; (6) disseminate applicable policies and research in consultation with appropriate entities of the Department of State and the Department of Commerce; and (7) address and support nuclear waste cleanup at Superfund Sites of former and present military bases in the United States and abroad. 109. Office of Peacebuilding Information and Research (a) In general There shall be in the Department an Office of Peacebuilding Information and Research, the head of which shall be the Assistant Secretary for Peacebuilding Information and Research. The Assistant Secretary for Peacebuilding Information and Research shall carry out those functions in the Department affecting research and analysis relating to creating, initiating, and modeling approaches to peaceful coexistence and nonviolent conflict resolution. (b) Responsibilities The Assistant Secretary for Peacebuilding Information and Research shall— (1) commission or compile studies on the impact of war and other types of violence, especially on the physical and mental condition of children (using the 10-point anti-war agenda in the United Nations Children’s Fund report, State of the World’s Children 1996, as a guide) that shall include the study of the effect of war on the environment and public health; (2) compile information on effective community peacebuilding activities and disseminate such information to local governments and nongovernmental organizations in the United States and abroad; (3) commission or compile research on the effect of violence in the media and make such reports available to Congress annually; (4) commission or compile research on the effects of gun violence in the United States, and make such reports available to Congress annually; (5) publish a monthly journal of the activities of the Department and encourage scholarly participation; (6) sponsor conferences throughout the United States to create awareness of the work of the Department