,,ii  ,cal5d> ,no4 #fjc #aac? ,,congress
  #b;d ,session  ,h4 ,r4 #cehc  ,,9 ,,! 
,,s5ate ,,( ,,! ,,unit$ ,,/ates         
,novemb] #bj1 #bjad,receiv$2 read twice 
& plac$ on ! cal5d>  ,,an ,,act  ,to    
exp& ! numb] ( s*ol>%ips available to   
,paki/ani wom5 "u ! ,m]it & ,ne$s-,bas$ 
,s*ol>%ip ,program4  #a4 ,%ort title    
,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,malala       
,y\safzai ,s*ol>%ip ,act4  #b4 ,f9d+s   
7a7 ,f9d+s ,congress makes ! foll[+     
f9d+s3  7#a7 ,on ,octob] #i1 #bjab1     
,malala ,y\safzai 0 %ot 9 ! head by     
,paki/ani ,taliban on h] way home f     
s*ool4  7#b7 ,9 late #bjjh1 ,malala     
began writ+ a blog = ,,bbc ,urdu "u a   
pseudonym press+ ! case = access to     
education = wom5 & girls despite        
objections f ! ,paki/ani ,taliban4  7#c7
 ,malala's advocacy = ! education ( wom5
 & girls made h] a t>get ( ! ,taliban4  
7#d7 ,! ,taliban call$ ,malala's ef=ts  
to highlight ! ne$ = education = wom5 & 
girls an obsc5ity4  7#e7 ,on ,july #ab1 
#bjac1 ,malala celebrat$ h] #af? bir?day

 by deliv]+ a spee* be=e ! ,unit$       
,nations ,g5]al ,assembly 9 :i* %e said1
 ,s let u wage a glori\s /ruggle aga9/  
illit]acy1 pov]ty1 & t]rorism4 ,let u   
pick up our books & our p5s4 ,!y are !  
mo/ p[]ful weapons4 ,"o *ild1 "o tea*]1 
"o book1 & "o p5 c *ange ! _w4          
,education is ! only solution44  7#f7   
,accord+ to ! ,unit$ ,nation's #bjab    
,education = ,all ,global ,monitor+     
,report1 ,paki/an has ! second l>ge/    
numb] ( *ildr5 out ( s*ool 9 ! _w &     
ne>ly half ( rural females h nev] be5 to
 s*ool44  7#g7 ,accord+ to ! ,_w ,bank1 
,! b5efits ( wom5's education g beyond  
high] productivity = #ej p]c5t ( !      
population4 ,m educat$ wom5 also t5d to 
be heal?i]1 p>ticipate m 9 ! =mal labor 
m>ket1 e>n m income1 h few] *ildr51 &   
provide bett] heal? c>e & education to  
_! *ildr51 all ( :i* ev5tually improve !
 well-be+ ( all individuals & lift      
h\seholds out ( pov]ty4 ,^! b5efits also
 transmit across g5]ations1 z well z to 
_! communities at l>ge44  7#h7 ,accord+ 

to ,unit$ ,nation's #bjab ,education ,= 
,all ,global ,monitor+ ,report1         
education c make a big diff]5ce to      
wom5's e>n+s4 ,9 ,paki/an1 wom5 ) a high
 level ( lit]acy e>n$ #ie p]c5t m ?an   
wom5 ) no lit]acy skills44  7#i7 ,9     
,janu>y #bjaj1 ,secret>y ( ,/ate ,hill>y
 ,rodham ,cl9ton /at$1 ,we w op5 ! doors
 ( education to all citiz5s1 b          
especially to girls & wom5 99 99 99 ,we 
are do+ all ( ^! ?+s because we h se5 t 
:5 wom5 & girls h ! tools to /ay heal?y 
& ! opportunity to contribute to _!     
families well-be+1 !y fl\ri% & s d ! p  
ar\nd !m4  7#aj7 ,! ,unit$ ,/ates       
provides critical =eign assi/ance to    
,paki/an's education sector to improve  
access to & ! quality ( basic & high]   
education4  7#aa7 ,! ,m]it & ,ne$s-,bas$
 ,s*ol>%ip ,program adm9i/]$ by ! ,unit$
 ,/ates ,ag5cy = ,int]national          
,developm5t 7,,usaid7 aw>ds s*ol>%ips to
 academically tal5t$1 f9ancially ne$y   
,paki/ani /ud5ts f all regions1 includ+ 
remote areas ( ! c\ntry1 to pursue      

ba*elor's or ma/]'s degrees at          
p>ticipat+ ,paki/ani univ]sities4  7#ab7
 ,fifty p]c5t ( ! #igd ,m]it &          
,ne$s-,bas$ ,s*ol>%ips aw>d$ dur+ fiscal
 ye> #bjac 7 aw>d$ to ,paki/ani wom54   
,hi/orically1 only #be p]c5t ( su*      
s*ol>%ips h be5 aw>d$ to wom54 ,/>t+ 9 !
 fall ( #bjac1 ,,usaid has committ$ to  
provide #ej p]c5t ( all s*ol>%ips to    
wom54  7#ac7 ,! ,unit$ ,nations decl>$  
,july #ab1 #bjac1 z ,malala ,day--a     
global day ( support = & recognition (  
,malala's brav]y & c\rage 9 promot+     
wom5's education4  7#ad7 ,on ,octob]    
#aj1 #bjad1 ,malala ,y\safzai became !  
co-recipi5t ( ! ,nobel ,peace ,prize =  
h] /ruggle aga9/ ! suppression ( *ildr5 
& "y p & = ! "r ( all *ildr5 to         
education4  7#ae7 ,on ,decemb] #aj1     
#bjab1 ! ,unit$ ,nations & ! ,gov]nm5t (
 ,paki/an laun*$ ! ,malala ,fund =      
,girls' ,education to improve girls'    
access to education worldwide1 )        
,paki/an donat+ ! fir/ #aj1jjj1jjj to ! 
,fund4  7#af7 ,m ?an #a1jjj1jjj p ar\nd 

