,i  #aaf? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #afec  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,m>* #h1 #bjai,ms4    
,frankel 7= h]self1 ,mr4 ,*abot1 ,mr4   
,keat+1 ,mr4 ,wilson ( ,s\? ,c>ol9a1    
,ms4 ,spanb]g]1 ,mr4 ,zeld91 ,ms4 ,m5g1 
,ms4 ,h\lahan1 ,mr4 ,coh51 & ,mr4       
,fitzpatrick7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2  
:i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,=eign  
,affairs1 & 9 addition to ! ,committee  
on ,arm$ ,s]vices1 = 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 ensure t !      
,unit$ ,/ates recognizes wom5's v>i$    
roles 9 all aspects ( viol5t extremism &
 t]rorism & promotes _! mean+ful        
p>ticipation z full p>tn]s 9 all ef=ts  
to prev5t & c\nt] viol5t extremism &    
t]rorism1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort  
title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,wom5 & 
,c\nt]+ ,viol5t ,extremism ,act ( #bjai4
  #b4 ,f9d+s ,congress f9ds ! foll[+3   
7#a7 ,wom5 play div]se roles 9 viol5t   

extremi/ organizations1 includ+ z       
victims1 p]petrators1 & prev5t]s4  7#b7 
,extremi/ gr\ps b5efit /rategically &   
f9ancially f ! subjugation ( wom54      
,t]rori/ gr\ps violate ! rights ( wom5 &
 girls1 f sexual enslavem5t & =c$       
m>riages to limit+ _! access to         
education & public life4 ,viol5t        
extremi/ gr\ps h us$ wom5 & girls z     
rew>ds = new recruits & z "p ( _!       
recruitm5t ef=ts4 ,accord+ to ! #bjaf   
,u4,s4 ,/ate ,dep>tm5t's ,c\ntry        
,reports on ,t]rorism1 ,9 #bjae & #bjaf1
 ,,isis abduct$1 sy/ematically rap$1 &  
abus$ ?\s&s ( wom5 & *ildr5 9 ,iraq &   
,syria1 "s z "y z eight ye>s ( age4     
,wom5 & *ildr5 7 sold & enslav$1        
di/ribut$ to ,,isis fight]s z spoils (  
w>1 =c$ into m>riage & dome/ic s]vitude1
 or subject$ to physical & sexual       
abuse44 ,9 nor!rn ,nig]ia1 ,boko ,h>am  
has kidnapp$ & subject$ ?\s&s ( wom5 &  
girls to physical abuse1 =c$ labor1 =c$ 
m>riage & sexual abuse4  7#c7 ,z        
p]petrators ( viol5t extremism &        

t]rorism1 wom5 adopt all roles1 includ+ 
z in=mants1 facilitators1 recruit]s1 &  
suicide bomb]s4 ,emp[]+ wom5 may dim9i% 
_! support = viol5t extremi/            
organizations by increas+ _! s5se (     
ag5cy4  7#d7 ,see+ wom5 z p>tn]s emp[]s 
!m to detect e>ly signs (               
radicalization1 int]v5+ be=e individuals
 become viol5t & delegitimiz+ viol5t    
extremi/ n>ratives4 ,analysis by !      
,c\ncil on ,=eign ,relations conclud$ t1
 ,anti-t]rorism messages are dissem9at$ 
q effectively ?r\gh\t families &        
communities by wom51 :o c *all5ge       
extremi/ n>ratives 9 homes1 s*ools &    
social environm5ts1 & h p>ticul>        
influ5ce among y\? populations44  7#e7  
,extremi/ gr\ps take /rategic advantage 
( ! relative abs5ce ( wom5 9 police &   
milit>y =ces4 ,z security (ficials1 wom5
 provide di/9ct insights1 in=mation1 &  
analyses t c be mission-critical 9 keep+
 ! peace4 ,!y may h access to           
populations & sites t m5 d n1 all[+ !m  
to ga!r critical intellig5ce ab\t       

