[Congressional Bills 105th Congress]
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[H.R. 2614 Introduced in House (IH)]







105th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 2614

To improve the reading and literacy skills of children and families by 
  improving in-service instructional practices for teachers who teach 
   reading, to stimulate the development of more high-quality family 
literacy programs, to support extended learning-time opportunities for 
 children, to ensure that children can read well and independently not 
            later than third grade, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            October 6, 1997

 Mr. Goodling introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                Committee on Education and the Workforce

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                                 A BILL


 
To improve the reading and literacy skills of children and families by 
  improving in-service instructional practices for teachers who teach 
   reading, to stimulate the development of more high-quality family 
literacy programs, to support extended learning-time opportunities for 
 children, to ensure that children can read well and independently not 
            later than third grade, and for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Reading Excellence Act''.

                        TITLE I--READING GRANTS

SEC. 101. AMENDMENT TO ESEA FOR READING GRANTS.

    The Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6301 
et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following:

                       ``TITLE XV--READING GRANTS

``SEC. 15101. PURPOSE.

    ``The purposes of this title are as follows:
            ``(1) To teach every child to read in their early childhood 
        years--
                    ``(A) as soon as they are ready to read; or
                    ``(B) as soon as possible once they enter school, 
                but not later than 3d grade.
            ``(2) To improve the reading skills of students, and the 
        in-service instructional practices for teachers who teach 
        reading, through the use of findings from reliable, replicable 
        research on reading, including phonics.
            ``(3) To expand the number of high-quality family literacy 
        programs.
            ``(4) To reduce the number of children who are 
        inappropriately referred to special education due to reading 
        difficulties.

``SEC. 15102. DEFINITIONS.

    ``For purposes of this title:
            ``(1) Eligible professional development provider.--The term 
        `eligible professional development provider' means a provider 
        of professional development in reading instruction to teachers 
        that is based on reliable, replicable research on reading.
            ``(2) Eligible research institution.--The term `eligible 
        research institution' means an institution of higher education 
        at which reliable, replicable research on reading has been 
        conducted.
            ``(3) Family literacy services.--The term `family literacy 
        services' means services provided to participants on a 
        voluntary basis that are of sufficient intensity in terms of 
        hours, and of sufficient duration, to make sustainable changes 
        in a family (such as eliminating or reducing welfare 
        dependency) and that integrate all of the following activities:
                    ``(A) Interactive literacy activities between 
                parents and their children.
                    ``(B) Equipping parents to partner with their 
                children in learning.
                    ``(C) Parent literacy training, including training 
                that contributes to economic self-sufficiency.
                    ``(D) Appropriate instruction for children of 
                parents receiving parent literacy services.
            ``(4) Reading.--The term `reading' means the process of 
        comprehending the meaning of written text by depending on--
                    ``(A) the ability to use phonics skills, that is, 
                knowledge of letters and sounds, to decode printed 
                words quickly and effortlessly, both silently and 
                aloud;
                    ``(B) the ability to use previously learned 
                strategies for reading comprehension; and
                    ``(C) the ability to think critically about the 
                meaning, message, and aesthetic value of the text.
            ``(5) Reading readiness.--The term `reading readiness' 
        means activities that--
                    ``(A) provide experience and opportunity for 
                language development;
                    ``(B) create appreciation of the written word;
                    ``(C) develop an awareness of printed language, the 
                alphabet, and phonemic awareness; and
                    ``(D) develop an understanding that spoken and 
                written language is made up of phonemes, syllables, and 
                words.
            ``(6) Reliable, replicable research.--The term `reliable, 
        replicable research' means objective, valid, scientific studies 
        that--
                    ``(A) include rigorously defined samples of 
                subjects that are sufficiently large and representative 
                to support the general conclusions drawn;
                    ``(B) rely on measurements that meet established 
                standards of reliability and validity;
                    ``(C) test competing theories, where multiple 
                theories exist;
                    ``(D) are subjected to peer review before their 
                results are published; and
                    ``(E) discover effective strategies for improving 
                reading skills.

``SEC. 15103. GRANTS TO READING AND LITERACY PARTNERSHIPS.

