Sec. 4. Sense of Congress regarding the United States National Action Plan on Women, Peace, and Security
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It is the sense of Congress that— the implementation of the United States National Action Plan on Women, Peace, and Security
(NAP)is paramount in improving the lives of women and girls around the world and increasing overall global stability and prosperity; Congress supports the statement in the NAP of the United States unqualified commitment to integrating women's views and perspectives fully into our diplomatic, security, and development efforts—not simply as beneficiaries, but as agents of peace, reconciliation, development, growth, and stability ; Congress is strongly committed to advancing the principles of the NAP, as instituted by Executive Order 13595 of December 19, 2011; the United States should coordinate with the international community and civil society to develop criteria for eligibility to ensure that appropriate civil society representatives with relevant experience in gender sensitivity, peacemaking, or the promotion of human rights and security are identified for inclusion in all peace-building processes and activities; and the President, in coordination with the Secretary, the Secretary of Defense, and the Administrator, should— ensure the NAP's robust, transparent, comprehensive, and coordinated implementation; and coordinate with the international community to utilize the commitments outlined in the NAP as a diplomatic means to encourage other countries to— advance women's inclusion in peace negotiations, peace-building activities, and conflict prevention; protect all civilians, specifically women and girls, from sexual and gender-based violence; and ensure equal access to relief and recovery assistance in areas of conflict and insecurity.
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Sense of Congress regarding the United States National Action Plan on Women, Peace, and Security
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