U.S.C. 6366(b)) is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing:
‘‘(3) CHILDREN 8 YEARS OF AGE OR OLDER.—
If an Even Start program assisted under this part
collaborates with a program under part A, and funds
received under such part A program contribute to
paying the cost of providing programs under this
part to children 8 years of age or older, the Even
Start program, notwithstanding subsection (a)(2),
may permit the participation of children 8 years of
age or older.’’.
(e) PLAN.—Section 1207(c)(1)(F) of the Elementary
and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C.
6367(c)(1)(F)) is amended by striking ‘‘Act, the Goals
2000: Educate America Act,’’ and inserting ‘‘Act’’.
(f) AWARD OF SUBGRANTS.—Section 1208(b) of the
Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20
U.S.C. 6368(b)) is amended—
(1) by striking paragraph (3) and inserting the
following:
‘‘(3) CONTINUING
ELIGIBILITY.—In awarding
subgrant funds to continue a program under this
part after the first year, the State educational agen-
cy shall review the progress of each eligible entity in
meeting the goals of the program referred to in sec-
tion 1207(c)(1)(A) and shall evaluate the program
based on the indicators of program quality developed
by the State under section 1210.’’; and
(2) in paragraph (5)—
(A) in subparagraph (A), by striking the
last sentence; and
(B) by amending subparagraph (B) to read
as follows:
‘‘(B) The Federal share of any subgrant re-
newed under subparagraph (A) shall be limited in
accordance with section 1204(b).’’.
(g) RESEARCH.—Section 1211 of the Elementary
and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6369b)
is amended—
(1) in subsection (b), by striking ‘‘subsection
(a)’’ and inserting ‘‘subsections (a) and (b)’’;
(2) by redesignating subsection (b) as sub-
section (c); and
(3) by inserting after subsection (a) the fol-
lowing:
‘‘(b) SCIENTIFICALLY-BASED RESEARCH ON FAMILY
LITERACY.—
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—From amounts reserved
under section 1202(b)(2), the National Institute for
Literacy shall carry out research that—
‘‘(A) is scientifically based reading re-
search (as defined in section 2252); and
‘‘(B) determines—
‘‘(i) the most effective ways of improv-
ing the literacy skills of adults with read-
ing difficulties; and
‘‘(ii) how family literacy services can
best provide parents with the knowledge
and skills they need to support their chil-
dren’s literacy development.
‘‘(2) USE OF EXPERT ENTITY.—The National
Institute for Literacy shall carry out the research
under paragraph (1) through an entity, including a
Federal agency, that has expertise in carrying out
longitudinal studies of the development of literacy
skills in children and has developed effective inter-
ventions to help children with reading difficulties.’’.
SEC. 5. EDUCATION OF MIGRATORY CHILDREN.
Section 1304(b) of the Elementary and Secondary
Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6394(b)) is amended—
(1) in paragraph (5), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the
end;
(2) in paragraph (6), by striking the period at
the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and
(3) by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(7) a description of how the State will encour-
age programs and projects assisted under this part
to offer family literacy services if the program or
project serves a substantial number of migratory
children who have parents who do not have a high
school diploma or its recognized equivalent or who
have low levels of literacy.’’.
SEC. 6. DEFINITIONS.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 14101 of the Elementary
and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 8801)
is amended—
(1) by redesignating paragraphs (15) through
(29) as paragraphs (16) through (30), respectively;
and
(2) by inserting after paragraph (14) the fol-
lowing:
‘‘(15) FAMILY LITERACY SERVICES.—The term
‘family literacy services’ means services provided to
participants on a voluntary basis that are of suffi-
cient intensity in terms of hours, and of sufficient
duration, to make sustainable changes in a family,
and that integrate all of the following activities:
‘‘(A) Interactive literacy activities between
parents and their children.
‘‘(B) Training for parents regarding how
to be the primary teacher for their children and
full partners in the education of their children.
‘‘(C) Parent literacy training that leads to
economic self-sufficiency.
‘‘(D) An age-appropriate education to pre-
pare children for success in school and life ex-
periences.’’.
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—
(1) EVEN
START
FAMILY
LITERACY
PRO-
GRAMS.—Section 1202(e) of the Elementary and
Secondary Education Act of 1965 (6362(e)) is
amended—
(A) by striking paragraph (3); and
(B) by redesignating paragraphs (4) and
(5) as paragraphs (3) and (4), respectively.
(2) READING AND LITERACY GRANTS.—Section
2252 of the Elementary and Secondary Education
Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6661a) is amended—
(A) by striking paragraph (2); and
(B) 
by 
redesignating 
paragraphs 
(3)
through (5) as paragraphs (2) through (4), re-
spectively.
SEC. 7. INDIAN EDUCATION.
(a) EARLY CHILDHOOD DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM.—
Section 1143 of the Education Amendments of 1978 (25
U.S.C. 2023) is amended—
(1) in subsection (b)(1)—
(A) by striking ‘‘(f)’’ and inserting ‘‘(g)’’;
and
(B) by striking ‘‘(e))’’ and inserting ‘‘(f))’’;
(2) in subsection (d)(1)—
(A) by redesignating subparagraphs (D)
and (E) as subparagraphs (E) and (F), respec-
tively; and
(B) by inserting after subparagraph (C)
the following:
‘‘(D) family literacy services,’’;
(3) in subsection (e), by striking ‘‘(f),’’ and in-
serting ‘‘(g),’’;
(4) by redesignating subsections (e) and (f) as
subsections (f) and (g), respectively; and
(5) by inserting after subsection (d) the fol-
lowing:
‘‘(e) Family literacy programs operated under this
section, and other family literacy programs operated by
the Bureau of Indian Affairs, shall be coordinated with
family literacy programs for American Indian children
under part B of title I of the Elementary and Secondary
Education Act of 1965 in order to avoid duplication and
to encourage the dissemination of information on quality
family literacy programs serving American Indians.’’.
(b) DEFINITIONS.—Section 1146 of the Education
Amendments of 1978 (25 U.S.C. 2026) is amended—
(1) by redesignating paragraphs (7) through
(14) as paragraphs (8) through (15), respectively;
and
(2) by inserting after paragraph (6) the fol-
lowing:
‘‘(7) the term ‘family literacy services’ has the
meaning given such term in section 14101 of the El-
ementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20
U.S.C. 8801);’’
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