    ``(a) Program Authorized.--The Secretary may make grants on a 
competitive basis to reading and literacy partnerships for the purpose 
of permitting such partnerships to make subgrants under sections 15104 
and 15105.
    ``(b) Reading and Literacy Partnerships.--
            ``(1) Composition.--
                    ``(A) Required participants.--In order to receive a 
                grant under this section, a State shall establish a 
                reading and literacy partnership consisting of at least 
                the following participants:
                            ``(i) The Governor of the State.
                            ``(ii) The chief State school officer.
                            ``(iii) The chairman and the ranking member 
                        of each committee of the State legislature that 
                        is responsible for education policy.
                            ``(iv) A representative, selected jointly 
                        by the Governor and the chief State school 
                        officer, of at least 1 local educational agency 
                        that has at least 1 school that is identified 
                        for school improvement under section 1116(c) in 
                        the geographic area served by the agency.
                    ``(B) Optional participants.--A reading and 
                literacy partnership may include additional 
                participants, who shall be selected jointly by the 
                Governor and the chief State school officer, which may 
                include--
                            ``(i) State directors of appropriate 
                        Federal or State programs with a strong reading 
                        component;
                            ``(ii) a parent of a public or private 
                        school student or a parent who educates their 
                        child or children in their home;
                            ``(iii) a teacher who teaches reading; or
                            ``(iv) a representative of (I) an 
                        institution of higher education operating a 
                        program of teacher preparation in the State; 
                        (II) a local educational agency; (III) an 
                        eligible research institution; (IV) a private 
                        nonprofit or for-profit eligible professional 
                        development provider providing instruction 
                        based on reliable, replicable research on 
                        reading; (V) a family literacy service 
                        provider; (VI) an adult education provider; or 
                        (VII) a community-based organization or 
                        volunteer organization that is involved in 
                        reading programs.
            ``(2) Agreement.--The contractual agreement that 
        establishes a reading and literacy partnership--
                    ``(A) shall specify--
                            ``(i) the nature and extent of the 
                        association among the participants referred to 
                        in paragraph (1); and
                            ``(ii) the roles and duties of each such 
                        participant; and
                    ``(B) shall remain in effect during the entire 
                grant period proposed in the partnership's grant 
                application under subsection (e).
            ``(3) Functions.--Each reading and literacy partnership for 
        a State shall prepare and submit an application under 
        subsection (e) and, if the partnership receives a grant under 
        this section--
                    ``(A) shall solicit applications for, and award, 
                subgrants under sections 15104 and 15105;
                    ``(B) shall oversee the performance of the 
                subgrants and submit performance reports in accordance 
                with subsection (h); and
                    ``(C) if sufficient grant funds are available under 
                this title--
                            ``(i) work to enhance the capacity of 
                        agencies in the State to disseminate reliable, 
                        replicable research on reading to schools, 
                        classrooms, and providers of early education 
                        and child care;
                            ``(ii) facilitate the provision of 
                        technical assistance to subgrantees under 
                        sections 15104 and 15105 by providing them 
                        information about technical assistance 
                        providers; and
                            ``(iii) build on, and promote coordination 
                        among, literacy programs in the State, in order 
                        to increase their effectiveness and to avoid 
                        duplication of their efforts.
            ``(4) Fiscal agent.--The State educational agency shall act 
        as the fiscal agent for the reading and literacy partnership 
        for the purposes of receipt of funds from the Secretary, 
        disbursement of funds to subgrantees under sections 15104 and 
        15105, and accounting for such funds.
    ``(c) Pre-Existing Partnership.--If, before the date of the 
enactment of the Reading Excellence Act, a State established a 
consortium, partnership, or any other similar body, that includes the 
Governor and the chief State school officer and has, as a central part 
of its mission, the promotion of literacy for children in their early 
childhood years through the 3d grade, but that does not satisfy the 
requirements of subsection (b)(1), the State may elect to treat that 
consortium, partnership, or body as the reading and literacy 
partnership for the State notwithstanding such subsection, and it shall 
be considered a reading and literacy partnership for purposes of the 
other provisions of this title.
    ``(d) Multi-State Partnership Arrangements.--A reading and literacy 
partnership that satisfies the requirements of subsection (b) may join 
with other such partnerships in other States to develop a single 
application that satisfies the requirements of subsection (e) and 
identifies which State educational agency, from among the States 
joining, shall act as the fiscal agent for the multi-State arrangement. 
For purposes of the other provisions of this title, any such multi-
State arrangement shall be considered to be a reading and literacy 
partnership.
    ``(e) Applications.--A reading and literacy partnership that 
desires to receive a grant under this section shall submit an 
application to the Secretary at such time, in such manner, and 
including such information as the Secretary may require. The 
application--
            ``(1) shall describe how the partnership will ensure that 
        95 percent of the grant funds are used to make subgrants under 
        sections 15104 and 15105;
            ``(2) shall be integrated, to the maximum extent possible, 
        with State plans and programs under this Act, the Individuals 
        with Disabilities Education Act, and, to the extent 
        appropriate, the Adult Education Act;
            ``(3) shall describe how the partnership will ensure that 
        professional development funds available at the State and local 
        levels are used effectively to improve instructional practices 
        for reading and are based on reliable, replicable research on 
        reading;
            ``(4) shall describe--
                    ``(A) the contractual agreement that establishes 
                the partnership, including at least the elements of the 
                agreement referred to in subsection (b)(2);
                    ``(B) how the partnership will assess, on a regular 
                basis, the extent to which the activities undertaken by 
                the partnership and the partnership's subgrantees under 
                this title have been effective in achieving the 
                purposes of this title;
                    ``(C) what evaluation instruments the partnership 
                will use to determine the success of local educational 
                agencies to whom subgrants under sections 15104 and 
                15105 are made in achieving the purposes of this title;
                    ``(D) how subgrants made by the partnership under 
                such sections will meet the requirements of this title, 
                including how the partnership will ensure that 
                subgrantees will use practices based on reliable, 
                replicable research on reading; and
                    ``(E) how the partnership will, to the extent 
                practicable, make grants to subgrantees in both rural 
                and urban areas;
            ``(5) shall include an assurance that each local 
        educational agency to whom the partnership makes a subgrant 
        under section 15104--
                    ``(A) will carry out family literacy programs based 
                on the Even Start family literacy model authorized 
                under part B of title I to enable parents to be their 
