Sec. 3. Definitions
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In this Act: The term Administrator means the Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development. The term appropriate congressional committees means— the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate; the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate; the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate; the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives; the Committee on Armed Services of the House of Representatives; and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives.
The term decisionmaking processes means formal or informal processes related to, or a part of, negotiations or mediations addressing conflict prevention and stabilization, peace-building, protection, or appropriate security initiatives. The term NAP means the United States National Action Plan on Women, Peace, and Security, which was instituted by Executive Order 13595 on December 19, 2011. The term Secretary means the Secretary of State. 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, and particularly small businesses and businesses owned by women or disadvantaged groups.
The term women's meaningful inclusion and participation means ensuring women have safe, genuine, and effective access and are present and actively involved in the full range of decisionmaking processes, which may include— conflict prevention; mediation or negotiation efforts to resolve, mitigate, and transition from violent conflict; peacekeeping and peace-building efforts; post-conflict reconstruction, transition initiatives, and governance; and humanitarian response.
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