,i  #aad? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #egce  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,july #ab1 #bjaf,mr4  
,*abot introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0   
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,=eign        
,affairs  ,a ,,bill  ,to au?orize !     
,secret>y ( ,/ate & ! ,adm9i/rator ( !  
,unit$ ,/ates ,ag5cy = ,int]national    
,developm5t to prioritize ef=ts to      
support access to prim>y & second>y     
education = displac$ *ildr51 & = o!r    
purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may
 be cit$ z ! ,protect+ ,girls' ,access  
to ,education 9 ,vuln]able ,sett+s ,act4
  #b4 ,f9d+s ,congress f9ds ! foll[+3   
7#a7 ,! numb] ( p displac$ by conflict 9
 #bjaf is ! highe/ s9ce ! end ( !       
,second ,_w ,w>1 at almo/ #fj million4  
,arm$ conflicts 9 ,iraq1 ,libya1 !      
,syrian ,arab ,republic1 ,yem51 !       
,c5tral ,african ,republic1 !           
,democratic ,republic ( ! ,congo1       
,nig]ia1 ,s\? ,sudan1 ,sudan1 ,ukra9e1 &
 _m o!r c\ntries h l$ to ! int]nal      
displacem5t ( civilians z well z =c+ _m 

p to become refugees or /ateless4  7#b7 
,! majority ( su* displac$ p1 includ+   
refugees & /ateless p1 are also         
survivors ( human rights abuses1        
viol5ce1 & conflict4  7#c7 ,! ,unit$    
,nations ,high ,commission] = ,refugees 
has id5tifi$ deprivation & discrim9ation
 z two root causes ( ! crisis ( displac$
 p4 ,! causes ( deprivation may include 
poor gov]nance1 lack ( access to !      
b5efits ( economic developm5t1 regional 
dynamics & conflicts1 urbanization1 &   
political extremism4 ,! discrim9ation   
su* p face may be bas$ on race or       
e?nicity1 nationality1 g5d]1 beliefs1   
ca/e1 or class4  7#d7 ,half ( !         
population ( displac$ p is "u ! age (   
#ah4 ,"o out ( e f\r su* *ildr5 does n  
receive ei!r a prim>y or second>y       
education4  7#e7 ,displac$ p sp5d an    
av]age ( #ag ye>s away f _! home        
c\ntries4 ,z a result1 displac$ *ildr5  
may sp5d ! entirety ( _! *ildhoods 9 a  
=eign c\ntry1 )\t access to quality     
prim>y or second>y education4  7#f7     

,al?\gh ! global enrollm5t rate 9       
second>y s*ools is #fg p]c5t1 among     
displac$ *ildr51 ?is rate is #cf p]c5t4 
7#g7 ,education (f]s socioeconomic      
opportunities1 psy*ological /ability1 & 
physical protection = displac$ p4       
,education also contributes to !        
long-t]m livelihood ( su* p1 ensur+ t   
displac$ g5]ations are able to rebuild  
_! lives & communities 9 _! c\ntries (  
asylum or 9 _! home c\ntries4  7#h7 ,ea*
 additional ye> ( second>y education    
complet$ by displac$ p results 9 a t5   
p]c5t increase 9 e>n+s4  7#i7 ,displac$ 
*ildr5 face _m b>ri]s to access+        
educational s]vices4 ,educational       
s]vices may n be accessible because su* 
s]vices are too exp5sive1 too f> away1  
or locat$ 9 areas too dang]\s to travel 
to daily4 ,ev5 if a s*ool is available &
 suffici5tly /aff$1 ! s*ool may n       
accommodate *ildr5 :o h miss$ ye>s (    
s*ool+1 or :o face l+ui/ic or cultural  
b>ri]s to assimilation4  7#aj7 ,despite 
! developm5t ( rec5t conflicts su* z ^? 

9 ,syria & ,somalia1 humanit>ian aid =  
education has dropp$4 ,less ?an two     
p]c5t ( global em]g5cy aid 0 direct$    
t[>d educational s]vices 9 #bjaf4  7#aa7
 ,a lack ( education among wom5 & girls 
c aggravate an o!rwise r$uc$ ability to 
seek employm5t1 p>ticipate 9 civil      
society1 or pur*ase or inh]it l& & o!r  
assets4 ,9 g5]al1 girls :o h receiv$    
second>y education are up to six times  
less likely to m>ry z m9ors1 comp>$ to  
girls :o h receiv$ little or no =mal    
education4 ,girls :o are n att5d+ prim>y
 or second>y s*ools are also            
disproportionately vuln]able to human & 
sex traffick+ & sexual viol5ce4  #c4    
,s5se ( ,congress ,x is ! s5se (        
,congress t x is critical to ensure t   
*ildr51 p>ticul>ly girls1 displac$ by   
conflicts ov]seas are able to access    
educational s]vices & receive a quality 
education1 & t ! educational ne$s ( wom5
 & girls are consid]$ 9 ! design1       
implem5tation1 & evaluation ( ,unit$    
,/ates =eign assi/ance policies &       

