Text of US HB 590 (2015)

I 114TH CONGRESS 1ST SESSION H. R. 590 To establish in the Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor of the Department of State a Special Envoy for the Human Rights of LGBT Peoples. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES JANUARY 28, 2015 Mr. LOWENTHAL (for himself, Mr. CA´RDENAS, Mr. CICILLINE, Mr. COHEN, Mr. CONNOLLY, Mrs. DAVIS of California, Mr. DEUTCH, Mr. ELLISON, Mr. ENGEL, Ms. ESTY, Mr. GIBSON, Mr. GRAYSON, Mr. GUTIE´RREZ, Mr. HANNA, Mr. HASTINGS, Mr. HIMES, Mr. HONDA, Ms. JACKSON LEE, Ms. EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON of Texas, Mr. JOHNSON of Georgia, Mr. KIL- MER, Ms. LEE, Mr. LIEU of California, Mr. SEAN PATRICK MALONEY of New York, Ms. MCCOLLUM, Mr. MCDERMOTT, Mr. MCGOVERN, Ms. NORTON, Mr. PETERS, Mr. POCAN, Mr. POLIS, Mr. QUIGLEY, Ms. SCHA- KOWSKY, Mr. SMITH of Washington, Ms. SPEIER, Mr. TAKANO, Ms. TITUS, Ms. VELA´ZQUEZ, Ms. WILSON of Florida, Ms. ESHOO, Mr. SHER- MAN, Mr. KEATING, Ms. SINEMA, Ms. DELBENE, and Mr. CARTWRIGHT) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs A BILL To establish in the Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor of the Department of State a Special Envoy for the Human Rights of LGBT Peoples. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa- 1 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 2 VerDate Sep 11 2014 04:05 Feb 06, 2015 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H590.IH H590 emcdonald on DSK67QTVN1PROD with BILLS 2 •HR 590 IH SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 1 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘International Human 2 Rights Defense Act of 2015’’. 3 SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. 4 In this Act: 5 (1) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMIT- 6 TEES.—The term ‘‘appropriate congressional com- 7 mittees’’ means— 8 (A) the Committee on Foreign Relations 9 and the Committee on Appropriations of the 10 Senate; and 11 (B) the Committee on Foreign Affairs and 12 the Committee on Appropriations of the House 13 of Representatives. 14 (2) GENDER IDENTITY.—The term ‘‘gender 15 identity’’ means the gender-related identity, appear- 16 ance, or mannerisms or other gender-related charac- 17 teristics of an individual, with or without regard to 18 the individual’s designated sex at birth. 19 (3) LGBT.—The term ‘‘LGBT’’ means lesbian, 20 gay, bisexual, or transgender. 21 (4) SEXUAL ORIENTATION.—The term ‘‘sexual 22 orientation’’ means homosexuality, heterosexuality, 23 or bisexuality. 24 SEC. 3. FINDINGS. 25 Congress makes the following findings: 26 VerDate Sep 11 2014 04:05 Feb 06, 2015 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H590.IH H590 emcdonald on DSK67QTVN1PROD with BILLS 3 •HR 590 IH (1) Eighty-two countries prohibit the public 1 support of the LGBT community, promote 2 homophobia across society, or criminalize homosex- 3 uality. That is equal to more than 40 percent of 4 United Nations Member States. 5 (2) In seven countries, homosexuality is a crime 6 that is punishable by death. 7 (3) Around the world, LGBT people face dis- 8 crimination, hatred, violence, and bigotry. 9 (4) Violence and discrimination based on sexual 10 orientation and gender identity are documented in 11 the Department of State’s annual Human Rights 12 Report to Congress. The 2013 report continues to 13 show a clear pattern of increased human rights vio- 14 lations in every region of the world based on sexual 15 orientation and gender identity. These violations in- 16 clude murder, rape, torture, death threats, extortion, 17 imprisonment, as well as loss of employment, hous- 18 ing, access to health care, and other forms of soci- 19 etal stigma and discrimination. The report further 20 documents growing LGBT-specific restrictions on 21 basic freedoms of assembly, press, and speech in 22 every region of the world. 23 (5) In Jamaica and other countries, discrimina- 24 tion against LGBT people, including ‘‘corrective 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 04:05 Feb 06, 2015 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H590.IH H590 emcdonald on DSK67QTVN1PROD with BILLS 4 •HR 590 IH rape’’ of lesbian women, occurs all too frequently 1 and with relative impunity. 2 (6) In 2013, the Government of the Russian 3 Federation passed a law banning ‘‘Homosexual 4 Propaganda’’, which effectively makes it a crime to 5 publically support LGBT equality. The Russian law 6 is the basis for similar anti-propaganda legislation 7 threatened or introduced in countries across Eastern 8 Europe and Central Asia, including Lithuania, 9 Kyrgyzstan, and Belarus. 