,i  #aaf? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #gehg  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,july #ac1 #bjbj,mr4  
,grijalva 7= himself1 ,ms4 ,jackson     
,lee1 ,mr4 ,san ,nicolas1 ,mr4          
,espaillat1 ,mr4 ,g>ca ( ,ill9ois1 ,ms4 
,jayapal1 ,ms4 ,norton1 ,mr4 ,y>mu?1    
,mr4 ,v>gas1 ,mr4 ,crd5as1 & ,mr4       
,gonzalez ( ,texas7 introduc$ ! foll[+  
bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on   
,education & ,labor  ,a ,,bill  ,to     
improve ! lit]acy & ,engli% skills (    
,engli% language le>n]s1 & = o!r        
purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may
 be cit$ z ! ,families ,le>n+ & ,und]/&+
 ,engli% ,toge!r ,act ( #bjbj or !      
,,flu5t ,act4  #b4 ,f9d+s ,! ,congress  
f9ds ! foll[+3 7#a7 ,! ,c5sus ,bureau's 
,am]ican ,community ,survey ( #bjah     
e/imat$ #ba4i p]c5t ( ,unit$ ,/ates     
h\seholds speak a language o!r ?an      
,engli% at home4  7#b7 ,_m p>5ts 9 _m   
rec5tly immigrat$ families speak little 
to no ,engli%1 c possess l[ lit]acy     
skills 9 _! native language due to      

limit$ education1 & frequ5tly /ruggle to
 assi/ _! *ildr5's ,engli% language     
developm5t4  7#c7 ,! ,unit$ ,/ates is a 
nation ( immigrants1 & ev5 today1       
accord+ to ! ,c5sus ,bureau's ,am]ican  
,community ,survey ( #bjah1 m ?an       
#dd1jjj1jjj individuals :o live 9 !     
,unit$ ,/ates 7 born outside ! c\ntry4  
#c4 ,purpose ,! purpose ( ?is ,act is to
 improve ! educational1 social1 &       
economic advancem5t ( families ) ,engli%
 language le>n]s 9 ne$ ( lit]acy skills 
by exp&+ & enhanc+ family lit]acy       
activities & s]vices = su* families4    
#d4 ,competitive ,grant ,program  7a7   
,program au?oriz$ ,f funds made         
available pursuant to section #i1 & aft]
 res]v+ funds "u section #i7;b71 !      
,secret>y may aw>d grants to family     
lit]acy provid]s to provide1 directly or
 ?r\gh a contract ) ano!r provid]1      
family lit]acy s]vices design$ =        
families ) ,engli% language le>n]s4 ,ea*
 grant "u ?is ,act %all be = a p]iod (  
#a ye> & may be r5ew$ = a total ( #e    

additional ye>s4  7b7 ,application      
,family lit]acy provid]s :o desire to   
receive a grant "u ?is ,act %all submit 
an application at su* "t1 conta9+ su*   
in=mation1 & 9 su* mann] z ! ,secret>y  
may require4 ,su* application %all      
include ! foll[+3 7#a7 ,an assurance t  
s]vices provid$ ) funds "u ?is ,act %all
 be provid$ to ! h>de/-to-rea*          
populations1 includ+ populations ) !    
greate/ economic & social ne$4  7#b7 ,a 
description ( ! s]vices t w be provid$ )
 funds "u ?is ,act1 includ+ h[ ! s]vices
 w be bas$ on rese>*-bas$ read+         
in/ruction = *ildr5 :o are ,engli%      
le>n]s & p>5ts :o are ,engli% language  
le>n]s4  7#c7 ,a description ( ! outcome
 measures1 consi/5t ) section #f1 t are 
bas$ on rese>* & w be employ$ by !      
family lit]acy provid] to measure !     
effectiv5ess ( s]vices provid$ ) funds  
"u ?is ,act4  7#d7 ,an assurance t1 9   
provid+ family lit]acy s]vices ?r\gh !  
grant1 ! family lit]acy provid] w       
collaborate ) "o or m ( ! foll[+3 7,a7  

