,,ii ,cal5d> ,no4 #bag #aac? ,,congress 
#a/ ,session  ,s4 #abj  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate 
,,( ,,! ,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,janu>y #bc    
7legislative day1 ,janu>y #c71          
#bjac,mrs4 ,box] 7= h]self1 ,ms4        
,l&rieu1 ,mr4 ,coons1 ,mr4 ,m55dez1 &   
,mrs4 ,%ahe57 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2  
:i* 0 read twice & ref]r$ to !          
,committee on ,=eign ,relations  ,octob]
 #aj1 #bjac,report$ by ,mr4 ,m55dez1 )  
an amendment,strike out all aft] !      
enact+ clause & ins]t ! "p pr9t$ 9      
italic  ,a ,,bill  ,a bill 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 ,act'4  #b4 ,f9d+s  7a7 ,f9d+s
 ,congress makes ! foll[+ f9d+s3 7#a7   
,on ,octob] #i1 #bjab1 #ae-ye>-old      
,malala ,y\safzai 0 %ot 9 ! head by     
,taliban gunm5 9 ,paki/an on h] way home
 f s*ool4  7#b7 ,:5 ,malala 0 #aa ye>s  
old1 %e bravely /ood up to ! ,taliban & 
wrote a secret blog docum5t+ _! crackd[n

 on wom5's rights & education 9 #bjji4  
7#c7 ,malala's advocacy = wom5's        
education made h] a t>get ( ! ,taliban4 
7#d7 ,! ,taliban call$ ,malala's ef=ts  
to highlight ! ne$ = wom5's education an
 obsc5ity4  7#e7 ,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#f7     
,accord+ to a ,c\ncil on ,=eign         
,relations report titl$ ,:at ,works 9   
,girls' ,education1 ,a #ajj-;c\ntry /udy
 by ! ,_w ,bank %[s t increas+ ! %>e (  
wom5 ) a second>y education by #a p]c5t 
boo/s annual p] capita income gr[? by   
#j4c p]c5tage po9ts44  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$1 ,we w op5 ! doors (       
education to all citiz5s1 b especially  
to girls & wom5 ''' ,we are do+ all ( ^!
 ?+s because we h se5 t :5 wom5 & girls 
h ! tools to /ay heal?y & ! opportunity 
to contribute to _! families' well-be+1 
!y fl\ri% & s d ! p ar\nd !m44  7#aj7 ,!
 ,unit$ ,/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 aw>ds         
s*ol>%ips to academically tal5t$1       
f9ancially ne$y ,paki/ani /ud5ts f      
remote regions ( ! c\ntry to pursue     
ba*elor's or ma/]'s degrees at          
p>ticipat+ ,paki/ani univ]sities4  7#ab7
 ,tw5ty-five p]c5t ( ! #a1hjg ,m]it &   
,ne$s-,bas$ ,s*ol>%ips aw>d$ to date h  
be5 = wom51 ) ! goal ( aw>d+ #ej p]c5t (
 ! s*ol>%ips = fall #bjac matriculation 
to wom54  7#ac7 ,! ,unit$ ,nations      
decl>$ ,novemb] #aj z ,malala ,day--a   
global day ( support = & recognition (  
,malala's brav]y & c\rage 9 promot+     
wom5's education4  7#ad7 ,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#ae7 ,! ,gov]nm5t ( ,paki/an   
has /at$ t x plans to op5 #af s*ools =  
poor *ildr5 9 areas affect$ by conflict 
or natural disa/]s & "n !m ,malala      
,s*ools aft] ,malala ,y\safzai4  7#af7  

