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105 STAT. 350 PUBLIC LAW 102-73—JULY 25, 1991 (B) by amending subsection (b) to read as follows: "(b) SPECIAL RULE.— At least % of the 15 percent reserved pursuant to subsection (a) shall be used to carry out the provisions of paragraphs (2) and (3) of subsection (a).". (h) FEDERAL RESPONSIBILITY. —Section 361 of the Adult Education Act (20 U.S.C. 1209) is amended by adding at the end the following: "(c) FEDERAL RESPONSIBILITY.—Within 1 year after the enactment of the National Literacy Act of 1991, the Secretary, in consultation with appropriate experts, educators, and administrators, shall develop indicators of program quality that may be used by State and local programs receiving assistance under this title as models by which to judge the success of such programs, including success in recruitment and retention of students and improvement in the literacy skills of students. Such indicators shall take into account different conditions under which programs operate and shall be modified as better means of assessing program quality are developed.". SEC. 302. TARGETED ASSISTANCE. Section 1531(b) of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 2941) is amended by— (1) redesignating paragraphs (5) and (6) as paragraphs (6) and (7), respectively; and (2) inserting the following new paragraph (5) after paragraph (4): "(5) programs of training to enhance the ability of teachers and school counselors to identify, particularly in the early grades, students with reading and reading-related problems that place such students at risk for illiteracy in their adult years;". SEC. 303. AMENDMENTS TO THE EVEN START PROGRAM. (a) AMENDMENT TO FART HEADING.— The heading for part B of chapter 1 of title I of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 2741 et seq.) is amended to read as follows: "PART B—EVEN START FAMILY LITERACY PROGRAMS". (b) STATE GRANT PROGRAM.— Section 1052 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 2742) is amended— (1) in subsection (a), by striking "local educational agencies or consortia of such agencies" and inserting "eligible entities"; (2) in subsection (b)— (A) by inserting "(1)" before "In"; and (B) by adding at the end the following: "(2) In any fiscal year in which this subsection applies, no State shall award a grant under this part for an amount less than $75,000. "(3) In any year in which this subsection applies, each State that receives a grant under this part may use not more than 5 percent of assistance provided under the grant for costs of— "(A) administration; and "(B) the provision, through grant or contract, of technical assistance for program improvement and replication to eligible entities that receive grants under this part."; (3) by redesignating subsection (c) as subsection (d);