pot5tial security ?reats4  7#f7 ,rese>* 
has demon/rat$ a relation%ip betwe5 !   
security ( wom5 & ! security ( /ates4   
,accord+ to a ,texas ,a,m /udy1 less    
emp[]m5t = wom5 9 ! h\sehold correlates 
) less /ability nationwide1 measur$ by  
political in/ability1 lack ( fre$oms1   
autocracy1 corruption1 & int]nal        
conflict4 ,c\ntries :]e wom5 are less   
emp[]$ at ! h\sehold level are also m   
likely to produce =eign fight]s go+ to  
t]ritory controll$ by t]rori/           
organizations4  7#g7 ,c\nt]t]rorism     
policy has n be5 z effective at und]/&+ 
h[ wom5 c improve security ef=ts4       
,accord+ to ! ,june #bjaf ,u4,s4        
,national ,action ,plan on ,wom51 ,peace
 & ,security1 ,a n>r[ und]/&+ ( wom5's  
roles 9 ,,cve c\nt]+ viol5t extremism   
limits policy options & p]petuates      
/rategic bl9d spots1 su* z fail+ to     
recognize wom5's ag5cy z pot5tial       
mitigators & p]petrators ( viol5ce44    
7#h7 ,accord+ to a #bjae ,unit$ ,/ates  
,ag5cy = ,int]national ,developm5t /udy 

( wom5's p>ticipation 9 viol5t          
extremism1 !re has be5 a m>k$ gap 9     
,,cve c\nt]+ viol5t extremism programm+1
 :i* has focus$ mo/ly on male           
p>ticipation1 )\t a comm5surate         
reflection on & response to             
female-specific driv]s & recruitm5t     
/rategies44  7#i7 ,! ,dep>tm5t ( ,/ate  
,,usaid ,jo9t ,/rategy on ,c\nt]+       
,viol5t ,extremism1 dat$ ,may #bjaf1    
notes t wom5 c play a critical role 9   
id5tify+ & address+ driv]s ( viol5t     
extremism 9 _! families1 communities1 & 
broad] society2 & commits to support+   
programs t engage wom5 z key /akehold]s 
9 prev5t+ & c\nt]+ viol5t extremism 9 _!
 communities4 ,wom5 are on ! front l9es 
( obs]v+ & c\nt]+ extremi/ viol5ce1     
includ+ z police (fic]s engag+ ) local  
communities to prev5t viol5t extremism1 
imams & o!r religi\s lead]s prea*+      
religi\s tol]ance1 & z ^? c\nt]+ ef=ts  
to radicalize _! husb&s1 *ildr51 &      
communities4  7#aj7 ,! ,wom51 ,peace1 & 
,security ,act ( #bjag 7,public ,law    

#aae-fh7 e/abli%$ t ,wom5 9             
conflict-affect$ regions h a*iev$       
significant success 9 mod]at+ viol5t    
extremism & c\nt]+ t]rorism44  7#aa7 ,! 
,consolidat$ ,appropriations ,act1 #bjag
 7,public ,law #aae-ca7 requir$ !       
creation ( a compreh5sive1 int]-ag5cy   
,unit$ ,/ates ,gov]nm5t /rategy to      
support wom5 & girls at risk f extremism
 & conflict4 ,congress has also allocat$
 #de1jjj1jjj to support wom5 & girls at 
risk f extremism & conflict4  #c4       
,/atem5t ( policy ,x %all be ! policy ( 
! ,unit$ ,/ates to recognize wom5's v>i$
 roles 9 all aspects ( viol5t extremism 
& t]rorism1 includ+ z victims1          
p]petrators1 & prev5t]s1 & to promote ! 
mean+ful p>ticipation ( wom5 z full     
p>tn]s 9 all ef=ts to prev5t & c\nt]    
viol5t extremism & t]rorism4  #d4       
,au?orization ( assi/ance to wom5-l$ &  
wom5's emp[]m5t organizations ,!        
,presid5t is au?oriz$ to provide        
assi/ance to non-,unit$ ,/ates-bas$     
wom5-l$ & wom5's emp[]m5t organizations 

