[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5024 Introduced in House (IH)]

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118th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 5024

To require the USAID Youth Coordinator, in their role as defined by the 
    USAID Youth Policy, to coordinate cross-sectoral international 
 development efforts related to youth, inclusive of youth, peace, and 
                   security, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             July 27, 2023

 Ms. Meng (for herself, Mr. Fitzpatrick, Mr. Phillips, Mr. Lawler, Ms. 
 Kamlager-Dove, and Ms. Salazar) introduced the following bill; which 
            was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs

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                                 A BILL


 
To require the USAID Youth Coordinator, in their role as defined by the 
    USAID Youth Policy, to coordinate cross-sectoral international 
 development efforts related to youth, inclusive of youth, peace, and 
                   security, and for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Youth, Peace, and Security Act of 
2023''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

     Congress makes the following findings:
            (1) As of 2023, there are an estimated 2.4 billion people 
        in the world between the ages of 10-29 years of age, which 
        represents the largest number of young people to have existed 
        in human history, with 90 percent of youth (ages 15-24) in 
        developing countries, and 1 out of every 4 young people 
        directly affected by conflict, violence, and crisis.
            (2) More than 1 billion children and youth are exposed to 
        violence each year. Failure to properly address adversity 
        experienced during childhood (ages 0-17) and youth (ages 10-29) 
        can lead to lifelong deficiencies and compromises future 
        opportunities for individual, community, and national 
        development.
            (3) The majority of the population in many conflict-
        affected countries is younger than 20 years of age, with some 
        countries having more than 70 percent of the population who are 
        younger than 30 years of age.
            (4) Only 2.2 percent of parliamentarians are under 30, and 
        less than 1 percent are young women. Youth therefore remain 
        underrepresented around the world in peacebuilding, political 
        decision-making processes, conflict prevention, management, and 
        resolution, and post-conflict resolution relief and recovery 
        efforts. As a consequence, youth may turn from institutional 
        politics as they feel their governments are not addressing 
        critical issues they care about.
            (5) When we fail to effectively engage youth, it can lead 
        to violence, instability, unrest, and irregular and forced 
        migration. For example, Sub-Saharan Africa hosts more than 26 
        percent of the world's 52 million refugees and internally 
        displaced persons (IDPs), of which approximately 50 percent are 
        youth. In Latin America and the Caribbean there are 6.3 million 
        migrants that are under 18 years old, and most migrants from 
        this region come from fragile states with economic and 
        political instability, where youth can be the deliberate 
        targets of violence.
            (6) Adverse climate impacts, increased food insecurity and 
        malnutrition, rising debt, growing inequality, price shocks and 
        inflation, democratic recession, and the continued impacts of 
        COVID on service delivery contribute to the instability of 
        communities, disproportionately impacting the economic, 
        educational, and security prospects of youth, and their mental 
        health and wellbeing.
            (7) Digital transformation has dramatically changed 
        industries, governments, economies, and societies. Digital 
        ecosystems, consisting of stakeholders, systems, and enabling 
        environments, can empower people and communities to use digital 
        technology to access services, engage with others, and pursue 
        economic opportunities in partner countries. Digital ecosystems 
        also come with risks of increasing inequality, repression, and 
        instability. Unsurprisingly, the rise of digital technology has 
        had a profound impact on young people, raising new 
        opportunities and challenges alike for youth, peace and 
        security, from youth mental health and wellbeing to online 
        recruitment and mobilization to online peacebuilding movements.
            (8) Youth and youth-led groups and movements have 
        demonstrated the capacity of young people to play critical 
        roles in calling for reform through, for example, nonviolent 
        action and peaceful protests to hold governments accountable 
        and attempt to decrease or prevent authoritarianism in their 
        countries, by serving as a bridge between traditional community 
        values and cultural globalization, and by building diverse 
        coalitions that advance more peaceful and democratic outcomes 
        for their communities and countries, including--
                    (A) deescalating destructive conflict and helping 
