Sec. 1223. REPORT ON EFFORTS TO PROMOTE THE SECURITY OF AFGHAN WOMEN AND GIRLS DURING THE SECURITY TRANSITION PROCESS

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## SEC. 1223 REPORT ON EFFORTS TO PROMOTE THE SECURITY OF AFGHAN WOMEN AND GIRLS DURING THE SECURITY TRANSITION PROCESS ###

(a)Report ####

(1)In general Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of State shall jointly submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report on efforts by the United States Government to promote the security of Afghan women and girls during the security transition process. ####

(2)Elements The report required under paragraph

(1)shall include the following elements: #####

(A)A discussion of efforts to monitor changes in women’s security conditions in areas undergoing transition, including the following: ######

(i)A description of the roles and responsibilities of the offices within the International Security Assistance Force, the United States Embassy, and the NATO Training Mission-Afghanistan that have lead responsibility for gender issues. ######

(ii)A description of the indicators against which sex-disaggregated data is collected and what, if any, additional indicators may enhance efforts to measure the security of women and girls during the transition process. ######

(iii)A discussion of how these indicators are or may be incorporated into ongoing efforts to assess overall security conditions during the transition period. ######

(iv)Recommendations, if any, on how assessments of women’s security can be more fully integrated into current procedures used to determine an area’s readiness to proceed through the transition process. #####

(B)A discussion of efforts that may increase gender awareness and responsiveness among Afghan National Army

(ANA)and Afghan National Police

(ANP)personnel, including the following: ######

(i)A description of the efforts, if any, to work with Afghan and coalition partners to promote training curricula and programming that address the human rights and treatment of women and girls and that assess the quality and impact of such training. ######

(ii)A description of the efforts, if any, to work with ANA and ANP leaders to develop enforcement and accountability mechanisms for ANA and ANP personnel who violate codes of conduct related to the human rights of women and girls. ######

(iii)A description of the efforts, if any, to work with Afghan and coalition partners to promote the implementation of the above tools and develop uniform methods and standards for training and enforcement. ######

(iv)Recommendations, if any, for enhancing efforts to promote the objectives described in clauses

(i)through (iii). #####

(C)A discussion of efforts to increase the number of female members of the ANA and ANP, including the following: ######

(i)A description of the efforts, if any, to assist ANA and ANP leaders in developing realistic and achievable objectives for the recruitment and retention of women to the ANA and ANP by the end of the security transition period in 2014. ######

(ii)A description of the efforts, if any, to assist ANA and ANP leaders and coalition partners in addressing physical and cultural challenges to the recruitment and retention of female ANA and ANP personnel. ######

(iii)A description of the efforts, if any, to assist ANA and ANP leaders in increasing awareness of how women members of the security forces may improve the overall effectiveness of the ANA and ANP. ######

(iv)A description of the efforts, if any, to assist ANA and ANP leaders in developing a plan for maintaining and increasing the recruitment and retention of women in the ANA and ANP following the completion of the security transition. ######

(v)Recommendations, if any, for enhancing efforts to promote the objectives described in clauses

(i)through (iv). ####

(3)Updates The Secretary of Defense shall include in each report on progress toward security and stability in Afghanistan that is submitted to Congress under sections 1230 and 1231 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008 (Public Law 110-181; 122 Stat. 385, 390) updated information on efforts by the United States Government to promote the security of Afghan women and girls consistent with the requirements of this section. ###

(b)Appropriate Congressional Committees Defined In this section, the term “appropriate congressional committees” means— ####

(1)the Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate; and ####

(2)the Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives.

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Pub. L. 110-181
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Sec. 1223

REPORT ON EFFORTS TO PROMOTE THE SECURITY OF AFGHAN WOMEN AND GIRLS DURING THE SECURITY TRANSITION PROCESS

Pub. L.Pub. L. 110-181

Stat.122 Stat. 385

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