10 (7) In February 2014, the Government of 11 Uganda adopted a law that makes ‘‘aggravated ho- 12 mosexuality’’ a crime punishable with life imprison- 13 ment and endangers any individual arbitrarily found 14 to support LGBT people. Concurrently, the Govern- 15 ment of Uganda also passed laws severely limiting 16 the basic freedoms of speech and assembly for 17 LGBT citizens. While the Constitutional Court over- 18 turned this law on a technicality in August 2014, 19 leaders in Uganda have pledged to pursue similar 20 legislation, and LGBT persons continue to be sub- 21 jected to discrimination and violence. 22 (8) The Government of Gambia passed an ‘‘ag- 23 gravated homosexuality’’ law in October 2014. The 24 conditions in Gambia for LGBT persons have been 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 04:05 Feb 06, 2015 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00004 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H590.IH H590 emcdonald on DSK67QTVN1PROD with BILLS 5 •HR 590 IH deteriorating, and there have been troubling reports 1 of LGBT individuals having been arrested and 2 threatened with torture for their sexual orientation 3 and gender identity. 4 (9) In December 2013, the Government of Ni- 5 geria adopted a law further criminalizing homosex- 6 uality. The law also criminalizes supporting LGBT 7 people in any way, endangering the neighbors, 8 friends, doctors, and landlords of LGBT people. 9 (10) The anti-homosexuality laws in Gambia, 10 Nigeria, and elsewhere not only endanger all LGBT 11 individuals in those countries, but also pose serious 12 risks for those associated with or caring for LGBT 13 people. In addition, international HIV workers could 14 be at risk since the treatment of at-risk populations 15 may constitute support for LGBT people. Studies 16 have shown that when LGBT people, especially 17 LGBT youth, face discrimination, they are less likely 18 to seek HIV testing, prevention, and treatment serv- 19 ices. 20 (11) On December 6, 2011, President Barack 21 Obama released the Presidential Memorandum— 22 International Initiatives to Advance the Human 23 Rights of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender 24 Persons. The memorandum directed all Federal 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 04:05 Feb 06, 2015 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00005 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H590.IH H590 emcdonald on DSK67QTVN1PROD with BILLS 6 •HR 590 IH agencies engaged abroad to ensure that United 1 States diplomacy and foreign assistance promote and 2 protect the human rights of LGBT persons. 3 (12) Secretary of State John Kerry announced 4 that the United States Government would review 5 United States diplomatic relationships with Nigeria 6 and Uganda in light of their recent anti-LGBT ac- 7 tions. Announcements by the Obama Administration 8 on March 23, 2014, and June 19, 2014, indicated 9 the United States Government would emphasize the 10 importance of human rights in Uganda by cutting 11 $6,400,000 in funding for the Interreligious Council 12 of Uganda because of its support for the Anti-Ho- 13 mosexuality Act, halting a survey designed to mini- 14 mize the spread of HIV/AIDS because of potential 15 harm to respondents, imposing short-term travel 16 bans on Ugandan military officials, halting some 17 joint military exercises with the Ugandan military, 18 relocating funds for a public health institute, and re- 19 stricting entry into the United States of those spe- 20 cific individuals who have committed human rights 21 violations against LGBT persons. Despite the recent 22 anti-LGBT actions by the Government of Nigeria, 23 President Obama has not conducted a similar review 24 of the United States diplomatic relationship with 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 04:05 Feb 06, 2015 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00006 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H590.IH H590 emcdonald on DSK67QTVN1PROD with BILLS 7 •HR 590 IH that country or taken steps to emphasize the impor- 1 tance of human rights for LGBT persons there. 