,! ,gov]nm5t ( ,paki/an1 ! ,unit$       
,nations1 ! ,_w ,bank1 & o!r            
int]national organizations h set an     
,april #bjac deadl9e to put =w>d a plan 
to provide education = all ( ,paki/an's 
s*ool-ag$ *ildr5 by ! end ( #bjae4      
7#ag7 ,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#ah7 ,paki/ani   
civil society organizations collect$ an 
additional #a1bjj1jjj signatures f      
,paki/anis on a petition d$icat$ to     
,malala's cause4  #c4 ,s5se ( ,congress 
7a7 ,9 g5]al ,x is ! s5se ( ,congress   
t-- 7#a7 education & fre$om f           
discrim9ation are fundam5tal human      
rights2 &  7#b7 educational ex*anges    
increase p-to-p ties & promote          
in/itutional l9kages betwe5 ! ,unit$    
,/ates & o!r c\ntries4  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     
,expansion ,! ,,usaid ,adm9i/rator %all 
increase ! numb] ( s*ol>%ips available  
"u ! ,m]it & ,ne$s-,bas$ ,s*ol>%ip      
,program 7ref]r$ to 9 ?is ,act z !      
,program7 adm9i/]$ by ! ,unit$ ,/ates   
,ag5cy = ,int]national ,developm5t      
7ref]r$ to 9 ?is ,act z ,,usaid7 dur+   
ea* ( ! fiscal ye>s #bjac ?r\gh #bjaf by
 #cj p]c5t comp>$ to ! numb] ( s*ol>%ips
 aw>d$ dur+ fiscal ye> #bjab4  7b7      
,limitations  7#a7 ,wom5 ,! additional  
s*ol>%ips available "u subsection 7a7   
may only be aw>d$ to wom51 9 accordance 
) o!r s*ol>%ip eligibility crit]ia      
already e/abli%$ by ,,usaid4  7#b7      
,academic discipl9es ,additional        
s*ol>%ips add$ by subsection 7a7 %all be
 aw>d$ = a range ( discipl9es to improve
 ! employability ( graduates & to meet !

 ne$s ( ! s*ol>%ip recipi5ts4  7#c7 ,o!r
 s*ol>%ips ,! ,,usaid ,adm9i/rator %all 
make e ef=t to aw>d #ej p]c5t ( !       
s*ol>%ips available "u ! ,program       
7exclud+ ! additional s*ol>%ips         
available "u subsection 7a77 to         
,paki/ani wom54  #e4 ,annual            
congressional brief+  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,!   
,,usaid ,adm9i/rator %all designate     
appropriate ,,usaid (ficials to brief ! 
appropriate congressional committees1 n 
lat] ?an #a ye> aft] ! date ( enactm5t (
 ?is ,act1 & annually !reaft] = ! next  
#c ye>s1 on ! implem5tation ( section   
#d4  7b7 ,cont5ts ,! brief+ describ$ 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 ! ,program2
  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 t volunt>ily dropp$  

out ( s*ool or 7 involunt>ily pu%$ out (
 ! program = failure to meet program    
requirem5ts4  #f4 ,au?orization (       
appropriations  7a7 ,transf] ( security 
assi/ance fund+ ,( ! am\nts appropriat$ 
= fiscal ye>s #bjac & #bjad pursuant to 
! au?orization "u title ,,ii ( !        
,enhanc$ ,p>tn]%ip ) ,paki/an ,act (    
#bjji 7,public ,law #aaa-gc71 #djj1jjj  
%all be made available 9 ea* ( ! fiscal 
ye>s #bjac & #bjad = ! ,program4  7b7   
,fund+ = additional s*ol>%ips =         
,paki/ani wom5 ,( ! am\nts appropriat$ =
 fiscal ye>s #bjae & #bjaf = ! purpose (
 provid+ assi/ance to ,paki/an "u !     
,=eign ,assi/ance ,act ( #aifa 7#bb     
,u4,s4,c4 #baea et seq471 #djj1jjj %all 
be made available 9 ea* ( ! fiscal ye>s 
#bjae & #bjaf = ! ,program4  7c7        
,availability ,am\nts made available 9  
subsections 7a7 & 7b7 %all rema9        
available until exp5d$4  #a4 ,%ort title
 ,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,malala      
,y\safzai ,s*ol>%ip ,act'4  #b4 ,f9d+s  
7a7 ,f9d+s ,congress makes ! foll[+     

