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‘‘(1) PURPOSE.—The purpose of this subsection 
is to evaluate the status of Head Start and Early 
Head Start programs affected by Hurricanes 
Katrina and Rita as well as the challenges those 
programs have faced in reestablishing themselves 
and reenrolling eligible children and families, with 
the ultimate goal of providing all Head Start and 
Early Head Start programs with recommendations 
for developing and implementing disaster plans. 
‘‘(2) DEFINITION.—The term ‘areas affected by 
Hurricanes Katrina and Rita’ means any parish or 
county for which it was determined that assistance 
was warranted from the Federal Government under 
the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emer-
gency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq.) as a 
result of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita. 
‘‘(3) STUDY.—The Secretary shall conduct a 
study on the status of children and families partici-
pating in Head Start and Early Head Start pro-
grams in areas affected by Hurricanes Katrina and 
Rita. 
‘‘(4) REPORT.—Not later than 1 year after the 
date of the enactment of the Improving Head Start 
Act of 2007, the Secretary shall prepare and submit 
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to Congress a report containing the results of such 
study, including— 
‘‘(A) information on the population served, 
including— 
‘‘(i) the number of children and fami-
lies participating in Head Start and Early 
Head Start programs in areas affected by 
Hurricanes Katrina and Rita before and 
after Hurricanes Katrina and Rita; 
‘‘(ii) the demographics of such chil-
dren and families; and 
‘‘(iii) the geographical distribution of 
such children and families; 
‘‘(B) information on staff and programs, 
including— 
‘‘(i) the number and geographic dis-
tribution of staff serving Head Start and 
Early Head Start children and families 
from areas affected by Hurricanes Katrina 
and Rita; 
‘‘(ii) the current status, including em-
ployment status and geographic location, 
of Head Start and Early Head Start staff 
serving in areas affected by Hurricanes 
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Katrina and Rita prior to Hurricanes 
Katrina and Rita; and 
‘‘(iii) the response and recovery ef-
forts of Head Start and Early Head Start 
staff serving in areas affected by Hurri-
canes Katrina and Rita. 
‘‘(C) information on facilities, including— 
‘‘(i) the number of Head Start and 
Early Head Start facilities operating prior 
to Hurricanes Katrina and Rita in areas 
affected by Hurricanes Katrina and Rita; 
‘‘(ii) the current status of each such 
facility; and 
‘‘(iii) information on any new Head 
Start or Early Head Start facility that has 
opened in areas affected by Hurricanes 
Katrina and Rita or that serves children 
and families who lived in areas affected by 
Hurricanes Katrina and Rita at the time 
of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita; 
‘‘(D) information on coordination with the 
Federal 
Emergency 
Management 
Agency 
(FEMA) in areas affected by Hurricanes 
Katrina and Rita, including— 
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‘‘(i) areas of success that Head Start 
agencies and programs had in working 
with FEMA; 
‘‘(ii) challenges that Head Start agen-
cies and programs had in working with 
FEMA; and 
‘‘(iii) the number of Head Start fami-
lies that received individualized assistance 
(as defined under the Robert T. Stafford 
Disaster Relief and Emergency Act) and 
the types of assistance received by such 
families. 
‘‘(E) challenges that were faced by Head 
Start and Early Head Start programs and fam-
ilies in areas affected by Hurricanes Katrina 
and Rita including— 
‘‘(i) the availability of Head Start 
services for families displaced during the 
period of transition; 
‘‘(ii) identification of and outreach to 
families 
displaced 
by 
the 
Hurricanes 
Katrina and Rita; and 
‘‘(iii) the extent to which non-Federal 
disaster assistance was available to Head 
Start agencies and programs, and coordi-
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