improve coordination of, United States Government efforts to empower women as equal partners in conflict prevention, peace building, transitional processes, and 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 $640,555,000 shall be made available for the Nita M. Lowey Basic Education Fund, and such funds may be made available notwithstanding any other provision of law that restricts assistance to foreign countries: Provided, That such funds shall also be used for secondary education activities: Provided further, That section 7(a) of Public Law 115–56 shall be implemented by substituting the thirtieth day of June following for 180 days after : Provided further, That 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. (B) Of the funds appropriated under title III of this Act for assistance for basic education programs, $160,000,000 should be made available for contributions to multilateral partnerships that support education. (2) Higher education Of the funds appropriated by title III of this Act, not less than $231,566,000 shall be made available for assistance for higher education: Provided, That such funds may be made available notwithstanding any other provision of law that restricts assistance to foreign countries, and shall be subject to the regular notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations: