1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Assessing Children’s Academic Development and the Emotional and Mental health Implications of COVID–19 Act of 2023 or the ACADEMIC Act of 2023 . 2. Interagency longitudinal component on the impact of the COVID–19 pandemic on student outcomes and well-being (a) Authorization of component (1) In general Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Education, in coordination with the heads of other relevant Federal agencies, shall include in a prekindergarten through grade 12 longitudinal educational study that was authorized before the date of enactment of this Act and that is active on such date of enactment, to the extent practicable and appropriate, a longitudinal component on the impact of the COVID–19 pandemic and the associated school closures, remote learning, and other factors, on student outcomes and well-being. (2) Impacts (A) In general The longitudinal component authorized under paragraph (1) shall include the impact on students’— (i) academic achievement, including any learning loss; (ii) social and emotional well-being; (iii) mental health; (iv) behavioral health