9 =eign c\ntries work+ on c\nt]+ viol5t 
extremism & t]rorism 9 su* c\ntries1    
includ+ = ! foll[+ purposes3  7#a7      
,support+ capacity-build+ ef=ts ( su*   
organizations & ( wom5 prev5t+ & c\nt]+ 
viol5t extremism & t]rorism1 includ+ 9 !
 use ( conflict analysis tools &        
me?odologies4  7#b7 ,ensur+             
repres5tation ( wom5 9 work+ gr\ps &    
initiatives discuss+ c\nt]+ viol5t      
extremism & t]rorism policies1          
/rategies1 & analyses1 & seek+ ! input (
 su* work+ gr\ps & initiatives 9 !      
design ( c\nt]+ viol5t extremism &      
t]rorism programs1 includ+ policies &   
programs l$ by ! security sector4  7#c7 
,support+ projects t advance ef=ts to   
prev5t or c\nt] viol5t extremism &      
t]rorism4  7#d7 ,enc\rag+ national1     
regional1 & local plat=ms = in=mation   
ex*ange betwe5 female activi/s f        
c\ntries fac+ viol5t extremism or       
t]rorism s !y c %>e exp]i5ces & le>n be/
 practices4  #e4 ,wom51 peace1 &        
security /rategy  7a7 ,9 g5]al          

,subsection 7a7 ( section #e ( ! ,wom51 
,peace1 & ,security ,act ( #bjag 7#bb   
,u4,s4,c4 #baeb;j-#a2 ,public ,law      
#aae-fh7 is am5d$--  7#a7 9 p>agraph    
7#a71 by /rik+ & aft] ! semicolon at !  
end2  7#b7 9 p>agraph 7#b71 by /rik+ !  
p]iod at ! end & ins]t+ 2 &2 &  7#c7 by 
add+ at ! end ! foll[+ new p>agraph3    
7#c7 include a section on c\nt]+ viol5t 
extremism & t]rorism t addresses--  7,a7
 wom5's contributions to prev5t+ &      
c\nt]+ viol5t extremism & t]rorism1     
includ+ ?r\gh _! community1 religi\s1 & 
security roles2  7,b7 prev5t+1 detect+1 
& c\nt]+ wom5's involvem5t 9 viol5t     
extremism & t]rorism1 includ+ _! roles z
 in=mants1 facilitators1 recruit]s1 &   
suicide bomb]s2  7,c7 h[ viol5t extremi/
 & t]rori/ gr\ps t>get wom5 & infr+e on 
_! rights & safety1 & on ! broad]       
relation%ip betwe5 g5d]-bas$ viol5ce &  
extremism & t]rorism2  7,d7 ! g5d]      
dim5sions ( dis>mam5t1 demobilization1 &
 re9tegration activities1 includ+ wom5's
 positive engagem5t & p>ticipation 9 su*

 ef=ts & ! dis>mam5t ( wom5 combatants2 
&  7,e7 su* o!r consid]ations z are     
det]m9$ appropriate by ! ,presid5t4  4  
7b7 ,effective date ,! am5dm5ts made by 
subsection 7a7 ( ?is section %all take  
effect on ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is     
section & apply beg9n+ ) ! fir/ ,wom51  
,peace1 & ,security ,/rategy t is       
requir$ to be submitt$ pursuant to      
section #e ( ! ,wom51 ,peace1 &         
,security ,act ( #bjag aft] su* date (  
enactm5t4  #f4 ,wom5 & girls at risk f  
viol5t extremism & conflict /rategy     
,p>agraph 7#b7 ( section #gjei7;e7 ( !  
,dep>tm5t ( ,/ate1 ,=eign ,op]ations1 & 
,relat$ ,programs ,appropriations ,act1 
#bjag 7division ,j ( ,public ,law       
#aae-ca2 relat+ to ! /rategy to support 
wom5 & girls :o are at risk f extremism 
& conflict7 is am5d$ by ins]t+ & e f\r  
ye>s !reaft] aft] ,act4  #g4 ,tra9+ =   
,unit$ ,/ates ,gov]nm5t (ficials        
,section #f ( ! ,wom51 ,peace1 &        
,security ,act ( #bjag 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4   
#baeb;j-#b2 ,public ,law #aae-fh7 is    

