years, such children may spend the entirety of their 
childhood without access to such services. 
(5) Despite the rising need for such services, 
less than two percent of global emergency aid was 
directed toward educational services in 2016. 
SEC. 3. SENSE OF CONGRESS. 
It is the sense of Congress that— 
(1) it is critical to ensure that children, particu-
larly girls, displaced by conflicts overseas are able to 
access educational services because such access can 
combat extremism and reduce exploitation and pov-
erty; and 
(2) the educational needs of vulnerable women 
and girls should be considered in the design, imple-
mentation, and evaluation of related United States 
foreign assistance policies and programs. 
SEC. 4. STATEMENT OF POLICY. 
It is the policy of the United States to— 
(1) partner with and encourage other countries, 
public and private multilateral institutions, and non-
governmental and civil society organizations, includ-
ing faith-based organizations and organizations rep-
resenting parents and children, to support efforts to 
ensure that displaced children have access to safe 
primary and secondary education; 
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(2) work with donors to enhance training and 
capacity-building for the governments of countries 
hosting significant numbers of displaced people to 
design, implement, and monitor programs to effec-
tively address barriers to such education; 
(3) incorporate into the design and implementa-
tion of such programs measures to evaluate the im-
pact of the programs on girls, with respect to the re-
duction of child marriage, gender-based violence, and 
severe forms of trafficking in persons (as such term 
is defined in section 103(9) of the Trafficking Vic-
tims Protection Act of 2000 (22 U.S.C. 7103(9))); 
and 
(4) coordinate with the governments of coun-
tries hosting significant numbers of displaced people 
to— 
(A) promote the inclusion of displaced chil-
dren into the educational systems of such coun-
tries; and 
(B) develop innovative approaches to pro-
viding safe primary and secondary educational 
opportunities in circumstances in which such in-
clusion is not possible or appropriate, such as 
schools that permit more children to be edu-
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cated by extending the hours of schooling and 
expanding the number of teachers. 
SEC. 5. UNITED STATES ASSISTANCE TO SUPPORT EDU-
CATIONAL SERVICES FOR DISPLACED CHIL-
DREN. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of State and the 
Administrator of the United States Agency for Inter-
national Development are authorized to prioritize and ad-
vance ongoing efforts to support programs that— 
(1) provide safe primary and secondary edu-
cation for displaced children; 
(2) build the capacity of institutions in coun-
tries hosting displaced people to prevent discrimina-
tion against displaced children, especially displaced 
girls, who seek access to such education; and 
(3) help increase the access of displaced chil-
dren, especially displaced girls, to educational, eco-
nomic, and entrepreneurial opportunities, including 
through the governmental authorities responsible for 
educational or youth services in such host countries. 
(b) COORDINATION WITH MULTILATERAL ORGANI-
ZATIONS.—The Secretary and the Administrator are au-
thorized to coordinate with the World Bank, appropriate 
agencies of the United Nations, and other relevant multi-
lateral organizations to work with governments in other 
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countries to collect relevant data, disaggregated by age 
and gender, on the ability of displaced people to access 
education and participate in economic activity, in order 
to improve the targeting, monitoring, and evaluation of re-
lated assistance efforts. 
(c) COORDINATION WITH PRIVATE SECTOR
AND 
CIVIL SOCIETY ORGANIZATIONS.—The Secretary and the 
Administrator are authorized to work with private sector 
and civil society organizations to promote safe primary 
and secondary education for displaced children. 
SEC. 6. REPORT. 
During the five-year period beginning on the date of 
the enactment of this Act, the Secretary and the Adminis-
trator shall include in any report or evaluation submitted 
to Congress relating to a foreign assistance program for 
natural or manmade disaster relief or response the fol-
lowing information (to the extent practicable and appro-
priate): 
(1) A breakdown of the beneficiaries of such 
program by location, age, gender, marital status, 
and school enrollment status. 
(2) A description of how such program benefits 
displaced people. 
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(3) A description of any primary or secondary 
educational services supported by such program that 
specifically address the needs of displaced girls. 
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