Text of US SB 2231 (2025)

II 119TH CONGRESS 1ST SESSION S. 2231 To protect human rights and enhance opportunities for LGBTQI people around the world, and for other purposes. IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES JULY 9, 2025 Mr. MARKEY (for himself, Mr. KAINE, Mr. SCHATZ, Mr. COONS, Mr. PADILLA, Mr. SCHIFF, Mrs. MURRAY, Mr. WHITEHOUSE, Mr. MURPHY, Ms. BALDWIN, Ms. CORTEZ MASTO, Ms. HIRONO, Mr. MERKLEY, Mr. SANDERS, Mr. WELCH, Mr. BOOKER, Mr. WYDEN, Ms. ROSEN, Mrs. SHAHEEN, and Mr. VAN HOLLEN) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations A BILL To protect human rights and enhance opportunities for LGBTQI people around the world, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa- 1 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 2 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLES; TABLE OF CONTENTS. 3 (a) SHORT TITLES.—This Act may be cited as the 4 ‘‘Greater Leadership Overseas for the Benefit of Equality 5 Act of 2025’’ or the ‘‘GLOBE Act of 2025’’. 6 (b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents for 7 this Act is as follows: 8 VerDate Sep 11 2014 01:21 Jul 17, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S2231.IS S2231 ssavage on LAPJG3WLY3PROD with BILLS 2 •S 2231 IS Sec. 1. Short titles; table of contents. Sec. 2. Findings. Sec. 3. Definitions. Sec. 4. Documenting and responding to bias-motivated violence against LGBTQI people abroad. Sec. 5. Sanctions on individuals responsible for violations of human rights against LGBTQI people. Sec. 6. Combating international criminalization of LGBTQI status, expression, or conduct. Sec. 7. Foreign assistance to protect human rights of LGBTQI people. Sec. 8. Global health inclusivity. Sec. 9. Immigration reform. Sec. 10. Issuance of passports and guarantee of citizenship to certain children born abroad. Sec. 11. Engaging international organizations in the fight against LGBTQI discrimination. Sec. 12. Representing the rights of United States LGBTQI citizens deployed to diplomatic and consular posts. SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 1 Congress finds the following: 2 (1) The United States has been and must al- 3 ways be the global leader in protecting human 4 rights, including the rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual, 5 transgender, queer, and intersex (LGBTQI) peoples 6 around the world. 7 (2) The norms of good governance, human 8 rights protections, and the rule of law have been vio- 9 lated unconscionably with respect to LGBTQI peo- 10 ples in an overwhelming majority of countries 11 around the world, where LGBTQI people face vio- 12 lence, hatred, bigotry, and discrimination because of 13 who they are and whom they love. 14 (3) In at least 62 countries, or roughly 32 per- 15 cent of the world, same-sex relations and relation- 16 ships are criminalized. Many countries also crim- 17 VerDate Sep 11 2014 01:21 Jul 17, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S2231.IS S2231 ssavage on LAPJG3WLY3PROD with BILLS 3 •S 2231 IS inalize or otherwise prohibit cross-dressing and gen- 1 der-affirming treatments for transgender individuals. 2 (4) The World Bank has begun to measure the 3 macro-economic costs of criminal laws targeting 4 LGBTQI individuals through lost productivity, detri- 5 mental health outcomes and violence, as a step to- 6 ward mitigating those costs. 7 (5) Violence and discrimination based on sexual 8 orientation and gender identity are documented in 9 the Department of State’s annual Country Human 10 Rights Reports to Congress. These reports continue 11 to show a clear pattern of human rights violations, 12 including murder, rape, torture, death threats, extor- 13 tion, and imprisonment, in every region of the world 14 based on sexual orientation and gender identity. In 15 many instances police, prison, military, and civilian 16 government authorities have been directly complicit 17 in abuses aimed at LGBTQI citizens. 18 (6) As documented by the Department of State, 19 LGBTQI individuals in many countries are sub- 20 jected to capricious imprisonment, loss of employ- 21 ment, housing, and access to health care, societal 22 stigma, and discrimination. LGBTQI-specific restric- 23 tions on basic freedoms of assembly, press, and 24 speech exist in every region of the world. 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 01:21 Jul 17, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S2231.IS S2231 ssavage on LAPJG3WLY3PROD with BILLS 4 •S 2231 IS (7) Targeted sanctions are an important tool to 1 push for accountability for violations of the human 2 rights of LGBTQI people. 3 (8) Anti-LGBTQI laws and discrimination pose 4 significant risks for LGBTQI youth who come out to 5 their family or community and often face rejection, 6 homelessness, and limited educational and economic 7 opportunities. These factors contribute to increased 8 risks of substance abuse, suicide, and HIV infection 9 among LGBTQI youth. 10 (9) Anti-LGBTQI laws also increase global 11 health risks. Studies have shown that when 12 LGBTQI people, especially LGBTQI youth, face dis- 13 crimination, they are less likely to seek HIV testing, 14 prevention, and treatment services. 15 (10) LGBTQI populations are disproportion- 16 ately impacted by the Mexico City Policy, also widely 17 referred to as the ‘‘global gag rule’’. LGBTQI people 18 often receive much of their health care through re- 19 productive health clinics, and organizations that can- 20 not comply with the policy are forced to discontinue 21 work on United States-supported global health 22 projects that are frequently used by LGBTQI popu- 23 lations, including HIV prevention and treatment, 24 stigma reduction, and research. 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 01:21 Jul 17, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00004 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S2231.IS S2231 ssavage on LAPJG3WLY3PROD with BILLS 5 •S 2231 IS (11) At the beginning of his second term, Presi- 1 dent Donald Trump reinstated the global gag rule 2 before abruptly terminating nearly all foreign aid 3 contracts. 4 (12) Because they face tremendous discrimina- 5 tion in the formal labor sector, many sex workers 6 are also LGBTQI individuals, and many sex-worker- 7 led programs and clinics serve the LGBTQI commu- 8 nity with safe, non-stigmatizing, medical and social 9 care. The United States Agency for International 10 Development (USAID) has also referred to sex 11 workers as a ‘‘most-at-risk population’’. The anti- 12 prostitution loyalty oath that health care providers 13 receiving United States assistance must take isolates 14 sex-worker-led and serving groups from programs 15 and reinforces stigma, undermining both the global 16 AIDS response and human rights. The Supreme 17 Court found this requirement unconstitutional as it 18 applies to United States nongovernmental organiza- 19 tions and their foreign affiliates in 2013. 20 (13) According to the Trans Murder Monitoring 21 Project, which monitors homicides of transgender in- 22 dividuals, there were at least 350 cases of reported 23 killings of trans and gender-diverse people between 24 October 1, 2023, and September 30, 2024. 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 01:21 Jul 17, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00005 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S2231.IS S2231 ssavage on LAPJG3WLY3PROD with BILLS 6 •S 2231 IS (14) In many countries, intersex individuals ex- 1 perience prejudice and discrimination because their 2 bodies do not conform to general expectations about 3 sex and gender. Because of these expectations, medi- 4 cally unnecessary interventions are often performed 5 in infancy without the consent or approval of 6 intersex individuals, in violation of international 7 human rights standards, and are then often denied 8 official identification papers, blocking them from ac- 9 cessing basic services and legal protections. 10 (15) Asylum and refugee protection are critical 11 last-resort protections for LGBTQI individuals, but 12 those who seek such protections face ostracization 13 and abuse in refugee camps and detention facilities. 14 They are frequently targeted for violence, including 15 sexual assault, in refugee camps and in immigration 16 detention. LGBTQI individuals may be segregated 17 against their will for long periods in solitary confine- 18 ment, in an effort to protect them from such vio- 19 lence, but prolonged solitary confinement itself rep- 20 resents an additional form of abuse that is pro- 21 foundly damaging to the social and psychological 22 well-being of any individual. 23 (16) The global COVID–19 pandemic exacer- 24 bated inequalities that LGBTQI individuals face, in- 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 01:21 Jul 17, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00006 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S2231.IS S2231 ssavage on LAPJG3WLY3PROD with BILLS 7 •S 2231 IS cluding access to health care, stigma, and discrimi- 1 nation, undermining LGBTQI rights around the 2 world. 3 (17) In December 2011, President Barack 4 Obama directed all Federal foreign affairs agencies 5 to ensure that their diplomatic, humanitarian, health 6 and foreign assistance programs take into account 7 the needs of marginalized LGBTQI communities 8 and persons. 9 (18) In 2015, the Department of State estab- 10 lished the position of Special Envoy for the Human 11 Rights of LGBTQI Persons. 12 (19) In 2021, President Joseph Biden issued 13 the Memorandum on Advancing the Human Rights 14 of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, and 15 Intersex Persons Around the World, which stated 16 that it is the policy of the United States to pursue 17 an end to violence and discrimination on the basis 18 of sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, 19 or sex characteristics and called for United States 20 global leadership on LGBTQI rights. 