Sec. 1229. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON SECURITY OF AFGHAN WOMEN
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## SEC. 1229 SENSE OF CONGRESS ON SECURITY OF AFGHAN WOMEN It is the sense of Congress that— ####
(1)the United States Government should continue to work with the Government of Afghanistan and Afghan civil society to promote the rights of women in Afghanistan and their inclusion in the political, economic, and security transition process; and ####
(2)the United States Government should continue to support and encourage efforts by the Government of Afghanistan to recruit, integrate, train, and retain women in the Afghanistan National Security Forces (ANSF), including through the use of not less than $25,000,000 as specified in section 1531(c) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2014 (Public Law 113-66; 127 Stat. 938) for programs and activities for such purposes, which may include— #####
(A)assistance in prioritizing efforts to increase the number of women serving in the ANSF, taking into account the Master Ministerial Development Plan for Afghanistan National Army
(ANA)Gender Integration; #####
(B)further development of training for the ANA and the Afghanistan National Police
(ANP)to increase awareness and responsiveness among ANA and ANP personnel regarding the unique security challenges women confront when serving in those forces; #####
(C)assistance in the development of a plan to increase the number of female security officers specifically trained to address gender-based violence, such as the Family Response Units of the ANP, and to ensure that such units are appropriately resourced; #####
(D)assistance in the development of accountability mechanisms for ANA and ANP personnel relating to the treatment of women and girls, including female members of the ANSF; #####
(E)assistance in the implementation of a plan, developed in coordination with the Government of Afghanistan, to promote the equal treatment of female members of the ANA and ANP through such steps as providing appropriate equipment, modifying facilities, and ensuring literacy and gender awareness training for female recruits and male counterparts; and #####
(F)assistance to the Afghan Ministry of Defense and the Afghan Ministry of Interior in recruiting, training, and funding sufficient female searchers and security officers to staff voting stations during the 2015 parliamentary elections.
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