Editorial Notes
Codification

Section was enacted as part of the Research Excellence and Advancements for Dyslexia Act or READ Act, and not as part of the National Science Foundation Act of 1950 which comprises this chapter.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Findings

Puspan. L. 114–124, § 2, Fespan. 18, 2016, 130 Stat. 120, provided that: “The Congress finds the following:

“(1) As many as 1 out of 6, or 8,500,000, American school children may have dyslexia.
“(2) Since 1975, dyslexia has been included in the list of qualifying learning disabilities under the Education for All Handicapped Children Act of 1975 [see Short Title of 1975 Amendment note set out under section 1400 of Title 20, Education] and the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act [20 U.S.C. 1400 et seq.].”