mental and civil society organizations, in-
cluding faith-based organizations and orga-
nizations that represent teachers, students, 
and parents. 
‘‘(ii) MULTILATERAL PROGRAMS AND 
INITIATIVES.—Assistance provided under 
this section to support programs and ac-
tivities under this subsection should be co-
ordinated with and support proven multi-
lateral education programs and financing 
mechanisms, which may include the Global 
Partnership for Education, that dem-
onstrate commitment to efficiency, effec-
tiveness, transparency, and accountability. 
‘‘(D) EFFICIENCY.—The President shall 
seek to improve the efficiency and effectiveness 
of assistance provided under this section to sup-
port programs and activities under this sub-
section by coordinating the related efforts of 
relevant Executive branch agencies and offi-
cials. 
‘‘(E) EFFECTIVENESS.—Programs and ac-
tivities supported under this subsection— 
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‘‘(i) shall be consistent with the poli-
cies and principles set forth in this sub-
section; 
‘‘(ii) shall be designed to achieve spe-
cific, measurable goals and objectives that 
are directly related to the provision of 
basic education (as defined in this section); 
and 
‘‘(iii) shall include appropriate tar-
gets, metrics, and indicators that— 
‘‘(I) move a country along the 
path to graduation from assistance 
provided under this subsection; and 
‘‘(II) can be applied with reason-
able consistency across such programs 
and activities to measure progress and 
outcomes. 
‘‘(F) 
TRANSPARENCY
AND
ACCOUNT-
ABILITY.—Programs and activities supported 
under this subsection shall be subject to rig-
orous monitoring and evaluation, which may in-
clude impact evaluations, the results of which 
shall be made publically available in a fully 
searchable, electronic format. 
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‘‘(4) PRIORITY AND OTHER REQUIREMENTS.— 
The President shall ensure that assistance provided 
under this section to support programs and activities 
under this subsection is aligned with the foreign pol-
icy and economic interests of the United States and, 
subject to such alignment, priority is given to devel-
oping countries in which— 
‘‘(A) there is the greatest need and oppor-
tunity to expand access to basic education and 
to improve learning outcomes, including for 
marginalized and vulnerable groups, particu-
larly women and girls to ensure gender parity 
in basic education, or populations affected by 
conflict or crisis; and 
‘‘(B) such assistance can produce a sub-
stantial, measurable impact on children and 
educational systems.’’. 
SEC. 4. COMPREHENSIVE INTEGRATED UNITED STATES 
STRATEGY TO PROMOTE BASIC EDUCATION. 
(a) STRATEGY REQUIRED.—Not later than October 
1, 2017, the President shall submit to the appropriate con-
gressional committees a comprehensive United States 
strategy to be carried out during fiscal years 2018 through 
2022 to promote quality basic education in partner coun-
tries by— Not later than one year after the date of the en-
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actment of this Act, the President shall submit to the appro-
priate 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— 
(1) seeking to equitably expand access to basic 
education for all children, particularly marginalized 
children and vulnerable groups; and 
(2) measurably improving the quality of basic 
education and learning outcomes. 
(b) REQUIREMENT TO CONSULT.—In developing the 
strategy required under subsection (a), the President shall 
consult with— 
(1) the appropriate congressional committees; 
(2) relevant Executive branch agencies and offi-
cials; 
(3) partner country governments; and 
(4) local and international nongovernmental or-
ganizations, including faith-based organizations and 
organizations representing students, teachers, and 
parents, and other development partners engaged in 
basic education assistance programs in developing 
countries. 
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(c) PUBLIC COMMENT.—The President shall provide 
an opportunity for public comment on the strategy re-
quired under subsection (a). 
(d) ELEMENTS.—The strategy required under sub-
section (a)— 
(1) shall be developed and implemented con-
sistent with the principles set forth in section 105(c) 
of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, as added by 
section 3; and 
(2) shall seek— 
(A) to prioritize assistance provided under 
this subsection to countries that are partners of 
the United States and whose populations are 
most in need of improved basic education, as 
determined by indicators such as literacy and 
numeracy rates; 
(B) to build the capacity of relevant actors 
in partner countries, including in government 
and in civil society, to develop and implement 
national education plans that measurably im-
prove basic education; 
(C) to identify and replicate successful 
interventions that improve access to and quality 
of basic education in conflict settings and in 
partner countries; 
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