Union Calendar No. 282
106TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 3222
[Report No. 106–503]
A BILL
To amend the Elementary and Secondary Edu-
cation Act of 1965 to improve literacy through
family literacy projects.
FEBRUARY 29, 2000
Reported with amendments, committed to the Committee
of the Whole House on the State of the Union, and or-
dered to be printed
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Union Calendar No. 282
106TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 3222
[Report No. 106–503]
To amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to improve
literacy through family literacy projects.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
NOVEMBER 4, 1999
Mr. GOODLING (for himself, Mr. WATTS of Oklahoma, Mr. PETRI, Mr. CAS-
TLE, Mr. GREENWOOD, Mr. GRAHAM, Mr. DEAL of Georgia, Mr.
EHLERS, Mr. FLETCHER, Mr. ISAKSON, Mr. CHAMBLISS, Mr. ENGLISH,
Mr. KILDEE, Mr. MARTINEZ, Mr. ROEMER, Mr. ROMERO-BARCELO´, Mr.
KIND, Ms. SANCHEZ, Mr. ACKERMAN, Mr. SAWYER, Ms. WOOLSEY, Mr.
WU, Mr. TIERNEY, Mr. FORD, and Mr. CLAY) introduced the following
bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and the Work-
force
FEBRUARY 29, 2000
Additional sponsors: Mr. PETERSON of Pennsylvania, Mr. GEORGE MILLER of
California, Mr. WELDON of Pennsylvania, Mrs. NORTHUP, Mr. BLUNT,
Mr. BARRETT of Nebraska, and Mr. CLEMENT
FEBRUARY 29, 2000
Reported with amendments, committed to the Committee of the Whole House
on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed
[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic]
[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on November 4, 1999]
A BILL
To amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act
of 1965 to improve literacy through family literacy projects.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Literacy Involves Fami-
lies Together Act’’.
TITLE I—FAMILY LITERACY
SEC. 101. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
Section 1002(b) of the Elementary and Secondary
Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6302(b)) is amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘$118,000,000 for fiscal year
1995’’ and inserting ‘‘$500,000,000 for fiscal year
2001’’; and
(2) by striking ‘‘four’’ and inserting ‘‘three’’.
SEC. 102. IMPROVING BASIC PROGRAMS OPERATED BY
LOCAL EDUCATIONAL AGENCIES.
Section 1111(c) of the Elementary and Secondary
Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6311(c)) 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) the State educational agency will encourage
local educational agencies and individual schools par-
ticipating in a program assisted under this part to
offer family literacy services (using funds under this
part), if the agency or school determines that a sub-
stantial number of students served under this part by
the agency or school have parents who do not have a
high school diploma or its recognized equivalent or
who have low levels of literacy.’’.
SEC. 103. EVEN START FAMILY LITERACY PROGRAMS.
(a) STATEMENT OF PURPOSE.—Section 1201 of the
Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20
U.S.C. 6361) is amended—
(1) in paragraph (1), by inserting ‘‘high qual-
ity’’ after ‘‘build on’’; and
(2) by amending paragraph (2) to read as fol-
lows:
‘‘(2) promote the academic achievement of chil-
dren and adults;’’;
(3) by striking the period at the end of para-
graph (3) and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and
(4) by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(4) use instructional programs based on sci-
entifically based reading research (as defined in sec-
tion 2252) and the prevention of reading difficulties
for children and, to the extent such research is avail-
able, scientifically based reading research (as so de-
fined) for adults.’’.
(b) PROGRAM AUTHORIZED.—
(1) RESERVATION
FOR
MIGRANT
PROGRAMS,
OUTLYING
AREAS, 
AND
INDIAN
TRIBES.—Section
1202(a) of the Elementary and Secondary Education
Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6362(a)) is amended—
(A) in paragraph (1), in the matter pre-
ceding subparagraph (A), by inserting ‘‘(or, if
such appropriated amount exceeds $200,000,000,
6 percent of such amount)’’ after ‘‘1002(b)’’;
(B) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘If the
amount of funds made available under this sub-
section exceeds $4,600,000,’’ and inserting ‘‘After
the date of the enactment of the Literacy Involves
Families Together Act,’’; and
(C) by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(3) COORDINATION OF PROGRAMS FOR AMER-
ICAN INDIANS.—The Secretary shall ensure that pro-
grams under paragraph (1)(C) are coordinated with
family literacy programs operated by the Bureau of
Indian Affairs in order to avoid duplication and to
encourage the dissemination of information on high
quality family literacy programs serving American
Indians.’’.