                prevent the spread of conflict;
                    (B) discouraging anti-social youth mobilization 
                among peers;
                    (C) preventing recurring cycles of violence;
                    (D) encouraging defection from armed groups and 
                social reintegration of ex-combatants;
                    (E) improving the effectiveness and sustainability 
                of peace and political processes;
                    (F) improving social cohesion between and among 
                groups, peers, and associates;
                    (G) building resilience to violence and 
                recruitment;
                    (H) helping to identify and improve livelihood 
                options for youth and their families, and communities 
                impacted by crisis and conflict; and
                    (I) contributing to improved and more inclusive 
                democracy and governance.
            (9) Youth are critical actors and partners in development 
        at all levels of society. The meaningful inclusion of youth in 
        the design and delivery of projects and strategies, including 
        those focused on youth, peace and security, can contribute to 
        better and more sustainable outcomes.
            (10) Preventive, resilience-based, and cross-cutting youth-
        inclusive approaches are more effective at reducing physical 
        and psychological violence than hard security responses and at-
        risk and remedial approaches, which are often 
        counterproductive.
            (11) Youth who have participated in United States-supported 
        civic engagement and development programs are less likely to 
        participate in or support political violence.
            (12) Youth participation in the design and implementation 
        of community development strategies is critical for effectively 
        reducing violence and extremism, and increasing young peoples' 
        education, economic opportunity and empowerment, civic 
        engagement, and positive health outcomes, which can contribute 
        to peace and stability.
            (13) Young people around the world, particularly adolescent 
        girls and members of the LGBTQI+ community, but also young men 
        and boys, are disproportionately affected by all forms of 
        violence. This includes, but is not limited to, risks 
        associated with technology facilitated violence, such as 
        intimidation, harassment, exploitation, abuse, trafficking, 
        misinformation, disinformation, malinformation, data tracking, 
        and other threats, which warrant increased attention. Such 
        risks also inhibit young peoples' ability to participate in 
        digital networks, democracy rights and governance and 
        peacebuilding movements.
            (14) A study by PLAN International, which surveyed girls in 
        22 countries, found that--
                    (A) 58 percent of respondents reported that they 
                had personally experienced some form of online 
                harassment on social media platforms;
                    (B) activists attracted particular vitriol and 
                attention; and
                    (C) 47 percent of respondents reported that they 
                had been attacked for their opinions.
            (15) The shrinking of global civic spaces facing youth, as 
        documented in the United Nations Office of the Secretary-
        General's Envoy on Youth's report, ``If I Disappear'', shows 
        the complexity of the grave threats, challenges, and barriers 
        against diverse groups of youth active in the civic space, 
        taking the forms of sociocultural, financial, political, legal, 
        digital, and physical. Shrinking civic and political spaces 
        challenge the ability of youth to contribute to society 
        effectively and meaningfully, often resulting in declining 
        trust in government institutions among youth, leading to youth 
        directing social, civic, and political participation to 
        informal channels.
            (16) Many national and international mechanisms for the 
        protection of human rights defenders, peacebuilders, and 
        humanitarians usually apply to adults (individuals over the age 
        of 29) excluding youth (age 29 and younger) due to their age.
            (17) United Nations Security Council Resolution 2250 on 
        Youth, Peace, and Security, which was adopted on December 9, 
        2015, formalized an international framework to address the role 
        of youth in building and sustaining peace and preventing 
        conflict.
            (18) United Nations Security Council Resolution 2419 on 
        Youth, Peace, and Security, which was adopted on June 6, 2018, 
        calls for increasing and formalizing the role of youth in 
        negotiating and implementing peace agreements.
            (19) United Nations Security Council Resolution 2535 on 
        Youth, Peace, and Security, which was adopted on July 14, 2020, 
        advocates for the increased protection of youth peacebuilders 
        at risk of violence, creates a two-year reporting mechanism on 
        Youth, Peace, and Security, and recognizes the critical role of 
        youth in mitigating humanitarian crises, such as COVID-19.

SEC. 3. SENSE OF CONGRESS.

