,i  #aad? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #deb  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(            
,,repres5tatives  ,janu>y #ba1 #bjae    
,mr4 ,gibson 7= himself1 ,ms4 ,s9ema1   
,mr4 ,joyce1 ,mr4 ,meehan1 ,mrs4        
,napolitano1 ,mr4 ,sires1 ,mr4          
,c>twright1 ,mr4 ,de,fazio1 ,mr4 ,upton1
 ,ms4 ,titus1 ,mr4 ,valadao1 ,mr4       
,nolan1 ,mr4 ,katko1 ,mr4 ,takano1 ,mr4 
,?ompson ( ,p5nsylvania1 ,mr4 ,re$1 &   
,mr4 ,simpson7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 
:i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on         
,education & ! ,work=ce  ,a ,,bill  ,to 
am5d ! ,elem5t>y & ,second>y ,education 
,act ( #aife to cl>ify :5 c]ta9 academic
 assessm5ts %all be adm9i/]$4  #a4 ,%ort
 title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,/ud5t 
,te/+ ,improvem5t & ,acc\ntability ,act 
4  #b4 ,f9d+s ,congress f9ds ! foll[+3  
7#a7 ,! ,elem5t>y & ,second>y ,education
 ,act supports programs to level ! play+
 field = ! mo/ vuln]able1 includ+ *ildr5
 ( pov]ty1 /ud5ts ) disabilities1 &     
,engli%-language le>n]s4  7#b7 ,prior to
 #bjja1 ,f$]al law requir$ ,/ates only  

to te/ /ud5ts once p] grade span4  7#c7 
,foll[+ ! enactm5t ( ! ,no ,*ild ,left  
,beh9d ,act ( #bjja1 :i* am5d$ !        
,elem5t>y & ,second>y ,education ,act ( 
#aife1 ,f$]al education policy has plac$
 an increas$ emphasis on te/+           
assessm5ts1 requir+ /ud5ts to und]go    
/&>diz$ te/+ e ye> 9 grades #c ?r\gh #h4
  7#d7 ,annual ,f$]al te/+ requir$ by ! 
,elem5t>y & ,second>y ,education ,act ( 
#aife has fail$ to deliv] increas$ /ud5t
 a*ievem5t4  7#e7 ,r$uc+ ! frequ5cy (   
f$]ally requir$ te/+ w all[ m "t = /ud5t
 le>n+ & inspire _! natural curiosity & 
creativity4  7#f7 ,/ud5ts w h m "t to   
receive "o-on-"o in/ruction & develop   
critical ?9k+ & problem-solv+ skills    
?r\gh a well-r\nd$ education &          
curriculum4  7#g7 ,mov+ away f !        
practice ( annually tea*+ to ! te/ w    
emp[] educators to provide in/ruction 9 
a way t be/ inspires & prep>es our      
c\ntry's next g5]ation ( lead]s4  7#h7  
,) grade span te/+1 our educators w be m
 able to focus on ^? /ud5ts :o are mo/ 9

 ne$ b :o also lose ! mo/ class "t      
prep>+ = annual te/s4  7#i7 ,grade span 
te/+ w all[s /ates ! flexibility to     
develop m mean+ful1 tailor$ assessm5t   
sy/ems t provide valid1 reliable data4  
7#aj7 ,! ye>ly te/+ curr5tly requir$ by 
,f$]al law %\ld be replac$ ) grade span 
te/+4  #c4 ,academic assessm5ts ,section
 #aaaa7;b77#c77;,c7 ( ! ,elem5t>y &     
,second>y ,education ,act ( #aife 7#bj  
,u4,s4,c4 #fcaa7;b77#c77;,c77 is am5d$--
 7#a7 9 clause 7v77,i7--  7,a7 by /rik+ 
except z o!rwise provid$ = grades #c    
?r\gh #h "u clause vii12 &  7,b7 by     
ins]t+ & ! a*ievem5t ( /ud5ts aga9/ !   
*all5g+ ,/ate academic cont5t & /ud5t   
academic a*ievem5t /&>ds aft] pr(ici5cy 
( /ud5ts2  7#b7 by /rik+ clause 7vii72 &
  7#c7 9 clause 7viii71 by /rik+ 1 7vi71
 7vii7 & ins]t+ & 7vi74