,i  #aae? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #faic  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,june #bb1 #bjah,mr4  
,engel 7= himself1 ,mrs4 ,torres1 ,mr4  
,espaillat1 ,mr4 ,sires1 ,mr4 ,cr[ley1  
,mr4 ,gutirrez1 ,ms4 ,wass]man ,s*ultz1 
,ms4 ,norton1 ,mr4 ,rask91 ,mr4 ,meeks1 
,mr4 ,huffman1 ,mr4 ,deut*1 ,mr4        
,correa1 ,mr4 ,khanna1 ,ms4 ,lee1 ,mr4  
,soto1 ,mr4 ,lewis ( ,georgia1 ,mr4     
,pallone1 ,ms4 ,velzquez1 ,mr4 ,gonzalez
 ( ,texas1 ,mrs4 ,napolitano1 ,ms4      
,titus1 ,mr4 ,blum5au]1 ,ms4 ,ros51 ,mr4
 ,gomez1 ,mr4 ,sean ,patrick ,maloney ( 
,new ,york1 ,mr4 ,wel*1 ,mr4 ,veasey1   
,mr4 ,ca/ro ( ,texas1 ,mrs4 ,l[ey1 ,mr4 
,s]rano1 ,mr4 ,gallego1 ,mr4 ,mc,govern1
 ,ms4 ,b>ragn1 ,mr4 ,pascrell1 ,ms4     
,jayapal1 ,mr4 ,kihu51 ,ms4             
,roybal-,all>d1 ,mr4 ,cicill9e1 ,ms4    
,de,gette1 ,mr4 ,aguil>1 ,mr4 ,danny ,k4
 ,davis ( ,ill9ois1 ,mr4 ,walz1 ,ms4    
,cl>ke ( ,new ,york1 ,mr4 ,payne1 ,mr4  
,vela1 ,ms4 ,frankel ( ,florida1 ,ms4   
,l(gr51 ,mr4 ,smi? ( ,wa%+ton1 ,ms4     

,%ea-,port]1 ,ms4 ,matsui1 ,mr4 ,keat+1 
& ,mr4 ,v>gas7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 
:i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,=eign  
,affairs1 & 9 addition to ! ,committee  
on ! ,judici>y1 = a p]iod to be         
subsequ5tly det]m9$ by ! ,speak]1 9 ea* 
case = consid]ation ( su* provisions z  
fall )9 ! jurisdiction ( ! committee    
conc]n$  ,a ,,bill  ,to direct !        
,secret>y ( ,/ate to help keep ,c5tral  
,am]ican families toge!r1 & = o!r       
purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may
 be cit$ z ! ,c5tral ,am]ica ,family    
,protection & ,reunification ,act4  #b4 
,def9itions ,9 ?is ,act3  7#a7          
,appropriate congressional committees ,!
 t]m appropriate congressional          
committees means-- 7,a7 ! ,committee on 
,=eign ,affairs ( ! ,h\se (             
,repres5tatives2 &  7,b7 ! ,committee on
 ,=eign ,relations ( ! ,s5ate4  7#b7    
,nor!rn triangle ,! t]m ,nor!rn         
,triangle means ! region ( ,c5tral      
,am]ica t encompasses ! c\ntries (      
,guatemala1 ,honduras1 & ,el ,salvador4 

7#c7 ,nor!rn triangle c\ntries ,! t]m   
,nor!rn ,triangle c\ntries means !      
c\ntries ( ,guatemala1 ,honduras1 & ,el 
,salvador4  #c4 ,f9d+s ,congress f9ds ! 
foll[+3  7#a7 ,! ,nor!rn ,triangle      
c\ntries ( ,el ,salvador1 ,honduras1 &  
,guatemala h among ! highe/ homicide    
rates 9 ! _w4 ,9 #bjag1 !re 7 #fj       
homicides p] #ajj1jjj p 9 ,el ,salvador1
 #dc4f homicides p] #ajj1jjj p 9        
,honduras & #bf4a homicides p] #ajj1jjj 
p 9 ,guatemala4  7#b7 ,accord+ to a     
,small ,arms ,survey report f #bjaf1    
,c5tral ,am]ica ranks high among regions
 ( ! _w = femicides4 ,! rate ( wom5 :o h
 di$ viol5t dea?s z a p]c5tage ( all    
viol5t dea?s 9 ,el ,salvador &          
,guatemala ranks among ! highe/ 9 ! _w4 
7#c7 ,betwe5 #bjae & ,april #bjah1      
#a1jjc femicides 7 report$ 9 ,el        
,salvador1 despite enact+ a special law 
9 #bjaa aim$ at r$uc+ viol5ce aga9/ wom5
 t specifically includes ! crime (      
femicide4  7#d7 ,a ,unit$ ,/ates ,ag5cy 
= ,int]national ,developm5t 7,,usaid7   

