,,ii  ,calendar ,no4 #eba #aaeth        
,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4 ,r4 #cjcj
  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the        
,,united ,,states  ,july #ah1           
#bjah,received2 read twice and placed on
 the calendar  ,,an ,,act  ,to help     
prevent acts of genocide and other      
atrocity crimes1 which threaten national
 and international security1 by         
enhancing ,united ,states ,government   
capacities to prevent1 mitigate1 and    
respond to such crises4  #a4 ,short     
title ,this ,act may be cited as the    
,elie ,wiesel ,genocide and ,atrocities 
,prevention ,act of #bjah4  #b4 ,sense  
of ,congress ,it is the sense of        
,congress that the ,united ,states      
affirms the critical importance of      
strengthening the ,united ,states       
,government's efforts at atrocity       
prevention and response through         
interagency coordination such as the    
,atrocities ,prevention ,board 7referred
 to in this section as the ,board7 or   
successor entity4 ,in carrying out the  

work of the ,board or successor entity1 
appropriate officials of the ,united    
,states ,government should--  7#a7 meet 
regularly to monitor developments       
throughout the world that heighten the  
risk of atrocities2  7#b7 identify any  
gaps in ,united ,states foreign policy  
concerning regions or particular        
countries related to atrocity prevention
 and response2  7#c7 facilitate the     
development and implementation of       
policies to enhance the capacity of the 
,united ,states to prevent and respond  
to atrocities worldwide2  7#d7 provide  
the ,president with recommendations to  
improve policies1 programs1 resources1  
and tools related to atrocity prevention
 and response2  7#e7 conduct outreach1  
including consultations1 not less       
frequently than biannually1 with        
representatives of nongovernmental      
organizations and civil society         
dedicated to atrocity prevention and    
response2  7#f7 operate with regular    
consultation and participation of       

designated interagency representatives  
of relevant ,federal agencies1 executive
 departments1 or offices2 and  7#g7     
ensure funds are made available for the 
policies1 programs1 resources1 and tools
 related to atrocity prevention and     
response1 including through mechanisms  
such as the ,complex ,crises ,fund or   
other related accounts4  #c4 ,statement 
of policy ,it shall be the policy of the
 ,united ,states to-- 7#a7 regard the   
prevention of genocide and other        
atrocities as in its national security  
interests2  7#b7 mitigate threats to    
,united ,states security by addressing  
the root causes of insecurity and       
violent conflict to prevent--  7,a7 the 
mass slaughter of civilians2  7,b7      
conditions that prompt internal         
displacement and the flow of refugees   
across borders2 and  7,c7 other violence
 that wreaks havoc on regional stability
 and livelihoods2  7#c7 enhance the     
capacity of the ,united ,states to      
identify1 prevent1 address1 and respond 

to the drivers of atrocities and violent
 conflict as part of the ,united        
,states' humanitarian1 development1 and 
strategic interests2 and  7#d7 pursue a 
,government-wide strategy to prevent and
 respond to the risk of genocide and    
other atrocities by--  7,a7             
strengthening the diplomatic1 risk      
analysis and monitoring1 strategic      
planning1 early warning1 and response   
capacities of the ,government2  7,b7    
improving the use of foreign assistance 
to respond early1 effectively1 and      
urgently in order to address the root   
causes and drivers of violence1 and     
systemic patterns of human rights abuses
 and atrocities2  7,c7 strengthening    
diplomatic response and the use of      
foreign assistance to support           
transitional justice measures1 including
 criminal accountability1 for past      
atrocities2  7,d7 supporting and        
strengthening local civil society1      
including human rights defenders and    
others working to help prevent and      

respond to atrocities1 and protecting   
their ability to receive support from   
and partner with civil society at large2
  7,e7 promoting financial transparency 
and enhancing anti-corruption           
initiatives as part of addressing a root
 cause of insecurity2 and  7,f7         
employing a variety of unilateral1      
bilateral1 and multilateral means to    
prevent and respond to conflicts and    
atrocities by--  7i7 placing a high     
priority on timely1 preventive          
diplomatic efforts2 and  7ii7 exercising
 a leadership role in promoting         
international efforts to end crises     
peacefully4  #d4 ,training of ,foreign  
,service officers in conflict and       
atrocities prevention ,section #gjh of  
the ,foreign ,service ,act of #aihj 7#bb
 ,u4,s4,c4 #djbh7 is amended-- 7#a7 in  
subsection 7a77#a7--  7,a7 in           
subparagraph 7,b71 by striking and at   
the end2  7,b7 in subparagraph 7,c71 by 
striking the period at the end and      
inserting 2 and2 and  7,c7 by adding at 

