,i  #aadth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #cjcc  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,july #ac1 #bjae ,mr4
 ,smith of ,texas 7for himself1 ,ms4    
,brownley of ,california1 ,mr4 ,johnson 
of ,ohio1 and ,mr4 ,beyer7 introduced   
the following bill2 which was referred  
to the ,committee on ,science1 ,space1  
and ,technology  ,a ,,bill  ,to require 
the ,president's annual budget request  
to ,congress each year to include a line
 item for the ,research in ,disabilities
 ,education program of the ,national    
,science ,foundation and to require the 
,national ,science ,foundation to       
conduct research on dyslexia4  #a4      
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,research ,excellence and           
,advancements for ,dyslexia ,act or the 
,,read ,act 4  #b4 ,findings ,the       
,congress finds the following3  7#a7    
,dyslexia is defined as an unexpected   
difficulty in reading by an individual  
who has the intelligence to be a much   
better reader4  7#b7 ,as many as one out

 of six1 or #h1ejj1jjj1 ,american school
 children may have dyslexia4  7#c7      
,since #aige1 dyslexia has been included
 in the list of qualifying learning     
disabilities under the ,education for   
,all ,handicapped ,children ,act of     
#aige and the ,individuals with         
,disabilities ,education ,act4  #c4     
,research in ,disabilities ,education   
7a7 ,program ,nothing in this ,act      
alters the ,national ,science           
,foundation's ,research in ,disabilities
 ,education program for fundamental and 
implementation research about learners  
7of all ages7 with disabilities1        
including dyslexia1 in science1         
technology1 engineering1 and mathematics
 7,,stem74 ,the ,national ,science      
,foundation shall continue to encourage 
efforts to understand and address       
disability-based differences in ,,stem  
education and workforce participation1  
including differences for dyslexic      
learners4  7b7 ,line item ,the ,director
 of the ,national ,science ,foundation  

shall include the amount requested for  
the ,research in ,disabilities          
,education program in the ,foundation's 
annual congressional budget             
justification4  #d4 ,dyslexia  7a7 ,in  
general ,the ,national ,science         
,foundation shall support               
multi-directorate1 merit-reviewed1 and  
competitively awarded research on the   
science of dyslexia1 including the early
 identification of children and students
 with dyslexia1 professional development
 for teachers and administrators of     
students with dyslexia1 and curricula   
and educational tools needed for        
children with dyslexia4 ,research       
supported under this subsection shall be
 conducted with the goal of practical   
application4  7b7 ,funding ,the         
,national ,science ,foundation shall    
devote at least #e1jjj1jjj annually to  
research described in subsection 7a71 to
 come from amounts made available for   
the ,research and ,related ,activities  
account or the ,education and ,human    

,resources ,directorate4 ,no additional 
funds are authorized to be appropriated 
under this section4 ,this ,act shall be 
carried out using funds otherwise       
appropriated by law4