; and (2) the effects that have resulted from including such funds in combination with other funds in grants, cooperative agreements, contracts, programs, projects, or activities that are outside the scope of family planning/reproductive health. gender equality 7046. (a) Women's empowerment (1) Gender equality Funds appropriated by this Act shall be made available to promote gender equality in United States Government diplomatic and development efforts by raising the status, increasing the participation, and protecting the rights of women and girls worldwide. (2) Women’s economic empowerment Funds appropriated by this Act shall be made available to implement the Women’s Entrepreneurship and Economic Empowerment Act of 2018 ( Public Law 115–428 ): Provided , That the Secretary of State and the Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development, as appropriate, shall consult with the Committees on Appropriations prior to the initial obligation of funds appropriated by this Act and prior Acts making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs that are made available to implement such Act. (3) Women’s global development and prosperity initiative Of the funds appropriated under title III of this Act and prior Acts making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs, up to $100,000,000 should be made available for the Women’s Global Development and Prosperity Initiative. (b) Women’s leadership Of the funds appropriated by title III of this Act, not less than $50,000,000 shall be made available for programs specifically designed to increase leadership opportunities for women in countries where women and girls suffer discrimination due to law, policy, or practice, by strengthening protections for women’s political status, expanding women’s participation in political parties and elections, and increasing women’s opportunities for leadership positions in the public and private sectors at the local, provincial, and national