‘‘(e) DEVELOPMENT
AND IMPLEMENTATION
OF
A 
COMPREHENSIVE UNITED STATES STRATEGY ON EDU-
CATION FOR ALL.— 
‘‘(1) STRATEGY
REQUIRED.—The President 
shall develop a comprehensive integrated strategy of 
the United States to promote universal basic edu-
cation by 2015 that will— 
‘‘(A) seek to expand access to basic edu-
cation for all children, particularly marginalized 
and vulnerable groups, including girls, children 
affected by or emerging from armed conflict or 
humanitarian crises, disabled children, children 
in remote or rural areas, religious or ethnic mi-
norities, indigenous peoples, orphans and chil-
dren impacted by HIV/AIDS, child laborers and 
victims of trafficking; and 
‘‘(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-
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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 towards 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-
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-
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lateral donors to provide universal basic edu-
cation; 
‘‘(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) improve educational opportunities for 
women and girls, and strive to ensure safe 
schools, equal access, workforce opportunities, 
leadership role development, and the preserva-
tion of dignity and respect; 
‘‘(K) recognize that a quality secondary 
education is an important incentive to comple-
tion of a quality primary education; 
‘‘(L) adopt a ‘Communities of Learning’ 
approach that integrates, to the maximum ex-
tent practicable, school and educational pro-
grams with health and development programs, 
school feeding programs, adult literacy, commu-
nity gardens, entrepreneurial training, agricul-
tural extension work and housing programs; 
and 
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‘‘(M) maximize United States capabilities 
in the areas of technical assistance and train-
ing. 
‘‘(3) 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. 
‘‘(4) PUBLIC COMMENT.—The President shall 
provide an opportunity for public comment on the 
strategy required by paragraph (1). 
‘‘(5) ANNUAL
REPORT.—Not later than 270 
days after the date of the enactment of the Edu-
cation for All Act of 2010, the President shall trans-
mit to the appropriate congressional committees a 
report setting forth the strategy required by para-
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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 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, as evidenced in 
part by the percentage of children out of school, in 
which there is the greatest 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 children and 
educational systems. 
‘‘(3) ACTIVITIES SUPPORTED.—Assistance pro-
vided under this subsection may be used to support 
efforts to expand access and to improve the quality 
of basic education, including efforts— 
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