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S. 3646 112th Congress Senate

Afghan Women and Girls Security Promotion Act of 2012

Official title: A bill to require the Department of Defense to develop a strategy to promote the security of Afghan women and girls during the security transition process.

Introduced: November 28, 2012 See on congress.gov
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
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 Latest action November 28, 2012

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

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.

 Related & companion bills 2
  • HR 4310 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013
  • S 3254 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013
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 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 1 Republican 1
D
Gillibrand, Kirsten E.
New York · Nov 28, 2012
 R
Murkowski, Lisa
Alaska · Nov 28, 2012
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 3646: Afghan Women and Girls Security Promotion Act of 2012. 112th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/112-S-3646/
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