,i  #aaeth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #cfab  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,july #bh1 #bjag ,mr4
 ,payne introduced the following bill2  
which was referred to the ,committee on 
,foreign ,affairs  ,a ,,bill  ,to amend 
the ,foreign ,assistance ,act of #aifa  
to provide assistance to expand1        
improve1 support1 and promote primary   
and secondary education for displaced   
children1 including girls1 from areas   
designated by the ,department of ,state 
as areas of conflict4  #a4 ,short title 
,this ,act may be cited as the          
,prioritizing ,education in ,conflict   
,zones ,act of #bjag4  #b4 ,assistance  
to improve primary and secondary        
education for displaced children from   
areas of conflict ,the ,foreign         
,assistance ,act of #aifa is amended by 
inserting after section #aje 7#bb       
,u4,s4,c4 #baea;c7 the following new    
section3  #aje;,a4 ,assistance to       
improve primary and secondary education 
for displaced children from areas of    

conflict  7a7 ,authorization ,the       
,secretary of ,state and ,administrator 
of the ,united ,states ,agency for      
,international ,development1 acting     
through the ,director of ,refugee       
,educational ,assistance designated     
pursuant to subsection 7c71 is          
authorized to provide long-term         
assistance to expand1 improve1 support1 
and promote primary and secondary       
education for displaced children from   
areas of conflict4  7b7 ,activities     
supported ,assistance provided under    
subsection 7a7 shall1 to the maximum    
extent practicable1 be used to-- 7#a7   
build the capacity for private sector   
and civil society organizations with a  
stated purpose of educating children1   
including girls1 in the areas of--  7,a7
 development and strengthening of       
primary and secondary curricula2  7,b7  
coordination with educational facilities
 of host countries2 and  7,c7 technical 
capacities and expertise1 including     
strategies for cost-effective           

procurement of science and technology   
equipment2  7#b7 establish1 expand1 and 
promote linkages and partnerships       
between host countries' educational     
facilities1 private sector and civil    
organizations1 and ,united ,states      
colleges and universities education     
programs2 and  7#c7 assist with efforts 
to educate women and girls4  7c7        
,director of ,refugee ,educational      
,assistance  7#a7 ,in general ,not later
 than #ij days after the date of        
enactment of this section1 the          
,administrator of the ,united ,states   
,agency for ,international ,development 
shall designate a ,director of ,refugee 
,educational ,assistance1 who shall     
report directly to the ,administrator1  
and who shall carry out the             
responsibilities described in paragraph 
7#b74  7#b7 ,responsibilities ,the      
responsibilities referred to in         
paragraph 7#a7 include-- 7,a7 ongoing   
consultations with and the provision of 
technical advice to host country        

governments1 particularly ministries of 
education1 regional organizations1 and  
public tertiary and related educational 
institutions1 and education and         
educators' organizations with respect to
 carrying out the activities described  
in subsection 7b72  7,b7 coordination   
and administration of long-term         
assistance authorized under subsection  
7a7 in support of the activities        
described in subsection 7b72 and  7,c7  
coordinating with other bureaus within  
the ,united ,states ,agency for         
,international ,development1 with other 
relevant ,united ,states ,government    
agencies1 with the ,united ,states and  
international private sectors1 with the 
primary and secondary education         
community and relevant research         
organizations in the ,united ,states and
 host countries1 and with other         
bilateral and multilateral development  
partners to maximize the gains and      
impact of activities carried out under  
subsection 7b77#a74  7d7                

,public-,private partnerships ,the      
,director of ,refugee ,educational      
,assistance shall seek1 to the extent   
practicable1 to use any funding         
appropriated for the purpose of carrying
 out the duties1 goals1 and functions   
described in this section to leverage   
equal or greater sources of private     
sector funding for such purposes1 and   
shall undertake and prioritize efforts  
to identify such sources of private     
sector funding4  7e7 ,definition ,in    
this section1 the term education means  
primary and secondary academic training4
  7f7 ,authorization of appropriations  
,to carry out this section1 there is    
authorized to be appropriated           
#igj1jjj1jjj for fiscal year #bjah and  
such sums as may be necessary for each  
of fiscal years #bjai through #bjbh4  4