US Congress Senate Bill 3646 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 5-3)
Status: Introduced on November 28 2012 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2012-11-28 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
Pending: Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

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.

Afghan Women and Girls Security Promotion Act of 2012

Sen. Robert Casey [D-PA]	Sen. Dianne Feinstein [D-CA]	Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand [D-NY]	Sen. Kay Hutchison [R-TX]
Sen. Frank Lautenberg [D-NJ]	Sen. Barbara Mikulski [D-MD]	Sen. Lisa Murkowski [R-AK]	Sen. Olympia Snowe [R-ME]

Date	Chamber	Action
2012-11-28	Senate	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

HB4310 (Related) 2013-01-02 - Became Public Law No: 112-239.
SB3254 (Related) 2012-12-12 - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 829, papers are returned to the Senate.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/112th-congress/senate-bill/3646/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/112/bills/s3646/BILLS-112s3646is.pdf