H.R. 1158

Refugee Sanitation Facility Safety Act of 2021

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117th CONGRESS

1st Session

H. R. 1158

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

July 21, 2021

Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations

AN ACT

To provide women and girls safe access to sanitation facilities in refugee camps.

1.

Short title

This Act may be cited as the Refugee Sanitation Facility Safety Act of 2021.

2.

Secure access to sanitation facilities for women and girls

Subsection (a) of section 501 of the Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1994 and 1995 (22 U.S.C. 2601 note) is amended—

(1)

by redesignating paragraphs (6) through (11) as paragraphs (7) through (12), respectively; and

(2)

by inserting after paragraph (5) the following new paragraph:

(6)

the provision of safe and secure access to sanitation facilities, with a special emphasis on women, girls, and vulnerable populations.

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Passed the House of Representatives July 20, 2021.

Cheryl L. Johnson,

Clerk