H.R. 2153 — what changed
Keeping Girls in School Act
From Introduced in House to Engrossed in House. 2 sections amended between Introduced in House and Engrossed in House.
6. Global strategy requirement
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In general— Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, and every 5 years thereafter, thereafter for not less than 10 years, the Ambassador-at-Large for Global Women’s Issues at the Department of State, in consultation with the Senior Coordinator for Gender Equality and Women’s Empowerment and the Senior Coordinator for International Basic Education Assistance at the United States Agency for International Development, shall—
review and update a United States global strategy to empower adolescent girls;
provide a meaningful opportunity for public review and consultation on the strategy; and
submit the strategy to the appropriate congressional committees.
Initial strategy— For the purposes of this section, the “United States Global Strategy to Empower Adolescent Girls”, published in March 2016, shall be deemed to fulfill the initial requirement under subsection (a).
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Consultation required— In reviewing and updating the strategy under subsection (a), the Ambassador-at-Large for Global Women’s Issues, the Senior Coordinator for Gender Equality and Women’s Empowerment, and the Senior Coordinator for International Basic Education Assistance shall shall, as appropriate, consult with—
the heads of relevant Federal departments and agencies their designees, as well as experts on adolescent girls, gender equality, and empowerment issues throughout the Federal Government;
the appropriate congressional committees;
representatives of United States civil society and multilateral organizations with demonstrated experience and expertise in empowering adolescent girls or promoting gender equality, including local civil society organizations and beneficiaries where possible; and
local organizations and beneficiaries in countries receiving assistance pursuant to the strategy, including youth and adolescent girls’ organizations.
7. Transparency and reporting to Congress
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In general— Not later than one 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act, and every 180 days biennially thereafter for 10 years until each activity initiated pursuant to the authorities under this Act has concluded, the Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development, in coordination with the Secretary of State, shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report describing—
the activities initiated under the authorities provided in this Act; and
the manner and extent to which such activities are monitored and evaluated, in accordance with section 5(e).
Availability— The report required by subsection (a) shall be made available on a text-based, searchable, and publicly available website of the United States Agency for International Development.