                child's first and most important teacher, and will make 
                payments for the receipt of technical assistance for 
                the development of such programs;
                    ``(B) will carry out programs to assist those 
                kindergarten students who are not ready for the 
                transition to 1st grade, particularly students 
                experiencing difficulty with reading skills;
                    ``(C) will use supervised individuals (including 
                tutors), who have been appropriately trained using 
                reliable, replicable research on reading, to provide 
                additional support, before school, after school, on 
                weekends, during non-instructional periods of the 
                school day, or during the summer, for students in 
                grades 1 through 3 who are experiencing difficulty 
                reading; and
                    ``(D) will carry out professional development for 
                the classroom teacher and other appropriate teaching 
                staff on the teaching of reading based on reliable, 
                replicable research on reading; and
            ``(6) shall describe how the partnership will ensure that a 
        portion of the grant funds that the partnership receives in 
        each fiscal year will be used to make subgrants under section 
        15105.
    ``(f) Peer Review Panel.--
            ``(1) Composition of peer review panel.--
                    ``(A) In general.--The National Institute for 
                Literacy, in consultation with the National Research 
                Council of the National Academy of Sciences, the 
                National Institute of Child Health and Human 
                Development, and the Secretary, shall convene a panel 
                to evaluate applications under this section. At a 
                minimum the panel shall include representatives of the 
                National Institute for Literacy, the National Research 
                Council of the National Academy of Sciences, the 
                National Institute of Child Health and Human 
Development, and the Secretary.
                    ``(B) Experts.--The panel shall include experts who 
                are competent, by virtue of their training, expertise, 
                or experience, to evaluate applications under this 
                section, and experts who provide professional 
                development to teachers of reading to children and 
                adults, based on reliable, replicable research on 
                reading.
                    ``(C) Limitation.--Not more than \1/3\ of the panel 
                may be composed of individuals who are employees of the 
                Federal Government.
            ``(2) Payment of fees and expenses of certain members.--The 
        Secretary shall use funds reserved under section 15108(b)(1) to 
        pay the expenses and fees of panel members who are not 
        employees of the Federal Government.
            ``(3) Duties of panel.--
                    ``(A) Model application forms.--The peer review 
                panel shall develop a model application form for 
                reading and literacy partnerships desiring to apply for 
                a grant under this section.
                    ``(B) Selection of applications.--
                            ``(i) Recommendations of panel.--
                                    ``(I) In general.--The Secretary 
                                shall receive grant applications from 
                                reading and literacy partnerships under 
                                this section and shall provide the 
                                applications to the peer review panel 
                                for evaluation. With respect to each 
                                application, the peer review panel 
                                shall initially recommend the 
                                application for funding or for 
                                disapproval.
                                    ``(II) Priority.--In recommending 
                                applications to the Secretary, the 
                                panel shall give priority to 
                                applications from States that have 
                                modified, are modifying, or provide an 
                                assurance that not later than 1 year 
                                after receiving a grant under this 
                                section the State will modify, State 
                                teacher certification in the area of 
                                reading to reflect reliable, replicable 
                                research, except that nothing in this 
                                Act shall be construed to establish a 
                                national system of teacher 
                                certification.
                                    ``(III) Ranking of applications.--
                                With respect to each application 
                                recommended for funding, the panel 
                                shall assign the application a rank, 
                                relative to other recommended 
                                applications, based on the priority 
                                described in subclause (II), the extent 
                                to which the application furthers the 
                                purposes of this part, and the overall 
                                quality of the application.
                                    ``(IV) Recommendation of amount.--
                                With respect to each application 
                                recommended for funding, the panel 
                                shall make a recommendation to the 
                                Secretary with respect to the amount of 
                                the grant that should be made.
                            ``(ii) Secretarial selection.--
                                    ``(I) In general.--Subject to 
                                clause (iii), the Secretary shall 
                                determine, based on the peer review 
                                panel's recommendations, which 
                                applications from reading and literacy 
                                partnerships shall receive funding and 
                                the amounts of such grants. In 
                                determining grant amounts, the 
                                Secretary shall take into account the 
                                total amount of funds available for all 
                                grants under this section and the types 
                                of activities proposed to be carried 
                                out by the partnership.
                                    ``(II) Effect of ranking by 
                                panel.--In making grants under this 
                                section, the Secretary shall select 
                                applications according to the ranking 
                                of the applications by the peer review 
                                panel, except in cases where the 
                                Secretary determines, for good cause, 
                                that a variation from that order is 
                                appropriate.
                            ``(iii) Minimum grant amounts.--Each 
                        reading and literacy partnership selected to 
                        receive a grant under this section shall 
                        receive an amount for each fiscal year that is 
                        not less than $100,000.
    ``(g) Limitation on Administrative Expenses.--A reading and 
literacy partnership that receives a grant under this section may use 
not more than 3 percent of the grant funds for administrative costs.
    ``(h) Reporting.--
            ``(1) In general.--A reading and literacy partnership that 
        receives a grant under this section shall submit performance 
        reports to the Secretary pursuant to a schedule to be 
determined by the Secretary, but not more frequently than annually. 
Such reports shall include--
                    ``(A) the results of use of the evaluation 
                instruments referred to in subsection (e)(4)(C);
                    ``(B) the process used to select subgrantees;
                    ``(C) a description of the subgrantees receiving 
                funds under this title; and
                    ``(D) with respect to subgrants under section 
                15104, the model or models of reading instruction, 
                based on reliable, replicable research on reading, 
                selected by subgrantees.
            ``(2) Provision to peer review panel.--The Secretary shall 
        provide the reports submitted under paragraph (1) to the peer 
        review panel convened under subsection (f). The panel shall use 
        such reports in recommending applications for funding under 
        this section.