,a local educational ag5cy4  7,b7 ,an   
elem5t>y s*ool4  7,c7 ,a second>y s*ool4
  7,d7 ,a nonpr(it entity4  7c7 ,grant  
am\nt ,! am\nt ( a grant "u ?is ,act = a
 fiscal ye> %all n be less ?an #aej1jjj 
or m ?an #a1jjj1jjj4  7d7 ,s]vices      
requirem5ts ,family lit]acy s]vices "u  
?is ,act %all be provid$ 9 suffici5t    
int5sity 9 t]ms ( h\rs1 & %all be (     
suffici5t duration1 to make su/a9able   
*anges 9 a family & %all integrate all (
 ! foll[+ activities3 7#a7 ,int]active  
lit]acy activities betwe5 p>5ts & _!    
*ildr54  7#b7 ,tra9+ = p>5ts reg>d+ h[  
to be ! prim>y tea*] = _! *ildr5 & full 
p>tn]s 9 ! education ( _! *ildr54  7#c7 
,p>5t lit]acy tra9+ t leads to economic 
self-suffici5cy4  7#d7 ,an              
age-appropriate education to prep>e     
*ildr5 = success 9 s*ool & life         
exp]i5ces4  7e7 ,special rule ,family   
lit]acy s]vices "u ?is ,act may be      
provid$ to a family only if-- 7#a7 ea*  
p>5t 9 ! family has atta9$ #af ye>s (   
age2 &  7#b7 ! family has at lea/ "o    

*ild :o has n yet atta9$ #h ye>s ( age4 
#e4 ,te*nical assi/ance & tra9+  7a7    
,activities by ,secret>y ,! ,secret>y1  
act+ ?r\gh ! ,assi/ant ,secret>y =      
,elem5t>y & ,second>y ,education1 %all1 
?r\gh grants or contracts z describ$ 9  
subsection 7b71 provide te*nical        
assi/ance & tra9+ to grantees "u ?is    
,act = ! purposes describ$ 9 subsection 
7c74  7b7 ,activities by national       
organizations  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,!         
,secret>y %all make grants to1 or ent]  
into contracts )1 at lea/ #b eligible   
national organizations to provide       
te*nical assi/ance & tra9+ to grantees  
"u ?is ,act = ! purposes describ$ 9     
subsection 7c74  7#b7 ,def9ition ,9 ?is 
section1 ! t]m eligible national        
organization means a national           
organization ) exp]tise 9 provid+ family
 lit]acy s]vices to ,engli% language    
le>n] populations4  7c7 ,purposes ,!    
purposes ( te*nical assi/ance & tra9+   
provid$ "u ?is section are ! foll[+3    
7#a7 ,assi/+ grantees "u ?is ,act to    

improve ! quality ( _! family lit]acy   
s]vices4  7#b7 ,enabl+ su* grantees t   
demon/rate ! effective provision (      
family lit]acy s]vices1 bas$ on improv$ 
outcomes = *ildr5 & _! p>5ts1 to provide
 te*nical assi/ance & tra9+ to gov]nm5t 
ag5cies & to family lit]acy provid]s t  
"w 9 collaboration ) su* ag5cies to     
improve ! quality ( _! family lit]acy   
s]vices4  7#c7 ,assi/+ su* grantees 9 ! 
implem5tation ( lit]acy curriculum &    
tra9+ activities1 includ+ curriculum &  
tra9+ activities t support build+ on a  
*ild's native language4  7d7 ,reports to
 ,congress ,n lat] ?an #ij days aft] !  
end ( ea* fiscal ye>1 ! ,secret>y %all  
submit to ! ,committee on ,education &  
,labor ( ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives & !  
,committee on ,heal?1 ,education1       
,labor1 & ,p5sions ( ! ,s5ate a report  
on ! te*nical assi/ance & tra9+ provid$ 
pursuant to subsections 7a7 & 7b74 ,ea* 
su* report %all describe ! actions tak5 
by ! ,secret>y to ensure t su* te*nical 
assi/ance & tra9+ is ( high quality & is