    It is the sense of Congress that the United States Government 
should, consistent with the priorities of USAID's 2022 Youth In 
Development Policy--
            (1) apply Do No Harm principles, while recognizing that 
        engaging young people as partners in peacebuilding and 
        humanitarian activities is critical in fragile environments;
            (2) promote the meaningful and inclusive engagement of 
        youth in peacebuilding and conflict prevention, management, and 
        resolution, as well as post-conflict relief and recovery 
        efforts and processes, reinforced through diplomatic efforts 
        and programs;
            (3) provide assistance to and build the capacity of youth-
        led organizations dedicated to advancing peace and review 
        administrative and bureaucratic impediments to achieving this 
        aim;
            (4) build on new learning and existing United States 
        Government strategies addressing youth, peace, and security, 
        including the Women, Peace and Security Act of 2017 (Public Law 
        115-68) and the Action Plan developed pursuant to section 8, to 
        ensure that--
                    (A) there is meaningful, inclusive and equitable 
                participation of diverse youth in decision making at 
                all levels;
                    (B) such decision making is designed and assessed 
                in consultation with youth representing diverse 
                identities and situations, including youth from 
                marginalized and underrepresented groups, including 
                young women and girls, LGBTQI+ youth, indigenous youth, 
                and youth with disabilities;
                    (C) ensure that the voices, experiences, and 
                perspectives of local youth are heard and valued, and 
                create accessible platforms for dialogue and 
                participatory processes that allow them to contribute 
                to decision making, peace negotiations, and policy 
                development at the local and municipal levels; and
                    (D) recognize that youth, including young women and 
                girls, are not a homogenous group and have diverse 
                experiences and perspectives, and ensure inclusivity by 
                engaging and incorporating the perspectives of 
                marginalized and underrepresented youth, girls, and 
                young women, including those from minority communities, 
                indigenous backgrounds, and rural areas;
            (5) integrate youth outreach and engagement into relevant 
        conflict-resolution, leadership, democracy, and governance 
        programs supported by the United States Government; and
            (6) include policies that are specific to boys and girls at 
        various ages and programming in the design, implementation, and 
        evaluation of relevant United States foreign assistance 
        programs.

SEC. 4. STATEMENT OF POLICY.

    It shall be the policy of the United States to promote the 
inclusive and meaningful participation of youth in peacebuilding and 
conflict prevention, management, and resolution, and post-conflict 
relief and recovery efforts, reinforced through diplomatic efforts and 
assistance programs that--
            (1) elevate and incorporate the perspectives and interests 
        of affected youth into conflict-prevention, violence-reduction, 
        and post-conflict peacebuilding activities and strategies;
            (2) increase meaningful and inclusive youth engagement in 
        program planning and policy development related to conflict 
        prevention and violence reduction, democracy and governance, 
        and security sector initiatives funded by the United States 
        Government;
            (3) promote the safety, security, and dignity of youth in 
        crisis, conflict, and other fragile environments;
            (4) provide technical and financial support to diverse 
        youth-led groups, initiatives, and innovations working on 
        issues of peace and security;
            (5) support greater access of youth-led and youth-serving 
        organizations who are traditionally less represented in 
        peacebuilding and conflict prevention programming to United 
        States foreign assistance aid distribution mechanisms and 
        services;
            (6) advance civic education in formal and non-formal 
        settings, increase youth civic and political participation and 
        representation, and bolster collective action and leadership 
        that improve democracy, peace, and security outcomes;
            (7) encourage partner governments to adopt plans to 
        increase meaningful and inclusive youth engagement in peace and 
        security processes and decision-making institutions;
            (8) recognize the unique context underrepresented and 
        marginalized youth, including girls and young women, experience 
        in conflict and violence settings by adjusting programs and 
        policies that pertain to the achievement of the strategy and 
        policy goals of this Act--
                    (A) to protect youth population that are especially 
                vulnerable, including girls and young women, and to 
                ensure their online and offline safety, security, and 
                dignity;
                    (B) to support their equal access to aid and 
                development assistance;
                    (C) to prioritize programs to improve outcomes in 
                inclusion, equality, and empowerment; and
                    (D) to recognize the critical roles and agency of 
                young people in peacebuilding, recovery, and 
                development and prioritize the inclusion of 
                underrepresented and marginalized youth in these 
                processes and efforts;
            (9) recognize the unique challenges facing youth affected 
        by conflict and violence in the areas of--
                    (A) trauma, psychosocial, and mental health issues;
                    (B) stigma and other challenges with community 
                reintegration after conflict or gang association, such 
                as access to education, training, and economic 
                opportunity, and a lack of access to related services; 
                and
                    (C) a lack of access to education, training, and 
                economic opportunity in pre-conflict, conflict and 
                post-conflict settings; and
            (10) recognize the unique challenges facing young people 
        from a variety of different backgrounds and demographics 
        including but not limited to, race, religion, ethnicity, 
        linguistics, caste, and youth with disabilities.

SEC. 5. USAID YOUTH COORDINATOR.

