text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
  
      This Act may be cited as the ``Women's Human Rights Protection Act 
  of 1993''.
  
  SEC. 2. CONGRESSIONAL DECLARATION.
  
      The Congress makes the following findings and declarations:
              (1) It is the sense of Congress that the State Department 
          should designate within the appropriate bureau a special 
          assistant to the Assistant Secretary to promote international 
          women's human rights within the overall human rights policy of 
          the United States Government.
              (2) The purpose of assigning a special assistant on women's 
          human rights issues is not to segregate such issues, but rather 
          to assure that they are considered along with other human 
          rights issues in the development of United States foreign 
          policy.
              (3) A specifically designated special assistant is 
          necessary because within the human rights field and the foreign 
          policy establishment, the issues of gender-based discrimination 
          and violence against women have long been ignored or made 
          invisible.
              (4) The Congress believes that abuses against women would 
          have greater visibility and protection of women's human rights 
          would improve if the advocate were responsible for integrating 
          women's human rights issues into United States human rights 
          policy in ways including, but not limited to, the following:
                      (A) The designated women's human rights advocate 
                  would seek to assure that the issue of abuses against 
                  women, along with human rights issues generally, are a 
                  factor in determining appropriate recipients for United 
                  States bilateral assistance as well as United States 
                  votes at the multilateral development banks.
                      (B) The advocate would work with the regional 
                  bureaus of the Department of State to devise strategies 
                  for the executive branch to bring pressure to bear on 
                  governments that engage in violence or systematic 
                  discrimination against women or fail to afford equal 
                  treatment of women before the law.
                      (C) The advocate would, in consultation with the 
                  bureau responsible for international organizations, 
                  pursue strategies to increase the visibility and 
                  integration of gender-based persecution and violence in 
                  multilateral fora including, but not limited to, the 
                  United States Commission on Human Rights and the 
                  Working Group on Torture.
                      (D) The advocate would seek to assure that the 
                  United States Trade Representative conduct inquiries 
                  and take steps to prevent countries from receiving 
                  trade benefits under the Generalized System of 
                  Preferences and most favored nation status where 
                  governments fail to address violence, systematic 
                  discrimination, and exploitation of women workers.
                      (E) The advocate would seek to assure that the 
                  protection of women's human rights, including womens' 
                  participation in the political process, women's right 
                  to freedom of association and expression, and freedom 
                  from discrimination, would be addressed in the context 
                  of United States funded programs in the area of 
                  democracy including, but not limited to, democracy 
                  programs at the Agency for International Development 
                  (AID), democracy programs for Eastern Europe funded by 
                  the Support Eastern European Democracy (SEED) 
                  legislation, and new programs that may be contemplated.
                      (F) The advocate would seek to assure that United 
                  States assistance programs in the area of 
                  administration of justice include efforts to redress 
                  violations of women's rights.
                      (G) The advocate would work with AID and the 
                  appropriate office at the Department of State to secure 
                  funding for programs to meet the needs of women victims 
                  of human rights abuses including, but not limited to, 
                  medical and psychological assistance for rape victims.
                      (H) The advocate would work to assure United States 
                  ratification of the United Nations Convention on the 
                  Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against 
                  Women (CEDAW) and oversee the preparation of reports 
                  pursuant to that Convention.
                      (I) The advocate would seek to upgrade the quality 
                  and quantity of information about abuses of women's 
                  human rights in the reporting from United States 
                  embassies overseas, incorporate that information not 
                  only in the State Department Country Reports on Human 
                  Rights, but also in other public statements and 
                  documents including, but not limited to, congressional 
                  testimony and private demarches.
  
  SEC. 3. REPORT TO CONGRESS.
  
      (a) Report.--Not later than one year after the date of enactment of 
  this Act, the Secretary of State shall submit a report to the Congress 
  on the steps taken to create the position described in section 2 or to 
  otherwise fulfill the objectives detailed in that section.
      (b) United States Ratification of CEDAW.--If the United Nations 
  Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against 
  Women (CEDAW) has not been submitted to the Senate for ratification, 
  not more than 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the 
  Secretary of State shall submit a report to the Congress on the 
  administration's position on the ratification of CEDAW and timetable 
  for submission of CEDAW for congressional consideration and approval.
target: Women's Human Rights Protection Act of 1993 - Directs the Secretary of State to report to the Congress on steps taken to create a special assistant to the Assistant Secretary of State to promote international women's human rights or to fulfill other specified objectives concerning such rights. 
  Requires the Secretary, if the United Nations Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW) has not been submitted to the Senate for ratification, to report to the Congress on the Administration's position on ratification and the timetable for submission of CEDAW for congressional approval.
feat_title: Women's Human Rights Protection Act of 1993