am5d$--  7#a7 9 subsection 7a71 by add+ 
at ! end ! foll[+ new p>agraph3  7#d7   
,prev5t+ & c\nt]+ viol5t extremism &    
t]rorism4  2 &  7#b7 9 subsection       
7b77#a71 by ins]t+ prev5t+ & c\nt]+     
viol5t extremism1 aft] resolution14  #h4
 ,tra9+ provid$ by ! ,unit$ ,/ates      
,gov]nm5t  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,! ,secret>y (  
,/ate %all seek to increase !           
p>ticipation ( wom5 receiv+ tra9+ "u !  
,dep>tm5t ( ,/ate's ,anti-,t]rorism     
,assi/ance 7,,ata7 programs1 ) ! goal ( 
d\bl+ by ! date t is ?ree ye>s aft] !   
date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act ! total    
numb] ( wom5 receiv+ su* tra9+ z ( su*  
date ( enactm5t4  7b7 ,antit]rorism     
assi/ance ,section #egb ( ! ,=eign      
,assi/ance ,act ( #aifa 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4  
#bcdi;aa-#a7 is am5d$-- 7#a7 9 p>agraph 
7#b71 by /rik+ & aft] ! semicolon at !  
end2  7#b7 9 p>agraph 7#c71 by /rik+ !  
p]iod at ! end & ins]t+ 2 &2 &  7#c7 by 
add+ at ! end ! foll[+ new p>agraph3    
7#d7 to enc\rage =eign c\ntries to      
include wom5 p>ticipat+ 9 su*           

activities4  4  #i4 ,rese>*  7a7 ,9     
g5]al ,! ,secret>y ( ,def5se1 ,secret>y 
( ,/ate1 & ! ,adm9i/rator ( ! ,unit$    
,/ates ,ag5cy = ,int]national           
,developm5t1 9 consultation ) !         
,secret>y ( ,homel& ,security & !       
,director ( ,national ,intellig5ce1 %all
 conduct rese>* on g5d] & c\nt]+ viol5t 
extremism & t]rorism1 su* z on ! foll[+3
  7#a7 ,! root & proximate causes (     
wom5's & m5's p>ticipation 9 t]rori/ &  
viol5t extremi/ organizations4  7#b7 ,h[
 bo? viol5t extremism & c\nt]+ viol5t   
extremism diff]5tly impact wom5 & girls 
v]sus m5 & boys4  7#c7 ,ways to engage  
wom5 & girls :o are vuln]able to        
extremi/ & t]rori/ behavior4  7#d7 ,ways
 wom5 & girls c assi/ 9 id5tify+        
individuals ( conc]n4  7#e7 ,!          
int]section ( viol5t extremism &        
t]rorism & ! foll[+3 7,a7 ,g5d]-bas$    
viol5ce4  7,b7 ,wom5's emp[]m5t at !    
h\sehold level1 su* z prop]ty &         
inh]itance rights1 bride-price & d[ry1 &
 ! level ( societal sanction = ! kill+  

or h>m+ ( wom54  7,c7 ,adolesc5t girls' 
emp[]m5t1 su* z ! level ( e>ly1 *ild1 & 
=c$ m>riage1 & ( girls' access to       
second>y education4  7#f7 ,be/ practices
 to support wom5 prev5t+ & c\nt]+ viol5t
 extremism & t]rorism4  7b7 ,utilization
 ,! ,secret>y ( ,def5se1 ,secret>y (    
,/ate1 & ! ,adm9i/rator ( ! ,unit$      
,/ates ,ag5cy = ,int]national           
,developm5t %all utilize ! results (    
rese>* requir$ "u subsection 7a7 to in=m
 programm+1 includ+ by updat+ relevant  
c\ntry1 regional1 & int]-ag5cy          
/rategies1 projects1 & activities1 ( !  
,dep>tm5t ( ,def5se1 ! ,dep>tm5t (      
,/ate1 & ! ,unit$ ,/ates ,ag5cy =       
,int]national ,developm5t1 respectively4
  7c7 ,submission to ,congress ,n lat]  
?an two ye>s aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t ( 
?is ,act1 ! ,secret>y ( ,def5se1        
,secret>y ( ,/ate1 & ! ,adm9i/rator ( ! 
,unit$ ,/ates ,ag5cy = ,int]national    
,developm5t %all jo9tly submit to !     
appropriate congressional committees a  
report on ! results ( rese>* requir$ "u 

