reconstruction efforts in countries affected by conflict or in political transition, and to ensure the equitable provision of relief and recovery assistance to women and girls. sector allocations 7060. (a) Basic Education and Higher Education (1) Basic education (A) Of the funds appropriated under title III of this Act, not less than $800,000,000 shall be made available for assistance for basic education, and such funds may be made available notwithstanding any other provision of law that restricts assistance to foreign countries. (B) Not later than 30 days after enactment of this Act, the Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development shall report to the Committees on Appropriations on the status of cumulative unobligated balances and obligated, but unexpended, balances in each country where USAID provides basic education assistance and such report shall also include details on the types of contracts and grants provided and the goals and objectives of such assistance: Provided , That the USAID Administrator shall update such report on a quarterly basis until September 30, 2020. (C) Of the funds appropriated under title III of this Act for assistance for basic education programs, not less than $90,000,000 shall be made available for a contribution to multilateral partnerships that support education. (2) Higher education Of the funds appropriated by title III of this Act, not less than $235,000,000 shall be made available for assistance for higher education: Provided , That of such amount, not less than $35,000,000 shall be made available for human and institutional capacity building partnerships between higher education institutions in the United States and developing countries, of which not less than $15,000,000 shall be for new partnerships: Provided further , That not later than 45 days after enactment of this Act, the USAID Administrator shall consult with the Committees on Appropriations on the proposed uses of funds for such partnerships. (b) Conservation Programs (1) Biodiversity