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‘‘(A) suspend implementation and termi-
nate further development and use of the National
Reporting System; and
‘‘(B) incorporate, as appropriate, rec-
ommendations under paragraph (2)(A) into any
assessment used in the Head Start programs.
‘‘(i) SPECIAL RULE.—The use of assessment items and
data on any assessment authorized under this subchapter
by any agent of the Federal Government to rank or compare
individual children or teachers, or to provide rewards or
sanctions for individual children or teachers is prohibited.
The Secretary shall not use the results of a single assessment
as the sole method for assessing program effectiveness or
making grantee funding determinations at the national, re-
gional, or local level under this subchapter.
‘‘(j) SERVICES
TO LIMITED ENGLISH PROFICIENT
CHILDREN AND FAMILIES.—
‘‘(1) STUDY.—The Secretary shall conduct a
study on the status of limited English proficient chil-
dren and their families in Head Start (including
Early Head Start) programs.
‘‘(2) REPORT.—The Secretary shall prepare and
submit to Congress, not later than September 2011, a
report containing the results of the study, including
information on—
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‘‘(A) the demographics of limited English
proficient children from birth through age 5, in-
cluding the number of such children receiving
Head Start (including Early Head Start) serv-
ices and the geographic distribution of children
described in this subparagraph;
‘‘(B) the nature of Head Start (including
Early Head Start) services provided to limited
English proficient children and their families,
including the types, content, duration, intensity,
and costs of family services, language assistance,
and educational services;
‘‘(C) procedures in Head Start programs
for the assessment of language needs and the
transition of limited English proficient children
to kindergarten, including the extent to which
Head Start programs meet the requirements of
section 642A for limited English proficient chil-
dren;
‘‘(D) the qualifications of and training pro-
vided to Head Start (including Early Head
Start) teachers serving limited English proficient
children and their families;
‘‘(E) the rate of progress made by limited
English proficient children and their families in
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Head Start (including Early Head Start) pro-
grams, including—
‘‘(i) the rate of progress of the limited
English proficient children toward meeting
the additional educational standards de-
scribed in section 641A(a)(1)(B)(ii) while
enrolled in Head Start programs, measured
between 1990 and 2006;
‘‘(ii) 
the 
correlation 
between 
the
progress described in this subparagraph and
the type of instruction and educational pro-
gram provided to the limited English pro-
ficient children; and
‘‘(iii) the correlation between the
progress described in this subparagraph and
the health and family services provided by
Head Start programs to limited English
proficient children and their families; and
‘‘(F) the extent to which Head Start pro-
grams make use of funds under section 640(a)(3)
to improve the quality of Head Start services
provided to limited English proficient children
and their families.
‘‘(k) RESEARCH AND EVALUATION ACTIVITIES REL-
EVANT TO DIVERSE COMMUNITIES.—For purposes of con-
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ducting the study in described in subsection (j), activities
described in section 640(l)(5)(A), and other research and
evaluation activities relevant to limited English proficient
children and their families, migrant and seasonal farm-
worker families, and other families from diverse popu-
lations served by Head Start programs, the Secretary shall
award, on a competitive basis, funds from amounts made
available under section 639(b) to 1 or more organizations
with a demonstrated capacity for serving and studying the
populations involved.’’.
SEC. 21. REPORTS.
Section 650 of the Head Start Act (42 U.S.C. 9846)
is amended—
(1) in subsection (a)—
(A) in the matter preceding paragraph
(1)—
(i) by striking ‘‘Education and the
Workforce’’ and inserting ‘‘Education and
Labor’’;
(ii) by striking ‘‘Labor and Human
Resources’’ and inserting ‘‘Health, Edu-
cation, Labor, and Pensions’’; and
(iii) by striking ‘‘(including disabled
and non-English language background chil-
dren)’’ and inserting ‘‘(including children