/udy 9 ,honduras 9 #bjae f\nd t #dj     
p]c5t ( wom5 survey$ admitt$ to hav+    
suff]$ "s =m ( ,g5d] ,bas$ ,viol5ce4    
,?is numb] is likely to be und]/at$1 z x
 is common = individual respond5ts to   
d5y victimization44  7#e7 ,survivors (  
sexual viol5ce 9 ,nor!rn ,triangle      
c\ntries d n h access to compreh5sive   
heal? c>e4 ,accord+ to ! ,dep>tm5t (    
,/ate's #bjaf ,c\ntry ,report on ,human 
,rights ,practices = ,el ,salvador1     
,access to reproductive heal? s]vices   
outside ( ! capital city ,san ,salvador1
 h[ev]1 0 limit$4 ,9 ,guatemala1        
,cultural1 geographic1 & l+ui/ic b>ri]s 
hamp]$ access to reproductive heal? c>e1
 p>ticul>ly = indig5\s wom5 9 rural     
areas44 ,honduras prohibits ! sale1     
di/ribution or use ( em]g5cy            
contraception1 p] ! ,/ate ,dep>tm5t's   
#bjaf ,c\ntry ,reports on ,human ,rights
 ,practices4  7#f7 ,accord+ to a /udy   
conduct$ by ! ,woodr[ ,wilson           
,int]national ,c5t] = ,s*ol>s1 *ildhood 
exp]i5ces ) dome/ic viol5ce 9 ,lat9     

,am]ica are a major risk factor = future
 crim9al behavior4 ,fifty-six p]c5t (   
inc>c]at$ wom5 & #ei p]c5t ( inc>c]at$  
m5 survey$ exp]i5c$ intra-familial      
viol5ce dur+ *ildhood4  7#g7 ,accord+ to
 a ,congressional ,rese>* ,s]vice       
report1 ,gangs engage 9 sex traffick+   
involv+ wom5 & *ildr51 p>ticul>ly 9     
,honduras & 9 ,guatemala ,city4 ,?reats 
& h>assm5t by gangs h l$ ?\s&s ( y\? to 
ab&on s*ool1 includ+ "s #ci1jjj 9 ,el   
,salvador 9 #bjae44  7#h7 ,accord+ to ! 
nongov]nm5tal organization ,kids 9 ,ne$ 
( ,def5se1 ,z gangs h increas$ _!       
control 9 ,el ,salvador1 ,honduras1 &   
,guatemala ov] ! pa/ sev]al ye>s1 !y h  
sy/ematically us$ sexual viol5ce z a    
pr9cipal tactic = e/abli%+ & ma9ta9+    
dom9ance ov] ! communities & t]ritories 
9 :i* !y op]ate1 simil> to viol5t       
tactics us$ 9 o!r contexts ( arm$       
conflict44  7#i7 ,! ,int]nal            
,displacem5t ,monitor+ ,c5tre e/imates t
 at lea/ #a1jjj1jjj p _h be5 displac$ by
 crim9al viol5ce associat$ ) drug       

traffick+ & gang activity 9 ,el         
,salvador1 ,guatemala1 ,honduras &      
,mexico z ( ,decemb] #bjae4 ,multiple   
reports h %[n t :5 wom5 are int]nally   
displac$1 !y are (t5 at great] risk & m 
vuln]able to sexual & g5d]-bas$ viol5ce4
  7#aj7 ,p]vasive g5d]-bas$ viol5ce 9 ! 
,nor!rn ,triangle c\ntries & ! inability
 ( ju/ice sy/ems to hold acc\ntable !   
p]petrators ( ^! crimes due to extremely
 high rates ( impunity creates a cr$ible
 fe> = individuals to return to _! home 
c\ntries aft] migrat+ to ! ,unit$       
,/ates4  7#aa7 ,! ,am]ican ,academy (   
,p$iatrics notes t ! /ress caus$ by !   
,trump ,adm9i/ration's policy ( family  
sep>ation c\ld imp$e *ildr5's developm5t
 & lead to s]i\s heal? problems1 l he>t 
disease1 lat] 9 life4  #d4 ,s5se (      
,congress ,x is ! s5se ( ,congress t--  
7#a7 ,attorney ,g5]al ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates 
,jeff ,sessions's decision to rev]se an 
immigration appeals c\rt rul+ grant+    
asylum to a ,salvadoran woman :o 0      
sexually1 physically & emotionally abus$

