Sec. 6. Combating international criminalization of LGBTQI 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 LGBTQI individuals; the obstacles that remain toward achieving such decriminalization; and the strategies available to the Department of State and the United States Agency for International Development to address such obstacles. The examination described in subsection
(a)shall include— an examination of the full range of criminal and civil laws of other countries that disproportionately impact communities of LGBTQI individuals or apply with respect to the conduct of LGBTQI 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 LGBTQI individuals; to monitor the trials of those prosecuted because of such status, expression, or conduct; and to reform related laws having a discriminatory impact on LGBTQI individuals; applicable speaker or exchange programs sponsored by the United States Government shall bring together civil society and governmental leaders— to promote the recognition of LGBTQI rights through educational exchanges in the United States; and to support better understanding of the role that governments and civil societies mutually play in assurance of equal treatment of LGBTQI populations abroad.