,i  #aaith ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #aaaa  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,february #g1        
#bjbe,ms4 ,omar 7for herself1 ,ms4      
,bonamici1 ,mr4 ,carson1 ,mr4 ,garca of 
,illinois1 ,mr4 ,grijalva1 ,mr4 ,jackson
 of ,illinois1 ,mr4 ,johnson of         
,georgia1 ,ms4 ,kelly of ,illinois1 ,mr4
 ,mc,govern1 ,ms4 ,moore of ,wisconsin1 
,ms4 ,norton1 ,mrs4 ,ramirez1 ,ms4      
,schakowsky1 ,ms4 ,tlaib1 ,ms4          
,velzquez1 ,mrs4 ,mc,iver1 ,mrs4 ,watson
 ,coleman1 ,mr4 ,swalwell1 and ,mr4     
,turner of ,texas7 introduced the       
following bill2 which was referred to   
the ,committee on ,oversight and        
,government ,reform  ,a ,,bill  ,to     
establish a ,department of              
,peacebuilding1 and for other purposes4 
#a4 ,short title2 table of contents  7a7
 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as
 the ,department of ,peacebuilding ,act 
of #bjbe4  7b7 ,table of contents ,the  
table of contents for this ,act is as   
follows3 ,sec4 #a4 ,short title2 table  

of contents4,sec4 #b4 ,findings4,title  
,i--,establishment of ,department of    
,peacebuilding,sec4 #aja4 ,establishment
 of ,department of ,peacebuilding4,sec4 
#ajb4 ,responsibilities and powers4,sec4
 #ajc4 ,principal officers4,sec4 #ajd4  
,office of ,peace ,education and        
,training4,sec4 #aje4 ,office of        
,domestic ,peacebuilding                
,activities4,sec4 #ajf4 ,office of      
,international ,peacebuilding           
,activities4,sec4 #ajg4 ,office of      
,technology for ,peace4,sec4 #ajh4      
,office of ,arms ,control and           
,disarmament4,sec4 #aji4 ,office of     
,peacebuilding ,information and         
,research4,sec4 #aaj4 ,office of ,human 
,rights and ,economic ,rights4,sec4     
#aaa4 ,intergovernmental ,advisory      
,council on ,peace4,sec4 #aab4 ,federal 
,interagency ,committee on ,peace4,sec4 
#aac4 ,staff4,sec4 #aad4 ,consultation  
required4,sec4 #aae4                    
,collaboration4,title ,,ii--,other      
,matters,sec4 #bja4 ,legislative        

recommendations of the ,secretary4,sec4 
#bjb4 ,peace ,days4,sec4 #bjc4          
,definitions4,sec4 #bjd4 ,authorization 
of appropriations4  #b4 ,findings       
,congress finds the following3 7#a7 ,on 
,july #d1 #aggf1 the ,second            
,continental ,congress unanimously      
declared the independence of the #ac    
colonies1 and the achievement of peace  
was recognized as one of the highest    
duties of the new organization of free  
and independent ,states4  7#b7 ,the     
,constitution of the ,united ,states1 in
 its preamble1 further sets forth the   
insurance of the cause of peace in      
stating1 ,we the ,people of the ,united 
,states1 in ,order to form a more       
perfect ,union1 establish ,justice1     
insure domestic ,tranquility1 provide   
for the common defense1 promote the     
general ,welfare1 and secure the        
,blessings of ,liberty to ourselves and 
our ,posterity4  7#c7 ,according to the 
,centre for ,global ,research1 the      
,united ,states has been at war for more

 than #ij percent of its existence4     
,many of our citizens today have never  
known a peaceful year in their          
lifetimes4  7#d7 ,throughout the globe1 
starvation1 rape1 denial of media access
 to conflict zones1 and dismantling of  
civic and societal infrastructures1     
including housing and healthcare1 are   
utilized as weapons of war4 ,in #bjbd1  
,,unicef warned that rape and           
gender-based violence are often used as 
weapons of war and that #a out of every 
#h girls alive today--some #cgj million 
people--will experience rape or sexual  
assault before they turn #ah4 ,more than
 #abj million individuals have been     
forcibly displaced worldwide as a result
 of persecution1 conflict1 violence1 and
 human rights violations4  7#e7 ,in the 
#bast century1 the ,united ,states has  
spent almost #h trillion on foreign     
wars1 with nearly #e million lives lost4
  7#f7 ,the physical1 emotional1        
monetary1 and other costs of violence   
are enormous1 cut across all sectors of 

society in the ,united ,states1         
disproportionately impact people of     
color1 and are interrelated4  7#g7 ,the 
,centers for ,disease ,control and      
,prevention 7,,cdc7 and the ,national   
,institutes of ,health report #a in #g  
children experience some form of child  
abuse or neglect in their lifetimes1    
nearly #a in #d women report having     
experienced severe physical violence    
from an intimate partner1 nearly #a in  
#c women and #a in #g men experience    
some form of sexual violence during     
their lifetimes1 and ,native ,american  
women are sexually assaulted1 murdered1 
and disappeared at higher rates than    
other ,american women4 ,additionally1   
the lifetime economic cost associated   
with medical services for ,intimate     
,partner ,violence-related injuries1    
lost productivity from paid work1       
criminal justice and other costs1 is    
#c4f trillion according to the ,,cdc4   
7#h7 ,there are #c4c million reports of 
violence against children that result in

 foster care placements every year2 #be 
percent of kids in foster care          
experience ,,ptsd1 fewer than #c percent
 earn a college degree2 #bj percent     
become homeless after the age of #ah2   
and only #ej percent will be employed by
 the age of #bd4 ,one in five high      
school students reported being bullied  
at school during #bjag and cyberbullying
 impacts many young people4             
,criminalization disproportionately     
impacts ,african ,americans and other   
people of color1 including high rates of
 school suspensions and expulsions and  
incarceration4 ,african ,americans are  
incarcerated at more than five times the
 rate of ,whites4  7#i7 ,in #bjae1 #ag  
percent of students considered          
attempting suicide4 ,suicide is the     
second leading cause of death among     
,native ,americans aged #aj to #cd4     
,approximately #ag veterans a day commit
 suicide nationwide4 ,about #ab young   
people in the ,united ,states die from  
homicides each day4  7#aj7 ,restorative 

justice and practices have been proven  
to significantly improve outcomes4 ,in  
,sonoma ,county1 ,california1 schools   
that introduced restorative practices   
saw their suspension rates drop by      
nearly #cj percent4  7#aa7 ,more        
,americans have died from gunshots in   
the last #ej years than in all of the   
wars in ,american history4  7#ab7 ,since
 #aifh1 more than #a4e million          
,americans have died in gun-related     
incidents1 according to data from the   
,,cdc4 ,firearms are the leading cause  
of death for ,american children and     
teens1 disproportionally affecting      
people of color1 and cause more deaths  
in young people than cancer and car     
crashes4 ,the ,johns ,hopkins ,center   
for ,gun ,violence ,prevention reports  
that in #bjbb1 #dh1bjd people died due  
to gun violence in the ,united ,states1 
the second highest total ever recorded4 
,each day1 an average of #acb people    
died from gun violence--one death every 
#aa minutes4 ,in #bjbd1 there were more 