2 (13) In December 2013, the Supreme Court of 3 India reversed a lower court ruling and reinstated 4 the criminalization of homosexuality in the second 5 most populous nation on Earth. In April 2014, In- 6 dia’s Supreme Court recognized transgender people 7 as a third gender, improving the legal rights of 8 transgender people in that country. Given these two 9 court decisions, the degree of human rights protec- 10 tions for LGBT persons in India is uncertain. 11 (14) Removing institutionalized discrimination 12 and targeted persecution against LGBT people 13 around the world is a critical step in the promotion 14 of human rights and global health internationally. 15 (15) According to the Trans Murder Monitoring 16 Project, which monitors homicides of transgender in- 17 dividuals, 226 transgender persons were killed be- 18 tween November 2013 and November 2014 world- 19 wide. Violence against transgender individuals is 20 particularly alarming in Brazil, where 113 21 transgender individuals were murdered in the one- 22 year period from October 1, 2013, to September 30, 23 2014. 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 04:05 Feb 06, 2015 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00007 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H590.IH H590 emcdonald on DSK67QTVN1PROD with BILLS 8 •HR 590 IH (16) According to the International Guidelines 1 on HIV/AIDS and Human Rights, as published by 2 the United Nations High Commissioner for Human 3 Rights, countries should review and reform criminal 4 laws and correctional systems to ensure that they 5 are consistent with international human rights obli- 6 gations and are not misused in the context of HIV 7 or targeted against vulnerable groups. 8 (17) For the world’s 1,800,000,000 youth, anti- 9 homosexuality laws and discrimination against 10 LGBT persons poses significant risks. LGBT youth 11 who come out to their family or community often 12 face rejection, homelessness, and limited educational 13 and economic opportunities. These factors contribute 14 to increased risks of substance abuse, suicide, and 15 HIV infection among LGBT youth. 16 (18) On September 26, 2014, the United Na- 17 tions Human Rights Council passed a resolution co- 18 sponsored by the United States that expressed con- 19 cern about discrimination and violence experienced 20 by LGBT persons around the world. Fourteen coun- 21 tries opposed the resolution, including Algeria, Bot- 22 swana, Cote d’Ivoire, Ethiopia, Gabon, Indonesia, 23 Kenya, Kuwait, Maldives, Morocco, Pakistan, Saudi 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 04:05 Feb 06, 2015 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00008 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H590.IH H590 emcdonald on DSK67QTVN1PROD with BILLS 9 •HR 590 IH Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, and the Russian 1 Federation. 2 SEC. 4. STATEMENT OF POLICY. 3 It is the policy of the United States— 4 (1) to take effective action to prevent and re- 5 spond to discrimination and violence against all peo- 6 ple on any basis internationally, including sexual ori- 7 entation and gender identity, and that human rights 8 policy include attention to hate crimes and other dis- 9 crimination against LGBT people; 10 (2) to systematically integrate and coordinate 11 efforts to prevent and respond to discrimination and 12 violence against LGBT people internationally into 13 United States foreign policy; 14 (3) to support and build local capacity in coun- 15 tries around the world, including of governments at 16 all levels and nongovernmental organizations, to pre- 17 vent and respond to discrimination and violence 18 against LGBT people internationally; 19 (4) to consult, cooperate, coordinate, and col- 20 laborate with a wide variety of nongovernmental 21 partners with demonstrated experience in preventing 22 and responding to discrimination and violence 23 against LGBT people internationally, including 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 04:05 Feb 06, 2015 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00009 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H590.IH H590 emcdonald on DSK67QTVN1PROD with BILLS 10 •HR 590 IH faith-based organizations and LGBT-led organiza- 1 tions; 2 (5) to employ a multisectoral approach to pre- 3 venting and responding to discrimination and vio- 4 lence against LGBT people internationally, including 5 activities in the economic, education, health, nutri- 6 tion, legal, and judicial sectors; 7 (6) to work at all levels, from the individual to 8 the family, community, local, national, and inter- 9 national levels, to prevent and respond to discrimina- 10 