comments prior to finalizing the process for conversion of 
Head Start slots and programs. 
(d) REPORTS
TO CONGRESS.—Concurrently with 
publishing a notice in the Federal Register as described 
in subsection (c), the Secretaries shall provide a report 
to the Committee on Education and the Workforce of the 
House of Representatives and the Committee on Health, 
Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate that pro-
vides a detailed description of the proposed process de-
scribed in subsection (a), including a description of the 
degree to which Head Start programs are providing State- 
funded high-quality prekindergarten programs as a result 
of the grant opportunity provided under this subtitle in 
States where Head Start programs are eligible for conver-
sion described in subsection (a). 
SEC. 126. TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE IN PROGRAM ADMINIS-
TRATION. 
In providing technical assistance to carry out activi-
ties under this title, the Secretary shall coordinate that 
technical assistance, in appropriate cases, with technical 
assistance provided by the Secretary of Health and 
Human Services to carry out the programs authorized 
under the Head Start Act (42 U.S.C. 9831 et seq.), the 
Child Care and Development Block Grant Act of 1990 (42 
U.S.C. 9858 et seq.), and the maternal, infant and early 
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childhood home visiting programs assisted under section 
511 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 711). 
SEC. 127. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out 
this subtitle— 
(1) $1,300,000,000 for fiscal year 2015; 
(2) $3,250,000,000 for fiscal year 2016; 
(3) $5,780,000,000 for fiscal year 2017; 
(4) $7,580,000,000 for fiscal year 2018; 
(5) $8,960,000,000 for fiscal year 2019; and 
(6) such sums as may be necessary for each of 
fiscal years 2020 through 2024. 
Subtitle B—Prekindergarten 
Development Grants 
SEC. 151. PREKINDERGARTEN DEVELOPMENT GRANTS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—From the amounts appropriated 
under subsection (f), the Secretary of Education, in con-
sultation with the Secretary of Health and Human Serv-
ices, shall award competitive grants to States that wish 
to increase the capacity and build the infrastructure with-
in the State to offer high-quality prekindergarten pro-
grams. 
(b) ELIGIBILITY.—A State that is not receiving funds 
under section 115 may compete for grant funds under this 
subtitle if the State provides an assurance that the State 
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will, through the support of grant funds awarded under 
this subtitle, meet the eligibility requirements of section 
115 not later than 3 years after the date the State first 
receives grant funds under this subtitle. 
(c) GRANTS.— 
(1) DURATION.—The Secretary shall award 
grants to States under this subtitle for a period of 
not more than 3 years and such grants shall not be 
renewed. 
(2) AUTHORITY TO SUBGRANT.— 
(A) IN
GENERAL.—A State receiving a 
grant under this subtitle may use the grant 
funds to make subgrants to eligible local enti-
ties (defined in section 112(7)) to carry out ac-
tivities under the grant. 
(B) ELIGIBLE LOCAL ENTITIES.—An eligi-
ble local entity receiving a subgrant under sub-
paragraph (A) shall comply with the require-
ments for States receiving a grant under this 
subtitle, as appropriate. 
(d) APPLICATION.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—A Governor of a State that 
desires to receive a grant under this subtitle shall 
submit an application to the Secretary of Education 
at such time, in such manner, and accompanied by 
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such information as the Secretary may reasonably 
require, including a description of how the State 
plans to become eligible for grants under section 115 
by not later than 3 years after the date the State 
first receives grant funds under this subtitle. 
(2) DEVELOPMENT OF APPLICATION.—In devel-
oping an application for a grant under this subtitle, 
a Governor of a State shall consult with the State 
Advisory Council on Early Childhood Education and 
Care, and incorporate their recommendations, where 
applicable. 
(e) MATCHING REQUIREMENT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—To be eligible to receive a 
grant under this subtitle, a State shall contribute for 
the activities for which the grant was awarded non- 
Federal matching funds in an amount equal to not 
less than 20 percent of the amount of the grant. 
(2) NON-FEDERAL FUNDS.—To satisfy the re-
quirement of paragraph (1), a State may use— 
(A) cash; or 
(B) an in-kind contribution. 
(3) FINANCIAL HARDSHIP WAIVER.—The Sec-
retary may waive paragraph (1) or reduce the 
amount of matching funds required under that para-
graph for a State that has submitted an application 
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for a grant under this subtitle if the State dem-
onstrates, in the application, a need for such a waiv-
er or reduction due to extreme financial hardship, as 
determined by the Secretary of Education. 
(f) AUTHORIZATION
OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this sub-
title— 
(1) $750,000,000 for fiscal year 2015; and 
(2) such sums as may be necessary for each of 
fiscal years 2016 through 2024. 
TITLE II—RESTORING SUMMER 
PELL GRANTS 
SEC. 201. FEDERAL PELL GRANTS. 
Section 401(b) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 
(20 U.S.C. 1070a) is amended— 
(1) by redesignating paragraphs (5) through 
(7) as paragraphs (6) through (8), respectively; 
(2) in paragraph (2)(A)(ii), by striking ‘‘para-
graph (7)(B)’’ and inserting ‘‘paragraph (8)(B)’’; 
and 
(3) by inserting after paragraph (4), the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(5)(A) The Secretary shall award a student 
not more than two Federal Pell Grants during a sin-
gle award year to permit such student to accelerate 
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