the agency under title I or title II of this Act that 
were used for projects at such schools; 
(4) the number of public schools in the agency 
that are eligible for schoolwide programs under sec-
tion 1114 of the Elementary and Secondary Edu-
cation Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6314) and the per-
centage of funds received by the agency under title 
I or title II of this Act that were used for projects 
at such schools; 
(5) for each project— 
(A) the cost; 
(B) the standard described in section 
209(a) with which the use of the funds com-
plied or, if the use of funds did not comply with 
a standard described in section 209(a), the rea-
son such funds were not able to be used in com-
pliance with such standards and the agency’s 
efforts to use such funds in an environmentally 
sound manner; 
(C) if flooring was installed, whether— 
(i) it was low- or no-VOC (Volatile 
Organic Compounds) flooring; 
(ii) it was made from sustainable and 
renewable materials; and 
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(iii) use of flooring described in clause 
(i) or (ii) was cost-effective; and 
(D) any demonstrable or expected benefits 
as a result of the project (such as energy sav-
ings, improved indoor environmental quality, 
student and staff health (including with ref-
erence to reducing the incidence and effects of 
asthma and other respiratory illnesses), im-
proved climate for teaching and learning, etc.); 
and 
(6) the total number and amount of contracts 
awarded, and the number and amount of contracts 
awarded to local, small, minority, women, and vet-
eran-owned businesses. 
(b) AVAILABILITY OF REPORTS.—A local educational 
agency shall— 
(1) submit the report described in subsection 
(a) to the State educational agency, which shall com-
pile such information and report it annually to the 
Secretary; and 
(2) make the report described in subsection (a) 
publicly available, including on the agency’s website. 
(c) REPORTS BY SECRETARY.—Not later than De-
cember 31 of each fiscal year, the Secretary shall submit 
to the Committee on Education and Labor of the House 
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of Representatives and the Committee on Health, Edu-
cation, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate, and make 
available on the Department of Education’s website, a re-
port on grants made under this Act, including the infor-
mation described in subsection (b)(1), the types of mod-
ernization, renovation, repair, and construction funded, 
and the number of students impacted, including the num-
ber of students counted under section 1113(a)(5) of the 
Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 
U.S.C. 6313(a)(5)). 
SEC. 211. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
(a) TITLE I.—To carry out title I, there are author-
ized to be appropriated $6,400,000,000 for fiscal year 
2012 and such sums as may be necessary for each of fiscal 
years 2013 through 2017. 
(b) TITLE II.—To carry out title II, there are author-
ized to be appropriated $100,000,000 for each of fiscal 
years 2012 through 2017. 
(c) PROHIBITION ON EARMARKS.—None of the funds 
appropriated under this section may be used for a Con-
gressional earmark as defined in clause 9(d) of rule XXI 
of the Rules of the House of Representatives. 
SEC. 212. SPECIAL RULES. 
Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, none 
of the funds authorized by this Act may be— 
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(1) used to employ workers in violation of sec-
tion 274A of the Immigration and Nationality Act 
(8 U.S.C. 1324a); or 
(2) distributed to a local educational agency 
that does not have a policy that requires a criminal 
background check on all employees of the agency. 
SEC. 213. YOUTHBUILD PROGRAMS. 
The Secretary of Education, in consultation with the 
Secretary of Labor, shall work with recipients of funds 
under this Act to promote appropriate opportunities for 
participants in a YouthBuild program (as defined in sec-
tion 173A of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 (29 
U.S.C. 2918a)) to gain employment experience on mod-
ernization, renovation, repair, and construction projects 
funded under this Act. 
SEC. 214. EVALUATION. 
(a) EVALUATION.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary shall enter 
into an agreement with the Institute of Educational 
Sciences of the Department of Education to evaluate 
the impact of projects funded under this Act on stu-
dent academic achievement, including a comparison 
of students attending public schools receiving fund-
ing under this Act with students attending public 
schools that are not receiving such funding. 
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(2) RESEARCH DESIGN; DISSEMINATION.—The 
Secretary, through a grant, contract, or cooperative 
agreement, shall— 
(A) ensure that the evaluation described in 
paragraph (1) is conducted using the strongest 
possible research design for determining the ef-
fectiveness of the projects funded under this 
Act; and 
(B) disseminate information on the impact 
of the projects in increasing the academic 
achievement of students. 
(b) REPORT.—Not later than 1 year after the final 
year for which a grant is made under this Act, the Sec-
retary shall submit to the Committee on Appropriations, 
and the Committee on Education and Labor, of the House 
of Representatives, and the Committee on Appropriations, 
and the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and 
Pensions, of the Senate, a report on the results of the eval-
uation described in subsection (a). 
(c) PUBLIC AVAILABILITY.—Following the submis-
sion of the report under subsection (b), all reports and 
underlying data gathered pursuant to this section shall be 
made available, in a timely manner, to the public upon 
request. 
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