21 (20) In Bostock v. Clayton County, the Su- 22 preme Court held that title VII of the Civil Rights 23 Act of 1964 prohibits discrimination on the basis of 24 gender identity and sexual orientation. On January 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 01:21 Jul 17, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00007 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S2231.IS S2231 ssavage on LAPJG3WLY3PROD with BILLS 8 •S 2231 IS 20, 2021, President Biden issued Executive Order 1 13988 to enforce Bostock, which orders all agency 2 heads to determine the additional steps they should 3 take to ensure that administration policies are fully 4 implemented consistent with Bostock, including the 5 Secretary of State and the Administrator of USAID. 6 (21) The use of United States diplomatic tools, 7 including the Department of State’s exchange and 8 speaker programs, to address the human rights 9 needs of marginalized communities has helped in- 10 form public debates in many countries regarding the 11 protective responsibilities of any democratic govern- 12 ment. 13 (22) Inclusion of human rights protections for 14 LGBTQI individuals in United States trade agree- 15 ments, as in the United States-Mexico-Canada 16 Agreement, and trade preference programs is in- 17 tended both to ensure a level playing field for United 18 States business and to provide greater workplace 19 protections overseas, compatible with those of the 20 United States. 21 (23) Engaging multilateral fora and inter- 22 national institutions is critical to impacting global 23 norms and to broadening global commitments to 24 fairer standards for the treatment of all people, in- 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 01:21 Jul 17, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00008 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S2231.IS S2231 ssavage on LAPJG3WLY3PROD with BILLS 9 •S 2231 IS cluding LGBTQI people. The United States must 1 remain a leader in the United Nations system and 2 has a vested interest in the success of that multilat- 3 eral engagement. 4 (24) United States participation in the Equal 5 Rights Coalition, which is a new intergovernmental 6 coalition of more than 40 governments and leading 7 civil society organizations that work together to pro- 8 tect the human rights of LGBTQI people around the 9 world, is vital to international efforts to respond to 10 violence and impunity. 11 (25) Those who represent the United States 12 abroad, including our diplomats, development spe- 13 cialists and military, should reflect the diversity of 14 our country and honor the United States call to 15 equality, including through proud and open service 16 abroad by LGBTQI United States citizens and those 17 living with HIV. 18 SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS. 19 In this Act: 20 (1) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMIT- 21 TEES.—The term ‘‘appropriate congressional com- 22 mittees’’ means— 23 (A) the Committee on Appropriations of 24 the Senate; 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 01:21 Jul 17, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00009 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S2231.IS S2231 ssavage on LAPJG3WLY3PROD with BILLS 10 •S 2231 IS (B) the Committee on Foreign Relations of 1 the Senate; 2 (C) the Committee on the Judiciary of the 3 Senate; 4 (D) the Committee on Appropriations of 5 the House of Representatives; 6 (E) the Committee on Foreign Affairs of 7 the House of Representatives; and 8 (F) the Committee on the Judiciary of the 9 House of Representatives. 10 (2) GENDER IDENTITY.—The term ‘‘gender 11 identity’’ means the gender-related identity, appear- 12 ance, mannerisms, or other gender-related character- 13 istics of an individual, regardless of the individual’s 14 designated sex at birth. 15 (3) LGBTQI.—The term ‘‘LGBTQI’’ means les- 16 bian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, or intersex. 17 (4) MEMBER OF A VULNERABLE GROUP.—The 18 term ‘‘member of a vulnerable group’’ means an 19 alien who— 20 (A) is younger than 21 years of age or 21 older than 60 years of age; 22 (B) is pregnant; 23 (C) identifies as lesbian, gay, bisexual, 24 transgender, or intersex; 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 01:21 Jul 17, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00010 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S2231.IS S2231 ssavage on LAPJG3WLY3PROD with BILLS 11 •S 2231 IS (D) is victim or witness of a crime; 1 (E) has filed a nonfrivolous civil rights 2 claim in Federal or State court; 3 (F) has a serious mental or physical illness 4 or disability; 5 (G) has been determined by an asylum of- 6 ficer in an interview conducted under section 7 235(b)(1)(B) of the Immigration and Nation- 8 ality Act (8 U.S.C. 1225(b)(1)(B)) to have a 9 credible fear of persecution; or 10 (H) has been determined by an immigra- 11 tion judge or the Secretary of Homeland Secu- 12 rity to be experiencing severe trauma or to be 13 a survivor of torture or gender-based violence, 14 based on information obtained during intake, 15 from the alien’s attorney or legal service pro- 16 vider, or through credible self-reporting. 17 (5) SEXUAL ORIENTATION.—The term ‘‘sexual 18 orientation’’ means actual or perceived homosex- 19 uality, heterosexuality, or bisexuality. 20 VerDate Sep 11 2014 01:21 Jul 17, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00011 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S2231.IS S2231 ssavage on LAPJG3WLY3PROD with BILLS 12 •S 2231 IS SEC. 4. DOCUMENTING AND RESPONDING TO BIAS-MOTI- 1 VATED VIOLENCE AGAINST LGBTQI PEOPLE 2 ABROAD. 3 (a) INFORMATION REQUIRED TO BE INCLUDED IN 4 ANNUAL COUNTRY REPORTS ON HUMAN RIGHTS PRAC- 5 TICES.— 6 (1) SECTION 116.—Section 116(d) of the For- 7 eign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2151n(d)) 8 is amended— 9 (A) in paragraph (11)(C), by striking ‘‘; 10 and’’ and inserting a semicolon; 11 (B) in paragraph (12)(C)(ii), by striking 12 the period at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; 13 and 14 (C) by adding at the end the following: 15 ‘‘(13) wherever applicable, the nature and ex- 16 tent of criminalization, discrimination, and violence 17 by state and non-state actors based on sexual ori- 18 entation or gender identity, as those terms are de- 19 fined in section 3 of the GLOBE Act of 2025, or sex 20 characteristics, including an identification of those 21 countries that have adopted laws or constitutional 22 provisions that criminalize or discriminate based on 23 sexual orientation, gender identity, or sex character- 24 istics, including descriptions of such laws and provi- 25 sions.’’. 26 VerDate Sep 11 2014 01:21 Jul 17, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00012 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S2231.IS S2231 ssavage on LAPJG3WLY3PROD with BILLS 13 •S 2231 IS (2) SECTION 502B.—Section 502B of the For- 1 eign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2304) is 2 amended— 3 (A) by redesignating the second subsection 4 (i) (relating to child marriage status) as sub- 5 section (j); and 6 (B) by adding at the end the following: 7 ‘‘(k) SEXUAL ORIENTATION, GENDER IDENTITY, 8 AND SEX CHARACTERISTICS.—The report required under 9 subsection (b) shall include, wherever applicable, the na- 10 ture and extent of criminalization, discrimination, and vio- 11 lence by state and non-state actors based on sexual ori- 12 entation or gender identity, as those terms are defined in 13 section 3 of the GLOBE Act of 2025, or sex characteris- 14 tics, including an identification of those countries that 15 have adopted laws or constitutional provisions that crim- 16 inalize or discriminate based on sexual orientation, gender 17 identity, or sex characteristics, including descriptions of 18 such laws and provisions.’’. 19 (b) REVIEW AT DIPLOMATIC AND CONSULAR 20 POSTS.— 21 (1) IN GENERAL.—In preparing the annual 22 country reports on human rights practices required 23 under sections 116 and 502B of the Foreign Assist- 24 ance Act of 1961, as amended by subsection (a), the 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 01:21 Jul 17, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00013 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S2231.IS S2231 ssavage on LAPJG3WLY3PROD with BILLS 14 •S 2231 IS Secretary of State shall obtain information from 1 each diplomatic and consular post with respect to— 2 (A) incidents of violence against LGBTQI 3 people in the country in which such post is lo- 4 cated; 5 (B) an analysis of the factors enabling or 6 aggravating such incidents, such as government 7 policy, societal pressure, or external actors; and 8 (C) the response, whether public or pri- 9 vate, of the personnel of such post with respect 10 to such incidents. 11 (2) ADDRESSING BIAS-MOTIVATED VIOLENCE.— 12 The Secretary of State shall include in the annual 13 strategic plans of the regional bureaus concrete dip- 14 lomatic strategies, programs, and policies to address 15 bias-motivated violence using information obtained 16 pursuant to paragraph (1), such as programs to 17 build capacity among civil society or governmental 18 entities to document, investigate, and prosecute in- 19 stances of such violence and provide support to vic- 20 tims of such violence. 21 (c) INTERAGENCY GROUP.— 22 (1) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established an 23 interagency group on responses to urgent threats to 24 LGBTQI people in foreign countries (referred to in 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 01:21 Jul 17, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00014 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S2231.IS S2231 ssavage on LAPJG3WLY3PROD with BILLS 15 •S 2231 IS this subsection as the ‘‘Interagency Group’’), which 1 shall be chaired by the Secretary of State and shall 2 include the Secretary of Defense, the Secretary of 3 the Treasury, the Administrator of the United 4 States Agency for International Development, the 5 Attorney General, and the head of each other Fed- 6 eral department or agency the President determines 7 is relevant to the duties of the Interagency Group. 