,i  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #ahgg  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,march #bf1 #bjai,mr4
 ,hastings 7for himself1 ,mr4 ,serrano1 
,ms4 ,lee of ,california1 ,mr4 ,cohen1  
,mr4 ,lewis1 ,ms4 ,moore1 ,mr4 ,rush1   
and ,mr4 ,meeks7 introduced the         
following bill2 which was referred to   
the ,committee on ,foreign ,affairs  ,a 
,,bill  ,to provide for the             
establishment of a global affairs       
strategy and assistance for people of   
,african descent1 and for other         
purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,african ,descent   
,affairs ,act of #bjai4  #b4 ,findings  
,congress finds the following3  7#a7    
,the struggle to end discrimination     
against people of ,african descent is a 
global challenge1 and one that is       
central to the ,united ,states          
commitment to human rights4  7#b7       
,targeted exclusion1 violence1 and      
discrimination against people of        
,african descent continues around the   

world4  7#c7 ,issues range from the     
fight for ancestral lands in ,latin     
,america1 hate crimes resulting in      
injury and death in ,europe1 to         
profiling and excessive use of force by 
law enforcement in the ,united ,states1 
and continuing global disparities in    
health1 education1 employment1 housing1 
and other sectors4  7#d7 ,it is         
imperative that the world actively      
address the vestiges of slavery and     
colonialism that have long hindered     
racial equality and justice and         
prevented the recognition of the        
important contributions of people of    
,african descent to the world4  7#e7    
,the ,international ,decade for ,people 
of ,african ,descent1 from ,january #a1 
#bjae1 to ,december #ca1 #bjbe1 offers  
an opportunity to address these issues  
domestically and globally through       
coordinated government and civil society
 strategies1 that include the private   
sector4  #c4 ,activities of the         
,department of ,state  7a7 ,office of   

global african descent affairs ,title ,i
 of the ,state ,department ,basic       
,authorities ,act of #aief 7#bb         
,u4,s4,c4 #bfea;a et seq47 is amended by
 adding at the end the following new    
section3  #fd4 ,office of ,global       
,african ,descent ,affairs  7a7         
,establishment of office ,not later than
 #fj days after the date of enactment of
 this section1 the ,secretary of ,state 
shall establish within the ,department  
of ,state an ,office of ,global ,african
 ,descent ,affairs 7in this section     
referred to as the ,office7 in the      
,bureau of ,public ,diplomacy and       
,public ,affairs4  7b7 ,head of office  
7#a7 ,in general ,the head of the       
,office shall be the ,director and      
,special ,advisor to the ,secretary on  
,global ,african ,descent ,affairs 7in  
this section referred to as the ,special
 ,advisor74  7#b7 ,appointment ,the     
,director shall be appointed by the     
,secretary4  7c7 ,other personnel ,the  
,office shall be supported by two senior

 ,foreign ,service officers4  7d7       
,functions ,the functions of the ,office
 shall include the following3 7#a7      
,advise the ,secretary and direct       
activities1 policies1 programs1 and     
funding relating to the human rights and
 the advancement of people of ,african  
descent internationally1 for all bureaus
 and offices of the ,department of      
,state and shall lead the coordination1 
monitoring1 and evaluation of relevant  
international programs for all other    
,federal agencies4  7#b7 ,represent the 
,united ,states in diplomatic matters   
relevant to the human rights of people  
of ,african descent in contacts with    
foreign governments1 intergovernmental  
organizations1 and specialized agencies 
of the ,united ,nations1 the            
,organization for ,security and         
,cooperation in ,europe1 other          
international organizations of which the
 ,united ,states is a member1 and       
relevant multilateral conferences and   
meetings4  7#c7 ,lead efforts to promote

 an international focus on racial       
equality more broadly1 including through
 diplomatic initiatives with other      
countries and partnerships and regular  
and enhanced coordination with          
international and nongovernmental       
organizations and the private sector4   
7#d7 ,develop and manage the ,fund for  
,african ,descent ,affairs1 established 
under section #c7;c7 of the ,african    
,descent ,affairs ,act of #bjai1 for the
 purpose of investing in efficient and  
innovative solutions to combat racial   
discrimination and create economic and  
other opportunities for people of       
,african descent internationally4  7#e7 
,develop a uniform set of indicators and
 standards for monitoring and evaluating
 foreign policy assistance for people of
 ,african descent in ,federal agencies4 
7#f7 ,direct1 as appropriate1 ,united   
,states ,government resources to respond
 to needs for protection1 integration1  
resettlement1 and empowerment of people 
of ,african descent in ,united ,states  