than #ejj mass shootings1 defined as    
incidents in which #d or more people are
 injured or killed4 ,from #bjbj-bjbc1   
the number exceeded #fjj annually4      
,young people go to school wondering    
where to hide when a shooter enters     
their classroom4 ,each gun injury and   
fatality results in trauma to family    
members1 loved ones1 and the community4 
7#ac7 ,according to reports by the      
,institute of ,economics and ,peace1    
which measures the economic impact of   
violence and conflict to the global     
economy1 the economic impact of violence
 to the global economy was #af4e        
trillion in #bjba4 ,one ,,iep report    
found that the regional impact of       
violence in ,north ,america1 #ii percent
 of which can be attributed to the      
,united ,states1 amounted to #b4gc      
trillion in #bjag4  7#ad7 ,violence     
prevention is cost effective4 ,for every
 dollar spent on violence prevention and
 peacebuilding1 thousands of lives and  
dollars are saved4 ,the philosophy and  

techniques of nonviolence and           
peacebuilding provide tools and         
techniques that can be applied not only 
at the levels of individual and         
community growth1 but also within the   
,federal ,government and at national and
 international levels4  7#ae7           
,peacebuilding is defined by the ,united
 ,nations as a range of measures        
targeted to reduce the risk of lapsing  
or relapsing into conflict by           
strengthening national capacities at all
 levels for conflict management and to  
lay the foundations for sustainable     
peace and development4 ,peacebuilding is
 predicated on research into the root   
causes of violence in the ,united       
,states and the world1 through promotion
 and promulgation of effective policies 
and programs that ameliorate those root 
causes of violence1 and through         
providing all citizens1 organizations1  
and governmental bodies with            
opportunities to learn about and        
practice the essential tools of         

nonviolent conflict resolution and      
peacebuilding4  7#af7 ,peace is a human 
right and a security issue4 ,the        
,universal ,declaration of ,human       
,rights recognizes that recognition of  
the inherent dignity and of the equal   
and inalienable rights of all members of
 the human family is the foundation of  
freedom1 justice and peace in the world1
 and ,general ,assembly resolution      
#ci_/aa solemnly proclaims that the     
peoples of our planet have a sacred     
right to peace and emphasizes that      
ensuring the exercise of the right of   
peoples to peace demands that the       
policies of ,states be directed towards 
the elimination of the threat of war1   
particularly nuclear war1 the           
renunciation of the use of force in     
international relations and the         
settlement of international disputes by 
peaceful means on the basis of the      
,charter of the ,united ,nations4  7#ag7
 ,in #bjjj1 the ,earth ,charter         
,commission released the ,earth         

,charter1 an international declaration  
of fundamental values and principles    
created to build a just1 sustainable1   
and peaceful global society4 ,the       
preamble of the ,earth ,charter         
provides1 ,to move forward we must      
recognize that in the midst of a        
magnificent diversity of cultures and   
life forms we are one human family and  
one ,earth community with a common      
destiny4 ,we must join together to bring
 forth a sustainable global society     
founded on respect for nature1 universal
 human rights1 economic justice1 and a  
culture of peace44  7#ah7 ,climate      
change is becoming a critical multiplier
 of global conflict4 ,without immediate 
action1 water scarcity1 food insecurity1
 and other impacts of climate change    
threaten to ignite new conflicts1       
particularly in already fragile regions4
 ,a #bjba ,lancet global health study of
 #aj1jjj youth found #ei percent are    
very or extremely concerned about       
climate change and its impact on their  

mental health4  7#ai7 ,nuclear weapons  
expose the world to harm on a vast1     
extinction-level scale4 ,it has long    
been held that a nuclear war cannot be  
won and must never be fought4 ,yet1 the 
,united ,states continues expanding and 
modernizing its nuclear arsenal1        
spending trillions of dollars that could
 instead be redirected to the needs of  
,american communities4  7#bj7 ,systemic 
racism is a significant driver of       
violence and key obstacle to peace in   
the ,united ,states4 ,confronting and   
uprooting systemic racism in ,america   
will require efforts by the ,federal    
,government both to properly            
acknowledge1 memorialize1 and provide   
reparations for historical injustices1  
including the institutions of slavery   
and ,jim ,crow4  7#ba7 ,economic        
insecurity and poverty are forms of     
violence4 ,low wages and poverty        
contribute to homelessness1 health      
issues1 lower life expectancy1 worse    
school attendance and many other        

outcomes4 ,according to the ,poor       
,people's ,campaign1 poverty is the     
fourth leading cause of death in the    
,united ,states1 claiming #bie1jjj lives
 every year4  ,i ,establishment of      
,department of ,peacebuilding  #aja4    
,establishment of ,department of        
,peacebuilding  7a7 ,establishment      
,there is hereby established a          
,department of ,peacebuilding1 which    
shall-- 7#a7 be within the executive    
branch of the ,federal ,government2 and 
7#b7 be dedicated to peacebuilding1     
peacemaking1 and the study and promotion
 of conditions conducive to both        
domestic and international peace and a  
culture of peace4  7b7 ,secretary of    
peacebuilding ,there shall be at the    
head of the ,department a ,secretary of 
,peacebuilding1 who shall be appointed  
by the ,president1 by and with the      
advice and consent of the ,senate4  7c7 
,mission ,the ,department shall-- 7#a7  
cultivate peace and peacebuilding as a  
strategic national policy objective2    

7#b7 reduce and prevent violence in the 
,united ,states and internationally     
through peacebuilding and effective     
nonviolent conflict resolution2  7#c7   
strengthen nonmilitary means of         
peacemaking2  7#d7 take a proactive1    
strategic approach in the development of
 field-tested best practices and        
policies that promote national and      
international conflict prevention1      
nonviolent intervention1 mediation1     
peaceful resolution of conflict1 and    
structured mediation of conflict2  7#e7 
address matters both domestic and       
international in scope2  7#f7 address   
the interconnection of all life and the 
intersectionality of peace and justice1 
equality1 health1 healing1 national     
security1 education1 the economy1 rule  
of law1 democracy1 planetary survival1  
and other aspects of civil rights1 civil
 liberties1 and human rights2  7#g7     
provide an institutional platform for   
the growing wealth of expertise in      
peacebuilding to dramatically reduce the

 national and global epidemic of        
violence2  7#h7 support local           
communities in finding1 funding1        
replicating1 and expanding programs to  
reduce and prevent violence2  7#i7      
invest in nongovernmental organizations 
that have implemented successful        
initiatives to reduce and prevent       
violence1 both internationally and      
domestically2 and  7#aj7 consult with   
other ,federal agencies to apply and    
practice the science of peacebuilding in
 their respective fields of             
responsibility4  #ajb4 ,responsibilities
 and powers  7a7 ,in general ,the       
,secretary shall1 on an ongoing basis-- 
7#a7 work proactively and interactively 
with each branch of the ,federal        
,government on all policy matters       
relating to conditions of peace2  7#b7  
call on the experience and expertise of 
individuals and seek participation in   
the development of policy from private1 
public1 and nongovernmental             
organizations2  7#c7 monitor and analyze

