United States 115th Congress ✓ Enacted · P.L. 115-68 Bipartisan · 3 D · 2 R cosponsors

S 1141 — Women, Peace, and Security Act of 2017

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This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced May 16, 2017. Enacted.

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(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The expanded summary of the Senate passed version is repeated here.) Women, Peace, and Security Act of 2017 (Sec. 3) This bill expresses the sense of Congress that: (1) the United States should be a global leader in promoting the participation of women in conflict prevention, management, and resolution and post-conflict relief and recovery efforts; (2) the political participation and leadership of women in fragile environments, particularly during democratic transitions, is critical to sustaining democratic institutions; and (3) the participation of women in conflict prevention and conflict resolution helps promote more inclusive and democratic societies and is critical to country and regional stability. (Sec. 5) The President, within one year after enactment of this bill and again four years later, shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees and make public a Women, Peace, and Security Strategy, which shall: be aligned with other nations' plans to improve the participation of women in peace and security processes, conflict prevention, peace building, and decision-making institutions; and include goals and evaluation plans to ensure strategy effectiveness. Such a strategy shall include a specific implementation plan from each relevant federal agency. The President is urged to promote women's participation in conflict prevention. It is the sense of Congress that the President should: (1) provide technical assistance and training to female negotiators, peace builders, and stakeholders (non-governmental and private sector entities engaged in or affected by conflict prevention and stabilization, peace building, security, or related efforts); (2) address security-related barriers to women's participation; (3) encourage increased women's participation in U.S.-funded programs that provide foreign nationals with law enforcement, rule of law, or military education training; (4) support appropriate local organizations, especially women's peace building organizations; and (5) expand gender analysis to improve program design. (Sec. 6) The Department of State shall ensure that personnel responsible for, or deploying to, countries or regions considered to be at risk of undergoing, or emerging from, violent conflict obtain training in the following areas, each of which shall include a focus on ensuring participation by women: conflict prevention, mitigation, and resolution; protecting civilians from violence, exploitation, and trafficking in persons; and international human rights law. The Department of Defense shall ensure that relevant personnel receive training in: conflict prevention, peace processes, mitigation, resolution, and security initiatives that addresses the importance of participation by women; and gender considerations and participation by women, including training regarding international human rights law and protecting civilians from violence, exploitation, and trafficking in persons. (Sec. 7) The State Department and the U.S. Agency for International Development shall establish guidelines for overseas U.S. personnel to consult with stakeholders regarding U.S. efforts to: prevent, mitigate, or resolve violent conflict; and enhance the success of mediation and negotiation processes by ensuring the meaningful participation of women. The State Department is urged to work with international, regional, national, and local organizations to increase the participation of women in international peacekeeping operations. (Sec. 8) The State Department, within one year after the first strategy's submission, shall brief the appropriate congressional committees on training regarding the participation of women in conflict resolution. The President, within two years after each strategy's submission, shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report that evaluates the implementation of such strategy and the impact of U.S. diplomatic efforts and foreign assistance programs to promote the participation of women.

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Plain-language change summary

The amendments to the bill S 1141 involve the removal of specific provisions regarding the timing of the President's requirement to submit a government-wide strategy for promoting women's participation in conflict prevention and peace building. Additionally, some text related to the Act's title and references to relevant authorities has been streamlined. This change may impact the report's structure and the way future strategies are articulated, potentially making the process less prescriptive regarding timelines.

