sive education and related services to low-income 
children and their families. 
‘‘(3) GRANT RECIPIENT RESPONSIBILITIES.—A 
grant recipient shall— 
‘‘(A) award subgrants to eligible entities 
(as defined by the grant recipient) to enable 
such entities to provide, directly or through a 
delegate agency, prekindergarten education pro-
grams in the State or Indian tribe involved; 
‘‘(B) establish rules and standards for the 
entities awarded subgrants under subparagraph 
(A); and 
‘‘(C) monitor compliance by entities award-
ed subgrants under subparagraph (A). 
‘‘(4) FLEXIBILITY.—Notwithstanding any other 
provision of Federal law (other than this section)— 
‘‘(A) a grant recipient shall have full flexi-
bility to use grant funds to finance a prekinder-
garten education provider, service, or program; 
and 
‘‘(B) in particular, to the extent permitted 
under State law, may use the grant funds to es-
tablish a portable voucher system that allows a 
parent of a low-income child to use a portion of 
the grant funds, other available public funds, or 
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private funds to pay some or all of the costs of 
attendance at a private prekindergarten edu-
cation program. 
‘‘(5) MEMBERS OF INDIAN TRIBES.—A member 
of an Indian tribe who is eligible to receive services 
pursuant to a program funded under this section 
may elect to receive such services from any eligible 
entity for the State or Indian tribe in which the 
member resides. 
‘‘(e) MATCHING FUNDS.—A grant recipient shall pro-
vide matching funds from non-Federal sources equal to 
20 percent of the amount of the grant to carry out the 
activities described in this section. 
‘‘(f) ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS.—No eligible entity 
that receives a subgrant to provide a program under this 
subchapter shall use more than 15 percent of the subgrant 
funds for the administrative costs of the program. 
‘‘SEC. 640. LIMITATIONS ON ASSISTANCE. 
‘‘Nothing in this subchapter shall be construed to re-
quire a grant recipient to establish a publicly funded pro-
gram of early childhood education and development, or to 
require any child to participate in such a publicly funded 
program, including a preschool program funded by a grant 
recipient, or to participate in any initial screening (other 
than a health screening) before participating in a publicly 
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funded program of early childhood education and develop-
ment, except as provided under sections 612(a)(3) and 
635(a)(5) of the Individuals with Disabilities Education 
Act (20 U.S.C. 1412(a)(3), 1435(a)(5)). 
‘‘SEC. 641. GOALS; MONITORING. 
‘‘(a) SELF-ASSESSMENTS.—Not less frequently than 
once each program year, each grant recipient shall conduct 
a comprehensive self-assessment of the effectiveness and 
progress of the grant recipient’s program under this sub-
chapter in meeting program goals established by the grant 
recipient. The self-assessment shall include a determina-
tion of the number of low-income children served by the 
program carried out by the grant recipient under this sub-
chapter. 
‘‘(b) REPORTS.—The grant recipient shall develop, 
and make available to the public, an online and searchable 
report containing the self-assessment, and an improve-
ment plan to strengthen any areas identified in the self- 
assessment as weaknesses or in need of improvement. The 
report shall include the number of low-income children 
served by the program carried out by the grant recipient 
under this subchapter. 
‘‘(c) ONGOING MONITORING.—Each grant recipient 
shall establish and implement procedures for the ongoing 
monitoring of their respective programs, to ensure that the 
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operations of the programs work toward meeting the pro-
gram goals. 
‘‘SEC. 642. ADMINISTRATIVE REQUIREMENTS. 
‘‘Each grant recipient shall make available to the 
public a report published online at least once in each fiscal 
year that discloses the following information, from the 
most recently concluded fiscal year, except that reporting 
such information shall not reveal personally identifiable in-
formation about an individual child or parent: 
‘‘(1) The total amount of public and private 
funds received and the amount from each source. 
‘‘(2) An explanation of budgetary expenditures 
and proposed budget for the fiscal year. 
‘‘(3) The total number of children and families 
served, the average monthly enrollment (as a per-
centage of funded enrollment), and the percentage of 
eligible children served. 
‘‘(4) The results of the most recent self-assess-
ment under section 641. 
‘‘(5) Information about parent involvement ac-
tivities. 
‘‘(6) Information about the grant recipient’s ef-
forts to prepare children for kindergarten. 
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‘‘SEC. 643. RECORDS. 
‘‘Each recipient of financial assistance under this 
subchapter shall keep records, including records which 
fully disclose the amount and disposition by such recipient 
of the proceeds of such financial assistance, the total cost 
of the program or activity in connection with which such 
financial assistance is given or used, and the amount of 
that portion of the cost of the program or activity supplied 
by other sources. 
‘‘SEC. 644. RESEARCH. 
‘‘(a) STUDY.—The Comptroller General of the United 
States shall conduct a study— 
‘‘(1) of the different approaches and best prac-
tices used by States and Indian tribes in carrying 
out the program under this subchapter; and 
‘‘(2) that is limited to the information provided 
in the online reports made available by grant recipi-
ents under sections 641 and 642. 
‘‘(b) REPORT.—Not later than October 1 of the 
fourth fiscal year after the date of enactment referred to 
in section 639(a), the Comptroller General shall submit 
a report containing the results of the study to the appro-
priate committees of Congress. 
‘‘SEC. 645. NONDISCRIMINATION PROVISIONS. 
‘‘No grant recipient shall provide financial assistance 
for any program or activity under this subchapter unless 
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