8 (2) DUTIES.—The duties of the Interagency 9 Group shall be— 10 (A) coordinating the responses of each par- 11 ticipating agency with respect to threats di- 12 rected towards LGBTQI populations in other 13 countries; 14 (B) developing longer-term approaches to 15 policy developments and incidents negatively 16 impacting the LGBTQI populations in specific 17 countries; 18 (C) advising the President on the designa- 19 tion of foreign persons for sanctions pursuant 20 to section 5; 21 (D) identifying United States laws and 22 policies, at the Federal, State, and local levels, 23 that affirm the equality of LGBTQI persons; 24 and 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 01:21 Jul 17, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00015 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S2231.IS S2231 ssavage on LAPJG3WLY3PROD with BILLS 16 •S 2231 IS (E) using such laws and policies to develop 1 diplomatic strategies to share the expertise ob- 2 tained from the implementation of such laws 3 and policies with appropriate officials of coun- 4 tries in which LGBTQI persons do not enjoy 5 equal protection under the law. 6 (d) SPECIAL ENVOY FOR THE HUMAN RIGHTS OF 7 LGBTQI PEOPLES.— 8 (1) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary of State 9 shall establish in the Bureau of Democracy, Human 10 Rights, and Labor, the permanent position of Spe- 11 cial Envoy for the Human Rights of LGBTQI Peo- 12 ples (referred to in this section as the ‘‘Special 13 Envoy’’), who— 14 (A) shall be appointed by the President; 15 and 16 (B) shall report directly to the Assistant 17 Secretary for Democracy, Human Rights, and 18 Lab. 19 (2) RANK.—The President may appoint the 20 Special Envoy at the rank of Ambassador, by and 21 with the advice and consent of the Senate. 22 (3) PURPOSE.—The Special Envoy shall direct 23 efforts of the United States Government relating to 24 United States foreign policy, as directed by the Sec- 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 01:21 Jul 17, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00016 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S2231.IS S2231 ssavage on LAPJG3WLY3PROD with BILLS 17 •S 2231 IS retary, regarding human rights abuses against 1 LGBTQI people and communities internationally 2 and the advancement of human rights for LGBTQI 3 people, and shall represent the United States inter- 4 nationally in bilateral and multilateral engagement 5 on such matters. 6 (4) DUTIES.—The Special Envoy shall— 7 (A) serve as the principal advisor to the 8 Secretary of State regarding human rights for 9 LGBTQI people internationally; 10 (B) notwithstanding any other provision of 11 law, direct activities, policies, programs, and 12 funding relating to the human rights of 13 LGBTQI people and the advancement of 14 LGBTQI equality initiatives internationally, for 15 all bureaus and offices of the Department of 16 State and shall lead the coordination of relevant 17 international programs for all other Federal 18 agencies relating to such matters; 19 (C) represent the United States in diplo- 20 matic matters relevant to the human rights of 21 LGBTQI people, including criminalization, dis- 22 crimination, and violence against LGBTQI peo- 23 ple internationally; 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 01:21 Jul 17, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00017 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S2231.IS S2231 ssavage on LAPJG3WLY3PROD with BILLS 18 •S 2231 IS (D) direct, as appropriate, United States 1 Government resources to respond to needs for 2 protection, integration, resettlement, and em- 3 powerment of LGBTQI people in United States 4 Government policies and international pro- 5 grams, including to prevent and respond to 6 criminalization, discrimination, and violence 7 against LGBTQI people internationally; 8 (E) design, support, and implement activi- 9 ties regarding support, education, resettlement, 10 and empowerment of LGBTQI people inter- 11 nationally, including for the prevention and re- 12 sponse to criminalization, discrimination, and 13 violence against LGBTQI people internation- 14 ally; 15 (F) lead interagency coordination between 16 the foreign policy priorities related to the 17 human rights of LGBTQI people and the devel- 18 opment assistance priorities of the LGBTQI 19 Coordinator of the United States Agency for 20 International Development; 21 (G) conduct regular consultation with non- 22 governmental organizations working to prevent 23 and respond to criminalization, discrimination, 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 01:21 Jul 17, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00018 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S2231.IS S2231 ssavage on LAPJG3WLY3PROD with BILLS 19 •S 2231 IS and violence against LGBTQI people inter- 1 nationally; and 2 (H) represent the United States in bilat- 3 eral and multilateral fora on matters relevant to 4 the human rights of LGBTQI people inter- 5 nationally, including criminalization, discrimina- 6 tion, and violence against LGBTQI people 7 internationally. 8 (e) TRAINING AT INTERNATIONAL LAW ENFORCE- 9 MENT ACADEMIES.—The President shall ensure that any 10 international law enforcement academy supported by 11 United States assistance shall provide training with re- 12 spect to the rights of LGBTQI people, including through 13 specialized courses highlighting best practices in the docu- 14 mentation, investigation, and prosecution of bias-moti- 15 vated hate crimes targeting persons based on actual or 16 perceived sexual orientation, gender identity, or sex char- 17 acteristics. 18 (f) SENIOR LGBTQI COORDINATOR.—The Adminis- 19 trator of the United States Agency for International De- 20 velopment shall establish the permanent position of Senior 21 LGBTQI Coordinator who shall be appointed by the Ad- 22 ministrator and shall coordinate across the United States 23 Agency for International Development with respect to 24 LGBTQI inclusive development programming. 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 01:21 Jul 17, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00019 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S2231.IS S2231 ssavage on LAPJG3WLY3PROD with BILLS 20 •S 2231 IS SEC. 5. SANCTIONS ON INDIVIDUALS RESPONSIBLE FOR 1 VIOLATIONS OF HUMAN RIGHTS AGAINST 2 LGBTQI PEOPLE. 3 (a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after the 4 date of enactment of this Act and biannually thereafter, 5 the President shall submit to the appropriate congres- 6 sional committees a list of each foreign person the Presi- 7 dent determines, based on credible information, including 8 information obtained by other countries or by nongovern- 9 mental organizations that monitor violations of human 10 rights— 11 (1) is responsible for or complicit in, with re- 12 spect to persons based on actual or perceived sexual 13 orientation, gender identity, or sex characteristics— 14 (A) torture or cruel, inhuman, or degrad- 15 ing treatment or punishment; 16 (B) prolonged detention without charges 17 and trial; 18 (C) causing the disappearance of such per- 19 sons by the abduction and clandestine detention 20 of such persons; or 21 (D) other flagrant denial of the right to 22 life, liberty, or the security of such persons; or 23 (2) acted as an agent of or on behalf of a for- 24 eign person in a matter relating to an activity de- 25 scribed in paragraph (1). 26 VerDate Sep 11 2014 01:21 Jul 17, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00020 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S2231.IS S2231 ssavage on LAPJG3WLY3PROD with BILLS 21 •S 2231 IS (b) FORM; UPDATES; REMOVAL.— 1 (1) FORM.—The list required under subsection 2 (a) shall be submitted in unclassified form and pub- 3 lished in the Federal Register without regard to the 4 requirements under section 222(f) of the Immigra- 5 tion and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1202(f)) with re- 6 spect to confidentiality of records pertaining to the 7 issuance or refusal of visas or permits to enter the 8 United States, except that the President may include 9 a foreign person in a classified, unpublished annex 10 to such list if the President— 11 (A) determines— 12 (i) it is vital for the national security 13 interests of the United States to include 14 such foreign person; and 15 (ii) the use of such annex, and the in- 16 clusion of such person in such annex, 17 would not undermine the overall purpose of 18 this section to publicly identify foreign per- 19 sons engaging in the conduct described in 20 subsection (a) in order to increase account- 21 ability for such conduct; and 22 (B) not later than 15 days before including 23 such person in a classified annex, provides to 24 the relevant congressional committees notice of, 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 01:21 Jul 17, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00021 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S2231.IS S2231 ssavage on LAPJG3WLY3PROD with BILLS 22 •S 2231 IS and a justification for, including or continuing 1 to include each foreign person in such annex 2 despite the existence of any publicly available 3 credible information indicating that each such 4 foreign person engaged in an activity described 5 in subsection (a). 6 (2) UPDATES.—The President shall submit to 7 the relevant congressional committees an update of 8 the list required under subsection (a) as new infor- 9 mation becomes available. 10 (3) REMOVAL.