 by h] husb& ) ,el ,salvador fail+ to   
provide h] protection sets a dang]\s &  
irresponsible prec$5t :i* does n take   
into acc\nt ! facts on ! gr\nd 9 !      
,nor!rn ,triangle2 &  7#b7 ! ,trump     
,adm9i/ration's decision to sep>ate     
*ildr5 f _! p>5ts at ! ,unit$           
,/ates-,mexico bord] w cause            
psy*o-social damage to *ildr5 & families
 t w take ye>s to repair4  #e4 ,/atem5t 
( policy on ,dep>tm5t ( ,/ate role 9    
imm$iate family reunification  7a7 ,9   
g5]al ,x %all be ! policy ( ! ,unit$    
,/ates to n sep>ate immigrant families z
 a det]r5t1 & to imm$iately reunite any 
families t 7 sep>at$ due to ! crim9al   
prosecution ( p>5ts = illegal entry or  
re-entry4  7b7 ,support ,x %all be !    
policy ( ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,/ate1 includ+   
?r\gh its embassies 9 ! ,nor!rn         
,triangle c\ntries1 to prioritize       
support+ gov]nm5ts & citiz5s ( su*      
c\ntries to help facilitate             
reunification ( any families :o 7       
sep>at$ by ,unit$ ,/ates au?orities due 

to ! crim9al prosecution ( p>5ts =      
illegal entry into ! ,unit$ ,/ates4  7c7
 ,report by ,secret>y ( ,/ate ,n lat]   
?an #cj days aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t ( 
?is ,act1 ! ,secret>y ( ,/ate %all      
report to ! appropriate congressional   
committees on ef=ts to c>ry out !       
policies describ$ 9 subsections 7a7 &   
7b74  7d7 ,report by ,,gao ,n lat] ?an  
#ahj days aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is
 ,act1 ! ,comptroll] ,g5]al ( ! ,unit$  
,/ates %all submit to ! appropriate     
congressional committees a report on    
ef=ts to c>ry out ! policies describ$ 9 
subsections 7a7 & 7b74  #f4 ,report+ on 
g5d]-bas$ viol5ce 9 ! ,nor!rn ,triangle 
7a7 ,9 g5]al ,n lat] ?an #ij days aft] !
 date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act & annually
 !reaft] = ! foll[+ five ye>s1 !        
,secret>y ( ,/ate %all submit to !      
appropriate congressional committees a  
report on g5d]-bas$ viol5ce 9 ! ,nor!rn 
,triangle4  7b7 ,elem5ts ,ea* report    
requir$ "u subsection 7a7 %all include !
 foll[+ elem5ts3 7#a7 ,data disaggregat$

 by age on ! ov]all rates ( g5d]-bas$   
viol5ce 9 ! ,nor!rn ,triangle c\ntries1 
includ+ by us+ victimization surveys1   
reg>dless ( :e!r or n ^! acts ( viol5ce 
are report$ to gov]nm5t au?orities4     
7#b7 ,data on incid5ces ( g5d]-bas$     
viol5ce cases report$ to ! au?orities 9 
! ,nor!rn ,triangle c\ntries & !        
p]c5tage ( p]petrators inve/igat$1      
appreh5d$1 prosecut$1 & convict$4  7#c7 
,descriptions ( ! ob/acles 7includ+     
capacity gaps )9 ! crim9al ju/ice sy/em7
 to resolv+ g5d]-bas$ viol5ce cases &   
det]r+ viol5ce aga9/ wom5 & *ildr5 9 !  
,nor!rn ,triangle c\ntries4  7#d7       
,descriptions ( g5d]-bas$ viol5ce tr5ds 
9 ea* ( ! ,nor!rn ,triangle c\ntries4   
7#e7 ,in=mation reg>d+ ! incid5ce (     
viol5ce1 includ+ dome/ic abuse1 aga9/   
indig5\s wom54  7#f7 ,a break\t ( data  
on & descriptions ( dome/ic viol5ce 9   
ea* ( ! a=em5tion$ categories4  7#g7    
,in=mation on ! availability (          
trauma-in=m$ legal & social s]vices =   
victims ( g5d]-bas$ viol5ce 9 ,nor!rn   

