[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 158 (Thursday, September 29, 2022)]
[Senate]
[Pages S5807-S5808]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
SA 6288. Mr. CASSIDY submitted an amendment intended to be proposed
to amendment SA 5499 submitted by Mr. Reed (for himself and Mr. Inhofe)
and intended to be proposed to the bill H.R. 7900, to authorize
appropriations for fiscal year 2023 for military activities of the
Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense
activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel
strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes; which was
ordered to lie on the table; as follows:
At the appropriate place, insert the following:
SEC. __. DYSLEXIA.
(a) Definitions.--Section 602 of the Individuals with
Disabilities Education Act (20 U.S.C. 1401) is amended--
(1) in paragraph (3)(A), by striking ``or specific learning
disabilities'' and inserting ``dyslexia, or specific learning
disabilities'';
(2) by inserting after paragraph (3) the following:
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``(4) Dyslexia.--The term `dyslexia' means an unexpected
difficulty in reading for an individual who has the
intelligence to be a much better reader, most commonly caused
by a difficulty in the phonological processing (the
appreciation of the individual sounds of spoken language),
which affects the ability of an individual to speak, read,
and spell.''; and
(3) in paragraph (30)--
(A) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``dyslexia,''; and
(B) in subparagraph (C)--
(i) by striking ``or of'' and inserting ``of''; and
(ii) by inserting before the period the following: ``, or
of dyslexia''.
(b) Provision of Accommodations and Services.--The
Individuals with Disabilities Education Act is amended by
inserting after section 608 (20 U.S.C. 1407) the following:
``SEC. 608A. PROVISION OF ACCOMMODATIONS AND SERVICES.
``In determining eligibility for, or providing, an
accommodation or service under this title, a local
educational agency or other agency shall provide equal
access, to the accommodation or service, to--
``(1) children from low-income families or from families
with low socioeconomic status; and
``(2) other children.''.
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