,,ii  #aah? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #bdfi  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,july #be1 #bjbc ,mr4  
,rubio 7= himself & ,ms4 ,hassan7       
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read     
twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on       
,heal?1 ,education1 ,labor1 & ,p5sions  
,a ,,bill  ,to au?orize ! ,dep>tm5t (   
,education1 9 coord9ation ) o!r relevant
 ,f$]al ag5cies1 to include a           
longitud9al compon5t on ! impact ( !    
,,covid-#ai p&emic on /ud5t outcomes &  
well-be+ on an exi/+ longitud9al        
educational /udy4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is 
,act may be cit$ z ! ,assess+ ,*ildr5's 
,academic ,developm5t & ! ,emotional &  
,m5tal heal? ,implications ( ,,covid-#ai
 ,act ( #bjbc or ! ,,academic ,act (    
#bjbc 4  #b4 ,int]ag5cy longitud9al     
compon5t on ! impact ( ! ,,covid-#ai    
p&emic on /ud5t outcomes & well-be+  7a7
 ,au?orization ( compon5t  7#a7 ,9 g5]al
 ,n lat] ?an #b ye>s aft] ! date (      
enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 ! ,secret>y (      
,education1 9 coord9ation ) ! heads (   

o!r relevant ,f$]al ag5cies1 %all       
include 9 a prek9d]g>t5 ?r\gh grade #ab 
longitud9al educational /udy t 0        
au?oriz$ be=e ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is   
,act & t is active on su* date (        
enactm5t1 to ! ext5t practicable &      
appropriate1 a longitud9al compon5t on !
 impact ( ! ,,covid-#ai p&emic & !      
associat$ s*ool closures1 remote le>n+1 
& o!r factors1 on /ud5t outcomes &      
well-be+4  7#b7 ,impacts  7,a7 ,9 g5]al 
,! longitud9al compon5t au?oriz$ "u     
p>agraph 7#a7 %all include ! impact on  
/ud5ts'-- 7i7 academic a*ievem5t1       
includ+ any le>n+ loss2  7ii7 social &  
emotional well-be+2  7iii7 m5tal heal?2 
7iv7 behavioral heal?2 &  7v7 physical  
heal?4  7,b7 ,,hipaa compliance ,!      
longitud9al compon5t au?oriz$ "u        
p>agraph 7#a7 %all comply ) !           
regulations promulgat$ "u section       
#bfd7;c7 ( ! ,heal? ,insurance          
,portability & ,acc\ntability ,act (    
#aiif4  7#c7 ,/udy on specific subgr\ps 
7,a7 ,9 g5]al ,! longitud9al compon5t   

au?oriz$ "u p>agraph 7#a7 %all exam9e ! 
impact on specific subgr\ps ( /ud5ts    
7except z provid$ 9 subp>agraph 7,b771  
includ+ on ea* ( ^? subgr\ps describ$ 9 
section #aaaa7;b77#b77;,b77xi7 ( !      
,elem5t>y & ,second>y ,education ,act ( 
#aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4                    
#fcaa7;b77#b77;,b77xi77 & on ea* ( !    
foll[+3  7i7 ,/atus z a /ud5t ) a p>5t  
:o is a memb] ( ! arm$ =ces 7z def9$ 9  
section #aja7;a77#d7 ( title #aj1 ,unit$
 ,/ates ,code7 on active duty 7z def9$ 9
 section #aja7;d77#a7 ( title #aj1      
,unit$ ,/ates ,code7 or s]ves on full-"t
 ,national ,gu>d duty 7z def9$ 9 section
 #aja7;d77#e7 ( title #aj1 ,unit$ ,/ates
 ,code74  7ii7 ,/atus z a homeless *ild 
or y\?1 z def9$ 9 section #gbe7b7 ( !   
,mc,kinney-,v5to ,homeless ,assi/ance   
,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #aadcd;a7#b774      
7iii7 ,/atus z a *ild 9 fo/] c>e4 ,9 ?is
 clause1 ! t]m fo/] c>e means #bd-;h\r  
sub/itute c>e = *ildr5 plac$ away f _!  
p>5ts & = :om ! ag5cy "u "p ,e ( title  
,,iv ( ! ,social ,security ,act 7#db    

,u4,s4,c4 #fgj et seq47 has placem5t &  
c>e responsibility4 ,?is includes1 b is 
n limit$ to1 placem5ts 9 fo/] family    
homes1 fo/] homes ( relatives1 gr\p     
homes1 em]g5cy %elt]s1 resid5tial       
facilities1 *ild c>e in/itutions1 &     
preadoptive homes4 ,a *ild is 9 fo/] c>e
 9 accordance ) ?is def9ition reg>dless 
( :e!r ! fo/] c>e facility is lic5s$ &  
paym5ts are made by ! ,/ate1 ,tribal1 or
 local ag5cy = ! c>e ( ! *ild1 :e!r     
adoption subsidy paym5ts are be+ made   
prior to ! f9alization ( an adoption1 or
 :e!r !re is ,f$]al mat*+ ( any paym5ts 
t are made4  7iv7 ,/atus z a neglect$1  
del9qu5t1 or at-risk /ud5t1 z describ$ 9
 "p ,d ( title ,i ( ! ,elem5t>y &       
,second>y ,education ,act ( #aife 7#bj  
,u4,s4,c4 #fdba et seq474  7v7 ,/ud5ts f
 diff]5t grade levels4  7,b7 ,exception 
,! requirem5t "u subp>agraph 7,a7 to    
exam9e ! impact on a specific subgr\p ( 
/ud5ts %all n be requir$ 9 ! case 9 :i* 
! numb] ( /ud5ts 9 a subgr\p is         
insuffici5t to yield /ati/ically        

reliable in=mation or ! results w\ld    
reveal p]sonally id5tifiable in=mation  
ab\t an individual /ud5t4  7#d7         
,national repres5tation ,! longitud9al  
compon5t au?oriz$ "u p>agraph 7#a7 %all 
be nationally repres5tative & include   
diff]5t geographic areas1 includ+ rural 
& urban localities4  7b7 ,privacy laws  
,9 c>ry+ out ?is section1 ! ,secret>y ( 
,education1 9 coord9ation ) ! heads (   
o!r relevant ,f$]al ag5cies1 %all act 9 
accordance ) section #ddd ( ! ,g5]al    
,education ,provisions ,act 7#bj        
,u4,s4,c4 #abcb;g1 commonly kn[n z !    
,family ,educational ,rights & ,privacy 
,act ( #aigd74  7c7 ,release ( summ>y ( 
f9d+s ,n lat] ?an #a ye> aft] ! end ( ! 
data collection "u ! longitud9al        
compon5t au?oriz$ "u subsection 7a77#a71
 ! ,secret>y ( ,education %all release a
 prelim9>y summ>y ( f9d+s f !           
longitud9al compon5t to ! public4