,,ib ,union ,calendar ,no4 #fbc #aaith  
,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4 ,r4 #ghij
 ,report ,no4 #aai-gag ,,in ,,the       
,,house ,,of ,,representatives  ,march  
#ab1 #bjbf,mrs4 ,houchin 7for herself1  
,mr4 ,mannion1 and ,mr4 ,kiley of       
,california7 introduced the following   
bill2 which was referred to the         
,committee on ,education and ,workforce 
,june #bi1 #bjbf;,additional sponsor3   
,ms4 ,foxx  ,june #bi1 #bjbf,reported   
with an amendment1 committed to the     
,committee of the ,whole ,house on the  
,state of the ,union1 and ordered to be 
printed,strike out all after the        
enacting clause and insert the part     
printed in italic,for text of introduced
 bill1 see copy of bill as introduced on
 ,march #ab1 #bjbf  ,a ,,bill  ,to amend
 the ,elementary and ,secondary         
,education ,act of #aife to exclude     
certain instructional approaches from   
comprehensive literacy instruction1 to  
prioritize certain funds to promote the 
use of evidence-based literacy          

instruction and supports aligned to the 
science of reading1 and for other       
purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,science of ,reading
 ,act of #bjbf4  #b4 ,promoting reading 
instruction aligned to the science of   
reading  7a7 ,comprehensive literacy    
instruction ,section #bbba7;b7 of the   
,elementary and ,secondary ,education   
,act of #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #ffda7;b77 
is amended-- 7#a7 in paragraph 7#a7--   
7,a7 in subparagraph 7,k71 by striking 2
 and and inserting a semicolon2  7,b7 in
 subparagraph 7,l71 by striking the     
period and inserting 2 and2 and  7,c7 by
 adding at the end the following3  7,m7 
does not include the use of a           
three-cueing model4  2 and  7#b7 by     
adding at the end the following3  7#d7  
,science of reading ,the term science of
 reading means an interdisciplinary body
 of evidence-based research about       
reading and issues related to reading   
and writing that-- 7,a7 identifies      
instruction in phonemic awareness1      

phonics1 vocabulary1 fluency1           
comprehension1 and writing as essential 
components to skilled reading2  7,b7    
demonstrates the importance of          
background knowledge1 oral language1 the
 connection between reading and writing1
 and strong writing instruction2  7,c7  
explains why some students have         
difficulty with reading and writing2 and
  7,d7 does not use a three-cueing      
model4  7#e7 ,three-cueing model ,the   
term three-cueing model means an        
instructional approach or model that--  
7,a7 uses meaning drawn from context1   
pictures1 or syntax as the primary basis
 for teaching word recognition 7commonly
 referred to as meaning1 structure and  
syntax1 and visual cues or ,,msv72 or   
7,b7 teaches visual memory as the       
primary basis for word recognition4  4  
7b7 ,state applications for             
comprehensive literacy ,state           
development grants ,section             
#bbbb7;d77#b7 of the ,elementary and    
,secondary ,education ,act of #aife 7#bj

 ,u4,s4,c4 #ffdb7;d77#b77 is amended by 
inserting at the end--  7,f7 ,a         
description of the extent to which the  
,state comprehensive literacy           
instruction plan is aligned to the      
science of reading4  4  7c7             
,comprehensive literacy state           
development grant priority ,section     
#bbbb7;e7 of the ,elementary and        
,secondary ,education ,act of #aife 7#bj
 ,u4,s4,c4 #ffdb7;e77 is amended by     
striking the period at the end and      
inserting 1 that are aligned to the     
science of reading44  7d7 ,comprehensive
 literacy state development subgrant    
priority  7#a7 ,birth through           
kindergarten entry ,section #bbbc7;c7 of
 the ,elementary and ,secondary         
,education ,act of #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 
#ffdc7;c77 is amended-- 7,a7 by striking
 grants and inserting subgrants2  7,b7  
by striking grant and inserting         
subgrant2 and  7,c7 by striking the     
period at the end and inserting 1 that  
are aligned to the science of reading44 

7#b7 ,kindergarten through grade #ab    
,section #bbbd7;b7 of the ,elementary   
and ,secondary ,education ,act of #aife 
7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #ffdd7;b77 is amended--  
7,a7 by striking grants and inserting   
subgrants2 and  7,b7 by striking the    
period at the end and inserting that are
 aligned to the science of reading44    
#c4 ,general provisions  7a7            
,applicability ,this ,act and the       
amendments made by this ,act shall apply
 with respect to funds awarded under the
 ,elementary and ,secondary ,education  
,act of #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #fcja note 
et seq47 on or after the date of the    
enactment of this ,act4  7b7 ,rules of  
construction ,nothing in this ,act or   
the amendments made by this ,act shall  
be construed to-- 7#a7 limit or alter   
the rights1 protections1 and            
individualized instructional            
requirements under the ,individuals with
 ,disabilities ,education ,act 7#bj     
,u4,s4,c4 #adjj et seq471 section #ejd  
of the ,rehabilitation ,act of #aigc    

7#bi ,u4,s4,c4 #gid71 or the ,americans 
with ,disabilities ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4  
#abaja et seq472 or  7#b7 authorize any 
officer or employee of the ,federal     
,government to mandate1 direct1 or      
control a ,state1 local educational     
agency1 or school's specific            
instructional content1 academic         
standards and assessments1 curricula1 or
 program of instruction4  ,june #bi1    
#bjbf,reported with an amendment1       
committed to the ,committee of the      
,whole ,house on the ,state of the      
,union1 and ordered to be printed