[Congressional Record Volume 163, Number 130 (Tuesday, August 1, 2017)]
[Senate]
[Page S4674]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

  SA 743. Mr. PORTMAN (for Mr. Rubio) proposed an amendment to the bill 
H.R. 601, 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; as follows:

       On page 8, line 20, strike ``; and'' and insert a 
     semicolon.
       On page 8, line 23, strike the period at the end and insert 
     ``; and''.
       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.
       On page 12, line 14, strike ``; and'' and insert a 
     semicolon.
       On page 12, strike line 17 and insert ``educational 
     systems; and''.
       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.''.
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