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‘‘(viii) the unique challenges faced by 
individual programs, including those that 
are seasonal or short term, and those that 
serve rural populations; and’’; and 
(B) in subparagraph (C)(ii) by striking 
‘‘the date’’ and all that follows through ‘‘Act of 
1998’’, and inserting ‘‘October 27, 1998’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(4) EVALUATIONS AND CORRECTIVE ACTIONS 
FOR DELEGATE AGENCIES.— 
‘‘(A) 
PROCEDURES.—The 
Head 
Start 
agency shall establish procedures relating to its 
delegate agencies, including— 
‘‘(i) procedures for evaluating delegate 
agencies; 
‘‘(ii) procedures for defunding dele-
gate agencies; and 
‘‘(iii) procedures for appealing a 
defunding decision relating to a delegate 
agency. 
‘‘(B) EVALUATIONS.—Each Head Start 
agency— 
‘‘(i) shall evaluate its delegate agen-
cies using the procedures established pur-
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suant to this section, including subpara-
graph (A); and 
‘‘(ii) shall inform the delegate agen-
cies of the deficiencies identified through 
the evaluation that shall be corrected. 
‘‘(C) REMEDIES TO ENSURE CORRECTIVE 
ACTIONS.—If the Head Start agency identifies 
a deficiency for a delegate agency through the 
evaluation, the Head Start agency may— 
‘‘(i) initiate procedures to terminate 
the designation of the agency unless the 
agency corrects the deficiency; 
‘‘(ii) conduct monthly monitoring vis-
its to such delegate agency until all defi-
ciencies are corrected or the Head Start 
agency decides to defund such delegate 
agency; and 
‘‘(iii) release funds to such delegate 
agency only as reimbursements until all de-
ficiencies are corrected or the Head Start 
agency decides to defund such delegate 
agency. 
‘‘(D) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing 
in this paragraph shall be construed to impact 
or obviate the responsibilities of the Secretary
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with respect to Head Start agencies or delegate 
agencies receiving funding under this sub-
chapter.’’. 
(b) RESULTS-BASED PERFORMANCE MEASURES.— 
Section 641A(b) of the Head Start Act (42 U.S.C. 
9836a(b)) is amended— 
(1) by amending paragraph (2) to read as fol-
lows: 
‘‘(2) CHARACTERISTICS
OF
MEASURES.—The 
performance measures developed under this sub-
section shall— 
‘‘(A) be used to assess the impact of the 
various services provided by Head Start pro-
grams and, to the extent the Secretary finds 
appropriate, administrative and financial man-
agement practices of such programs; 
‘‘(B) be adaptable for use in self-assess-
ment, peer review, and program evaluation of 
individual Head Start agencies and programs; 
‘‘(C) be developed for other program pur-
poses as determined by the Secretary; 
‘‘(D) be appropriate for the population 
served; and
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‘‘(E) be reviewed no less than every 4 
years, based on advances in the science of early 
childhood development. 
The performance measures shall include the per-
formance standards described in subparagraphs (A) 
and (B) of subsection (a)(1).’’; 
(2) by amending paragraph (3) to read as fol-
lows: 
‘‘(3) USE OF MEASURES.— 
‘‘(A) The Secretary shall use the perform-
ance measures pursuant to this subsection to 
identify— 
‘‘(i) strengths and weaknesses in the 
operation of Head Start programs nation-
ally, regionally, and locally as appropriate; 
and 
‘‘(ii) program areas that may require 
additional training and technical assistance 
resources. 
‘‘(B) The Secretary shall provide a detailed 
justification to the Congress regarding the 
planned uses of the data collected by the Na-
tional Reporting System developed by the Sec-
retary and shall demonstrate its scientific valid-
ity and reliability for such purposes, including
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its scientific validity and reliability with chil-
dren with limited English proficiency for such 
purposes; 
‘‘(C) The Secretary shall not use the Na-
tional Reporting System assessment results ei-
ther as the primary method for assessing pro-
gram effectiveness or as the primary method for 
making grantee funding determinations. 
‘‘(D) The Secretary shall develop a process 
to ensure that the National Reporting System 
shall not be used to exclude children from Head 
Start programs.’’; and 
(3) by amending paragraph (4) to read as fol-
lows: 
‘‘(4) EDUCATIONAL MEASURES.—Results based 
measures shall be designed for the purpose of pro-
moting the competencies of children participating in 
Head Start programs specified in subsection 
(a)(1)(B)(ii), with an emphasis on measuring those 
competencies that have a strong scientifically-based 
predictability of a child’s school readiness and later 
performance in school.’’. 
(c) MONITORING OF LOCAL AGENCIES AND PRO-
GRAMS.—Section 641A(c) of the Head Start Act (42 
U.S.C. 9836a(c)) is amended—