—A foreign person may be re- 11 moved from the list required under subsection (a) if 12 the President determines and reports to the relevant 13 congressional committees not later than 15 days be- 14 fore the removal of such person from such list 15 that— 16 (A) credible information exists that such 17 person did not engage in the activity for which 18 the person was included in such list; 19 (B) such person has been prosecuted ap- 20 propriately for the activity in which such person 21 engaged; 22 (C) such person has credibly demonstrated 23 a significant change in behavior, has paid an 24 appropriate consequence for the activities in 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 01:21 Jul 17, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00022 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S2231.IS S2231 ssavage on LAPJG3WLY3PROD with BILLS 23 •S 2231 IS which such person engaged, and has credibly 1 committed to not engage in an activity de- 2 scribed in subsection (a); or 3 (D) removal of such sanctions is in the 4 vital national security interests of the United 5 States. 6 (c) PUBLIC SUBMISSION OF INFORMATION.—The 7 President shall issue public guidance, including through 8 United States diplomatic and consular posts, setting forth 9 the manner by which the names of foreign persons that 10 may meet the criteria to be included on the list required 11 under subsection (a) may be submitted to the Department 12 of State for evaluation. 13 (d) REQUESTS FROM CHAIR AND RANKING MEMBER 14 OF RELEVANT CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES.— 15 (1) CONSIDERATION OF INFORMATION.—In ad- 16 dition to the guidance issued pursuant to subsection 17 (c), the President shall also consider information 18 provided by the Chair or Ranking Member of each 19 of the relevant congressional committees in deter- 20 mining whether to include a foreign person in the 21 list required under subsection (a). 22 (2) REQUESTS.—Not later than 120 days after 23 receiving a written request from the Chair or Rank- 24 ing Member of 1 of the relevant congressional com- 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 01:21 Jul 17, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00023 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S2231.IS S2231 ssavage on LAPJG3WLY3PROD with BILLS 24 •S 2231 IS mittees with respect to whether a foreign person 1 meets the criteria for being included in the list re- 2 quired under subsection (a), the President shall 3 transmit a response to such Chair or Ranking Mem- 4 ber, as the case may be, with respect to the Presi- 5 dent’s determination relating to such foreign person. 6 (3) REMOVAL.—If the President removes from 7 the list required under subsection (a) a foreign per- 8 son that had been included in such list pursuant to 9 a request under paragraph (2), the President shall 10 provide to the relevant Chair or Ranking Member of 11 1 of the relevant congressional committees any infor- 12 mation that contributed to such decision. 13 (4) FORM.—The President may transmit a re- 14 sponse required under paragraph (2) or paragraph 15 (3) in classified form if the President determines 16 such form is necessary for the national security in- 17 terests of the United States. 18 (e) INADMISSIBILITY OF CERTAIN INDIVIDUALS.— 19 (1) INELIGIBILITY FOR VISAS AND ADMISSION 20 TO THE UNITED STATES.—A foreign person on the 21 list required under subsection (a), and each imme- 22 diate family member of such person, is— 23 (A) inadmissible to the United States; 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 01:21 Jul 17, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00024 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S2231.IS S2231 ssavage on LAPJG3WLY3PROD with BILLS 25 •S 2231 IS (B) ineligible to receive a visa or other doc- 1 umentation to enter the United States; and 2 (C) otherwise ineligible to be admitted or 3 paroled into the United States or to receive any 4 other benefit under the Immigration and Na- 5 tionality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101 et seq.). 6 (2) CURRENT VISAS REVOKED.— 7 (A) IN GENERAL.—The issuing consular 8 officer, the Secretary of State, or a designee of 9 the Secretary of State, in accordance with sec- 10 tion 221(i) of the Immigration and Nationality 11 Act (8 U.S.C. 1201(i)), shall revoke any visa or 12 other entry documentation issued to a foreign 13 person on the list required under subsection (a), 14 and any visa or other entry documentation 15 issued to any immediate family member of such 16 person, regardless of when the visa or other 17 entry documentation was issued. 18 (B) EFFECT OF REVOCATION.—A revoca- 19 tion under subparagraph (A) shall— 20 (i) have immediate effect; and 21 (ii) automatically cancel any other 22 valid visa or entry documentation that is in 23 the foreign person’s possession. 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 01:21 Jul 17, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00025 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S2231.IS S2231 ssavage on LAPJG3WLY3PROD with BILLS 26 •S 2231 IS (C) REGULATIONS REQUIRED.—Not later 1 than 180 days after the date of enactment of 2 this Act, the Secretary of State shall prescribe 3 such regulations as are necessary to carry out 4 this subsection. 5 (3) SENSE OF CONGRESS WITH RESPECT TO 6 ADDITIONAL SANCTIONS.—It is the sense of Con- 7 gress that the President should impose additional 8 targeted sanctions with respect to foreign persons on 9 the list required under subsection (a) to push for ac- 10 countability for flagrant denials of the right to life, 11 liberty, or the security of the person, through the 12 use of designations and targeted sanctions provided 13 for such conduct under other existing authorities. 14 (4) EXCEPTIONS.— 15 (A) EXCEPTION WITH RESPECT TO NA- 16 TIONAL SECURITY.—This section shall not 17 apply with respect to— 18 (i) activities subject to the reporting 19 requirements under title V of the National 20 Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3091 et 21 seq.); or 22 (ii) any authorized intelligence or law 23 enforcement activities of the United States. 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 01:21 Jul 17, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00026 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S2231.IS S2231 ssavage on LAPJG3WLY3PROD with BILLS 27 •S 2231 IS (B) EXCEPTION TO COMPLY WITH INTER- 1 NATIONAL OBLIGATIONS.—Sanctions under this 2 subsection shall not apply with respect to a for- 3 eign person if admitting or paroling such per- 4 son into the United States is necessary to per- 5 mit the United States to comply with the 6 Agreement regarding the Headquarters of the 7 United Nations, signed at Lake Success, June 8 26, 1947, and entered into force November 21, 9 1947, between the United Nations and the 10 United States, or other applicable international 11 obligations. 12 (C) EXCEPTION FOR CERTAIN IMMEDIATE 13 FAMILY MEMBERS.— 14 (i) IN GENERAL.—A covered indi- 15 vidual shall not be subject to sanctions 16 under this section if the President certifies 17 to the relevant congressional committees, 18 in accordance with clause (ii), that such in- 19 dividual has a reasonable fear of persecu- 20 tion based on— 21 (I) actual or perceived sexual ori- 22 entation, gender identity, or sex char- 23 acteristics; 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 01:21 Jul 17, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00027 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S2231.IS S2231 ssavage on LAPJG3WLY3PROD with BILLS 28 •S 2231 IS (II) race, religion, or nationality; 1 or 2 (III) political opinion or member- 3 ship in a particular social group. 4 (ii) DETERMINATION AND CERTIFI- 5 CATION.—A certification under clause (i) 6 shall be made not later than 30 days after 7 the date of the determination required by 8 such clause. Any proceedings relating to 9 such determination shall not be publicly 10 available. 11 (iii) COVERED INDIVIDUAL.—For pur- 12 poses of this subparagraph, the term ‘‘cov- 13 ered individual’’ means an individual who 14 is an immediate family member of foreign 15 person on the list required under sub- 16 section (a). 17 (5) WAIVERS IN THE INTEREST OF NATIONAL 18 SECURITY.— 19 (A) IN GENERAL.—The President may 20 waive the application of paragraph (1) or (2) 21 with respect to a foreign person included in the 22 list required under subsection (a) if the Presi- 23 dent determines and transmits to the relevant 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 01:21 Jul 17, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00028 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S2231.IS S2231 ssavage on LAPJG3WLY3PROD with BILLS 29 •S 2231 IS congressional committees notice and justifica- 1 tion, that such a waiver— 2 (i) is necessary to permit the United 3 States to comply with the Agreement be- 4 tween the United Nations and the United 5 States regarding the Headquarters of the 6 United Nations, signed June 26, 1947, 7 and entered into force November 21, 1947, 8 or other applicable international obliga- 9 tions of the United States; or 10 (ii) is in the national security interests 11 of the United States. 12 (B) TIMING OF CERTAIN WAIVERS.—A 13 waiver pursuant to a determination under 14 clause (ii) of subparagraph (A) shall be trans- 15 mitted not later than 15 days before the grant- 16 ing of such waiver. 