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H.R. 3033 — what changed

Research Excellence and Advancements for Dyslexia Act

From Introduced in House to Engrossed in House. 3 sections amended between Introduced in House and Engrossed in House.

Section 1 Short title

changed This Act may be cited as the “Research Excellence and Advancements for Dyslexia Act” or the “READ Act” .Act”.

Sec. 2 Findings

The Congress finds the following:

(1)
changed Dyslexia is defined As many as an unexpected difficulty in reading by an individual who has the intelligence to be a much better reader.1 out of 6, or 8,500,000, American school children may have dyslexia.
(2)
removed As many as one out of six, or 8,500,000, American school children may have dyslexia.
(2)
renumbered was (5) 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.

Sec. 4 Dyslexia

(a)
changed 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, and curricula and educational tools needed for children with dyslexia. 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)
changed Funding— The National Science Foundation shall devote at least $5,000,000 $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.law after the date of enactment of this Act.