 responsive to ! ne$s ( grantees "u ?is 
,act4  #f4 ,outcome measures ,!         
,secret>y %all require ea* family       
lit]acy provid] receiv+ a grant "u ?is  
,act to meet culturally appropriate &   
compet5t outcome measures describ$ 9 !  
provid]'s application "u section #d1    
includ+ outcome measures ) respect to-- 
7#a7 acquisition ( ! ,engli% language1  
includ+ improv$ educational levels2     
7#b7 lit]acy skills & build+ ( a home   
language2  7#c7 improv$ p>5t+ & life    
skills2  7#d7 ! improv$ ability ( p>5ts 
:o are ,engli% language le>n]s to       
effectively int]act ) (ficials ( !      
s*ools _! *ildr5 att5d2  7#e7 improv$   
developm5tal skills & indep5d5t le>n+ ( 
! *ildr52  7#f7 increas$ p>5tal         
p>ticipation 9 _! *ildr5's education &  
home environm5ts t are supportive (     
educational endeavors2 &  7#g7          
employability skills4  #g4 ,evaluation  
,! ,secret>y %all conduct an annual     
evaluation ( ! grant program "u ?is     
,act4 ,su* evaluation %all be us$ by !  

,secret>y-- 7#a7 = program improvem5t2  
7#b7 to fur!r def9e ! program's goals & 
objectives2 &  7#c7 to det]m9e program  
effectiv5ess4  #h4 ,def9itions ,=       
purposes ( ?is ,act3 7#a7 ,application (
 ,,esea t]ms ,! t]ms elem5t>y s*ool1    
,engli% le>n]1 local educational ag5cy1 
& second>y s*ool h ! mean+s giv5 su*    
t]ms 9 section #haja ( ! ,elem5t>y &    
,second>y ,education ,act ( #aife 7#bj  
,u4,s4,c4 #ghja74  7#b7 ,engli% language
 le>n]2 family lit]acy activities ,!    
t]ms ,engli% language le>n] & family    
lit]acy activities h ! mean+s giv5 !    
t]ms 9 section #bjc ( ! ,work=ce        
,innovation & ,opportunity ,act 7#bi    
,u4,s4,c4 #cbgb74  7#c7 ,family lit]acy 
provid] ,! t]m family lit]acy provid]   
means an entity t-- 7,a7 is locat$ 9 a  
geographic area conta9+ at lea/ "o      
public elem5t>y s*ool or second>y s*ool 
) a majority enrollm5t ( *ildr5 :o are  
,engli% le>n]s2 &  7,b7 is "o ( !       
foll[+3 7i7 ,a grantee "u ! ,head ,/>t  
,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #ihca et seq471 or  

any o!r ,f$]al or ,/ate e>ly *ildhood   
program4  7ii7 ,an adult education      
provid]4  7iii7 ,a local educational    
ag5cy4  7iv7 ,a public or private       
nonpr(it ag5cy4  7v7 ,ano!r entity t has
 ! demon/rat$ ability to provide family 
lit]acy s]vices to ,engli% language     
le>n+ adults & families4  7#d7 ,secret>y
 ,! t]m ,secret>y means ! ,secret>y (   
,education4  #i4 ,au?orization (        
appropriations  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,!re is    
au?oriz$ to be appropriat$ to c>ry out  
?is ,act #ej1jjj1jjj = ea* ( fiscal ye>s
 #bjba ?r\gh #bjbe4  7b7 ,res]vations ,f
 funds made available pursuant to       
subsection 7a7 = a fiscal ye>1 !        
,secret>y %all res]ve-- 7#a7 n m ?an #b 
p]c5t ( su* funds = conduct+ ! annual   
evaluation requir$ by section #g2 &     
7#b7 #e1jjj1jjj = te*nical assi/ance &  
tra9+ "u section #e4