[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 155 (2009), Part 8]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages 11156-11157]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                          EARMARK DECLARATION

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                        HON. HENRY E. BROWN, JR.

                           of south carolina

                    in the house of representatives

                       Wednesday, April 29, 2009

  Mr. BROWN of South Carolina. Madam Speaker, I submit the following:
  Requesting Member: Henry E. Brown, Jr.
  Bill Number: H.R. 1105
  Account: Department of Education--National Projects, Innovation and 
Improvement
  Legal Name of Requesting Entity: Reading is Fundamental
  Address of Requesting Entity: 1825 Connecticut Ave. NW, Washington, 
DC 20009
  Description of Request: Funding will be used for purposes authorized 
in Section 5451 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act. Reading 
Is Fundamental enhances child literacy by providing millions of 
underserved children with free books for personal ownership and reading 
encouragement from the more than 18,000 locations throughout all fifty 
states, Washington, D.C., Guam, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin 
Islands.
  Requesting Member: Henry E. Brown, Jr.
  Bill Number: H.R. 1105
  Account: Department of Education--National Projects, Innovation and 
Improvement
  Legal Name of Requesting Entity: Reach Out and Read National Center
  Address of Requesting Entity: 56 Roland Street, Boston, MA 02129
  Description of Request: Reach Out and Read is a national program that 
promotes literacy and language development in infants and young 
children, targeting disadvantage and poor children and families. ROR 
has proven to among the most effective strategies to promote early 
language and literacy development and school readiness: pediatricians 
and other healthcare providers guide and encourage parents to read 
aloud to their children from their earliest years of their life, and 
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them home from each doctor visit with books and a prescription to read 
together. Currently, nearly 50,000 doctors and nurses have been trained 
in ROR's proven strategies, and more than 3,500 clinics and hospitals 
nationwide are implementing the program, reaching more than 25% of 
America's at-risk-children. Funding provided by Congress through the 
U.S. Department of Education has been matched by tens of millions of 
dollars from the private sector and state governments. Program has 
benefited over 18,000 children in the First District.

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