17 (f) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—Not later than 1 year 18 after the date of enactment of this Act and annually there- 19 after, the President, acting through the Secretary of State, 20 shall submit to the relevant congressional committees a 21 report that describes— 22 (1) the actions taken to carry out this section, 23 including— 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 01:21 Jul 17, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00029 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S2231.IS S2231 ssavage on LAPJG3WLY3PROD with BILLS 30 •S 2231 IS (A) the number of foreign persons added 1 to or removed from the list required under sub- 2 section (a) during the year preceding each such 3 report, the dates on which such persons were so 4 added or removed, and the reasons for so add- 5 ing or removing such persons; and 6 (B) an analysis that compares increases or 7 decreases in the number of such persons added 8 or removed year-over-year and the reasons for 9 such changes; 10 (2) any efforts by the President to coordinate 11 with the governments of other countries, as appro- 12 priate, to impose sanctions that are similar to the 13 sanctions imposed under this section; 14 (3) the impact of the sanctions imposed under 15 this section with respect to altering the behavior of 16 each of the foreign persons included, as of the date 17 of submission of the report, in the list required 18 under subsection (a); and 19 (4) steps the Department of State can take to 20 improve coordination with foreign governments, civil 21 society groups, and the private sector, to prevent the 22 commission of the human rights violations described 23 in section 4(a)(1) against persons based on actual or 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 01:21 Jul 17, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00030 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S2231.IS S2231 ssavage on LAPJG3WLY3PROD with BILLS 31 •S 2231 IS perceived sexual orientation, gender identity, or sex 1 characteristics. 2 (g) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 3 (1) FOREIGN PERSON.—The term ‘‘foreign per- 4 son’’ has the meaning given such term in section 5 595.304 of title 31, Code of Federal Regulations (as 6 in effect on the day before the date of the enactment 7 of this Act). 8 (2) IMMEDIATE FAMILY MEMBER.—The term 9 ‘‘immediate family member’’ has the meaning given 10 such term for purposes of section 7031(c) of the De- 11 partment of State, Foreign Operations, and Related 12 Programs Appropriations Act, 2021 (division K of 13 Public Law 116–260). 14 (3) PERSON.—The term ‘‘person’’ has the 15 meaning given such term in section 591.308 of title 16 31, Code of Federal Regulations (as in effect on the 17 day before the date of the enactment of this Act). 18 (4) RELEVANT CONGRESSIONAL COMMIT- 19 TEES.—The term ‘‘relevant congressional commit- 20 tees’’ means— 21 (A) the Committee on Armed Services of 22 the Senate; 23 (B) the Committee on Foreign Relations of 24 the Senate; 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 01:21 Jul 17, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00031 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S2231.IS S2231 ssavage on LAPJG3WLY3PROD with BILLS 32 •S 2231 IS (C) the Committee on Homeland Security 1 of the Senate; 2 (D) the Committee on the Judiciary of the 3 Senate; 4 (E) the Committee on Armed Services of 5 the House of Representatives; 6 (F) the Committee on Foreign Affairs of 7 the House of Representatives; 8 (G) the Committee on Homeland Security 9 of the House of Representatives; and 10 (H) the Committee on the Judiciary of the 11 House of Representatives. 12 SEC. 6. COMBATING INTERNATIONAL CRIMINALIZATION OF 13 LGBTQI STATUS, EXPRESSION, OR CONDUCT. 14 (a) ANNUAL STRATEGIC REVIEW.—The Secretary of 15 State, in consultation with the Administrator of the 16 United States Agency for International Development, dur- 17 ing the course of annual strategic planning, shall in- 18 clude— 19 (1) an examination of the progress made in 20 countries around the world toward the decriminaliza- 21 tion of the status, expression, and conduct of 22 LGBTQI individuals; 23 (2) the obstacles that remain toward achieving 24 such decriminalization; and 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 01:21 Jul 17, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00032 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S2231.IS S2231 ssavage on LAPJG3WLY3PROD with BILLS 33 •S 2231 IS (3) the strategies available to the Department 1 of State and the United States Agency for Inter- 2 national Development to address such obstacles. 3 (b) ELEMENTS.—The examination described in sub- 4 section (a) shall include the following: 5 (1) An examination of the full range of criminal 6 and civil laws of other countries that disproportion- 7 ately impact communities of LGBTQI individuals or 8 apply with respect to the conduct of LGBTQI indi- 9 viduals. 10 (2) In consultation with the Attorney General, 11 a list of countries in each geographic region with re- 12 spect to which— 13 (A) the Attorney General, acting through 14 the Office of Overseas Prosecutorial Develop- 15 ment Assistance and Training of the Depart- 16 ment of Justice, shall prioritize programs seek- 17 ing— 18 (i) to decriminalize the status, expres- 19 sion, and conduct of LGBTQI individuals; 20 (ii) to monitor the trials of those pros- 21 ecuted because of such status, expression, 22 or conduct; and 23 VerDate Sep 11 2014 01:21 Jul 17, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00033 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S2231.IS S2231 ssavage on LAPJG3WLY3PROD with BILLS 34 •S 2231 IS (iii) to reform related laws having a 1 discriminatory impact on LGBTQI individ- 2 uals; and 3 (B) applicable speaker or exchange pro- 4 grams sponsored by the United States Govern- 5 ment shall bring together civil society and gov- 6 ernmental leaders to promote the recognition of 7 LGBTQI rights through educational exchanges 8 in the United States and support better under- 9 standing of the role that governments and civil 10 societies mutually play in assurance of equal 11 treatment of LGBTQI populations abroad. 12 SEC. 7. FOREIGN ASSISTANCE TO PROTECT HUMAN RIGHTS 13 OF LGBTQI PEOPLE. 14 (a) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Con- 15 gress that the full implementation of Executive Order 16 13988 (86 Fed. Reg. 7023) and the Supreme Court hold- 17 ing in Bostock v. Clayton County (140 S. Ct. 1731 18 (2020)) requires that United States foreign assistance and 19 development organizations adopt the policy that no con- 20 tractor, grantee, or implementing partner administering 21 United States assistance for any humanitarian, develop- 22 ment, or global health programs may discriminate against 23 any employee or applicant for employment because of gen- 24 der identity or sexual orientation. 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 01:21 Jul 17, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00034 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S2231.IS S2231 ssavage on LAPJG3WLY3PROD with BILLS 35 •S 2231 IS (b) GLOBAL EQUALITY FUND.— 1 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of State shall 2 establish a fund, to be known as the ‘‘Global Equal- 3 ity Fund’’ (referred to in the section as the 4 ‘‘Fund’’), which shall be managed by the Assistant 5 Secretary of State for the Bureau of Democracy, 6 Human Rights and Labor, consisting of such sums 7 as may be appropriated to provide grants, emer- 8 gency assistance, and technical assistance to eligible 9 civil society organizations and human rights defend- 10 ers working to advance and protect human rights for 11 all including LGBTQI persons, by seeking— 12 (A) to ensure the freedoms of assembly, 13 association, and expression; 14 (B) to protect persons or groups against 15 the threat of violence, including medically un- 16 necessary interventions performed on intersex 17 infants; 18 (C) to advocate against laws that crim- 19 inalize LGBTQI status, expression, or conduct 20 or discriminate against individuals on the basis 21 of sexual orientation, gender identity, or sex 22 characteristics; 23 (D) to end explicit and implicit forms of 24 discrimination in the workplace, housing, edu- 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 01:21 Jul 17, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00035 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S2231.IS S2231 ssavage on LAPJG3WLY3PROD with BILLS 36 •S 2231 IS cation, and other public institutions or services; 1 and 2 (E) to build community awareness and 3 support for the human rights of LGBTQI per- 4 sons. 5 (2) CONTRIBUTIONS.—The Secretary may ac- 6 cept financial and technical contributions from cor- 7 porations, bilateral donors, foundations, nongovern- 8 mental organizations, and other entities supporting 9 the outcomes described in paragraph (1), through 10 the Fund. 11 (3) PRIORITIZATION.—In providing assistance 12 through the Fund, the Secretary shall ensure due 13 consideration and appropriate prioritization of as- 14 sistance to groups that have historically been ex- 15 cluded from programs undertaken for the outcomes 16 described in paragraph (1). 17 (c) LGBTQI GLOBAL DEVELOPMENT PARTNER- 18 SHIP.—The Administrator of the United States Agency 19 for International Development, in consultation with the 20 Secretary of State, shall establish a partnership, which 21 shall be known as the ‘‘LGBTQI Global Development 22 Partnership’’ (referred to in this section as the ‘‘Partner- 23 ship’’), to leverage the financial and technical contribu- 24 tions of corporations, bilateral donors, foundations, non- 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 01:21 Jul 17, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00036 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S2231.IS S2231 ssavage on LAPJG3WLY3PROD with BILLS 37 •S 2231 IS governmental organizations, and universities to support 1 the human rights and development of LGBTQI persons 2 around the world by supporting programs, projects, and 3 activities that— 4 (1) strengthen the capacity of LGBTQI leaders 5 and civil society organizations; 6 (2) train LGBTQI leaders to effectively partici- 7 pate in democratic processes and lead civil institu- 8 tions; 9 (3) conduct research to inform national, re- 10 gional, or global policies and programs; and 11 (4) promote inclusive development, including 12 economic empowerment through enhanced LGBTQI 13 entrepreneurship and business development. 14 (d) CONSULTATION.—In coordinating programs, 15 projects, and activities through the Fund or the Partner- 16 ship, the Secretary of State shall consult, as appropriate, 17 with the Administrator of the United States Agency for 18 International Development and the heads of other relevant 19 Federal departments and agencies. 20 (e) REPORT.