``SEC. 15104. LOCAL READING IMPROVEMENT SUBGRANTS.

    ``(a) In General.--
            ``(1) Subgrants.--A reading and literacy partnership that 
        receives a grant under section 15103 shall make subgrants, on a 
        competitive basis, to local educational agencies that have at 
        least 1 school that is identified for school improvement under 
        section 1116(c) in the geographic area served by the agency.
            ``(2) Role of local educational agencies.--A local 
        educational agency that receives a subgrant under this section 
        shall use the subgrant in a manner consistent with this section 
        to advance reform of reading instruction in any school selected 
        by the agency that is identified for school improvement under 
        section 1116(c) at the time the agency receives the subgrant.
    ``(b) Grant Period.--A subgrant under this section shall be for a 
period of 3 years and may not be revoked or terminated on the ground 
that a school ceases, during the grant period, to be identified for 
school improvement under section 1116(c).
    ``(c) Applications.--A local educational agency that desires to 
receive a subgrant under this section shall submit an application to 
the reading and literacy partnership at such time, in such manner, and 
including such information as the partnership may require. The 
application--
            ``(1) shall select 1 or more models of reading instruction, 
        developed using reliable, replicable research on reading, as a 
        model for implementing and improving reading instruction by all 
        teachers and for all children in each of the schools selected 
        by the agency under subsection (a)(2) and, where appropriate, 
        their parents;
            ``(2) shall describe each such model;
            ``(3) shall demonstrate that a person responsible for the 
        development of each such model, or a person with experience or 
        expertise about such model and its implementation, has agreed 
        to work with the applicant in connection with such 
        implementation and improvement efforts;
            ``(4) shall describe--
                    ``(A) how the applicant will ensure that funds 
                available under this title, and funds available for 
                reading for grades kindergarten through grade 6 from 
                other appropriate sources, are effectively integrated 
                and coordinated with funds under this Act in order to 
                improve existing activities in the areas of reading 
                instruction, professional development, program 
                improvement, parental involvement, technical 
                assistance, and other activities that can help meet the 
                purposes of this title; and
                    ``(B) the amount of funds available for reading for 
                grades kindergarten through grade 6 from appropriate 
                sources other than this title, including title I of 
                this Act (except that such description shall not be 
                required to include funds made available under part B 
                of title I of this Act unless the applicant has 
                established a contractual association in accordance 
                with subsection (d)(2) with an eligible entity under 
                such part B), the Individuals with Disabilities 
                Education Act, and any other law providing Federal 
                financial assistance for professional development for 
                teachers of such grades who teach reading, which will 
                be used to help achieve the purposes of this title;
            ``(5) shall describe the amount and nature of funds from 
        any other public or private sources, including funds received 
        under this Act and the Individuals with Disabilities Education 
        Act, that will be combined with funds received under the 
        subgrant;
            ``(6) shall include an assurance that the applicant--
                    ``(A) will carry out family literacy programs based 
                on the Even Start family literacy model authorized 
                under part B of title I to enable parents to be their 
                child's first and most important teacher, will make 
                payments for the receipt of technical assistance for 
                the development of such programs;
                    ``(B) will carry out programs to assist those 
                kindergarten students who are not ready for the 
                transition to 1st grade, particularly students 
                experiencing difficulty with reading skills;
                    ``(C) will use supervised individuals (including 
                tutors), who have been appropriately trained using 
                reliable, replicable research on reading, to provide 
                additional support, before school, after school, on 
                weekends, during non-instructional periods of the 
                school day, or during the summer, for students in 
                grades 1 through 3 who are experiencing difficulty 
                reading; and
                    ``(D) will carry out professional development for 
                the classroom teacher and other teaching staff on the 
                teaching of reading based on reliable, replicable 
                research on reading;
            ``(7) shall describe how the local educational agency 
        provides instruction in reading to children who have not been 
        determined to be a child with a disability (as defined in 
        section 602 of the Individuals with Disabilities Education 
        Act), pursuant to section 614(b)(5) of such Act, because of a 
        lack of instruction in reading; and
            ``(8) shall indicate the amount of the subgrant funds (if 
        any) that the applicant will use to carry out the duties 
        described in section 15105(b)(2).
    ``(d) Priority.--In approving applications under this section, a 
reading and literacy partnership shall give priority to applications 
submitted by applicants who demonstrate that they have established--
            ``(1) a contractual association with one or more Head Start 
        programs under the Head Start Act under which--
                    ``(A) the Head Start programs agree to select the 
                same model or models of reading instruction, as a model 
                for implementing and improving the reading readiness of 
                children participating in the program, as was selected 
                by the applicant; and
                    ``(B) the applicant agrees--
                            ``(i) to share with the Head Start programs 
                        an appropriate amount of their information 
                        resources with respect to the model, such as 
                        curricula materials; and
                            ``(ii) to train personnel from the Head 
                        Start programs; or
            ``(2) a contractual association with one or more community-
        based organizations, and in particular community-based 
        organizations using volunteers, working with children to 
        improve their reading skills, State- or federally-funded 
        preschool programs, or family literacy programs, under which--
                    ``(A) the organizations or programs agree to select 
                the same model or models of reading instruction, as a 
                model for implementing and improving reading 
                instruction in the organization or program's programs, 
                as was selected by the applicant; and
                    ``(B) the applicant agrees to train personnel from 
                the organization or program who work with children and 
                parents in schools receiving funds under the subgrant.
    ``(e) Use of Funds.--
            ``(1) In general.--Subject to paragraph (2), an applicant 
        who receives a subgrant under this section may use the subgrant 
        funds to carry out activities that are authorized by this title 
        and described in the subgrant application, including the 
        following:
                    ``(A) Making reasonable payments for technical and 
                other assistance to a person responsible for the 
                development of a model of reading instruction, or a 
                person with experience or expertise about such model 
                and its implementation, who has agreed to work with the 
                recipient in connection with the implementation of the 
                model.
                    ``(B) Carrying out a contractual agreement 
                described in subsection (d).
                    ``(C) Professional development (including training 
                of volunteers), purchase of curricular and other 
                supporting materials, and technical assistance.
                    ``(D) Providing, on a voluntary basis, training to 
                parents of children enrolled in a school selected under 
                subsection (a)(2) on how to help their children with 
                school work, particularly in the development of reading 
                skills. Such training may be provided directly by the 
                subgrant recipient, or through a grant or contract with 
                another person. Such training shall be consistent with 
                reading reforms taking place in the school setting.
                    ``(E) Carrying out family literacy programs based 
                on the Even Start family literacy model authorized 
                under part B of title I to enable parents to be their 
                child's first and most important teacher, and making 
payments for the receipt of technical assistance for the development of 
such programs.
                    ``(F) Providing instruction for parents of children 
                enrolled in a school selected under subsection (a)(2), 
                and others who volunteer to be reading tutors for such 
                children, in the instructional practices based on 
                reliable, replicable research on reading used by the 
                applicant.
                    ``(G) Programs to assist those kindergarten 
                students enrolled in a school selected under subsection 
                (a)(2) who are not ready for the transition to 1st 
                grade, particularly students experiencing difficulty 
                with reading skills.
                    ``(H) Providing additional support for students, 
                enrolled in a school selected under subsection (a)(2), 
                in grades 1 through 3, who are experiencing difficulty 
                reading, before school, after school, on weekends, 
                during non-instructional periods of the school day, or 
                during the summer using supervised individuals 
                (including tutors), who have been appropriately trained 
                using reliable, replicable research on reading.
                    ``(I) Carrying out the duties described in section 
                15105(b)(2) for children enrolled in a school selected 
                under subsection (a)(2).
                    ``(J) Providing reading assistance to children who 
                have not been determined to be a child with a 
                disability (as defined in section 602 of the 
                Individuals with Disabilities Education Act), pursuant 
                to section 614(b)(5) of such Act, because of a lack of 
                instruction in reading.
            ``(2) Limitation on administrative expenses.--A recipient 
        of a subgrant under this section may use not more than 3 
        percent of the subgrant funds for administrative costs.
    ``(f) Training Non-Recipients.--A recipient of a subgrant under 
this section may train, on a fee-for-service basis, personnel from 
schools, or local educational agencies, that are not receiving such a 
subgrant in the instructional practices based on reliable, replicable 
research on reading used by the recipient. Such a non-recipient school 
may use funds received under title I of this Act, and other appropriate 
Federal funds used for reading instruction, to pay for such training, 
to the extent consistent with the law under which such funds were 
received.

