‘‘(1) in consultation with the Coordinator of 
Women’s Global Initiatives, provide assistance to 
programs that prevent and respond to violence 
against women and girls in all humanitarian relief, 
conflict, and post-conflict operations, including— 
‘‘(A) building the capacity of nongovern-
mental organizations to address the special pro-
tection needs of women and children affected by 
humanitarian, conflict, or post-conflict oper-
ations; 
‘‘(B) supporting local and international 
nongovernmental initiatives to prevent, detect, 
and report violence against women and girls; 
‘‘(C) conducting protection and security as-
sessments for refugees and internally displaced 
persons in camps or in communities to improve 
the design and security of camps, with special 
emphasis on the security of women and girls; 
‘‘(D) supporting efforts to reintegrate sur-
vivors of a humanitarian relief, conflict, or post- 
conflict operation through education, psycho-
social assistance, trauma counseling, family and 
community reinsertion and reunification, and 
medical assistance; and 
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‘‘(E) providing legal services for women 
and girls who are victims of violence during a 
humanitarian relief, conflict or post-conflict op-
eration, including the collection of evidence for 
war crime tribunals and advocacy for legal re-
form; and 
‘‘(2) require that all grantees deployed in hu-
manitarian relief, conflict, and post-conflict oper-
ations— 
‘‘(A) comply with the Inter-Agency Stand-
ing Committee’s Six Core Principles Relating to 
Sexual Exploitation and Abuse; 
‘‘(B) train all humanitarian workers in 
preventing and responding to violence against 
women and girls, including in the use of mecha-
nisms to report violence against women and 
girls; 
‘‘(C) conduct appropriate public outreach 
to make known to the host community the 
mechanisms to report violence against women 
and girls; and 
‘‘(D) promptly and appropriately respond 
to reports of violence against women and girls 
and treat survivors in accordance with best 
practices regarding confidentiality. 
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‘‘(c) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—There is authorized to be 
appropriated to the Department of State and the 
United States Agency for International Development 
$40,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 2009 
through 2011 for programs described in subsection 
(b)(1) that prevent and respond to violence against 
women and girls in humanitarian relief, conflict, and 
post-conflict operations, in addition to amounts oth-
erwise available for such purposes. 
‘‘(2) FUNDING
NOT
AT
EXPENSE
OF
OTHER 
HUMANITARIAN
PROGRAMS.—Any amounts appro-
priated pursuant to paragraph (1) may not be pro-
vided at the expense of other humanitarian pro-
grams. 
‘‘(d) ACTIVITIES OF THE UNITED STATES AGENCY 
FOR
INTERNATIONAL
DEVELOPMENT.—The Adminis-
trator of the United States Agency for International De-
velopment, in consultation with the Coordinator of Wom-
en’s Global Initiatives, shall designate and deploy, as ap-
propriate, protection officers as an integral part of Dis-
aster Assistance Response Teams to ensure that programs 
to prevent and address violence against women and girls 
are integrated into humanitarian relief, conflict, and post- 
conflict operations. 
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‘‘(e) ACTIVITIES OF THE DEPARTMENT OF STATE.— 
Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment 
of this title, the Secretary of State shall submit a report 
to Congress on efforts to— 
‘‘(1) require that all private military contracting 
firms hired by the Department of State for humani-
tarian relief, conflict, and post-conflict operations— 
‘‘(A) demonstrate a commitment to ex-
panding the number and roles of women in such 
operations; 
‘‘(B) train all contractors who will be de-
ployed to humanitarian relief, conflict, or post- 
conflict operations in preventing and responding 
to violence against women and girls. including 
in the use of mechanisms to report violence 
against women and girls; 
‘‘(C) conduct appropriate public outreach 
to make known to the host community the 
mechanisms to report violence against women 
and girls; and 
‘‘(D) promptly and appropriately respond 
to reports of violence against women and girls 
and treat survivors in accordance with best 
practices regarding confidentiality; and 
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‘‘(2) assist women and girls formally involved 
in, or associated with, fighting forces as part of any 
multilateral or bilateral Disarmament, Demobiliza-
tion, Rehabilitation and Reintegration efforts by pro-
viding— 
‘‘(A) protection and suitable separate fa-
cilities for women and girls in demobilization 
and transit centers; 
‘‘(B) equitable reintegration activities and 
opportunities to women and girls, including ac-
cess to schooling, vocational training, employ-
ment, and childcare; and 
‘‘(C) essential medical care and psycho-
social support for women and girls who are vic-
tims of gender-based violence. 
