115 HR 601 EAS: U.S. House of Representatives 2017-08-01 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. 115th CONGRESS1st SessionH.R. 601In the Senate of the United States,August 1, 2017.Amendments:

That the bill from the House of Representatives (H.R. 601) entitled An Act 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., do pass with the following

(1)On page 8, line 20, strike ; and and insert ; (2)On page 8, line 23, strike the period at the end and insert ; and.(3)On page 8, between lines 23 and 24, insert the following: (E)promote United States values, especially respect for all persons and freedoms of religion, speech, and the press.(4)On page 12, line 14, strike ; and and insert ; (5)On page 12, strike line 17 and insert educational systems; and.(6)On page 12, between lines 17 and 18, insert the following: (C)there is the greatest opportunity to reduce childhood and adolescence exposure to or engagement in violent extremism or extremist ideologies..(7)On page 12, line 20, strike everything after Not to line 25 and insert the following: later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the President shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a comprehensive United States strategy to be carried out during the following five fiscal years to promote quality basic education in partner countries by—(8)On page 18, line 11, strike everything after Not to line 14 and insert the following: later than 180 days after the end of each fiscal year during which the strategy developed pursuant to section 4(a) is carried out, the President shall—Secretary