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[Congressional Bills 115th Congress] [From the U.S.
[115th Congress Public Law 68] [From the U.S.
Government Publishing Office] [S.
Government Publishing Office] [[Page 1201]] WOMEN, PEACE, AND SECURITY ACT OF 2017 [[Page 131 STAT.
1141 Engrossed in Senate (ES)] <DOC> 115th CONGRESS 1st Session S.
1202]] Public Law 115-68 115th Congress An Act To ensure that the United States promotes the meaningful participation of women in mediation and negotiation processes seeking to prevent, mitigate, or resolve violent conflict.
1141 _______________________________________________________________________ AN ACT To ensure that the United States promotes the meaningful participation of women in mediation and negotiation processes seeking to prevent, mitigate, or resolve violent conflict.
<<NOTE:
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1.
Oct.
SHORT TITLE.
6, 2017 - [S.
1141]>> Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, <<NOTE:
Women, Peace, and Security Act of 2017.>> SECTION 1.
<<NOTE:
22 USC 2151 note.>> SHORT TITLE.
SEC.
[[Page 131 STAT.
1203]] SEC.
STATEMENT OF POLICY.
<<NOTE:
22 USC 2152j.>> STATEMENT OF POLICY.
UNITED STATES STRATEGY TO PROMOTE THE PARTICIPATION OF WOMEN IN CONFLICT PREVENTION AND PEACE BUILDING.
<<NOTE:
(a) Requirement.--Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, and again four years thereafter, the President, in consultation with the heads of the relevant Federal departments and agencies, shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees and make publicly available a single government-wide strategy, to be known as the Women, Peace, and Security Strategy, that provides a detailed description of how the United States intends to fulfill the policy objectives in section 4.
22 USC 2152j-1.>> UNITED STATES STRATEGY TO PROMOTE THE PARTICIPATION OF WOMEN IN CONFLICT PREVENTION AND PEACE BUILDING.
(a) <<NOTE:
Deadlines.
President.
Consultation.
Public information.>> Requirement.--Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, and again four years thereafter, the President, in consultation with the heads of the relevant Federal departments and agencies, shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees and make publicly available a single government-wide strategy, to be known as the Women, Peace, and Security Strategy, that provides a detailed description of how the United States intends to fulfill the policy objectives in section 4.
(c) Coordination.--The President should promote the meaningful participation of women in conflict prevention, in coordination and consultation with international partners, including, as appropriate, multilateral organizations, stakeholders, and other relevant international organizations, particularly in situations in which the direct engagement of the United States Government is not appropriate or advisable.
[[Page 131 STAT.
1204]] (c) Coordination.--The President should promote the meaningful participation of women in conflict prevention, in coordination and consultation with international partners, including, as appropriate, multilateral organizations, stakeholders, and other relevant international organizations, particularly in situations in which the direct engagement of the United States Government is not appropriate or advisable.
TRAINING REQUIREMENTS REGARDING THE PARTICIPATION OF WOMEN IN CONFLICT PREVENTION AND PEACE BUILDING.
<<NOTE:
22 USC 2152j-2.>> TRAINING REQUIREMENTS REGARDING THE PARTICIPATION OF WOMEN IN CONFLICT PREVENTION AND PEACE BUILDING.
(1) Training in conflict prevention, peace processes, mitigation, resolution, and security initiatives that specifically addresses the importance of meaningful participation by women.
(1) Training in conflict prevention, peace processes, mitigation, resolution, and security initiatives that specifically [[Page 131 STAT.
1205]] addresses the importance of meaningful participation by women.
CONSULTATION AND COLLABORATION.
<<NOTE:
22 USC 2152j-3.>> CONSULTATION AND COLLABORATION.
(b) Report on Women, Peace, and Security Strategy.--Not later than years after the date of the submission of each strategy required under section 5, the President shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report that-- (1) summarizes and evaluates the implementation of such strategy and the impact of United States diplomatic efforts and foreign assistance programs, projects, and activities to promote the meaningful participation of women;
(b) <<NOTE:
President.>> Report on Women, Peace, and Security Strategy.--Not later than 2 years after the date of the submission of each strategy required under section 5, the President shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report that-- (1) summarizes and evaluates the implementation of such strategy and the impact of United States diplomatic efforts and foreign assistance programs, projects, and activities to promote the meaningful participation of women;
SEC.
[[Page 131 STAT.
1206]] SEC.
DEFINITIONS.
<<NOTE:
22 USC 2152j-4.>> DEFINITIONS.
Passed the Senate August 3, 2017.
Approved October 6, 2017.
Attest:
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY--S.
Secretary.
1141 (H.R.
115th CONGRESS 1st Session S.
2484):
1141 _______________________________________________________________________ AN ACT To ensure that the United States promotes the meaningful participation of women in mediation and negotiation processes seeking to prevent, mitigate, or resolve violent conflict.
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CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol.
163 (2017):
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Action History

