‘‘Subpart 5—Pediatric Early Literacy Program 
‘‘SEC. 1261. DEFINITIONS. 
‘‘In this subpart: 
‘‘(1) ELIGIBLE ENTITY.—The term ‘eligible en-
tity’ means a nonprofit organization that has, as de-
termined by the Secretary, demonstrated effective-
ness in the following areas: 
‘‘(A) Providing peer-to-peer training to 
healthcare providers in research-based methods 
of literacy promotion as part of routine pedi-
atric health supervision visits. 
‘‘(B) Delivering a training curriculum 
through a variety of medical education settings, 
including residency training, continuing medical 
education, and national pediatric conferences. 
‘‘(C) Providing technical assistance to local 
healthcare facilities to effectively implement a 
high-quality Pediatric Early Literacy Program. 
‘‘(D) Offering opportunities for local 
healthcare facilities to obtain books at signifi-
cant discounts, as described in section 1266. 
‘‘(E) Integrating the latest developmental 
and educational research into the training cur-
riculum for healthcare providers described in 
subparagraph (B). 
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‘‘(2) PEDIATRIC EARLY LITERACY PROGRAM.— 
The term ‘Pediatric Early Literacy Program’ means 
a program that— 
‘‘(A) creates and implements a 3-part 
model through which— 
‘‘(i) healthcare providers, doctors, and 
nurses, trained in research-based methods 
of early language and literacy promotion, 
encourage parents to read aloud to their 
young children, and offer developmentally 
appropriate recommendations and strate-
gies to parents for the purpose of reading 
aloud to their children; 
‘‘(ii) healthcare providers, at health 
supervision visits, provide each child be-
tween the ages of 6 months and 5 years a 
new, developmentally appropriate chil-
dren’s book to take home and keep; and 
‘‘(iii) volunteers in waiting areas of 
healthcare facilities read aloud to children, 
modeling for parents the techniques and 
pleasures of sharing books together; 
‘‘(B) demonstrates, through research pub-
lished in peer-reviewed journals, effectiveness in 
positively altering parent behavior regarding 
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reading aloud to children, and improving ex-
pressive and receptive language in young chil-
dren; and 
‘‘(C) receives the endorsement of nation-
ally-recognized medical associations and acad-
emies. 
‘‘SEC. 1262. PROGRAM AUTHORIZED. 
‘‘The Secretary is authorized to award grants to eligi-
ble entities under this subpart to enable the eligible enti-
ties to implement Pediatric Early Literacy Programs. 
‘‘SEC. 1263. APPLICATION. 
‘‘An eligible entity that desires to receive a grant 
under this subpart shall submit an application to the Sec-
retary at such time, in such manner, and including such 
information as the Secretary may reasonably require. 
‘‘SEC. 1264. MATCHING REQUIREMENT. 
‘‘An eligible entity receiving a grant under this sub-
part shall provide either directly or through private con-
tributions, in cash or in-kind, non-Federal matching funds 
equal to not less than 50 percent of the grant received 
by the eligible entity under this subpart. 
‘‘SEC. 1265. USE OF GRANT FUNDS. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—An eligible entity receiving a 
grant under this subpart shall— 
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‘‘(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 programs. 
‘‘(b) CONTRACTOR CRITERIA.—Contractors shall be 
selected under subsection (a)(1) on the basis of the extent 
to which the contractors give priority to serving a substan-
tial number or percentage of at-risk children, including— 
‘‘(1) low-income children (defined in this section 
as children from families with incomes below 200 
percent of the poverty line), particularly low-income 
children 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-
curity Act (42 U.S.C. 1396 et seq.) or in the State 
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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. 1266. RESTRICTION ON PAYMENTS. 
‘‘The Secretary shall make no payment to eligible en-
tities 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. 1267. REPORTING REQUIREMENT. 
‘‘An eligible entity receiving a grant under this sub-
part 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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