(E) How the program will coordinate with 
and build upon, but not supplant or duplicate, 
early childhood education professional develop-
ment activities that exist in the community. 
(b) USES OF FUNDS.—Funds set aside under this 
section may be used for ongoing professional develop-
ment—
(1) to provide prekindergarten teachers and 
staff with the knowledge and skills for the applica-
tion of recent research on child cognitive, social, 
emotional, and physical development, including lan-
guage and literacy development, and on early child-
hood pedagogy; 
(2) to provide the cost of education needed to 
obtain a credential or degree with specific training 
in early childhood development or education; 
(3) to work with children who have limited 
English proficiency, disabilities, and other special 
needs; and 
(4) to select and use developmentally appro-
priate screening and diagnostic assessments to im-
prove teaching and learning and make appropriate 
referrals for services to support prekindergarten 
children’s development and learning.
SEC. 307. REPORTING. 
(a) REPORT BY SECRETARY.—For each year in which 
funding is provided under this subtitle, the Secretary of 
Health and Human Services shall submit an annual report 
to the Congress on the implementation and effectiveness 
of the universal prekindergarten program under this sub-
title. 
(b) REPORT BY DESIGNATED STATE AGENCY.—Each 
designated State agency that provides grants to eligible 
prekindergarten program providers under this subtitle 
shall submit to the Secretary an annual report on the im-
plementation and effectiveness of the programs in the 
State supported under this subtitle. Such report shall con-
tain such additional information as the Secretary may rea-
sonably require. 
(c) REPORT BY GRANT RECIPIENT.—Each eligible 
prekindergarten program provider that receives a grant 
under this subtitle shall submit to the designated State 
agency an annual report that includes, with respect to the 
program supported by such grant, the following: 
(1) A description of the type of program and a 
statement of the number and ages of children served 
by the program, as well as the number and ages of 
children with a disability or a native language other 
than English.
(2) A description of the qualifications of the 
program staff and the type of ongoing professional 
development provided to such staff. 
(3) A statement of all sources of Federal, State, 
local, and private funds received by the program. 
(4) A description of the curricula, materials, 
and activities used by the program to support early 
childhood development and learning. 
(5) Such other information as the designated 
State agency may reasonably require. 
SEC. 308. FEDERAL FUNDS SUPPLEMENTARY. 
Funds made available under this subtitle may not be 
used to supplant other Federal, State, local, or private 
funds that would, in the absence of such Federal funds, 
be made available for the program assisted under this sub-
title. 
SEC. 309. DEFINITIONS. 
In this subtitle: 
(1) The term ‘‘eligible prekindergarten program 
provider’’ means a prekindergarten program pro-
vider that is—
(A) a school; 
(B) supported, sponsored, supervised, or 
carried out by a local educational agency; 
(C) a Head Start program; or
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(D) a child care provider. 
(2) The term ‘‘prekindergarten program’’ 
means a program serving children 3, 4, and 5 years 
old that supports children’s cognitive, social, emo-
tional, and physical development and helps prepare 
those children for the transition to kindergarten. 
(3) The term ‘‘local educational agency’’ has 
the meaning given that term in the Elementary and 
Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6301 
et seq.). 
(4) The term ‘‘prekindergarten teacher’’ means 
an individual who has received, or is working to-
ward, a bachelor of arts degree in early childhood 
education. 
SEC. 310. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out 
this subtitle—
(1) $10,000,000,000 for fiscal year 2003; 
(2) $20,000,000,000 for fiscal year 2004; 
(3) $30,000,000,000 for fiscal year 2005; 
(4) $40,000,000,000 for fiscal year 2006; and 
(5) $50,000,000,000 for fiscal year 2007.
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Subtitle B—Universal Free School 
Breakfast Program 
SEC. 311. UNIVERSAL FREE SCHOOL BREAKFAST PRO-
GRAM. 
(a) FREE
BREAKFAST
AND
UNIVERSAL
ELIGI-
BILITY.—Section 4 of the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (42 
U.S.C. 1773) is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘SEC. 4. SCHOOL BREAKFAST PROGRAM AUTHORIZATION. 
‘‘(a) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
are authorized to be appropriated such sums as are nec-
essary to enable the Secretary to carry out a program to 
assist States and the Department of Defense to initiate, 
maintain, or expand nonprofit breakfast programs to pro-
vide free breakfasts to school children without regard to 
family income in all schools which make application for 
participation and agree to carry out a nonprofit free 
breakfast program in accordance with this Act. Appropria-
tions and expenditures for this Act shall be considered 
Health and Human Services functions for budget purposes 
rather than functions of Agriculture. 
‘‘(b) APPORTIONMENT TO STATES.—
‘‘(1)(A) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary shall 
make breakfast payments to each State educational 
agency each fiscal year, at such times as the Sec-
retary may determine, from the sums appropriated
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for such purpose, in an amount equal to the product 
obtained by multiplying—
‘‘(i) the number of breakfasts served free 
during such fiscal year to children in schools in 
such States which participate in the school 
breakfast program under agreements with such 
State educational agency; by 
‘‘(ii) the national breakfast payment as 
prescribed in paragraph (2) of this subsection. 
‘‘(B) AGREEMENTS.—The agreements described 
in subparagraph (A)(i) shall be permanent agree-
ments that may be amended as necessary. Nothing 
in the preceding sentence shall be construed to limit 
the ability of the State educational agency to sus-
pend or terminate any such agreement in accordance 
with regulations prescribed by the Secretary. 
‘‘(2) NATIONAL
BREAKFAST
PAYMENT.—The 
national payment for each breakfast shall be $1.40 
(as adjusted each July 1 pursuant to section 
11(a)(3)(B) of the Richard B. Russell National 
School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1759a(a)(3)(B)). 
‘‘(3) LIMITATION.—No breakfast payment may 
be made under this subsection for any breakfast 
served by a school unless such breakfast consists of 
a combination of foods which meet the minimum nu-