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‘‘(3) one or more local educational agencies in
collaboration with one or more organizations or
agencies described in paragraph (2).
‘‘(c) APPLICATIONS.—An eligible applicant that de-
sires to receive a grant under this subpart shall submit
an application to the Secretary, which shall include a de-
scription of—
‘‘(1) the programs to be served by the proposed
project, including general demographic and socio-
economic information on the communities in which
the proposed project will be administered;
‘‘(2) how the proposed project will enhance the
school readiness of children aged 3 through 5 in
high-quality oral language and literature-rich envi-
ronments;
‘‘(3) how the proposed project will provide early
childhood teachers with scientific research-based
knowledge of early reading development and assist
such teachers in developing the children’s prereading
skills;
‘‘(4) how the proposed project will provide serv-
ices and utilize instructional materials that are
based on scientifically based reading research on
early language acquisition, prereading activities, and
the development of spoken vocabulary skills;
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‘‘(5) how the proposed project will integrate
such instructional materials and literacy activities
with existing preschool programs and family literacy
services;
‘‘(6) how the proposed project will help staff in
the programs to meet the diverse needs of children
in the community, including children with limited
English proficiency and children with learning dis-
abilities;
‘‘(7) how the proposed project will help chil-
dren, particularly children experiencing difficulty
with spoken language, prereading, and early reading
skills, to make the transition from preschool to for-
mal classroom instruction in school;
‘‘(8) how the activities conducted under this
subpart will be coordinated with the eligible appli-
cant’s activities under subpart 1, if the applicant has
received a subgrant under such subpart, at the kin-
dergarten through third grade levels;
‘‘(9) how the proposed project will evaluate the
success of the activities supported under this sub-
part in enhancing the early language and reading
development of children served by the project; and
‘‘(10) such other information as the Secretary
may require.
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‘‘(d) APPROVAL OF LOCAL APPLICATIONS.—The Sec-
retary shall select applicants for funding under this sub-
part based on the quality of the applications and the rec-
ommendations of the peer review panel convened under
section 1204(c)(2).
‘‘(e) LOCAL USES OF FUNDS.—
‘‘(1) REQUIRED ACTIVITIES.—An eligible appli-
cant that receives a grant under this subpart shall
use the funds provided under the grant to carry out
the following activities:
‘‘(A) Providing children aged 3 through 5
with high-quality oral language and literature-
rich 
environments 
in 
which 
to 
acquire
prereading skills.
‘‘(B) Providing professional development
for early childhood teachers that prepares them
with scientific research-based knowledge of
early reading development to assist in devel-
oping the children’s—
‘‘(i) automatic recognition of the let-
ters of the alphabet and letter sounds;
‘‘(ii) understanding that spoken words
are made up of small segments of speech
sounds and that certain letters regularly
represent such speech sounds;
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‘‘(iii) spoken vocabulary and oral com-
prehension abilities; and
‘‘(iv) understanding of semiotic con-
cepts.
‘‘(C) Identifying and providing scientific
research-based prereading language and literacy
activities and instructional materials for use in
developing the children’s—
‘‘(i) automatic recognition of the let-
ters of the alphabet;
‘‘(ii) understanding that spoken words
are made up of small segments of speech
sounds and that certain letters regularly
represent such speech sounds;
‘‘(iii) spoken vocabulary and oral com-
prehension abilities; and
‘‘(iv) understanding of semiotic con-
cepts.
‘‘(2) OPTIONAL ACTIVITIES.—An eligible appli-
cant that receives a grant under this subpart may
use the funds provided under the grant to carry out
the following activities:
‘‘(A) 
Using 
scientific 
research-based
screening tools or other appropriate measures
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to determine whether preschool children are de-
veloping the skills identified in this subsection.
‘‘(B) Integrating such instructional mate-
rials and literacy activities with programs of ex-
isting 
child 
care 
agencies 
or 
programs,
preschools, and Head Start centers, and with
family literacy services.
‘‘(f) AWARD AMOUNTS.—The Secretary may estab-
lish a maximum award amount, or ranges of award
amounts, for grants under this subpart.
‘‘SEC. 1223. FEDERAL ADMINISTRATION.
‘‘The Secretary shall consult with the Secretary of
Health and Human Services in order to coordinate the ac-
tivities undertaken under this subpart with programs
under the Head Start Act (42 U.S.C. 9831 et seq.).
‘‘SEC. 1224. REPORTING REQUIREMENTS.
‘‘Each eligible applicant receiving a grant under this
subpart shall report annually to the Secretary regarding
the eligible applicant’s progress in addressing the purposes
of this subpart, including information on—
‘‘(1) the research-based instruction, materials,
and activities being used in the programs funded
under the grant;
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‘‘(2) the types of programs funded under the
grant and the ages of children served by such pro-
grams;
‘‘(3) the qualifications of the program staff who
provide early literacy instruction under such pro-
grams and the type of ongoing professional develop-
ment provided to such staff; and
‘‘(4) the curricula, materials, and activities used
by the programs funded under the grant to support
children’s reading development.
‘‘SEC. 1225. EVALUATION.
‘‘From the total amount made available under section
1002(b)(2) for the period beginning October 1, 2002, and
ending September 30, 2006, the Secretary shall reserve
not more than $1,000,000 to conduct an independent eval-
uation of the effectiveness of this subpart.
‘‘SEC. 1226. ADDITIONAL RESEARCH.
‘‘From the amount made available under section
1002(b)(2) for each of the fiscal years 2002 through 2006,
the Secretary shall reserve not more than $3,000,000 to
conduct, in consultation with the National Institute for
Child Health and Human Development, the National In-
stitute for Literacy, and the Department of Health and
Human Services, additional research on language and lit-
eracy development for children aged 3 through 5.’’.