    (a) In General.--The Secretary of State, in consultation with the 
Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development 
(USAID) shall require the USAID Youth Coordinator, in their role as 
defined by the USAID Youth Policy, to coordinate cross-sectoral 
international development efforts related to youth, inclusive of youth, 
peace, and security.
    (b) Delegation.--At the discretion of the Secretary of State, the 
authority to require the USAID Youth Coordinator to fulfill this role 
may be delegated by the Secretary of State to the Administrator of the 
United States Agency for International Development (USAID).
    (c) Duties.--The USAID Youth Coordinator shall--
            (1) have the primary responsibility for the advocacy and 
        integration of youth into USAID initiatives, oversee the youth 
        and development policy coherence, support implementation and 
        training; and serve as a senior representative on youth issues 
        in the interagency and external community;
            (2) lead the development and implementation of the United 
        States Foreign Assistance Youth, Peace and Security Action Plan 
        in accordance with section 8;
            (3) lead revision, not less frequently than once every 5 
        years of such Plan;
            (4) oversee the interagency coordination as provided for 
        under section 6, by engaging Youth, Peace and Security policy 
        and program experts across Federal agencies to inform the 
        development, implementation, and revision such Plan;
            (5) facilitate outreach to and exchange with multilateral 
        agencies and other youth, peace, and security stakeholders 
        established under section 6 to inform such Plan, by carrying 
        out--
                    (A) outreach to facilitate exchange between USAID 
                and a diverse range of youth leaders, youth-led 
                organizations, and youth-serving organizations 
                advancing youth, peace, and security to inform and 
                provide recommendations to improve the Action Plan; and
                    (B) engagement with multilateral agencies and 
                international organizations to inform the development, 
                implementation, and revision of the Action Plan; and
            (6) support, consistent with USAID's Policy for Youth in 
        Development, the designation of a Youth Point of Contact (YPOC) 
        in USAID Bureaus and diplomatic overseas Mission, as selected 
        by such missions and bureaus.
    (d) Restriction on Additional or Supplemental Compensation.--The 
USAID Youth Coordinator shall receive no additional or supplemental 
compensation as a result of carrying our responsibilities and duties 
under this section.

SEC. 6. COORDINATION.

    To advance coordination for cross-sectoral international 
development efforts related to youth, inclusive of youth, peace and 
security, the USAID Youth Coordinator shall--
            (1) serve as the focal point for intra agency and 
        interagency coordination of youth, peace, and security 
        initiatives between USAID and other United States Government 
        peacebuilding offices, entities, and partners including the 
        Executive Office of the President, the National Security 
        Council, the Department of Defense, the Department of State, 
        the Peace Corps, and the Millennium Challenge Corporation, and 
        the US Institute of Peace;
            (2) support an interagency working group focused on the 
        harmonization of the United States Foreign Assistance Youth, 
        Peace, and Security Action Plan established under section 7 
        with approaches and key learning from existing peace and 
        security strategies, such as the United States Strategy on 
        Women, Peace, and Security and the Global Fragility Act, and 
        leverage learning other relevant policies and strategies to 
        inform the Action Plan's approach, such as USAID's Digital 
        Strategy the USG Global Strategy to Empower Adolescent Girls; 
        and
            (3) engage multilateral agencies and other key youth, 
        peace, and security stakeholders from the implementing 
        community, youth-led organizations, and the private sector to 
        help inform the development of the Action Plan, including by--
                    (A) engaging the multilateral community in a call 
                to action to help inform and surface key evidence, 
                data, and measurement indicators to track youth in 
                development and youth, peace and security programming; 
                and
                    (B) engaging youth-led and youth-serving 
                organizations and networks to inform youth engagement 
                in the Action Plan.

SEC. 7. UNITED STATES FOREIGN ASSISTANCE YOUTH, PEACE, AND SECURITY 
              ACTION PLAN.