—The Secretary of State shall submit to 21 the appropriate congressional committees an annual re- 22 port that describes the work of, successes obtained, and 23 challenges faced by the Fund and the Partnership estab- 24 lished in accordance with this section. 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 01:21 Jul 17, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00037 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S2231.IS S2231 ssavage on LAPJG3WLY3PROD with BILLS 38 •S 2231 IS (f) LIMITATION ON ASSISTANCE RELATING TO 1 EQUAL ACCESS.— 2 (1) IN GENERAL.—None of the amounts au- 3 thorized to be appropriated or otherwise made avail- 4 able to provide United States assistance for any hu- 5 manitarian, development, or global health programs 6 may be made available to any contractor, grantee, or 7 implementing partner, unless such recipient— 8 (A) ensures that the program, project, or 9 activity funded by such amounts are made 10 available to all elements of the population, ex- 11 cept to the extent that such program, project, 12 or activity targets a population because of the 13 higher assessed risk of negative outcomes 14 among such populations; 15 (B) undertakes to make every reasonable 16 effort to ensure that each subcontractor or sub- 17 grantee of such recipient will also adhere to the 18 requirement described in subparagraph (A); and 19 (C) agrees to return all amounts awarded 20 or otherwise provided by the United States, in- 21 cluding such additional penalties as the Sec- 22 retary of State may determine to be appro- 23 priate, if the recipient is not able to adhere to 24 the requirement described in subparagraph (A). 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 01:21 Jul 17, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00038 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S2231.IS S2231 ssavage on LAPJG3WLY3PROD with BILLS 39 •S 2231 IS (2) QUARTERLY REPORT.—The Secretary of 1 State shall submit to the appropriate congressional 2 committees a quarterly report describing the meth- 3 ods by which the Department monitors compliance 4 with the requirement under paragraph (1)(A). 5 (g) OFFICE OF FOREIGN ASSISTANCE.—The Sec- 6 retary of State, acting through the Director of the Office 7 of Foreign Assistance, shall— 8 (1) monitor the amount of foreign assistance 9 obligated and expended on programs, projects, and 10 activities relating to LGBTQI people; and 11 (2) provide the results of the indicators track- 12 ing such expenditure, upon request, to the Organiza- 13 tion for Economic Co-operation and Development. 14 SEC. 8. GLOBAL HEALTH INCLUSIVITY. 15 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Coordinator of United States 16 Government Activities to Combat HIV/AIDS Globally (re- 17 ferred to in this section as the ‘‘Coordinator’’) shall— 18 (1) develop mechanisms to ensure that the 19 President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief 20 (PEPFAR) is implemented in a way that equitably 21 serves LGBTQI people in accordance with the goals 22 described in section 7(f), including by requiring all 23 partner entities receiving assistance through 24 PEPFAR to receive training on the health needs of 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 01:21 Jul 17, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00039 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S2231.IS S2231 ssavage on LAPJG3WLY3PROD with BILLS 40 •S 2231 IS and human rights standards relating to LGBTQI 1 people; and 2 (2) promptly notify Congress of any obstacles 3 encountered by a foreign government or contractor, 4 grantee, or implementing partner in the effort to eq- 5 uitably implement PEPFAR as described in section 6 7(f), including any remedial steps taken by the Co- 7 ordinator to overcome such obstacles. 8 (b) REPORT ON INTERNATIONAL PROSECUTIONS FOR 9 SEX WORK OR CONSENSUAL SEXUAL ACTIVITY.—Not 10 later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of 11 this Act, the Coordinator shall submit to the appropriate 12 congressional committees a report describing the manner 13 in which commodities such as condoms provided by pro- 14 grams, projects, or activities funded through PEPFAR or 15 other sources of United States assistance have been used 16 as evidence to arrest, detain, or prosecute individuals in 17 other countries in order to enforce domestic laws criminal- 18 izing sex work or consensual sexual activity. 19 (c) REPORT ON INDEX TESTING RELATED TO HIV/ 20 AIDS.—Not later than 180 days after the date of the en- 21 actment of this Act, the Coordinator shall submit a report 22 to the appropriate congressional committees describing the 23 impact of partner notification services and index testing 24 on treatment adherence, intimate partner violence, and ex- 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 01:21 Jul 17, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00040 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S2231.IS S2231 ssavage on LAPJG3WLY3PROD with BILLS 41 •S 2231 IS posure to the criminal justice system for key populations, 1 including LGBTQI people and sex workers, using quali- 2 tative and quantitative data. 3 (d) REPORT ON IMPACT OF ‘‘GLOBAL GAG’’ RULE.— 4 Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment 5 of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States 6 shall submit a report to the appropriate congressional 7 committees describing the impact, as of the date of the 8 submission of the report, on the implementation and en- 9 forcement of any iteration of the Mexico City Policy on 10 the global LGBTQI community. 11 (e) REMOVING LIMITATIONS ON ELIGIBILITY FOR 12 FOREIGN ASSISTANCE.— 13 (1) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any other 14 provision of law, regulation, or policy, in determining 15 eligibility for assistance authorized under part I of 16 the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2151 17 et seq.), foreign nongovernmental organizations— 18 (A) shall not be ineligible for such assist- 19 ance solely on the basis of health or medical 20 services, including counseling and referral serv- 21 ices, provided by such organizations with non- 22 United States Government funds if such serv- 23 ices do not violate the laws of the country in 24 which they are being provided; and 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 01:21 Jul 17, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00041 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S2231.IS S2231 ssavage on LAPJG3WLY3PROD with BILLS 42 •S 2231 IS (B) shall not be subject to requirements 1 relating to the use of non-United States Gov- 2 ernment funds for advocacy and lobbying activi- 3 ties other than those that apply to United 4 States nongovernmental organizations receiving 5 assistance under part I of such Act. 6 (2) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS TO PEPFAR AU- 7 THORIZATION.—Section 301 of the United States 8 Leadership Against HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis, and 9 Malaria Act of 2003 (22 U.S.C. 7631) is amended— 10 (A) by striking subsections (d) through (f); 11 and 12 (B) by redesignating subsection (g) as sub- 13 section (d). 14 (3) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS TO THE ALLO- 15 CATION OF FUNDS BY THE GLOBAL AIDS COORDI- 16 NATOR.—Section 403(a) of the United States Lead- 17 ership Against HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Ma- 18 laria Act of 2003 (22 U.S.C. 7673(a)) is amended— 19 (A) in paragraph (1)— 20 (i) by striking ‘‘shall—’’ and all that 21 follows through ‘‘(A) provide’’ and insert- 22 ing ‘‘shall provide’’; 23 (ii) by striking ‘‘; and’’ and inserting 24 a period; and 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 01:21 Jul 17, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00042 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S2231.IS S2231 ssavage on LAPJG3WLY3PROD with BILLS 43 •S 2231 IS (iii) by striking subparagraph (B); 1 and 2 (B) in paragraph (2)— 3 (i) by striking ‘‘PREVENTION STRAT- 4 EGY’’ and all that follows through ‘‘In car- 5 rying out paragraph (1)’’ and inserting 6 ‘‘PREVENTION STRATEGY’’; and 7 (ii) by striking subparagraph (B). 8 (4) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS TO TVPRA AU- 9 THORIZATION.—Section 113 of the Trafficking Vic- 10 tims Protection Act of 2000 (22 U.S.C. 7110) is 11 amended— 12 (A) by striking subsection (g); and 13 (B) by redesignating subsections (h) and 14 (i) as subsections (g) and (h), respectively. 15 SEC. 9. IMMIGRATION REFORM. 16 (a) REFUGEES AND ASYLUM SEEKERS.— 17 (1) LGBTQI SOCIAL GROUP.—Section 18 101(a)(42) of the Immigration and Nationality Act 19 (8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(42)) is amended by adding at the 20 end the following: ‘‘For purposes of determinations 21 under this Act, a person who has been persecuted on 22 the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity, 23 shall be deemed to have been persecuted on account 24 of membership in a particular social group, and a 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 01:21 Jul 17, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00043 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S2231.IS S2231 ssavage on LAPJG3WLY3PROD with BILLS 44 •S 2231 IS person who has a well-founded fear of persecution on 1 the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity 2 shall be deemed to have a well-founded fear of perse- 3 cution on account of membership in a particular so- 4 cial group.’’. 5 (2) REPORT.—Section 103(e) of the Immigra- 6 tion and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1103(e)) is 7 amended— 8 (A) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘district 9 office of the Service’’ and inserting ‘‘U.S. Citi- 10 zenship and Immigration Services field office’’; 11 and 12 (B) by adding at the end the following: 13 ‘‘(3) Each annual report shall include informa- 14 tion on the total number of applications for asylum 15 and refugee status received that are, in whole or in 16 part, based on persecution or a well-founded fear of 17 persecution on account of sexual orientation or gen- 18 der identity, and the rate of approval administra- 19 tively of such applications.’’