‘‘(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 the respective programs of each recipient, 
to ensure that the operations of the programs work toward 
meeting the program goals. 
‘‘SEC. 642. ADMINISTRATIVE REQUIREMENTS. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Each grant recipient shall make 
available to the public a report published online at least 
once in each fiscal year that discloses the following infor-
mation, from the most recently concluded fiscal year, ex-
cept that reporting such information shall not reveal per-
sonally identifiable information about an individual child 
or parent: 
‘‘(1) The total amount of Federal, State, local, 
and private funds received and the amount from 
each source. 
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‘‘(2) An explanation of budgetary expenditures 
and proposed budget for the fiscal year. 
‘‘(3) The total number of children served, the 
average monthly enrollment (as a percentage 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 the grant recipient’s ef-
forts to prepare children for kindergarten. 
‘‘(b) ANNUAL REPORTS.—Not later than October 1 
following the first full fiscal year after the date of enact-
ment of this Act, and annually thereafter, the Secretary 
shall compile the information described in subsection(a), 
from the most recently concluded fiscal year, into a report 
and submit the report to Congress. 
‘‘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. 
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‘‘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 
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 
race, creed, color, national origin, biological sex, political 
affiliation, or religion, or because of a disability in viola-
tion of section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 
U.S.C. 794). 
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‘‘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. 
‘‘SEC. 647. ADVANCE FUNDING. 
‘‘For the purpose of affording adequate notice of 
funding available under this subchapter, appropriations 
for carrying out this subchapter are authorized to be in-
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cluded in an appropriation Act for the fiscal year pre-
ceding the fiscal year for which they are available for obli-
gation. 
‘‘SEC. 648. GENERAL PROVISIONS. 
‘‘Nothing in this subchapter shall be construed to au-
thorize or permit the Secretary or any employee or con-
tractor of the Department of Health and Human Services 
to mandate, direct, or control, the selection of a cur-
riculum, a program of instruction, or instructional mate-
rials, for a prekindergarten education program carried out 
by an eligible entity.’’. 
SEC. 3. EFFECTIVE DATE. 
The amendment made by this Act shall apply begin-
ning on October 1 of the first fiscal year following the 
date of enactment of the Head Start Improvement Act. 
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