Sec. 1376. Compact progress reports and briefings
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Not later than 1 year after entering into a Compact, and annually during the life of the Compact, the President, in coordination with the Secretary of State and the Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development, shall submit a report to the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives describing the progress made under the Compact. The report under subsection
(a)shall include— analysis and information on the overall rates of gender-based violence against women and children in El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras, including by using survivor surveys, regardless of whether or not these acts of violence are reported to government authorities; analysis and information on incidences of cases of gender-based violence against women and children reported to the authorities in El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras, and the percentage of alleged perpetrators investigated, apprehended, prosecuted, and convicted; analysis and information on the capacity and resource allocation of child welfare systems in El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras to protect unaccompanied children; the percentage of reported violence against women and children cases reaching conviction; a baseline and percentage changes in women and children victims receiving legal and other social services; a baseline and percentage changes in school retention rates; a baseline and changes in capacity of police, prosecution service, and courts to combat violence against women and children; a baseline and changes in capacity of health, protection, and other relevant ministries to support survivors of gender-based violence; and independent external evaluation of funded programs, including compliance with terms of the Compacts by El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras, and by the recipients of the assistance. Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State and the Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development shall provide a briefing to the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives regarding— the data and information collected pursuant to this section; and the steps taken to protect and assist victims of domestic violence, sexual violence, and child exploitation and neglect.