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the borrower does not complete such com-
mitment. 
‘‘(6) REPAYMENT FOR FAILURE TO COMPLETE 
SERVICE.—
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—In the event that any 
recipient of loan forgiveness under this sub-
section fails or refuses to complete a portion of 
the recipient’s service obligation under the 
agreement required by clause (5)(B), the same 
portion of the amounts of loans forgiven under 
this subsection for such recipient shall be sub-
ject to repayment in accordance with terms and 
conditions, and in the amounts, specified by the 
Secretary of Education, in consultation with the 
Secretary of Health and Human Services, in 
regulations under this subsection. 
‘‘(B) FORGIVENESS IF DECEASED OR DIS-
ABLED.—Such regulations shall provide that, 
subject to the availability of appropriations, an 
individual shall be excused from repayment of 
any amount required under subclause (A) if the 
individual dies or becomes permanently and to-
tally disabled (as determined in accordance with 
such regulations).
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‘‘(7) REGULATIONS.—The Secretary of Edu-
cation, in consultation with the Secretary of Health 
and Human Services, is authorized to issue such 
regulations as may be necessary to carry out the 
provisions of this subsection. 
‘‘(8) CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this sub-
section shall be construed to authorize any refunding 
of any repayment of a loan. 
‘‘(9) AUTHORIZATION
OF
APPROPRIATIONS.—
There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out 
this subsection such sums as may be necessary for 
fiscal year 2008 and each of the 4 succeeding fiscal 
years. 
‘‘(10) DEFINITIONS.—In this subsection: 
‘‘(A) HEAD START TEACHER.—The term 
‘Head Start teacher’ means an individual 
who—
‘‘(i) is employed by a Head Start 
agency or an entity that carries out an 
Early Head Start program, to provide for 
the education and care of children who 
have not reached the age of compulsory 
school attendance who are enrolled in a 
Head Start program or an Early Head 
Start program receiving funds under the
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Head Start Act (42 U.S.C. 9831 et. seq.); 
and 
‘‘(ii) who has, at a minimum, an asso-
ciate’s degree in early childhood education 
or a related field. 
‘‘(B) PROGRAM YEAR.—The term ‘program 
year’, where applied to service as a Head Start 
teacher or an Early Head Start teacher, means 
a program year as defined by the Secretary of 
Health and Human Services.’’. 
SEC. 19. RESEARCH, DEMONSTRATIONS, AND EVALUATION. 
Section 649 of the Head Start Act (42 U.S.C. 9844) 
is amended—
(1) by amending subsection (a)(1)(B) to read 
as follows: 
‘‘(B) use the Head Start programs to de-
velop, test, and disseminate new ideas and 
based on existing scientifically based research, 
for addressing the needs of low-income pre-
school children (including children with disabil-
ities, homeless children, children who have been 
abused or neglected, and children in foster care) 
and their families and communities (including 
demonstrations of innovative non-center-based 
program models such as home-based and mobile
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programs), and otherwise to further the pur-
poses of this subchapter.’’, 
(A) in paragraph (8) by adding ‘‘and’’ at 
the end, 
(B) by striking paragraphs (9) and (10) 
and insert the following: 
‘‘(9) contribute to understanding the impact of 
Head Start services delivered in inclusive classrooms 
on both children with disabilities and children with-
out disabilities, and develop practices for increasing 
the availability and quality of inclusive classrooms.’’. 
(2) in subsection (g)—
(A) in paragraph(1)(A)—
(i) by striking clause (i), and 
(ii) by redesignating clauses (ii) and 
(iii) as clauses (i) and (ii), respectively, 
and 
(B) by amending paragraph (7)(C) to read 
as follows: 
‘‘(C) TRANSMITTAL OF REPORT TO CON-
GRESS.—Not later than September 30, 2009, 
the Secretary shall transmit the final report to 
the Committee on Education and Labor of the 
House of Representatives and the Committee
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on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of 
the Senate.’’, and 
(3) by amending subsection (h) to read as fol-
lows: 
‘‘(h) LIMITED ENGLISH PROFICIENT CHILDREN.—
‘‘(1) STUDY.—Not later than 1 year after the 
date of enactment of the Improving Head Start Act 
of 2007, the Secretary shall conduct a study on the 
status of limited English proficient children and 
their families participating Head Start programs 
and Early Head Start programs. 
‘‘(2) REPORT.—The Secretary shall prepare 
and submit to Congress, not later than September 
2008, a report containing the results of such study, 
including information on—
‘‘(A)(i) 
the 
demographics 
of 
limited 
English proficient children less than 5 years of 
age and the geographical distribution of such 
children; and 
‘‘(ii) the number of such children receiving 
Head Start services and the number of such 
children receiving Early Head Start services, 
and the geographical distribution of such chil-
dren receiving such services;