,,iv  #aai? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,h4 ,,res4 #gic  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(     
,,repres5tatives  ,octob] #h1 #bjbe,ms4 
,br[nley 7= h]self1 ,mrs4 ,h\*91 ,mr4   
,fitzpatrick1 ,mrs4 ,mc,bath1 ,ms4      
,bonamici1 ,mr4 ,mannion1 ,ms4 ,norton1 
,ms4 ,simon1 ,ms4 ,craig1 ,ms4          
,mc,collum1 ,mrs4 ,mc,iver1 ,mr4        
,swalwell1 ,ms4 ,tlaib1 & ,mr4 ,davis ( 
,ill9ois7 submitt$ ! foll[+ resolution2 
:i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on         
,education & ,work=ce  ,,resolution     
,express+ support = ! designation (     
,octob] #bjbe z ,national ,le>n+        
,disabilities ,aw>5ess ,mon?4  ,:]eas   
section #fjb ( ! ,individuals )         
,disabilities ,education ,act 7#bj      
,u4,s4,c4 #adja7 def9es a specific le>n+
 disability z-- 7#a7 a disord] 9 #a or m
 ( ! basic psy*ological processes       
involv$ 9 und]/&+ or 9 us+ language1    
spok5 or writt51 :i* may manife/ itself 
9 ! imp]fect ability to li/51 ?9k1      
speak1 read1 write1 spell1 or d         
ma!matical calculations2  7#b7 includ+  

su* conditions z p]ceptual disabilities1
 bra9 injury1 m9imal bra9 dysfunction1  
dyslexia1 & developm5tal aphasia2 &     
7#c7 n includ+ a le>n+ problem t is     
prim>ily ! result ( visual1 he>+1 or    
motor disabilities1 ( intellectual      
disabilities1 ( emotional di/urbance1 or
 ( environm5tal1 cultural1 or economic  
disadvantage2  ,:]eas a specific le>n+  
disability is ! mo/ preval5t disability 
( /ud5ts :o are s]v$ "u ! ,individuals )
 ,disabilities ,education ,act 7#bj     
,u4,s4,c4 #adjj et seq471 affect+ #cb   
p]c5t ( all /ud5ts :o receiv$ special   
education s]vices2 ,:]eas ! ,national   
,assessm5t ( ,educational ,progress     
indicates t m ?an #if p]c5t ( /ud5ts 9  
grade #d & /ud5ts 9 grade #h ) a        
specific le>n+ disability 7 n pr(ici5t 9
 read+ 9 academic ye> #bjbc-bjbd2 ,:]eas
 ! ,national ,assessm5t ( ,educational  
,progress indicates t m ?an #ib p]c5t ( 
/ud5ts 9 grade #d & /ud5ts 9 grade #h ) 
a specific le>n+ disability 7 n pr(ici5t
 9 ma? 9 academic ye> #bjbc-bjbd2 ,:]eas

 ,national ,assessm5t ( ,educational    
,progress ma? & read+ scores indicate t 
,black & ,hispanic /ud5ts ) a specific  
le>n+ disability exp]i5ce ev5 great]    
opportunity gaps ?an _! ,:ite & ,asian  
pe]s2 ,:]eas rese>* %[s t /ud5ts )      
specific le>n+ disabilities c a*ieve    
comm5surate ) _! pe]s1 if giv5          
appropriate in/ruction & support2 ,:]eas
 developm5tally appropriate univ]sal    
scre5+ %\ld beg9 z e>ly z possible to   
assess :i* /ud5ts demon/rate ! mo/      
p]vasive risk factors = specific le>n+  
disabilities2 & ,:]eas rese>* root$ 9 ! 
sci5ce ( read+ e/abli%es an evid5ce base
 ( effective in/ructional me?ods =      
develop+ read+ skills = /ud5ts ) & at   
risk = specific le>n+ disabilities3 ,n[1
 !re=e1 be x ,t ! ,h\se (               
,repres5tatives--  7#a7 supports !      
designation ( ,national ,le>n+          
,disabilities ,aw>5ess ,mon?2 &  7#b7   
calls on ,/ate educational ag5cies &    
local educational ag5cies to cont9ue to 
meet ! ne$s ( /ud5ts ) specific le>n+   

disabilities ?r\gh a free appropriate   
public education4