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‘‘(A) has the meaning given such term in
section 316 of the Higher Education Act of 1965
(20 U.S.C. 1059c); and
‘‘(B) means an institution determined to be
accredited or a candidate for accreditation by a
nationally recognized accrediting agency or asso-
ciation.’’.
SEC. 20. RESEARCH, DEMONSTRATIONS, AND EVALUATION.
Section 649 of the Head Start Act (42 U.S.C. 9844)
is amended—
(1) in subsection (a)(1)(B), by inserting ‘‘, chil-
dren determined to be abused or neglected, homeless
children, and children in foster care’’ after ‘‘children
with disabilities’’;
(2) in subsection (d)—
(A) by redesignating paragraphs (5), (6),
(7), (8), (9), and (10), as paragraphs (6), (8),
(9), (10), (11), and (12);
(B) by inserting after paragraph (4) the fol-
lowing:
‘‘(5)(A) identify successful strategies that pro-
mote good oral health and provide effective linkages to
quality dental services through pediatric dental refer-
ral networks, for infants and toddlers participating
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in Early Head Start programs and children partici-
pating in other Head Start programs; and
‘‘(B) identify successful strategies that promote
good vision health through vision screenings for such
infants, toddlers, and children, and referrals for ap-
propriate followup care for those identified as having
a vision problem;’’;
(C) in paragraph (6), as redesignated by
subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘child care, early
childhood education, or child development serv-
ices’’ and inserting ‘‘early childhood education
and care services’’;
(D) by inserting after that paragraph (6)
the following:
‘‘(7)(A) contribute to understanding the impact
of services related to children with disabilities, deliv-
ered in Head Start classrooms, on both children with
disabilities and typically-developing children; and
‘‘(B) disseminate promising practices for in-
creasing the availability and quality of such serv-
ices;’’;
(E) in paragraph (10), as redesignated by
subparagraph (A), by adding ‘‘and’’ after the
semicolon;
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(F) by striking paragraph (11), as redesig-
nated by subparagraph (A);
(G) by redesignating paragraph (12), as re-
designated by subparagraph (A), as paragraph
(11); and
(H) by striking the last sentence;
(3) in subsection (e)(3), by striking ‘‘child care,
early childhood education, or child development serv-
ices’’ and inserting ‘‘early childhood education and
care services’’;
(4) in subsection (g)—
(A) in paragraph (1)(A)—
(i) in the matter preceding clause (i),
by striking ‘‘education, and early childhood
programs’’ and inserting ‘‘and early child-
hood education and care programs’’;
(ii) by striking clause (i); and
(iii) by redesignating clauses (ii) and
(iii) as clauses (i) and (ii), respectively;
(B) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘, and re-
search, education, and early childhood pro-
grams’’ and inserting ‘‘and research, and early
childhood education and care programs’’;
(C) in paragraph (5)(D)—
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(i) in clause (i), by striking ‘‘early
childhood programs’’ and inserting ‘‘early
childhood education and care programs’’;
and
(ii) in clause (ii), by striking ‘‘early
childhood program’’ and inserting ‘‘early
childhood education and care program’’;
and
(D) in paragraph (7)(C)—
(i) in clause (i), by striking ‘‘2003’’
and inserting ‘‘2008’’; and
(ii) in clause (ii)—
(I) by striking ‘‘Education and
the Workforce’’ and inserting ‘‘Edu-
cation and Labor’’; and
(II) by striking ‘‘Labor and
Human 
Resources’’ 
and 
inserting
‘‘Health, Education, Labor, and Pen-
sions’’; and
(5) by striking subsection (h) and inserting the
following:
‘‘(h) REVIEW OF ASSESSMENTS.—
‘‘(1) APPLICATION OF STUDY.—When the study
on Developmental Outcomes and Assessments for
Young Children by the National Academy of Sciences
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is made available to the Secretary, the Secretary
shall—
‘‘(A) incorporate the results of the study, as
appropriate and in accordance with paragraphs
(2) and (3), into each assessment used in the
Head Start programs; and
‘‘(B) use the results of the study to develop,
inform, and revise the standards and measures
described in section 641A.
‘‘(2) DEVELOPMENT AND REFINEMENT.—In de-
veloping and refining any assessment used in the
Head Start programs, the Secretary shall—
‘‘(A) receive recommendations from the
Panel on Developmental Outcomes and Assess-
ments for Young Children of the National Acad-
emy of Sciences; and
‘‘(B) with respect to the development or re-
finement of such assessment, ensure—
‘‘(i) consistency with relevant, nation-
ally recognized professional and technical
standards;
‘‘(ii) validity and reliability for all
purposes for which assessments under this
subchapter are designed and used;
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‘‘(iii) developmental and linguistic ap-
propriateness of such assessments for chil-
dren assessed, including children who are
limited English proficient; and
‘‘(iv) that the results can be used to
improve the quality of, accountability of,
and training and technical assistance in,
Head Start programs.
‘‘(3) ADDITIONAL
REQUIREMENTS.—The Sec-
retary, in carrying out the process described under
paragraph (2), shall ensure that—
‘‘(A) staff administering any assessments
under this subchapter have received appropriate
training to administer such assessments;
‘‘(B) appropriate accommodations for chil-
dren with disabilities and children who are lim-
ited English proficient are made;
‘‘(C) the English and Spanish (and any
other language, as appropriate) forms of such as-
sessments are valid and reliable; and
‘‘(D) such assessments are not used to ex-
clude children from Head Start programs.
‘‘(4) SUSPENDED IMPLEMENTATION OF NATIONAL
REPORTING SYSTEM.—The Secretary shall—