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Malala Yousafzai Scholarship Act

Introduced: November 21, 2013 See on congress.gov
 Everywhere this bill has been 11 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Nov 20, 2014
Received in the Senate. Read twice. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 603.
Nov 19, 2014
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Nov 19, 2014
Mr. Royce moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
Nov 19, 2014
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H8110-8111)
Nov 19, 2014
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 3583.
Nov 19, 2014
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H8110-8113)
Nov 19, 2014
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H8110-8111)
Apr 3, 2014
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Unanimous Consent.
Apr 3, 2014
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Nov 21, 2013
Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Nov 21, 2013
Introduced in House
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Malala Yousafzai Scholarship Act - (Sec. 3) Expresses the sense of Congress that: (1) every individual, regardless of gender, should have the opportunity to pursue an education free from the fear of discrimination; (2) educational exchanges promote institutional linkages between the United States and Pakistan; and (3) recipients of scholarships under the Merit and Needs-Based Scholarship Program (Program) should commit to improving their local communities. (The Program awards scholarships for university study to academically talented, financially needy Pakistani students.)

Encourages the State Department and the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) to continue to support Pakistani education initiatives, especially those for women.

(Sec. 4) Directs the USAID Administrator to award at least 50% of the scholarships available under the Program to women for each of calendar years 2014-2016.

Requires the scholarships to be awarded: (1) in accordance with existing scholarship criteria, and (2) for a range of disciplines to improve the employability of graduates and to meet the needs of the scholarship recipients.

Directs the USAID Administrator to: (1) make every effort to award 50% of the scholarships available under the Program to Pakistani women; and (2) consult with, and leverage investments by, the Pakistani private sector and Pakistani diaspora communities in the United States to improve, expand, and sustain education programs in Pakistan.

(Sec. 5) Requires the USAID to brief Congress, annually for the next four years, on the implementation of this Act's requirements, including specified information regarding Program scholarships.

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Received in the Senate. Read twice. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 603.

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