f9d+s3 7#a7 ,on ,octob] #i1 #bjab1      
#ae-ye>-old ,malala ,y\safzai 0 %ot 9 ! 
head by ,taliban gunm5 9 ,paki/an on h] 
way home f s*ool4  7#b7 ,:5 ,malala 0   
#aa ye>s old1 %e bravely /ood up to !   
,taliban & wrote a secret blog docum5t+ 
_! crackd[n on wom5's rights & education
 9 #bjji4  7#c7 ,malala's advocacy =    
wom5's education made h] a t>get ( !    
,taliban4  7#d7 ,! ,taliban call$       
,malala's ef=ts to highlight ! ne$ =    
wom5's education 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 a ,c\ncil on 
,=eign ,relations report titl$ ,:at     
,works 9 ,girls' ,education1 ,a         
#ajj-;c\ntry /udy by ! ,_w ,bank %[s t  
increas+ ! %>e ( wom5 ) a second>y      
education by #a p]c5t boo/s annual p]   
capita income gr[? by #j4c p]c5tage     
po9ts44  7#h7 ,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#i7 ,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#aj7 ,9    
,janu>y #bjaj1 ,secret>y ( ,/ate ,hill>y
 ,rodham ,cl9ton /at$1 ,we w op5 ! doors
 ( education to all citiz5s1 b          
especially to girls & wom5444,we are do+
 all ( ^! ?+s because we h se5 t :5 wom5
 & girls h ! tools to /ay heal?y & !    
opportunity to contribute to _!         
families' well-be+1 !y fl\ri% & s d ! p 
ar\nd !m44  7#aa7 ,! ,unit$ ,/ates      
provides critical =eign assi/ance to    
,paki/an's education sector to improve  
access to & ! quality ( basic & high]   
education4  7#ab7 ,! ,m]it & ,ne$s-,bas$
 ,s*ol>%ip ,program adm9i/]$ by ! ,unit$
 ,/ates ,ag5cy = ,int]national          
,developm5t aw>ds s*ol>%ips to          
academically tal5t$1 f9ancially ne$y    
,paki/ani /ud5ts f remote regions ( !   
c\ntry to pursue ba*elor's or ma/]'s    
degrees at p>ticipat+ ,paki/ani         
univ]sities4  7#ac7 ,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  7#ad7 ,! ,unit$ ,nations decl>$  
,july #ab z ,malala ,day--a global day (
 support = & recognition ( ,malala's    
brav]y & c\rage 9 promot+ wom5's        
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  #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 increase p-to-p ties & promote 
in/itutional l9kages betwe5 ! ,unit$    
,/ates & o!r c\ntries4  7b7 ,cont9u$    
support = educational initiatives 9     
,paki/an ,! ,s5ate 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     
,expansion ,us+ fund+ made available "u 
section #f1 ! ,adm9i/rator ( ! ,unit$   
,/ates ,ag5cy = ,int]national           
,developm5t 7ref]r$ to 9 ?is ,act z !   
,,usaid ,adm9i/rator7 %all increase !   
numb] ( s*ol>%ips to wom5 "u ! ,m]it &  
,ne$s-,bas$ ,s*ol>%ip ,program 7ref]r$  
to 9 ?is ,act z ! ,program7 dur+ ea* ( !
 cal5d> ye>s #bjac ?r\gh #bjae ov] !    
level aw>d$ to wom5 9 cal5d> ye> #bjaa4 
7b7 ,limitations  7#a7 ,crit]ia ,!      

additional 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 ,additional   
s*ol>%ips au?oriz$ "u subsection 7a7    
%all be aw>d$ = a range ( discipl9es to 
improve ! employability ( graduates & to
 meet ! ne$s ( ! s*ol>%ip recipi5ts4    
7#c7 ,o!r s*ol>%ips ,! ,,usaid          
,adm9i/rator %all make e ef=t to aw>d   
#ej p]c5t ( ! s*ol>%ips available "u !  
,program to ,paki/ani wom54  #e4 ,annual
 congressional brief+  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,!  
,,usaid ,adm9i/rator %all designate     
appropriate ,,usaid (ficials to brief ! 
appropriate congressional committees1 n 
lat] ?an #a ye> aft] ! date ( enactm5t (
 ?is ,act1 & annually !reaft] = ! next  
#c ye>s1 on ! implem5tation ( section   
#d4  7b7 ,cont5ts ,! brief+ describ$ 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 ! ,program2

  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 t volunt>ily dropp$  
out ( s*ool or 7 involunt>ily pu%$ out (
 ! program = failure to meet program    
requirem5ts4  #f4 ,fund+ ,( ! am\nts t h
 be5 appropriat$ = assi/ance to ,paki/an
 "u ! head+ ,economic ,support ,fund    
pursuant to *apt] #d ( "p ,,ii ( !      
,=eign ,assi/ance ,act ( #aifa 7#bb     
,u4,s4,c4 #bcdf et seq47 & rema9        
unobligat$ z ( ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is
 ,act1 ! ,secret>y ( ,/ate %all make    
available n less ?an #c1jjj1jjj =       
s*ol>%ips au?oriz$ "u section #d7;a74   
,am\nts made available "u ?is section   
%all rema9 available until exp5d$4      
,octob] #aj1 #bjac,report$ ) an am5dm5t