,i  #aai? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #gcbg  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,febru>y #c1          
#bjbf,mrs4 ,f\%ee 7= h]self & ,ms4      
,adams7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0  
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,education &  
,work=ce  ,a ,,bill  ,to require !      
,secret>y ( ,education to e/abli% a     
pilot program to aw>d grants to eligible
 organizations to c>ry out activities   
relat$ to book access1 & = o!r purposes4
  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ 
z ! ,emp[]+ ,"y ,read]s ,act ( #bjbf4   
#b4 ,pilot program = book access  7a7 ,9
 g5]al ,n lat] ?an #ahj days aft] ! date
 ( enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 ! ,secret>y (   
,education %all e/abli% a pilot program 
to aw>d grants1 on a competitive basis1 
to eligible organizations to c>ry out ! 
activities describ$ 9 subsection 7c74   
7b7 ,application ,an eligible           
organization desir+ a grant "u ?is      
section %all submit an application to ! 
,secret>y at su* "t1 9 su* mann]1 &     
conta9+ su* in=mation z ! ,secret>y may 

reasonably require1 includ+-- 7#a7      
in=mation ab\t pa/ "w ! eligible        
organization has p]=m$ relat$ to book   
access2  7#b7 a compreh5sive /rategic   
plan = h[ ! eligible organization w\ld  
use a grant "u ?is section to c>ry out  
"o or m ( ! activities describ$ 9       
subsection 7c71 includ+ a description ( 
h[ su* activities w\ld address ! ne$s ( 
! community s]v$ by ! eligible          
organization2 &  7#c7 a lett] f a lead] 
9 ! community s]v$ by ! eligible        
organization 9 support ( ! eligible     
organization & ! compreh5sive /rategic  
plan4  7c7 ,activities ,grant funds     
aw>d$ "u ?is section %all be us$ by an  
eligible entity to c>ry out "o or m ( ! 
foll[+ activities3 7#a7 ,pur*as+ or     
o!rwise acquir+ new or us$ books =      
di/ribution to *ildr54  7#b7 ,di/ribut+ 
new or us$ books to *ildr51 includ+     
?r\gh deliv]y or 9-p]son ev5ts4  7#c7   
,donat+ new or us$ books to public      
libr>ies4  7#d7 ,ho/+ or organiz+       
lit]acy-relat$ programm+ = *ildr5 & _!  

families1 includ+ book fairs1 read+     
h\rs1 book drives1 & /ory times4  7#e7  
,any o!r activity ! ,secret>y det]m9es  
appropriate relat$ to book access4  7d7 
,grant am\nts & duration ,a grant "u ?is
 section-- 7#a7 %all be 9 an am\nt t is 
n m ?an #bjj1jjj2 &  7#b7 %all be = a   
p]iod ( #b ye>s4  7e7 ,viewpo9t-,neutral
 ,9 aw>d+ grants "u ?is section1 !      
,secret>y %all ensure t applications    
submitt$ pursuant to subsection 7b7 are 
review$ bas$ on viewpo9t-neutral        
crit]ia4  7f7 ,report ,n lat] ?an #f    
mon?s aft] ! grant p]iod ( ! f9al grant 
aw>d$ pursuant to ?is section expires1 !
 ,secret>y %all submit to ,congress a   
report on ! pilot program1 :i* %all     
include-- 7#a7 qualitative data )       
respect to ! activities c>ri$ out by    
grant recipi5ts1 includ+ ! numb] ( books
 provid$ to *ildr5 & _! families2 &     
7#b7 to ! ext5t data is available1      
in=mation ab\t h[ *ild lit]acy rates 9  
communities s]v$ by eligible            
organizations *ang$ dur+ & aft] su*     

activities 7 c>ri$ out4  7g7 ,rule (    
con/ruction ,no?+ 9 ?is section may be  
con/ru$ z re/rict+1 infr++ ^u1 or       
o!rwise int]f]+ ) ! ability ( a public  
libr>y or o!r entity to reject all or "p
 ( a donation ( books4  7h7 ,def9itions 
,9 ?is section3 7#a7 ,*ild ,! t]m *ild  
means an individual "u #ai ye>s ( age4  
7#b7 ,eligible organization ,! t]m      
eligible organization means-- 7,a7 a    
nongov]nm5tal organization2 or  7,b7 a  
nonpr(it organization4  7i7             
,au?orization ( appropriations ,!re is  
au?oriz$ to be appropriat$ to c>ry out  
?is subsection #aj1jjj1jjj = fiscal ye> 
#bjbf1 to rema9 available ?r\gh fiscal  
ye> #bjbg4