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Introduced
In Committee
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
Introduced Session
112th Congress
Bill Summary
Afghan Women and Girls Security Promotion Act of 2012 - Directs the Secretary of Defense to submit to the congressional defense and foreign relations committees a Department of Defense (DOD) strategy to promote the security of Afghan women during the security transition process. Requires such strategy to include a strategy to: (1) monitor and respond to changes in women's security conditions in areas undergoing transition, (2) increase gender awareness and responsiveness among Afghan National Army (ANA) and Afghan National Police (ANP) personnel, and (3) increase the number of female members of the ANA and ANP. Directs the Secretary to include in each report on progress toward security and stability in Afghanistan (as required under the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008) a description of actions taken to implement the above strategy.
AI Summary
This bill, the Afghan Women and Girls Security Promotion Act of 2012, requires the Secretary of Defense to develop and implement a strategy to protect the security of Afghan women and girls during the ongoing security transition process in Afghanistan. This strategy must include plans to monitor and respond to any changes in women's safety conditions as areas transition to Afghan control, increase awareness and responsiveness to gender issues among personnel of the Afghan National Army (ANA) and Afghan National Police (ANP) – Afghanistan's national security forces – and boost the number of women serving in these forces. The Secretary of Defense will also be required to report on the progress of this strategy in regular reports submitted to Congress about security and stability in Afghanistan, as mandated by a previous defense authorization act.
Committee Categories
Government Affairs
Sponsors (8)
Bob Casey (D),
Dianne Feinstein (D),
Kirsten Gillibrand (D),
Kay Hutchison (R),
Frank Lautenberg (D),
Barbara Mikulski (D),
Lisa Murkowski (R),
Olympia Snowe (R),
Last Action
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (on 11/28/2012)
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| Document Type | Source Location | Created |
|---|---|---|
| State Bill Page | https://www.congress.gov/bill/112th-congress/senate-bill/3646/all-info | 04/25/2013 |
| Bill | http://gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/BILLS-112s3646is/pdf/BILLS-112s3646is.pdf.pdf | 02/02/2013 |
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