‘‘(1) enter into contracts with private nonprofit 
organizations, or with public agencies, selected based 
on the criteria described in subsection (b), under 
which each contractor will agree to establish and op-
erate a Pediatric Early Literacy Program; 
‘‘(2) provide such training and technical assist-
ance to each contractor of the eligible entity as may 
be necessary to carry out this subpart; and 
‘‘(3) include such other terms and conditions in 
an agreement with a contractor as the Secretary de-
termines to be appropriate to ensure the effective-
ness of such program. 
‘‘(b) CONTRACTOR CRITERIA.—Each contractor shall 
be selected under subsection (a)(1) on the basis of the ex-
tent to which the contractor gives priority to serving a 
substantial number or percentage of at-risk children, in-
cluding— 
‘‘(1) children from families with an income 
below 200 percent of the poverty line applicable to 
a family of the size involved, particularly such chil-
dren in high-poverty areas; 
‘‘(2) children without adequate medical insur-
ance; 
‘‘(3) children enrolled in a State Medicaid pro-
gram, established under title XIX of the Social Se-
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curity Act (42 U.S.C. 1396 et seq.), or in the State 
Children’s Health Insurance Program established 
under title XXI of such Act (42 U.S.C. 1397aa et 
seq.); 
‘‘(4) children living in rural areas; 
‘‘(5) migrant children; and 
‘‘(6) children with limited access to libraries. 
‘‘SEC. 5626. RESTRICTION ON PAYMENTS. 
‘‘The Secretary shall make no payment to an eligible 
entity under this subpart unless the Secretary determines 
that the eligible entity or a contractor of the eligible entity, 
as the case may be, has made arrangements with book 
publishers or distributors to obtain books at discounts that 
are at least as favorable as discounts that are customarily 
given by such publisher or distributor for book purchases 
made under similar circumstances in the absence of Fed-
eral assistance. 
‘‘SEC. 5627. REPORTING REQUIREMENT. 
‘‘An eligible entity receiving a grant under section 
5622 shall report annually to the Secretary on the effec-
tiveness of the program implemented by the eligible entity 
and the programs instituted by each contractor of the eli-
gible entity, and shall include in the report a description 
of each program.’’. 
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SEC. 3. CONFORMING AMENDMENT. 
The table of contents in section 2 of the Elementary 
and Secondary Education Act of 1965 is amended by in-
serting after the item relating to section 5618 the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘SUBPART 22—PEDIATRIC EARLY LITERACY PROGRAMS 
‘‘Sec. 5621. Definitions. 
‘‘Sec. 5622. Program authorized. 
‘‘Sec. 5623. Applications. 
‘‘Sec. 5624. Matching requirement. 
‘‘Sec. 5625. Use of grant funds. 
‘‘Sec. 5626. Restriction on payments. 
‘‘Sec. 5627. Reporting requirement.’’. 
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