subsection 7a74  #aj4 ,annual c\ntry    
reports on t]rorism ,section #adj ( !   
,=eign ,relations ,au?orization ,act1   
,fiscal ,ye>s #aihh & #aihi 7#bb        
,u4,s4,c4 #bfef;f7 is am5d$--  7#a7 by  
r$esignat+ subsections 7c7 ?r\gh 7e7 z  
subsections 7d7 ?r\gh 7f71 respectively2
 &  7#b7 by ins]t+ aft] subsection 7b7 !
 foll[+ new subsection3  7c7 ,g5d]      
analysis  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,! report       
requir$ "u subsection 7a7 ( ?is section 
%all include1 = n few] ?an five =eign   
c\ntries consid]$ 9 su* report1 a g5d]  
analysis ( ! conflict driv]s1 p[]       
dynamics1 & impacts t are relevant to   
viol5t extremism 9 ea* su* c\ntry1 su* z
 ! foll[+3  7,a7 ,t]rori/ recruitm5t    
practices4  7,b7 ,driv]s (              
radicalization4  7,c7 ,wom5's           
p>ticipation1 /atus1 & ag5cy 9 _! homes1
 communities1 & society1 includ+ :e!r   
su* wom5 exp]i5ce subord9ation1         
exclusion or g5d]-bas$ viol5ce4  7,d7   
,access to res\rces & s]vices4  7#b7    
,selection crit]ia ,=eign c\ntries %all 

be select$ = purposes ( ! g5d] analysis 
requir$ "u p>agraph 7#a7 on ! basis ( ! 
foll[+3  7,a7 ,l[ levels ( g5d] equality
 9 su* c\ntry4  7,b7 ,access necess>y to
 conduct su* a g5d] analysis 9 su*      
c\ntry4  7,c7 ,engagem5t or attempt$    
engagem5t ( organizations1 includ+      
organizations l$ by wom51 to emp[] wom5 
to prev5t & c\nt] viol5t extremism &    
t]rorism 9 su* c\ntry4  7,d7 ,o!r       
crit]ia z det]m9$ by ! ,secret>y (      
,/ate4  4  #aa4 ,report to ,congress    
7a7 ,9 g5]al ,n lat] ?an "o ye> aft] !  
date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 !         
,secret>y ( ,/ate1 9 conjunction ) !    
,adm9i/rator ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates ,ag5cy = 
,int]national ,developm5t & ! ,secret>y 
( ,def5se1 %all provide a brief+ &      
submit to ! appropriate congressional   
committees a report on ! implem5tation (
 ?is ,act4  7b7 ,public availability ,! 
report requir$ "u subsection 7a7 %all be
 po/$ & made available on a text-bas$1  
se>*able1 & publicly available int]net  
website4  #ab4 ,def9itions ,9 ?is ,act3 

7#a7 ,appropriate congressional         
committees ,! t]m appropriate           
congressional committees means--  7,a7 !
 ,committee on ,=eign ,relations1 !     
,committee on ,arm$ ,s]vices1 !         
,committee on ,homel& ,security &       
,gov]nm5tal ,affairs1 & ! ,committee on 
,appropriations ( ! ,s5ate2 &  7,b7 !   
,committee on ,=eign ,affairs1 !        
,committee on ,arm$ ,s]vices1 !         
,committee on ,homel& ,security1 & !    
,committee on ,appropriations ( ! ,h\se 
( ,repres5tatives4  7#b7 ,c\nt]+ viol5t 
extremism ,! t]m c\nt]+ viol5t extremism
 means proactive actions to c\nt] ef=ts 
by viol5t extremi/s to radicalize1      
recruit1 & mobilize foll[]s to viol5ce &
 to address specific factors t          
facilitate viol5t extremi/ recruitm5t & 
radicalization to viol5ce4  7#c7        
,t]rorism ,! t]m t]rorism has ! mean+   
giv5 su* t]m 9 subsection 7d7 ( section 
#adj ( ! ,=eign ,relations ,au?orization
 ,act1 ,fiscal ,ye>s #aihh & #aihi 7#bb 
,u4,s4,c4 #bfef;f74