‘‘(f) ACTIVITIES
OF
THE DEPARTMENT
OF DE-
FENSE.—The Secretary of Defense shall— 
‘‘(1) in consultation with the Coordinator of 
Women’s Global Initiatives and the Director of the 
Office of Military Affairs of the Bureau of Democ-
racy, Conflict and Humanitarian Assistance of the 
United States Agency for International Develop-
ment, provide training in preventing and responding 
to violence against civilian women and girls to all 
United States military personnel, military contrac-
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tors, military observers, and military police forces 
who will be deployed to humanitarian relief, conflict, 
and post-conflict operations; 
‘‘(2) in consultation with the Coordinator of 
Women’s Global Initiatives and the Director of the 
Office of Military Affairs of the Bureau of Democ-
racy, Conflict and Humanitarian Assistance, estab-
lish mechanisms for reporting incidences of violence 
against civilian women and girls by United States 
military personnel, military contractors, military ob-
servers, and police forces participating in humani-
tarian relief, peacekeeping, and post-conflict oper-
ations; and 
‘‘(3) establish appropriate public outreach to 
notify the civilian population of the mechanisms for 
reporting incidences of violence against civilian 
women and girls by United States military per-
sonnel, military contractors, military observers, and 
police forces. 
‘‘(g) ADDRESSING
VIOLENCE
AGAINST
CIVILIAN 
WOMEN
AND
GIRLS
BY
UNITED
NATIONS
PEACE-
KEEPERS.— 
‘‘(1) DEPARTMENT OF STATE ACTIVITIES.—The 
Secretary of State shall encourage member states of 
the United Nations— 
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‘‘(A) to support expanding the number and 
roles of female officers in all United Nations 
peacekeeping missions, whether as military 
forces, civilian police, or military observers; and 
‘‘(B) to routinely put forward the names of 
qualified female candidates for senior United 
Nations military and civilian management posi-
tions, particularly for overseas missions. 
‘‘(2) SENSE OF CONGRESS REGARDING ACTIONS 
OF
UNITED
NATIONS
PEACEKEEPERS.—It is the 
sense of Congress that the Secretary-General of the 
United Nations should continue to strengthen the 
existing ability of the United Nations Department of 
Peacekeeping Operations and the Department of 
Field Support to prevent and respond to violence 
against women and girls by United Nations military 
and civilian personnel by— 
‘‘(A) requiring that troop contributing 
countries properly train all soldiers on the 
United Nations guidelines regarding appro-
priate conduct towards civilians, in particular 
those guidelines that address violence against 
women and girls, before participation in United 
Nations peacekeeping missions; 
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‘‘(B) supporting the expansion of the role 
and number of female officers in all United Na-
tions peacekeeping missions, whether as mili-
tary forces, civilian police, or military observers; 
‘‘(C) strongly encouraging all United Na-
tions member states to routinely put forward 
the names of qualified female candidates for 
senior United Nations military and civilian 
management positions, particularly for overseas 
missions; 
‘‘(D) ensuring appropriate mechanisms are 
in place for individuals to safely bring allega-
tions of violence against women and girls to the 
attention of United Nations peacekeeping mis-
sion commanders and the United Nations Office 
of Internal Oversight; 
‘‘(E) ensuring the capability and capacity 
for the United Nations Office of Internal Over-
sight to investigate all credible allegations of vi-
olence against women and girls timely and effi-
ciently, and in a manner that protects the whis-
tleblower; 
‘‘(F) improving informational programs for 
all United Nations personnel on their responsi-
bility to prevent violence against women and 
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girls and not to engage in acts of violence 
against women and girls; 
‘‘(G) demanding that troop contributing 
countries— 
‘‘(i) thoroughly investigate allegations 
of their nationals engaging in violence 
against women and girls while serving on 
United Nations peacekeeping missions; and 
‘‘(ii) punish those found guilty of such 
misconduct; and 
‘‘(H) continuing to permanently exclude in-
dividuals found to have engaged in violence 
against women and girls as well as troop con-
tingent commanders and civilian managerial 
personnel complicit in such behavior, from par-
ticipating in future United Nations peace-
keeping missions. 
‘‘(h) EMERGENCY MEASURES FOR CRITICAL OUT-
BREAKS OF VIOLENCE DURING CONFLICT OR POST-CON-
FLICT OPERATIONS.— 
‘‘(1) EMERGENCY RESPONSE TO CRITICAL OUT-
BREAKS.—The Secretary of State, in consultation 
with the Coordinator of Women’s Global Initiatives, 
the Director of National Intelligence, and the Sec-
retary of Defense, shall identify and take emergency 
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measures to respond to critical outbreaks of violence 
against women and girls in situations of armed con-
flict when it is determined that the violence is being 
used as a weapon of intimidation and abuse. 
‘‘(2) 
DETERMINATION.—Violence 
against 
women and girls shall be determined to be a ‘critical 
outbreak’ if— 
‘‘(A) a United States Government report, 
allied government information, or credible non- 
governmental or media accounts depict a wide-
spread pattern of violence against women or 
girls, particularly rape and other forms of sex-
ual abuse, that is escalating in the number of 
victims or brutality of attacks and that takes 
place in an environment of relative impunity; or 
‘‘(B) escalating violence against women or 
girls is part of an organized campaign by gov-
ernmental or rebel forces or militias. 
