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‘‘(3) TRAINING AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.— 
The Secretary shall provide training and technical 
assistance to Head Start agencies and programs 
with respect to the development or implementation 
of such quality improvement plans to the extent the 
Secretary finds such provision to be feasible and ap-
propriate given available funding and other statutory 
responsibilities. 
‘‘(f) SUMMARIES OF MONITORING OUTCOMES.—Not 
later than 120 days after the end of each fiscal year, the 
Secretary shall publish a summary report on the findings 
of reviews conducted under subsection (c) and on the out-
comes of quality improvement plans implemented under 
subsection (e), during such fiscal year. Such report shall 
be made available to all parents with children receiving 
assistance under this subchapter in an understandable and 
uniform format, and to the extent practicable, provided 
in a language that the parents can understand, and in ad-
dition, make the information widely available through pub-
lic means such as distribution through public agencies, 
and at a minimum posting such information on the Inter-
net immediately upon publication. Such reports shall con-
tain detailed data on compliance with specific performance 
standards and measures sufficient to allow individual 
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Head Start agencies to use such data to improve the qual-
ity of their program. 
‘‘(g) SELF-ASSESSMENTS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Not less frequently than 
once each program year, with the consultation and 
participation of policy councils, and as applicable, 
policy committees, and as appropriate, other commu-
nity members, each Head Start agency and each del-
egate agency that receives financial assistance under 
this subchapter shall conduct a comprehensive self- 
assessment of its effectiveness and progress in meet-
ing program goals and objectives (including profes-
sional development plans) and in implementing and 
complying with Head Start program performance 
standards. 
‘‘(2) REPORT AND IMPROVEMENT PLANS.— 
‘‘(A) REPORT.—An agency conducting a 
self-assessment shall report the findings of the 
self-assessment to the relevant policy council, 
policy committee, governing body, and Sec-
retary. Each self-assessment shall identify areas 
of strength and weakness. 
‘‘(B) IMPROVEMENT
PLAN.—The agency 
shall develop and report to the Secretary an im-
provement plan approved by the governing body 
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of the agency to strengthen any areas identified 
in the self-assessment as weaknesses or in need 
of improvement. 
‘‘(3) ONGOING MONITORING.—Each Head Start 
agency, delegate Head Start agency, and entity that 
carries out an Early Head Start program shall es-
tablish and implement procedures for the ongoing 
monitoring of their respective programs, to ensure 
that the operations of the programs work toward 
meeting program goals and objectives and Head 
Start performance standards. 
‘‘(h) ENROLLMENT REPORTING REQUIREMENT.— 
‘‘(1) Head Start agencies shall report on a reg-
ular basis to the Secretary— 
‘‘(A) the actual enrollment in such pro-
gram; and 
‘‘(B) if such actual enrollment is less than 
the funded enrollment, any apparent reason for 
such enrollment shortfall. 
‘‘(2) The Secretary shall determine on a regular 
basis which Head Start agencies are operating with 
an actual enrollment that is less than the funded en-
rollment and shall provide appropriate and timely 
training and technical assistance to increase actual 
enrollment, as appropriate. 
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‘‘(3) In this subsection: 
‘‘(A) The term ‘actual enrollment’ means, 
with respect to a Head Start program, the ac-
tual number of children enrolled in such pro-
gram in a given month. 
‘‘(B) The term ‘base grant’ means, with 
respect to Head Start agency for a fiscal year, 
that portion of the grant derived from— 
‘‘(i) amounts reserved for use in ac-
cordance with section 640(a)(2)(A), for a 
Head Start agency administering an In-
dian Head Start program or migrant and 
seasonal Head Start program; 
‘‘(ii) amounts reserved for payments 
under section 640(a)(2)(B); or 
‘‘(iii) amounts available under section 
640(a)(2)(D) or allotted among States 
under section 640(a)(4). 
‘‘(C) The term ‘funded enrollment’ means, 
with respect to the program of a Head Start 
agency in a fiscal year, the number of children 
that the agency is funded to serve through a 
grant for the program during such fiscal year, 
as indicated in the grant award. 
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‘‘(i) REDISTRIBUTION OF FUNDS.—Funds held by 
the Secretary as a result of recapturing, withholding, or 
reducing a base grant, except when such action is the re-
sult of an open competition 641(d)) or termination 646(d) 
shall be redistributed in such fiscal year as follows: 
‘‘(1) If such funds are derived from an Indian 
Head Start program, then such funds shall be redis-
tributed to increase enrollment in such fiscal year in 
1 or more Indian Head Start programs. 
‘‘(2) If such funds are derived from the oper-
ation of a migrant and seasonal Head Start pro-
gram, then such funds shall be redistributed to in-
crease enrollment in such fiscal year in 1 or more 
migrant and seasonal Head Start programs. 
‘‘(3) If such funds are derived from the oper-
ation of a Head Start program in a State (excluding 
Indian Head Start program and migrant and sea-
sonal Head Start programs), then such funds shall 
be redistributed to increase enrollment in such fiscal 
year in 1 or more Head Start programs (excluding 
Indian Head Start programs and migrant and sea-
sonal Head Start programs) that are carried out in 
such State, except that— 
‘‘(A) not less than 50 percent of the funds 
shall be prioritized to increase the program par-
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ticipation of children and families served under 
Early Head Start; and 
‘‘(B) not less than 25 percent of the funds 
shall be prioritized to increase program partici-
pation of underserved populations of eligible 
children.’’. 
SEC. 8. POWERS AND FUNCTIONS OF HEAD START AGEN-
CIES. 