(2) RESERVATION FOR FEDERAL ACTIVITIES.—
Section 1202(b) of the Elementary and Secondary
Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6362(b)) is amend-
ed to read as follows:
‘‘(b) RESERVATION FOR FEDERAL ACTIVITIES.—
‘‘(1) EVALUATION, TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE, PRO-
GRAM
IMPROVEMENT, 
AND
REPLICATION
ACTIVI-
TIES.—From amounts appropriated under section
1002(b), the Secretary may reserve not more than 3
percent of such amounts for purposes of—
‘‘(A) carrying out the evaluation required
by section 1209; and
‘‘(B) providing, through grants or contracts
with eligible organizations, technical assistance,
program improvement, and replication activi-
ties.
‘‘(2) RESEARCH.—In the case of fiscal years
2001 through 2004, if the amounts appropriated
under section 1002(b) for any of such years exceed
such amounts appropriated for the preceding fiscal
year, the Secretary shall reserve from such excess
amount $2,000,000 or 50 percent, whichever is less, to
carry out section 1211(b).’’.
(c) RESERVATION FOR GRANTS.—Section 1202(c)(1) of
the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20
U.S.C. 6362(c)(1)) is amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘From funds reserved under sec-
tion 2260(b)(3), the Secretary shall award grants,’’
and inserting ‘‘For any fiscal year for which at least
one State applies and qualifies and for which the
amount appropriated under section 1002(b) exceeds
the amount appropriated under such section for the
preceding fiscal year, the Secretary shall reserve, from
the amount of such excess remaining after the appli-
cation of subsection (b)(2), the amount of such re-
mainder or $1,000,000, whichever is less, to award
grants,’’; and
(2) by adding at the end ‘‘No State may receive
more than one grant under this subsection.’’.
(d) ALLOCATIONS.—Section 1202(d)(2) of the Elemen-
tary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C.
6362(d)(2)) is amended by striking ‘‘that section’’ and in-
serting ‘‘that part’’.
(e) DEFINITIONS.—Section 1202(e) of the Elementary
and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6362(e))
is amended—
(1) in paragraph (1)(B), by striking ‘‘or’’ after
‘‘higher education,’’ and inserting ‘‘a religious organi-
zation, or’’; and
(2) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘nonprofit or-
ganization’’ and inserting ‘‘nonprofit organization,
including a religious organization,’’.
(f) SUBGRANTS
FOR
LOCAL
PROGRAMS.—Section
1203(b)(2) of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act
of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6363(b)(2)) is amended to read as fol-
lows:
‘‘(2) MINIMUM SUBGRANT AMOUNTS.—
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in
subparagraphs (B) and (C), no State shall
award a subgrant under paragraph (1) in an
amount less than $75,000.
‘‘(B) SUBGRANTEES
IN
NINTH
AND
SUC-
CEEDING
YEARS.—No State shall award a
subgrant under paragraph (1) in an amount less
than $52,500 to an eligible entity for a fiscal
year to carry out an Even Start program that
is receiving assistance under this part or its
predecessor authority for the ninth (or any sub-
sequent) fiscal year.
‘‘(C) EXCEPTION FOR SINGLE SUBGRANT.—
A State may award one subgrant in each fiscal
year of sufficient size, scope, and quality to be ef-
fective in an amount less than $75,000 if, after
awarding subgrants under paragraph (1) for
such fiscal year in accordance with subpara-
graphs (A) and (B), less than $75,000 is avail-
able to the State to award such subgrants.’’.
(g) USES OF FUNDS.—Section 1204 of the Elementary
and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6364)
is amended—
(1) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘family-cen-
tered education programs’’ and inserting ‘‘family lit-
eracy services’’; and
(2) by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(c) USE OF FUNDS FOR FAMILY LITERACY SERV-
ICES.—
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—States may use a portion of
funds received under this part to assist eligible enti-
ties receiving a subgrant under section 1203(b) in im-
proving the quality of family literacy services pro-
vided under Even Start programs under this part, ex-
cept that in no case may a State’s use of funds for
this purpose for a fiscal year result in a decrease
from the level of activities and services provided to
program participants in the preceding year.
‘‘(2) PRIORITY.—In carrying out paragraph (1),
a State shall give priority to programs that were of
low quality, as evaluated based on the indicators of
program quality developed by the State under section
1210.
