; (2) the COVID–19 pandemic is disrupting access to sexual and reproductive health care, including antenatal and postnatal care, contraception, and care related to HIV/AIDS and sexually transmitted infections; (3) sexual and reproductive health care must remain essential priorities to ensure women and girls may continue to access these services from the most trusted providers; and (4) the United States Government should fully support the United Nations Population Fund, which is playing a critical role in the pandemic response and is the lead United Nations agency mandated to address sexual and reproductive health needs, as well as coordinating gender-based violence (GBV) response in humanitarian emergencies. (b) Authorization of activities To address gender-Based violence during and after the pandemic The Secretary of State, in coordination with the Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development, shall carry out activities to prevent, mitigate, and respond to gender-based violence during and following the COVID–19 pandemic, including— (1) providing training, equipment, and capacity building for frontline responders, including health care workers, humanitarian aid personnel, and other service deliverers— (A) to identify and prevent gender-based violence in communities affected by COVID–19; and (B) to support survivors and those at risk through best practices, including— (i) immediate, life-saving assistance, including medical care, hygiene and dignity kits, the clinical management of rape, mental health and psychological support, and referral to other services, including case management; (ii) access to justice and community-level reintegration; and (iii) opportunities to earn livelihoods, build skills, and receive an education; (2) ensuring that mechanisms such as domestic abuse hotlines and services for survivors of GBV are considered essential services within COVID–19 response programs and are fully resourced