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heading ‘‘Operating Expenses’’ in title II of this Act may be made 
available to implement the strategy described in the previous pro-
viso, subject to the regular notification procedures of the Commit-
tees on Appropriations. 
(m) HIRING AUTHORITY.—Notwithstanding section 307 of the 
Foreign Service Act of 1980, the USAID Administrator may hire 
up to 30 individuals under the Development Leadership Initiative: 
Provided, That the authority contained in this subsection shall 
expire on September 30, 2010. 
GLOBAL HEALTH ACTIVITIES 
SEC. 7060. (a) Funds appropriated by titles III and IV of this 
Act that are made available for bilateral assistance for child survival 
activities or disease programs including activities relating to 
research on, and the prevention, treatment and control of, HIV/ 
AIDS may be made available notwithstanding any other provision 
of law except for the provisions under the heading ‘‘Global Health 
and Child Survival’’ and the United States Leadership Against 
HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria Act of 2003 (117 Stat. 711; 
22 U.S.C. 7601 et seq.), as amended: Provided, That of the funds 
appropriated under title III of this Act, not less than $545,000,000 
should be made available for family planning/reproductive health. 
(b) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, 10 percent 
of the funds that are appropriated by this Act for a contribution 
to support the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria 
(the ‘‘Global Fund’’) shall be withheld from obligation to the Global 
Fund until the Secretary of State reports to the Committees on 
Appropriations that the Global Fund— 
(1) is releasing incremental disbursements only if grantees 
demonstrate progress against clearly defined performance 
indicators; and 
(2) is implementing a reporting system that breaks down 
grantee budget allocations by programmatic activity. 
DEVELOPMENT GRANTS PROGRAM 
SEC. 7061. Of the funds appropriated by this Act under the 
heading ‘‘Development Assistance’’, not less than $40,000,000 shall 
be made available for the Development Grants Program established 
pursuant to section 674 of the Department of State, Foreign Oper-
ations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2008 (division 
J of Public Law 110–161): Provided, That funds made available 
under this section are in addition to other funds available for 
such purposes including funds designated by this Act by section 
7065. 
WOMEN IN DEVELOPMENT 
SEC. 7062. (a) Programs funded under title III of this Act 
should include, where appropriate, gender considerations in the 
planning, assessment, implementation, monitoring and evaluation 
of such programs. 
(b) Funds made available under title III of this Act should 
be made available to support programs to enhance economic 
opportunities for poor women in developing countries, including 
increasing the number and capacity of women-owned enterprises, 
improving property rights for women, increasing access to financial
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services, and improving women’s ability to participate in the global 
economy. 
GENDER-BASED VIOLENCE 
SEC. 7063. (a) Funds appropriated under the headings ‘‘Develop-
ment Assistance’’ and ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’ in this Act shall 
be made available for programs to address sexual and gender- 
based violence. 
(b) Programs and activities funded under titles III and IV 
of this Act that provide training for foreign police, judicial, and 
military officials shall address, where appropriate, gender-based 
violence. 
EDUCATION 
SEC. 7064. (a) BASIC EDUCATION.— 
(1) Of the funds appropriated by title III of this Act and 
by prior Acts for fiscal year 2009, not less than $700,000,000 
should be made available for assistance for basic education, 
of which not less than $400,000,000 shall be made available 
under the heading ‘‘Development Assistance’’. 
(2) There shall continue to be a Coordinator of United 
States government actions to provide basic education assistance 
in developing countries as established in section 664 of division 
J of Public Law 110–161. 
(3) Funds appropriated for basic education in this Act shall 
be made available for a pilot program in three countries to 
develop and evaluate the effectiveness and implementation of 
a 5-year basic education strategic plan. 
(b) HIGHER EDUCATION.—Of the funds appropriated by title 
III of this Act and by prior Acts for fiscal year 2009, not less 
than $133,000,000 shall be made available for assistance for higher 
education. 
RECONCILIATION PROGRAMS 
SEC. 7065. Of the funds appropriated under the headings 
‘‘Development Assistance’’ and ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’ in this 
Act, $25,000,000 shall be made available for reconciliation programs 
which bring together and facilitate interaction between individuals 
of different ethnic, religious and political backgrounds from areas 
of civil conflict and war, of which $9,000,000 shall be made available 
for such programs in the Middle East: Provided, That the Adminis-
trator of the United States Agency for International Development 
shall consult with the Committees on Appropriations, prior to the 
initial obligation of funds, on the most effective uses of such funds. 
COMPREHENSIVE EXPENDITURES REPORT 
SEC. 7066. Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment 
of this Act, the Secretary of State shall submit a report to the 
Committees on Appropriations detailing the total amount of United 
States Government expenditures in fiscal years 2007 and 2008, 
by Federal agency, for assistance programs and activities in each 
foreign country, identifying the line item as presented in the Presi-
dent’s Budget Appendix and the purpose for which the funds were