Sec. 131. Atrocities prevention board
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The President is authorized to establish, within the Executive Office of the President, an Interagency Atrocities Prevention Board (referred to in this section as the Board ). The Board is authorized— to coordinate an interagency approach to preventing mass atrocities; to propose policies to integrate the early warning systems of national security agencies, including intelligence agencies, with respect to incidents of mass atrocities and to coordinate the policy response to such incidents; to identify relevant Federal agencies, which shall track and report on Federal funding spent on atrocity prevention efforts; to oversee the development and implementation of comprehensive atrocities prevention and response strategies; to identify available resources and policy options necessary to prevent the emergence or escalation of mass atrocities; to identify and propose policies to close gaps in expertise, readiness, and planning for atrocities prevention and early action across Federal agencies, including training for employees at relevant Federal agencies; to engage relevant civil society and nongovernmental organization stakeholders in regular consultations to solicit current information on countries of concern; and to conduct an atrocity-specific expert review of policy and programming of all countries at risk for mass atrocities.
The Board shall be headed by a Senior Director, who— shall be appointed by the President; and shall report to the Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs. The Senior Director is authorized to have primary responsibility for— recommending and, if adopted, promoting United States Government policies on preventing mass atrocities; and carrying out the duties described in subsection (b). The Board shall be composed of— representatives from— the Department of State; the United States Agency for International Development; the Department of Defense; the Department of Justice; the Department of the Treasury; the Department of Homeland Security; the Central Intelligence Agency; the Office of the Director of National Intelligence; the United States Mission to the United Nations; and the Federal Bureau of Investigation; and such other individuals as the President may appoint.
The Board is authorized to coordinate with relevant officials and government agencies responsible for foreign policy with respect to particular regions and countries to help provide a cohesive, whole of government response and policy direction to emerging and ongoing atrocities. Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the President shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a classified report, with an unclassified annex, which shall include— an update on the interagency review mandated by Presidential Study Directive 10 that includes— an evaluation of current mechanisms and capacities for government-wide detection, early warning, information-sharing, contingency planning, and coordination of efforts to prevent and respond to situations of genocide, mass atrocities, and other mass violence, including such mass gender- and ethnicity-based violence; an assessment of the funding spent by relevant Federal agencies on atrocity prevention activities; current annual global assessments of sources of conflict and instability; recommendations to further strengthen United States capabilities to improve the mechanisms described in subparagraph (A); and evaluations of the various approaches to enhancing capabilities and improving the mechanisms described in subparagraph (A); recommendations to ensure burden sharing by— improving international cooperation and coordination to enhance multilateral mechanisms for preventing genocide and atrocities, including improving the role of regional and international organizations in conflict prevention, mitigation, and response; and strengthening regional organizations; and the implementation status of the recommendations contained in the interagency review described in paragraph (1).
The Senior Director and the members of the Board shall brief the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives at least annually. This section shall cease to be effective on June 30, 2017.