 causative principles of conflict and   
make policy recommendations for         
developing conditions of peace and      
maintaining peaceful conduct2  7#d7     
research effective violence reduction   
programs and promote and promulgate such
 programs within the ,federal           
,government and society2 and  7#e7      
consult with private1 public1 and       
nongovernmental organizations to develop
 a metric model that provides the means 
to measure and report progress toward   
peace in the ,united ,states to the     
,president1 ,congress1 and the public1  
and issue reports on such progress      
annually with those reports to be       
available to the public on the website  
of the ,department4  7b7 ,domestic      
responsibilities ,the ,secretary shall  
collaborate with governmental and       
nongovernmental organizations and       
individuals to promote personal and     
community security and peace by-- 7#a7  
developing new policies and supporting  
existing policies that effectively      

address personal and family violence1   
including suicide1 domestic violence1   
spousal abuse1 child abuse1 and         
mistreatment of the elderly and others2 
7#b7 creating new policies and programs 
and expanding existing policies and     
programs that effectively reduce drug   
and alcohol abuse2  7#c7 analyzing      
existing policies1 employing successful1
 field-tested programs1 and developing  
new approaches for dealing with the     
tools of violence1 including handguns   
and assault weapons1 especially among   
youth2  7#d7 developing new and         
expanding effective programs that       
address and ameliorate societal         
challenges such as school violence1     
gangs1 police violence1 hate crimes1    
economic injustice1 human trafficking1  
racial or ethnic violence1 violence     
against ,,lgbtq individuals1 and        
police-community relations disputes2    
7#e7 making policy recommendations to   
the ,attorney ,general of the ,united   
,states regarding civil rights and labor

 law2  7#f7 assisting in the            
establishment and funding of            
community-based violence prevention     
programs1 including virtual violence    
prevention programs for at-home         
participation1 violence prevention      
counseling and peer mediation in schools
 and via video conferences1 and unarmed 
civilian peacekeeping and crisis        
mitigation at a local level2  7#g7      
providing counseling and advocacy on    
behalf of individuals victimized by     
violence1 including those with mental   
health challenges2  7#h7 providing for  
public education programs and counseling
 strategies that promote acceptance and 
respect for the diversity of all        
individuals in the ,united ,states      
without regard to race1 religion1 creed1
 gender and gender identification1      
sexual orientation1 age1 ethnicity1     
national origin1 class and economic     
status1 and other perceived differences2
 and  7#i7 supporting local community   
initiatives that draw on neighborhood   

resources to create peace projects that 
facilitate the development of conflict  
resolution and healing of societal      
wounds such as patriarchy1 racism1 war1 
manifest destiny1 and economic injustice
 to thereby inform and inspire national 
policy4  7c7 ,international             
responsibilities ,the ,secretary shall--
 7#a7 advise the ,secretary of ,defense 
and the ,secretary of ,state on matters 
relating to national security1 including
 the protection of human rights and the 
prevention of1 amelioration of1 and     
de-escalation of unarmed and armed      
international conflict2  7#b7 contribute
 to and participate in the development  
of training of all ,united ,states      
personnel who administer post-conflict  
reconstruction and demobilization in    
war-torn societies2  7#c7 sponsor       
national and regional                   
conflict-prevention and                 
dispute-resolution initiatives1 create  
special task forces1 and draw on local1 
regional1 and national expertise to     

develop plans and programs for          
addressing the root sources and issues  
of conflict in troubled areas2  7#d7    
develop violence prevention1            
amelioration and violence de-escalation 
training for the general public to      
provide tools and educate about         
peacebuilding skills and to promote     
sustainable peace1 peacebuilding buy-in 
and peacebuilding awareness2  7#e7      
counsel and advocate on behalf of women 
victimized by violence1 including rape1 
situations leading up to conflict1      
conflicts1 and post-conflict situations2
  7#f7 counsel and advocate on behalf of
 victims of human trafficking both      
domestically and internationally and    
work to end the trafficking of human    
beings2  7#g7 provide for exchanges     
between the ,united ,states and other   
nations that endeavor to develop        
domestic and international peace-based  
initiatives2  7#h7 encourage the        
development of international sister city
 programs1 pairing ,united ,states      

cities with cities around the world for 
artistic1 cultural1 economic1           
educational1 and faith-based exchanges2 
7#i7 establish and administer a budget  
designated for the training and         
deployment of unarmed civilian          
peacekeepers to participate in          
multinational nonviolent peacekeeping   
forces that may be conducted by         
civilian1 governmental1 or multilateral 
organizations2  7#aj7 jointly with the  
,secretary of the ,treasury1 strengthen 
peace enforcement through hiring and    
training monitors and investigators to  
help with the enforcement of            
international arms embargoes2  7#aa7 in 
consultation with the ,secretary of     
,state1 bring together all stakeholders 
who are impacted by a conflict by       
facilitating peace summits where such   
stakeholders may gather under carefully 
prepared conditions to promote          
nonviolent communication and mutually   
beneficial solutions and to prevent     
future violence2  7#ab7 submit to the   

,president recommendations for          
reductions and elimination of weapons of
 mass destruction1 and make annual      
reports to the ,president on the sale of
 arms from the ,united ,states to other 
nations1 with an analysis of the impact 
of such sales on the defense of the     
,united ,states1 how such sales affect  
peace and security1 and how reduction or
 cessation of such sales affect peace   
and security2  7#ac7 in consultation    
with the ,secretary of ,state1 develop  
strategies for sustainability and       
management of the distribution of       
international funds2  7#ad7 advise the  
,permanent ,representative of the       
,united ,states to the ,united ,nations 
on matters pertaining to the ,united    
,nations ,security ,council2  7#ae7     
support the implementation of           
international peacebuilding strategies  
through a balanced use of peacebuilding1
 reconciliation1 diplomacy1 development1
 and defense with the goal of preventing
 and ending war and violence2 and  7#af7

 encourage all nations to create        
infrastructures for peace within their  
nations and among nations4  7d7         
,membership of the ,secretary of        
,peacebuilding on the national security 
council ,section #aja7;c7 of the        
,national ,security ,act of #aidg 7#ej  
,u4,s4,c4 #cjba7;c77 is amended by      
inserting 1 the ,secretary of           
,peacebuilding after ,treasury4  7e7    
,human security responsibilities ,the   
,secretary shall address and offer      
nonviolent conflict resolution          
strategies and suggest resources for    
unarmed civilian peacekeepers to the    
appropriate relevant parties on issues  
of human security if such security is   
threatened by conflict or crisis1       
whether such conflict or crisis is      
geographic1 religious1 ethnic1          
gender-based1 racial1 or class-based in 
its origin1 derives from economic       
concerns1 health concerns or is         
initiated through disputes concerning   
scarcity of natural resources 7such as  

