; (8) conduct policy analysis to ensure that the international development investments of the United States positively impact the peace and stability of the recipient country; and (9) disseminate policies and research in consultation with appropriate entities of the Department of State. 111. Intergovernmental Advisory Council on Peace (a) In general There shall be in the Department an advisory committee known as the Intergovernmental Advisory Council on Peace (in this section referred to as the Council ). The Council shall provide assistance and make recommendations to the President and the Secretary concerning intergovernmental policies relating to peace and nonviolent conflict resolution. (b) Responsibilities The Council shall— (1) provide a forum for representatives of the Federal Government and of State and local governments to discuss peace issues; (2) promote better intergovernmental relations and offer professional mediation services to ameliorate and resolve intergovernmental and intragovernmental conflict as needed, including elimination of inflammatory rhetoric; and (3) submit biennially, or more frequently if determined necessary by the Council, a report to the President, the Secretary, and Congress reviewing the impact of Federal peace activities on the Federal Government and on State and local governments. (c) Membership The Secretary shall appoint the members of the Council. 112. Federal Interagency Committee on Peace (a) Establishment There is established a Federal Interagency Committee on Peace (in this section referred to as the Committee ). The Committee shall— (1) assist the Secretary in providing a mechanism to assure that the procedures and actions of the Department and other Federal agencies are fully coordinated