGBTQI+ people inter-
nationally, as well as on the status of programs and re-
sponse strategies of the United States Government to ad-
dress criminalization, discrimination, and violence against 
LGBTQI+ people internationally. 
(e) UNITED STATES POLICY TO PREVENT AND RE-
SPOND TO CRIMINALIZATION, DISCRIMINATION, AND VIO-
LENCE AGAINST LGBTQI+ PEOPLE GLOBALLY.— 
(1) GLOBAL
STRATEGY
REQUIREMENT.—Not 
later than 180 days after the date of the enactment 
of this Act, and annually thereafter for each of the 
following five years, the Special Envoy shall develop 
or update, as the case may be, a United States glob-
al strategy to prevent and respond to criminaliza-
tion, discrimination, and violence against LGBTQI+ 
people internationally. The Special Envoy shall sub-
mit the global strategy to the appropriate congres-
sional committees and, if practicable, make the glob-
al strategy available to the public. 
(2) COLLABORATION AND COORDINATION.—In 
developing the global strategy required under para-
graph (1), the Special Envoy shall consult with— 
(A) mid- and high-level officials of relevant 
Federal agencies; and 
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(B) representatives of nongovernmental or-
ganizations with demonstrated experience in ad-
dressing criminalization, discrimination, and vi-
olence against LGBTQI+ people internationally 
or promoting equal rights for LGBTQI+ people 
internationally. 
(f) MONITORING THE UNITED STATES STRATEGY TO 
PREVENT AND RESPOND TO CRIMINALIZATION, DISCRIMI-
NATION, AND VIOLENCE AGAINST LGBTQI+ PEOPLE 
AND COMMUNITIES INTERNATIONALLY.—In each global 
strategy submitted under subsection (e), the Special 
Envoy shall include an analysis of best practices for pre-
venting and addressing criminalization, discrimination, 
and violence against LGBTQI+ people and communities 
internationally, including— 
(1) a description of successful efforts by foreign 
governments and nongovernmental organizations to 
prevent and respond to criminalization, discrimina-
tion, and violence against LGBTQI+ people and 
communities internationally; 
(2) recommendations related to best practices, 
effective strategies, and improvements to enhance 
the impact of such prevention and response efforts; 
and 
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(3) the impact of activities funded by the global 
strategy in preventing and reducing criminalization, 
discrimination, and violence against LGBTQI+ peo-
ple and communities internationally. 
SEC. 5. DOCUMENTING AND RESPONDING TO BIAS-MOTI-
VATED VIOLENCE AGAINST LGBTQI+ PEOPLE 
ABROAD. 
(a) INFORMATION REQUIRED TO BE INCLUDED IN 
ANNUAL COUNTRY REPORTS ON HUMAN RIGHTS PRAC-
TICES.— 
(1) SECTION 116.—Section 116(d) of the For-
eign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2151n(d)) 
is amended— 
(A) in paragraph (11)(C), by striking ‘‘; 
and’’ and inserting a semicolon; 
(B) in paragraph (12)(C)(ii), by striking 
the period at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; 
and 
(C) by adding at the end the following new 
paragraph: 
‘‘(13) wherever applicable, the nature and ex-
tent of criminalization, discrimination, and violence 
by state and non-state actors based on sexual ori-
entation or gender identity, as those terms are de-
fined in section 7 of the International Human 
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Rights Defense Act of 2023, or sex characteristics, 
including an identification of those countries that 
have adopted laws or constitutional provisions that 
criminalize or discriminate based on such sexual ori-
entation, gender identity, or sex characteristics, in-
cluding descriptions of such laws and provisions.’’. 
(2) SECTION 502B.—Section 502B of the For-
eign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2304) is 
amended— 
(A) by redesignating the second subsection 
(i) (relating to child marriage status) as sub-
section (j); and 
(B) by adding at the end the following new 
subsection: 
‘‘(k) SEXUAL ORIENTATION, GENDER IDENTITY, 
AND SEX CHARACTERISTICS.—The report required under 
subsection (b) shall include, wherever applicable, the na-
ture and extent of criminalization, discrimination, and vio-
lence by state and non-state actors based on sexual ori-
entation or gender identity, as those terms are defined in 
section 7 of the International Human Rights Defense Act 
of 2023, or sex characteristics, including an identification 
of those countries that have adopted laws or constitutional 
provisions that criminalize or discriminate based on such 
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sexual orientation, gender identity, or sex characteristics, 
including descriptions of such laws and provisions.’’. 
SEC. 6. IMPLEMENTATION OF THE UNITED STATES STRAT-
EGY TO PREVENT AND RESPOND TO CRIM-
INALIZATION, 
DISCRIMINATION, 
AND 
VIO-
LENCE AGAINST LGBTQI+ PEOPLE AND COM-
MUNITIES INTERNATIONALLY. 
The Secretary of State and the Administrator of the 
United States Agency for International Development are 
authorized to provide assistance to prevent and respond 
to criminalization, discrimination, and violence against 
LGBTQI+ people internationally. Such assistance may 
include the following activities: 
(1) Development and implementation of pro-
grams, such as the Global Equality Fund of the De-
partment of State, that respond to human rights 
abuses against, and the social and economic exclu-
sion of, LGBTQI+ people. 
(2) Support and capacity building for the devel-
opment and enforcement of the laws of foreign gov-
ernments pertaining to relevant civil and criminal 
legal and judicial sanctions, protection, and training. 
(3) Enhancement of health sector capacity to 
detect, prevent, and respond to violence against 
LGBTQI+ people and communities internationally, 
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and to combat HIV/AIDS in the LGBTQI+ commu-
nity internationally, in close coordination with the 
Office of the Global AIDS Coordinator and Health 
Diplomacy of the Department of State. 
(4) Development of a leadership program for 
international LGBTQI+ activists that will foster 
collaboration and knowledge sharing across the 
world. 
SEC. 7. DEFINITIONS. 
In this Act: 
(1) APPROPRIATE
CONGRESSIONAL
COMMIT-
TEES.—The term ‘‘appropriate congressional com-
mittees’’ means— 
(A) the Committee on Foreign Relations 
and the Committee on Appropriations of the 
Senate; and 
(B) the Committee on Foreign Affairs and 
the Committee on Appropriations of the House 
of Representatives. 
(2) GENDER
IDENTITY.—The term ‘‘gender 
identity’’ means the gender-related identity, appear-
ance, or mannerisms or other gender-related charac-
teristics of an individual, regardless of the individ-
ual’s designated sex at birth. 
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(3) INTERSEX.—The term ‘‘intersex’’ means in-
dividuals born with sex characteristics (including 
genitals, gonads, or chromosome patterns) that vary 
from typical binary notions of male or female bodies 
and is an umbrella term used to describe a wide 
range of natural bodily variations. 
(4) 
LGBTQI+.—The 
term 
‘‘LGBTQI+’’ 
means lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, or 
intersex. 
(5) SEXUAL ORIENTATION.—The term ‘‘sexual 
orientation’’ means actual or perceived homosex-
uality, heterosexuality, or bisexuality. 
Æ 
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