,i  #aaf? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #ahfa  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,m>* #be1 #bjai,ms4   
,l(gr5 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0   
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,education &  
,labor  ,a ,,bill  ,to direct !         
,secret>y ( ,education to conduct a /udy
 to det]m9e ! relation%ip betwe5 s*ool  
/>t times & adolesc5t heal?1 well-be+1 &
 p]=mance4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act   
may be cit$ z ! ,,zzz's to ,a's ,act4   
#b4 ,f9d+s ,congress f9ds ! foll[+3     
7#a7 ,! ,secret>y ( ,education has n    
=mally issu$ policy guidance on s*ool   
/>t times4  7#b7 ,eight to #aj h\rs (   
sleep a day is recomm5d$ = te5ag]s ag$  
#ac to #ah ye>s1 b e>ly s*ool />t times 
are contribut+ to lack ( sleep among    
adolesc5ts4  7#c7 ,despite ! %ift 9     
biological rhy?ms dur+ pub]ty1 :i*      
causes adolesc5ts to sleep lat] at night
 & wake lat] 9 ! morn+1 #ic p]c5t ( high
 s*ools & #hc p]c5t ( middle s*ools 9 ! 
,unit$ ,/ates />t$ be=e #h3cj a4m4 9    
#bjad4  7#d7 ,num]\s local educational  

ag5cies across #df ,/ates h rec5tly     
*ang$ or are consid]+ *ang+ s*ool />t   
times 9 an ef=t to improve adolesc5t    
heal?1 well-be+1 & p]=mance4  7#e7 ,lat]
 s*ool />t times are associat$ )-- 7,a7 
improvem5ts 9 academic p]=mance1 includ+
 att5dance rates1 grade po9t av]ages1 & 
te/ scores2  7,b7 improvem5ts 9 m5tal & 
physical heal?1 includ+ r$uc$ risk (    
depression & obesity2 &  7,c7           
improvem5ts 9 public safety1 includ+    
r$uc$ risk ( automobile accid5ts4  7#f7 
,a univ]sal delay 9 s*ool />t times w\ld
 be a co/-effective policy measure4     
7#g7 ,! ,dep>tm5t ( ,education's mission
 is to promote /ud5t a*ievem5t &        
prep>ation = global competitiv5ess by   
fo/]+ educational excell5ce & ensur+    
equal access4  #c4 ,/udy & report ,n    
lat] ?an #ah mon?s aft] ! date ( !      
enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 ! ,secret>y (      
,education %all--  7#a7 conduct a /udy1 
directly or ?r\gh ! aw>d ( a grant or   
contract1 to exam9e ! relation%ip betwe5
 s*ool />t times & adolesc5t heal?1     

well-be+1 & p]=mance t--  7,a7 provides 
a compreh5sive review ( ! sci5tific     
evid5ce relat+ to s*ool />t times &     
adolesc5t heal?1 well-be+1 & p]=mance2  
7,b7 comp>es adolesc5t heal?1 well-be+1 
& p]=mance among local educational      
ag5cies ) diff]5t s*ool />t times2 &    
7,c7 evaluates factors t contribute to  
or affect s*ool />t times2 &  7#b7      
submit to ,congress a report t          
describes--  7,a7 ! f9d+s ( ! /udy2 &   
7,b7 any recomm5dations ( ! ,secret>y   
bas$ on su* f9d+s4  #d4 ,def9itions ,9  
?is ,act3 7#a7 ,local educational ag5cy 
,! t]m local educational ag5cy has !    
mean+ giv5 ! t]m 9 section #haja ( !    
,elem5t>y & ,second>y ,education ,act ( 
#aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #ghja74  7#b7      
,p]=mance ,! t]m p]=mance means a       
measurem5t ( h[ well an individual      
a*ieves a desir$ task1 & may include    
academic p]=mance & cognitive p]=mance4