‘‘(14) The adaptation of space and purchase of 
supplies for any nonschool facilities made available 
under subsection (a)(2) to provide services under 
this subsection. 
‘‘(15) The provision of school supplies, includ-
ing those supplies to be distributed at shelters or 
temporary housing facilities, or other appropriate lo-
cations. 
‘‘(16) The provision of assistance to defray the 
cost of the position of liaison designated pursuant to 
section 722(g)(1)(J)(ii), not otherwise provided 
through Federal, State, or local funding. 
‘‘(17) The provision of other extraordinary or 
emergency assistance needed to enable homeless chil-
dren and youths to enroll, attend, and succeed in 
school or State-funded or local educational agency- 
funded preschool programs. 
‘‘SEC. 724. SECRETARIAL RESPONSIBILITIES. 
‘‘(a) REVIEW OF STATE PLANS.—In reviewing the 
State plan submitted by a State educational agency under 
section 722(g), the Secretary shall use a peer review proc-
ess and shall evaluate whether State laws, policies, and 
practices described in such plan adequately address the 
problems of all homeless children and youths relating to 
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access to education and placement as described in such 
plan. 
‘‘(b) TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.—The Secretary shall 
provide support and technical assistance to State edu-
cational agencies to assist such agencies in carrying out 
their responsibilities under this Part. 
‘‘(c) NOTICE.—The Secretary shall, before the next 
school year that begins after the date of enactment of the 
Homeless Education Improvement Act of 2007, create and 
disseminate nationwide a public notice of the educational 
rights of homeless children and youths, including informa-
tion regarding the definition of homeless children and 
youths in paragraph (3) of section 725, and disseminate 
such notice to other Department of Education offices, in-
cluding those responsible for special education programs, 
higher education, and parts A, B, C, D, G, and H of title 
I, title III, title IV, and part B of title V of the Elementary 
and Secondary Education Act of 1965. The Secretary 
shall also disseminate such notice to other Federal agen-
cies, programs, and grantees, including Head Start grant-
ees, Health Care for the Homeless grantees, Emergency 
Food and Shelter grantees, Runaway and Homeless Youth 
Act grantees, Chafee Independence Program grantees, 
homeless assistance programs administered by the Depart-
ment of Housing and Urban Development, and the Office 
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of the Administration of Children Youth and Families of 
the Department of Health and Human Services. 
‘‘(d) EVALUATION AND DISSEMINATION.—The Sec-
retary shall conduct evaluation and dissemination activi-
ties of programs designed to meet the educational needs 
of homeless preschool, elementary, and secondary school 
students, and may use funds appropriated under section 
726 to award grants to, or enter into contracts or coopera-
tive agreements with, eligible entities to enable the eligible 
entities to carry out such activities. 
‘‘(1) PRIORITIES.—The Secretary, in making 
an award of such grant, contract, or cooperative 
agreement, may, without regard to the rulemaking 
procedures under section 553 of title 5, United 
States Code, limit competitions to, or otherwise give 
priority to programs with— 
‘‘(A) demonstrated experience in dissemi-
nation and technical assistance activities, in-
cluding using the Internet and other state-of- 
the-art technology for efficient and cost-effec-
tive dissemination of information and technical 
assistance; 
‘‘(B) demonstrated experience in the areas 
of homelessness, at-risk youth, and education; 
and 
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‘‘(C) established collaborations and net-
works among State educational agencies, local 
educational agencies, and national organizations 
that provide services to homeless children, 
youths, and families. 
‘‘(e) SUBMISSION
AND DISTRIBUTION.—The Sec-
retary shall require applications for grants under section 
722 of this Part to be submitted to the Secretary not later 
than the expiration of the 120-day period beginning on 
the date that funds are available for purposes of making 
such grants and shall make such grants not later than 
the expiration of the 180-day period beginning on such 
date. 
‘‘(f) DETERMINATION
BY SECRETARY.—The Sec-
retary, based on the information received from the States 
and information gathered by the Secretary under sub-
section (h), shall determine the extent to which State edu-
cational agencies are ensuring that each homeless child 
and homeless youth has access to a free appropriate public 
education, as described in section 721(1), and shall pro-
vide support and technical assistance to State educational 
agencies in areas in which barriers to a free appropriate 
public education persist. 
‘‘(g) PUBLICATION.—The Secretary shall develop, 
issue, and publish in the Federal Register, not later than 
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