,i  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #edhc  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,december #ah1       
#bjai,mr4 ,larsen of ,washington 7for   
himself1 ,ms4 ,jayapal1 ,ms4 ,jackson   
,lee1 and ,mr4 ,heck7 introduced the    
following bill2 which was referred to   
the ,committee on ,education and ,labor 
,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            
#ghja7bj7;,c777-- 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 sign language1 
without regard to country of origin or  
primary spoken language1 including any  
international variation of ,american    
,sign ,language2 and  4