,i  #aaf? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #bhcf  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,may #ag1 #bjai,mrs4  
,torres ( ,cali=nia 7= h]self & ,mrs4   
,wagn]7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0  
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,=eign        
,affairs  ,a ,,bill  ,to au?orize       
appropriations = ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,/ate =  
fiscal ye>s #bjbj ?r\gh #bjbb to provide
 assi/ance to ,el ,salvador1 ,guatemala1
 & ,honduras ?r\gh bilat]al compacts to 
increase protection ( wom5 & *ildr5 9 _!
 homes & communities & r$uce female     
homicides1 dome/ic viol5ce1 & sexual    
assault4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may 
be cit$ z ! ,c5tral ,am]ican ,wom5 &    
,*ildr5 ,protection ,act ( #bjai4  #b4  
,f9d+s ,congress makes ! foll[+ f9d+s3  
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 ,honduras1 & #bf4a         
homicides p] #ajj1jjj p 9 ,guatemala4   

7#b7 ,guatemala1 ,honduras1 & ,el       
,salvador are *>act]iz$ by a high       
preval5ce ( drug- & gang-relat$ viol5ce1
 murd]1 & crimes involv+ sexual- &      
g5d]-bas$ viol5ce4 ,! region also has   
high rates ( dome/ic viol5ce1 *ild      
abuse1 & sexual assault4  7#c7 ,c5tral  
,am]ica ranks high among regions ( ! _w 
= female homicides4 ,a comb9$ #hja wom5 
7 victims ( homicide 9 ,el ,salvador1   
,honduras1 & ,guatemala 9 #bjag alone1  
accord+ to ! ,unit$ ,nations ,(fice (   
,drug ,control & ,crime4  7#d7 ,el      
,salvador & ,honduras are bo? among !   
top #c c\ntries 9 ! _w ) ! highe/ *ild  
homicides rates1 ) m ?an #bb & #cb dea?s
 p] #ajj1jjj *ildr5 respectively1       
accord+ to ! nongov]nm5tal organization 
,save ! ,*ildr54  7#e7 ,?\s&s ( wom51   
*ildr51 & families are flee+ unsafe     
homes & communities ea* mon? 9 ^!       
c\ntries due to surg+ viol5ce4  7#f7    
,viol5t crimes aga9/ wom5 & *ildr5 are  
sub/antially "u-report$ because !       
majority ( victims lack safe access to  

protection & ju/ice4  7#g7 ,guatemala1  
,honduras1 & ,el ,salvador gov]nm5ts    
all[ impunity = p]petrators ( viol5ce   
aga9/ wom5 & *ildr51 ) less ?an #aj     
p]c5t ( report$ cases result+ 9         
conviction4  7#h7 ,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  #c4 ,wom5 &     
*ildr5 protection ,compacts  7a7        
,au?orization ,to ent] into compacts ,! 
,secret>y ( ,/ate is au?oriz$ to ent]   
into bilat]al agreem5ts ) ! ,gov]nm5ts (
 ,el ,salvador1 ,guatemala1 & ,honduras 
79 ?is ,act ref]r$ to z ,compact        
,c\ntries7 to be kn[n z ,wom5 & ,*ildr5 
,protection ,compacts 79 ?is ,act ref]r$
 to z ,compacts71 = ! purposes (--  7#a7
 /r5g!n+ ! ,compact ,c\ntries' crim9al  
ju/ice sy/ems & civil protection c\rts  

to protect wom5 & *ildr5 & s]ve victims 
( dome/ic viol5ce1 sexual assault1 &    
*ild abuse & neglect & hold p]petrators 
acc\ntable2  7#b7 secur+1 creat+1 &     
su/a9+ safe communities1 build+ on      
curr5t place-bas$ approa*es to prev5t & 
det] viol5ce aga9/ wom5 & *ildr52  7#c7 
ensur+ s*ools are safe & promot+ !      
prev5tion & e>ly detection ( g5d]-bas$ &
 dome/ic abuse )9 communities 9 !       
,compact ,c\ntries2 &  7#d7 provid+     
security )9 ! region to families &      
unaccompani$ *ildr5 flee+ dome/ic1 gang1
 or drug viol5ce4  7b7 ,compon5ts (     
,compact ,a ,compact %all e/abli% a #c  
to #f ye> plan = a*iev+ %>$ objectives  
articulat$ 9 ,compacts1 9 fur!rance ( ! 
purposes ( ?is ,act1 & %all include--   
7#a7 id5tification ( areas ( highe/     
incid5ce ( viol5ce aga9/ wom5 & *ildr52 
7#b7 evaluation ( wom5 & *ild victims'  
access to protection & ju/ice2  7#c7    
evaluation ( ju/ice sy/em capacity to   
respond to reports ( femicide1 sexual   
assault1 dome/ic viol5ce1 & *ild abuse &