,triangle c\ntries1 includ+ 9 %elt]s4   
7#h7 ,data on ! numb] ( police (fic]s1  
prosecutors1 c\rt p]sonnel1 & specializ$
 units tra9$ 9 viol5ce aga9/ wom5 &     
*ildr5 9 ,nor!rn ,triangle c\ntries4    
7#i7 ,data on ! "t p]iod f fir/ report (
 crime to (ficial v]dict 9 g5d]-bas$    
viol5ce crimes 9 ,nor!rn ,triangle      
c\ntries4  7#aj7 ,data on ! availability
 ( re/oration s]vices 7includ+ %elt]1   
trauma c>e1 & economic support7 = wom5 &
 *ild victims ( g5d]-bas$ viol5ce 9     
,nor!rn ,triangle c\ntries4  7#aa7 ,data
 on ! capacity ( *ild welf>e sy/ems 9   
ea* ,nor!rn ,triangle c\ntry to protect 
unaccompani$ *ildr51 includ+ runaways & 
refugee returnees 9 ,nor!rn ,triangle   
c\ntries4  7#ab7 ,descriptions ( b>ri]s 
to compreh5sive heal? c>e1 includ+      
reproductive heal? c>e1 = survivors (   
g5d]-bas$ viol5ce 9 ,nor!rn ,triangle   
c\ntries4  7c7 ,public availability ,ea*
 report requir$ "u subsection 7a7 %all  
be made publicly available on ! website 
( ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,/ate 9 ,engli% &       

,spani%4  #g4 ,/rategy to r$uce         
g5d]-bas$ viol5ce 9 ! ,nor!rn ,triangle 
7a7 ,9 g5]al ,n lat] ?an #ahj days aft] 
! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 !       
,secret>y ( ,/ate1 9 coord9ation ) !    
,ambassador-at-,l>ge = ,global ,wom5's  
,issues1 ! ,s5ior ,coord9ator = ,g5d]   
,equality & ,wom5's ,emp[]m5t at !      
,unit$ ,/ates ,ag5cy = ,int]national    
,developm5t1 & ! ,presid5t & ,*ief      
,executive ,(fic] ( ! ,int]-,am]ican    
,f\ndation1 %all submit to ! appropriate
 congressional committees a /rategy to  
use a portion ( am\nts appropriat$ or   
o!rwise made available to c>ry out !    
,u4,s4 ,/rategy = ,engagem5t 9 ,c5tral  
,am]ica to combat g5d]-bas$ viol5ce 9 ! 
,nor!rn ,triangle4  7b7 ,consultation ,9
 develop+ ! /rategy requir$ "u          
subsection 7a71 ! ,secret>y ( ,/ate %all
 consult ) nongov]nm5tal organizations  
focus$ on g5d]-bas$ viol5ce 9 ! ,nor!rn 
,triangle & ! ,unit$ ,/ates4  7c7       
,public availability ,! /rategy requir$ 
"u subsection 7a7 %all be made publicly 

available on ! website ( ! ,dep>tm5t (  
,/ate 9 ,engli% & ,spani%4  #h4 ,report+
 on gang & organiz$-crime relat$ viol5ce
 9 ! ,nor!rn ,triangle  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,n 
lat] ?an #ij days aft] ! date ( !       
enactm5t ( ?is ,act & annually !reaft] =
 ! foll[+ five ye>s1 ! ,secret>y ( ,/ate
 %all submit to ! appropriate           
congressional committees a report on    
gang & organiz$-crime relat$ viol5ce 9 !
 ,nor!rn ,triangle4  7b7 ,elem5ts ,ea*  
report requir$ "u subsection 7a7 %all   
include ! foll[+ elem5ts3 7#a7 ,data    
disaggregat$ by age on ! ov]all rates ( 
gang & organiz$-crime relat$ viol5ce 9 !
 ,nor!rn ,triangle c\ntries1 includ+ by 
us+ victimization surveys1 reg>dless (  
:e!r or n ^! acts ( viol5ce are report$ 
to gov]nm5t au?orities4  7#b7 ,data on  
sexual slav]y sc5>ios c>ri$ out by gangs
 & o!r organiz$ crim9al gr\ps4  7#c7    
,data on *ildr5 & "y adults =cibly      
recruit$ by gangs & o!r crim9al gr\ps1  
includ+ ! ext5t to :i* ! au?orities     
receiv$ reports ( =c$ recruitem5t4  7#d7

