(2) United States leadership within inter-
national financial institutions, such as the World 
Bank and the regional development banks, should be 
used to ensure that the programs, projects, and ac-
tivities undertaken by such institutions are fully in-
clusive of all people, including LGBTQI people; and 
(3) the Secretary of State should seek appro-
priate opportunities to encourage the equal treat-
ment of LGBTQI people during discussions with or 
participation in the full range of regional, multilat-
eral, and international fora, such as the Organiza-
tion of American States, the Organization for Secu-
rity and Cooperation in Europe, the European 
Union, the African Union, and the Association of 
South East Asian Nations. 
(b) ACTION THROUGH THE EQUAL RIGHTS COALI-
TION.—The Secretary of State shall promote diplomatic 
coordination through the Equal Rights Coalition, estab-
lished in July 2016 at the Global LGBTQI Human Rights 
Conference in Montevideo, Uruguay, and other multilat-
eral mechanisms, to achieve the goals and outcomes de-
scribed in subsection (a). 
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SEC. 11. REPRESENTING THE RIGHTS OF UNITED STATES 
LGBTQI 
CITIZENS 
DEPLOYED 
TO 
DIPLO-
MATIC AND CONSULAR POSTS. 
(a) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Con-
gress that, recognizing the importance of a diverse work-
force in the representation of the United States abroad, 
and in support of sound personnel staffing policies, the 
Secretary of State should— 
(1) prioritize efforts to ensure that foreign gov-
ernments do not impede the assignment of United 
States LGBTQI citizens and their families to diplo-
matic and consular posts; 
(2) open conversations with entities in the 
United States private sector that engage in business 
in other countries to the extent necessary to address 
any visa issues faced by such private sector entities 
with respect to their LGBTQI employees; and 
(3) prioritize efforts to improve post and post 
school information for LGBTQI employees and em-
ployees with LGBTQI family members. 
(b) REMEDIES FOR FAMILY VISA DENIAL.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of State shall 
use all appropriate diplomatic efforts to ensure that 
the families of LGBTQI employees of the Depart-
ment are issued visas from countries where such em-
ployees are posted. 
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(2) LIST REQUIRED.—Not later than 180 days 
after the date of enactment of this Act, the Sec-
retary of State shall submit to Congress— 
(A) a classified list of each country that 
has refused to grant accreditation to LGBTQI 
employees of the Department or their family 
members in the prior 2 years; and 
(B) the actions taken or intended to be 
taken by the Secretary, in accordance with 
paragraph (1), to ensure that LGBTQI employ-
ees are appointed to appropriate positions in ac-
cordance with diplomatic needs and personnel 
qualifications, including actions specifically re-
lating to securing the accreditation of the fami-
lies of such employees by relevant countries. 
(c) IMPROVING POST INFORMATION AND OVERSEAS 
ENVIRONMENT FOR LGBTQI ADULTS AND CHILDREN.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of State shall 
ensure that LGBTQI employees and employees with 
LGBTQI family members have adequate information 
to pursue overseas postings, including country envi-
ronment information for adults and children. 
(2) 
NON-DISCRIMINATION
POLICIES
FOR 
UNITED
STATES
GOVERNMENT-SUPPORTED 
SCHOOLS.—The Secretary shall make every effort to 
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ensure schools abroad that receive assistance and 
support from the United States Government under 
programs administered by the Office of Overseas 
Schools of the Department of State have active and 
clear nondiscrimination policies, including policies 
relating to sexual orientation and gender identity im-
pacting LGBTQI children of all ages. 
(3) REQUIRED
INFORMATION
FOR
LGBTQI 
CHILDREN.—The Secretary shall ensure that infor-
mation focused on LGBTQI children of all ages (in-
cluding transgender and gender nonconforming stu-
dents) is included in post reports, bidding materials, 
and Office of Overseas Schools reports, databases, 
and adequacy lists. 
SEC. 12. DEFINITIONS. 
In this Act: 
(1) APPROPRIATE
CONGRESSIONAL
COMMIT-
TEES.—The term ‘‘appropriate congressional com-
mittees’’ means— 
(A) the Committee on Foreign Affairs, the 
Committee on the Judiciary, and the Com-
mittee on Appropriations of the House of Rep-
resentatives; and 
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(B) the Committee on Foreign Relations, 
the Committee on the Judiciary, and the Com-
mittee on Appropriations of the Senate. 
(2) GENDER
IDENTITY.—The term ‘‘gender 
identity’’ means the gender-related identity, appear-
ance, mannerisms, or other gender-related character-
istics of an individual, regardless of the individual’s 
designated sex at birth. 
(3) LGBTQI.—The term ‘‘LGBTQI’’ means 
lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, or 
intersex. 
(4) MEMBER OF A VULNERABLE GROUP.—The 
term ‘‘member of a vulnerable group’’ means, with 
respect to an alien, that such alien— 
(A) is under 21 years of age or over 60 
years of age; 
(B) is pregnant; 
(C) identifies as lesbian, gay, bisexual, 
transgender, or intersex; 
(D) is a victim or witness of a crime; 
(E) has filed a nonfrivolous civil rights 
claim in Federal or State court; 
(F) has a serious mental or physical illness 
or disability; 
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(G) has been determined by an asylum of-
ficer in an interview conducted under section 
235(b)(1)(B) of the Immigration and Nation-
ality Act (8 U.S.C. 1225(b)(1)(B)) to have a 
credible fear of persecution; or 
(H) has been determined by an immigra-
tion judge or the Secretary of Homeland Secu-
rity to be experiencing severe trauma or to be 
a survivor of torture or gender-based violence, 
based on information obtained during intake, 
from the alien’s attorney or legal service pro-
vider, or through credible self-reporting. 
(5) SEXUAL ORIENTATION.—The term ‘‘sexual 
orientation’’ means actual or perceived homosex-
uality, heterosexuality, or bisexuality. 
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