Section 642 of the Head Start Act (42 U.S.C. 9837) 
is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘SEC. 642. POWERS AND FUNCTIONS OF HEAD START AGEN-
CIES. 
‘‘(a) LEGAL AUTHORITY.—To be designated as a 
Head Start agency under this subchapter, an agency must 
have authority under its charter or applicable law to re-
ceive and administer funds under this subchapter, funds 
and contributions from private or local public sources 
which may be used in support of a Head Start program, 
and funds under any Federal or State assistance program 
pursuant to which a public or private nonprofit or for- 
profit agency (as the case may be) organized in accordance 
with this subchapter, could act as grantee, contractor, or 
sponsor of projects appropriate for inclusion in a Head 
Start program. Such an agency must also be empowered 
to transfer funds so received, and to delegate powers to 
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other agencies, subject to the powers of its governing 
board and its overall program responsibilities. The power 
to transfer funds and delegate powers must include the 
power to make transfers and delegations covering compo-
nent projects in all cases where this will contribute to effi-
ciency and effectiveness or otherwise further program ob-
jectives. 
‘‘(b) FAMILY AND COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT; FAM-
ILY SERVICES.—To be so designated, a Head Start agency 
shall, at a minimum, do all the following to involve and 
serve families and communities: 
‘‘(1) Establish effective procedures by which 
parents and area residents concerned will be enabled 
to directly participate in decisions that influence the 
character of programs affecting their interests. 
‘‘(2) Seek the involvement of parents, area resi-
dents, and local business in the design and imple-
mentation of the program. 
‘‘(3) Establish effective procedures to facilitate 
and seek the involvement of parents of participating 
children in activities designed to help such parents 
become full partners in the education of their chil-
dren, and to afford such parents the opportunity to 
participate in the development and overall conduct of 
the program at the local level, including a process 
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through which parents of children currently partici-
pating in a Head Start program or an Early Head 
Start program select the parent representatives to 
serve on the council under section 642(b)(4)(B)(ii). 
‘‘(4) Offer (directly or through referral to local 
entities, such as entities carrying out Even Start 
programs under subpart 3 of part B of title I of the 
Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 
(20 U.S.C. 2741 et seq.)), to parents of partici-
pating children, family literacy services and par-
enting skills training. 
‘‘(5) Offer to parents of participating children 
mental health services (either directly or through re-
ferral to local entities), including substance abuse 
counseling, and including information on maternal 
depression and on drug-exposed infants and fetal al-
cohol syndrome. 
‘‘(6) At the option of such agency, offer (di-
rectly or through referral to local entities) to such 
parents— 
‘‘(A) training in basic child development 
(including cognitive, social, and emotional devel-
opment); 
‘‘(B) assistance in developing literacy and 
communication skills; 
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‘‘(C) opportunities to share experiences 
with other parents (including parent-mentor re-
lationships); 
‘‘(D) mental and behavioral health serv-
ices; 
‘‘(E) regular in-home visitation; or 
‘‘(F) any other activity designed to help 
such parents become full partners in the edu-
cation of their children. 
‘‘(7) Provide, with respect to each participating 
family, a family needs assessment that includes con-
sultation with such parents, in a manner and lan-
guage that such parents can understand, about the 
benefits of parent involvement and about the activi-
ties described in paragraphs (5) through (8) in 
which such parents may choose to be involved (tak-
ing into consideration their specific family needs, 
work schedules, and other responsibilities). 
‘‘(8) Consider providing services to assist 
younger siblings of children participating in its Head 
Start program to obtain health, including mental 
health, services from other sources. 
‘‘(9) Perform community outreach to encourage 
individuals previously unaffiliated with Head Start 
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programs to participate in its Head Start program 
as volunteers. 
‘‘(10)(A) Inform custodial parents in single-par-
ent families that participate in programs, activities, 
or services carried out or provided under this sub-
chapter about the availability of child support serv-
ices for purposes of establishing paternity and ac-
quiring child support; and 
‘‘(B) Refer eligible parents to the child support 
offices of State and local governments. 
‘‘(11) Provide parents of limited English pro-
ficient children outreach and services under this sub-
chapter, in an understandable and uniform format 
and, to the extent practicable, in a language that 
such parents can understand. 
‘‘(12) Provide technical and other support need-
ed to enable parents and area residents to secure on 
their own behalf available assistance from public and 
private sources. 
‘‘(13) Promote the continued involvement of the 
parents (including grandparents and kinship care-
givers, as appropriate) of children that participate in 
Head Start programs in the education of their chil-
dren upon transition to school, the Head Start agen-
cy shall work with the local educational agency— 
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‘‘(A) to provide training to the parents; 
‘‘(i) to inform the parents about their 
rights and responsibilities concerning the 
education of their children; and 
‘‘(ii) to enable the parents— 
‘‘(I) to understand and work with 
schools in order to communicate with 
teachers and other school personnel; 
‘‘(II) to support the schoolwork 
of their children; and 
‘‘(III) to participate as appro-
priate in decisions relating to the edu-
cation of their children; and 
‘‘(B) to take other actions, as appropriate 
and feasible, to support the active involvement 
of the parents with schools, school personnel, 
and school-related organizations. 
‘‘(14) Provide parents of a child suspected of 
having a disability information about services avail-
able under section 619 or part C of the Individuals 
With Disabilities Education Act (20 U.S.C. 1419, 
1431 et seq.) and refer such child to the appropriate 
agency for an evaluation of eligibility under such 
Act. 
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