water and energy resources71 food1      
health resources 7such as life saving   
medicine1 medical and protective        
equipment and supplies1 including viral 
and bacterial infection testing supplies
 and vaccines71 trade1 or climate and   
environmental concerns4  7f7            
,media-,related responsibilities        
,respecting the ,first ,amendment to the
 ,constitution of the ,united ,states of
 ,america and the requirement for free  
and independent media1 the ,secretary   
shall-- 7#a7 seek assistance in the     
design and implementation of nonviolent 
policies from media professionals2  7#b7
 study the role of the media in the     
escalation and de-escalation of conflict
 at domestic and international levels1  
including the role of fear-inducing and 
hate-inducing speech and actions1 and   
making the findings of such study       
public2 and  7#c7 make recommendations  
to professional media organizations in  
order to provide opportunities to       
increase media awareness of             

peacebuilding initiatives4  7g7         
,educational responsibilities ,the      
,secretary shall-- 7#a7 consult with the
 ,united ,states ,institute of ,peace1  
the ,department of ,education1          
,indigenous communities1 and other      
concerned individuals and organizations 
and develop a peace education curriculum
 that includes studies of-- 7,a7 the    
civil rights movement in the ,united    
,states and throughout the world and    
human rights and liberties movements1   
with special emphasis on the role of    
nonviolence and how individual endeavor 
and involvement have contributed to     
advancements in peace and justice2  7,b7
 underlying causes of violence and      
conditions of peace2  7,c7 practices    
that enhance peace and peacebuilding2   
7,d7 the contributions to the ,united   
,states of its diverse ethnicities1     
races1 and religious communities2  7,e7 
peace agreements and circumstances in   
which peaceful intervention has worked  
to stop conflict2 and  7,f7 the         

patriarchal structure of society and the
 inherent violence of such structure in 
the shaping of relationships and        
institutions2  7#b7 in consultation with
 the ,secretary of ,education-- 7,a7    
commission and participate in the       
development of such curriculum and make 
such curriculum available to local      
school districts to enable the use of   
peace education objectives at           
pre-kindergarten schools1 elementary    
schools1 and secondary schools in the   
,united ,states2  7,b7 support in early 
childhood1 pre-kindergarten schools1    
elementary schools1 secondary schools1  
and institutions of higher education a  
well-resourced1 balanced education that 
includes math1 environmental            
stewardship1 science1 ,english1 history1
 ethnic studies1 economics1 justice1    
critical thinking1 social studies1      
health1 physical education1 foreign     
languages1 the arts1 and music that will
 prepare students for success in a      
globally interconnected world2 and  7,c7

 offer incentives in the form of grants 
and training to encourage the           
development of ,state peace curricula   
and assist schools in applying for such 
grants and training2  7#c7 work with    
educators to equip students to become   
skilled in achieving peace through      
reflection1 and facilitate instruction  
in the ways of peaceful conflict        
resolution2  7#d7 ensure that schools   
are nonviolence zones that provide a    
peaceful educational environment2  7#e7 
create school and community cultures    
where students and staff do not feel    
threatened and are free from bullying   
and harassment by developing and        
implementing curricula in nonviolent    
conflict resolution education1          
mindfulness1 and restorative practices  
for teachers1 students1 parents1 the    
school community1 and the community at  
large2  7#f7 maintain a public website  
to solicit and receive ideas for the    
development of peace from the wealth of 
the politically1 socially1 and          

culturally diverse public2  7#g7        
proactively engage the critical thinking
 capabilities1 including civic education
 on citizen duties to foster democratic 
principles1 of students and teachers of 
pre-kindergarten schools1 elementary    
schools1 secondary schools1 and         
institutions of higher education through
 the internet and other media and issue 
periodic reports concerning any         
submissions from such students and      
teachers2  7#h7 establish a ,peace      
,academy that shall-- 7,a7 be modeled   
after the military service academies2   
and  7,b7 provide a #d-year course of   
instruction in peace education1 after   
which graduates will be required to     
serve #e years in public service in     
programs dedicated to domestic or       
international nonviolent conflict       
resolution2 and  7#i7 provide grants for
 peace studies departments in           
institutions of higher education        
throughout the ,united ,states4  #ajc4  
,principal officers  7a7 ,under         

secretary of peacebuilding ,the         
,president shall appoint an ,under      
,secretary of ,peacebuilding in the     
,department1 by and with the advice and 
consent of the ,senate4 ,during the     
absence or disability of the ,secretary1
 or in the event of a vacancy in the    
office of the ,secretary1 the ,under    
,secretary shall act as ,secretary4 ,the
 ,secretary shall designate the order in
 which other officials of the           
,department shall act and perform the   
functions of the ,secretary during the  
absence or disability of both the       
,secretary and ,under ,secretary or in  
the event of vacancies in both offices4 
7b7 ,additional positions  7#a7 ,in     
general ,the ,president shall appoint in
 the ,department1 by and with the advice
 and consent of the ,senate-- 7,a7 an   
,assistant ,secretary for ,peace        
,education and ,training2  7,b7 an      
,assistant ,secretary for ,domestic     
,peacebuilding ,activities2  7,c7 an    
,assistant ,secretary for ,international

 ,peacebuilding ,activities2  7,d7 an   
,assistant ,secretary for ,technology   
for ,peace2  7,e7 an ,assistant         
,secretary for ,arms ,control and       
,disarmament2  7,f7 an ,assistant       
,secretary for ,peacebuilding           
,information and ,research2  7,g7 an    
,assistant ,secretary for ,human and    
,economic ,rights2 and  7,h7 a ,general 
,counsel4  7#b7 ,establishment of       
inspector general of the department of  
peacebuilding ,section #dja of title #e1
 ,united ,states ,code 7commonly        
referred to as the ,inspector ,general  
,act of #aigh7 is amended-- 7,a7 in     
paragraph 7#a71 by inserting            
,peacebuilding1 after ,homeland         
,security12 and  7,b7 in paragraph 7#c71
 by inserting ,peacebuilding1 after     
,homeland ,security14  7#c7 ,additional 
officers ,the ,president shall appoint  
#d additional officers in the           
,department1 by and with the advice and 
consent of the ,senate4 ,the officers   
appointed under this paragraph shall    

perform such functions as the ,secretary
 shall prescribe1 including-- 7,a7      
congressional relations functions2  7,b7
 public information functions1 including
 providing1 through the use of the      
latest technologies1 useful information 
about peace and the work of the         
,department2  7,c7 management and budget
 functions2 and  7,d7 planning1         
evaluation1 and policy development      
functions1 including development of     
policies to promote the efficient and   
coordinated administration of the       
,department and its programs and        
encourage improvements in conflict      
resolution and violence prevention4     
7#d7 ,description of functions ,in any  
case in which the ,president submits the
 name of an individual to the ,senate   
for confirmation as an officer of the   
,department under this subsection1 the  
,president shall state the particular   
functions such individual will exercise 
upon taking office4  7c7 ,authority of  
secretary ,each officer described in    

