section if such individual has the specific expertise 
required— 
‘‘(A) to develop and implement the policies 
and programs of this section; and 
‘‘(B) to promote the exchange of knowl-
edge and experience among the Agency, the 
education service delivery community, private 
business, and the academic and research com-
munities. 
‘‘(h) ANNUAL REPORT.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than January 31 
of each year, the President shall transmit to the ap-
propriate congressional committees a report on the 
implementation of this section for the prior fiscal 
year and make the report available to the public. 
‘‘(2) REPORT ELEMENTS.—The report required 
by paragraph (1) shall include— 
‘‘(A) a description of efforts made by rel-
evant executive branch agencies and officials to 
implement the strategy developed pursuant to 
subsection (e), with a particular focus on the 
activities carried out under this section; 
‘‘(B) a description of the programs estab-
lished by each foreign country receiving assist-
ance pursuant to subsection (f) that provides a 
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detailed explanation of the extent to which the 
strategy developed pursuant to subsection (e) 
and the assistance provided pursuant to sub-
section (f) are contributing to the goal of uni-
versal basic education in the foreign country; 
and 
‘‘(C) a description of the extent to which 
each foreign country selected to receive assist-
ance pursuant to subsection (f) meets the pri-
ority criteria specified in subsection (f)(3)(A). 
‘‘(i) RELATIONSHIP TO OTHER LAWS.—The Presi-
dent shall exercise the authority provided in this section 
in accordance with other applicable law. 
‘‘(j) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—To carry out this section, 
there are authorized to be appropriated to the Presi-
dent— 
‘‘(A) $1,000,000,000 for fiscal year 2008; 
‘‘(B) $1,500,000,000 for fiscal year 2009; 
‘‘(C) $2,000,000,000 for fiscal year 2010; 
‘‘(D) $2,500,000,000 for fiscal year 2011; 
and 
‘‘(E) $3,000,000,000 for fiscal year 2012. 
‘‘(2) AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS.—Amounts made 
available under paragraph (1) are authorized to re-
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main available until expended and are in addition to 
amounts otherwise available for such purposes.’’. 
(b) TECHNICAL AMENDMENT.—Chapter 1 of part I 
of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, as amended by 
subsection (a), is further amended by redesignating the 
second section 135 (as added by section 5(a) of the Sen-
ator Paul Simon Water for the Poor Act of 2005 (Public 
Law 109–121; 119 Stat. 2536)) as section 136. 
SEC. 4. COORDINATOR OF UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT 
ACTIVITIES TO PROVIDE EDUCATION FOR 
ALL IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT OF POSITION.—Section 1 of the 
State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 (22 
U.S.C. 2651a) is amended— 
(1) by redesignating subsection (g) as sub-
section (h); and 
(2) by inserting after subsection (f) the fol-
lowing new subsection: 
‘‘(g) EDUCATION FOR ALL COORDINATOR.— 
‘‘(1) ESTABLISHMENT.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—There shall be estab-
lished within the Department of State in the 
immediate office of the Secretary of State a Co-
ordinator of United States Government Activi-
ties to Provide Education for All in Developing 
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Countries (hereinafter in this subsection re-
ferred to as the ‘Coordinator’), who shall be ap-
pointed by the President, by and with the ad-
vice and consent of the Senate. The Coordi-
nator shall report directly to the Secretary. 
‘‘(B) CONCURRENT
GOVERNMENT
POSI-
TION PROHIBITED.—The individual serving as 
the Coordinator may not hold any other posi-
tion in the Federal Government during the indi-
vidual’s time of service as Coordinator. 
‘‘(2) GENERAL
AUTHORITIES.—The Coordi-
nator, acting through such nongovernmental organi-
zations (including faith-based and community based 
organizations) and relevant executive branch agen-
cies and officials as may be necessary and appro-
priate to effect the purposes of this section, is au-
thorized— 
‘‘(A) to operate internationally to carry out 
activities to promote universal basic education; 
‘‘(B) to transfer and allocate funds to rel-
evant executive branch agencies and officials; 
and 
‘‘(C) to provide grants to, and enter into 
contracts with nongovernmental organizations 
(including faith-based and community-based or-
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ganizations) to carry out the purposes of this 
subsection. 
‘‘(3) DUTIES.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The Coordinator shall 
have primary responsibility for the oversight 
and coordination of all resources and inter-
national activities of the United States Govern-
ment to promote universal basic education 
under section 105A of the Foreign Assistance 
Act of 1961 or any other provision of law. 