``SEC. 15105. TUTORIAL ASSISTANCE SUBGRANTS.

    ``(a) In General.--
            ``(1) Subgrants.--A reading and literacy partnership that 
        receives a grant under section 15103 shall make subgrants on a 
        competitive basis to local educational agencies that have at 
        least 1 school in the geographic area served by the agency 
        that--
                    ``(A) is located in an area designated as an 
                empowerment zone under subchapter U of chapter 1 of the 
                Internal Revenue Code of 1986; or
                    ``(B) is located in an area designated as an 
                enterprise zone under section 701(a)(1) of the Housing 
                and Community Development Act of 1987.
            ``(2) Applications.--A local educational agency that 
        desires to receive a subgrant under this section shall submit 
        an application to the reading and literacy partnership at such 
        time, in such manner, and including such information as the 
        partnership may require. The application shall include an 
        assurance that the agency will use the subgrant funds to carry 
        out the duties described in subsection (b) for children 
        enrolled in 1 or more schools selected by the agency and 
        described in paragraph (1).
    ``(b) Use of Funds.--
            ``(1) In general.--A local educational agency that receives 
        a subgrant under this section shall carry out, using the funds 
        provided under the subgrant, each of the duties described in 
        paragraph (2).
            ``(2) Duties.--The duties described in this paragraph are 
        the provision of tutorial assistance in reading to children who 
        have difficulty reading, using instructional practices based on 
        the principles of reliable, replicable research, through the 
        following:
                    ``(A) The promulgation, maintenance, and approval 
                of a list of tutorial assistance providers who are--
                            ``(i) located in a geographic area 
                        convenient to the school; and
                            ``(ii) capable of providing tutoring in 
                        reading to children who have difficulty 
                        reading, using instructional practices based on 
                        the principles of reliable, replicable 
                        research.
                    ``(B) The development of procedures for the receipt 
                of applications for tutorial assistance, from parents 
                who are seeking such assistance for their child or 
                children, that select a tutorial assistance provider 
                from the list referred to in subparagraph (A) with whom 
                the child or children are enrolled, or will enroll, for 
                tutoring in reading.
                    ``(C) The development of a selection process for 
                funding applications under subparagraph (B) that limits 
                the provision of assistance to children who have 
                difficulty reading, including difficulty mastering 
                essential phonic, decoding, or vocabulary skills.
                    ``(D) The development of procedures for funding 
                applications under subparagraph (B), to be used in 
                cases where insufficient funds are available to provide 
                assistance with respect to all complete applications 
                received from eligible parents of children described in 
                subparagraph (C), that--
                            ``(i) gives priority to children who are 
                        determined, through State or local reading 
                        assessments, to be most in need of tutorial 
                        assistance; and
                            ``(ii) gives priority, in cases where 
                        children are determined, through State or local 
                        reading assessments, to be equally in need of 
                        tutorial assistance, based on--
                                    ``a random selection principle; or
                    ``(E) The development of a methodology by which 
                payments are made directly to tutorial assistance 
                providers identified in applications under subparagraph 
                (B) that are selected for funding, and the making of 
                such payments.

``SEC. 15106. PROGRAM EVALUATION.

    ``(a) In General.--Each reading and literacy partnership that 
receives a grant under this title shall reserve not more than 2 percent 
of such grant funds for the purpose of evaluating the success of the 
partnership's subgrantees in meeting the purposes of this title. At a 
minimum, the evaluation shall measure the extent to which students who 
are the intended beneficiaries of the subgrants made by the partnership 
have improved their reading.
    ``(b) Contract.--A reading and literacy partnership shall carry out 
the evaluation under this section by entering into a contract with an 
eligible research institution under which the institution will perform 
the evaluation.
    ``(c) Submission to Peer Review Panel.--A reading and literacy 
partnership shall submit the findings from the evaluation under this 
section to the peer review panel convened under section 15103(e).

``SEC. 15107. INFORMATION DISSEMINATION.

    ``(a) In General.--From funds reserved under section 15108(b)(1), 
the National Institute for Literacy shall disseminate information on 
reliable, replicable research on reading and information on subgrantee 
projects under section 15104 or 15105 that have proven effective. At a 
minimum, the institute shall disseminate such information to all 
recipients of Federal financial assistance under titles I and VII of 
this Act, the Head Start Act, the Individuals with Disabilities 
Education Act, and the Adult Education Act.
    ``(b) Coordination.--In carrying out this section, the National 
Institute for Literacy--
            ``(1) shall use, to the extent practicable, information 
        networks developed and maintained through other public and 
        private persons, including the Secretary, the National Center 
        for Family Literacy, and the Readline Program;
            ``(2) shall work in conjunction with any panel convened by 
        the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development 
        and the Secretary and any panel convened by the Office of 
        Educational Research and Improvement to assess the current 
        status of research-based knowledge on reading development, 
        including the effectiveness of various approaches to teaching 
        children to read, with respect to determining the criteria by 
        which the National Institute for Literacy judges reliable, 
        replicable research and the design of strategies to disseminate 
        such information; and
            ``(3) shall assist any reading and literacy partnership 
        selected to receive a grant under section 15103, and that 
        requests such assistance--
                    ``(A) in determining whether applications for 
                subgrants submitted to the partnership meet the 
                requirements of this title relating to reliable, 
                replicable research on reading; and
                    ``(B) in the development of subgrant application 
                forms.

``SEC. 15108. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS; RESERVATIONS FROM 
              APPROPRIATIONS; SUNSET.