this section shall report directly to   
the ,secretary and shall1 in addition to
 any functions vested in or required to 
be delegated to such officer1 perform   
such additional functions as the        
,secretary may prescribe4  #ajd4 ,office
 of ,peace ,education and ,training  7a7
 ,in general ,there shall be in the     
,department an ,office of ,peace        
,education and ,training1 the head of   
which shall be the ,assistant ,secretary
 for ,peace ,education and ,training4   
,the ,assistant ,secretary for ,peace   
,education and ,training shall carry out
 those functions of the ,department     
relating to the creation1 encouragement1
 and impact of peace education and      
training at the pre-kindergarten1       
elementary1 secondary1 university1 and  
postgraduate levels1 and disseminate    
applicable policies and research in     
consultation with entities of the       
,department of ,health and ,human       
,services1 including-- 7#a7 the         
,administration for ,children and       

,families2  7#b7 the ,administration on 
,aging2  7#c7 the ,centers for ,disease 
,control and ,prevention2 and  7#d7 the 
,national ,institutes of ,health4  7b7  
,peace curriculum ,the ,assistant       
,secretary of ,peace ,education and     
,training1 in consultation with the     
,secretary of ,education1 ,indigenous   
communities1 the ,united ,states        
,institute of ,peace1 nongovernmental   
organizations1 public institutions1     
peace and conflict studies programs of  
institutions of higher education1 and   
,federal agencies that provide effective
 peace training materials and curricula1
 shall create and support the           
development and dissemination of        
effective peace curricula and supporting
 materials for distribution to the      
,state educational agency in each ,state
 and territory of the ,united ,states   
and any other interested institutions4  
,each peace curriculum shall include--  
7#a7 building communicative peace skills
 and nonviolent conflict resolution     

skills2  7#b7 teaching and fostering    
compassion1 empathy1 mindfulness1       
kindness1 acceptance1 understanding1    
respect1 inclusion1 and forgiveness2    
7#c7 teaching about historical and      
contemporary events utilizing nonviolent
 and peacebuilding principles to promote
 a culture of peace and about           
individuals and organizations employing 
nonviolent and peacebuilding principles 
to improve society2  7#d7 teaching about
 the benefits of a peaceful society1    
including economic1 health1 social1 and 
scientific implications of peace2 and   
7#e7 promoting other objectives to      
increase the knowledge of peace         
processes4  7c7 ,grants ,the ,assistant 
,secretary of ,peace ,education and     
,training shall-- 7#a7 provide peace    
education grants to pre-kindergarten    
schools1 elementary schools1 secondary  
schools1 and institutions of higher     
education for the creation and expansion
 of peace studies departments and the   
education and training of teachers in   

peace studies1 violence prevention1     
peacebuilding1 community building1 and  
nonviolent conflict resolution skills2  
and  7#b7 establish a grant program to  
be known as the ,community ,peace ,block
 ,grant program under which the         
,secretary shall make grants to         
nonprofit organizations and             
nongovernmental organizations for the   
purposes of developing innovative school
 and neighborhood programs for          
nonviolent conflict resolution and      
creating local peacebuilding            
initiatives4  #aje4 ,office of ,domestic
 ,peacebuilding ,activities  7a7 ,in    
general ,there shall be in the          
,department an ,office of ,domestic     
,peacebuilding ,activities1 the head of 
which shall be the ,assistant ,secretary
 for ,domestic ,peacebuilding           
,activities4 ,the ,assistant ,secretary 
for ,domestic ,peacebuilding ,activities
 shall carry out those functions in the 
,department affecting domestic peace    
activities1 including the development of

 policies that prevent domestic violence
 and that increase awareness about      
intervention and counseling on domestic 
violence and conflict4  7b7             
,responsibilities ,the ,assistant       
,secretary for ,domestic ,peacebuilding 
,activities shall-- 7#a7 develop policy 
and disseminate best practices from the 
field for the treatment of drug and     
alcohol abuse2  7#b7 develop            
community-based strategies for          
celebrating diversity and promoting     
acceptance2  7#c7 develop new policies  
and build upon existing proven programs 
to prevent the school-to-prison pipeline
 by promoting restorative and conflict  
resolution practices at                 
pre-kindergarten1 elementary1 secondary1
 university1 and post graduate levels   
and in police academies1 with funding   
for teacher1 staff1 student1 and        
community training in nonviolence1      
restorative practices1 conflict         
resolution1 and diversity understanding 
and appreciation2  7#d7 develop new     

policies and build on existing proven   
programs-- 7,a7 to assist in the        
prevention of hate1 a culture of        
violence and domination1 violence and   
crime1 including the development of     
non-threatening1 non-harassing community
 policing strategies1 mindfulness1 and  
conflict de-escalation training1 and    
other peaceful settlement skills among  
police and other public safety officers2
  7,b7 to assist in the re-entry into   
the community by individuals who have   
been incarcerated by providing trauma   
healing1 including training in anger    
management1 conflict resolution1        
peacebuilding skills1 life skills1 and  
educational and job skills2  7,c7 to    
assist in creating strong1 happy1 and   
healthy families1 including supporting  
mental health services1 domestic        
violence prevention1 gang prevention1   
anti-bullying programs1 animal cruelty  
prevention1 substance abuse prevention1 
and the development of peaceful         
parenting skills2  7,d7 to promote      

peacebuilding and community-building and
 to provide restorative justice and     
restorative practice programs at all    
levels of the criminal justice system   
that bring together offenders1 victims1 
and community members in an effort to   
repair the damage caused by criminal    
activity through accountability and     
rehabilitation2  7,e7 to develop        
violence prevention and violence        
de-escalation training for the general  
public to provide peacebuilding tools   
for all and to promote sustainable      
peace1 peacebuilding buy-in1 and        
peacebuilding awareness2  7,f7 to       
provide for training and deployment into
 neighborhoods of nonmilitary domestic  
conflict prevention and peacemaking     
personnel1 including violence           
interrupters1 community safety task     
force1 and civilian community           
peacekeepers2  7,g7 to implement        
respectful1 non-targeting1 and          
non-harassing community-based policing  
to break down barriers between law      

enforcement officers and the people such
 officers serve2 and  7,h7 to encourage 
and facilitate formation of locally and 
,state-run and administered citizen's   
boards to recommend any appropriate     
training as needed for working          
compassionately and effectively with    
local1 regional1 and ,state populations 
and to review and hold accountable      
actions of all local1 regional1 and     
,state police and law enforcement       
departments in the ,united ,states2     
7#e7 promote informal and cultural      
exchanges between individuals and groups
 of proximate neighborhoods and regions 
to encourage understanding and          
acceptance2 and  7#f7 disseminate       
applicable policies and research in     
consultation with-- 7,a7 the ,department
 of ,justice2  7,b7 the ,department of  
,health and ,human ,services2  7,c7 the 
,department of ,state2 and  7,d7 the    
,department of ,education4  7c7 ,grants 
,the ,assistant ,secretary for ,domestic
 ,peacebuilding ,activities shall       

