S.Amdt. 4597

SA 4597. Mrs. BOXER (for herself, Mrs. Shaheen, and Mr. Menendez)
submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by her to the bill S.
2943, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2017 for military
activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and
for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe
military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other
purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

At the end of subtitle H of title XII, add the following:

SEC. 1277. OFFICE OF GLOBAL WOMEN'S ISSUES.

(a) Establishment.--The Secretary of State shall establish
in the Office of the Secretary of the Department of State an
Office of Global Women's Issues (in this section referred to
as the ``Office''). The Office shall be headed by an
Ambassador-at-Large for Global Women's Issues, who shall be
appointed by the President, by and with the advice and
consent of the Senate. The Ambassador-at-Large shall report
directly to the Secretary and shall have the rank and status
of Ambassador-at-Large.
(b) Purpose.--In addition to the duties described in
subsection (c) and those duties determined by the Secretary
of State, the Ambassador-at-Large shall coordinate efforts of
the United States Government, as directed by the Secretary
regarding gender integration and advancing the status of
women and girls in United States foreign policy.
(c) Duties.--The Ambassador-at-Large--
(1) shall serve as the principal advisor to the Secretary
of State regarding gender equality, women's empowerment, and
violence against women and girls as a foreign policy matter;
(2) is authorized to represent the United States in
diplomatic and multilateral fora on matters relevant to the
status of women and girls;
(3) shall advise and provide input to the Secretary on all
activities, policies, programs, and funding relating to
gender equality and the advancement of women and girls
internationally for all bureaus and offices of the Department
of State and in the international programs of all other
Federal agencies;
(4) shall work to ensure that efforts to advance gender
equality and women's empowerment are fully integrated into
the programs, structures, processes, and capacities of all
bureaus and offices of the Department of State and in the
international programs of other Federal agencies;
(5) shall direct, as appropriate, United States Government
resources to respond to needs for gender integration and
empowerment of women in United States Government foreign
policies and international programs;
(6) may design, support, and implement activities regarding
empowerment of women internationally; and
(7) shall conduct regular consultation with civil society
organizations working to advance gender equality and empower
women and girls internationally.
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