3.0.0 623 2023-01-11T13:36:16Z 2023-01-11T13:36:16Z Senate S 2017-03-14 115 ssfr00 Foreign Relations Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2017-03-14T19:44:41Z Continuing Appropriations Act, 2018 and Supplemental Appropriations for Disaster Relief Requirements Act, 2017 115 601 HR 2017-09-08 Signed by President. Identical bill CRS 2017-03-14 ssfr00 Foreign Relations Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. IntroReferral 2017-03-14 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress R000595 Sen. Rubio, Marco [R-FL] Marco Rubio R FL N D000563 Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL] Richard Durbin D IL J. 2017-03-14 True C001088 Sen. Coons, Christopher A. [D-DE] Christopher Coons D DE A. 2017-03-23 False S001181 Sen. Shaheen, Jeanne [D-NH] Jeanne Shaheen D NH 2017-03-28 False C001047 Sen. Capito, Shelley Moore [R-WV] Shelley Capito R WV Moore 2017-04-03 False M001169 Sen. Murphy, Christopher [D-CT] Christopher Murphy D CT S. 2017-04-27 False M000133 Sen. Markey, Edward J. [D-MA] Edward Markey D MA J. 2017-05-08 False B001288 Sen. Booker, Cory A. [D-NJ] Cory Booker D NJ 2017-05-18 False W000779 Sen. Wyden, Ron [D-OR] Ron Wyden D OR 2017-05-18 False C000141 Sen. Cardin, Benjamin L. [D-MD] Ben Cardin D MD 2017-05-25 False N000032 Sen. Nelson, Bill [D-FL] CLARENCE NELSON D FL WILLIAM 2017-06-08 False K000383 Sen. King, Angus S., Jr. [I-ME] Angus King I ME S. 2017-07-17 False International Affairs Academic performance and assessments Adult education and literacy Conflicts and wars Congressional oversight Elementary and secondary education Executive agency funding and structure Federal officials Foreign aid and international relief Multilateral development programs School administration Teaching, teachers, curricula U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) Women's education International Affairs 00 2017-03-14 Introduced in Senate 2017-09-15T22:17:22Z Reinforcing Education Accountability in Development Act or the READ Act

This bill amends the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to state that it shall be U.S. policy to work with partner countries, other donors, multilateral institutions, the private sector, and nongovernmental and civil society organizations (including faith-based organizations) to promote basic education through programs that: (1) respond to the needs and capacities of developing countries to improve literacy and other basic skills; (2) strengthen educational systems, expand access to safe learning environments (including by breaking down barriers to basic education for women and girls), and support the engagement of parents in their children's education; (3) promote education as a foundation for economic growth; and (4) monitor and evaluate the effectiveness and quality of basic education programs in partner countries.

The President shall: (1) seek to improve the effectiveness of assistance by coordinating relevant executive branch efforts, (2) ensure that assistance is aligned with U.S. foreign policy and economic interests, and (3) submit to Congress by October 1, 2017, a comprehensive FY2018 through FY2022 strategy to promote basic education in partner countries.

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

]]> READ Act Display Title READ Act Official Title as Introduced A bill to enhance the transparency and accelerate the impact of assistance provided under the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to promote quality basic education in developing countries, to better enable such countries to achieve universal access to quality basic education and improved learning outcomes, to eliminate duplication and waste, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate IS Short Titles as Introduced READ Act Short Titles as Introduced Reinforcing Education Accountability in Development Act Introduced in Senate 2017-03-14T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-115s623is/xml/BILLS-115s623is.xml 2017-03-14 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.