cific groups of adult learners, such as 
those with learning disabilities, those at 
the lowest levels of literacy, or those who 
are’’; and 
(ii) by striking ‘‘at the lowest achieve-
ment levels’’ and inserting ‘‘in appropriate 
and meaningful ways’’; and 
(G) by inserting after subparagraph (M), 
as redesignated by subparagraph (B), the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(N) Strengthening the quality of adult 
education and literacy programs in the State 
through support for improved credentials, pro-
gram quality standards, and certification and 
accreditation requirements.’’. 
SEC. 208. GRANTS AND CONTRACTS FOR ELIGIBLE PRO-
VIDERS. 
Section 231 of the Adult Education and Family Lit-
eracy Act (29 U.S.C. 3321) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (d), by striking ‘‘subpara-
graphs (A) and (B) of section 203(4)’’ and inserting 
‘‘subparagraphs (A) and (B) of section 203(8)’’; and 
(2) in subsection (e)(2), by striking ‘‘learning 
disabilities’’ and inserting ‘‘learning differences’’. 
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SEC. 209. LOCAL ADMINISTRATIVE COST LIMITS. 
Section 233(a) of the Adult Education and Family 
Literacy Act (29 U.S.C. 3323(a)) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1), by inserting ‘‘and for pro-
fessional development’’ after ‘‘literacy activities’’; 
and 
(2) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘professional 
development,’’. 
SEC. 210. NATIONAL LEADERSHIP ACTIVITIES. 
Section 242 of the Adult Education and Family Lit-
eracy Act (29 U.S.C. 3332) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (b)— 
(A) by striking paragraph (1) and insert-
ing the following: 
‘‘(1) assistance to help States meet the require-
ments of section 116 in order to ensure— 
‘‘(A) that the outcomes and other data re-
quired pursuant to section 116 are collected 
and reported in a timely and accessible manner; 
and 
‘‘(B) that such data are reported consist-
ently across States and eligible providers and 
are reviewed for quality and consistency at the 
Federal level.’’; 
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(B) 
by 
redesignating 
paragraphs 
(2) 
through (4) as paragraphs (5) through (7), re-
spectively; and 
(C) by inserting after paragraph (1) the 
following: 
‘‘(2) technical assistance to participating eligi-
ble agencies and eligible providers in implementing 
innovative performance accountability systems under 
section 212(b)(1); 
‘‘(3) grants to such agencies and providers to 
assist them in implementing such systems; 
‘‘(4) carrying out the national evaluations re-
quired under section 212(b)(5)(A);’’ and 
(2) in subsection (c)— 
(A) in paragraph (1)(C), by inserting 
‘‘skills and information literacy skills’’ after 
‘‘digital literacy’’; and 
(B) in paragraph (2)— 
(i) in subparagraph (C)(vii)— 
(I) in the matter preceding sub-
clause (I), by striking ‘‘best practices’’ 
and inserting ‘‘effective practices’’; 
(II) in subclause (I), by striking 
‘‘adults with learning disabilities and 
with’’ and inserting ‘‘specific popu-
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lations, such as adults with learning 
differences, adults with the lowest lev-
els of literacy or numeracy, adults 
who are supporting the education of 
their children, and’’; 
(III) by redesignating subclauses 
(III) and (IV) as subclauses (IV) and 
(V), respectively; 
(IV) by inserting after subclause 
(II) the following: 
‘‘(III) family literacy programs;’’; 
and 
(V) in subclause (IV), as redesig-
nated by subclause (III), by inserting 
‘‘, including digital literacy skills and 
information literacy skills develop-
ment’’ after ‘‘activities’’; 
(ii) in subparagraph (D)— 
(I) in clause (ii), by inserting 
‘‘for themselves and their children’’ 
after ‘‘education and training’’; and 
(II) in clause (iii), by inserting ‘‘, 
such as counseling, transportation, 
and child care,’’ after ‘‘support serv-
ices’’; 
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(iii) in subparagraph (F), by striking 
‘‘and’’ after the semicolon; 
(iv) by redesignating subparagraph 
(G) as subparagraph (K); and 
(v) by inserting after subparagraph 
(F) the following: 
‘‘(G) developing and rigorously evaluating 
model programs for the preparation of highly 
effective adult educators; 
‘‘(H) carrying out initiatives to support the 
professionalization of adult education through 
the creation and implementation of full-time 
staffing models; 
‘‘(I) providing professional development 
and technical assistance to adult educators that 
is designed to help ensure that adult education 
and family literacy programs build pathways to 
future success for all adult learners; 
‘‘(J) strengthening the quality of adult 
education and literacy programs through sup-
port for improved credentials, program quality 
standards, and certification and accreditation 
requirements that States may adopt on a vol-
untary basis; and’’. 
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SEC. 211. INTEGRATED ENGLISH LITERACY AND CIVICS 
EDUCATION. 
Section 243 of the Adult Education and Family Lit-
eracy Act (29 U.S.C. 3333) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘, in combina-
tion with integrated education and training activi-
ties’’; and 
(2) in subsection (c), by striking ‘‘designed’’ 
and all that follows through the period at the end 
and inserting the following: ‘‘designed to prepare 
adults who are English learners for full participation 
in the economic, educational, and civic life of the 
community, which may include integration with the 
local workforce development system.’’. 
Æ 
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