Department of State Authorization Act of 2022

S. 4653, the Department of State Authorization Act of 2022. The State authorization legislative package included the text of S. 14, the Combating Global Corruption Act, and provisions of S. 93, the Global Magnitsky Reauthorization Act. Atrocity Crimes, Relief and Accountability Act or ACRA Act (not yet introduced). This bill seeks to provide assistance for suspected victims, survivors and witnesses of atrocity crimes in Ukraine, and for other purposes. H.R.7900 - National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023. This bill authorizes Department of Defense (DOD) activities for FY2023 and addresses other issues. Amendments supported include: H.Amdt.548. Expresses a Sense of Congress calling for the immediate release of Vladimir Kara-Murza and condemning his unjust detention and indictment, expressing solidarity with him and his family and all individuals in Russia imprisoned for exercising their fundamental freedoms of speech, assembly, and belief, urging the U.S. government to secure his immediate release as well as the release of Navalny and other citizens imprisoned for opposing the Putin regime and the war in Ukraine, and calling on the President of the U.S. to increase government support for those advocating for democracy and independent media in Russia. H.Amdt.53. Expresses a sense of Congress in support of continued U.S. efforts to alleviate Afghanistan's humanitarian crisis, restore central bank functionality, and channel international reserves to restabilize Afghanistan's economy. H.Amdt 320 Prohibition of Arm Sales to Countries Committing Genocide or War Crimes and Related Matters H.Amdt 532 Report on Certain Entities Connected to Foreign Persons on the Murder of Jamal Khashoggi H.Amdt 597 Transparency and Accountability of Individuals Sanctioned for Involvement in the Murder of Washington Post Journalist Jamal Khashoggi H.Amdt 644 Modification of Certain Provisions of Law Relating to Limitation of Assistance to Foreign Security Forces H.Amdt.569. Requires a report from the State Department on the status and number of political prisoners in Egypt. H.Amdt.891 Foreign Corruption Accountability Act and Justice for Victims of Kleptocracy Act: Adds the Justice for Victims of Kleptocracy Act, which directs the Department of Justice to create a website that lists by country the amount of money that has been stolen from the citizens of kleptocratic regimes and recovered by US law enforcement. Adds the Foreign Corruption Accountability Act, which authorizes visa bans on foreign persons who use state power to engage in acts of corruption against any private persons and publicly names them. H.Amdt.446. Requires a Department of State report on the humanitarian impact of sanctions and the decision to withhold $3.5 billion in Afghan central bank funds. H.Amdt.581. Strengthens monitoring, reporting, oversight, and determinations on arms sales and human rights. H.Amdt.376. Modernizes the bipartisan 2017 law passed by Congressman John Lewis - which currently requires public posting of the costs to each American taxpayer of the costs of the Wars in Iraq, Afghanistan, and Syria - to include cost transparency for all wars since 9/11 and future wars, ensuring taxpayers fully understand how their government uses taxpayer dollars abroad. H.Amdt.443. Modifies reports to Congress under the Global Magnitsky Human Rights Accountability Act to include actions taken to (1) address underlying causes of the sanctioned conduct and (2) pursue judicial accountability in appropriate jurisdictions for sanctioned individuals or entities. H.Amdt.532. Requires Secretary of State and DNI to report on additional entities tied to the individuals listed in the ODNI report on parties responsible for the Khashoggi murder. H.Amdt.484. Requires the Department of State's annual Country Reports on Human Rights Practices to include information on the treatment of migrants. H.Amdt.578. Requires the State Departments annual Country Reports on Human Rights include a list of reports published by U.S. government agencies on the status of internationally recognized human rights in the United States. Investigating Integrity Act: Not yet introduced -To amend Title 28, United States Code, to protect the integrity of criminal investigations into Federal use-of-force incidents, and for other purposes.

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Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

S.221 & H.R.852 - United States-Israel PTSD Collaborative Research Act H.R.3685 - Hamas International Financing Prevention Act S.1904 - Palestinian International Terrorism Support Prevention Act of 2021 S.1260 - United States Innovation and Competition Act of 2021 H.R. 4521 - America COMPETES Act of 2022 H. R. 4346 - The CHIPS and Science Act of 2022 S.2120 & H.R.5148 - United States-Israel Artificial Intelligence Center Act S.3421 & H.R.6089 - Stop Iranian Drones Act of 2021 H.R.7223 & S.4389 - COI Elimination Act S.4746 & H.R.8868 - Solidify Iran Sanctions Act of 2022 S.4554 - Iran Nuclear Weapons Capability Monitoring Act of 2022 H.R.2374 - Peace and Tolerance in Palestinian Education Act S.Res.773 & H.Res.1359 - Commemorating the second anniversary of the signing of the Abraham Accords Declaration S.4653 - Department of State Authorization Act of 2022 Iran International Criminal Court

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Draft legislation regarding Quad STEM Fellowship at Department of State S.4653, Department of State Authorization Act of 2022, specifically provisions related to passport processing

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Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Advocacy in connection with gender equality and migration and refugee assistance, lobbying in connection with the humanitarian situation/response in Afghanistan and Ukraine, policy measures related to the U.S. Strategy to Prevent and Respond to Gender-Based Violence Globally, implementation of the executive order establishing the White House Gender Policy Council and implementation of the US national strategy on gender equity and equality, briefings on gender-based violence in humanitarian emergencies, human rights of Afghan women and girls, and on girls education in Afghanistan, Afghan refugee resettlement policy, confirmation of the Ambassador-at-Large for Global Womens Issues; policy measures related to the forthcoming Womens Economic Security Strategy; policy measures related to the draft USAID Gender Equality and Female Empowerment policy Legislation: FY23 Appropriations for State and Foreign Operations bill H.R. 8282 (sections related to gender equality), FY24 Presidents Budget Request, S. 765, Keeping Women and Girls Safe from the Start Act; forthcoming legislation regarding the status of women in Afghanistan; H.R. 571, the Safe from the Start Act, H.R. 4350, National Defense Authorization Act; forthcoming re-introduction of the International Violence Against Women Act; S. 2276, Keeping Girls in School Act; Senate Appropriations for State and Foreign Operations bill (sections related to gender equality); S. 4653, Department of State Authorization Act;

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