Research Excellence and Advancements for Dyslexia Act

Bill: 114-hr-3033
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Smith, Lamar [R-TX-21]
Introduced: 2015-07-13
Policy area: Education
Subjects: Disability and paralysis

Education programs funding

Elementary and secondary education

Executive agency funding and structure

Language arts

National Science Foundation

Research administration and funding

Science and engineering education

Teaching, teachers, curricula
Latest action: action_date: 2016-02-18
text: Became Public Law No: 114-124.

Summaries:
action_date: 2015-07-13
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><strong>Research Excellence and Advancements for Dyslexia Act or the READ Act</strong></p> <p>This bill requires the National Science Foundation (NSF) to devote specified funding to support dyslexia research with the goal of practical application. The NSF must include in its annual congressional budget justification the amount requested for its Research in Disabilities Education program, which advances the goal of broadening the participation and achievement of learners with disabilities in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics.</p>

action_date: 2015-10-26
action_desc: Passed House amended
text: <p><strong>Research Excellence and Advancements for Dyslexia Act or the READ Act</strong></p> <p>(Sec. 3) This bill requires the National Science Foundation (NSF) to include in its annual congressional budget justification the amount requested for its Research in Disabilities Education program, which advances the goal of broadening the participation and achievement of learners with disabilities in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics.</p> <p>(Sec. 4)&nbsp;Subject to the availability of appropriations, NSF must&nbsp;devote specified funding to support dyslexia research with the goal of practical application.&nbsp; </p>

action_date: 2016-02-03
action_desc: Passed Senate amended
text: <p><strong>Research Excellence and Advancements for Dyslexia Act or the READ Act</strong></p> <p>(Sec. 3) This bill requires the National Science Foundation (NSF) to include in its annual congressional budget justification the amount requested for its Research in Disabilities Education program, which advances the goal of broadening the participation and achievement of learners with disabilities in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics.</p> <p>(Sec. 4)&nbsp;Subject to the availability of appropriations, NSF must&nbsp;devote specified funding to support research on learning disabilities, including dyslexia, with the goal of practical application.&nbsp; </p>

action_date: 2016-02-18
action_desc: Public Law
text: <p><strong>Research Excellence and Advancements for Dyslexia Act or the READ Act</strong></p> <p>(Sec. 3) This bill requires the National Science Foundation (NSF) to include in its annual congressional budget justification the amount requested for its Research in Disabilities Education program, which advances the goal of broadening the participation and achievement of learners with disabilities in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics.</p> <p>(Sec. 4)&nbsp;Subject to the availability of appropriations, NSF must&nbsp;devote specified funding to support research on learning disabilities, including dyslexia, with the goal of practical application.&nbsp; </p>

tv_txt: I 114th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 3033 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES July 13, 2015 Mr. Smith of Texas (for himself, Ms. Brownley of California , Mr. Johnson of Ohio , and Mr. Beyer ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology A BILL To require the President’s annual budget request to Congress each year to include a line item for the Research in Disabilities Education program of the National Science Foundation and to require the National Science Foundation to conduct research on dyslexia.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Research Excellence and Advancements for Dyslexia Act or the READ Act . 2. Findings The Congress finds the following: (1) Dyslexia is defined as an unexpected difficulty in reading by an individual who has the intelligence to be a much better reader. (2) As many as one out of six, or 8,500,000, American school children may have dyslexia. (3) Since 1975, dyslexia has been included in the list of qualifying learning disabilities under the Education for All Handicapped Children Act of 1975 and the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act. 3. Research in Disabilities Education (a) Program Nothing in this Act alters the National Science Foundation’s Research in Disabilities Education program for fundamental and implementation research about learners (of all ages) with disabilities, including dyslexia, in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM). The National Science Foundation shall continue to encourage efforts to understand and address disability-based differences in STEM education and workforce participation, including differences for dyslexic learners. (b) Line item The Director of the National Science Foundation shall include the amount requested for the Research in Disabilities Education program in the Foundation’s annual congressional budget justification. 4. Dyslexia (a) In general The National Science Foundation shall support multi-directorate, merit-reviewed, and competitively awarded research on the science of dyslexia, including the early identification of children and students with dyslexia, professional development for teachers and administrators of students with dyslexia, and curricula and educational tools needed for children with dyslexia. Research supported under this subsection shall be conducted with the goal of practical application. (b) Funding The National Science Foundation shall devote at least $5,000,000 annually to research described in subsection (a), to come from amounts made available for the Research and Related Activities account or the Education and Human Resources Directorate. No additional funds are authorized to be appropriated under this section. This Act shall be carried out using funds otherwise appropriated by law.