 ,data on int]nal displacem5t due to    
gang-relat$ viol5ce & insecurity1 &     
s]vices provid$ to ^? displac$ by       
viol5ce1 includ+ tempor>y %elt]s4  7#e7 
,data on ! rates ( extortion & cases    
inve/igat$1 prosecut$ & convict$4  7#f7 
,data on cases ( abuse1 includ+         
extrajudicial executions1 committ$ by   
memb]s ( ! ,nor!rn ,triangle c\ntries'  
security =ces & collusion betwe5 memb]s 
( ! security =ces & gangs & o!r crim9al 
gr\ps1 & p]c5tage ( p]petrators         
inve/igat$1 prosecut$1 & convict$4  7#g7
 ,descriptions ( ! /rategies be+        
implem5t$ by ! ,nor!rn ,triangle        
gov]nm5ts to address =c$ recruitm5t (   
*ildr5 & y\? by gangs & o!r crim9al     
gr\ps4  7#h7 ,data on incid5ces ( gang &
 organiz$-crime relat$ viol5ce cases    
report$ to ! au?orities 9 ! ,nor!rn     
,triangle c\ntries & ! p]c5tage (       
p]petrators inve/igat$1 appreh5d$1      
prosecut$1 & convict$4  7#i7            
,descriptions ( ! ob/acles 7includ+     
capacity gaps )9 ! crim9al ju/ice sy/em7

 to resolv+ gang & organiz$-crime relat$
 viol5ce cases & det]r+ viol5ce f ^!    
gr\ps4  7#aj7 ,data on ! "t p]iod f fir/
 report ( s]i\s crime to (ficial v]dict 
9 gang & organiz$-crime relat$ viol5ce  
crimes 9 ,nor!rn ,triangle c\ntries4    
7c7 ,public availability ,ea* report    
requir$ "u subsection 7a7 %all be made  
publicly available on ! website ( !     
,dep>tm5t ( ,/ate 9 ,engli% & ,spani%4  
#i4 ,(fice ( victims ( crime committ$   
aga9/ individuals remov$ f ! ,unit$     
,/ates ,n lat] ?an #ahj days aft] ! date
 ( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 ! ,secret>y ( 
,/ate %all e/abli% )9 ! ,dep>tm5t (     
,/ate an (fice to /udy s]i\s crimes1    
includ+ homicide1 rape1 kidnapp+1       
dome/ic viol5ce & extortion1 committ$   
aga9/--  7#a7 ali5s :o 7 remov$ f !     
,unit$ ,/ates1 dur+ ! fir/ #cfe days    
aft] be+ s remov$2 &  7#b7 citiz5s ( !  
,unit$ ,/ates :o dep>t$ ! ,unit$ ,/ates 
z a result ( hav+ an ali5 p>5t :o 0     
remov$ f ! ,unit$ ,/ates1 dur+ ! fir/   
#cfe days aft] su* dep>ture4  #aj4      

,/rategy to address heal? impact (      
family sep>ation  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,n lat]  
?an #ahj days aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t (
 ?is ,act1 ! ,secret>y ( ,/ate1 9       
coord9ation ) ! ,adm9i/rator ( ! ,unit$ 
,/ates ,ag5cy = ,int]national           
,developm5t1 %all submit to !           
appropriate congressional committees a  
/rategy to use a portion ( am\nts       
appropriat$ or o!rwise made available to
 c>ry out ! ,u4,s4 ,/rategy = ,engagem5t
 9 ,c5tral ,am]ica to address ! damage  
to ! heal?1 developm5t1 & well-be+ (    
*ildr5 & c>egiv]s caus$ by ! policy (   
sep>at+ *ildr5 f _! families at ! ,unit$
 ,/ates-,mexico bord]4  7b7             
,consultation ,9 develop+ ! /rategy     
requir$ "u subsection 7a71 ! ,secret>y (
 ,/ate %all consult ) nongov]nm5tal     
organizations focus$ on ! damage to !   
heal?1 developm5t1 & well-be+ ( *ildr5 &
 c>egiv]s caus$ by *ild sep>ation bo? 9 
! ,nor!rn ,triangle & ! ,unit$ ,/ates4  
7c7 ,public availability ,! /rategy     
requir$ "u subsection 7a7 %all be made  

publicly available on ! website ( !     
,dep>tm5t ( ,/ate 9 ,engli% & ,spani%4