tion and violence against LGBT people internation- 11 ally; 12 (7) to enhance training by United States per- 13 sonnel of professional foreign military and police 14 forces and judicial officials to include appropriate 15 and thorough LGBT-specific instruction on pre- 16 venting and responding to discrimination and vio- 17 lence based on sexual orientation and gender iden- 18 tity; 19 (8) to engage non-LGBT people as allies and 20 partners, as an essential element of making sus- 21 tained reductions in discrimination and violence 22 against LGBT people; 23 (9) to require that all Federal contractors and 24 grant recipients in the United States Government’s 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 04:05 Feb 06, 2015 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00010 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H590.IH H590 emcdonald on DSK67QTVN1PROD with BILLS 11 •HR 590 IH international programs establish appropriate policies 1 and take effective measures to ensure the protection 2 and safety of their staff and workplace, including 3 from discrimination and violence directed against 4 LGBT people and those who provide services to 5 them; 6 (10) to exert sustained international leadership 7 to prevent and respond to discrimination and vio- 8 lence against LGBT persons, including in bilateral 9 and multilateral fora; 10 (11) to fully implement and expand upon the 11 policies outlined in the Presidential Memorandum— 12 International Initiatives to Advance the Human 13 Rights of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender 14 Persons; 15 (12) to ensure that international efforts to com- 16 bat HIV/AIDS take all appropriate measures to sup- 17 port at-risk communities, including LGBT persons, 18 and to create enabling legal environments for these 19 communities; 20 (13) to work with governments and nongovern- 21 mental partners around the world to develop and im- 22 plement regional strategies to decriminalize homo- 23 sexuality and to counteract the prohibition of public 24 support of the LGBT community; and 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 04:05 Feb 06, 2015 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00011 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H590.IH H590 emcdonald on DSK67QTVN1PROD with BILLS 12 •HR 590 IH (14) to ensure that those who have a well- 1 founded fear of persecution on account of being 2 LGBT or supporting LGBT rights have the oppor- 3 tunity to seek protection in the United States. 4 SEC. 5. SPECIAL ENVOY FOR THE HUMAN RIGHTS OF LGBT 5 PEOPLE. 6 (a) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary of State shall 7 establish in the Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, 8 and Labor (DRL) of the Department of State a Special 9 Envoy for the Human Rights of LGBT Peoples (in this 10 section referred to as the ‘‘Special Envoy’’), who shall be 11 appointed by the President. The Special Envoy shall re- 12 port directly to the Assistant Secretary for DRL. 13 (b) PURPOSE.—In addition to the duties described in 14 subsection (c) and those duties determined by the Sec- 15 retary of State, the Special Envoy shall direct efforts of 16 the United States Government as directed by the Sec- 17 retary regarding human rights abuses against the LGBT 18 community internationally and the advancement of human 19 rights for LGBT people in United States foreign policy, 20 and shall represent the United States internationally in 21 bilateral and multilateral engagement on these matters. 22 (c) DUTIES.— 23 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Special Envoy— 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 04:05 Feb 06, 2015 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00012 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H590.IH H590 emcdonald on DSK67QTVN1PROD with BILLS 13 •HR 590 IH (A) shall direct activities, policies, pro- 1 grams, and funding relating to the human 2 rights of LGBT people and the advancement of 3 LGBT equality initiatives internationally, for all 4 bureaus and offices of the Department of State 5 and shall lead the coordination of relevant 6 international programs for all other Federal 7 agencies; 8 (B) shall represent the United States in 9 diplomatic matters relevant to the human rights 10 of LGBT people, including discrimination and 11 violence against LGBT people internationally; 12 (C) shall direct, as appropriate, United 13 States Government resources to respond to 14 needs