[Congressional Bills 105th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3058 Introduced in House (IH)]







105th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 3058

 To require the Secretary of Education to conduct a study and submit a 
report to the Congress on methods for identifying and treating children 
            with dyslexia in kindergarten through 3d grade.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           November 13, 1997

   Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas (for herself, Mr. Pallone, Mrs. Meek of 
Florida, Mrs. Thurman, Ms. McCarthy of Missouri, Mr. Cramer, Ms. Furse, 
Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, Mr. Sandlin, Ms. Millender-McDonald, Mr. Cummings, 
   Ms. Hooley of Oregon, Mr. Wynn, Mr. Kildee, Ms. Ros-Lehtinen, Ms. 
 Valazquez, Mrs. Clayton, Mr. Weygand, Mr. Hamilton, Mr. Tierney, Mr. 
  Allen, Mr. Diaz-Balart, Mr. Rodriguez, Mr. Reyes, Mr. Hinojosa, Mr. 
  Lampson, Mr. Gejdenson, Mr. Brown of California, Mrs. Morella, Mr. 
    Quinn, Mr. Campbell, Mr. Brady, Ms. Granger, Mr. Pascrell, Mr. 
 Menendez, Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island, Mr. Kennedy of Massachusetts, 
   Mr. Clay, Mr. Poshard, Mr. Costello, Mr. Ortiz, and Mr. Pomeroy) 
 introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on 
                      Education and the Workforce

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                                 A BILL


 
 To require the Secretary of Education to conduct a study and submit a 
report to the Congress on methods for identifying and treating children 
            with dyslexia in kindergarten through 3d grade.

    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 ``Early Detection of Dyslexia in 
Children Act of 1997''.

SEC. 2. STUDY AND REPORT BY SECRETARY OF EDUCATION ON IDENTIFICATION 
              AND TREATMENT OF CHILDREN WITH DYSLEXIA IN KINDERGARTEN 
              THROUGH 3D GRADE.

    (a) Study.--The Secretary of Education, in consultation with the 
National Academy of Sciences, shall conduct a study on methods for 
identifying and treating children with dyslexia in kindergarten through 
3d grade. In carrying out the study, the Secretary shall consider--
            (1) whether there is a biological basis for dyslexia;
            (2) whether dyslexia is caused by--
                    (A) a brain-based phonological deficit that 
                prevents an individual from breaking down written words 
                into component sounds;
                    (B) post-natal experience, including inadequate 
                instruction; or
                    (C) a combination thereof; and
            (3) the cost of implementing a program on a nationwide 
        basis to identify and treat children with dyslexia in 
        kindergarten through 3d grade.
    (b) Report.--Not later than 120 days after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Education shall prepare and 
submit to the Congress a report containing the results of the study 
conducted under subsection (a).
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