tv_txt: I 114th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 3033 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES AN ACT To require the President’s annual budget request to Congress each year to include a line item for the Research in Disabilities Education program of the National Science Foundation and to require the National Science Foundation to conduct research on dyslexia.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Research Excellence and Advancements for Dyslexia Act or the READ Act . 2. Findings The Congress finds the following: (1) As many as 1 out of 6, or 8,500,000, American school children may have dyslexia. (2) Since 1975, dyslexia has been included in the list of qualifying learning disabilities under the Education for All Handicapped Children Act of 1975 and the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act. 3. Research in disabilities education (a) Program Nothing in this Act alters the National Science Foundation’s Research in Disabilities Education program for fundamental and implementation research about learners (of all ages) with disabilities, including dyslexia, in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM). The National Science Foundation shall continue to encourage efforts to understand and address disability-based differences in STEM education and workforce participation, including differences for dyslexic learners. (b) Line item The Director of the National Science Foundation shall include the amount requested for the Research in Disabilities Education program in the Foundation’s annual congressional budget justification. 4. Dyslexia (a) In general The National Science Foundation shall support multi-directorate, merit-reviewed, and competitively awarded research on the science of dyslexia, including research on the early identification of children and students with dyslexia, professional development for teachers and administrators of students with dyslexia, curricula and educational tools needed for children with dyslexia, and implementation and scaling of successful models of dyslexia intervention. Research supported under this subsection shall be conducted with the goal of practical application. (b) Funding The National Science Foundation shall devote at least $5 million annually to research described in subsection (a), subject to the availability of appropriations, to come from amounts made available for the Research and Related Activities account or the Education and Human Resources Directorate. No additional funds are authorized to be appropriated under this section. This Act shall be carried out using funds otherwise appropriated by law after the date of enactment of this Act.

Passed the House of Representatives October 26, 2015. Karen L. Haas, Clerk.

tv_txt: IIB 114th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 3033 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES October 27, 2015 Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions AN ACT To require the President’s annual budget request to Congress each year to include a line item for the Research in Disabilities Education program of the National Science Foundation and to require the National Science Foundation to conduct research on dyslexia.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Research Excellence and Advancements for Dyslexia Act or the READ Act . 2. Findings The Congress finds the following: (1) As many as 1 out of 6, or 8,500,000, American school children may have dyslexia. (2) Since 1975, dyslexia has been included in the list of qualifying learning disabilities under the Education for All Handicapped Children Act of 1975 and the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act. 3. Research in disabilities education (a) Program Nothing in this Act alters the National Science Foundation’s Research in Disabilities Education program for fundamental and implementation research about learners (of all ages) with disabilities, including dyslexia, in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM). The National Science Foundation shall continue to encourage efforts to understand and address disability-based differences in STEM education and workforce participation, including differences for dyslexic learners. (b) Line item The Director of the National Science Foundation shall include the amount requested for the Research in Disabilities Education program in the Foundation’s annual congressional budget justification. 4. Dyslexia (a) In general The National Science Foundation shall support multi-directorate, merit-reviewed, and competitively awarded research on the science of dyslexia, including research on the early identification of children and students with dyslexia, professional development for teachers and administrators of students with dyslexia, curricula and educational tools needed for children with dyslexia, and implementation and scaling of successful models of dyslexia intervention. Research supported under this subsection shall be conducted with the goal of practical application. (b) Funding The National Science Foundation shall devote at least $5 million annually to research described in subsection (a), subject to the availability of appropriations, to come from amounts made available for the Research and Related Activities account or the Education and Human Resources Directorate. No additional funds are authorized to be appropriated under this section. This Act shall be carried out using funds otherwise appropriated by law after the date of enactment of this Act.