! _w h sign$ ! ,unit$ ,nations ,special 
,envoy = ,global ,education petition    
call+ on ! ,gov]nm5t ( ,paki/an to      
enroll e boy & girl 9 prim>y s*ool4     
7#ag7 ,paki/ani civil society           
organizations collect$ almo/ #b1jjj1jjj 
signatures f ,paki/anis on a petition   
d$icat$ to ,malala's cause ( education =
 all4  7#ah7 ,engagem5t ) ,paki/ani     
diaspora communities 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates1 
:o h unique p]spectives1 access1 &      
opportunities to contribute to /ability 
& economic gr[? 9 ,paki/an1 w be a      
critical elem5t ( a successful ,unit$   
,/ates program to promote great] access 
to education = wom5 & girls4  #c4 ,s5se 
( ,congress  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,x is ! s5se (
 ,congress t--  7#a7 e individual %\ld h
 ! opportunity to pursue an education2  
7#b7 e individual1 reg>dless ( g5d]1    
%\ld h ! opportunity to pursue an       
education )\t fe> ( discrim9ation2  7#c7
 educational ex*anges promote           
in/itutional l9kages betwe5 ! ,unit$    
,/ates & ,paki/an2 &  7#d7 recipi5ts (  

s*ol>%ips ref]r$ to 9 section #d %\ld   
commit to improv+ _! local communities4 
7b7 ,cont9u$ ,support = ,educational    
,initiatives 9 ,paki/an ,congress       
enc\rages ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,/ate & ! ,unit$
 ,/ates ,ag5cy = ,int]national          
,developm5t to cont9ue _! support =     
initiatives l$ by ! ,gov]nm5t ( ,paki/an
 & ,paki/ani civil society t promote    
education 9 ,paki/an1 especially        
education = wom54  #d4 ,m]it & ne$s-bas$
 s*ol>%ip program  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,!      
,adm9i/rator ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates ,ag5cy = 
,int]national ,developm5t 7ref]r$ to 9  
?is ,act z ! ,,usaid ,adm9i/rator7 %all 
aw>d at lea/ #ej p]c5t ( ! numb] (      
s*ol>%ips "u ! ,m]it & ,ne$s-,bas$      
,s*ol>%ip ,program 7ref]r$ to 9 ?is ,act
 z ! ,program7 to wom5 = ea* ( ! cal5d> 
ye>s #bjad ?r\gh #bjaf4  7b7            
,limitations  7#a7 ,crit]ia ,! s*ol>%ips
 available "u subsection 7a7 may only be
 aw>d$ 9 accordance ) o!r s*ol>%ip      
eligibility crit]ia already e/abli%$ by 
,,usaid4  7#b7 ,academic discipl9es     

,s*ol>%ips au?oriz$ "u subsection 7a7   
%all be aw>d$ = a range ( discipl9es to 
improve ! employability ( graduates & to
 meet ! ne$s ( ! s*ol>%ip recipi5ts4    
7#c7 ,o!r s*ol>%ips ,! ,,usaid          
,adm9i/rator %all make e ef=t to aw>d   
#ej p]c5t ( ! s*ol>%ips available "u !  
,program to ,paki/ani wom54  7c7        
,lev]ag+ inve/m5t ,! ,,usaid            
,adm9i/rator %all1 to ! greate/ ext5t   
practicable1 consult ) & lev]age        
inve/m5ts by ! ,paki/ani private sector 
& ,paki/ani diaspora communities 9 !    
,unit$ ,/ates z "p ( ,,usaid's great]   
ef=t to improve ! quality (1 exp& access
 to1 & ensure su/a9ability ( education  
programs 9 ,paki/an4  #e4 ,annual       
congressional brief+  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,!   
,,usaid ,adm9i/rator %all designate     
appropriate ,,usaid (ficials to brief ! 
appropriate congressional committees1 n 
lat] ?an #a ye> aft] ! date ( enactm5t (
 ?is ,act1 & annually !reaft] = ! next  
#c ye>s1 on ! implem5tation ( section   
#d4  7b7 ,cont5ts ,! brief+ describ$ 9  

subsection 7a7 %all include1 among o!r  
relevant in=mation1 = ! mo/ rec5tly     
conclud$ fiscal ye>--  7#a7 ! total     
numb] ( s*ol>%ips t 7 aw>d$ ?r\gh !     
,program1 includ+ a breakd[n by g5d]2   
7#b7 ! discipl9es ( /udy *os5 by !      
s*ol>%ip recipi5ts2  7#c7 ! p]c5tage ( !
 s*ol>%ips t 7 aw>d$ to /ud5ts seek+ a  
ba*elor's degree or a ma/]'s degree1    
respectively2  7#d7 ! p]c5tage (        
s*ol>%ip recipi5ts :o volunt>ily dropp$ 
out ( s*ool or 7 involunt>ily pu%$ out (
 ! program = failure to meet program    
requirem5ts2 &  7#e7 ! p]c5tage (       
s*ol>%ip recipi5ts :o dropp$ out ( s*ool
 due to retaliation = seek+ an          
education1 to ! ext5t t su* in=mation is
 available4  ,pass$ ! ,h\se (           
,repres5tatives ,novemb] #ai1 #bjad4,k>5
 ,l4 ,haas1,cl]k  ,novemb] #bj1         
#bjad,receiv$2 read twice & plac$ on !  
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