    ``(a) Authorization.--There are authorized to be appropriated to 
carry out this title $260,000,000 for fiscal years 1998, 1999, and 
2000.
    ``(b) Reservations.--From amount appropriated under subsection (a), 
the Secretary--
            ``(1) shall reserve $5,075,000 to carry out sections 
        15103(f)(2) and 15107, of which $5,000,000 shall be reserved 
        for section 15107; and
            ``(2) shall reserve $10,000,000 to carry out section 
        1202(c).
    ``(c) Sunset.--Notwithstanding section 422(a) of the General 
Education Provisions Act, this title is repealed, effective September 
30, 2000, and is not subject to extension under such section.''.

      TITLE II--AMENDMENTS TO EVEN START FAMILY LITERACY PROGRAMS

SEC. 201. RESERVATION FOR GRANTS.

    Section 1202(c) of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 
1965 (20 U.S.C. 6362(c)) is amended to read as follows:
    ``(c) Reservation for Grants.--
            ``(1) Grants authorized.--From funds reserved under section 
        15108(b)(2), the Secretary shall award grants, on a competitive 
        basis, to States to enable such States to plan and implement, 
        statewide family literacy initiatives to coordinate and 
        integrate existing Federal, State, and local literacy resources 
        consistent with the purposes of this part. Such coordination 
        and integration shall include funds available under the Adult 
        Education Act, Head Start, this part, part A of this title, and 
        part A of title IV of the Social Security Act.
            ``(2) Consortia.--
                    ``(A) Establishment.--To receive a grant under this 
                subsection, a State shall establish a consortium of 
                State-level programs under the following laws:
                            ``(i) This title.
                            ``(ii) The Head Start Act.
                            ``(iii) The Adult Education Act.
                            ``(iv) All other State-funded preschool 
                        programs and programs providing literacy 
                        services to adults.
                    ``(B) Plan.--To receive a grant under this 
                subsection, the consortium established by a State shall 
                create a plan to use a portion of the State's 
                resources, derived from the programs referred to in 
                subparagraph (A), to strengthen and expand family 
                literacy services in such State.
                    ``(C) Coordination with title xv.--The consortium 
                shall coordinate its activities with the activities of 
                the reading and literacy partnership for the State 
                established under section 15103, if the State receives 
                a grant under such section.
            ``(3) Reading instruction.--Statewide family literacy 
        initiatives implemented under this subsection shall base 
        reading instruction on reliable, replicable research on reading 
        (as such terms are defined in section 15102).
            ``(4) Technical assistance.--The Secretary shall provide, 
        directly or through a grant or contract with an organization 
        with experience in the development and operation of successful 
        family literacy services, technical assistance to States 
        receiving a grant under this subsection.
            ``(5) Matching requirement.--The Secretary shall not make a 
        grant to a State under this subsection unless the State agrees 
        that, with respect to the costs to be incurred by the eligible 
        consortium in carrying out the activities for which the grant 
        was awarded, the State will make available non-Federal 
        contributions in an amount equal to not less than the Federal 
        funds provided under the grant.''.

SEC. 202. DEFINITIONS.

    Section 1202(e) of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 
1965 (20 U.S.C. 6362(e)) is amended--
            (1) by redesignating paragraphs (3) and (4) as paragraphs 
        (4) and (5), respectively; and
            (2) by inserting after paragraph (2) the following:
            ``(3) the term `family literacy services' means services 
        provided to participants on a voluntary basis that are of 
        sufficient intensity in terms of hours, and of sufficient 
        duration, to make sustainable changes in a family (such as 
        eliminating or reducing welfare dependency) and that integrate 
        all of the following activities:
                    ``(A) Interactive literacy activities between 
                parents and their children.
                    ``(B) Equipping parents to partner with their 
                children in learning.
                    ``(C) Parent literacy training, including training 
                that contributes to economic self-sufficiency.
                    ``(D) Appropriate instruction for children of 
                parents receiving parent literacy services.''.

SEC. 203. EVALUATION.

    Section 1209 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 
(20 U.S.C. 6369) is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (1), by striking ``and'' at the end;
            (2) in paragraph (2), by striking the period at the end and 
        inserting ``; and''; and
            (3) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(3) to provide States and eligible entities receiving a 
        subgrant under this part, directly or through a grant or 
        contract with an organization with experience in the 
        development and operation of successful family literacy 
        services, technical assistance to ensure local evaluations 
        undertaken under section 1205(10) provide accurate information 
        on the effectiveness of programs assisted under this part.''.

SEC. 204. INDICATORS OF PROGRAM QUALITY.

    (a) In General.--The Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 
is amended--
            (1) by redesignating section 1210 as section 1212; and
            (2) by inserting after section 1209 the following:

``SEC. 1210. INDICATORS OF PROGRAM QUALITY.

    ``Each State receiving funds under this part shall develop, based 
on the best available research and evaluation data, indicators of 
program quality for programs assisted under this part. Such indicators 
shall be used to monitor, evaluate, and improve such programs within 
the State. Such indicators shall include the following:
            ``(1) With respect to eligible participants in a program 
        who are adults--
                    ``(A) achievement in the areas of reading, writing, 
                English language acquisition, problem solving, and 
                numeracy;
                    ``(B) receipt of a high school diploma or a general 
                equivalency diploma;
                    ``(C) entry into a postsecondary school, job 
                retraining program, or employment or career 
                advancement, including the military; and
                    ``(D) such other indicators as the State may 
                develop.
            ``(2) With respect to eligible participants in a program 
        who are children--
                    ``(A) improvement in ability to read on grade level 
                or reading readiness;
                    ``(B) school attendance;
                    ``(C) grade retention and promotion; and
                    ``(D) such other indicators as the State may 
                develop.''.
    (b) State Level Activities.--Section 1203(a) of the Elementary and 
Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6363(a)) is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (1), by striking ``and'' at the end;
            (2) in paragraph (2), by striking the period at the end and 
        inserting ``; and''; and
            (3) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(3) carrying out section 1210.''.
    (c) Award of Subgrants.--Paragraphs (3) and (4) of section 1208(b) 
of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6368) 
are amended to read as follows:
            ``(3) Continuing eligibility.--In awarding subgrant funds 
        to continue a program under this part for the second, third, or 
        fourth year, the State educational agency shall evaluate the 
        program based on the indicators of program quality developed by 
        the State under section 1210. Such evaluation shall take place 
        after the conclusion of the startup period, if any.
            ``(4) Insufficient progress.--The State educational agency 
        may refuse to award subgrant funds if such agency finds that 
        the eligible entity has not sufficiently improved the 
        performance of the program, as evaluated based on the 
        indicators of program quality developed by the State under 
        section 1210, after--
                    ``(A) providing technical assistance to the 
                eligible entity; and
                    ``(B) affording the eligible entity notice and an 
                opportunity for a hearing.''.