  1. Signed by President.

  2. Signed by President.

  3. Became Public Law No: 115-68.

  4. Became Public Law No: 115-68.

  5. Presented to President.

  6. Presented to President.

  7. Mr. Royce (CA) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.

  8. Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H7446-7450)

  9. DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on S. 1141.

  10. Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H7447-7448)

  11. On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H7447-7448)

  12. Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

  13. Message on Senate action sent to the House.

  14. Received in the House.

  15. Held at the desk.

  16. Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Voice Vote.(consideration: CR S4889-4891; text: CR S4889-4891)

  17. Passed Senate without amendment by Voice Vote. (consideration: CR S4889-4891; text: CR S4889-4891)

  18. Committee on Foreign Relations. Reported by Senator Corker without amendment. With written report No. 115-93.

  19. Committee on Foreign Relations. Reported by Senator Corker without amendment. With written report No. 115-93.

  20. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 123.

  21. Committee on Foreign Relations. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.

  22. Introduced in Senate

  23. Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

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What does S 1141 do?
(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The expanded summary of the Senate passed version is repeated here.) Women, Peace, and Security Act of 2017 (Sec. 3) This bill expresses the sense of Congress that: (1) the United States should be a global leader in promoting the participation of women in conflict prevention, management, and resolution and post-conflict relief and recovery efforts; (2) the political participation and leadership of women in fragile environments, particularly during democratic transitions, is critical to sustaining democratic institutions; and (3) the participation of women in conflict prevention and conflict resolution helps promote more inclusive and democratic societies and is critical to country and regional stability. (Sec. 5) The President, within one year after enactment of this bill and again four years later, shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees and make public a Women, Peace, and Security Strategy, which shall: be aligned with other nations' plans to improve the participation of women in peace and security processes, conflict prevention, peace building, and decision-making institutions; and include goals and evaluation plans to ensure strategy effectiveness. Such a strategy shall include a specific implementation plan from each relevant federal agency. The President is urged to promote women's participation in conflict prevention. It is the sense of Congress that the President should: (1) provide technical assistance and training to female negotiators, peace builders, and stakeholders (non-governmental and private sector entities engaged in or affected by conflict prevention and stabilization, peace building, security, or related efforts); (2) address security-related barriers to women's participation; (3) encourage increased women's participation in U.S.-funded programs that provide foreign nationals with law enforcement, rule of law, or military education training; (4) support appropriate local organizations, especially women's peace building organizations; and (5) expand gender analysis to improve program design. (Sec. 6) The Department of State shall ensure that personnel responsible for, or deploying to, countries or regions considered to be at risk of undergoing, or emerging from, violent conflict obtain training in the following areas, each of which shall include a focus on ensuring participation by women: conflict prevention, mitigation, and resolution; protecting civilians from violence, exploitation, and trafficking in persons; and international human rights law. The Department of Defense shall ensure that relevant personnel receive training in: conflict prevention, peace processes, mitigation, resolution, and security initiatives that addresses the importance of participation by women; and gender considerations and participation by women, including training regarding international human rights law and protecting civilians from violence, exploitation, and trafficking in persons. (Sec. 7) The State Department and the U.S. Agency for International Development shall establish guidelines for overseas U.S. personnel to consult with stakeholders regarding U.S. efforts to: prevent, mitigate, or resolve violent conflict; and enhance the success of mediation and negotiation processes by ensuring the meaningful participation of women. The State Department is urged to work with international, regional, national, and local organizations to increase the participation of women in international peacekeeping operations. (Sec. 8) The State Department, within one year after the first strategy's submission, shall brief the appropriate congressional committees on training regarding the participation of women in conflict resolution. The President, within two years after each strategy's submission, shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report that evaluates the implementation of such strategy and the impact of U.S. diplomatic efforts and foreign assistance programs to promote the participation of women.
Who sponsors S 1141?
S 1141 is sponsored by Shaheen, Jeanne (Democratic), Capito, Shelley Moore (Republican), Rubio, Marco (Republican), Coons, Christopher A. (Democratic), and Cardin, Benjamin L. (Democratic).
What is the current status of S 1141?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced May 16, 2017. Enacted.
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