,i  #aaith ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #gjeb  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,january #ad1        
#bjbf,ms4 ,jacobs 7for herself and ,mr4 
,mc,caul7 introduced the following bill2
 which was referred to the ,committee on
 ,foreign ,affairs  ,a ,,bill  ,to      
establish a ,center for ,conflict       
,analysis1 ,planning1 and ,prevention in
 the ,department of ,state1 and for     
other purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this 
,act may be cited as the ,conflict      
,prevention ,act4  #b4 ,sense of        
,congress ,it is the sense of ,congress 
that-- 7#a7 better understanding and    
responding to conflict and supporting   
peace processes and complex political   
negotiations will further ,united       
,states national security and foreign   
policy interests2  7#b7 the ,department 
of ,state should possess an             
institutional hub to help regional      
bureaus and embassies efficiently and   
effectively address violent conflict1   
peace processes1 and complex political  

negotiations2 and  7#c7 such an         
institutional hub should be staffed by  
subject matter experts that can equip   
,united ,states diplomats in conflict   
analysis and peace negotiations4  #c4   
,center for conflict analysis1 planning1
 and prevention at the ,department of   
,state  7a7 ,authorization ,there shall 
be in the ,department of ,state a       
,director for ,conflict ,analysis1      
,planning1 and ,prevention1 who shall be
 responsible to the ,secretary of       
,state1 acting through the ,under       
,secretary for ,political ,affairs1 for 
matters relating to conflict prevention1
 mitigation1 and negotiations to develop
 policy options and provide expertise   
for the ,under ,secretary of ,political 
,affairs and for the ,assistant         
,secretaries of each regional bureau4   
7b7 ,responsibilities ,in addition to   
the responsibilities described under    
subsection 7a71 the ,director and the   
,center established under subsection 7c7
 may carry out the following1 as        

appropriate3 7#a7 ,developing advanced  
analytic methodologies1 data1 and tools 
to understand global conflict dynamics1 
produce conflict trend assessments1 and 
inform the ,department's efforts to     
prevent and mitigate conflict and crises
 of top priority to the ,united ,states4
  7#b7 ,forecasting potential hotspots  
of violent conflict in foreign countries
 to best identify risks to ,united      
,states national security interests or  
opportunities for advancing ,united     
,states foreign policy priorities4  7#c7
 ,conducting in-depth analyses of       
conflict dynamics in foreign countries  
to-- 7,a7 advise regional bureaus on    
program goals and approaches to         
burden-sharing with foreign partners2   
and  7,b7 provide quantifiable metrics  
to inform effective use of the          
,department's resources4  7#d7          
,supporting peace processes by providing
 expertise to the ,under ,secretary of  
,political ,affairs1 regional bureaus1  
and chiefs of mission1 to enable and    

inform peace negotiation and mediation  
strategies1 implementation1 and         
monitoring4  7#e7 ,at the direction of  
the ,under ,secretary1 coordinating with
 regional and relevant functional       
bureaus on the implementation of the    
,global ,fragility ,act of #bjai 7#bb   
,u4,s4,c4 #ihja et seq474  7#f7         
,providing strategic gaming1 red team   
7contrarian-structured analytic         
techniques to challenge assumptions and 
test vulnerabilities71 and table-top    
exercises1 to rigorously test foreign   
policy options and strategies4  7#g7    
,supporting the development of training 
for ,foreign ,service officers on       
conflict prevention and mediation       
skills1 including the trainings required
 under the ,elie ,wiesel ,genocide and  
,atrocities ,prevention ,act of #bjah4  
7#h7 ,such other functions as the ,under
 ,secretary for ,political ,affairs may 
designate from time to time4  7c7       
,establishment ,there shall be in the   
,department a ,center for ,conflict     

,analysis1 ,planning1 and ,prevention   
7in this section referred to as the     
,center71 led by the ,director appointed
 pursuant to the authorization under    
subsection 7a71 which shall perform     
functions related to data analysis and  
strategic planning on emerging or       
ongoing foreign conflicts to develop    
policy options and provide expertise for
 the ,under ,secretary of ,political    
,affairs and for the ,assistant         
,secretaries of each regional bureau4   
7d7 ,dissemination of analytic products 
,the ,under ,secretary shall ensure that
 the ,center's analytic products are    
disseminated to relevant stakeholders   
within the ,department1 as well as other
 elements of the ,united ,states        
,government1 as appropriate4  7e7       
,membership ,the ,center shall be       
comprised of not more than #bj full-time
 ,department employees1 including a     
contingent capable of temporary         
deployments to support embassies-- 7#a7 
in conflict-affected regions2 or  7#b7  

in regions that the ,under ,secretary   
for ,political ,affairs determines to be
 at risk of conflict or civil strife4