the end the following new subparagraph3 
7,d7 instruction on recognizing patterns
 of escalation and early warning signs  
of potential atrocities or violence1    
including gender-based violence1 and    
methods of conflict assessment1         
peacebuilding1 mediation for prevention1
 early action and response1 and         
transitional justice measures to address
 atrocities4  2 and  7#b7 by adding at  
the end the following new subsection3   
7d7 ,definition ,in this section1 the   
term peacebuilding means nonviolent     
activities designed to prevent conflict 
through--  7#a7 addressing root causes  
of violence2  7#b7 promoting sustainable
 peace2  7#c7 delegitimizing violence as
 a dispute resolution strategy2  7#d7   
building capacity within society to     
peacefully manage disputes1 including   
the capacity of governments to address  
citizen grievances2 and  7#e7 reducing  
vulnerability to triggers that may spark
 violence4  4  #e4 ,reports ,not later  
than #ahj days after the date of the    

enactment of this ,act and annually     
thereafter for the following #f years1  
the ,president shall transmit to the    
,committee on ,foreign ,affairs and the 
,permanent ,select ,committee on        
,intelligence of the ,house of          
,representatives and the ,committee on  
,foreign ,relations and the ,select     
,committee on ,intelligence of the      
,senate a report1 with a classified     
annex if necessary1 that includes--     
7#a7 a review1 in consultation with     
appropriate interagency representatives1
 consisting of a detailed description   
of--  7,a7 current efforts based on     
,united ,states and locally identified  
indicators1 including capacities and    
constraints for ,government-wide        
detection1 early warning and response1  
information-sharing1 contingency        
planning1 and coordination of efforts to
 prevent and respond to situations of   
genocide and atrocities and other mass  
violence1 such as gender-based violence 
and violence against religious          

minorities2  7,b7 recommendations to    
further strengthen ,united ,states      
capabilities described in subparagraph  
7,a72  7,c7 funding expended by relevant
 ,federal departments and agencies on   
atrocities prevention activities1       
including transitional justice measures 
and the legal1 procedural1 and resource 
constraints faced by the ,department of 
,state and the ,united ,states ,agency  
for ,international ,development         
throughout respective budgeting1        
strategic planning1 and management      
cycles to support conflict and          
atrocities prevention activities in     
countries identified to be at risk of   
atrocities2  7,d7 current annual        
,government global assessments of       
sources of instability1 conflict1 and   
atrocities1 the outcomes and findings of
 such assessments1 and1 where relevant1 
a review of activities1 and the efficacy
 of such activities1 that the           
,atrocities ,prevention ,board or       
successor entity undertook to respond to

 sources of instability1 conflict1 and  
atrocities2  7,e7 consideration of      
analysis1 reporting1 and policy         
recommendations to prevent and respond  
to atrocities produced by civil society1
 academic1 and other nongovernmental    
organizations and institutions2  7,f7   
countries and regions at risk of        
atrocities1 including a description of  
most likely pathways to violence1       
specific risk factors1 potential groups 
of perpetrators1 and at-risk target     
groups2 and  7,g7 instruction on        
recognizing patterns of escalation and  
early warning signs of potential        
atrocities and methods of conflict      
assessment1 peace-building1 mediation   
for prevention1 early action and        
response1 and transitional justice      
measures to address atrocities in the   
,federal training programs for ,foreign 
,service officers2  7#b7 recommendations
 to ensure shared responsibility by--   
7,a7 enhancing multilateral mechanisms  
for preventing atrocities1 including    

strengthening the role of international 
organizations and international         
financial institutions in conflict      
prevention1 mitigation1 and response2   
and  7,b7 strengthening regional        
organizations2  7#c7 implementation     
status of the recommendations contained 
in such review2 and  7#d7 identification
 of the ,federal departments and        
agencies and civil society1 academic1   
and nongovernmental organizations and   
institutions consulted for preparation  
of such report4  #f4 ,definition ,in    
this ,act1 the term genocide means an   
offense under subsection 7a7 of section 
#ajia of title #ah1 ,united ,states     
,code1 or any substantially similar     
conduct4  ,passed the ,house of         
,representatives ,july #ag1 #bjah4,karen
 ,l4 ,haas1,clerk4  ,july #ah1          
#bjah,received2 read twice and placed on
 the calendar