Conflict Prevention Act

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 7052 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 7052

 To establish a Center for Conflict Analysis, Planning, and Prevention 
          in the Department of State, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            January 14, 2026

Ms. Jacobs (for herself and Mr. McCaul) introduced the following bill; 
         which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs

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                                 A BILL


 
 To establish a Center for Conflict Analysis, Planning, and Prevention 
          in the Department of State, and for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Conflict Prevention Act''.

SEC. 2. SENSE OF CONGRESS.

    It is the sense of Congress that--
            (1) better understanding and responding to conflict and 
        supporting peace processes and complex political negotiations 
        will further United States national security and foreign policy 
        interests;
            (2) the Department of State should possess an institutional 
        hub to help regional bureaus and embassies efficiently and 
        effectively address violent conflict, peace processes, and 
        complex political negotiations; and
            (3) such an institutional hub should be staffed by subject 
        matter experts that can equip United States diplomats in 
        conflict analysis and peace negotiations.

SEC. 3. CENTER FOR CONFLICT ANALYSIS, PLANNING, AND PREVENTION AT THE 
              DEPARTMENT OF STATE.

    (a) Authorization.--There shall be in the Department of State a 
Director for Conflict Analysis, Planning, and Prevention, who shall be 
responsible to the Secretary of State, acting through the Under 
Secretary for Political Affairs, for matters relating to conflict 
prevention, mitigation, and negotiations to develop policy options and 
provide expertise for the Under Secretary of Political Affairs and for 
the Assistant Secretaries of each regional bureau.
    (b) Responsibilities.--In addition to the responsibilities 
described under subsection (a), the Director and the Center established 
under subsection (c) may carry out the following, as appropriate:
            (1) Developing advanced analytic methodologies, data, and 
        tools to understand global conflict dynamics, produce conflict 
        trend assessments, and inform the Department's efforts to 
        prevent and mitigate conflict and crises of top priority to the 
        United States.
            (2) Forecasting potential hotspots of violent conflict in 
        foreign countries to best identify risks to United States 
        national security interests or opportunities for advancing 
        United States foreign policy priorities.
            (3) Conducting in-depth analyses of conflict dynamics in 
        foreign countries to--
                    (A) advise regional bureaus on program goals and 
                approaches to burden-sharing with foreign partners; and
                    (B) provide quantifiable metrics to inform 
                effective use of the Department's resources.
            (4) Supporting peace processes by providing expertise to 
        the Under Secretary of Political Affairs, regional bureaus, and 
        chiefs of mission, to enable and inform peace negotiation and 
        mediation strategies, implementation, and monitoring.
            (5) At the direction of the Under Secretary, coordinating 
        with regional and relevant functional bureaus on the 
        implementation of the Global Fragility Act of 2019 (22 U.S.C. 
        9801 et seq.).
            (6) Providing strategic gaming, ``red team'' (contrarian-
        structured analytic techniques to challenge assumptions and 
        test vulnerabilities), and table-top exercises, to rigorously 
        test foreign policy options and strategies.
            (7) Supporting the development of training for Foreign 
        Service officers on conflict prevention and mediation skills, 
        including the trainings required under the Elie Wiesel Genocide 
        and Atrocities Prevention Act of 2018.
            (8) Such other functions as the Under Secretary for 
        Political Affairs may designate from time to time.
    (c) Establishment.--There shall be in the Department a Center for 
Conflict Analysis, Planning, and Prevention (in this section referred 
to as the ``Center''), led by the Director appointed pursuant to the 
authorization under subsection (a), which shall perform functions 
related to data analysis and strategic planning on emerging or ongoing 
foreign conflicts to develop policy options and provide expertise for 
the Under Secretary of Political Affairs and for the Assistant 
Secretaries of each regional bureau.
    (d) Dissemination of Analytic Products.--The Under Secretary shall 
ensure that the Center's analytic products are disseminated to relevant 
stakeholders within the Department, as well as other elements of the 
United States Government, as appropriate.
    (e) Membership.--The Center shall be comprised of not more than 20 
full-time Department employees, including a contingent capable of 
temporary deployments to support embassies--
            (1) in conflict-affected regions; or
            (2) in regions that the Under Secretary for Political 
        Affairs determines to be at risk of conflict or civil strife.
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