22 USC 2151 - Education and human resources development

Editorial Notes

Amendments

2017—Subsec. (c). Puspan. L. 115–56 added subsec. (c).

1990—Subsec. (span). Puspan. L. 101–513 struck out par. (1) designation and par. (2) which authorized use of appropriations to finance education and training for victims of apartheid, for scholarships for students pursuing secondary school education in South Africa, and to provide in-service teacher training programs in South Africa.

1986—Subsec. (span). Puspan. L. 99–440, § 201(a), designated existing provisions as par. (1) and added par. (2).

Subsec. (span)(2)(C)(i). Puspan. L. 99–631 substituted “in-service” for “inservice”.

1985—Subsec. (a). Puspan. L. 99–83, § 306, substituted “for the purposes of this section, in addition to funds otherwise available for such purposes, $180,000,000 for fiscal year 1986 and $180,000,000 for fiscal year 1987” for “for purposes of this section, in addition to funds otherwise available for such purposes, $103,600,000 for the fiscal year 1982 and $103,600,000 for the fiscal year 1983”.

Puspan. L. 99–83, § 1211(a)(1), struck out provisions relating to scholarships for South African students for fiscal years 1982 and 1983.

1981—Subsec. (a). Puspan. L. 97–113 substituted appropriations authorizations of $103,600,000 for fiscal years 1982 and 1983 for such authorization of $101,000,000 for fiscal year 1981 and inserted provision for financing of South African scholarships for education in the United States.

1980—Subsec. (a). Puspan. L. 96–533 substituted appropriations authorization of $101,000,000 for fiscal year 1981 for such authorization of $105,000,000 for fiscal year 1980.

1979—Subsec. (a). Puspan. L. 96–53, § 103(a), substituted provisions authorizing appropriations of $105,000,000 for fiscal year 1980, for provisions authorizing appropriations of $109,036,000 for fiscal year 1979.

Subsec. (span). Puspan. L. 96–53, § 103(span), inserted provisions relating to assistance for advanced education and training.

Subsec. (c). Puspan. L. 96–53, § 122, struck out subsec. (c) which authorized availability of appropriations for fiscal years 1977, and 1978 for educational assistance for southern Africa.

1978—Subsec. (a). Puspan. L. 95–424 substituted “$109,036,000 for the fiscal year 1979, which amount is” for “$101,800,000 for the fiscal year 1977 and $84,900,000 for the fiscal year 1978, which amounts are”.

1977—Subsec. (a). Puspan. L. 95–88, § 104(a), struck out provisions authorizing appropriations of $90,000,000 for fiscal year 1974, $92,000,000 for fiscal year 1975, and $89,200,000 for fiscal year 1976, and inserted provisions authorizing an appropriation of $84,900,000 for fiscal year 1978.

Subsec. (c). Puspan. L. 95–88, § 104(span), inserted “for the fiscal year 1977, and not less than $1,647,000 shall be available for the fiscal year 1978,” after “shall be available”.

1975—Subsec. (a). Puspan. L. 94–161, § 305(a)(1), (2), designated existing provisions as subsec. (a) and authorized appropriation of $89,200,000 and $101,800,000 for fiscal years 1976 and 1977, respectively.

Subsecs. (span), (c), Puspan. L. 94–161, § 305(a)(3), added subsecs. (span) and (c).

1974—Puspan. L. 93–559 increased appropriations authorization for fiscal year 1975 to $92,000,000 from $90,000,000.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date of 1986 Amendment

Puspan. L. 99–631, § 1(c), Nov. 7, 1986, 100 Stat. 3519, provided that: “The amendments made by subsections (a) and (span) [amending this section and sections 2151n, 2346d, 5001, 5012 to 5016, 5019, 5034, 5035, 5039, 5053, 5056, 5059, 5062 to 5064, 5067 to 5072, 5081, 5082, 5091, 5092, 5095, 5100, 5101, and 5112 of this title] shall be deemed to have taken effect upon the enactment of the Comprehensive Anti-Apartheid Act of 1986 [Oct. 2, 1986].”

