It is primarily established to allow American educational institutions to increase the number of higher education scholarships based on merit-based and needs-based programs reserved for Pakistani women under the student financial aid program.

[1] Passed in March 2020 and partially enacted on January 1, 2021, it is used to determine and address the scholarship programmes aimed at providing educational fundings for Pakistani women receiving higher education anywhere in the country.

[2] To invest in the education sectors, it requires the United States Agency for International Development to consult the Pakistani private and public sector in the U.S. to improve the access to education programmes in Pakistan.

Previously, the United States Agency for International Development has awarded more than 6,000 scholarships since 2010; however the bill expands this programme to make the education accessible for all women in the country.

[3] The bill is named after Pakistani Nobel laureate Malala Yousafzai.