‘‘(3) EMERGENCY MEASURES.—Not later than 
180 days after the identification of a critical out-
break, the Secretary of State, in consultation with 
the Coordinator of Women’s Global Initiatives, the 
Director of National Intelligence, and the Secretary 
of Defense, shall develop emergency measures to re-
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spond to the outbreak identified under paragraph 
(1). 
‘‘(4) CONSULTATION.—In developing emergency 
measures under paragraph (1), the Secretary of 
State, with the assistance of the Coordinator, shall 
consult with— 
‘‘(A) nongovernmental organizations with 
demonstrated expertise working on preventing 
and addressing systematic violence against 
women and girls as a weapon of intimidation 
and abuse in situations of conflict and war; and 
‘‘(B) international organizations, such as 
the United Nations and its subsidiary funds, 
agencies, and programs, which are preventing 
and addressing systematic violence against 
women and girls as a weapon of intimidation 
and abuse in situations of conflict and war. 
‘‘(5) CONTENT.—The emergency measures de-
veloped under paragraph (1) shall include a descrip-
tion of— 
‘‘(A) the bilateral and multilateral diplo-
matic efforts that the Secretary of State will 
take to address the critical outbreak, includ-
ing— 
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‘‘(i) efforts with the government in 
which the violence is occurring, govern-
ments of the region in which the violence 
is occurring, and other allied governments; 
and 
‘‘(ii) efforts in international fora, such 
as the United Nations and its subsidiary 
agencies, funds and programs, including in 
the United Nations Security Council, as 
appropriate; and 
‘‘(B) the efforts by the United States Gov-
ernment to— 
‘‘(i) protect women and girls at risk in 
a critical outbreak region; 
‘‘(ii) urge all parties to the armed 
conflict to protect women and girls; and 
‘‘(iii) facilitate the prosecution of 
those responsible for the violence in a crit-
ical outbreak area. 
‘‘(6) NOTICE.—The Secretary of State shall no-
tify Congress of efforts to respond to critical out-
breaks, including a description of the bilateral and 
multilateral diplomatic efforts of the Department of 
State. 
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‘‘(i) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—In addi-
tion to amounts authorized to be appropriated under sub-
section (c), there is authorized to be appropriated such 
sums as may be necessary for emergency measures, in-
cluding the expansion of reporting mechanisms and pro-
grams, for each critical outbreak of violence identified 
under this section.’’. 
SEC. 103. INCLUSION OF INFORMATION ON VIOLENCE 
AGAINST WOMEN AND GIRLS IN HUMAN 
RIGHTS REPORTS. 
Section 116(d) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 
(22 U.S.C. 2151n(d)) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (10), by striking ‘‘; and’’ and 
inserting a semicolon; 
(2) in paragraph (11)(C), by striking the period 
at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(12) wherever applicable, the nature and ex-
tent of violence against women and girls, as defined 
in section 300A of this Act.’’. 
TITLE II—OTHER PROVISIONS 
SEC. 201. AMENDMENTS TO FOREIGN SERVICE ACT OF 1980. 
(a) PERFORMANCE PAY.—Section 405 of the Foreign 
Service Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 3965) is amended by add-
ing at the end the following: 
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‘‘(f) PROMOTION OF HUMAN RIGHTS.—Service in the 
promotion of internationally recognized human rights, in-
cluding preventing and responding to violence against 
women and girls (as defined in section 300A of the For-
eign Assistance Act of 1961), shall serve as a basis for 
the award of performance pay.’’. 
(b) FOREIGN SERVICE AWARDS.—Section 614 of the 
Foreign Service Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 4013) is amended 
by inserting ‘‘and preventing and responding to violence 
against women and girls (as defined in section 300A of 
the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961)’’ after ‘‘religion’’. 
(c) FOREIGN SERVICE TRAINING.—Chapter 2 of title 
I of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 is amended by adding 
at the end the following: 
‘‘SEC. 212. TRAINING FOR FOREIGN SERVICE OFFICERS. 
‘‘The Secretary of State, assisted by the Coordinator 
of Women’s Global Initiatives, shall include, as part of the 
standard training provided for officers of the Service (in-
cluding chiefs of mission), instruction on international vio-
lence against women and girls (as defined in section 300A 
of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961), including domestic 
and sexual violence against women and girls in humani-
tarian relief, conflict, and post-conflict operations.’’. 
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SEC. 202. SUPPORT FOR MULTILATERAL EFFORTS TO END 
VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN AND GIRLS. 
There is authorized to be appropriated to the Inter-
national Organizations and Programs Account $5,000,000 
for each of fiscal years 2009 through 2013 to support the 
United Nations Development Fund for Women Trust 
Fund in Support of Actions to Eliminate Violence Against 
Women. 
Æ 
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