Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 114 Part 5.djvu/373

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PUBLIC LAW 106-554—APPENDIX D 114 STAT. 2763A-333 (i) by striking "including a high" and inserting "such as a high"; and (ii) by striking "part A;" and inserting "part A, a high number or percentage of parents who have been victims of domestic violence, or a high number or percentage of parents who are receiving assistance under a State program funded under part A of title IV of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 601 et seq.);"; (B) in paragraph (1)(F), by striking "Federal" and inserting "non-Federal"; (C) in paragraph (1)(H), by inserting "family literacy projects and other" before "local educational agencies"; and (D) in paragraph (3), in the matter preceding 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 accordance with section 1204(b). ". (m) 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 following: " (b) SCIENTIFICALLY BASED RESEARCH ON FAMILY LITERACY. — "(1) IN GENERAL.— From amounts reserved under section 1202(b)(2), the National Institute for Literacy, in consultation with the Secretary, 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 improving 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 Institute for Literacy, in consultation with the Secretary, shall carry out the research under paragraph (1) through an entity, including a Federal agency, that has expertise in carrying out longitudinal studies of the development of literacy slalls in children and has developed effective interventions to help children with reading difficulties. ".