S.Amdt. 2496

SA 2496. Mr. MENENDEZ submitted an amendment intended to be proposed
to amendment SA 2282 submitted by Mr. Inhofe (for himself and Mr.
McCain) and intended to be proposed to the bill H.R. 5515, to authorize
appropriations for fiscal year 2019 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 appropriate place, insert the following:

SEC. __. INCREASING PARTICIPATION IN UNITED NATIONS
PEACEKEEPING OPERATIONS.

(a) Finding.--Congress finds that the inclusion of women in
international peacekeeping units, police forces, and the
security sector improves accountability and decreases abuses
against civilians.

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(b) Reporting Requirement.--Not later than 1 year after the
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense
shall submit a report to the Committee on Foreign Relations
of the Senate, the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate,
the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of
Representatives, and the Committee on Armed Services of the
House of Representatives that includes--
(1) the number of United States female armed services
personnel participating in multilateral peacekeeping and
security operations;
(2) an evaluation of existing incentives, if any, to
increase the participation of United States female armed
services personnel in multilateral peacekeeping and security
operations;
(3) an outline of the training required to ensure that
female armed services personnel are prepared for the unique
challenges inherent in multilateral peacekeeping and security
operations;
(4) recommendations for how the United States could meet
the minimum requirement of 30 percent female armed service
participation in training offered by the United States on
security issues, including partner military training; and
(5) an evaluation of current security partnerships around
the world and whether such partnerships can increase the
number of women included in peacekeeping units, police
forces, and the security sector.
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