Passed the House of Representatives October 26, 2015. Karen L. Haas, Clerk

tv_txt: I One Hundred Fourteenth Congress of the United States of America At the Second Session Begun and held at the City of Washington on Monday, the fourth day of January, two thousand and sixteen H. R. 3033 AN ACT To require the President’s annual budget request to Congress each year to include a line item for the Research in Disabilities Education program of the National Science Foundation and to require the National Science Foundation to conduct research on dyslexia.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Research Excellence and Advancements for Dyslexia Act or the READ Act . 2. Findings The Congress finds the following: (1) As many as 1 out of 6, or 8,500,000, American school children may have dyslexia. (2) Since 1975, dyslexia has been included in the list of qualifying learning disabilities under the Education for All Handicapped Children Act of 1975 and the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act. 3. Research in disabilities education (a) Program Nothing in this Act alters the National Science Foundation’s Research in Disabilities Education program for fundamental and implementation research about learners (of all ages) with disabilities, including dyslexia, in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM). The National Science Foundation shall continue to encourage efforts to understand and address disability-based differences in STEM education and workforce participation, including differences for dyslexic learners. (b) Line item The Director of the National Science Foundation shall include the amount requested for the Research in Disabilities Education program in the Foundation’s annual congressional budget justification. 4. Dyslexia (a) In general Consistent with subsection (c), the National Science Foundation shall support multi-directorate, merit-reviewed, and competitively awarded research on the science of specific learning disability, including dyslexia, such as research on the early identification of children and students with dyslexia, professional development for teachers and administrators of students with dyslexia, curricula and educational tools needed for children with dyslexia, and implementation and scaling of successful models of dyslexia intervention. Research supported under this subsection shall be conducted with the goal of practical application. (b) Awards To promote development of early career researchers, in awarding funds under subsection (a) the National Science Foundation shall prioritize applications for funding submitted by early career researchers. (c) Coordination To prevent unnecessary duplication of research, activities under this Act shall be coordinated with similar activities supported by other Federal agencies, including research funded by the Institute of Education Sciences and the National Institutes of Health. (d) Funding The National Science Foundation shall devote not less than $5,000,000 to research described in subsection (a), which shall include not less than $2,500,000 for research on the science of dyslexia, for each of fiscal years 2017 through 2021, subject to the availability of appropriations, to come from amounts made available for the Research and Related Activities account or the Education and Human Resources Directorate under subsection (e). This section shall be carried out using funds otherwise appropriated by law after the date of enactment of this Act. (e) Authorization For each of fiscal years 2016 through 2021, there are authorized out of funds appropriated to the National Science Foundation, $5,000,000 to carry out the activities described in subsection (a). 5. Definition of specific learning disability In this Act, the term specific learning disability — (1) means a disorder in 1 or more of the basic psychological processes involved in understanding or in using language, spoken or written, which disorder may manifest itself in the imperfect ability to listen, think, speak, read, write, spell, or do mathematical calculations; (2) includes such conditions as perceptual disabilities, brain injury, minimal brain dysfunction, dyslexia, and developmental aphasia; and (3) does not include a learning problem that is primarily the result of visual, hearing, or motor disabilities, of intellectual disability, of emotional disturbance, or of environmental, cultural, or economic disadvantage.

Speaker of the House of Representatives. Vice President of the United States and President of the Senate.

tv_txt: 114th CONGRESS 2d Session H.R. 3033 In the Senate of the United States, February 3, 2016. Amendment:

That the bill from the House of Representatives (H.R. 3033) entitled An Act to require the President’s annual budget request to Congress each year to include a line item for the Research in Disabilities Education program of the National Science Foundation and to require the National Science Foundation to conduct research on dyslexia. , do pass with the following Strike section 4 of the bill and insert the following: 4. Dyslexia (a) In general Consistent with subsection (c), the National Science Foundation shall support multi-directorate, merit-reviewed, and competitively awarded research on the science of specific learning disability, including dyslexia, such as research on the early identification of children and students with dyslexia, professional development for teachers and administrators of students with dyslexia, curricula and educational tools needed for children with dyslexia, and implementation and scaling of successful models of dyslexia intervention. Research supported under this subsection shall be conducted with the goal of practical application. (b) Awards To promote development of early career researchers, in awarding funds under subsection (a) the National Science Foundation shall prioritize applications for funding submitted by early career researchers. (c) Coordination To prevent unnecessary duplication of research, activities under this Act shall be coordinated with similar activities supported by other Federal agencies, including research funded by the Institute of Education Sciences and the National Institutes of Health. (d) Funding The National Science Foundation shall devote not less than $5,000,000 to research described in subsection (a), which shall include not less than $2,500,000 for research on the science of dyslexia, for each of fiscal years 2017 through 2021, subject to the availability of appropriations, to come from amounts made available for the Research and Related Activities account or the Education and Human Resources Directorate under subsection (e). This section shall be carried out using funds otherwise appropriated by law after the date of enactment of this Act. (e) Authorization For each of fiscal years 2016 through 2021, there are authorized out of funds appropriated to the National Science Foundation, $5,000,000 to carry out the activities described in subsection (a). 5. Definition of specific learning disability In this Act, the term specific learning disability — (1) means a disorder in 1 or more of the basic psychological processes involved in understanding or in using language, spoken or written, which disorder may manifest itself in the imperfect ability to listen, think, speak, read, write, spell, or do mathematical calculations; (2) includes such conditions as perceptual disabilities, brain injury, minimal brain dysfunction, dyslexia, and developmental aphasia; and (3) does not include a learning problem that is primarily the result of visual, hearing, or motor disabilities, of intellectual disability, of emotional disturbance, or of environmental, cultural, or economic disadvantage.

Secretary