Sec. 9. Definitions
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In this Act: The term appropriate congressional committees means— the Committee on Appropriations, the Committee on Armed Services, and the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate; and the Committee on Appropriations, the Committee on Armed Services, and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives. The term stakeholders means nongovernmental and private sector entities engaged in or affected by conflict prevention and stabilization, peace-building, protection, security, transition initiatives, humanitarian response, or related efforts, including— registered or nonregistered nonprofit organizations, advocacy groups, business or trade associations, labor unions, cooperatives, credit unions, relief or development organizations, community and faith-based organizations, philanthropic foundations, and tribal leaders or structures; independent media, educational, or research institutions; and private enterprises, including international development firms, banks, and other financial institutions, particularly small businesses and businesses owned by women or disadvantaged groups.
The term meaningful participation means, with respect to the full range of formal or informal processes related to negotiation or mediation, safe, genuine, and effective access to, and present and active involvement in— conflict prevention; efforts to resolve, mitigate, or transition from violent conflict; peacekeeping and peace-building efforts; post-conflict reconstruction, transition initiatives, and governance; and humanitarian response. The term relevant Federal departments and agencies means— the United States Agency for International Development; the Department of State; the Department of Defense; the Department of Homeland Security; the Department of Justice; the Department of the Treasury; the Millennium Challenge Corporation; the Peace Corps; the Office of the United States Trade Representative; the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; and any other department or agency specified by the President for purposes of this Act.