[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 94 (Thursday, June 7, 2018)]
[Senate]
[Pages S3357-S3358]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

  SA 2496. Mr. MENENDEZ submitted an amendment intended to be proposed 
to amendment SA 2282 submitted by Mr. Inhofe (for himself and Mr. 
McCain) and intended to be proposed to the bill H.R. 5515, to authorize 
appropriations for fiscal year 2019 for military activities of the 
Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense 
activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel 
strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes; which was 
ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the appropriate place, insert the following:

     SEC. __. INCREASING PARTICIPATION IN UNITED NATIONS 
                   PEACEKEEPING OPERATIONS.

       (a) Finding.--Congress finds that the inclusion of women in 
     international peacekeeping units, police forces, and the 
     security sector improves accountability and decreases abuses 
     against civilians.

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       (b) Reporting Requirement.--Not later than 1 year after the 
     date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense 
     shall submit a report to the Committee on Foreign Relations 
     of the Senate, the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate, 
     the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of 
     Representatives, and the Committee on Armed Services of the 
     House of Representatives that includes--
       (1) the number of United States female armed services 
     personnel participating in multilateral peacekeeping and 
     security operations;
       (2) an evaluation of existing incentives, if any, to 
     increase the participation of United States female armed 
     services personnel in multilateral peacekeeping and security 
     operations;
       (3) an outline of the training required to ensure that 
     female armed services personnel are prepared for the unique 
     challenges inherent in multilateral peacekeeping and security 
     operations;
       (4) recommendations for how the United States could meet 
     the minimum requirement of 30 percent female armed service 
     participation in training offered by the United States on 
     security issues, including partner military training; and
       (5) an evaluation of current security partnerships around 
     the world and whether such partnerships can increase the 
     number of women included in peacekeeping units, police 
     forces, and the security sector.
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