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SEC. 112. AMENDMENTS TO EVEN START.
Part B of title I (20 U.S.C. 6361 et seq.), as amend-
ed by section 111, is further amended—
(1) by inserting before section 1231 (as so re-
designated by section 111) the following:
‘‘Subpart 3—William F. Goodling Even Start Family
Literacy Programs’’;
(2) in each of sections 1231 through 1242 (as
so redesignated by section 111)—
(A) by striking ‘‘this part’’ each place such
term appears and inserting ‘‘this subpart’’; and
(B) by striking ‘‘1002(b)’’ each place such
term appears and inserting ‘‘1002(b)(3)’’;
(3) in section 1231(4), by striking ‘‘2252)’’ and
inserting ‘‘1209)’’;
(4) in section 1232—
(A) in subsection (b)—
(i) in paragraph (1)(A), by striking
‘‘1209;’’ and inserting ‘‘1239;’’; and
(ii) in paragraph (2), by striking
‘‘1211(b)’’ each place such term appears
and inserting ‘‘1241(b)’’; and
(B) in subsection (c)—
(i) by amending paragraph (2)(C) to
read as follows:
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‘‘(C) COORDINATION WITH SUBPART 1.—
The consortium shall coordinate its activities
with the activities of the reading and literacy
partnership for the State established under sec-
tion 1204(d), if the State receives a grant
under section 1203.’’; and
(ii) in paragraph (3), by striking
‘‘2252).’’ and inserting ‘‘1209).’’;
(5) in section 1233—
(A) by striking ‘‘1202(d)(1)’’ each place
such term appears and inserting ‘‘1232(d)(1)’’;
and
(B) by striking ‘‘1210.’’ and inserting
‘‘1240.’’;
(6) in section 1234—
(A) in subsection (b)—
(i) in paragraph (1)(A), by moving
the margins of clauses (v) and (vi) 2 ems
to the right; and
(ii) in paragraph (3), by striking
‘‘1202(a)(1)(C)’’ 
and 
inserting
‘‘1232(a)(1)(C)’’; and
(B) in subsection (c)—
(i) in paragraph (1)—
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(I) by striking ‘‘1203(a),’’ and
inserting ‘‘1233(a),’’; and
(II) by striking ‘‘1203(b)’’ and
inserting ‘‘1233(b)’’; and
(ii) in paragraph (2), by striking
‘‘1210.’’ and inserting ‘‘1240.’’;
(7) in section 1235—
(A) in paragraph (10), by striking ‘‘2252)’’
and inserting ‘‘1209)’’;
(B) 
in 
paragraph 
(12), 
by 
striking
‘‘2252),’’ and inserting ‘‘1209),’’; and
(C) in paragraph (15), by striking ‘‘pro-
gram.’’ and inserting ‘‘program to be used for
program improvement.’’;
(8) in section 1237—
(A) in subsection (c)(1)—
(i) in subparagraph (B), by striking
‘‘1205;’’ and inserting ‘‘1235;’’; and
(ii) in subparagraph (F), by striking
‘‘14306;’’ and inserting ‘‘8306;’’; and
(B) in subsection (d), by striking ‘‘14302.’’
and inserting ‘‘8302.’’;
(9) in section 1238—
(A) in subsection (a)(1)—
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(i) in subparagraph (A)(ii), by strik-
ing ‘‘1205;’’ and inserting ‘‘1235;’’; and
(ii) in subparagraph (F), by striking
‘‘1204(b);’’ and inserting ‘‘1234(b);’’; and
(B) in subsection (b)—
(i) in paragraph (3)—
(I) by striking ‘‘1207(c)(1)(A)’’
and inserting ‘‘1237(c)(1)(A)’’; and
(II) by striking ‘‘1210.’’ and in-
serting ‘‘1240.’’;
(ii) in paragraph (4), by striking
‘‘1210,’’ and inserting ‘‘1240,’’; and
(iii) in paragraph (5)(B), by striking
‘‘1204(b).’’ and inserting ‘‘1234(b).’’;
(10) in section 1239—
(A) by striking ‘‘1202(b)(1),’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘1232(b)(1),’’; and
(B) by striking ‘‘1205(10)’’ and inserting
‘‘1235(10)’’; and
(11) in section 1241—
(A) in subsection (b)(1)—
(i) by striking ‘‘1202(b)(2),’’ and in-
serting ‘‘1232(b)(2),’’; and
(ii) by striking ‘‘2252);’’ and inserting
‘‘1209);’’; and
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(B) in subsection (c), by striking ‘‘2258,’’
and inserting ‘‘1208,’’.
SEC. 113. INEXPENSIVE BOOK DISTRIBUTION PROGRAM.
(a) TRANSFER
AND REDESIGNATION.—Part E of
title X (20 U.S.C. 8131) is transferred and redesignated
as subpart 4 of part B of title I. Section 10501 is redesig-
nated as section 1251.
(b) PURPOSE.—Section 1251 (as so redesignated) is
amended—
(1) by striking subsection (e);
(2) by redesignating subsection (d) as sub-
section (g);
(3) by redesignating subsections (a) through (c)
as subsections (b) through (d), respectively; and
(4) by inserting before subsection (b) (as so re-
designated) the following:
‘‘(a) PURPOSE.—The purpose of this program is to
establish and implement a model partnership between a
governmental 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 volunteers, motivational activities, and other essential
literacy resources, and shall assign the highest priority to