‘‘(3) TECHNICAL
ASSISTANCE
TO
HELP
LOCAL
PROGRAMS RAISE ADDITIONAL FUNDS.—In carrying
out paragraph (1), a State may use the funds referred
to in such paragraph to provide technical assistance
to help local programs of demonstrated effectiveness to
access and leverage additional funds for the purpose
of expanding services and reducing waiting lists.
‘‘(4) TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AND TRAINING.—
Assistance under paragraph (1) shall be in the form
of technical assistance and training, provided by a
State through a grant, contract, or cooperative agree-
ment with an entity that has experience in offering
high quality training and technical assistance to fam-
ily literacy providers.’’.
(h) PROGRAM ELEMENTS.—Section 1205 of the Ele-
mentary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C.
6365) is amended—
(1) by redesignating paragraphs (9) and (10) as
paragraphs (12) and (13), respectively;
(2) by redesignating paragraphs (5) through (8)
as paragraphs (6) through (9), respectively;
(3) by inserting after paragraph (4) the fol-
lowing:
‘‘(5) with respect to the qualifications of staff the
cost of whose salaries are paid, in whole or in part,
with Federal funds provided under this part, ensure
that—
‘‘(A) not later than 4 years after the date
of the enactment of the Literacy Involves Fami-
lies Together Act—
‘‘(i) a majority of academic instruction
is provided by individuals who—
‘‘(I) have obtained an associate’s,
bachelor’s, or graduate degree in a field
related to early childhood education, el-
ementary school education, or adult
education; or
‘‘(II) meet qualifications estab-
lished by the State for early childhood
education, elementary school education,
or adult education provided as part of
an Even Start program or another
family literacy program;
‘‘(ii) the individual responsible for ad-
ministration of family literacy services
under this part has received training in the
operation of a family literacy program; and
‘‘(iii) paraprofessionals who provide
support for academic instruction have a
high school diploma or its recognized equiv-
alent; and
‘‘(B) beginning on the date of the enactment
of the Literacy Involves Families Together Act,
all new personnel hired to provide academic
instruction—
‘‘(i) have obtained an associate’s, bach-
elor’s, or graduate degree in a field related
to early childhood education, elementary
school education, or adult education; or
‘‘(ii) meet qualifications established by
the State for early childhood education, ele-
mentary school education, or adult edu-
cation provided as part of an Even Start
program or another family literacy pro-
gram;’’;
(4) by inserting after paragraph (9) (as so redes-
ignated by paragraph (2)) the following:
‘‘(10) use instructional programs based on sci-
entifically based reading research (as defined in sec-
tion 2252) for children and, to the extent such re-
search is available, for adults;
‘‘(11) encourage participating families to attend
regularly and to remain in the program a sufficient
time to meet their program goals;’’; and
(5) in paragraph (13) (as so redesignated), by
striking ‘‘program.’’ and inserting ‘‘program to be
used for program improvement.’’.
(i) ELIGIBLE PARTICIPANTS.—Section 1206 of the Ele-
mentary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C.
6366) is amended—
(1) in subsection (a)(1)(B) by striking ‘‘part;’’
and inserting ‘‘part, or who are attending secondary
school;’’; and
(2) in subsection (b), by adding at the end the
following:
‘‘(3) CHILDREN 8 YEARS OF AGE OR OLDER.—If
an Even Start program assisted under this part col-
laborates with a program under part A, and funds re-
ceived under such part A program contribute to pay-
ing the cost of providing programs under this part to
children 8 years of age or older, the Even Start pro-
gram, notwithstanding subsection (a)(2), may permit
the participation of children 8 years of age or older.’’.
(j) PLAN.—Section 1207(c) of the Elementary and Sec-
ondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6367(c)) is
amended—
(1) in paragraph (1)—
(A) in the matter preceding subparagraph
(A), by inserting ‘‘and continuous improvement’’
after ‘‘plan of operation’’;
(B) in subparagraph (A), by striking
‘‘goals;’’ and inserting ‘‘objectives, strategies to
meet such objectives, and how they are consistent
with the program indicators established by the
State;’’;
(C) in subparagraph (E), by striking ‘‘and’’
at the end;
(D) in subparagraph (F)—
(i) by striking ‘‘Act, the Goals 2000:
Educate America Act,’’ and inserting ‘‘Act’’;
and
(ii) by striking the period at the end
and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and
(E) by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(G) a description of how the plan provides
for rigorous and objective evaluation of progress
toward the program objectives described in sub-
paragraph (A) and for continuing use of evalua-
tion data for program improvement.’’; and
(2) in paragraph (2), in the matter preceding
subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘(1)(A)’’ and inserting
‘‘(1)’’.
