[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 194 (Thursday, November 4, 2021)]
[Senate]
[Page S7922]
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  SA 4409. Mrs. SHAHEEN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed 
to amendment SA 3867 submitted by Mr. Reed and intended to be proposed 
to the bill H.R. 4350, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2022 
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. 14106. OFFICE OF GLOBAL WOMEN'S ISSUES.

       (a) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that 
     the Office of Global Women's Issues (referred to in this 
     section as the ``Office'') in the Department of State 
     (referred to in this section as the ``Department'') should--
       (1) be headed by the Ambassador-at-Large for Global Women's 
     Issues, who should be appointed by the President, by and with 
     the advice and consent of the Senate;
       (2) coordinate, under the direction of the Secretary of 
     State (referred to in this section as the ``Secretary''), the 
     United States foreign policy efforts to promote gender 
     equality and the rights and empowerment of women and girls in 
     United States diplomacy, partnerships, and programs;
       (3) serve as the principal advisor to the Secretary 
     regarding gender equality, women's and girls' empowerment, 
     and violence against women and girls as a priority of United 
     States foreign policy;
       (4) represent the United States in diplomatic and 
     multilateral fora on matters relevant to the status of women 
     and girls;
       (5) advise the Secretary and provide input on all 
     activities, policies, programs, and funding relating to 
     gender equality and the advancement of women and girls 
     internationally for all bureaus and offices of the Department 
     and in the international programs of all other Federal 
     agencies;
       (6) work to ensure that efforts to advance gender equality 
     and women's and girls' empowerment are fully integrated into 
     the programs, structures, processes, and capacities of all 
     bureaus and offices of the Department and in the 
     international programs of other Federal agencies; and
       (7) conduct regular consultations with civil society 
     organizations that are working to advance gender equality and 
     empower women and girls internationally.
       (b) Report.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit a report or 
     provide a briefing to the Committee on Foreign Relations of 
     the Senate and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House 
     of Representatives regarding the efforts of the Office to 
     carry out the duties described in subsection (a).
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