Esther Coopersmith Award Act

This bill would require the Secretary of State to create a yearly award, called the Esther Coopersmith Award, for State Department Civil Service or Foreign Service employees whose work supports women's participation in preventing or resolving conflict. Each year there would also be one honorable mention, and recipients would meet with the Secretary of State and receive support for official travel to a major global security conference. Recipients would present their work virtually to the Chiefs of Mission Conference and to at least one entry-level Foreign Service training course, and the Secretary would report to Congress on their efforts within 90 days of selection. The bill also adds "the rights of women and girls" to an existing Foreign Service award law, and all of its provisions would end 5 years after it becomes law.

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Sponsors

• Lois Frankel Democrat sponsor
• 1 cosponsors