That the House of Representatives—
commemorates the 20th anniversary of the passage of United Nations Security Council Resolution 1325 (2000);
recognizes that the empowerment of women and girls and their meaningful inclusion in policy-making, decision making, and conflict prevention and resolution efforts is directly connected to long-term peace and security;
calls on countries around the world to promote the meaningful participation of women at all decision-making levels as a critical foreign and domestic policy priority; and
reaffirms the United States commitment to serve as a global leader in increasing the meaningful participation of women in processes to prevent, manage, resolve, and recover from conflict, in accordance with the Women, Peace, and Security Act of 2017 (Public Law 115–68), including by—
consistently supporting the meaningful participation of women in peace and security processes and decision-making institutions;
promoting the physical safety, economic security, and dignity of women and girls and supporting the equal access of women to aid distribution mechanisms and services;
appropriately applying gender analysis to improve the design, targeting, and effectiveness of United States Government policy and programs to advance peace and security, including conflict-prevention activities and strategies;
training, equipping, and empowering United States diplomatic, defense, and development personnel to promote women’s leadership in preventing and resolving conflicts around the world;
increasing women’s representation at all levels of the diplomatic, defense, and development workforces across the United States Government; and
strengthening accountability and improving outcomes by designating specific and measurable goals and monitoring, analyzing, and evaluating implementation efforts across the United States Government.