---
kind: "diff"
citation: "H.R. 2153"
bill: "116-hr-2153"
heading: "Keeping Girls in School Act"
from: "ih"
from_label: "Introduced in House"
to: "eh"
to_label: "Engrossed in House"
sections_amended: 2
sections_added: 0
sections_removed: 0
url: "https://uscodex.org/bills/116/hr/2153/changes/eh"
---

# H.R. 2153 — what changed

H.R. 2153, Keeping Girls in School Act — 2 sections amended between Introduced in House and Engrossed in House.

Edits are marked `<del>struck</del>` and `<ins>inserted</ins>`.

## Sec. 6 Global strategy requirement

- (a) In general— Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, and every 5 years <del>thereafter, </del><ins>thereafter for not less than 10 years, </ins>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—
  - (1) review and update a United States global strategy to empower adolescent girls;
  - (2) provide a meaningful opportunity for public review and consultation on the strategy; and
  - (3) submit the strategy to the appropriate congressional committees.
- (b) 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).
- (c) 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 <del>shall </del><ins>shall, as appropriate, </ins>consult with—
  - (1) 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;
  - (2) the appropriate congressional committees;
  - (3) 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
  - (4) local organizations and beneficiaries in countries receiving assistance pursuant to the strategy, including youth and adolescent girls’ organizations.

## Sec. 7 Transparency and reporting to Congress

- (a) In general— Not later than <del>one </del><ins>1 </ins>year after the date of the enactment of this Act, and <del>every 180 days </del><ins>biennially </ins>thereafter <ins>for 10 years </ins>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—
  - (1) the activities initiated under the authorities provided in this Act; and
  - (2) the manner and extent to which such activities are monitored and evaluated, in accordance with section 5(e).
- (b) 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.