(D) not provide reimbursement of more 
than $6,700 on behalf of any student for the 
2005–2006 school year; and 
(E) discontinue reimbursement once a dis-
placed student returns to the school he or she 
attended prior to August 29, 2005. 
(3) USE OF FUNDS.—The Secretary may pro-
vide reimbursement under paragraph (1) on behalf 
of a displaced student only if the school or preschool 
program involved agrees— 
(A) to use the reimbursement for providing 
educational and other services to the displaced 
student; and 
(B) not to use the reimbursement for the 
construction or renovation of facilities. 
(c) ACCOUNTING OF FUNDS.—The Secretary shall 
provide an appropriate accounting of funds for each school 
or program that receives a payment on behalf of one or 
more participating displaced students under this section. 
(d) REGISTRATION.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—To seek to participate in the 
program under this section, the parent of a dis-
placed student shall sign up by means of the Inter-
net site, toll-free telephone number, or paper form 
developed under subsection (e).
(2) ACCOUNT NUMBERS.—Upon completion of 
registration for the program under this section— 
(A) the displaced student shall be assigned 
an account number; and 
(B) the account number shall be made 
available to the parent of the student. 
(3) FAMILIES.—If a parent has more than one 
child who is a displaced student— 
(A) the parent shall be allowed to register 
each child under this subsection at the same 
time; and 
(B) the same account number under para-
graph (2) shall be provided to each child. 
(e) FERA SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT AND ESTABLISH-
MENT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall develop 
and implement a web-based system— 
(A) to support the registration in the pro-
gram under this section of displaced students 
by means of an Internet site, toll-free telephone 
number, or paper form; and 
(B) to facilitate the timely payment of 
funds from the accounts of families partici-
pating in the program under this section to the 
school or preschool program authorized to be
reimbursed for educational and other services 
rendered. 
(2) SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS.— 
(A) INTERNET
SITE; TOLL-FREE
TELE-
PHONE NUMBER; PAPER FORM.—The Internet 
site and toll-free telephone number developed 
pursuant to paragraph (1)— 
(i) shall be integrated with each other; 
(ii) shall, with respect to the toll-free 
telephone number, not be fully automated; 
(iii) shall be operational not later than 
2 weeks after the date of the enactment of 
this section; 
(iv) shall include privacy controls, con-
sistent with section 444 of the General 
Education Provisions Act (20 U.S.C. 
1232g); 
(v) shall be accessible to participating 
displaced students and their parents for 
the purpose of determining— 
(I) the amount expended under 
this section on the student’s behalf to 
date; and
(II) the amount remaining for 
expenditure under this section on the 
student’s behalf; 
(vi) shall be accessible to schools and 
preschool programs for the purpose of fa-
cilitating reimbursement under subsection 
(b); 
(vii) shall support non-English speak-
ing parents by providing information and 
registration in an understandable and uni-
form format and, to the extent practicable, 
in a language the parents can understand; 
(viii) may use existing Federal grant 
management and electronic payment sys-
tems; 
(ix) shall include information tech-
nology and other controls necessary to pre-
vent fraud and overpayment, including 
mechanisms to validate family and school 
information; and 
(x) shall provide technical support 
services (including support for registration 
and processing of accounts) to the families 
of participating displaced students and the
schools and preschool programs in which 
the students are enrolled. 
(B) PAYMENT
SYSTEM.—The Secretary 
shall ensure that— 
(i) the payment system required to 
carry out this section is operational not 
later than 4 weeks after the date of the en-
actment of this section; and 
(ii) the first disbursements under this 
section are made not later than 5 weeks 
after the date of the enactment of this sec-
tion. 
(3) CONTRACTOR
REQUIREMENTS.—The Sec-
retary shall award the contract required by sub-
section (a)(3) to a nongovernmental entity that— 
(A) has experience meeting the require-
ments described in paragraph (2)(A); 
(B) demonstrates expertise in the develop-
ment and operation of information technology 
infrastructures, including the manufacture and 
supply of hardware and software, information 
management, electronic fund transfer payment 
systems, and customer relations management 
and outreach;
(C) demonstrates significant experience in 
the development, implementation, and technical 
support for payment management systems oper-
ated by agencies of the Federal Government, in-
cluding the Department of Education and the 
Department of Health and Human Services; 
and 
(D) is based, and operates help desk serv-
ices, in the United States. 
(f) TRANSFERRING STUDENTS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to paragraph (2), 
the Secretary shall continue to provide reimburse-
ment under this section on behalf of a participating 
displaced student who transfers to one or more 
schools or preschool programs during the 2005– 
2006 school year. 
(2) EXCEPTION.—The Secretary shall not pro-
vide reimbursement under this section on behalf of 
a participating displaced student with respect to any 
school or preschool program which the student at-
tends for less than 2 consecutive weeks during the 
2005–2006 school year. 
(g) ADDITIONAL AMOUNT FOR ADMINISTRATIVE EX-
PENSES.—In providing reimbursement to an entity under 
this section—