S.Amdt. 4409

SA 4409. Mrs. SHAHEEN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed
to amendment SA 3867 submitted by Mr. Reed and intended to be proposed
to the bill H.R. 4350, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2022
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. 14106. OFFICE OF GLOBAL WOMEN'S ISSUES.

(a) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that
the Office of Global Women's Issues (referred to in this
section as the ``Office'') in the Department of State
(referred to in this section as the ``Department'') should--
(1) be headed by the Ambassador-at-Large for Global Women's
Issues, who should be appointed by the President, by and with
the advice and consent of the Senate;
(2) coordinate, under the direction of the Secretary of
State (referred to in this section as the ``Secretary''), the
United States foreign policy efforts to promote gender
equality and the rights and empowerment of women and girls in
United States diplomacy, partnerships, and programs;
(3) serve as the principal advisor to the Secretary
regarding gender equality, women's and girls' empowerment,
and violence against women and girls as a priority of United
States foreign policy;
(4) represent the United States in diplomatic and
multilateral fora on matters relevant to the status of women
and girls;
(5) advise the Secretary and provide input 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
and in the international programs of all other Federal
agencies;
(6) work to ensure that efforts to advance gender equality
and women's and girls' empowerment are fully integrated into
the programs, structures, processes, and capacities of all
bureaus and offices of the Department and in the
international programs of other Federal agencies; and
(7) conduct regular consultations with civil society
organizations that are working to advance gender equality and
empower women and girls internationally.
(b) Report.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the
enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit a report or
provide a briefing to the Committee on Foreign Relations of
the Senate and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House
of Representatives regarding the efforts of the Office to
carry out the duties described in subsection (a).
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