(k) AWARD OF SUBGRANTS.—Section 1208 of the Ele-
mentary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C.
6368) is amended—
(1) in subsection (a)—
(A) in paragraph (1)(F), by striking ‘‘Fed-
eral’’ and inserting ‘‘non-Federal’’; and
(B) in paragraph (1)(H), by inserting
‘‘family literacy projects and other’’ before ‘‘local
educational agencies’’; and
(C) in paragraph (3), in the matter pre-
ceding subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘one or
more of the following individuals:’’ and inserting
‘‘one individual with expertise in family literacy
programs, and may include other individuals,
such as one or more of the following:’’; and
(2) in subsection (b)—
(A) 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 agency shall
review the progress of each eligible entity in meeting
the objectives of the program referred to in section
1207(c)(1)(A) and shall evaluate the program based
on the indicators of program quality developed by the
State under section 1210.’’; and
(B) by amending paragraph (5)(B) to read
as follows:
‘‘(B) The Federal share of any subgrant renewed
under subparagraph (A) shall be limited in accord-
ance with section 1204(b).’’.
(l) 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 subsection
(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 research
(as defined in section 2252); and
‘‘(B) determines—
‘‘(i) the most effective ways of improv-
ing the literacy skills of adults with reading
difficulties; and
‘‘(ii) how family literacy services can
best provide parents with the knowledge and
skills they need to support their children’s
literacy development.
‘‘(2) USE OF EXPERT ENTITY.—The National In-
stitute for Literacy shall carry out the research under
paragraph (1) through an entity, including a Federal
agency, that has expertise in carrying out longitu-
dinal studies of the development of literacy skills in
children and has developed effective interventions to
help children with reading difficulties.’’.
(m) TREATMENT OF RELIGIOUS ORGANIZATIONS.—
Part B of title I of the Elementary and Secondary Edu-
cation Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6361 et seq.) is amended by
adding at the end the following:
‘‘SEC. 1213. RELIGIOUS ORGANIZATIONS.
‘‘(a) RELIGIOUS ORGANIZATIONS INCLUDED AS PART-
NERSHIP PARTICIPANTS.—In carrying out this part, the
Secretary, and any grantee or subgrantee receiving assist-
ance under this part, shall treat religious organizations the
same as other nongovernmental organizations, so long as
this part is implemented in a manner consistent with the
Establishment Clause of the first amendment to the Con-
stitution. The Secretary, and any grantee or subgrantee re-
ceiving assistance under this part, shall not discriminate
against an organization that participates in a partnership
that is an eligible entity that is receiving assistance under
this part or is applying to receive such assistance, on the
basis that the organization has a religious character.
‘‘(b) RELIGIOUS CHARACTER AND INDEPENDENCE.—
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—A religious organization that
participates in a partnership that is an eligible enti-
ty that is receiving assistance under this part or is
applying to receive such assistance shall retain its re-
ligious character and control over the definition, de-
velopment, practice, and expression of its religious be-
liefs.
‘‘(2) ADDITIONAL
SAFEGUARDS.—Neither the
Federal Government nor a State or local government
shall require a religious organization—
‘‘(A) to alter its form of internal govern-
ance; or
‘‘(B) to remove religious art, icons, scrip-
ture, or other symbols;
in order to be eligible to participate in a partnership
that is an eligible entity that is receiving assistance
under this part or is applying to receive such assist-
ance.
‘‘(3) EMPLOYMENT PRACTICES.—A religious or-
ganization’s exemption provided under section 702 of
the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (42 U.S.C. 2000e–1) re-
garding employment practices shall not be affected by
its participation in, or receipt of funds from, a pro-
gram under this part.
‘‘(c) LIMITATIONS ON USE OF FUNDS FOR CERTAIN
PURPOSES.—No funds provided to a religious organization
under this part or section 1002(b) shall be expended for sec-
tarian worship or instruction or proselytization.
‘‘(d) PROHIBITION ON SERVING AS FISCAL AGENT.—
A religious organization may not serve as a fiscal agent
for a partnership that is an eligible entity receiving a
subgrant under this part.
‘‘(e) NONDISCRIMINATION AGAINST BENEFICIARIES.—
Except as otherwise provided in law, a religious organiza-
tion shall not discriminate against an individual in regard
to rendering services under this part on the basis of religion,
a religious belief, or refusal actively to participate in a reli-
gious practice.
