3.0.0 559 2023-01-13T04:50:53Z 2023-01-13T04:50:53Z Senate S S 2005-03-08 109 ssfr00 Foreign Relations Committee Senate Standing Reported by 2006-05-26T00:28:31Z Markup by 2006-05-23T21:21:18Z Referred to 2005-03-08T22:33:59Z Women and Children in Crisis and Conflict Protection Act of 2005 109 1413 HR 2005-03-17 Referred to the House Committee on International Relations. Related bill CRS 2006-05-25 Senate Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 453. Calendars 2006-05-25 ssfr00 Foreign Relations Committee Senate Committee on Foreign Relations. Reported by Senator Lugar with amendments. Without written report. Committee 2006-05-25 Committee on Foreign Relations. Reported by Senator Lugar with amendments. Without written report. Committee 14000 9 Library of Congress ssfr00 Foreign Relations Committee 2006-05-23 ssfr00 Foreign Relations Committee Senate Committee on Foreign Relations. Ordered to be reported with amendments favorably. Committee 2005-03-08 ssfr00 Foreign Relations Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (text of measure as introduced: CR S2260-2262) IntroReferral 2005-03-08 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S2259-2260) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2005-03-08 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress B000444 Sen. Biden, Joseph R., Jr. [D-DE] JOSEPH BIDEN D DE ROBINETTE N L000504 Sen. Lugar, Richard G. [R-IN] RICHARD LUGAR R IN GREEN 2005-03-08 True D000563 Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL] Richard Durbin D IL J. 2005-04-20 False M000702 Sen. Mikulski, Barbara A. [D-MD] BARBARA MIKULSKI D MD ANN 2005-04-20 False H001028 Sen. Hagel, Chuck [R-NE] CHUCK HAGEL R NE 2005-06-06 False J000177 Sen. Johnson, Tim [D-SD] TIM JOHNSON D SD 2005-07-13 False L000123 Sen. Lautenberg, Frank R. [D-NJ] FRANK LAUTENBERG D NJ R. 2005-09-29 False F000062 Sen. Feinstein, Dianne [D-CA] Dianne Feinstein D CA 2005-09-29 False L000550 Sen. Landrieu, Mary L. [D-LA] MARY LANDRIEU D LA 2005-09-29 False F000061 Sen. Feingold, Russell D. [D-WI] RUSSELL FEINGOLD D WI D. 2005-09-29 False D000432 Sen. Dorgan, Byron L. [D-ND] BYRON DORGAN D ND LESLIE 2006-05-22 False C000127 Sen. Cantwell, Maria [D-WA] Maria Cantwell D WA 2006-05-22 False K000148 Sen. Kerry, John F. [D-MA] JOHN KERRY D MA FORBES 2006-05-26 False M000639 Sen. Menendez, Robert [D-NJ] Robert Menendez D NJ 2006-09-25 False International Affairs AIDS (Disease) Armed Forces and National Security Business ethics Child abuse Child health Child labor Child sexual abuse Children's rights Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues Congress Congress and foreign policy Congressional reporting requirements Crime and Law Enforcement Crimes against women Criminal investigation Data banks Department of State Development credit institutions Disabled Disaster relief Displaced persons Economic assistance Education Embassies Emergency Management Employee training Evidence (Law) Executive reorganization Families Family services Foreign Trade and International Finance Government Operations and Politics Government contractors Government paperwork Health Higher education Human immunodeficiency viruses Human rights Immigration International agencies International courts International military forces International relief Kidnapping Labor and Employment Law Military assistance Military command and control Military education Military law Military personnel Military training Nongovernmental organizations Obstetrics Peacekeeping forces Police Police training Prostitution Rape Refugees Scholarships Science, Technology, Communications Sex crimes Sex-oriented businesses Small business Smuggling Subcontractors Torture U.S. Agency for International Development United Nations United Nations economic assistance Veterans' rehabilitation Victims of crimes Violence War crimes Women Women in business Women's health Women's rights International Affairs 00 2005-03-08 Introduced in Senate 2006-07-06T16:13:43Z Protection of Vulnerable Populations During Humanitarian Emergencies Act of 2005 - Directs the Secretary of State to: (1) develop a comprehensive strategy for the protection of vulnerable populations, especially women and children, who are affected by a humanitarian emergency; and (2) designate an individual within the Department of State or the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) as the coordinator for such efforts.

Authorizes USAID to establish a fellowship program to increase USAID expertise in carrying out protective activities of vulnerable populations, especially women and children, affected by a humanitarian emergency.

