,i #aafth ,,congress #ast ,session ,h4 ,r4 #ccgc ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of ,,representatives ,june #bj1 #bjai,ms4 ,titus 7for herself and ,mr4 ,young7 introduced the following bill2 which was referred to the ,committee on ,foreign ,affairs ,a ,,bill ,to establish the ,office of ,international ,disability ,rights1 and for other purposes4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,office of ,international ,disability ,rights ,act4 #b4 ,findings ,congress finds the following3 7#a7 ,the ,united ,states has shown leadership domestically on disability rights with the ,americans with ,disabilities ,act1 and this leadership should be leveraged to support international disability rights4 7#b7 ,there are more than one billion persons with disabilities around the world1 and #hj percent live in developing countries4 7#c7 #fj percent of persons with disabilities are women4 7#d7 ,women with disabilities are more likely to experience sexual violence than women without disabilities4 7#e7 ,there are more than #ij million children with disabilities worldwide4 7#f7 ,children with disabilities are more likely to be malnourished than children without disabilities4 7#g7 ,persons with disabilities are subject to economic and social marginalization4 ,the ,world ,bank has estimated the ,gross ,domestic ,product loss due to disability to be between #a4ga trillion and #b4bc trillion annually4 7#h7 ,the inclusion of persons with disabilities is a fundamental part of democracy and essential to the full realization of human rights4 7#i7 ,the political participation and leadership of persons with disabilities1 including those who acquired a disability through conflict1 is crucial to sustaining democratic institutions4 7#aj7 ,persons with disabilities face disadvantages in educational attainment1 labor market outcomes1 financial stability1 housing1 and standard of living conditions4 7#aa7 ,issues related to disability rights cut across all sectors1 including democracy1 human rights1 labor1 global health1 education1 and disaster relief4 7#ab7 ,persons with disabilities are members of all marginalized groups1 including women1 young people1 the ,,lgbti community1 ethnic and religious minorities1 internally displaced people1 and refugees4 7#ac7 ,the public presence of the ,special ,advisor for ,international ,disability ,rights at the ,department of ,state1 first appointed in #bjaj1 helped raise the visibility of persons with disabilities in ,department policies and programs and improved the inclusion of disabilities in the ,department's annual ,country ,reports on ,human ,rights ,practices and ,trafficking in ,persons reports4 7#ad7 ,there is currently no mandate that all ,department of ,state programming be disability inclusive and the ,department does not have a formal1 publicly available disability policy4 #c4 ,office of ,international ,disability ,rights 7a7 ,in general ,the ,secretary of ,state shall establish an ,office of ,international ,disability ,rights 7referred to in this section as the ,office71 which should be placed within the ,bureau for ,democracy1 ,human ,rights1 and ,labor 7,,drl74 7b7 ,purpose ,the ,office shall coordinate efforts of the ,united ,states ,government1 as directed by the ,secretary1 regarding human rights for persons with disabilities and advancing the status of persons with disabilities in ,united ,states foreign policy4 7c7 ,duties ,the ,office shall carry out the following3 7#a7 ,serve as the principal advisor to the ,department of ,state on all matters related to international rights for persons with disabilities4 7#b7 ,represent the ,united ,states in diplomatic and multilateral fora on matters relevant to the rights of persons with disabilities and work to raise the profile of disability across a broader range of organizations contributing to international development efforts4 7#c7 ,work to ensure that disability inclusive practices and empowerment of persons with disabilities are fully integrated into all ,united ,states foreign operations4 7#d7 ,conduct regular consultation with civil society organizations working to advance international disability rights and empower persons with disabilities internationally4 7#e7 ,consult with other relevant offices at the ,department of ,state that are responsible for drafting annual reports documenting progress on human rights to include references to instances of discrimination1 prejudice1 or abuses of persons with disabilities wherever applicable4 7#f7 ,advise the ,department of ,state's ,bureau of ,human ,resources ,development on the hiring and recruitment and overseas practices of civil service employees and foreign service officers with disabilities and their family members with chronic medical conditions or disabilities4 7d7 ,supervision ,the ,office shall be headed by a ,special ,advisor for ,international ,disability ,rights4 ,the ,special ,advisor should be a person of recognized distinction in the field of disability rights4 7e7 ,consultation ,the ,secretary shall direct ,ambassadors at ,large1 ,representatives1 ,special ,envoys1 and coordinators working on human rights to consult with the ,office to promote the human rights and full participation in international development activities of all persons with disabilities4 #d4 ,training 7a7 ,in general ,the ,secretary of ,state shall require online or in-person mandatory disability inclusion training for all civil service and foreign service personnel of the ,department of ,state and chiefs of mission1 including on-- 7#a7 how to develop solicitations1 programming1 budgets1 and policies that are inclusive2 7#b7 how to ensure a disability-inclusive work environment2 7#c7 how to conduct disability-inclusive analyses of laws and programming2 7#d7 how to support local disabled people's organizations2 and 7#e7 how to ensure nongovernmental organizations that receive funding from the ,department mainstream disability rights throughout all programs4 7b7 ,foreign service officers ,the ,secretary shall ensure that training for foreign service officers under subsection 7a7 should include country-specific and cultural considerations4 #e4 ,disability inclusion in foreign policy 7a7 ,sense of ,congress ,it is the sense of ,congress that1 since international disability rights is foundational to development1 national security1 and economic outcomes1 disability inclusion should be mainstreamed through all foreign assistance and programming4 7b7 ,formal policy for disability inclusion 7#a7 ,in general ,not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this ,act1 the ,secretary of ,state shall develop and adopt a formal policy for disability inclusion in the ,department of ,state4 7#b7 ,matters to be included ,such policy should include information and guidance on the ,department's approach to disability inclusion in ,united ,states foreign assistance programming1 including-- 7,a7 recruiting and hiring1 employment1 overseas assignments1 accessibility1 foreign assistance1 program monitoring and evaluation1 and reporting2 and 7,b7 access and inclusion at the ,department's headquarters and ,united ,states diplomatic posts4 7#c7 ,consultation ,in developing and adopting such policy1 the ,secretary shall consult with-- 7,a7 disabled person's organizations and international nongovernmental organizations working on disability rights2 and 7,b7 the ,administrator of the ,united ,states ,agency for ,international ,development 7,,usaid7 to promote coherence of such policy with ,,usaid's formal disability policy4 7#d7 ,public availability ,the ,secretary shall publish such policy on a publicly available website of the ,department4 #f4 ,report and briefing requirements 7a7 ,in general ,not later than #ahj days after the date of the enactment of this ,act1 and annually thereafter1 the ,secretary of ,state shall submit a report and provide a briefing to the ,committee on ,foreign ,affairs of the ,house of ,representatives and the ,committee on ,foreign ,relations of the ,senate on the steps taken to implement this ,act4 7b7 ,matters ,to be included ,the report and briefing required by subsection 7a7 shall include-- 7#a7 an explanation of policies and programs to fulfill-- 7,a7 the duties of the ,office of ,international ,disability ,rights under section #c2 and 7,b7 the training requirements under section #d2 7#b7 the status of efforts to mainstream disability rights throughout ,department of ,state programming without regard to whether such programming is specifically directed toward persons with disabilities2 7#c7 explanation of disability-specific programming across the ,department2 7#d7 any policy1 programming1 or human resources gaps to mainstreaming disability rights throughout the ,department and plans to address gaps through appropriate mechanisms2 7#e7 progress made on the realization of the rights of persons with disabilities as a result of ,department policies and programming2 and 7#f7 recommendations for legislative actions to fully implement the matters described in paragraphs 7#a7 through 7#e74