(1) determine whether the interventions, best 
practices, curricula, and staff trainings implemented 
pursuant to section 3— 
(A) are effectively implemented pursuant 
to section 3 and other relevant provisions of law 
such that the anticipated effect sizes of the 
interventions, best practices, curricula, and 
staff trainings are achieved; and 
(B) yield long-term savings; 
(2) develop a method for making the determina-
tion required by paragraph (1); 
(3) ensure that such method includes com-
petency and testing approaches, performance or out-
come measures, or any other methods deemed appro-
priate by the Assistant Secretary, taking into consid-
eration existing monitoring components of the Head 
Start and Early Head Start programs; and 
(4) solicit public input on the design, findings, 
and conclusions of this process and shall consider 
whether updates are necessary at least every 5 
years. 
(b) PROCESS.—In carrying out subsection (a), the 
Secretary of Health and Human Services shall— 
(1) conduct any research and evaluation studies 
needed; and 
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(2) solicit public input on— 
(A) the design of the method developed 
pursuant to subsection (a)(2); and 
(B) the resulting findings and conclusions. 
(c) TIMING.—The Secretary of Health and Human 
Services shall— 
(1) develop the method required by subsection 
(a)(2) and make the initial determination required 
by subsection (a)(1) not later than 2 years after the 
date of enactment of this Act; and 
(2) update such method and determination at 
least every 5 years. 
SEC. 5. IMPLEMENTING THE EVALUATION FRAMEWORK 
FOR HEAD START PROGRAMS. 
(a) EVALUATION METHOD.—The Assistant Secretary 
for the Administration for Children and Families shall im-
plement the evaluation method developed pursuant to sec-
tion 4(a) in the Head Start program as a voluntary mech-
anism for interested Head Start programs or Early Head 
Start centers to evaluate the extent to which such pro-
grams or centers have effectively implemented the inter-
ventions, best practices, curricula, and staff trainings 
identified pursuant to section 2, with minimal burden or 
disruption to programs and centers interested in partici-
pating. 
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(b) TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.—The Assistant Sec-
retary for the Administration for Children and Families 
shall provide guidance, tools, resources, and technical as-
sistance to grantees for implementing and evaluating 
interventions, best practices, curricula, and staff trainings 
identified pursuant to section 2 and optimizing the per-
formance of such grantees on the annual evaluations. 
SEC. 6. BEST PRACTICE CENTERS. 
The Assistant Secretary for the Administration for 
Children and Families may fund up to 5 Best Practice 
Centers in Early Childhood Training in universities and 
colleges to prepare future Head Start agencies and staff 
able to deliver the interventions, best practices, curricula, 
and staff trainings identified pursuant to section 2. 
SEC. 7. FUNDING. 
(a) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is 
authorized to be appropriated $100,000,000 for the period 
of fiscal years 2025 through 2034 for carrying out sec-
tions 3(b), 4, and 6. 
(b) AVAILABILITY OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Amounts 
authorized to be appropriated by subsection (a) are au-
thorized to remain available until expended. 
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