; and (B) shall be made available following consultation with, and subject to the regular notification procedures of, the Committees on Appropriations. (f) Coordination Funds made available for the purposes of this section shall be administered in coordination with the Ambassador-at-Large for Global Women’s Issues, Department of State, and the Senior Coordinator for Gender Equality and Women’s Empowerment, USAID. sector allocations 7060. (a) Basic education and higher education (1) Basic education (A) Of the funds appropriated under title III of this Act, up to $500,000,000 may be made available for assistance for basic education, notwithstanding any other provision of law that restricts assistance to foreign countries: Provided , That such funds may also be used for secondary education activities: Provided further , That the USAID Administrator, following consultation with the Committees on Appropriations, may reprogram such funds between countries. (B) If the USAID Administrator determines that any unobligated balances of funds specifically designated for assistance for basic education in prior Acts making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs are in excess of the absorptive capacity of recipient countries, such funds may be made available for other programs authorized under chapter 1 of part I of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, notwithstanding such funding designation: Provided , That the authority of the previous proviso shall be subject to prior consultation with, and the regular notification procedures of, the Committees on Appropriations. (C) Of the funds appropriated under title III of this Act for assistance for basic education programs, not less than $75,000,000 should 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, including not less than $35,000,000