establish a grant program to be known as
 the ,cultural ,diplomacy for ,peace    
grant program under which the ,secretary
 shall make grants to pre-kindergarten  
schools1 elementary schools1 secondary  
schools1 institutions of higher         
education1 nonprofit organizations1 and 
nongovernmental organizations for the   
purpose of developing domestic cultural 
exchanges1 including exchanges relating 
to the arts1 sports1 science1 and other 
academic disciplines1 that promote      
diplomacy and cultural understanding    
between neighborhoods and members of    
such neighborhoods4  #ajf4 ,office of   
,international ,peacebuilding           
,activities  7a7 ,in general ,there     
shall be in the ,department an ,office  
of ,international ,peacebuilding        
,activities1 the head of which shall be 
the ,assistant ,secretary for           
,international ,peacebuilding           
,activities4 ,the ,assistant ,secretary 
for ,international ,peacebuilding       
,activities shall carry out those       

functions in the ,department affecting  
international peace activities4  7b7    
,responsibilities ,the ,assistant       
,secretary for ,international           
,peacebuilding ,activities shall-- 7#a7 
develop new programs and promote        
existing proven programs to-- 7,a7      
provide for the training and deployment 
of graduates of the ,peace ,academy     
established under section #ajb7;g7 and  
other nonmilitary conflict prevention   
and peacemaking personnel2  7,b7 support
 national and regional                  
conflict-prevention1 de-escalation1 and 
peaceful dispute-resolution initiatives 
in nations experiencing social1         
political1 environmental1 medical1 or   
economic strife and among all nations2  
7,c7 develop community building1        
violence prevention1 amelioration and   
de-escalation training for the general  
public to educate about peacebuilding   
skills and to promote sustainable peace1
 peacebuilding buy-in and peacebuilding 
awareness2  7,d7 provide training for   

the administration of post-conflict     
reconstruction and demobilization in    
war-torn societies2  7,e7 address root  
causes of violence2  7,f7 eradicate     
extreme hunger1 infectious and other    
diseases1 and poverty2  7,g7 eradicate  
genocide2  7,h7 achieve universal       
primary education2  7,i7 empower women  
and girls2  7,j7 eradicate human        
trafficking2 and  7,k7 eradicate        
dehumanization and mistreatment of      
individuals2  7#b7 support the creation 
of a multinational nonviolent peace     
force2  7#c7 provide for exchanges      
between individuals of the ,united      
,states and other nations that are      
endeavoring to develop domestic and     
international peace-based initiatives2  
and  7#d7 disseminate applicable        
policies and research in consultation   
with-- 7,a7 the ,department of ,state2  
7,b7 the ,department of ,labor2  7,c7   
the ,peace ,corps2  7,d7 the ,united    
,states ,institute of ,peace2 and  7,e7 
any other applicable entities4  7c7     

,grants ,the ,assistant ,secretary for  
,international ,peacebuilding           
,activities shall establish a grant     
program to be known as the              
,international ,cultural ,diplomacy for 
,peace grant program under which the    
,secretary shall make grants to         
pre-kindergarten schools1 elementary    
schools1 secondary schools1 institutions
 of higher education1 nonprofit         
organizations1 and nongovernmental      
organizations for the purpose of        
developing international cultural       
exchanges1 including exchanges related  
to the arts1 sports1 science1 and other 
academic disciplines1 that promote      
diplomacy and cultural understanding    
between the ,united ,states and other   
nations4  #ajg4 ,office of ,technology  
for ,peace  7a7 ,in general ,there shall
 be in the ,department an ,office of    
,technology for ,peace1 the head of     
which shall be the ,assistant ,secretary
 for ,technology for ,peace4 ,the       
,assistant ,secretary for ,technology   

for ,peace shall carry out those        
functions in the ,department affecting  
the awareness1 study1 ethical           
implications and impact of evolving     
existing technologies and developing new
 technologies1 including artificial     
intelligence1 mobile technologies1      
social media1 drones1 and data science  
and information1 on the creation and    
maintenance of domestic and             
international peace1 and disseminate    
applicable policies and research in     
consultation with appropriate entities  
of the ,department of ,state4  7b7      
,grants ,the ,assistant ,secretary for  
,technology for ,peace shall make grants
 for the research and development of    
technologies in transportation1         
communications1 agriculture1 medicine1  
and energy that-- 7#a7 are nonviolent in
 application2  7#b7 encourage the       
conservation and sustainability of      
natural resources1 including air1 water1
 land1 in order to prevent future       
conflicts regarding scarce resources due

 to overuse or natural or human-caused  
disasters1 including climate change and 
pandemics2 and  7#c7 promote a green1   
peaceful economy4  #ajh4 ,office of     
,arms ,control and ,disarmament  7a7 ,in
 general ,there shall be in the         
,department an ,office of ,arms ,control
 and ,disarmament1 the head of which    
shall be the ,assistant ,secretary for  
,arms ,control and ,disarmament4 ,the   
,assistant ,secretary for ,arms ,control
 and ,disarmament shall carry out those 
functions in the ,department affecting  
arms control programs and arms          
limitation agreements4  7b7             
,responsibilities ,the ,assistant       
,secretary for ,arms ,control and       
,disarmament shall-- 7#a7 advise the    
,secretary on interagency discussions   
and international negotiations1         
including discussions involving the     
,united ,nations1 the ,secretary of     
,state1 the ,atomic ,energy ,commission1
 and the ,secretary of ,defense1        
regarding the increase or reduction and 

elimination of weapons of mass          
destruction throughout the world1       
including the dismantling of such       
weapons and the safe and secure storage 
of materials related thereto and efforts
 to limit or cease development1 testing1
 manufacture or possession of nuclear   
weapons or threats to use them or to    
allow any nuclear arms to be stationed  
in the territory of any nation2  7#b7   
assist nations1 international agencies1 
and nongovernmental organizations in    
assessing the locations of the buildup  
of nuclear arms and other weapons of    
mass destruction2  7#c7 develop         
nonviolent strategies to prevent and    
deter testing or use of offensive or    
defensive nuclear weapons1 weaponized   
drones1 assault weapons1 and other      
weapons of mass destruction1 whether    
based on land1 underground1 air1 sea1 or
 in space2  7#d7 serve as a depository  
for copies of all contracts1 agreements1
 and treaties that address the reduction
 and elimination of nuclear weapons and 

other weapons of mass destruction1 and  
the protection of space from            
militarization2  7#e7 provide technical 
support and legal assistance for the    
implementation of such contracts1       
agreements1 and treaties2  7#f7         
disseminate applicable policies and     
research in consultation with the       
,department of ,state and the           
,department of ,commerce2 and  7#g7     
address and support nuclear waste       
cleanup at nuclear test sites1 nuclear  
research facilities and laboratories1   
,superfund ,sites of former and present 
military bases in the ,united ,states   
and abroad and at lands1 in waters1 and 
in the air adjacent to old and new      
nuclear reactors and                    
nuclear-contaminated sites4  #aji4      
,office of ,peacebuilding ,information  
and ,research  7a7 ,in general ,there   
shall be in the ,department an ,office  
of ,peacebuilding ,information and      
,research1 the head of which shall be   
the ,assistant ,secretary for           

