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113TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
S. 2307
A BILL
To prevent international violence against women, and for
other purposes.
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Subtitle AOfficial Designations and Institutional Changes
Sec. 101. Office for Global Womens Issues.
Sec. 102. Senior Coordinator for Gender Equality and Womens Empowerment.
Sec. 103. Briefing.
Subtitle BStrategy, Policy, and Programs
Sec. 111. United States Strategy to Prevent and Respond to Gender-Based Violence Globally.
Sec. 112. Implementation of the United States Strategy to Prevent and Respond to Gender-Based Violence Globally.
Sec. 113. Monitoring the United States Strategy to Prevent and Respond to
Gender-Based Violence Globally.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
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living in institutions.
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whom to marry;
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organizations;
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1 of State an Office of Global Womens Issues (in this sec2 tion referred to as the Office). The Office shall be head3 ed by an Ambassador-at-Large for Global Womens Issues,
4 who shall be appointed by the President, by and with the
5 advice and consent of the Senate. The Ambassador-at6 Large shall report directly to the Secretary and shall have
7 the rank and status of Ambassador-at-Large.
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9 subsection (c) and those duties determined by the Sec10 retary of State, the Ambassador-at-Large shall coordinate
11 efforts of the United States Government as directed by
12 the Secretary regarding gender integration and advancing
13 the status of women and girls in United States foreign
14 policy.
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(c) DUTIES.
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(1) IN
GENERAL.The
Ambassador-at-Large
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girls internationally;
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cies;
ity,
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womens
empowerment,
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matter; and
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girls internationally.
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(2)
INFORMATION
SHARING
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TRANS-
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PARENCY.The
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and girls;
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girls internationally;
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internationally;
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Not later than 180 days after the date of the enact-
23 sador-at-Large and Senior Coordinator shall brief the ap24 propriate congressional committees on international vio25 lence against women and girls prevention and response
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1 strategies, programming, and associated outcomes, and
2 shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees
3 an assessment of human and financial resources necessary
4 to fulfill the purposes and duties of this Act.
ALLY.
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11 than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act,
12 and annually thereafter for five years, the Ambassador13 at-Large, in consultation with the Senior Coordinator,
14 shall develop or update a United States global strategy
15 to prevent and respond to violence against women and
16 girls. Such strategy shall be transmitted to the appro17 priate congressional committees and made publicly avail18 able on the Internet.
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20 section, the United States Strategy to Prevent and Re21 spond to Gender-Based Violence Globally, issued in Au22 gust 2012, shall be deemed to fulfill the initial require-
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1 the Ambassador-at-Large, in consultation with the Senior
2 Coordinator, shall submit to the appropriate congressional
3 committees an implementation plan detailing how the
4 strategy will be implemented in the upcoming five fiscal
5 years, including the budget resources requested, and the
6 specific activities to be supported, by each Executive agen7 cy under the strategy.
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(d) COLLABORATION
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COORDINATION.In devel-
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including an accounting of
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VIOLENCE GLOBALLY.
5 section 111(a), the Ambassador-at-Large and Senior Co6 ordinator shall include an analysis of best practices for
7 preventing and addressing violence against women and
8 girls internationally, which shall include
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subsection:
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(k) INCLUSION
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OLENCE
OF INFORMATION
AGAINST WOMEN
AND
RELATING
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(d) RESEARCH
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marginalized groups;
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gramming; and
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