,,ii  #aaf? ,,congress  #b;d ,session   
,s4 #dedh  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,septemb] #i1 #bjbj,mr4
 ,c>d9 7= himself & ,mr4 ,boozman7      
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read     
twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,=eign
 ,relations  ,a ,,bill  ,to direct !    
,adm9i/rator ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates ,ag5cy = 
,int]national ,developm5t to submit to  
,congress a report on ! impact ( !      
,,covid-#ai p&emic on global basic      
education programs4  #a4 ,%ort title    
,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,global ,le>n+
 ,loss ,assessm5t ,act ( #bjbj4  #b4    
,f9d+s ,congress makes ! foll[+ f9d+s3  
7#a7 ,be=e ! ,coronavirus ,disease #bjai
 7commonly ref]r$ to z ,,covid-#ai7     
p&emic began1 #beh1jjj1jjj *ildr5 7 out 
( s*ool1 includ+ #acj1jjj1jjj girls4    
7#b7 ,/ud5ts already at a disadvantage  
be=e ,,covid-#ai w exp]i5ce great] le>n+
 loss1 !reby wors5+ inequity &          
inequality4  7#c7 ,approximately #ij    
p]c5t ( ! _w's /ud5t population--ov]    
#a1gjj1jjj1jjj *ildr5 & y\?--h _h _!    

education disrupt$ by s*ool closure due 
to ,,covid-#ai4  7#d7 ,s*ool closures   
lead to int]rupt$ le>n+1 poor nutrition1
 gaps 9 *ildc>e1 increas$ drop\t rates1 
exposure to viol5ce1 & social isolation4
  7#e7 ,up to #i1gjj1jjj *ildr5 are at  
risk ( dropp+ out ( s*ool p]man5tly due 
to ris+ levels ( *ild pov]ty associat$ )
 ! p&emic4  7#f7 ,s*ool closure & remote
 le>n+ is especially burd5some on girls1
 :o are frequ5tly expect$ to %\ld] m    
h\sehold *ores & responsibilities1 & are
 m vuln]able to g5d]-bas$ viol5ce4  7#g7
 ,dur+ ! ,ebola epidemic1 nationwide    
s*ool closures 9 ,si]ra ,leone 9 #bjad  
l$ to increas$ in/ances ( sexual- &     
g5d]-bas$ viol5ce1 te5age pregnancy1    
s*ool drop\t1 & *ild labor = girls4     
7#h7 ,ov] #fj p]c5t ( national di/ance  
le>n+ alt]natives rely exclusively on   
onl9e plat=ms b z _m z #dfe1jjj1jjj     
*ildr5 & "y p 9 ^! c\ntries d n h access
 to ! int]net at home1 ) #hj p]c5t (    
/ud5ts 9 sub-,sah>an ,africa )\t su*    
access1 & an ev5 high] rate = girls4    

7#i7 ,di/ance le>n+ tools are n always  
accessible to le>n]s ) disabilities or  
^? ) complex le>n+ ne$s1 especially 9   
poor] & rural h\seholds4  7#aj7 ,be=e ! 
,,covid-#ai p&emic1 refugee *ildr5 7    
twice z likely to be out ( s*ool z o!r  
y\?1 & s*ool closures & a lack ( access 
to di/ance le>n+ tools ?reat5 to make ! 
education gap among refugee *ildr5 ev5 m
 sev]e4  7#aa7 ,! economic d[nturn caus$
 by ! ,,covid-#ai p&emic c\ld lead to an
 education f9anc+ gap ( #gg1jjj1jjj1jjj 
9 l[- & middle-income c\ntries ov] !    
next two ye>s4  7#ab7 ,! economic co/ ( 
s*ool closures c\ld be up to #a1ccg p]  
/ud5t1 :i* on a global scale equates to 
approximately #aj1jjj1jjj1jjj1jjj 9 lo/ 
economic output ov] ! com+ g5]ation4    
#c4 ,/atem5t ( policy ,x is ! policy ( !
 ,unit$ ,/ates t ,unit$ ,/ates-fund$    
basic education programs op]at+ 9 =eign 
c\ntries %\ld-- 7#a7 provide inclusive  
le>n+ opportunities = /ud5ts & tea*]s1  
especially = ! mo/ m>g9aliz$1 includ+   
girls & *ildr5 ) disabilities2  7#b7    

build local capacity & help c\ntries    
/r5g!n _! education sy/ems2  7#c7       
improve ! deliv]y & quality ( education 
s]vices2  7#d7 improve equity & safety 9
 education s]vices2 &  7#e7 support !   
return ( *ildr5 to s*ool :o h exp]i5c$  
int]ruptions 9 _! education due to !    
,,covid-#ai p&emic & o!r causes4  #d4   
,report  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,n lat] ?an #ij   
days aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is     
,act1 ! ,adm9i/rator ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates  
,ag5cy = ,int]national ,developm5t1 act+
 ?r\gh ! ,s5ior ,coord9ator =           
,int]national ,basic ,education         
,assi/ance & 9 consultation ) ! ,s5ior  
,coord9ator = ,g5d] ,equality & ,wom5's 
,emp[]m5t1 %all submit to ! appropriate 
congressional committees a report on !  
impact ( ! ,,covid-#ai p&emic on global 
le>n+ & basic education programs4  7b7  
,matt]s ,to be includ$ ,! report requir$
 "u subsection 7a7 %all include1 at a   
m9imum1 ! foll[+ elem5ts3 7#a7 ,an      
assessm5t ( ! magnitude ( global le>n+  
loss t w result f protract$ s*ool       

closures1 includ+ ! specific effects (  
s*ool closures on m>g9aliz$ *ildr5 &    
y\?1 includ+ girls1 m9ority populations1
 & ^? ) disabilities4  7#b7             
,descriptions ( ! effectiv5ess1 co/1    
accessibility1 & rea* ( ! mo/ commonly  
us$ =ms ( di/ance le>n+ 9 l[ res\rce    
contexts4  7#c7 ,an ov]view ( exi/+     
,ag5cy programs be+ c>ri$ out to cont9ue
 le>n+ dur+ ! ,,covid-#ai p&emic1       
includ+ data on fund+ & programmatic    
focus disaggregat$ by g5d]1 c\ntry1     
education level1 &1 :5 practicable &    
appropriate1 disability4  7#d7          
,id5tification ( any gaps 9 rea*+       
m>g9aliz$ populations1 su* z girls1     
*ildr5 ) disabilities1 or *ildr5 affect$
 by conflict & crisis4  7#e7 ,a         
description ( ! tools & res\rces ne$$ = 
! ,ag5cy to support cont9u$ di/ance     
le>n+ int]v5tions1 safe s*ool reop5+1   
rem$ial & accel]at$ le>n+1 & re5rollm5t 
campaigns = out-(-s*ool *ildr5 & y\?4   
7c7 ,public availability ,! report      
requir$ by subsection 7a7 %all be made  

available to ! public4  7d7 ,appropriate
 congressional committees def9$ ,9 ?is  
section1 ! t]m appropriate congressional
 committees means-- 7#a7 ! ,committee on
 ,=eign ,relations & ! ,committee on    
,appropriations ( ! ,s5ate2 &  7#b7 !   
,committee on ,=eign ,affairs & !       
,committee on ,appropriations ( ! ,h\se 
( ,repres5tatives4