    (a) In General.--Not later than one year after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the SAID Youth Coordinator, in coordination with 
the USAID Administrator and the Secretary of State, and Secretary of 
Defense, shall coordinate the development and implementation of the 
United States Foreign Assistance Youth, Peace, and Security Action Plan 
to accomplish the policy objective described in section 4, which 
shall--
            (1) consistent with the goals, priorities, and approach of 
        the USAID Youth In Development Policy, identify barriers and 
        opportunities to meaningfully integrate and engage diverse 
        youth in the full program cycle of interventions that are 
        relevant to youth, peace, and security (e.g., youth-led 
        research, assessment, and consultation; program design and 
        implementation; monitoring, learning, and evaluation);
            (2) prioritize funding programs that build the assets, 
        agency, and capacity of youth engaged in peacebuilding, 
        violence prevention, mediation, negotiation, and peacekeeping, 
        at the community level and through meaningful youth 
        participation in decision making and in formal spaces and 
        institutions;
            (3) ensure that capacity-building and youth engagement 
        programs take a systems-based and intergenerational approach by 
        engaging key institutions and stakeholders, such as peers and 
        peer mentors, family and community members, educators, 
        religious leaders, and policy leaders;
            (4) encourage the development of youth-inclusive 
        reconciliation, disengagement, and reintegration programs;
            (5) support inclusive education with a focus on mother-
        language and cultural pride, and context-specific critical 
        thinking skills, relationship-based and skill-building 
        learning, and conflict resolution;
            (6) through the USG's geographical reach, experience 
        working with vulnerable children and youth on the ground, 
        existing partnerships and thematically linked programs, and 
        USAID's Digital Strategy as a vehicle, address diverse forms of 
        digital harm to children and youth, learn from these 
        experiences and continue to strengthen interventions;
            (7) utilize and promote safe and accessible digital 
        platforms and networks to strengthen and promote youth dialogue 
        and participation in peacebuilding efforts;
            (8) specifically address the impact that the growing 
        digital ecosystem play in--
                    (A) achieving or impeding the inclusive and 
                meaningful participation of youth in peacebuilding 
                efforts and political processes; and
                    (B) radicalization and recruitment;
            (9) include youth in assessments of United States peace and 
        security initiatives;
            (10) encourage government partners to ensure inclusive 
        participation of youth in formal peace and political transition 
        processes, including in national dialogues; civic engagement 
        and political participation; reconciliation; and other 
        political processes related to peace and security; and
            (11) assist youth to create a more secure environment in 
        which youth actors may better carry out their work in peace and 
        security in relation to the Action Plan and promote the 
        physical and psychological recovery of young survivors of armed 
        conflict.
    (b) Regional Plans.--Such Plan shall include specific 
implementation issues and considerations to be made in consultation 
with each regional bureau of USAID and the Department of State as part 
of the ongoing planning processes within USAID, including relevant 
Country Development Cooperation Strategies and Joint Regional 
Strategies.

SEC. 8. DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE TO EXPAND TRAINING, TECHNICAL 
              ASSISTANCE, AND GRANTS MANAGED AND CONTROLLED BY YOUTH 
              LEADERS.

    (a) Youth, Peace, and Security Fund.--The USAID Youth Coordinator 
is authorized to establish a grant program through an implementation 
mechanism as determined by the Youth Coordinator, using amounts from 
the Youth, Peace, and Security fund made available pursuant to 
paragraph (3), may provide grants, emergency assistance, and technical 
assistance to eligible youth-led civil society organizations and youth 
peacebuilding implementers who seek to achieve--
            (1) peacebuilding;
            (2) improved economic security;
            (3) community violence intervention;
            (4) conflict and crisis management;
            (5) conflict resolution and people-to-people 
        reconciliation;
            (6) post-conflict relief recovery, and rebuilding efforts;
            (7) assistance for individuals facing immediate legal and 
        safety concerns due to their participation in any activity 
        described in paragraphs (1) through (5); and
            (8) any programming based on a positive youth development 
        approach.
    (b) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to be 
appropriated $5,500,000 to carry out this section. Amounts appropriated 
pursuant to the authorization of appropriations under this subsection 
may be referred to as the ``Youth, Peace and Security Fund''.

SEC. 9. DEFINITIONS.

