3.0.0 3256 2023-01-11T13:33:11Z 2023-01-11T13:33:11Z Senate S 2016-07-14 114 ssfr00 Foreign Relations Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2016-07-14T20:23:09Z Education for All Act of 2016 114 4481 HR 2016-12-07 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 712. Related bill CRS 2016-07-14 ssfr00 Foreign Relations Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. IntroReferral 2016-07-14 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress D000563 Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL] Richard Durbin D IL J. N R000595 Sen. Rubio, Marco [R-FL] Marco Rubio R FL 2016-07-14 True M000133 Sen. Markey, Edward J. [D-MA] Edward Markey D MA J. 2016-07-14 True C001035 Sen. Collins, Susan M. [R-ME] Susan Collins R ME M. 2016-07-14 True S001181 Sen. Shaheen, Jeanne [D-NH] Jeanne Shaheen D NH 2016-09-06 False B000711 Sen. Boxer, Barbara [D-CA] BARBARA BOXER D CA 2016-09-08 False K000367 Sen. Klobuchar, Amy [D-MN] Amy Klobuchar D MN 2016-09-28 False R000307 Sen. Roberts, Pat [R-KS] PAT ROBERTS R KS 2016-11-16 False F000457 Sen. Franken, Al [D-MN] Al Franken D MN 2016-11-16 False K000383 Sen. King, Angus S., Jr. [I-ME] Angus King I ME S. 2016-11-16 False C001088 Sen. Coons, Christopher A. [D-DE] Christopher Coons D DE A. 2016-11-16 False M001169 Sen. Murphy, Christopher [D-CT] Christopher Murphy D CT S. 2016-11-29 False M001111 Sen. Murray, Patty [D-WA] Patty Murray D WA 2016-12-06 False B001288 Sen. Booker, Cory A. [D-NJ] Cory Booker D NJ 2016-12-06 False C000141 Sen. Cardin, Benjamin L. [D-MD] Ben Cardin D MD 2016-12-06 False G000555 Sen. Gillibrand, Kirsten E. [D-NY] Kirsten Gillibrand D NY E. 2016-12-07 False M001176 Sen. Merkley, Jeff [D-OR] Jeff Merkley D OR 2016-12-09 False International Affairs International Affairs 00 2016-07-14 Introduced in Senate 2016-11-10T22:08:13Z Education for All Act of 2016

This bill expresses the sense of Congress that: (1) it is in the U.S. national security interest to promote universal basic education that includes gender parity in developing countries; and (2) education lays the foundation for increased civic participation, democratic governance, sustained economic growth, and more stable societies.

The Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 is amended to state that it is U.S. policy to work with partner countries, multilateral institutions, the private sector, and nongovernmental and civil society organizations to promote sustainable, quality basic education by: (1) aligning with the needs and capacities of developing countries to strengthen educational systems, improve teacher skills, and support parental engagement in their children's education; and (2) promoting education as the foundation for economic development.

The President shall ensure that assistance provided to support programs and activities pursuant to such policy is aligned with U.S. diplomatic, economic, and national security interests and that priority is given to developing countries in which: (1) there is the greatest need and opportunity to expand access to basic education, including for marginalized and vulnerable groups, particularly women and girls, or populations affected by conflict or crisis; and (2) such assistance can substantially impact children and educational systems.

The President shall develop a comprehensive U.S. strategy to promote quality basic education in partner countries.

The bill establishes within the U.S. Agency for International Development a Senior Coordinator of United States International Basic Education Assistance, who shall have primary responsibility for the oversight and coordination of all U.S. government resources and activities relating to the promotion of international basic education programs and activities.

]]> Education for All Act of 2016 Display Title Education for All Act of 2016 Short Titles as Introduced Education for All Act of 2016 Official Title as Introduced A bill to amend the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to provide assistance for developing countries to promote quality basic education and to establish the goal of all children in school and learning as an objective of the United States foreign assistance policy, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate 2016-07-14T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-114s3256is/xml/BILLS-114s3256is.xml 2016-07-14 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.