for protection, integration, resettlement, 15 and empowerment of LGBT people in United 16 States Government policies and international 17 programs, including to prevent and respond to 18 discrimination and violence against LGBT peo- 19 ple internationally; 20 (D) shall design, support, and implement 21 activities regarding support, education, resettle- 22 ment, and empowerment of LGBT people inter- 23 nationally, including for the prevention and re- 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 04:05 Feb 06, 2015 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00013 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H590.IH H590 emcdonald on DSK67QTVN1PROD with BILLS 14 •HR 590 IH sponse to discrimination and violence against 1 LGBT people internationally; 2 (E) shall lead interagency coordination be- 3 tween the foreign policy priorities related to the 4 human rights of LGBT people and the develop- 5 ment assistance priorities of the LGBT Coordi- 6 nator of the United States Agency for Inter- 7 national Development; 8 (F) shall conduct regular consultation with 9 civil society organizations working to prevent 10 and respond to discrimination and violence 11 against LGBT people internationally; 12 (G) shall ensure that programs, projects, 13 and activities designed to prevent and respond 14 to discrimination and violence against LGBT 15 people are subject to rigorous monitoring and 16 evaluation, and that there is a uniform set of 17 indicators and standards for such monitoring 18 and evaluation that is used across international 19 programs in Federal agencies; 20 (H) shall serve as the principal advisor to 21 the Secretary of State regarding human rights 22 for LGBT people internationally; and 23 (I) is authorized to represent the United 24 States in diplomatic and multilateral situations 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 04:05 Feb 06, 2015 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00014 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H590.IH H590 emcdonald on DSK67QTVN1PROD with BILLS 15 •HR 590 IH on matters relevant to the human rights of 1 LGBT people, including discrimination and vio- 2 lence against LGBT people internationally. 3 (2) DATA REPOSITORY.—The Bureau of De- 4 mocracy, Human Rights, and Labor shall— 5 (A) be the central repository of data on all 6 United States programs, projects, and activities 7 that relate to prevention and response to dis- 8 crimination and violence against LGBT people; 9 and 10 (B) produce— 11 (i) a full accounting of United States 12 Government spending on such programs, 13 projects, and activities; and 14 (ii) evaluations of the effectiveness of 15 implemented programs. 16 SEC. 6. BRIEFINGS AND ASSESSMENTS. 17 Not later than 180 days after the date of the enact- 18 ment of this Act, and annually thereafter, the Special 19 Envoy shall brief the appropriate congressional commit- 20 tees on the status of the human rights of LGBT people 21 internationally, as well as the status of programs and re- 22 sponse strategies to address LGBT discrimination and vi- 23 olence against LGBT people internationally, and shall 24 submit to the appropriate congressional committees an as- 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 04:05 Feb 06, 2015 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00015 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H590.IH H590 emcdonald on DSK67QTVN1PROD with BILLS 16 •HR 590 IH sessment of human and financial resources necessary to 1 fulfill the purposes and duties of this Act. 2 SEC. 7. UNITED STATES POLICY TO PREVENT AND RE- 3 SPOND TO DISCRIMINATION AND VIOLENCE 4 AGAINST LGBT PEOPLE GLOBALLY. 5 (a) GLOBAL STRATEGY REQUIREMENT.—Not later 6 than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, 7 and annually thereafter for five years, the Special Envoy 8 shall develop or update a United States global strategy 9 to prevent and respond to discrimination and violence 10 against LGBT people globally. The strategy shall be 11 transmitted to the appropriate congressional committees 12 and, if practicable, made available to the public. 13 (b) INITIAL STRATEGY.—For the purposes of this 14 section, the Presidential Memorandum—International Ini- 15 tiatives to Advance the Human Rights of Lesbian, Gay, 16 Bisexual, and Transgender Persons, issued December 6, 17 2011, shall be deemed to fulfill the initial requirement of 18 subsection (a). 19 (c) REPORTING.