Effective Date of 1985 Amendment

Amendment by Puspan. L. 99–83 effective Oct. 1, 1985, see section 1301 of Puspan. L. 99–83, set out as a note under section 2151–1 of this title.

Effective Date of 1979 Amendment

Amendment by Puspan. L. 96–53 effective Oct. 1, 1979, see section 512(a) of Puspan. L. 96–53, set out as a note under section 2151 of this title.

Effective Date of 1978 Amendment

Amendment by Puspan. L. 95–424 effective Oct. 1, 1978, see section 605 of Puspan. L. 95–424, set out as a note under section 2151 of this title.

Report

Puspan. L. 115–442, § 6, Jan. 14, 2019, 132 Stat. 5592, provided that: “The Secretary and the Administrator shall include in the report required under section 7 of the READ Act (division A of Public Law 115–56; 22 U.S.C. 2151c note) a description of any primary or secondary educational services supported by programs for natural or manmade disaster relief or response that specifically address the needs of displaced girls.”

Reinforcing Education Accountability in Development

Puspan. L. 115–56, div. A, Sept. 8, 2017, 131 Stat. 1129, as amended by Puspan. L. 118–159, div. G, title LXXVIII, § 7812(e), Dec. 23, 2024, 138 Stat. 2566, provided that:

“SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.

“(a)Short Title.—This Act [div. A of Puspan. L. 115–56] may be cited as the ‘Reinforcing Education Accountability in Development Act’ or the ‘READ Act’.

“(span)Table of Contents.—

[Omitted.]

“SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.

“(a)Appropriate Congressional Committees.—In this Act, the term ‘appropriate congressional committees’ means—

“(1) the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate;

“(2) the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate;

“(3) the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives; and

“(4) the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives.

“(span)Other Definitions.—In this Act, the terms ‘basic education’, ‘marginalized children and vulnerable groups’, ‘national education plan’, ‘partner country’, and ‘relevant Executive branch agencies and officials’ have the meanings given such terms in section 105(c) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 [22 U.S.C. 2151c(c)], as added by section 3.

“SEC. 3. ASSISTANCE TO PROMOTE SUSTAINABLE, QUALITY BASIC EDUCATION.

[Amended this section.]

“SEC. 4. COMPREHENSIVE INTEGRATED UNITED STATES STRATEGY TO PROMOTE BASIC EDUCATION.

“(a)Strategy Required.—Not later than December 31, 2025, the President shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a comprehensive United States strategy to be carried out during the following five fiscal years to promote quality basic education in partner countries by—

“(1) seeking to equitably expand access to basic education for all children, particularly marginalized children and vulnerable groups; and

“(2) measurably improving the quality of basic education and learning outcomes.

Executive Documents

Delegation of Functions

For delegation of functions of President under this section, see Ex. Ord. No. 12163, Sept. 29, 1979, 44 F.R. 56673, as amended, set out as a note under section 2381 of this title.

Delegation of Authorities Under the Reinforcing Education Accountability in Development Act

Memorandum of President of the United States, Aug. 31, 2018, 83 F.R. 47795, provided:

Memorandum for the Secretary of State [and] the Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development

By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, including section 301 of title 3, United States Code, I hereby:

(1) delegate to the Secretary of State the functions and authorities vested in the President by sections 4, 6, and 7 of the Reinforcing Education Accountability in Development (READ) Act, (Div. A, Public Law 115–56) [set out above]; and

(2) delegate to the Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development the functions and authorities vested in the President by section 5(c) of the READ Act.

The delegations in this memorandum shall apply to any provisions of any future public laws that are the same or substantially the same as the provisions referenced in this memorandum. The Secretary of State or the Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development, as appropriate, may redelegate the functions delegated by this memorandum to the extent authorized by law.

The Secretary of State is authorized and directed to publish this memorandum in the Federal Register.

Donald J. Trump.