‘‘(B) SPECIFIC DUTIES.—The duties of the 
Coordinator shall specifically include the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(i) Ensuring program and policy co-
ordination 
among 
relevant 
executive 
branch agencies and officials and non-
governmental organizations, including au-
diting, monitoring, and evaluation of all 
such programs. 
‘‘(ii) Ensuring that relevant executive 
branch agencies and officials undertake 
programs primarily in those areas in which 
the agencies and officials have the greatest 
expertise, technical capabilities, and poten-
tial for success. 
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‘‘(iii) Avoiding duplication of effort. 
‘‘(iv) Ensuring coordination of activi-
ties of relevant executive branch agencies 
and officials in the field. 
‘‘(v) Pursuing coordination with other 
countries and international organizations. 
‘‘(vi) Resolving policy, program, and 
funding disputes among relevant executive 
branch agencies and officials. 
‘‘(vii) Directly approving all activities 
to promote universal basic education under 
section 105A of the Foreign Assistance Act 
of 1961 or any other provision of law. 
‘‘(viii) Establishing due diligence cri-
teria for all recipients of funds to promote 
universal basic education under section 
105A of the Foreign Assistance Act of 
1961 or any other provision of law, and all 
activities carried out with such funds, sub-
ject to the coordination and appropriate 
monitoring, evaluation, and audits carried 
out by the Coordinator necessary to assess 
the measurable outcomes of such activities. 
‘‘(ix) Annually convening a meeting of 
relevant executive branch agencies and of-
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ficials to evaluate progress in carrying out 
the United States strategy developed pur-
suant to section 105A(e) of the Foreign 
Assistance Act of 1961 and recommend fu-
ture changes to the strategy based upon 
such evaluation. 
‘‘(x) Annually submit to the President 
a report outlining the progress made in 
carrying out the United States strategy de-
veloped pursuant to section 105A(e) of the 
Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 and con-
taining the evaluation of the strategy and 
recommendations for future changes to the 
strategy developed at the meeting of rel-
evant executive branch agencies and offi-
cials pursuant to clause (ix). 
‘‘(4) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—Not later than 
30 days after receiving the report required by para-
graph (3)(B)(x), the President shall transmit the re-
port and a response to the contents of the report to 
the appropriate congressional committees and make 
the report and the response to the report available 
to the public. 
‘‘(5) DEFINITIONS.—In this subsection: 
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‘‘(A) AIDS.—The term ‘AIDS’ has the 
meaning 
given 
that 
term 
in 
subsection 
(f)(2)(C). 
‘‘(B) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COM-
MITTEES.—The term ‘appropriate congressional 
committees’ means— 
‘‘(i) the Committee on Appropriations 
and the Committee on Foreign Relations 
of the Senate; and 
‘‘(ii) the Committee on Appropriations 
and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of 
the House of Representatives. 
‘‘(C) BASIC EDUCATION.—The term ‘basic 
education’ has the meaning given that term in 
section 105A(d)(3) of the Foreign Assistance 
Act of 1961. 
‘‘(D) HIV.—The term ‘HIV’ has the 
meaning 
given 
that 
term 
in 
subsection 
(f)(2)(C). 
‘‘(E) HIV/AIDS.—The term ‘HIV/AIDS’ 
has the meaning given that term in subsection 
(f)(2)(C). 
‘‘(F) 
RELEVANT
EXECUTIVE
BRANCH 
AGENCIES AND OFFICIALS.—The term ‘relevant 
executive branch agencies and officials’ has the 
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meaning given that term in section 105A(d)(10) 
of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961.’’. 
(b) SPECIFICATION
OF RESOURCES
OF COORDI-
NATOR.—Not later than 90 days after the date of enact-
ment of this Act, the President shall specify the necessary 
financial and personnel resources, including detailees, 
from funds appropriated pursuant to the authorization of 
appropriations under subsection (j) of section 105A of the 
Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (as added by section 3 
of this Act), that shall be assigned to and under the direct 
control of the Coordinator of United States Government 
Activities to Provide Education for All in Developing 
Countries (as established by subsection (g) of section 1 
of the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 
(as added by subsection (a) of this section)) to establish 
and maintain the duties and supporting activities assigned 
to the Coordinator by section 1(g) of the State Depart-
ment Basic Authorities Act of 1956. 
Æ 
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