Sec. 5. Combating international criminalization of LGBTI status, expression, or conduct
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The Secretary of State, in consultation with the Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development, shall include during the course of annual strategic planning an examination of the progress made in countries around the world toward the decriminalization of the status, expression, and conduct of LGBTI individuals, the obstacles that remain toward achieving such decriminalization, and the strategies available to the Department and the Agency to address such obstacles. The examination described in subsection
(a)shall include the following: An examination of the full range of criminal and civil laws of other countries that disproportionately impact communities of LGBTI individuals or apply with respect to the conduct of LGBTI individuals. In consultation with the Attorney General, a list of countries in each geographic region with respect to which— the Attorney General, acting through the Office of Overseas Prosecutorial Development Assistance and Training of the Department of Justice, shall prioritize programs seeking to— decriminalize the status, expression, and conduct of LGBTI individuals; monitor the trials of those prosecuted because of such status, expression, or conduct; and reform related laws having a discriminatory impact on LGBTI individuals; and applicable speaker or exchange programs sponsored by the United States Government shall bring together civil society and governmental leaders to promote the recognition of LGBTI rights through educational exchanges in the United States and support better understanding of the role that governments and civil societies mutually play in assurance of equal treatment of LGBTI populations abroad.