(2) in cooperation with the Secretary of Edu-
cation— 
(A) commission the development of such 
curricula and make such curricula available to 
local school districts to enable the utilization of 
peace education objectives at all elementary and 
secondary schools in the United States; and 
(B) 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 curricula; 
(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) support the development and implementa-
tion of curricula in nonviolent conflict resolution 
education for teachers and students; 
(5) maintain a site on the Internet for the pur-
poses of soliciting and receiving ideas for the devel-
opment of peace from the wealth of political, social, 
and cultural diversity; 
(6) proactively engage the critical thinking ca-
pabilities of grade school, high school, and college 
students and teachers through the Internet and 
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other media and issue periodic reports concerning 
submissions; 
(7) create and establish a Peace Academy, 
which 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 
(8) provide grants for peace studies depart-
ments in colleges and universities throughout the 
United States. 
SEC. 103. PRINCIPAL OFFICERS. 
(a) UNDER SECRETARY OF PEACE.—The President 
shall appoint an Under Secretary of Peace in the Depart-
ment, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate. 
During the absence or disability 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 for and perform the functions of the 
Secretary during the absence or disability of both the Sec-
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retary and Under Secretary or in the event of vacancies 
in both of those offices. 
(b) ADDITIONAL POSITIONS.—(1) The President 
shall appoint in the Department, by and with the advice 
and consent of the Senate— 
(A) an Assistant Secretary for Peace Education 
and Training; 
(B) an Assistant Secretary for Domestic Peace 
Activities; 
(C) an Assistant Secretary for International 
Peace Activities; 
(D) an Assistant Secretary for Technology for 
Peace; 
(E) an Assistant Secretary for Arms Control 
and Disarmament; 
(F) an Assistant Secretary for Peaceful Coex-
istence and Nonviolent Conflict Resolution; 
(G) an Assistant Secretary for Human and 
Economic Rights; and 
(H) a General Counsel. 
(2) The President shall appoint an Inspector General 
in the Department, in accordance with the Inspector Gen-
eral Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.). 
(3) The President shall appoint four additional offi-
cers in the Department, by and with the advice and con-
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sent of the Senate. The officers appointed under this para-
graph shall perform such functions as the Secretary shall 
prescribe, including— 
(A) congressional relations functions; 
(B) public information functions, including pro-
viding, through the use of the latest technologies, 
useful information about peace and the work of the 
Department; 
(C) management and budget functions; and 
(D) planning, evaluation, and policy develop-
ment functions, including development of policies to 
promote the efficient and coordinated administration 
of the Department and its programs and encourage 
improvements in conflict resolution and violence pre-
vention. 
(4) In any case in which the President submits the 
name of an individual to the Senate for confirmation as 
an officer of the Department under this subsection, the 
President shall state the particular functions such indi-
vidual will exercise upon taking office. 
(c) AUTHORITY OF SECRETARY.—Each officer de-
scribed in this section shall report directly to the Secretary 
and shall, in addition to any functions vested in or re-
quired to be delegated to such officer, perform such addi-
tional functions as the Secretary may prescribe. 
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SEC. 104. OFFICE OF PEACE EDUCATION AND TRAINING. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—There shall be in the Department 
an Office of Peace Education and Training, the head of 
which shall be the Assistant Secretary for Peace Edu-
cation and Training. The Assistant Secretary for Peace 
Education and Training shall carry out those functions 
of the Department relating to the creation, encourage-
ment, and impact of peace education and training at the 
elementary, secondary, university, and postgraduate levels, 
including the development of a Peace Academy. 
(b) PEACE CURRICULUM.—The Assistant Secretary 
of Peace Education and Training, in cooperation with the 
Secretary of Education, shall support the dissemination 
and development of effective peace curricula and sup-
porting materials for distribution to departments of edu-
cation in each State and territory of the United States. 
The peace curriculum shall include the building of commu-
nicative peace skills, nonviolent conflict resolution skills, 
and other objectives to increase the knowledge of peace 
processes. 
(c) GRANTS.—The Assistant Secretary of Peace Edu-
cation and Training shall— 
(1) provide peace education grants to colleges 
and universities for the creation and expansion of 
peace studies departments and the education and 
training of teachers in peace studies; and 
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(2) create a Community Peace Block Grant 
program under which the Secretary shall make 
grants to not-for-profit and non-governmental orga-
nizations for the purpose of developing innovative 
neighborhood programs for nonviolent conflict reso-
lution and creating local peacebuilding initiatives. 
SEC. 105. OFFICE OF DOMESTIC PEACE ACTIVITIES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—There shall be in the Department 
an Office of Domestic Peace Activities, the head of which 
shall be the Assistant Secretary for Domestic Peace Ac-
tivities. The Assistant Secretary for Domestic Peace Ac-
tivities shall carry out those functions in the Department 
affecting domestic peace activities, including the develop-
ment of policies that increase awareness about interven-
tion and counseling on domestic violence and conflict. 
(b) RESPONSIBILITIES.—The Assistant Secretary for 
Domestic Peace Activities shall— 
(1) develop policy alternatives and disseminate 
best practices from the field for the treatment of 
drug and alcohol abuse; 
(2) develop new policies and build on existing 
programs responsive to the prevention of crime, in-
cluding the development of community policing 
strategies and peaceful settlement skills among po-
lice and other public safety officers; and 
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(3) develop community-based strategies for cele-
brating diversity and promoting tolerance. 
