Sexual exploitation and assault prevention
Title II — Multilateral development banks
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(a) In general The Secretary of the Treasury shall instruct the United States Executive Director at each multilateral development bank (as defined in section 1701(c)(4) of the International Financial Institutions Act) to use the voice, vote, and influence of the United States to improve the implementation of the policies of the respective bank on preventing sexual exploitation and assault (in this section referred to as SEA). (b) Operationalization of policies The Secretary of the Treasury shall instruct the United States Executive Director at each multilateral development bank (as so defined) to use the voice, vote, and influence of the United States to consult with the multilateral development banks on how they are operationalizing their policies and guidance on preventing SEA, and to require the bank to provide ways to improve policies and guidance. (c) Report to Congress Within 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Treasury shall submit to the Committee on Financial Services of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate a written report on how the multilateral development banks (as so defined) are operationalizing their commitments to prevent SEA, which shall include information on how many SEA cases were reported to each such bank by civil society organizations and other entities, and information on the number of the cases that involved minors.