(3) identifying the types of programs and serv-
ices that have demonstrated the greatest effective-
ness in preventing and reducing the number of phys-
ical restraint and seclusion incidents in schools; and 
(4) identifying evidence-based personnel train-
ing models with demonstrated success in preventing 
and reducing the number of physical restraint and 
seclusion incidents in schools, including models that 
emphasize positive behavior supports and de-esca-
lation techniques over physical intervention. 
(b) REPORT.—The Secretary shall submit to the 
Committee on Education and the Workforce of the House 
of Representatives and the Committee on Health, Edu-
cation, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate— 
(1) not later than 3 years after the date of en-
actment of this Act, an interim report that summa-
rizes the preliminary findings of the assessment de-
scribed in subsection (a); and 
(2) not later than 5 years after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, a final report of the findings 
of the assessment. 
SEC. 9. PROTECTION AND ADVOCACY SYSTEMS. 
Protection and Advocacy Systems shall have the au-
thority provided under section 143 of the Developmental 
Disabilities Assistance and Bill of Rights Act of 2000 (42 
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U.S.C. 15043) to investigate, monitor, and enforce protec-
tions provided for students under this Act. 
SEC. 10. HEAD START PROGRAMS. 
(a) REGULATIONS.—The Secretary of Health and 
Human Services, in consultation with the Secretary, shall 
promulgate regulations with respect to Head Start agen-
cies administering Head Start programs under the Head 
Start Act (42 U.S.C. 9801 et seq.) that establish require-
ments consistent with— 
(1) the requirements established by regulations 
promulgated pursuant to section 5(a); and 
(2) the reporting and enforcement requirements 
described in subsections (b) and (c) of section 6. 
(b) GRANT AUTHORITY.—From the amount appro-
priated under section 12, the Secretary may allocate funds 
to the Secretary of Health and Human Services to assist 
the Head Start agencies in establishing, implementing, 
and enforcing policies and procedures to meet the require-
ments established by regulations promulgated pursuant to 
subsection (a). 
SEC. 11. LIMITATION OF AUTHORITY. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Nothing in this Act shall be con-
strued to restrict or limit, or allow the Secretary to restrict 
or limit, any other rights or remedies otherwise available 
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to students or parents under Federal or State law or regu-
lation. 
(b) APPLICABILITY.— 
(1) PRIVATE SCHOOLS.—Nothing in this Act 
shall be construed to affect any private school that 
does not receive, or does not serve students who re-
ceive, support in any form from any program sup-
ported, in whole or in part, with funds appropriated 
to the Department of Education. 
(2) HOME SCHOOLS.—Nothing in this Act shall 
be construed to— 
(A) affect a home school, whether or not a 
home school is treated as a private school or 
home school under State law; or 
(B) consider parents who are schooling a 
child at home as school personnel. 
SEC. 12. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
There are authorized to be appropriated such sums 
as may be necessary to carry out this Act for fiscal year 
2014 and each of the 4 succeeding fiscal years. 
SEC. 13. PRESUMPTION OF CONGRESS RELATING TO COM-
PETITIVE PROCEDURES. 
(a) PRESUMPTION.—It is the presumption of Con-
gress that grants awarded under this Act will be awarded 
using competitive procedures based on merit. 
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(b) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—If grants are awarded 
under this Act using procedures other than competitive 
procedures, the Secretary shall submit to Congress a re-
port explaining why competitive procedures were not used. 
SEC. 14. PROHIBITION ON EARMARKS. 
None of the funds appropriated to carry out this Act 
may be used for a congressional earmark as defined in 
clause 9e, of rule XXI of the Rules of the House of Rep-
resentatives of the 113th Congress. 
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