ing gun-related violence and the overwhelming pres-
ence of handguns; 
(6) develop new programs that relate to the so-
cietal challenges of school violence, gangs, racial or 
ethnic violence, violence against gays and lesbians, 
and police-community relations disputes; 
(7) make policy recommendations to the Attor-
ney General regarding civil rights and labor law; 
(8) assist in the establishment and funding of 
community-based violence prevention programs, in-
cluding violence prevention counseling and peer me-
diation in schools; 
(9) counsel and advocate on behalf of women 
victimized by violence; 
(10) provide for public education programs and 
counseling strategies concerning hate crimes; 
(11) promote racial, religious, and ethnic toler-
ance; 
(12) finance local community initiatives that 
can draw on neighborhood resources to create peace 
projects that facilitate the development of conflict 
resolution at a national level and thereby inform and 
inspire national policy; and 
(13) provide ethical-based and value-based anal-
yses to the Department of Defense.
(c) INTERNATIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES.—The Sec-
retary shall— 
(1) advise the Secretary of Defense and the 
Secretary of State on all matters relating to national 
security, including the protection of human rights 
and the prevention of, amelioration of, and de-esca-
lation of unarmed and armed international conflict; 
(2) provide for the training of all United States 
personnel who administer postconflict reconstruction 
and demobilization in war-torn societies; 
(3) sponsor country and regional conflict pre-
vention and dispute resolution initiatives, create spe-
cial task forces, and draw on local, regional, and na-
tional expertise to develop plans and programs for 
addressing the root sources of conflict in troubled 
areas; 
(4) provide for exchanges between the United 
States and other nations of individuals who endeavor 
to develop domestic and international peace-based 
initiatives; 
(5) encourage the development of international 
sister city programs, pairing United States cities 
with cities around the globe for artistic, cultural, 
economic, educational, and faith-based exchanges;
(6) administer the training of civilian peace-
keepers who participate in multinational nonviolent 
police forces and support civilian police who partici-
pate in peacekeeping; 
(7) jointly with the Secretary of the Treasury, 
strengthen peace enforcement through hiring and 
training monitors and investigators to help with the 
enforcement of international arms embargoes; 
(8) facilitate the development of peace summits 
at which parties to a conflict may gather under care-
fully prepared conditions to promote nonviolent com-
munication and mutually beneficial solutions; 
(9) submit to the President recommendations 
for reductions in weapons of mass destruction, and 
make annual reports to the President on the sale of 
arms from the United States to other nations, with 
analysis of the impact of such sales on the defense 
of the United States and how such sales affect 
peace; 
(10) in consultation with the Secretary of State, 
develop strategies for sustainability and management 
of the distribution of international funds; and 
(11) advise the United States Ambassador to 
the United Nations on matters pertaining to the 
United Nations Security Council.