Whereas, as of March 2017, there are more than 3,672,000,000 women in the world; Whereas women around the world— (1) have fundamental rights; (2) participate in the political, social, and economic lives of their communities; (3) play a critical role in providing and caring for their families; (4) contribute substantially to economic growth and the prevention and resolution of conflict; and (5) as farmers and caregivers, play an important role in the advancement of food security for their communities; Whereas the advancement of women around the world is a foreign policy priority for the United States; Whereas at his confirmation hearing, Secretary of State Rex Tillerson— (1) spoke about the importance of empowering women; and (2) noted that there is study after study to confirm that when you empower women in these developing parts of the world, you change the future of the country ; Whereas 2017 marks— (1) the 22nd anniversary of the Fourth World Conference on Women, at which 189 countries committed to integrating gender equality into each dimension of society; and (2) the 6th anniversary of the establishment of the first United States National Action Plan on Women, Peace, and Security, which includes a comprehensive set of commitments by the United States to advance the meaningful participation of women in decisionmaking relating to matters of war or peace; Whereas the United States National Action Plan on Women, Peace, and Security, revised in June 2016, states that [d]eadly conflicts can be more effectively avoided, and peace can be best forged and sustained, when women become equal partners in all aspects of peacebuilding and conflict prevention, when their lives are protected, their voices heard, and their perspectives taken into account. ; Whereas there are 63 national action plans around the world, and there are several additional national action plans known to be in development