,i  #aaeth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #ceej  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,july #bh1 #bjag,mr4 
,larsen of ,washington introduced the   
following bill2 which was referred to   
the ,committee on ,education and the    
,workforce  ,a ,,bill  ,to amend the    
,elementary and ,secondary ,education   
,act of #aife to clarify that ,,asl     
students are ,english learners4  #a4    
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,signing is ,language ,act4  #b4    
,american ,community ,survey ,section   
#caaa7;c77#c77;,a77i7 of the ,elementary
 and ,secondary ,education ,act of #aife
 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #fhba7;c77#c77 is       
amended by inserting before the         
semicolon the following3 and1 which1    
through consultation with such          
,department1 the ,secretary shall ensure
 includes the ,english learners         
described in section #haja7bj77;,c77iv74
  #c4 ,english learner definition       
,section #haja7bj77;,c7 of the          
,elementary and ,secondary ,education   

,act of #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4            
#ghja7bj77;,c77 is amended--  7#a7 in   
clause 7ii77,,ii71 by striking or at the
 end2  7#b7 in clause 7iii71 by striking
 and at the end and inserting or2 and   
7#c7 by adding at the end the following3
  7iv7 whose native language is         
,american ,sign ,language1 and who comes
 from an environment where ,american    
,sign ,language is dominant2 and  4