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A bill to enhance the transparency and accelerate the impact of assistance provided under the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to promote quality basic education in developing countries, to better enable such countries to achieve universal access to quality basic education and improved learning outcomes, to eliminate duplication and waste, and for other purposes.

USA115th CongressS-623| Senate 
| Updated: 3/14/2017
Marco Rubio

Marco Rubio

Republican Senator

Florida

Cosponsors (11)
Jeanne Shaheen (Democratic)Richard J. Durbin (Democratic)Edward J. Markey (Democratic)Christopher A. Coons (Democratic)Angus S. King (Independent)Christopher Murphy (Democratic)Bill Nelson (Democratic)Cory A. Booker (Democratic)Benjamin L. Cardin (Democratic)Ron Wyden (Democratic)Shelley Moore Capito (Republican)

Foreign Relations Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Reinforcing Education Accountability in Development Act or the READ Act This bill amends the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to state that it shall be U.S. policy to work with partner countries, other donors, multilateral institutions, the private sector, and nongovernmental and civil society organizations (including faith-based organizations) to promote basic education through programs that: (1) respond to the needs and capacities of developing countries to improve literacy and other basic skills; (2) strengthen educational systems, expand access to safe learning environments (including by breaking down barriers to basic education for women and girls), and support the engagement of parents in their children's education; (3) promote education as a foundation for economic growth; and (4) monitor and evaluate the effectiveness and quality of basic education programs in partner countries. The President shall: (1) seek to improve the effectiveness of assistance by coordinating relevant executive branch efforts, (2) ensure that assistance is aligned with U.S. foreign policy and economic interests, and (3) submit to Congress by October 1, 2017, a comprehensive FY2018 through FY2022 strategy to promote basic education in partner countries. The bill establishes within the U.S. Agency for International Development the position of Senior Coordinator of United States International Basic Education Assistance, who shall have primary responsibility for the oversight and coordination of U.S. government resources and activities relating to the promotion of international basic education.
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Timeline
Mar 14, 2017
Introduced in Senate
Mar 14, 2017
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
Sep 8, 2017

Latest Companion Bill Action

HRES 115-509
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
  • March 14, 2017
    Introduced in Senate


  • March 14, 2017
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.


  • September 8, 2017

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HRES 115-509
    Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

International Affairs

Related Bills

  • HR 115-601: Continuing Appropriations Act, 2018 and Supplemental Appropriations for Disaster Relief Requirements Act, 2017
Academic performance and assessmentsAdult education and literacyConflicts and warsCongressional oversightElementary and secondary educationExecutive agency funding and structureFederal officialsForeign aid and international reliefMultilateral development programsSchool administrationTeaching, teachers, curriculaU.S. Agency for International Development (USAID)Women's education

A bill to enhance the transparency and accelerate the impact of assistance provided under the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to promote quality basic education in developing countries, to better enable such countries to achieve universal access to quality basic education and improved learning outcomes, to eliminate duplication and waste, and for other purposes.

USA115th CongressS-623| Senate 
| Updated: 3/14/2017
Reinforcing Education Accountability in Development Act or the READ Act This bill amends the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to state that it shall be U.S. policy to work with partner countries, other donors, multilateral institutions, the private sector, and nongovernmental and civil society organizations (including faith-based organizations) to promote basic education through programs that: (1) respond to the needs and capacities of developing countries to improve literacy and other basic skills; (2) strengthen educational systems, expand access to safe learning environments (including by breaking down barriers to basic education for women and girls), and support the engagement of parents in their children's education; (3) promote education as a foundation for economic growth; and (4) monitor and evaluate the effectiveness and quality of basic education programs in partner countries. The President shall: (1) seek to improve the effectiveness of assistance by coordinating relevant executive branch efforts, (2) ensure that assistance is aligned with U.S. foreign policy and economic interests, and (3) submit to Congress by October 1, 2017, a comprehensive FY2018 through FY2022 strategy to promote basic education in partner countries. The bill establishes within the U.S. Agency for International Development the position of Senior Coordinator of United States International Basic Education Assistance, who shall have primary responsibility for the oversight and coordination of U.S. government resources and activities relating to the promotion of international basic education.
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Timeline
Mar 14, 2017
Introduced in Senate
Mar 14, 2017
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
Sep 8, 2017

Latest Companion Bill Action

HRES 115-509
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
  • March 14, 2017
    Introduced in Senate


  • March 14, 2017
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.


  • September 8, 2017

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HRES 115-509
    Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Marco Rubio

Marco Rubio

Republican Senator

Florida

Cosponsors (11)
Jeanne Shaheen (Democratic)Richard J. Durbin (Democratic)Edward J. Markey (Democratic)Christopher A. Coons (Democratic)Angus S. King (Independent)Christopher Murphy (Democratic)Bill Nelson (Democratic)Cory A. Booker (Democratic)Benjamin L. Cardin (Democratic)Ron Wyden (Democratic)Shelley Moore Capito (Republican)

Foreign Relations Committee

International Affairs

Related Bills

  • HR 115-601: Continuing Appropriations Act, 2018 and Supplemental Appropriations for Disaster Relief Requirements Act, 2017
  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Academic performance and assessmentsAdult education and literacyConflicts and warsCongressional oversightElementary and secondary educationExecutive agency funding and structureFederal officialsForeign aid and international reliefMultilateral development programsSchool administrationTeaching, teachers, curriculaU.S. Agency for International Development (USAID)Women's education