. 20 (3) ASYLUM FILING DEADLINE REPEAL.— 21 (A) IN GENERAL.—Section 208(a)(2) of 22 the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 23 1158(a)(2)) is amended— 24 (i) by striking subparagraph (B); 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 01:21 Jul 17, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00044 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S2231.IS S2231 ssavage on LAPJG3WLY3PROD with BILLS 45 •S 2231 IS (ii) by redesignating subparagraphs 1 (C), (D), and (E) as subparagraphs (B), 2 (C), and (D), respectively; 3 (iii) in subparagraph (B), as redesig- 4 nated, by striking ‘‘(D)’’ and inserting 5 ‘‘(C)’’. 6 (iv) in subparagraph (C), as redesig- 7 nated— 8 (I) by striking ‘‘notwithstanding 9 subparagraphs (B) and (C)’’ and in- 10 serting ‘‘notwithstanding subpara- 11 graph (B)’’; 12 (II) by striking ‘‘either’’ after 13 ‘‘Attorney General’’; and 14 (III) by striking ‘‘or extraor- 15 dinary circumstances relating to the 16 delay in filing an application within 17 the period specified in subparagraph 18 (B)’’; and 19 (v) in subparagraph (D), as redesig- 20 nated, by striking ‘‘Subparagraphs (A) and 21 (B)’’ and inserting ‘‘Subparagraph (A)’’. 22 (B) APPLICATION.—The amendments 23 made by subparagraph (A) shall apply to appli- 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 01:21 Jul 17, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00045 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S2231.IS S2231 ssavage on LAPJG3WLY3PROD with BILLS 46 •S 2231 IS cations for asylum filed before, on, or after the 1 date of the enactment of this Act. 2 (b) PERMANENT PARTNERS.—Section 101(a) of the 3 Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101(a)) is 4 amended— 5 (1) in paragraph (35)— 6 (A) by striking ‘‘term’’ and inserting 7 ‘‘terms’’; and 8 (B) by striking ‘‘or ‘husband’ do not’’ and 9 inserting ‘‘and ‘husband’ include any permanent 10 partner, but do not’’; and 11 (2) by adding at the end the following: 12 ‘‘(53) The term ‘marriage’ includes a perma- 13 nent partnership. 14 ‘‘(54) The term ‘permanent partner’ means an 15 individual who is 18 years of age or older and— 16 ‘‘(A) is in a committed, intimate relation- 17 ship with another individual who is 18 years of 18 age or older, in which both parties intend a life- 19 long commitment; 20 ‘‘(B) is financially interdependent with the 21 other individual; 22 ‘‘(C) is not married to anyone other than 23 the other individual; 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 01:21 Jul 17, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00046 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S2231.IS S2231 ssavage on LAPJG3WLY3PROD with BILLS 47 •S 2231 IS ‘‘(D) is a national of or, in the case of a 1 person having no nationality, last habitually re- 2 sided in a country that prohibits marriage be- 3 tween the individuals; and 4 ‘‘(E) is not a first-, second-, or third-de- 5 gree blood relation of the other individual. 6 ‘‘(55) The term ‘permanent partnership’ means 7 the relationship that exists between 2 permanent 8 partners.’’. 9 (c) COUNSEL.— 10 (1) APPOINTMENT OF COUNSEL.—Section 11 240(b)(4) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 12 U.S.C. 1229a(b)(4)) is amended— 13 (A) in subparagraph (B), by striking 14 ‘‘and’’ at the end; 15 (B) in subparagraph (C), by striking the 16 period at the end and inserting ‘‘, and’’; and 17 (C) by adding at the end the following: 18 ‘‘(D) notwithstanding subparagraph (A), in 19 a case in which an indigent alien requests rep- 20 resentation, such representation shall be ap- 21 pointed by the court, at the expense of the Gov- 22 ernment, for such proceedings.’’. 23 VerDate Sep 11 2014 01:21 Jul 17, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00047 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S2231.IS S2231 ssavage on LAPJG3WLY3PROD with BILLS 48 •S 2231 IS (2) RIGHT TO COUNSEL.—Section 292 of the 1 Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1362) is 2 amended— 3 (A) by inserting ‘‘(a)’’ before ‘‘In any’’; 4 (B) by striking ‘‘he’’ and inserting ‘‘the 5 person’’; and 6 (C) by adding at the end the following: 7 ‘‘(b) Notwithstanding subsection (a), if an indigent 8 alien requests representation, such representation shall be 9 appointed by the court, at the expense of the Government, 10 for the proceedings described in subsection (a). 11 ‘‘(c) In an interview relating to admission under sec- 12 tion 207, an alien shall have the privilege of being rep- 13 resented, at no expense to the Government, by such coun- 14 sel, authorized to practice in such proceedings, as the alien 15 shall choose.’’. 16 (d) REFUGEE ADMISSIONS OF LGBTQI ALIENS 17 FROM CERTAIN COUNTRIES.— 18 (1) IN GENERAL.—In the case of aliens who are 19 nationals of, or in the case of aliens having no na- 20 tionality, last habitually resided in, a country that 21 fails to protect against persecution on the basis of 22 sexual orientation or gender identity and who share 23 common characteristics that identify them as targets 24 of persecution on account of sexual orientation or 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 01:21 Jul 17, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00048 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S2231.IS S2231 ssavage on LAPJG3WLY3PROD with BILLS 49 •S 2231 IS gender identity, such aliens are eligible for Priority 1 2 processing under the refugee resettlement priority 2 system. 3 (2) RESETTLEMENT PROCESSING.— 4 (A) IN GENERAL.—If a refugee admitted 5 under section 207 of the Immigration and Na- 6 tionality Act discloses to an employee or con- 7 tractor of the Bureau of Population, Refugees, 8 and Migration information with respect to the 9 refugee’s sexual orientation or gender identity, 10 the Secretary of State, with the refugee’s con- 11 sent, shall provide such information to the ap- 12 propriate national resettlement agency— 13 (i) to prevent the refugee from being 14 placed in a community in which the ref- 15 ugee is likely to face continued discrimina- 16 tion; and 17 (ii) to place the refugee in a commu- 18 nity that offers services to meet the needs 19 of the refugee. 20 (B) DEFINED TERM.—The term ‘‘national 21 resettlement agency’’ means an agency con- 22 tracting with the Department of State to pro- 23 vide sponsorship and initial resettlement serv- 24 ices to refugees entering the United States. 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 01:21 Jul 17, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00049 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S2231.IS S2231 ssavage on LAPJG3WLY3PROD with BILLS 50 •S 2231 IS (e) TRAINING PROGRAM.— 1 (1) TRAINING PROGRAM.—In order to create an 2 environment in which an alien may safely disclose 3 such alien’s sexual orientation or gender identity, 4 the Secretary of Homeland Security, in consultation 5 with the Secretary of State, shall establish a training 6 program for staff and translators who participate in 7 the interview process of aliens seeking asylum or sta- 8 tus as a refugee. 9 (2) COMPONENTS OF TRAINING PROGRAM.— 10 The training program described in paragraph (1) 11 shall include instruction regarding— 12 (A) appropriate word choice and word 13 usage; 14 (B) creating safe spaces and facilities for 15 LGBTQI aliens; 16 (C) confidentiality requirements; and 17 (D) nondiscrimination policies. 18 (f) LIMITATION ON DETENTION.— 19 (1) PRESUMPTION OF RELEASE.— 20 (A) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any 21 other provision of law, except as provided in 22 subparagraphs (B) and (C), the Secretary of 23 Homeland Security— 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 01:21 Jul 17, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00050 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S2231.IS S2231 ssavage on LAPJG3WLY3PROD with BILLS 51 •S 2231 IS (i) may not detain an alien who is a 1 member of a vulnerable group under any 2 provision of the Immigration and Nation- 3 ality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101 et seq.) pending 4 a decision with respect to whether the alien 5 is to be removed from the United States; 6 and 7 (ii) shall immediately release any de- 8 tained alien who is a member of a vulner- 9 able group. 10 (B) EXCEPTIONS.—The Secretary of 11 Homeland Security may detain, pursuant to the 12 Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 13 1101 et seq.), an alien who is a member of a 14 vulnerable group if the Secretary determines, 15 using credible and individualized information, 16 that the use of alternatives to detention will not 17 reasonably assure the appearance of the alien at 18 removal proceedings, or that the alien is a 19 threat to another person or the community. The 20 fact that an alien has a criminal charge pending 21 against the alien may not be the sole factor to 22 justify the detention of the alien. 23 (C) REMOVAL.—In a case in which deten- 24 tion is the least restrictive means of effec- 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 01:21 Jul 17, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00051 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S2231.IS S2231 ssavage on LAPJG3WLY3PROD with BILLS 52 •S 2231 IS tuating the removal from the United States of 1 an alien who is a member of a vulnerable group, 2 the subject of a final order of deportation or re- 3 moval, and not detained under subparagraph 4 (B), the Secretary of Homeland Security may, 5 solely for the purpose of such removal, detain 6 the alien for a period that is— 7 (i) the shortest possible period imme- 8 diately preceding the removal of the alien 9 from the United States; and 10 (ii) not more than 5 days. 11 (2) WEEKLY REVIEW REQUIRED.— 12 (A) IN GENERAL.