Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement , $150,000,000 should be made available to support a multi-year strategy to expand, and 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 equal provision of relief and recovery assistance to women and girls. (f) Prohibition None of the funds appropriated by this Act may be made available for the Gender Equity and Equality Action Fund. 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 $970,000,000 shall be made available for the Nita M. Lowey Basic Education Fund: Provided, That such funds shall also be used for secondary education activities: Provided further, That of the funds made available by this paragraph, $150,000,000 should be available for the education of girls in areas of conflict. (B) Of the funds appropriated under title III of this Act for assistance for basic education programs, not less than $160,000,000 shall 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 $285,000,000 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 new and ongoing partnerships between higher education institutions in the United States and developing countries focused on building the capacity of higher education institutions and systems in developing countries: Provided further, That of such amount and in addition to the previous proviso, not less than $50,000,000 shall be made available for higher education programs pursuant to section 7060(a)(3) of the Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2021 (division K of