‘‘(3) assist with efforts to recruit and retain 
women as students, faculty, and administrators at 
African colleges and universities; and 
‘‘(4) establish an American University in West 
Africa. 
‘‘(c) DIRECTOR OF ASSISTANCE TO SUPPORT AND 
PROMOTE HIGHER EDUCATION IN SUB-SAHARAN AFRI-
CA.— 
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—Not later than 60 days 
after the date of the enactment of this section, the 
Administrator shall designate a Director of Assist-
ance to Support and Promote Higher Education in 
Sub-Saharan Africa, who shall report directly to the 
Administrator, and who shall to carry out the re-
sponsibilities described in paragraph (2). 
‘‘(2) RESPONSIBILITIES.—The responsibilities 
referred to in paragraph (1) include— 
‘‘(A) ongoing consultations with African 
governments, particularly ministries of edu-
cation, regional organizations, and relevant edu-
cational institutions, teachers unions, and edu-
cation and educators’ organizations with respect 
to carrying out the activities described in sub-
section (b); 
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‘‘(B) providing long-term assistance under 
subsection (a) to administer and support the 
activities described in subsection (b); and 
‘‘(C) coordinating with other bureaus with 
in the Agency, with other relevant United 
States Government agencies, with the United 
States and African private sectors, with the 
higher education community in the United 
States, and with other bilateral and multilateral 
donors to maximize the gains and impact of ac-
tivities carried out under subsection (b)(1). 
‘‘(3) PLAN.—No later than one year after the 
enactment of this section, the Director shall submit 
to the Administrator a plan to establish an Amer-
ican University in West Africa. In developing the 
plan, the Director shall— 
‘‘(A) review existing international Amer-
ican University models in other countries, such 
as the American University in Cairo, the Amer-
ican University in Beruit, the American Univer-
sity in Nigeria, and others; 
‘‘(B) consult relevant local African non-
governmental organizations, political and civic 
leaders, private and higher education sectors, 
and other stakeholders; 
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‘‘(C) identify potential sources for sustain-
able funding including foundations, the private 
sector, and other local, national, and multilat-
eral donors; 
‘‘(D) identify key principles and features 
that would distinguish the American University 
in West Africa from existing institutions in the 
region for transforming the region’s social and 
economic development through institutional and 
capacity building; 
‘‘(E) develop a process and criteria for site 
selection, including an assessment of national 
legal framework for new universities, whereupon 
the institution shall be known as the American 
university in country name; and 
‘‘(F) outline a process for implementation. 
‘‘(d) SUB-SAHARAN AFRICAN HIGHER EDUCATION 
ADVISORY BOARD.— 
‘‘(1) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is hereby estab-
lished within the Agency a Sub-Saharan African 
Higher Education Advisory Board. 
‘‘(2) MEMBERSHIP.— 
‘‘(A) NUMBER
AND
APPOINTMENT.—The 
Board shall be composed of members appointed 
by the Administrator in consultation with the 
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Speaker and the minority leader of the House 
of Representatives and the majority and minor-
ity leaders of the Senate. 
‘‘(B) QUALIFICATIONS.—The members of 
the Board shall be individuals from the private 
sector, three of whom shall have demonstrable 
knowledge of Africa, the field of higher edu-
cation or higher education in Africa, three of 
whom shall be from higher education institu-
tions from Africa from a list submitted by the 
Association of African Universities, and one of 
whom shall be a president of an historically 
Black college or university in the United States. 
‘‘(3) DUTIES.—The Board shall— 
‘‘(A) advise and assist the Director in car-
rying out the responsibilities described in this 
section; 
‘‘(B) not less than twice a year, meet with 
senior officials of the Agency in order to fulfill 
the duty described in subparagraph (A); and 
‘‘(C) once a year, submit to the Director 
and Administrator a report, which shall be 
made publicly available, which— 
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‘‘(i) describes and evaluates the imple-
mentation of this section for the preceding 
year; and 
‘‘(ii) evaluates the implementation of 
this section for the preceding year, includ-
ing the extent to which— 
‘‘(I) the requirement of sub-
section (b)(2) with respect to partici-
pation of historically Black colleges 
and universities in the United States 
was met; and 
‘‘(II) the requirement of sub-
section (b)(3) was met. 
‘‘(e) PUBLIC PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS.—The Direc-
tor and the Board shall make every effort to leverage re-
sources from the private sector in carrying out the respon-
sibilities described in this section. 
‘‘(f) REPORTS TO CONGRESS.— 
‘‘(1) INITIAL REPORT.—Not later than 1 year 
after the date of the enactment of this section, the 
President shall transmit to the Committee on For-
eign Affairs of the House of Representatives and the 
Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate a re-
port that contains— 
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‘‘(A) benchmarks for measuring the long- 
term impact of activities carried out under this 
section; 
‘‘(B) a proposal for enhancing opportuni-
ties for the African Diaspora to engage in ac-
tivities to improve the capacity, on either an on- 
going or short-term basis, of colleges and uni-
versities in their country of origin; and 
‘‘(C) plans for specific interventions to 
support the recruitment and retention of young 
and new professors, scholars, and researchers at 
African colleges and universities that identifies 
barriers to their recruitment and retention and 
details programmatic interventions undertaken 
to overcome such barriers. 
‘‘(2) ANNUAL REPORT.—Not later than 1 year 
after the date of transmission of the initial report 
under paragraph (1), and every year thereafter 
through fiscal year 2014, the President shall trans-
mit to the congressional committees specified in 
paragraph (1) a report that contains a description of 
the activities carried out under this section for the 
preceding fiscal year and the progress made toward 
achieving the benchmarks outlined in the initial re-
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port, and any program adjustments undertaken to 
improve efforts to achieve those benchmarks. 
‘‘(g) DEFINITIONS.—In this section— 
‘‘(1) the term ‘Administrator’ means the Ad-
ministrator of the Agency; 
‘‘(2) the term ‘Agency’ means the United States 
Agency for International Development; 
‘‘(3) the term ‘Board’ means the Sub-Saharan 
African Higher Education Advisory Board estab-
lished pursuant to subsection (d); 
‘‘(4) the term ‘Director’ means the Director of 
Assistance to Support and Promote Higher Edu-
cation in Sub-Saharan Africa designated pursuant to 
subsection (c); and 
‘‘(5) the term ‘higher education’ means post- 
secondary 
undergraduate, 
graduate, 
and 
post-
graduate academic training. 
‘‘(h) AUTHORIZATION
OF
APPROPRIATIONS.—To 
carry out this section, there are authorized to be appro-
priated to the President such sums as may be necessary 
for each of the fiscal years 2010 through 2014. Of the 
amount appropriated pursuant to the authorization of ap-
propriations under this subsection for a fiscal year, such 
sums as may be necessary are authorized to be provided 
for planning the Africa University in West Africa and such 
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sums as may be necessary for initial start up of the Uni-
versity.’’. 
Æ 
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