Sec. 6. Strategy
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Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State, in coordination with the USAID Administrator, shall coordinate the development and implementation of a United States whole-of-government strategy to accomplish the policy objective set forth in section 4, which shall— prioritize funding programs that provide training and technical assistance to youth engaged in peace building, violence prevention, mediation, and negotiation and peacekeeping to the extent practicable; integrate youth consultation in program design and implementation as assessment criteria within the procurement process during the United States foreign assistance and acquisition application process; create standards for collecting and analyzing age and gender data for the purpose of developing and enhancing early warning and response systems for conflict, mass violence, and atrocities; support youth peace builders to participate in communities of practice and virtual mentorships programs aimed at improving monitoring, evaluation, reporting, and program management capacities; encourage the development of youth-inclusive transitional justice and accountability mechanisms, disengagement, and reintegration programs; support inclusive education with a focus on context-specific critical thinking skills, socioemotional learning, and conflict resolution; identify and address barriers through age-disaggregated analysis to youth participation in programs described in paragraph (1), improve program design and targeting, as well as recommending any necessary changes to procurement regulations, with a focus on communication technology, that may currently impede youth participation or the meaningful inclusion of youth in peacebuilding efforts; specifically address the impact that expanding internet connectivity, private sector platforms, and emerging technologies play in achieving or impeding the inclusive and meaningful participation of youth in peacebuilding efforts; include youth in assessments of United States peace and security initiatives; support the use of quotas for the direct and gender-equitable participation of youth in all phases of formal peace and political transition processes, from prenegotiation to implementation, including in national dialogues, constitution-making, transitional justice, and other political processes related to peace and security; and facilitate an inclusive and safe environment in which youth actors are provided adequate protection and support from violence to carry out their work in peace and security in relation to this strategy, as well as promote the physical and psychological recovery of young survivors of armed conflict, including those with disabilities and survivors of sexual violence in conflict.
The strategy shall include specific implementation plans from each relevant Federal agency that describes the anticipated technical, financial, and in-kind contributions to integrate the strategy into ongoing planning processes. The strategy shall include specific implementation plans and consideration in consultation with each regional bureau within the United States Agency for International Development, the Department of State, and the Department of Defense as part of ongoing planning processes, including relevant Country Development Cooperation Strategies and Joint Regional Strategies.