[Congressional Bills 108th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 79 Introduced in House (IH)]






108th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                 H. R. 79

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


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            January 7, 2003

   Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas 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 to 
Congress a report on methods for identifying and treating children with 
             dyslexia in kindergarten through third 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 2003''.

SEC. 2. STUDY AND REPORT BY SECRETARY OF EDUCATION ON IDENTIFICATION 
              AND TREATMENT OF CHILDREN WITH DYSLEXIA IN KINDERGARTEN 
              THROUGH THIRD 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 
third 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 third 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 Congress a report containing the results of the study 
conducted under subsection (a).
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