SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Displaced Afghan 
Women and Girls Education Act of 2022’’. 
SEC. 2. FINDINGS; SENSE OF CONGRESS; DEFINITION. 
(a) FINDINGS.—Congress makes the following find-
ings: 
(1) After 20 years, August 2021 marked the 
end of the United States military involvement in Af-
ghanistan—the longest war in American history. 
(2) As of January 27, 2022, the United States 
has evacuated more than 76,000 Afghans through 
Operation Allies Welcome. 
(3) Between May and August of 2021, 80 per-
cent of nearly 250,0000 Afghans forced to flee since 
the end of May were women and children. 
(4) According to a group of United Nations 
human rights experts, the Taliban is currently insti-
tutionalizing large-scaled systematic gender-based 
discrimination against Afghan women and girls. 
This includes denying women and girls the access to 
secondary and tertiary education based on their gen-
der. 
(5) On January 17, 2022, a group of 36 United 
Nations human rights experts expressed concerns re-
garding ‘‘restrictive measures that have been intro-
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duced since the Taliban’s takeover of Afghanistan, 
particularly those concerning women and girls’’. 
(6) The United States and the international 
community have expressed concern about Afghan 
women and girls, their rights to education, work, 
and freedom of movement, and called on those in po-
sitions of power and authority across Afghanistan to 
guarantee their protection. 
(7) The United States and the international 
community have affirmed that ‘‘Afghan women and 
girls, as all Afghan people, deserve to live in safety, 
security and dignity’’. 
(b) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Con-
gress that— 
(1) every individual should have the opportunity 
to pursue a full cycle of primary, secondary, and 
higher education; and 
(2) every individual, regardless of gender, socio-
economic status, ethnicity, or religion should have 
the opportunity to pursue an education without fear 
of discrimination. 
(c) DEFINITION
OF DISPLACED AFGHAN WOMEN 
AND GIRLS.—The term ‘‘displaced Afghan women and 
girls’’ means women and girls who escaped or fled Afghan-
istan and entered the United States on or after July 1, 
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2021, and before the date that is two years after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, and who are domiciled in 
the United States. 
SEC. 3. SPECIAL OFFICIAL FOR DISPLACED AFGHAN 
WOMEN AND GIRLS. 
Not later than 30 days after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act, the Secretary of Education, in consulta-
tion with the Secretary of State, shall designate a qualified 
individual to serve as the Special Official for Displaced 
Afghan Women and Girls. Such Special Official shall— 
(1) have not less than 10 years of experience in 
the fields of education and immigration, including 
expertise related to Afghanistan; 
(2) coordinate and oversee, under the direction 
of the Secretary and in consultation with the Office 
of Federal Student Aid, the Office of Elementary 
and Secondary Education, and the Office of Postsec-
ondary Education of the Department of Education 
(as appropriate), the programs authorized under this 
Act and the amendments made by this Act; and 
(3) report to the Secretary of Education and 
Congress on the effectiveness and outcomes of such 
programs. 
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SEC. 4. IN-STATE TUITION RATES FOR DISPLACED AFGHAN 
WOMEN AND GIRLS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Higher Education Act of 
1965 is amended by inserting after section 135 (20 U.S.C. 
1015d) the following: 
‘‘SEC. 135A. IN-STATE TUITION RATES FOR DISPLACED AF-
GHAN WOMEN AND GIRLS. 
‘‘(a) REQUIREMENT.—In the case of a displaced Af-
ghan woman or girl whose domicile is in a State that re-
ceives assistance under this Act, such State shall not 
charge such woman or girl tuition for attendance at a pub-
lic institution of higher education in the State at a rate 
that is greater than the rate charged for residents of the 
State. 
‘‘(b) DEFINITION OF DISPLACED AFGHAN WOMAN 
OR GIRL.—The term ‘displaced Afghan woman or girl’ 
means a woman or girl who escaped or fled Afghanistan 
and entered the United States on or after July 1, 2021, 
and before the date that is two years after the date of 
the enactment of this Act, and who is domiciled in the 
United States. 
‘‘(c) LIMITATIONS.—The requirement under sub-
section (a) shall apply with respect to a displaced Afghan 
woman or girl only until the woman or girl has established 
residency in the State, and only with respect to the first 
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State in which the woman or girl was first domiciled after 
arriving in the United States. 
‘‘(d) EFFECTIVE DATE.—This section shall take ef-
fect at each public institution of higher education in a 
State that receives assistance under this Act beginning 
with the first period of enrollment at such institution that 
begins on or after July 1, 2022.’’. 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—The table of con-
tents for the Higher Education Act of 1965 is amended 
by inserting after the item relating to section 135 the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘Sec. 135A. In-State tuition rates for displaced Afghan women and girls.’’. 
SEC. 5. HIGHER EDUCATION GRANTS FOR DISPLACED AF-
GHAN WOMEN AND GIRLS. 
(a) 
SCHOLARSHIPS
FOR
DISPLACED
AFGHAN 
WOMEN AND GIRLS.—Part A of title IV of the Higher 
Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1070 et seq.) is amend-
ed by adding that the end of subpart 7 the following new 
subpart: 
‘‘Subpart 8—Scholarships for Displaced Afghan 
Women and Girls 
‘‘SEC. 
420. 
SCHOLARSHIPS 
FOR 
DISPLACED 
AFGHAN 
WOMEN AND GIRLS. 
‘‘(a) DEFINITION OF ELIGIBLE DISPLACED AFGHAN 
WOMAN OR GIRL.—The term ‘eligible displaced Afghan 
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