,government policies and international  
programs1 including to prevent and      
respond to discrimination and violence  
against people of ,african descent      
internationally4  7#g7 ,develop and     
coordinate ,united ,states ,government  
international efforts related to the    
implementation of the ,international    
,decade for ,people of ,african ,descent
 and submit annual reports to ,congress 
on these efforts4  7#h7 ,work in        
collaboration with the ,race1           
,ethnicity1 and ,social ,inclusion ,unit
 and the ,bureau of ,western ,hemisphere
 ,affairs and consult with the ,bureau  
of ,african ,affairs4  7#i7 ,compile an 
annual report on activities of the      
,united ,states ,government relating to 
people of ,african descent to fulfill   
the requirements of this section and the
 ,african ,descent ,affairs ,act of     
#bjai4  7e7 ,definitions ,in this       
section3 7#a7 ,appropriate congressional
 committees ,the term appropriate       
congressional committees means--  7,a7  

the ,committee on ,foreign ,relations   
and the ,committee on ,appropriations of
 the ,senate2  7,b7 the ,committee on   
,foreign ,affairs and the ,committee on 
,appropriations of the ,house of        
,representatives2 and  7,c7 the         
,commission on ,security and            
,cooperation in ,europe4  7#b7 ,people  
of african descent ,the term people of  
,african descent has the meaning given  
the term in section #e of the ,african  
,descent ,affairs ,act of #bjai4  4  7b7
 ,annual human rights report  7#a7 ,in  
general ,the ,foreign ,assistance ,act  
of #aifa is amended-- 7,a7 in section   
#aaf 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4 #baean71 by adding  
at the end the following new subsection3
  7h7 ,status of people of african      
descent  7#a7 ,in general ,the report   
required under subsection 7d7 shall     
include1 for countries in the ,americas1
 ,europe1 ,asia1 and the ,middle ,east1 
a description of the status of people of
 ,african descent in each such country4 
7#b7 ,definition ,in this subsection1   

the term people of ,african descent has 
the meaning given the term in section #e
 of the ,african ,descent ,affairs ,act 
of #bjai4  2 and  7,b7 in section       
#ejb;,b 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4 #bcjd7--  7i7 by 
redesignating the second subsection 7i7 
7as added by section #abjg7;b77#b7 of   
,public ,law #aac-d7 as subsection 7j72 
and  7ii7 by adding at the end the      
following new subsection3  7k7 ,status  
of people of african descent  7#a7 ,in  
general ,the report required under      
subsection 7b7 shall include1 for       
countries in the ,americas1 ,europe1    
,asia1 and the ,middle ,east1 a         
description of the status of people of  
,african descent in each such country4  
7#b7 ,definition ,in this subsection1   
the term people of ,african descent has 
the meaning given the term in section #e
 of the ,african ,descent ,affairs ,act 
of #bjai4  4  7#b7 ,effective date ,the 
amendments made by this subsection take 
effect on the date of the enactment of  
this ,act and apply with respect to     

reports required to be submitted under  
sections #aaf and #ejb;,b of the        
,foreign ,assistance ,act of #aifa1 as  
amended by this subsection1 on or after 
such date of enactment4  7c7            
,authorization of appropriations  7#a7  
,in general ,there is authorized to be  
appropriated to the ,secretary of ,state
 #e1jjj1jjj for each of the fiscal years
 #bjbj through #bjbi to carry out this  
section and the amendments made by this 
section4  7#b7 ,private contributions   
,notwithstanding any other provision of 
law1 the ,secretary of ,state is        
authorized to accept private            
contributions to carry out this section 
and the amendments made by this section4
  7#c7 ,designation ,amounts            
appropriated pursuant to the            
authorization of appropriations under   
paragraph 7#a7 and private contributions
 accepted under paragraph 7#b7 may be   
referred to as the ,fund for ,african   
,descent ,affairs4  #d4 ,activities of  
the ,united ,states ,agency for         