Prohibits certain Department or USAID funds for refugees or internally displaced persons to be provided to a primary grantee or contractor unless the grantee or contractor has adopted a code of conduct that is consistent with the six core principles recommended by the United Nations (UN) Inter-Agency Standing Committee.

Directs the coordinator to seek to provide health services to vulnerable populations, including: (1) prevention of of sexual violence; (2) reduction of HIV transmission; (3) provision of obstetric care; and (4) integrating women's health services into the primary health care services provided during a humanitarian emergency.

Amends the Microenterprise for Self-Reliance Act of 2000 to seek to extend microcredit program availability to vulnerable populations.

Amends the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to: (1) permit providing military education and training where it would provide for the protection vulnerable populations; and (2) authorize the President to provide assistance for programs to protect vulnerable populations during humanitarian emergencies.

Expresses the sense of Congress that the UN should strengthen the ability of its Department of Peacekeeping Operations to protect civilians, especially women and children, from sexual exploitation by peacekeeping personnel.

]]> 01 2006-05-25 Reported to Senate with amendment(s) 2006-07-06T16:04:56Z Protection of Vulnerable Populations During Humanitarian Emergencies Act of 2005 -Title I: Program and Policy Coordination - (Sec. 101) Directs the Secretary of State to develop a comprehensive strategy for the protection of vulnerable populations, especially women and children, who are affected by a humanitarian emergency.

(Sec. 102) Directs the Secretary to designate an individual within the Department of State or the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) as the Coordinator for such efforts.

Title II: Prevention and Preparedness - (Sec. 201) Directs the Coordinator to develop related reporting and monitoring systems.

(Sec. 202) Authorizes USAID to establish a fellowship program to increase USAID expertise in carrying out protective activities of vulnerable populations, especially women and children, affected by a humanitarian emergency.

Title III: Protection of Refugees and Internally Displaced Persons - (Sec. 301) Prohibits certain Department or USAID funds for refugees or internally displaced persons from being provided to a primary grantee or contractor unless the grantee or contractor has adopted a code of conduct that is consistent with the six core principles recommended by the United Nations Inter-Agency Standing Committee.

(Sec. 302) Directs the Coordinator to seek to provide health services to vulnerable populations, including: (1) responding to the consequences of sexual violence; (2) providing testing and treatment for HIV/AIDS and sexually transmitted diseases; (3) providing essential obstetric and prenatal care; and (4) developing a plan to integrate essential women's health services into the primary health care services provided during a humanitarian emergency.

(Sec. 303) Amends the Microenterprise for Self-Reliance Act of 2000 and the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to seek to extend microcredit program availability to vulnerable populations, including women and displaced persons.

(Sec. 304) Amends the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to permit the President to furnish military education and training to military and related civilian personnel of foreign countries if it would improve the protection of civilians, especially women and children, including refugees or displaced persons.

(Sec. 305) Expresses the sense of Congress that the United Nations (U.N.) should strengthen the ability of its Department of Peacekeeping Operations to protect civilians, especially women and children, from sexual exploitation by peacekeeping personnel.

Title IV: Protection of Vulnerable Populations Affected by a Humanitarian Emergency - (Sec. 401) States that the U.S. Executive Director of the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (World Bank) should take steps to ensure that disarmament, demobilization, and reintegration programs provide benefits to former combatants that are comparable to the benefits provided by such programs to other individuals.

Directs the Secretary to report to the appropriate congressional committees on all Department or USAID programs to assist foreign countries with the enforcement of laws to protect women and children and improve accountability for sexual exploitation and abuse.

(Sec. 402) Amends the Foreign Assistance Act authorize the President to use the authorities under such Act to provide assistance for programs to protect vulnerable populations during humanitarian emergencies.

]]> Protection of Vulnerable Populations During Humanitarian Emergencies Act of 2005 Display Title Protection of Vulnerable Populations During Humanitarian Emergencies Act of 2005 Short Titles as Introduced Protection of Vulnerable Populations During Humanitarian Emergencies Act of 2005 Short Titles as Reported to Senate Protection of Vulnerable Populations During Humanitarian Emergencies Act of 2005 S Senate Official Title as Introduced A bill to make the protection of vulnerable populations, especially women and children, who are affected by a humanitarian emergency a priority of the United States Government, and for other purposes. Reported to Senate 2006-05-25T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-109s559rs/xml/BILLS-109s559rs.xml Introduced in Senate 2005-03-08T05:00:00Z 2006-05-25 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 453. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.