‘‘(f) FEDERAL FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE.—For purposes
of any Federal, State, or local law, receipt of financial as-
sistance under this part or section 1002(b) shall constitute
receipt of Federal financial assistance or aid.
‘‘(g) TREATMENT OF PROGRAM PARTICIPANTS.—An
eligible entity may not subject a participant, during an
Even Start program assisted under this part, to sectarian
worship or instruction or proselytization.
‘‘SEC. 1214. PROHIBITION ON VOUCHERS OR CERTIFICATES.
‘‘Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, no
services under this part may be provided through voucher
or certificate.’’.
SEC. 104. 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 di-
ploma or its recognized equivalent or who have low
levels of literacy.’’.
SEC. 105. 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 du-
ration, 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 expe-
riences.’’.
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—
(1) EVEN START FAMILY LITERACY PROGRAMS.—
Section 1202(e) of the Elementary and Secondary
Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 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. 106. 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), in the matter preceding
subparagraph (A)—
(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 sec-
tion, 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 Ele-
mentary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20
U.S.C. 8801);’’.
TITLE II—INEXPENSIVE BOOK
DISTRIBUTION PROGRAM
SEC. 201. INEXPENSIVE BOOK DISTRIBUTION PROGRAM
FOR READING MOTIVATION.
(a) AUTHORIZATION.—Section 10501(a) of the Ele-
mentary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C.
8131(a)) is amended by striking ‘‘books to students, that
motivate children to read.’’ and inserting ‘‘books to young
and school-aged children that motivate them to read.’’.
(b) 
REQUIREMENTS
OF
CONTRACT.—Section
10501(b)(4) of the Elementary and Secondary Education
Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 8131(b)(4)) is amended by inserting
‘‘training and’’ before ‘‘technical assistance’’.
(c) AUTHORIZATION
OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Section
10501(e) of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act
of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 8131(e)) is amended by striking
‘‘$10,300,000 for fiscal year 1995’’ and inserting
‘‘$20,000,000 for fiscal year 2000’’.
(d) STATEMENT OF PURPOSE.—Section 10501 of the
Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20
U.S.C. 8131) is amended—
(1) by redesignating subsections (d) and (e) as
subsections (g) and (h), respectively;
(2) by redesignating subsections (a) through (c)
as subsections (b) through (d), respectively; and
(3) by inserting after the section heading the fol-
lowing:
‘‘(a) PURPOSE.—The purpose of this program is to es-
tablish and implement a model partnership between a gov-
ernmental entity and a private entity, to help prepare
young children for reading, and motivate older children to
read, through the distribution of inexpensive books. Local
reading motivation programs assisted under this section
shall use such assistance to provide books, training for vol-
unteers, motivational activities, and other essential literacy
resources, and shall assign the highest priority to serving
the youngest and neediest children in the United States.’’.
(e) NEW PROVISIONS.—Section 10501 of the Elemen-
tary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C.
8131) is amended by inserting before subsection (g) (as so
redesignated by subsection (d)) the following:
‘‘(e) SPECIAL RULES
FOR CERTAIN SUBCONTRAC-
TORS.—
‘‘(1) FUNDS FROM OTHER FEDERAL SOURCES.—
Subcontractors operating programs under this section
in low-income communities with a substantial num-
ber or percentage of children with special needs, as
described in subsection (c)(3), may use funds from
other Federal sources to pay the non-Federal share of
the cost of the program, if those funds do not comprise
more than 50 percent of the non-Federal share of the
funds used for the cost of acquiring and distributing
books.
‘‘(2) WAIVER AUTHORITY.—Notwithstanding sub-
section (c), the contractor may waive, in whole or in
part, the requirement in subsection (c)(1) for a sub-
contractor, if the subcontractor demonstrates that it
would otherwise not be able to participate in the pro-
gram, and enters into an agreement with the con-
tractor with respect to the amount of the non-Federal
share to which the waiver will apply. In a case in
which such a waiver is granted, the requirement in
subsection (c)(2) shall not apply.
‘‘(f) MULTI-YEAR CONTRACTS.—The contractor may
enter into a multi-year subcontract under this section, if—
‘‘(1) the contractor believes that such subcontract
will provide the subcontractor with additional lever-
age in seeking local commitments; and
‘‘(2) the subcontract does not undermine the fi-
nances of the national program.’’.
SEC. 202. EFFECTIVE DATE.
The amendments made by section 201 shall take effect
on October 1, 2000.
Amend the title so as to read: ‘‘A bill to amend the
Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to im-
prove literacy through family literacy projects and to re-
authorize the inexpensive book distribution program.’’.