1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Prioritizing Education in Conflict Zones Act of 2017 . 2. Assistance to improve primary and secondary education for displaced children from areas of conflict The Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 is amended by inserting after section 105 ( 22 U.S.C. 2151c ) the following new section: 105A. Assistance to improve primary and secondary education for displaced children from areas of conflict (a) Authorization The Secretary of State and Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development, acting through the Director of Refugee Educational Assistance designated pursuant to subsection (c), is authorized to provide long-term assistance to expand, improve, support, and promote primary and secondary education for displaced children from areas of conflict. (b) Activities supported Assistance provided under subsection (a) shall, to the maximum extent practicable, be used to— (1) build the capacity for private sector and civil society organizations with a stated purpose of educating children, including girls, in the areas of— (A) development and strengthening of primary and secondary curricula; (B) coordination with educational facilities of host countries; and (C) technical capacities and expertise, including strategies for cost-effective procurement of science and technology equipment; (2) establish, expand, and promote linkages and partnerships between host countries’ educational facilities, private sector and civil organizations, and United States colleges and universities education programs