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‘‘(B) undergo a financial statement audit in ac-
cordance with the generally accepted government au-
diting standards issued by the American Institute of 
Certified Public Accountants and Government Audit-
ing Standards issued by the Comptroller General of 
the United States, if not subject to the Single Audit 
Act. 
‘‘(2) Audits described in subparagraph (A) and (B) 
shall be carried out by an auditor selected through a com-
petitive process by the board described in section 
642(b)(4) except when conducted by the State auditor as 
required by State law. 
‘‘(3) No audit partner shall perform audits of such 
agency for a period exceeding 5 consecutive fiscal years 
except when such agency notifies the Secretary that rota-
tion is not possible because an alternate audit partner is 
not available or would present a significant challenge to 
the agency. 
‘‘(4) Not later than 60 days after receiving such 
audit, the Secretary shall provide to such agency or such 
entity, and to the chief executive officer of the State in 
which such program is operated, a notice identifying the 
actions such agency or such entity is required to take to 
correct all deficiencies identified in such audit.
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‘‘(d) Each recipient of financial assistance under this 
subchapter shall— 
‘‘(1) maintain, and annually submit to the Sec-
retary, a complete accounting of its administrative 
expenses (including a detailed statement identifying 
the amount of financial assistance provided under 
this subchapter used to pay expenses for salaries 
and compensation and the amount (if any) of other 
funds used to pay such expenses); and 
‘‘(2) provide such additional documentation as 
the Secretary may require.’’. 
SEC. 18. TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AND TRAINING. 
(a) ALLOCATION OF RESOURCES.—Section 648(c) of 
the Head Start Act (42 U.S.C. 9843(c)) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (2) by inserting ‘‘and for ac-
tivities described in section 1221(b)(3) of the Ele-
mentary and Secondary Education Act of 1965’’ 
after ‘‘disabilities’’ ; and 
(2) in paragraph (5) by inserting ‘‘, including 
the needs of homeless children and their families’’ 
after ‘‘assessment’’; 
(3) in paragraph (10) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the 
end; 
(4) in paragraph (11) by striking the period at 
the end and inserting a semicolon; and
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(5) by adding the following at the end: 
‘‘(12) assist Head Start agencies and programs 
in increasing program participation of homeless chil-
dren; and 
‘‘(13) assist Head Start agencies and Head 
Start programs in improving outreach to, and the 
quality of services available to, limited English pro-
ficient children and their families, particularly in 
communities that have experienced a large percent-
age increase in the population of limited English 
proficient individuals, as measured by the Bureau of 
the Census.’’. 
(b) TRAINING IN USE OF MEDIA.—Section 648(d) of 
the Head Start Act (42 U.S.C. 9843(d)) is amended by 
inserting ‘‘, including community- and faith-based organi-
zations’’ after ‘‘entities’’ the first place such term appears. 
(c) CHILD DEVELOPMENT AND NATIONAL ASSESS-
MENT PROGRAM.—Section 648(e) of the Head Start Act 
(42 U.S.C. 9843(e)) is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(e) The Secretary shall provide, either directly or 
through grants or other arrangements, funds from pro-
grams authorized under this subchapter to support an or-
ganization to administer a centralized child development 
and national assessment program leading to recognized 
credentials for personnel working in early childhood devel-
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opment and child care programs, training for personnel 
providing services to limited English proficient children 
(including services to promote the acquisition of the 
English language), training for personnel providing serv-
ices to children determined to be abused or neglected, 
training for personnel providing services to children re-
ferred by or receiving child welfare services, training for 
personnel in helping children cope with community vio-
lence, and resource access projects for personnel working 
with disabled children.’’. 
(d) ADDRESSING UNIQUE NEEDS.—Section 648 of 
the Head Start Act (42 U.S.C. 9843) is amended by add-
ing at the end the following: 
‘‘(f) The Secretary shall provide, either directly or 
through grants, or other arrangements, funds for training 
of Head Start personnel in addressing the unique needs 
of migrant and seasonal working families, families with 
one or more children with disabilities, families with a lim-
ited English proficiency, and homeless families. 
‘‘(g) More than 50 percent of funds expended under 
this section shall be used to provide high quality, sus-
tained, intensive, and classroom-focused training and tech-
nical assistance in order to have a positive and lasting im-
pact on classroom instruction. Funds shall be used to 
carry out activities related to any or all of the following: