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 of the different approaches 
used by States and Indian tribes in carrying out the pro-
gram under this subchapter. 
‘‘(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 
the grant or contract relating to the financial assistance 
specifically provides that no person with responsibilities in 
the operation of the program or activity will discriminate 
with respect to any such program or activity because of 
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race, creed, color, national origin, sex, political affiliation, 
or beliefs, or because of a disability in violation of section 
504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. 794). 
‘‘SEC. 646. POLITICAL ACTIVITIES. 
‘‘(a) RESTRICTIONS.—A program assisted under this 
subchapter, and any individual employed by, or assigned 
to or in, a program assisted under this subchapter (during 
the hours in which such individual is working on behalf 
of such program), shall not engage in— 
‘‘(1) any partisan or nonpartisan political activ-
ity or any other political activity associated with a 
candidate, or contending faction or group, in an 
election for public or party office; 
‘‘(2) any activity to provide voters or prospec-
tive voters with transportation to the polls or similar 
assistance in connection with any such election; or 
‘‘(3) assisting, promoting, or deterring union 
organization. 
‘‘(b) REGISTRATION.—No funds appropriated under 
this subchapter may be used to conduct voter registration 
activities. Nothing in this subchapter prohibits the avail-
ability of Head Start facilities during hours of operation 
for the use of any nonpartisan organization to increase 
the number of eligible citizens who register to vote in elec-
tions for Federal office. 
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