—Not less frequently 13 than weekly, the Secretary of Homeland Secu- 14 rity shall conduct an individualized review of 15 each alien detained pursuant to paragraph 16 (1)(B) to determine if the alien should continue 17 to be detained under such paragraph. 18 (B) RELEASE.—If the Secretary deter- 19 mines pursuant to subparagraph (A) that an 20 alien should not be detained under paragraph 21 (1)(B), the Secretary shall release the detainee 22 not later than 24 hours after the date on which 23 the Secretary makes such determination. 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 01:21 Jul 17, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00052 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S2231.IS S2231 ssavage on LAPJG3WLY3PROD with BILLS 53 •S 2231 IS (g) PROTECTIVE CUSTODY FOR LGBTQI ALIEN DE- 1 TAINEES.— 2 (1) DETAINEES.—An LGBTQI alien who is de- 3 tained pursuant to subparagraph (B) or (C) of sub- 4 section (f)(1) may not be placed in housing that is 5 segregated from the general population unless— 6 (A) the alien requests placement in such 7 housing for the protection of the alien; or 8 (B) the Secretary of Homeland Security 9 determines, after assessing all available alter- 10 natives, that there is no available alternative 11 means of separation from likely abusers. 12 (2) PLACEMENT FACTORS.—If an LGBTQI 13 alien is placed in segregated housing pursuant to 14 paragraph (1), the Secretary of Homeland Security 15 shall ensure that such housing— 16 (A) includes non-LGBTQI aliens, to the 17 extent practicable; and 18 (B) complies with any applicable court 19 order for the protection of LGBTQI aliens. 20 (3) PROTECTIVE CUSTODY REQUESTS.—If an 21 LGBTQI alien who is detained requests placement 22 in segregated housing for the protection of such 23 alien, the Secretary of Homeland Security shall 24 grant such request. 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 01:21 Jul 17, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00053 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S2231.IS S2231 ssavage on LAPJG3WLY3PROD with BILLS 54 •S 2231 IS (h) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Con- 1 gress that the Secretary of Homeland Security should hire 2 a sufficient number of Refugee Corps officers to conduct 3 refugee interviews within a reasonable period and to com- 4 plete the adjudication of refugee petitions not later than 5 180 days after an alien files a request for Priority 2 con- 6 sideration. 7 SEC. 10. ISSUANCE OF PASSPORTS AND GUARANTEE OF 8 CITIZENSHIP TO CERTAIN CHILDREN BORN 9 ABROAD. 10 (a) SEX IDENTIFICATION MARKERS.—For the pur- 11 poses of any identity document issued by the Department 12 that displays sex information, including passports and 13 consular reports of birth abroad, the Secretary shall en- 14 sure (through appropriate regulation, manual, policy, 15 form, or other updates) that an applicant for such a docu- 16 ment may self-select the sex designation, including a non- 17 binary or neutral designation, such as ‘‘X’’. 18 (b) GUARANTEE OF CITIZENSHIP TO CHILDREN 19 BORN ABROAD USING ASSISTIVE REPRODUCTION TECH- 20 NOLOGY.—Not later than 90 days after the date of the 21 enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall issue 22 regulations, in accordance with the press statement re- 23 leased on May 18, 2021, with respect to ‘‘U.S. Citizenship 24 Transmission and Assisted Reproductive Technology’’, 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 01:21 Jul 17, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00054 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S2231.IS S2231 ssavage on LAPJG3WLY3PROD with BILLS 55 •S 2231 IS clarifying that no biological connection between a parent 1 and a child is required for a child to acquire citizenship 2 at birth from a United States citizen parent under sub- 3 sections (c), (d), (e), and (g) of section 301 of the Immi- 4 gration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1401), if the local 5 law at the place of birth or United States law recognize 6 such a person to be the legal parent of such child from 7 birth. 8 SEC. 11. ENGAGING INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS IN 9 THE FIGHT AGAINST LGBTQI DISCRIMINA- 10 TION. 11 (a) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Con- 12 gress that— 13 (1) the United States should be a leader in ef- 14 forts by the United Nations to ensure that human 15 rights norms, development principles, and political 16 rights are fully inclusive of LGBTQI people; 17 (2) United States leadership within inter- 18 national financial institutions, such as the World 19 Bank and the regional development banks, should be 20 used to ensure that the programs, projects, and ac- 21 tivities undertaken by such institutions are fully in- 22 clusive of all people, including LGBTQI people; and 23 (3) the Secretary of State should seek appro- 24 priate opportunities to encourage the equal treat- 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 01:21 Jul 17, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00055 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S2231.IS S2231 ssavage on LAPJG3WLY3PROD with BILLS 56 •S 2231 IS ment of LGBTQI people during discussions with or 1 participation in the full range of regional, multilat- 2 eral, and international fora, such as the Organiza- 3 tion of American States, the Organization for Secu- 4 rity and Cooperation in Europe, the European 5 Union, the African Union, and the Association of 6 Southeast Asian Nations. 7 (b) ACTION THROUGH THE EQUAL RIGHTS COALI- 8 TION.—The Secretary of State shall promote diplomatic 9 coordination through the Equal Rights Coalition, estab- 10 lished in July 2016 at the Global LGBTQI Human Rights 11 Conference in Montevideo, Uruguay, and other multilat- 12 eral mechanisms, to achieve the goals and outcomes de- 13 scribed in subsection (a). 14 SEC. 12. REPRESENTING THE RIGHTS OF UNITED STATES 15 LGBTQI CITIZENS DEPLOYED TO DIPLO- 16 MATIC AND CONSULAR POSTS. 17 (a) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Con- 18 gress that, recognizing the importance of a diverse work- 19 force in the representation of the United States abroad, 20 and in support of sound personnel staffing policies, the 21 Secretary of State should— 22 (1) prioritize efforts to ensure that foreign gov- 23 ernments do not impede the assignment of United 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 01:21 Jul 17, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00056 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S2231.IS S2231 ssavage on LAPJG3WLY3PROD with BILLS 57 •S 2231 IS States LGBTQI citizens and their families to diplo- 1 matic and consular posts; 2 (2) open conversations with entities in the 3 United States private sector that engage in business 4 in other countries to the extent necessary to address 5 any visa issues faced by such private sector entities 6 with respect to their LGBTQI employees; and 7 (3) prioritize efforts to improve post and post 8 school information for LGBTQI employees and em- 9 ployees with LGBTQI family members. 10 (b) REMEDIES FOR FAMILY VISA DENIAL.— 11 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of State shall 12 use all appropriate diplomatic efforts to ensure that 13 the families of LGBTQI employees of the Depart- 14 ment of State are issued visas from countries where 15 such employees are posted. 16 (2) LIST REQUIRED.—Not later than 180 days 17 after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Sec- 18 retary of State shall submit to Congress— 19 (A) a classified list of each country that 20 has refused to grant accreditation to LGBTQI 21 employees of the Department of State or their 22 family members in the prior 2 years; and 23 (B) the actions taken or intended to be 24 taken by the Secretary, in accordance with 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 01:21 Jul 17, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00057 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S2231.IS S2231 ssavage on LAPJG3WLY3PROD with BILLS 58 •S 2231 IS paragraph (1), to ensure that LGBTQI employ- 1 ees are appointed to appropriate positions in ac- 2 cordance with diplomatic needs and personnel 3 qualifications, including actions specifically re- 4 lating to securing the accreditation of the fami- 5 lies of such employees by relevant countries. 6 (c) IMPROVING POST INFORMATION AND OVERSEAS 7 ENVIRONMENT FOR LGBTQI ADULTS AND CHILDREN.— 8 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of State shall 9 ensure that LGBTQI employees of the Department 10 of State and employees with LGBTQI family mem- 11 bers have adequate information to pursue overseas 12 postings, including country environment information 13 for adults and children. 14 (2) NON-DISCRIMINATION POLICIES FOR 15 UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT-SUPPORTED 16 SCHOOLS.—The Secretary of State shall make every 17 effort to ensure schools abroad that receive assist- 18 ance and support from the United States Govern- 19 ment under programs administered by the Office of 20 Overseas Schools of the Department of State have 21 active and clear nondiscrimination policies, including 22 policies relating to sexual orientation and gender 23 identity impacting LGBTQI children of all ages. 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 01:21 Jul 17, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00058 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S2231.IS S2231 ssavage on LAPJG3WLY3PROD with BILLS 59 •S 2231 IS (3) REQUIRED INFORMATION FOR LGBTQI 1 CHILDREN.—The Secretary of State shall ensure 2 that information focused on LGBTQI children of all 3 ages (including transgender and gender noncon- 4 forming students) is included in post reports, bid- 5 ding materials, and Office of Overseas Schools re- 6 ports, databases, and adequacy lists. 7 Æ VerDate Sep 11 2014 01:21 Jul 17, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00059 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6301 E:\BILLS\S2231.IS S2231 ssavage on LAPJG3WLY3PROD with BILLS