HR 2153 · 116th Congress · International Affairs
Keeping Girls in School Act
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EnactedLatest: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.(2020-01-30)
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Keeping Girls in School Act This bill authorizes the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) to enter into acquisition, assistance, or financing agreements to address societal, cultural, health, and other barriers that adolescent girls face in accessing quality secondary education. The USAID shall seek to ensure that such activities meet various requirements related to monitoring and evaluating outcomes, collecting data, and adhering to gender-equality promotion policies. The Department of State shall periodically update and report to Congress a publicly available U.S. global strategy to empower adolescent girls. The U.S. Global Strategy to Empower Adolescent Girls, issued in March 2016, may serve as the initial version of the strategy. The USAID shall periodically report to Congress on the activities initiated under this bill and efforts to monitor and evaluate such activities.…
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CBO Cost Estimate
Congressional Budget OfficeH.R. 2153, Keeping Girls in School Act
Dec 5, 2019As ordered reported by the House Committee on Foreign Affairs on October 30, 2019
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Cosponsors (20)
9 Democrats11 Republicans