SEC. 106. OFFICE OF INTERNATIONAL PEACE ACTIVITIES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—There shall be in the Department 
an Office of International Peace Activities, the head of 
which shall be the Assistant Secretary for International 
Peace Activities. The Assistant Secretary for International 
Peace Activities shall carry out those functions in the De-
partment affecting international peace activities and shall 
be a member of the National Security Council. 
(b) RESPONSIBILITIES.—The Assistant Secretary for 
International Peace Activities shall— 
(1) provide for the training and deployment of 
all Peace Academy graduates and other nonmilitary 
conflict prevention and peacemaking personnel; 
(2) support country and regional conflict pre-
vention and dispute resolution initiatives in countries 
experiencing social, political, or economic strife; 
(3) advocate for the creation of a multinational 
nonviolent peace force; 
(4) provide training for the administration of 
post-conflict reconstruction and demobilization in 
war-torn societies; and 
(5) provide for the exchanges between individ-
uals of the United States and other nations who are 
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endeavoring to develop domestic and international 
peace-based initiatives. 
(c) GRANTS.—The Assistant Secretary for Inter-
national Peace Activities shall create a Cultural Diplomacy 
for Peace Grant program under which the Secretary shall 
make grants to schools, non-profits, and non-governmental 
organizations for the purpose of developing international 
cultural exchanges, including the arts and sports that pro-
mote diplomacy and cultural understanding between the 
United States and members of the international commu-
nity. 
SEC. 107. OFFICE OF TECHNOLOGY FOR PEACE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—There shall be in the Department 
an Office of Technology for Peace, the head of which shall 
be the Assistant Secretary of Technology for Peace. The 
Assistant Secretary of Technology for Peace shall carry 
out those functions in the Department affecting the 
awareness, study, and impact of developing new tech-
nologies on the creation and maintenance of domestic and 
international peace. 
(b) GRANTS.—The Assistant Secretary of Technology 
for Peace shall make grants for the research and develop-
ment of technologies in transportation, communications, 
and energy that— 
(1) are nonviolent in their application; and 
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(2) encourage the conservation and sustain-
ability of natural resources in order to prevent fu-
ture conflicts regarding scarce resources. 
SEC. 108. OFFICE OF ARMS CONTROL AND DISARMAMENT. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—There shall be in the Department 
an Office of Arms Control and Disarmament, the head 
of which shall be the Assistant Secretary of Arms Control 
and Disarmament. The Assistant Secretary of Arms Con-
trol and Disarmament shall carry out those functions in 
the Department affecting arms control programs and 
arms limitation agreements. 
(b) RESPONSIBILITIES.—The Assistant Secretary of 
Arms Control and Disarmament shall— 
(1) advise the Secretary on interagency discus-
sions and international negotiations regarding the 
reduction and elimination of weapons of mass de-
struction throughout the world, including the dis-
mantling of such weapons and the safe and secure 
storage of materials related thereto; 
(2) assist nations, international agencies, and 
non-governmental organizations in assessing the lo-
cations of the buildup of nuclear arms; 
(3) develop nonviolent strategies to deter the 
testing or use of offensive or defensive nuclear weap-
ons, whether based on land, air, sea, or in space; 
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(4) serve as a depository for copies of all con-
tracts, agreements, and treaties that deal with the 
reduction and elimination of nuclear weapons or the 
protection of space from militarization; and 
(5) provide technical support and legal assist-
ance for the implementation of such agreements. 
SEC. 109. OFFICE OF PEACEFUL COEXISTENCE AND NON-
VIOLENT CONFLICT RESOLUTION. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—There shall be in the Department 
an Office of Peaceful Coexistence and Nonviolent Conflict 
Resolution, the head of which shall be the Assistant Sec-
retary for Peaceful Coexistence and Nonviolent Conflict 
Resolution. The Assistant Secretary for Peaceful Coexist-
ence and Nonviolent Conflict Resolution shall carry out 
those functions in the Department affecting research and 
analysis relating to creating, initiating, and modeling ap-
proaches to peaceful coexistence and nonviolent conflict 
resolution. 
(b) RESPONSIBILITIES.—The Assistant Secretary for 
Peaceful Coexistence and Nonviolent Conflict Resolution 
shall— 
(1) commission or compile studies on the im-
pact of war, especially on the physical and mental 
condition of children (using the ten-point anti-war 
agenda in the United Nations Childrens Fund re-
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port, State of the World’s Children 1996, as a 
guide), which shall include the study of the effect of 
war on the environment and public health; 
(2) compile information on effective community 
peacebuilding activities and disseminate such infor-
mation to local governments and non-governmental 
organizations in the United States and abroad; 
(3) commission or compile research on the ef-
fect of violence in the media and make such reports 
available to the Congress annually; 
(4) publish a monthly journal of the activities 
of the Department and encourage scholarly partici-
pation; and 
(5) sponsor conferences throughout the United 
States to create awareness of the work of the De-
partment. 
SEC. 110. OFFICE OF HUMAN RIGHTS AND ECONOMIC 
RIGHTS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—There shall be in the Department 
an Office of Human Rights and Economic Rights, the 
head of which shall be the Assistant Secretary for Human 
Rights and Economic Rights. The Assistant Secretary for 
Human Rights and Economic Rights shall carry out those 
functions in the Department that support the principles 
of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights passed by 
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