,international ,development  7a7 ,senior
 advisor  7#a7 ,in general ,the         
,administrator of the ,united ,states   
,agency for ,international ,development 
shall appoint within the immediate      
office of the ,administrator a ,senior  
,advisor to the ,administrator on       
,global ,african ,descent ,affairs 7in  
this section referred to as the ,senior 
,advisor74  7#b7 ,appointment ,the      
,senior ,advisor shall be appointed by  
the ,administrator4  7b7 ,functions ,the
 functions of the ,senior ,advisor shall
 include the following3  7#a7 ,advise   
the ,administrator and direct           
activities1 policies1 programs1 and     
funding relating to the human rights and
 advancement of people of ,african      
descent internationally for all bureaus 
and offices of the ,agency4  7#b7       
,develop a racial and ethnic equality   
and empowerment policy1 strategy1 and   
action plan for the ,agency1 in         
consultation with civil society1 that   
includes a focus on people of ,african  

descent4  7#c7 ,serve as the ,agency    
liaison to the ,department of ,state's  
,office of ,global ,african ,descent    
,affairs4  7#d7 ,develop a uniform set  
of indicators and standards for         
monitoring and evaluating foreign       
assistance for people of ,african       
descent in ,federal agencies4  7c7      
,authorization of appropriations ,there 
is authorized to be appropriated to the 
,administrator #c1jjj1jjj for each of   
the fiscal years #bjbj through #bjbi to 
carry out this section4  #e4            
,definitions ,in this ,act3 7#a7        
,appropriate congressional committees   
,the term appropriate congressional     
committees means--  7,a7 the ,committee 
on ,foreign ,relations and the          
,committee on ,appropriations of the    
,senate2  7,b7 the ,committee on        
,foreign ,affairs and the ,committee on 
,appropriations of the ,house of        
,representatives2 and  7,c7 the         
,commission on ,security and            
,cooperation in ,europe4  7#b7 ,people  

of ,african descent ,the term people of 
,african descent means persons of       
,african origin who are residents of    
countries of the ,americas1 ,europe1    
,asia1 and the ,middle ,east4  #f4      
,briefings and assessments ,not later   
than #ahj days after the date of the    
enactment of this ,act1 and annually    
thereafter1 the ,director and ,special  
,advisor to the ,secretary on ,global   
,african ,descent ,affairs 7appointed   
under section #fd of the ,state         
,department ,basic ,authorities ,act of 
#aief 7as added by section #c of this   
,act77--  7#a7 shall brief the          
appropriate congressional committees on 
the status of the human rights1 social  
inclusion1 equality1 and empowerment of 
people of ,african descent              
internationally1 as well as the status  
of programs and response strategies to  
address discrimination and violence     
against people of ,african descent      
internationally2 and  7#b7 shall submit 
to the appropriate congressional        

committees an assessment of human and   
financial resources necessary to fulfill
 the purposes and duties of this ,act   
and the amendments made by this ,act4   
#g4 ,united ,states policy to prevent   
and respond to discrimination and       
violence against people of ,african     
descent  7a7 ,global strategy           
requirement ,not later than #ahj days   
after the date of the enactment of this 
,act1 and annually thereafter for #aj   
years1 the ,director and ,special       
,advisor to the ,secretary on ,global   
,african ,descent ,affairs shall develop
 or update a ,united ,states global     
strategy to empower1 prevent1 and       
respond to discrimination and violence  
against people of ,african descent4 ,the
 strategy shall be transmitted to the   
appropriate congressional committees    
and1 if practicable1 made available to  
the public4  7b7 ,collaboration and     
coordination ,in developing the strategy
 under subsection 7a71 the ,director and
 ,special ,advisor to the ,secretary on 

,global ,african ,descent ,affairs shall
 consult with--  7#a7 the heads of      
relevant ,federal agencies2 and  7#b7   
representatives of civil society1       
multilateral1 and private sector        
organizations4  #h4 ,sunset ,this ,act  
and the amendments made by this ,act    
shall terminate on ,october #a1 #bjbi4