Sec. 4. Assistance to improve early childhood outcomes globally
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Chapter 1 of part I of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 ( 22 U.S.C. 2151 et seq.) is amended— in section 135(f)(1) ( 22 U.S.C. 2152f(f)(1) ), by striking 2006 and 2007 and inserting 2020 through 2025 ; and by adding at the end the following: In this section: The term appropriate congressional committees means— the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate ; the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate ; the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives ; and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives .
The term children means persons who are younger than 18 years of age. The term deinstitutionalization means the process of transitioning from a child care protection system that relies on residential care to a system that primarily supports family-based care. The term early childhood development means the development and learning of a child younger than 8 years of age, including physical, cognitive, social, and emotional development and approaches to learning that allow a child to reach his or her full developmental potential.
The term early childhood development program means a program that ensures that every child has the conditions for healthy growth, nurturing family-based care, development and learning, and protection from violence, exploitation, abuse, and neglect, including— a health, clean water, sanitation, and hygiene program that serves pregnant women, children younger than 5 years of age, and the parents of such children; a nutrition program, combined with stimulating child development activity; age appropriate cognitive stimulation, especially for newborns, infants, and toddlers, including an early childhood intervention program for children experiencing at-risk situations, developmental delays, disabilities, and behavioral and mental health conditions; an early learning (36 months and younger), preschool, and basic education program for children until they reach 8 years of age or complete primary school; and a child protection program, with an emphasis on the promotion of permanent, safe, and nurturing families, rather than placement in residential care or institutions, including for children with disabilities.
The term inclusive early childhood development means the full and effective participation, accessibility, attendance, and achievement of all children, especially children who are excluded or at risk of being marginalized, such as children with disabilities. The term relevant Executive branch agencies and officials means— the Department of State; the United States Agency for International Development; the Department of the Treasury; the Department of Labor; the Department of Education; the Department of Agriculture; the Department of Defense; the Department of Health and Human Services, including— the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; and the National Institutes of Health; the Office of the Global AIDS Coordinator; the Chief Executive Officer of the Millennium Challenge Corporation; the National Security Advisor; and the Director of the Peace Corps.
The term residential care means care provided in any nonfamily-based group setting, including orphanages, transit or interim care centers, children’s homes, children’s villages or cottage complexes, group homes, and boarding schools used primarily for care purposes as an alternative to a children’s home. It is the policy of the United States— to support early childhood development in all child-focused international assistance programs, in partnership with affected countries, other donor country governments, international financial institutions, nongovernmental organizations, faith-based organizations, international organizations, multilateral organizations, and the private sector; and to encourage partner countries to lead early childhood development initiatives that include incentives for building local capacity for sustainable implementation by— scaling up the most effective, evidence-based, national interventions, including for the most vulnerable populations and children with disabilities and developmental delays, with a focus on adaptation to country resources, cultures, and languages; designing, implementing, monitoring, and evaluating programs in a way that enhances their quality, transparency, equity, and accountability, increases sustainability, and improves child and family outcomes in partner countries; and utilizing and expanding innovative public-private financing mechanisms.
Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of the Global Child Thrive Act of 2019 , the Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development, on behalf of the President, shall direct relevant Executive branch agencies and officials supporting young children— to incorporate early childhood development into current programming to be carried out during the following 5 fiscal years; and to promote inclusive early childhood development in partner countries.
In carrying out paragraph (1), the Administrator and relevant Executive branch agencies and officials shall— build on the evidence and priorities outlined in Advancing Protection and Care for Children in Adversity: A U.S. Government Strategy for International Assistance 2019–2023 , published in June 2019 (referred to in this section as APCCA ); to the extent practicable, identify evidence-based strategic priorities, indicators, outcomes, and targets, particularly emphasizing the most vulnerable populations and children with disabilities and developmental delays, to support inclusive early childhood development; support the design, implementation, and evaluation of pilot projects in partner countries, with the goal of taking such projects to scale; support inclusive early childhood development by supporting bureaus, working groups, and task forces implementing relevant sector strategies and public laws, including— the Global Water Strategy required under section 136(j) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 ( 22 U.S.C. 2152h(j) ); the whole-of-government strategy required under section 5 of the Global Food Security Act of 2016 ( 22 U.S.C. 9304 note); the Basic Education Strategy set forth in section 105(c) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 ( 22 U.S.C. 2151c(c) ); the U.S.
Government Global Nutrition Coordination Plan 2016–2021; and APCCA; focus on improving coordination with foreign governments and international and regional organizations with respect to official country policies and plans for early childhood development, maternal, newborn, and child health and nutrition care, basic education plans, water, sanitation and hygiene, and child protection plans; support strategies that— enable parents to care for their children; prevent unnecessary family-child separation; assist families with children with disabilities; assist countries in planning and implementing deinstitutionalization programs; and promote nurturing, appropriate, protective, and permanent family care, while reducing the percentage of children living in residential care or on the street; and consult with governments, international financial institutions, nongovernmental organizations, local and international civil society groups, multilateral organizations, the private sector, faith-based organizations, community-based organizations, organizations run by people with disabilities, and early childhood networks academic and professional associations, and local field workers, as appropriate.
The Special Adviser for Children in Adversity shall include, in the annual report required under section 5 of the Assistance for Orphans and Other Vulnerable Children in Developing Countries Act of 2005 ( 22 U.S.C. 2152g ), which shall be submitted to the appropriate congressional committees and made available to the public, a description of— the progress made toward integrating early childhood development interventions into current programming; the efforts made by relevant Executive branch agencies and officials to implement subsection (c), with a particular focus on the activities described in such subsection; the progress achieved during the reporting period toward meeting the goals, objectives, benchmarks, and timeframes described in subsection (c); and the progress achieved during the reporting period toward meeting the goals, objectives, benchmarks, and timeframes described in subsection
(c)at the program level, along with specific challenges or gaps that may require shifts in targeting, financing, or timeframes in the following fiscal year. The Special Advisor for Children in Adversity shall regularly convene an interagency task force, which should— provide intergovernmental and interagency coordination, monitoring, evaluation, and reporting of the activities carried out pursuant to this Act; promote coordination on early childhood development initiatives that include children with a variety of needs and circumstances; and establish a coordination mechanism within United States Agency for International Development to oversee and coordinate United States Government Early Childhood Development programs, strategies, and partnerships across Federal departments and agencies. .
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