programs4  #d4 ,/atem5t ( policy ,x is !
 policy ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates to-- 7#a7     
enc\rage o!r c\ntries to support ef=ts  
to ensure t displac$ *ildr5 h access to 
safe1 quality prim>y & second>y         
education2  7#b7 enhance tra9+ &        
capacity-build+ = ! gov]nm5ts ( c\ntries
 ho/+ displac$ p to design1 implem5t1 & 
monitor programs to effectively address 
b>ri]s to su* education1 9 coord9ation  
)--  7,a7 ! ,unit$ ,nations1 ! ,_w      
,bank1 & o!r int]national organizations2
  7,b7 local & int]national             
nongov]nm5tal organizations2 &  7,c7    
civil society organizations1 includ+    
fai?-bas$ organizations & organizations 
repres5t+ p>5ts & *ildr52  7#c7         
incorporate into ! design &             
implem5tation ( su* programs measures to
 evaluate ! impact ( ! programs on      
girls1 ) respect to ! r$uction ( *ild   
m>riage1 g5d]-bas$ viol5ce1 sexual &    
human traffick+1 & =c$ labor2 &  7#d7   
coord9ate ) ! gov]nm5ts ( c\ntries ho/+ 
displac$ p to-- 7,a7 promote ! inclusion

 ( displac$ *ildr5 into ! educational   
sy/ems ( su* c\ntries2 &  7,b7 develop  
safe1 quality prim>y & second>y         
educational opportunities 9 circum/ances
 9 :i* su* inclusion is n possible or   
appropriate1 includ+ ?r\gh fo/]+        
innovative solutions su* z s*ools t     
p]mit m *ildr5 to be educat$ by ext5d+ !
 h\rs ( s*ool+ & exp&+ ! numb] ( tea*]s4
  #e4 ,unit$ ,/ates assi/ance to support
 educational s]vices = displac$ *ildr5  
7a7 ,9 g5]al ,! ,secret>y ( ,/ate & !   
,adm9i/rator ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates ,ag5cy = 
,int]national ,developm5t are au?oriz$  
to prioritize & advance ongo+ ef=ts to  
support programs t--  7#a7 provide safe1
 quality prim>y & second>y education =  
displac$ *ildr52  7#b7 build ! capacity 
( in/itutions 9 c\ntries ho/+ displac$ p
 to prev5t displac$ *ildr5 f fac+       
discrim9ation :5 access+ safe1 quality  
prim>y & second>y education2 &  7#c7    
help increase ! access ( displac$       
*ildr51 especially displac$ girls1 to   
educational1 economic1 & entrepr5eurial 

opportunities1 includ+ ?r\gh !          
gov]nm5tal au?orities ( su* ho/ c\ntries
 responsible = educational or y\?       
s]vices4  7b7 ,coord9ation ) multilat]al
 organizations ,! ,secret>y & !         
,adm9i/rator are au?oriz$ to coord9ate )
 ! ,_w ,bank1 appropriate ag5cies ( !   
,unit$ ,nations1 & o!r relevant         
multilat]al organizations1 to "w )      
gov]nm5ts 9 o!r c\ntries to enact1      
implem5t1 & en=ce programs & policies t 
specifically collect data disaggregat$  
by sex & age on displac$ p4  7c7        
,coord9ation ) private sector & civil   
society organizations ,! ,secret>y & !  
,adm9i/rator are au?oriz$ to "w )       
private sector & civil society          
organizations1 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates &      
int]nationally1 to promote safe1 quality
 prim>y & second>y education = displac$ 
*ildr54  #f4 ,report ,dur+ ! five-ye>   
p]iod beg9n+ on ! date ( ! enactm5t (   
?is ,act1 ! ,secret>y & ! ,adm9i/rator  
%all include 9 any report or evaluation 
submitt$ to ,congress relat$ to a =eign 

assi/ance program ! foll[+ in=mation3   
7#a7 ,to ! ext5t practicable1 a breakd[n
 ( ! b5efici>ies ( su* program by       
location1 age1 g5d]1 m>ital /atus1 &    
s*ool enrollm5t /atus4  7#b7 ,a         
description ( h[ su* program b5efits    
displac$ p4  7#c7 ,a description ( any  
prim>y or second>y educational s]vices  
support$ by su* program t specifically  
address ! ne$s ( displac$ girls4