Sec. 5. Amendments to the Assistance for Orphans and Other Vulnerable Children in Developing Countries Act
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The Assistance for Orphans and Other Vulnerable Children in Developing Countries Act of 2005 ( Public Law 109–95 ) is amended as follows: In section 4 ( 22 U.S.C. 2152f note)— by amending subsection
(a)to read as follows: Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of the Strengthening Efforts to End Violence Against Children Act of 2023 , the President shall develop and submit to the appropriate congressional committees a strategy for coordinating, implementing, and monitoring assistance programs for children in adversity under section 135 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961. The strategy required by paragraph
(1)shall not be implemented before the date that is 90 days after the date of the submission of the strategy. During such 90-day period, the President shall consider and, if appropriate, revise, such strategy in light of any comments provided to the President by the appropriate congressional committees. Subject to revisions in accordance with paragraph (2), the President shall begin implementation of the strategy required by paragraph
(1)not later than 150 days after the date of the submission of the strategy. Every 4 years, the President shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees— a review of the manner and extent to which the strategy required by paragraph
(1)has been implemented during the preceding 4 years; and an updated strategy, incorporating the findings of such review, for the subsequent 4 years. ; by amending subsection
(b)to read as follows: The strategy described in subsection (a)(1) shall be developed by the Special Advisor for Assistance to Orphans and Vulnerable Children (appointed pursuant to section 135(e)(1) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961), in consultation with the appropriate consulting partners listed in paragraph (2), to ensure that the strategy— will not impede the efficiency of implementing assistance programs for orphans and vulnerable children; addresses the specific needs of local populations; and is fully implemented. The appropriate consulting partners listed in this paragraph are— relevant offices in the Department of Health and Human Services, Department of Labor, Department of State, PEPFAR, and the Peace Corps; United States civil society stakeholders, including service providers; and employees of the field missions of the United States Agency for International Development. ; and by adding at the end the following: The strategy required by subsection (a)(1) and each review of the implementation of such strategy required by subsection (a)(4) shall be made publicly available. . In section 5(b) ( 22 U.S.C. 2152g(b) )— by striking paragraph (1); by redesignating paragraphs
(2)through
(4)as paragraphs
(1)through (3), respectively; and by adding at the end the following: The activities of the United States Agency for International Development, the Department of Health and Human Services, the Department of Labor, the Department of State, PEPFAR, and the Peace Corps that implement INSPIRE strategies for ending violence against children, which include— implementation and enforcement of law; norms and values; safe environments; parent and caregiver support; income and economic strengthening; response and support services; and education and life skills. The manner and extent to which Federal departments and agencies and partner organizations have used findings from Violence Against Children Surveys to inform programming to support, care for, and protect children in adversity. .
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Sec. 5
Amendments to the Assistance for Orphans and Other Vulnerable Children in Developing Countries Act
Pub. L.Pub. L. 109-95
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