—In accordance with paragraph (13) 20 of section 116(d) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 21 (22 U.S.C. 2151n(d)), as added by section 9(b), the An- 22 nual Report on Human Rights Practices shall include de- 23 tailed descriptions of nations that have adopted laws or 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 04:05 Feb 06, 2015 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00016 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H590.IH H590 emcdonald on DSK67QTVN1PROD with BILLS 17 •HR 590 IH constitutional provisions that discriminate against LGBT 1 people. 2 (d) COLLABORATION AND COORDINATION.—In devel- 3 oping the strategy under subsection (a), the Special Envoy 4 shall consult with— 5 (1) mid- and high-level officials of relevant Fed- 6 eral agencies; and 7 (2) representatives of civil society, multilateral, 8 and private sector organizations with demonstrated 9 experience in addressing discrimination and violence 10 against LGBT people or promoting equal rights for 11 LGBT people internationally. 12 SEC. 8. IMPLEMENTATION OF THE UNITED STATES STRAT- 13 EGY TO PREVENT AND RESPOND TO LGBT 14 DISCRIMINATION AND VIOLENCE AGAINST 15 THE LGBT COMMUNITY GLOBALLY. 16 The Secretary of State and the Administrator of the 17 United States Agency for International Development are 18 authorized to provide assistance to prevent and respond 19 to discrimination and violence against LGBT people inter- 20 nationally, including the following activities: 21 (1) Development and implementation of pro- 22 grams, such as the Global Equality Fund, that re- 23 spond to human rights abuses and economic exclu- 24 sion of LGBT people in the workplace and in public. 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 04:05 Feb 06, 2015 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00017 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H590.IH H590 emcdonald on DSK67QTVN1PROD with BILLS 18 •HR 590 IH (2) Development and enforcement of civil and 1 criminal legal and judicial sanctions, protection, 2 training, and capacity. 3 (3) Enhancement of the health sector capacity 4 to detect, prevent, and respond to violence against 5 the LGBT community and to combat HIV/AIDS in 6 the LGBT community internationally, in close co- 7 ordination with the Office of the Global AIDS Coor- 8 dinator. 9 (4) Development of a leadership program for 10 international LGBT activists that will foster collabo- 11 ration and knowledge sharing across the world. 12 SEC. 9. MONITORING THE UNITED STATES STRATEGY TO 13 PREVENT AND RESPOND TO DISCRIMINA- 14 TION AND VIOLENCE AGAINST THE LGBT 15 COMMUNITY GLOBALLY. 16 (a) IN GENERAL.—In each strategy submitted under 17 section 7(a), the Special Envoy shall include an analysis 18 of best practices for preventing and addressing discrimina- 19 tion and violence against LGBT people internationally, 20 which shall include— 21 (1) a description of successful efforts by foreign 22 governments, multilateral institutions, nongovern- 23 mental organizations, educational organizations, and 24 faith-based organizations in preventing and respond- 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 04:05 Feb 06, 2015 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00018 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H590.IH H590 emcdonald on DSK67QTVN1PROD with BILLS 19 •HR 590 IH ing to discrimination and violence against LGBT 1 people; 2 (2) recommendations related to best practices, 3 effective strategies, and improvements to enhance 4 the impact of prevention and response efforts; and 5 (3) the impact of activities funded by the strat- 6 egy in preventing and reducing discrimination and 7 violence against LGBT people internationally. 8 (b) INFORMATION REQUIRED TO BE INCLUDED IN 9 HUMAN RIGHTS PRACTICES REPORT.—Section 116(d) 10 (22 U.S.C. 2151n(d)) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 11 1961 is amended— 12 (1) in paragraph (11)(C), by striking ‘‘; and’’ 13 and inserting a semicolon; 14 (2) in paragraph (12)(C)(ii), by striking the pe- 15 riod at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 16 (3) by adding at the end the following new 17 paragraph: 18 ‘‘(13) wherever applicable, the nature and ex- 19 tent of discrimination and violence based on sexual 20 orientation and gender identity.’’. 21 Æ VerDate Sep 11 2014 04:05 Feb 06, 2015 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00019 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6301 E:\BILLS\H590.IH H590 emcdonald on DSK67QTVN1PROD with BILLS