SEC. 205. RESEARCH.

    The Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, as amended by 
section 204 of this Act, is further amended by inserting after section 
1210 the following:

``SEC. 1211. RESEARCH.

    ``(a) In General.--The Secretary shall carry out, through grant or 
contract, research into the components of successful family literacy 
services, to use--
            ``(1) to improve the quality of existing programs assisted 
        under this part or other family literacy programs carried out 
        under this Act or the Adult Education Act; and
            ``(2) to develop models for new programs to be carried out 
        under this Act or the Adult Education Act.
    ``(b) Dissemination.--The National Institute for Literacy shall 
disseminate, pursuant to section 15107, the results of the research 
described in subsection (a) to States and recipients of subgrants under 
this part.''.

            TITLE III--FUNDS FOR FEDERAL WORK-STUDY PROGRAMS

SEC. 301. USE OF WORK-STUDY FUNDS FOR TUTORING AND LITERACY.

    Section 443 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 2753) is 
amended--
            (1) in subsection (b)(2)--
                    (A) by striking ``and'' at the end of subparagraph 
                (A)
                    (B) by redesignating subparagraph (B) as 
                subparagraph (C); and
                    (C) by inserting after subparagraph (A) the 
                following new subparagraph:
                    ``(B) in academic year 1998 and succeeding academic 
                years, an institution shall use at least 2 percent of 
                the total amount of funds granted to such institution 
                under this section for such academic year in accordance 
                with subsection (d); and''; and
            (2) by adding at the end the following new subsection:
    ``(d) Tutoring and Literacy Activities.--
            ``(1) Use of funds.--In any academic year to which 
        subsection (b)(2)(B) applies, an institution shall use the 
        amount required to be used in accordance with this subsection 
        to compensate (including compensation for time spent in 
        directly related training and travel) students--
                    ``(A) employed as a reading tutor for children who 
                are in preschool through elementary school; or
                    ``(B) employed in family literacy projects.
            ``(2) Priority for schools.--An institution shall--
                    ``(A) give priority, in using such funds, to the 
                employment of students in the provision of tutoring 
                services in schools that--
                            ``(i) are identified for school improvement 
                        under section 1116(c) of the Elementary and 
                        Secondary Education Act of 1965; or
                            ``(ii) are selected by a local educational 
                        agency under section 15104(a)(2) of such Act; 
                        and
                    ``(B) ensure that any student compensated with such 
                funds who is employed in a school selected under 
                section 15104(a)(2) of the Elementary and Secondary 
                Education Act of 1965 is trained in the instructional 
                practices based on reliable, replicable research on 
                reading used by the school pursuant to such section 
                15104.
            ``(3) Federal share.--The Federal share of the compensation 
        of work study students compensated under this subsection may 
        exceed 75 percent.
            ``(4) Waiver.--The Secretary may waive the requirements of 
        this subsection if the Secretary determines that enforcing such 
        requirements would cause a hardship for students at the 
        institution.''.

                           TITLE IV--REPEALS

SEC. 401. REPEAL OF CERTAIN UNFUNDED EDUCATION PROGRAMS.