,peacebuilding ,information and         
,research4 ,the ,assistant ,secretary   
for ,peacebuilding ,information and     
,research shall carry out those         
functions in the ,department affecting  
research and analysis relating to       
creating1 initiating1 and modeling      
approaches to peaceful coexistence and  
nonviolent conflict resolution and shall
 make this information available to     
,congress1 the public1 and other        
interested entities on an ongoing basis4
  7b7 ,responsibilities ,the ,assistant 
,secretary for ,peacebuilding           
,information and ,research shall-- 7#a7 
commission or compile studies on the    
impact of war1 mass shootings1 police   
violence and other types of violence1   
especially on the physical and mental   
condition of children 7using the        
#aj-point anti-war agenda in the ,united
 ,nations ,children's ,fund report1     
,state of the ,world's ,children #aiif1 
as a guide7 that shall include the study
 of the effect of war on the environment

 and public health2  7#b7 commission or 
compile studies on the impact of war and
 other types of violence on soldiers1   
veterans and civilians2  7#c7 commission
 or compile studies on the effect of war
 and other types of violence on the     
environment1 public health1 the economy1
 and national security2  7#d7 commission
 or compile studies on the impact of    
violence1 racism and inequality on such 
conditions of peace as health care1     
employment1 education1 economic equity1 
food security1 voting rights1 housing1  
justice1 and rule of law2  7#e7 compile 
information on effective community      
peacebuilding activities and disseminate
 such information to local governments  
and nongovernmental organizations in the
 ,united ,states and abroad2  7#f7      
commission or compile research on the   
effect of violence in the media1        
including the use of untruths1          
misinformation and false information and
 make such reports available to         
,congress and the public annually2  7#g7

 commission or compile research on the  
number and circumstances of deaths      
caused by law enforcement using guns or 
other weapons1 devices or methods1 the  
number and circumstances of deaths to   
law enforcement officials caused by guns
 or other weapons1 devices or methods1  
the effects of gun violence in the      
,united ,states1 and make such reports  
available to ,congress and the public   
annually2  7#h7 commission or compile   
research on the effect of teaching      
nonviolent conflict resolution skills   
and practices and social emotional      
education in schools and disseminate    
such information to educational         
institutions1 ,congress and the public  
annually2  7#i7 commission or compile   
any other such research that will foster
 understanding of the root causes of    
violence1 the root conditions of peace1 
and policies and practices to promote a 
culture of peace2  7#aj7 publish a      
monthly journal of the activities of the
 ,department and encourage scholarly    

participation2  7#aa7 sponsor           
conferences throughout the ,united      
,states to create awareness of the work 
of the ,department2  7#ab7 make         
available to the public reports1        
studies1 and compiled research described
 in this ,act2 and  7#ac7 where         
applicable1 work to carry out the       
responsibilities under this subsection  
in consultation with the ,united ,states
 ,institute of ,peace and other         
governmental and nongovernmental        
organizations1 including-- 7,a7 the     
,department of ,health and ,human       
,services2  7,b7 the ,department of     
,justice2 and  7,c7 the ,department of  
,state4  #aaj4 ,office of ,human ,rights
 and ,economic ,rights  7a7 ,in general 
,there shall be in the ,department an   
,office of ,human ,rights and ,economic 
,rights1 the head of which shall be the 
,assistant ,secretary for ,human ,rights
 and ,economic ,rights4 ,the ,assistant 
,secretary for ,human ,rights and       
,economic ,rights shall carry out those 

functions in the ,department that       
support the principles of the ,universal
 ,declaration of ,human ,rights1 adopted
 by the ,general ,assembly of the       
,united ,nations on ,december #aj1      
#aidh4  7b7 ,responsibilities ,the      
,assistant ,secretary for ,human ,rights
 and ,economic ,rights shall-- 7#a7     
assist the ,secretary1 in consultation  
with the ,secretary of ,state1 in       
furthering the incorporation of the     
principles of human rights1 as          
enunciated in the ,universal            
,declaration of ,human ,rights1 into all
 agreements between the ,united ,states 
and other nations to help prevent and   
reduce the causes of violence2  7#b7    
consult with the ,secretary of ,state1  
the ,united ,nations1 the ,atrocities   
,prevention ,board of the ,white ,house1
 the ,department of ,justice1 and other 
similarly concerned governmental and    
nongovernmental organizations to gather 
information on and document domestic and
 international human rights abuses1     

including genocide1 torture1 ,state     
executions1 police brutality1 detention 
for profit1 caging of children and other
 individuals1 murder of unarmed         
civilians1 solitary confinement         
7especially among children71 human      
trafficking1 child soldiers1 child      
labor1 and slave labor and recommend to 
the ,secretary nonviolent responses to  
promote awareness1 understanding1 and   
correction of abuses2  7#c7 make such   
information available to other          
governmental and nongovernmental        
organizations in order to facilitate    
nonviolent conflict resolution2  7#d7   
provide trained observers to work with  
nongovernmental organizations for       
purposes of creating a climate conducive
 to the respect for human rights2  7#e7 
conduct economic analyses of the        
scarcity of human and natural resources 
as a source of conflict and make        
recommendations to the ,secretary for   
nonviolent prevention of such scarcity1 
nonviolent intervention in case of such 

scarcity1 and the development of        
programs to assist people facing such   
scarcity1 whether due to armed conflict1
 greed1 misdistribution of resources1   
overuse or other human causes1 including
 climate disruption1 or natural causes2 
7#f7 conduct economic analyses of the   
impact of violence within and among     
nations as a source of human            
displacement and criminalization1       
vilification1 victimization and         
mistreatment of those fleeing their     
homes to seek better and safer lives and
 make recommendations to the ,secretary 
for nonviolent solutions and development
 of programs to assist people facing    
such conditions2  7#g7 assist the       
,secretary1 in consultation with the    
,secretary of ,state and the ,secretary 
of the ,treasury1 in developing         
strategies regarding the sustainability 
and the management of the distribution  
of funds from international agencies1   
the conditions regarding the receipt of 
such funds1 and the impact of those     

