‘‘(B) improve the quality of basic edu-
cation, particularly as reflected in measurable 
learning outcomes, as appropriate. 
‘‘(2) ELEMENTS.—The strategy required by 
paragraph (1) shall be formulated and implemented 
in consideration of the principles set forth in sub-
section (c) and shall— 
‘‘(A) include specific objectives, indicators, 
including indicators to measure learning out-
comes, and approaches to increase access and 
quality of basic education in developing coun-
tries; 
‘‘(B) seek to build capacity within devel-
oping countries for basic education programs in 
order to make progress toward the goal of 
achieving sustainable development; 
‘‘(C) outline how the United States Gov-
ernment will ensure a transition and continuity 
of educational activities in countries affected by 
or emerging from armed conflict or humani-
tarian crises; 
‘‘(D) assign priorities to relevant executive 
branch agencies and officials; 
‘‘(E) improve coordination and reduce du-
plication among relevant executive branch agen-
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cies and officials, foreign donor governments, 
and international organizations at the global 
and country levels; 
‘‘(F) project general levels of resources 
needed to achieve the stated objectives; 
‘‘(G) expand public-private partnerships in 
order to leverage resources; 
‘‘(H) target the activities of the United 
States to leverage contributions from other bi-
lateral donors to provide quality universal basic 
education; 
‘‘(I) support efforts to reduce the adverse 
impact of HIV/AIDS on education systems, in-
cluding by equipping teachers with skills needed 
for HIV/AIDS prevention and support for per-
sons with, or affected by, HIV/AIDS; 
‘‘(J) promote gender equity and improve 
educational opportunities for women and girls, 
and strive to ensure safe schools, equal access, 
workforce opportunities, leadership role develop-
ment, and the preservation of dignity and re-
spect; 
‘‘(K) support local actors to review cur-
ricula, textbooks, and educational materials, 
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with the goal of incorporating content on peace, 
human rights, and respect for diversity; 
‘‘(L) work with governments of conflict-af-
fected states and governments assisting in pre-
venting or limiting conflict to limit the effects 
of conflict on students, teachers, and schools 
and to promote and fund inclusive, good-quality 
education; to establish respect for schools as 
sanctuaries or zones of peace; to develop mecha-
nisms to protect threatened students, teachers, 
and education personnel; and to develop ways to 
rapidly reconstruct, repair, and resupply at-
tacked educational institutions and to support 
the continuation of education in alternative 
places or via alternative methods; 
‘‘(M) adopt a ‘Communities of Learning’ 
approach that integrates, where appropriate 
and to the extent practicable, school and edu-
cational programs with health and development 
programs, nutrition and school feeding pro-
grams, sanitation and hygiene education, adult 
literacy, leadership development, prevention of 
school-related violence, community gardens, en-
trepreneurial training, agricultural extension 
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work, civic education, and housing programs; 
and 
‘‘(N) maximize United States capabilities 
in the areas of technical assistance and train-
ing. 
‘‘(3) GLOBAL DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY.—The 
strategy required by paragraph (1) should be in-
cluded in any overall U.S. global development strat-
egy. 
‘‘(4) REQUIREMENT
TO
CONSULT.—In devel-
oping the strategy required by paragraph (1), the 
President shall consult with— 
‘‘(A) the appropriate congressional com-
mittees; 
‘‘(B) relevant executive branch agencies 
and officials; and 
‘‘(C) nongovernmental organizations, in-
cluding organizations representing students, 
teachers, and parents, and other development 
partners and individuals who are involved in the 
promotion and implementation of education as-
sistance programs in developing countries. 
‘‘(5) PUBLIC COMMENT.—The President shall 
provide an opportunity for public comment on the 
strategy required by paragraph (1). 
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‘‘(6) ANNUAL
REPORT.—Not later than 270 
days after the date of the enactment of the Edu-
cation for All Act of 2011, the President shall trans-
mit to the appropriate congressional committees a 
report setting forth the strategy required by para-
graph (1) and make the report available to the pub-
lic. 
‘‘(f) ASSISTANCE TO DEVELOP AND IMPLEMENT NA-
TIONAL EDUCATION PLANS.— 
‘‘(1) ASSISTANCE AUTHORIZED.—The President 
is authorized to provide funds and other assistance 
to assist foreign countries to create the policies, 
processes, and infrastructure to develop and imple-
ment national education plans, including both in-
terim and comprehensive plans, to allow all children 
of such countries to access and complete a quality 
basic education. 
‘‘(2) PRIORITY AND OTHER REQUIREMENTS.— 
In providing assistance under this subsection, the 
President shall give priority to foreign countries in 
which there is the greatest need and opportunity to 
expand universal access and to improve the quality 
of basic education, and in which the assistance can 
produce a substantial, measurable impact on chil-
dren and educational systems. Priority should also 
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