Sec. 4. United States assistance to support counting of girls in the developing world
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The Secretary and the Administrator are authorized to— support programs that will contribute to improved and sustainable Civil Registration and Vital Statistics Systems
(CRVS)with a focus on birth registration as the first and most important life event to be registered; promote programs that build the capacity of developing countries’ national and local legal and policy frameworks to prevent discrimination against girls; support programs to help increase property rights, social security, and home ownership, land tenure security, and inheritance rights for women; assist key ministries in the governments of developing countries, including health, interior, youth, and education ministries, to ensure that girls from poor households obtain equitable access to social programs. The Secretary shall coordinate with the World Bank, relevant United Nations agencies and programs, and other relevant organizations to urge and work with countries to enact, implement, and enforce laws that specifically collect data on girls and establish registration and identification laws to ensure girls are active participants in the social, economic, legal and political sectors of society in their countries. The Secretary and the Administrator should work with United States, international, and local private sector and civil society organizations to advocate for the registration and documentation of all girls and boys in developing countries to prevent exploitation, violence, and other abuses.