 neglect & to hold p]petrators          
acc\ntable2  7#d7 id5tification (       
measurable goals to protect wom5 &      
*ildr5 to det] crimes aga9/ !m t !      
,compact commits to a*ieve dur+ ! t]m ( 
! ,compact2  7#e7 indicators to monitor 
& measure progress t[>d a*iev+ ^!       
objectives1 includ+ r$uctions 9         
preval5ce ( femicide1 sexual assault1   
dome/ic viol5ce1 & *ild abuse & neglect2
 &  7#f7 provisions to ensure funds     
provid$ "u ! ,compact may be fully      
acc\nt$ = ) an adequate audit trail4    
#d4 ,au?orization ( assi/ance  7a7      
,assi/ance ,! ,secret>y ( ,/ate & !     
,adm9i/rator ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates ,ag5cy = 
,int]national ,developm5t are au?oriz$  
to provide assi/ance to assi/ !         
,gov]nm5t ( ,el ,salvador1 ! ,gov]nm5t (
 ,guatemala1 or ! ,gov]nm5t ( ,honduras 
if ! c\ntry ent]s into a ,compact4  7b7 
,prohibition ( direct assi/ance ,no     
funds provid$ pursuant to ?is ,act %all 
be provid$ directly to ! ,gov]nm5ts (   
,el ,salvador1 ,guatemala1 & ,honduras4 

7c7 ,au?orization ( appropriations ,!re 
is au?oriz$ to be appropriat$ #bj1jjj1jj
 = ea* ( fiscal ye>s #bjbj1 #bjba1 &    
#bjbb to c>ry out ?is ,act4  7d7        
,susp5sion ( assi/ance  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,!
 ,secret>y may susp5d or t]m9ate        
assi/ance au?oriz$ by ?is ,act to any ( 
! ?ree c\ntries if ! ,secret>y det]m9es 
t--  7,a7 ! c\ntry's gov]nm5t is engag$ 
9 activities t are contr>y to ! national
 security int]e/s ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates2    
7,b7 ! c\ntry or recipi5t entity has    
engag$ 9 a patt]n ( actions inconsi/5t )
 ! crit]ia us$ to det]m9e ! eligibility 
( ! c\ntry or entity1 z ! case may be2  
or  7,c7 ! c\ntry or recipi5t entity has
 fail$ to make suffici5t progress to    
meet ! goals ( ! ,compact4  7#b7        
,re9/atem5t ,! ,secret>y may re9/ate    
assi/ance = a c\ntry or entity susp5d$  
or t]m9at$ "u ?is p>agraph only if !    
,secret>y c]tifies to ,congress t !     
c\ntry or entity has tak5 /eps to       
correct ea* condition = :i* assi/ance 0 
susp5d$ or t]m9at$ "u p>agraph 7#a74    

#e4 ,compact progress reports & brief+  
7a7 ,9 g5]al ,! ,secret>y ( ,/ate %all  
submit to ,congress n lat] ?an ,septemb]
 #cj ( ea* fiscal ye> cov]$ by !        
au?orization a jo9t report t conta9s a  
detail$ description ( ! implem5tation ( 
! ,compacts dur+ ! prior ye>4  7b7      
,cont5ts ,! report "u subsection 7a7 =  
fiscal ye> #bjbb %all include-- 7#a7    
in=mation 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?orities2     
7#b7 in=mation 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$2  7#c7 
in=mation on ! capacity & res\rce       
allocation ( *ild welf>e sy/ems 9 ea*   
,nor!rn ,triangle c\ntry to protect     
unaccompani$ *ildr51 includ+ runaways & 
refugee returnees 9 ,nor!rn ,triangle   
c\ntries2  7#d7 ! p]c5tage ( report$    

viol5ce aga9/ wom5 & *ildr5 cases rea*+ 
conviction2  7#e7 a basel9e & p]c5tage  
*anges 9 wom5 & *ildr5 victims receiv+  
legal & social s]vices2  7#f7 a basel9e 
& p]c5tage *anges 9 s*ool ret5tion      
rates2  7#g7 a basel9e & *anges 9       
capacity ( police1 prosecution s]vice1 &
 c\rts to combat viol5ce aga9/ wom5 &   
*ildr52 &  7#h7 indep5d5t ext]nal       
evaluation ( fund$ programs1 includ+    
compliance ) t]ms ( ! ,compacts by all  
p>ties4  7c7 ,brief+ ,n lat] ?an #ahj   
days aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is     
,act1 ! ,secret>y ( ,/ate & !           
,adm9i/rator ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates ,ag5cy = 
,int]national ,developm5t %all provide !
 ,committee on ,=eign ,relations ( !    
,s5ate & ! ,committee on ,=eign ,affairs
 ( ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives a brief+ on
 ! data & in=mation collect$ pursuant to
 ?is section & ! /eps tak5 to protect   
victims ( dome/ic viol5ce1 sexual       
assault1 & *ild abuse & neglect4