    (a) Adult Education Act.--The following provisions are repealed:
            (1) Business, industry, labor, and education partnerships 
        for workplace literacy.--Section 371 of the Adult Education Act 
        (20 U.S.C. 1211).
            (2) English literacy grants.--Section 372 of the Adult 
        Education Act (20 U.S.C. 1211a).
            (3) Education programs for commercial drivers.--Section 373 
        of the Adult Education Act (20 U.S.C. 1211b).
            (4) Adult literacy volunteer training.--Section 382 of the 
        Adult Education Act (20 U.S.C. 1213a).
    (b) Carl D. Perkins Vocational and Applied Technology Education 
Act.--The following provisions are repealed:
            (1) Other state-administered programs.--Part B of title II 
        of the Carl D. Perkins Vocational and Applied Technology 
Education Act (20 U.S.C. 2381 et seq.).
            (5) Business-labor-education partnership for training.--
        Part D of title III of the Carl D. Perkins Vocational and 
        Applied Technology Education Act (20 U.S.C. 2391 et seq.).
            (6) Supplementary state grants for facilities and equipment 
        and other program improvement activities.--Part F of title III 
        of the Carl D. Perkins Vocational and Applied Technology 
        Education Act (20 U.S.C. 2395 et seq.).
            (7) Community education employment centers and vocational 
        education lighthouse schools.--Part G of title III of the Carl 
        D. Perkins Vocational and Applied Technology Education Act (20 
        U.S.C. 2396 et seq.).
            (8) Demonstration programs.--Part B of title IV of the Carl 
        D. Perkins Vocational and Applied Technology Education Act (20 
        U.S.C. 2411 et seq.).
            (9) Certain bilingual programs.--Subsections (b) and (c) of 
        section 441 of the Carl D. Perkins Vocational and Applied 
        Technology Education Act (20 U.S.C. 2441).
    (c) Community School Partnerships.--The Community School 
Partnership Act (contained in part B of title V of the Improving 
America's Schools Act of 1994 (20 U.S.C. 1070 note) is repealed.
    (d) Educational Research, Development, Dissemination, and 
Improvement Act of 1994.--Section 941(j) of the Educational Research, 
Development, Dissemination, and Improvement Act of 1994 (20 U.S.C. 
6041(j)) is repealed.
    (e) Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965.--The following 
provisions are repealed:
            (1) Innovative elementary school transition projects.--
        Section 1503 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 
        1965 (20 U.S.C. 6493).
            (2) School dropout assistance.--Part C of title V of the 
        Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7261 
        et seq.).
            (3) Impact aid program.--Section 8006 of the Elementary and 
        Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7706) is repealed.
            (4) Special programs and projects to improve educational 
        opportunities for indian children.--Subpart 2 of part A of 
        title IX of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 
        (20 U.S.C. 7831 et seq.).
            (5) Special programs relating to adult education for 
        indians.--Subpart 3 of part A of title IX of the Elementary and 
        Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7851 et seq.).
            (6) Federal administration.--Subpart 5 of part A of title 
        IX of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 
        U.S.C. 7871 et seq.).
            (7) Definitions; authorization of appropriations.--
                    (A) Definitions.--Section 9161 of the Elementary 
                and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7881).
                    (B) Authorization of appropriations.--Subsections 
                (b) and (c) of section 9162 of the Elementary and 
                Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7882).
            (8) De lugo territorial education improvement program.--
        Part H of title X of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act 
        of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 8221).
            (9) Extended time for learning and longer school year.--
        Part L of title X of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act 
        of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 8351).
            (10) Territorial assistance.--Part M of title X of the 
        Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 
        8371).
    (f) Family and Community Endeavor Schools.--The Family and 
Community Endeavor Schools Act (42 U.S.C. 13792) is repealed.
    (g) Goals 2000: Educate America Act.--Section 601(b) of the Goals 
2000: Educate America Act (20 U.S.C. 5951(b)) is repealed.
    (h) Higher Education Act of 1965.--The following provisions are 
repealed:
            (1) State and local programs for teacher excellence.--Part 
        A of title V of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 
        1102 et seq.).
            (2) National teacher academies.--Part B of title V of the 
        Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1103 et seq.).
            (3) Class size demonstration grant.--Subpart 3 of part D of 
        title V of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1109 et 
        seq.).
            (4) Middle school teaching demonstration programs.--Subpart 
        4 of part D of title V of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 
U.S.C. 1110 et seq.).
            (5) Small state teaching initiative.--Subpart 3 of part F 
        of title V of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 
        1115).
            (6) Early childhood education training.--Subpart 5 of part 
        F of title V of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 
        1117 et seq.).
            (7) Grants to states for workplace and community transition 
        training for incarcerated youth offenders.--Part E of title X 
        of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1135g).
    (i) Higher Education Amendments of 1992.--Part E of title XV of the 
Higher Education Amendments of 1992 (20 U.S.C. 1070) is repealed.
    (j) Rehabilitation Act of 1973.--The following provisions are 
repealed:
            (1) Career advancement training consortia.--Subsection (e) 
        of section 302 of such Act (29 U.S.C. 771a(e)).
            (2) Vocational rehabilitation services for individuals with 
        disabilities.--Section 303 of such Act (29 U.S.C. 772).
            (3) Loan guarantees for community rehabilitation 
        programs.--Section 304 of such Act (29 U.S.C. 773).
            (4) Comprehensive rehabilitation centers.--Section 305 of 
        such Act (29 U.S.C. 775).
            (5) Special demonstration programs.--Subsections (b) and 
        (e) of section 311 of such Act (29 U.S.C. 777a(b) and (e)).
            (6) Reader services for individuals who are blind.--Section 
        314 of such Act (29 U.S.C. 777d).
            (7) Interpreter services for individuals who are deaf.--
        Section 315 of such Act (29 U.S.C. 777e).
            (8) Community service employment pilot programs for 
        individuals with disabilities.--Section 611 of such Act (29 
        U.S.C. 795).
            (9) Business opportunities for individuals with 
        disabilities.--Part D of title VI of the Rehabilitation Act of 
        1973 (29 U.S.C. 795r).
            (10) Certain demonstration activities.--
                    (A) Transportation service grants.--Subsection (a) 
                of section 802 of such Act (29 U.S.C. 797a(a)).
                    (B) Projects to achieve high quality placements.--
                Subsection (b) of section 802 of such Act (29 U.S.C. 
                797a(b)).
                    (C) Early intervention demonstration projects.--
                Subsection (c) of section 802 of such Act (29 U.S.C. 
                797a(c)).
                    (D) Transition demonstration projects.--Subsection 
                (d) of section 802 of such Act (29 U.S.C. 797a(d)).
                    (E) Barriers to successful rehabilitation outcomes 
                for minorities.--Subsection (e) of section 802 of such 
                Act (29 U.S.C. 797a(e)).
                    (F) Studies, special projects, and demonstration 
                projects to study management and service delivery.--
                Subsection (f) of section 802 of such Act (29 U.S.C. 
                797a(f)).
                    (G) National commission on rehabilitation 
                services.--Subsection (h) of section 802 of such Act 
                (29 U.S.C. 797a(h)).
                    (H) Model personal assistance services systems.--
                Subsection (i) of section 802 of such Act (29 U.S.C. 
                797a(i)).
                    (I) Demonstration projects to upgrade worker 
                skills.--Subsection (j) of section 802 of such Act (29 
                U.S.C. 797a(j)).
                    (J) Model systems regarding severe disabilities.--
                Subsection (k) of section 802 of such Act (29 U.S.C. 
                797a(k)).
            (11) Certain training activities.--
                    (A) Distance learning through telecommunications.--
                Subsection (a) of section 803 of such Act (29 U.S.C. 
                797b(a)).
                    (B) Training regarding impartial hearing 
                officers.--Subsection (d) of section 803 of such Act 
                (29 U.S.C. 797b(d)).
                    (C) Recruitment and retention of urban personnel.--
                Subsection (e) of section 803 of such Act (29 U.S.C. 
                797b(e)).
    (k) Stewart B. McKinney Homeless Assistance Act.--Subtitle A of 
title VII of the Stewart B. McKinney Homeless Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 
11421 et seq.) is repealed.
    (l) Technology-Related Assistance for Individuals With Disabilities 
Act of 1988.--Subtitle B of title II of the Technology-Related 
Assistance for Individuals With Disabilities Act of 1988 is repealed 
(29 U.S.C. 2241 et seq.).
    (m) National Literacy Act of 1991.--Section 304 of the National 
Literacy Act of 1991 (20 U.S.C. 1213c note) is repealed.
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