Sec. 1313. Women, peace, and security act implementation at military service academies
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It is the sense of Congress that $15,000,000 should annually be made available for activities that are— consistent with the Women, Peace, and Security Act of 2017 ( Public Law 115–68 ; 131 Stat. 1202) and this section; and in furtherance of the national security priorities of the United States. The Secretary of Defense shall carry out activities consistent with the Women, Peace, and Security Act of 2017 and with this section, including by ensuring that professional military education curriculum addresses— gender analysis; the meaningful participation of women in national security activities; and the relationship between such participation and security outcomes.
The Secretary of Defense shall encourage the admission of diverse individuals (including individuals who are women) to each military service academy, including by— establishing programs that hold commanding officers accountable for removing biases with respect to such individuals; ensuring that each military service academy fosters a zero tolerance environment for harassment towards such individuals; and ensuring that each military service academy fosters equal opportunities for growth that enable the full participation of such individuals in all training programs, career tracks, and elements of the Department, especially in elements of the Armed Forces previously closed to women, such as infantry and special operations forces.
The Secretary of Defense shall seek to enter into partnerships with elementary schools, secondary schools, postsecondary educational institutions, and nonprofit organizations, to support activities relating to the implementation of the Women, Peace, and Security Act of 2017. Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Director of the Defense Security Cooperation Agency shall provide to the appropriate committees of Congress a briefing on efforts made at all levels to build partner defense institution and security force capacity pursuant to this section.
In this subsection: The term appropriate committees of Congress includes— the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives; and the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on Foreign Relations, and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate. The terms elementary school and secondary school have the meanings given those terms in section 8101 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 7801 ).
The term military service academy means the following: The United States Military Academy. The United States Naval Academy. The United States Air Force Academy. The United States Coast Guard Academy. The term postsecondary educational institution has the meaning given that term in section 3 of the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act of 2006 ( 20 U.S.C. 2302 ).
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Sec. 1313
Women, peace, and security act implementation at military service academies
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