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used for an objective described in subsection 
(e). 
‘‘(B) Guaranteeing and insuring leases of 
personal and real property for an objective de-
scribed in subsection (e). 
‘‘(C) Facilitating financing by identifying 
potential lending sources, encouraging private 
lending, and other similar activities that di-
rectly promote lending to, or for the benefit of, 
charter schools. 
‘‘(D) Facilitating the issuance of bonds by 
charter schools, or by other public entities for 
the benefit of charter schools, by providing 
technical, administrative, and other appropriate 
assistance (including the recruitment of bond 
counsel, underwriters, and potential investors 
and the consolidation of multiple charter school 
projects within a single bond issue). 
‘‘(2) INVESTMENT.—Funds received under this 
section and deposited in the reserve account estab-
lished under paragraph (1) shall be invested in obli-
gations issued or guaranteed by the United States or 
a State, or in other similarly low-risk securities. 
‘‘(3) REINVESTMENT OF EARNINGS.—Any earn-
ings on funds received under subsection (a) shall be 
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deposited in the reserve account established under 
paragraph (1) and used in accordance with such 
paragraph. 
‘‘(g) LIMITATION ON ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS.—An 
eligible entity may use not more than 2.5 percent of the 
funds received under subsection (a) for the administrative 
costs of carrying out its responsibilities under this section 
(excluding subsection (k)). 
‘‘(h) AUDITS AND REPORTS.— 
‘‘(1) FINANCIAL
RECORD
MAINTENANCE
AND 
AUDIT.—The financial records of each eligible entity 
receiving a grant under subsection (a) shall be main-
tained in accordance with generally accepted ac-
counting principles and shall be subject to an annual 
audit by an independent public accountant. 
‘‘(2) REPORTS.— 
‘‘(A) GRANTEE ANNUAL REPORTS.—Each 
eligible entity receiving a grant under sub-
section (a) annually shall submit to the Sec-
retary a report of its operations and activities 
under this section. 
‘‘(B) CONTENTS.—Each annual report 
submitted under subparagraph (A) shall in-
clude— 
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‘‘(i) a copy of the most recent finan-
cial statements, and any accompanying 
opinion on such statements, prepared by 
the independent public accountant review-
ing the financial records of the eligible en-
tity; 
‘‘(ii) a copy of any report made on an 
audit of the financial records of the eligible 
entity that was conducted under paragraph 
(1) during the reporting period; 
‘‘(iii) an evaluation by the eligible en-
tity of the effectiveness of its use of the 
Federal funds provided under subsection 
(a) in leveraging private funds; 
‘‘(iv) a listing and description of the 
charter schools served during the reporting 
period, including the amount of funds used 
by each school, the type of project facili-
tated by the grant, and the type of assist-
ance provided to the charter schools; 
‘‘(v) a description of the activities car-
ried out by the eligible entity to assist 
charter schools in meeting the objectives 
set forth in subsection (e); and 
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‘‘(vi) a description of the characteris-
tics of lenders and other financial institu-
tions participating in the activities under-
taken by the eligible entity under this sec-
tion (excluding subsection (k)) during the 
reporting period. 
‘‘(C) SECRETARIAL
REPORT.—The Sec-
retary shall review the reports submitted under 
subparagraph (A) and shall provide a com-
prehensive annual report to Congress on the ac-
tivities conducted under this section (excluding 
subsection (k)). 
‘‘(i) NO FULL FAITH AND CREDIT FOR GRANTEE 
OBLIGATION.—No financial obligation of an eligible entity 
entered into pursuant to this section (such as an obliga-
tion under a guarantee, bond, note, evidence of debt, or 
loan) shall be an obligation of, or guaranteed in any re-
spect by, the United States. The full faith and credit of 
the United States is not pledged to the payment of funds 
which may be required to be paid under any obligation 
made by an eligible entity pursuant to any provision of 
this section. 
‘‘(j) RECOVERY OF FUNDS.— 
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‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary, in accord-
ance with chapter 37 of title 31, United States 
Code, shall collect— 
‘‘(A) all of the funds in a reserve account 
established by an eligible entity under sub-
section (f)(1) if the Secretary determines, not 
earlier than 2 years after the date on which the 
eligible entity first received funds under this 
section (excluding subsection (k)), that the eli-
gible entity has failed to make substantial 
progress in carrying out the purposes described 
in subsection (f)(1); or 
‘‘(B) all or a portion of the funds in a re-
serve account established by an eligible entity 
under subsection (f)(1) if the Secretary deter-
mines that the eligible entity has permanently 
ceased to use all or a portion of the funds in 
such account to accomplish any purpose de-
scribed in subsection (f)(1). 
‘‘(2) EXERCISE OF AUTHORITY.—The Secretary 
shall not exercise the authority provided in para-
graph (1) to collect from any eligible entity any 
funds that are being properly used to achieve one or 
more of the purposes described in subsection (f)(1). 
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‘‘(3) PROCEDURES.—The provisions of sections 
451, 452, and 458 of the General Education Provi-
sions Act 20 U.S.C. 124, 1234a, 1234g shall apply 
to the recovery of funds under paragraph (1). 
‘‘(4) CONSTRUCTION.—This subsection shall 
not be construed to impair or affect the authority of 
the Secretary to recover funds under part D of the 
General Education Provisions Act (20 U.S.C. 1234 
et seq.). 
‘‘(k) PER-PUPIL FACILITIES AID PROGRAM.— 
‘‘(1) DEFINITION OF PER-PUPIL FACILITIES AID 
PROGRAM.—In this subsection, the term ‘per-pupil 
facilities aid program’ means a program in which a 
State makes payments, on a per-pupil basis, to char-
ter schools to provide the schools with financing— 
‘‘(A) that is dedicated solely for funding 
charter school facilities; or 
‘‘(B) a portion of which is dedicated for 
funding charter school facilities. 
‘‘(2) GRANTS.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—From the amount 
under section 5202(b)(1) remaining after the 
Secretary makes grants under subsection (a), 
the Secretary shall make grants, on a competi-
tive basis, to States to pay for the Federal 
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