conditions on the peace and stability of
 the recipient nations2  7#h7 assist the
 ,secretary1 in consultation with the   
,secretary of ,state and the ,secretary 
of ,labor1 in developing strategies to  
promote full compliance with domestic   
and international labor rights law2     
7#i7 conduct policy analysis to ensure  
that the international development      
investments of the ,united ,states      
positively impact the peace and         
stability of the recipient country2 and 
7#aj7 disseminate policies and research 
in consultation with appropriate        
entities of the ,department of ,state4  
#aaa4 ,intergovernmental ,advisory      
,council on ,peace  7a7 ,in general     
,there shall be in the ,department an   
advisory committee known as the         
,intergovernmental ,advisory ,council on
 ,peace 7in this section referred to as 
the ,council74 ,the ,council shall      
provide assistance and make             
recommendations to the ,president and   
the ,secretary concerning               

intergovernmental policies relating to  
peace and nonviolent conflict           
resolution4  7b7 ,responsibilities ,the 
,council shall-- 7#a7 provide a forum   
for representatives of international    
bodies1 the ,federal ,government1       
,tribal governments1 and ,state and     
local governments to discuss peace      
issues1 including practices1 traditions 
and policies that promote peacebuilding 
and crises and wellness issues2  7#b7   
promote better intergovernmental        
relations and offer professional        
mediation services to ameliorate and    
resolve intergovernmental and           
intragovernmental conflict as needed1   
including elimination of inflammatory   
rhetoric2 and  7#c7 submit biennially1  
or more frequently if determined        
necessary by the ,council1 a report to  
the ,president1 the ,secretary1 and     
,congress reviewing the impact of       
,federal peace activities on the        
,federal ,government and on ,state and  
local governments4  7c7 ,membership ,the

 ,secretary shall appoint the members of
 the ,council4  #aab4 ,federal          
,interagency ,committee on ,peace  7a7  
,establishment ,there is established a  
,federal ,interagency ,committee on     
,peace 7in this section referred to as  
the ,committee74 ,the ,committee shall--
 7#a7 assist the ,secretary in providing
 a mechanism to assure that the         
procedures and actions of the           
,department and other ,federal agencies 
are fully coordinated2 and  7#b7 study  
and make recommendations for assuring   
effective coordination of ,federal      
programs1 policies1 and administrative  
practices affecting peace1 peacebuilding
 and violence prevention1 and wellness4 
7b7 ,membership ,the ,secretary shall   
appoint the members of the ,committee4  
#aac4 ,staff ,the ,secretary may appoint
 and fix the compensation of such       
employees as may be necessary to carry  
out the functions of the ,secretary and 
the ,department4 ,except as otherwise   
provided by law1 such employees shall be

 appointed in accordance with applicable
 laws and the compensation of such      
employees fixed in accordance with title
 #e1 ,united ,states ,code4  #aad4      
,consultation required  7a7             
,consultation in cases of conflict and  
violence prevention  7#a7 ,in general   
,in any case in which a conflict between
 the ,united ,states and any other      
government or entity is foreseeable1    
imminent1 or occurring1 the ,secretary  
of ,defense and the ,secretary of ,state
 shall consult with the ,secretary of   
,peacebuilding concerning violence      
prevention1 nonviolent means of conflict
 resolution1 and peacebuilding4  7#b7   
,diplomatic initiatives ,in any case in 
which a conflict described in paragraph 
7#a7 is ongoing or recently concluded1  
the ,secretary shall conduct an         
independent study of diplomatic         
initiatives undertaken by the ,united   
,states and other parties to such       
conflict4  7#c7 ,initiative assessment  
,in any case in which a conflict        

described in paragraph 7#a7 has recently
 concluded1 the ,secretary shall assess 
the effectiveness of any initiatives in 
ending such conflict4  7#d7             
,consultation process ,the ,secretary   
shall establish a formal process of     
consultation in a timely manner with the
 ,secretary of ,state1 the ,secretary of
 ,defense1 and the ,national ,security  
,council-- 7,a7 prior to the initiation 
of policies or withdrawal of resources  
that may lead to violence and of any    
armed conflict between the ,united      
,states and any other country2 and  7,b7
 for any matter involving-- 7i7 the use 
of ,department of ,defense personnel    
within the ,united ,states2 or  7ii7 the
 proposed or actual distribution of     
equipment of the ,department of ,defense
 to local or ,state law enforcement     
entities or to other individuals or     
entities4  7b7 ,consultation in drafting
 treaties and agreements ,the head of   
each appropriate ,federal agency shall  
consult with the ,secretary in drafting 

treaties and peace agreements4  #aae4   
,collaboration ,the ,secretary shall1   
for the greatest effectiveness in       
promoting peace and peacebuilding1      
collaborate with other ,federal         
agencies1 applicable experts1           
nongovernmental organization            
stakeholders1 appropriate non-profit    
organization stakeholders and ,state1   
,tribal1 and local leaders and          
stakeholders regarding all related      
programs in all ,federal agencies4 ,the 
collaboration shall include and         
prioritize those who are most impacted  
by the programs for the purpose         
implementing or updating such programs  
and for the purpose of evaluating the   
effectiveness and impacts of such       
programs4  ,,ii ,other ,matters  #bja4  
,legislative recommendations of the     
,secretary ,not later than #a year after
 the date of the appointment of the     
first ,secretary1 the ,secretary shall  
prepare and submit to ,congress proposed
 legislation containing any necessary   

and appropriate amendments to the laws  
of the ,united ,states to carry out the 
purposes of this ,act4  #bjb4 ,peace    
,days ,the ,secretary shall encourage   
citizens to observe and celebrate the   
blessings of peace and endeavor to      
create peace on ,peace ,days4 ,such days
 shall include discussions of the       
professional activities and the         
achievements in the lives of            
peacemakers4  #bjc4 ,definitions ,in    
this ,act3 7#a7 ,department ,the term   
,department means the ,department of    
,peacebuilding established under section
 #aja7;a74  7#b7 ,,esea terms ,the terms
 elementary school1 secondary school1   
and ,state educational agency have the  
meaning given those terms in section    
#haja of the ,elementary and ,secondary 
,education ,act of #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 
#ghja74  7#c7 ,federal agency ,the term 
,federal agency has the meaning given   
the term agency in section #eea7a7 of   
title #e1 ,united ,states ,code4  7#d7  
,institution of higher education ,the   

term institution of higher education has
 the meaning given that term in section 
#aja of the ,higher ,education ,act of  
#aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #ajja74  7#e7      
,nonprofit organization ,the term       
nonprofit organization means an entity  
that-- 7,a7 is described in section     
#eja7;c77#c7 of the ,internal ,revenue  
,code of #aihf 7#bf ,u4,s4,c4           
#eja7;c77#c772 and  7,b7 is exempt from 
tax under section #eja7;a7 of such      
,code4  7#f7 ,secretary ,the term       
,secretary means the ,secretary of      
,peacebuilding appointed under section  
#aja7;b74  #bjd4 ,authorization of      
appropriations  7a7 ,in general ,there  
is authorized to be appropriated to     
carry out this ,act such sums as may be 
necessary4  7b7 ,limitation on use of   
funds ,of the amounts appropriated      
pursuant to subsection 7a71 at least #he
 percent shall be used for domestic     
peace programs1 including administrative
 costs associated with such programs4