    In this Act:
            (1) Conflict.--The term ``conflict'' in this Act is 
        understood as an inevitable aspect of human interaction, and 
        present when two or more individuals or groups pursue mutually 
        incompatible goals. ``Conflict'' is a continuum. When channeled 
        constructively into processes of resolution, conflict can be 
        beneficial; however, conflict can also be waged violently, as 
        in war.
            (2) Conflict prevention.--The term ``conflict prevention'' 
        is understood as deliberate efforts to disrupt likely pathways 
        to the outbreak, escalation, or recurrence of violent conflict 
        and promote peaceful, resilient communities.
            (3) Do no harm.--The term ``Do No Harm'' refers to taking 
        measures that ensure our efforts and interventions do not put 
        any individual or group at increased risk of harm. As the 
        legal, political, and social context for diverse youth is 
        challenging in most countries where youth, peace, and security 
        activities occur, our engagement with youth and their 
        communities should be done thoughtfully as it can raise their 
        visibility and potentially put them at risk.
            (4) Inclusive development.--The term ``inclusive 
        development'' is understood to mean the concept that every 
        person, regardless of their identity, is instrumental in 
        transforming their societies. Development processes that are 
        inclusive yield better outcomes for the communities that embark 
        upon them.
            (5) Meaningful youth engagement.--The term ``meaningful 
        youth engagement'' is defined as an inclusive, intentional, 
        mutually respectful partnership between youth and adults 
        whereby power is shared and respective contributions, including 
        young people's ideas, leadership, perspectives, skills, and 
        strengths, are valued.
            (6) Peacebuilding.--The term ``peacebuilding'' is 
        understood as a range of efforts at the community, national, 
        and international levels to address the immediate impacts and 
        root causes of conflict and violence before, during, and after 
        it occurs.
            (7) Resilience.--The term ``resilience'' in this Act is 
        understood as the ability of people, households, communities, 
        countries, and systems to mitigate, adapt to, and recover from 
        shocks and stresses in a manner that reduces chronic 
        vulnerability and facilitates inclusive growth. In conflict and 
        violence prevention, resilience often refers to protective 
        structures (personal, group, institutional) that buffer 
        individuals from the effects of adverse experiences.
            (8) Violence.--The term ``violence'' in this Act is 
        understood as the intentional use of physical force or power, 
        threatened or actual, against another person or against a group 
        or community that results in or has a high likelihood of 
        resulting in injury, death, or psychological harm.
            (9) Vulnerable.--The term ``vulnerable youth'', 
        ``vulnerable populations'', or other such iterations referred 
        in this Act means a group of people are vulnerable to 
        situations or conditions, such as those situations and 
        conditions presented during conflicts or instability. It is not 
        meant to define any group as having vulnerability as inherent 
        to their identity.
            (10) Action plan.--The term ``action plan'' means the 
        United States Foreign Assistance Youth, Peace, and Security 
        Action Plan developed pursuant to section 8.
            (11) USAID.--The acronym ``USAID'' means the United States 
        Agency for International Development.
            (12) Youth.--The term ``youth'' means individuals who have 
        attained 10 years of age and have not attained 30 years of age.
            (13) Youth coordinator.--The term ``Youth Coordinator'' 
        means the individual designated by the Administrator pursuant 
        to section 6 to coordinate all cross-sectoral international 
        development efforts related to youth.

SEC. 10. REPORTS.

    (a) Initial Report.--Not later than 1 year after the date of the 
submission of the United States Foreign Assistance Youth, Peace, and 
Security Action Plan required under section 7, the USAID Administrator 
shall submit to Congress a report that describes the status of the 
implementation of such Plan.
    (b) Content.--The report required under subsection (a) shall--
            (1) contain a summary of such Plan as an appendix;
            (2) describe the progress made in implementing such Plan;
            (3) identify the indicators and measure results over time, 
        including disaggregated data on YPS grant funds obligated to 
        support children and youth and their meaningful engagement in 
        United States foreign assistance programming, as well as the 
        mechanisms for reporting such results in an open and 
        transparent manner;
            (4) contain a transparent and detailed accounting of USAID 
        spending to implement such Plan and related activities;
            (5) describe how such Plan leverages the United States 
        peace and security programs; and
            (6) assess the increased access of youth-led and youth-
        serving organizations to grants provided by USAID.
    (c) Subsequent Reports.--For the 6-year period beginning on the 
date of the submission of the initial report required under subsection 
(a), the USAID Administrator shall submit to Congress a report on the 
status of the implementation of such Plan, the progress made in 
achieving the elements described in section 8(a), and any changes to 
such Plan every other year since the date of the submission of the most 
recent prior report.
    (d) Public Availability of Information.--The information referred 
to in subsections (a) and (b) shall be timely made available on the 
public website of USAID in a consolidated, downloadable, and machine-
searchable format.
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