School improvement grants

Section 1003 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6303) is amended— (1) in subsection (e)— (A) in paragraph (1)(F), by striking and after the semicolon; (B) in paragraph (2), by striking the period and inserting; and; and (C) by adding at the end the following: (3) an assurance that the local educational agency will comply with the requirements regarding literacy under subsection (j).; and (2) by adding at the end the following: (j) Additional requirements regarding literacy (1) In General Notwithstanding any other provision of this section, a State educational agency, in allocating funds to local educational agencies under this section, shall only allocate funds to local educational agencies that will ensure that literacy activities that are carried out using such funds are— (A) evidence-based, defined for the purpose of this subsection as activities meeting the requirements of section 8101(21)(A)(i)(I); and (B) implemented using instructional strategies and materials that focus on phonemic awareness, phonics, fluency, vocabulary, and comprehension..