,,ii  #aac? ,,congress  #b;d ,session   
,s4 #baai  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,m>* #ab1 #bjad,mr4    
,lee introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read
 twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on      
,heal?1 ,education1 ,labor1 & ,p5sions  
,a ,,bill  ,to am5d ! ,head ,/>t ,act to
 au?orize block grants to ,/ates =      
prek9d]g>t5 education4  #a4 ,%ort title 
,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,head ,/>t    
,improvem5t ,act ( #bjad4  #b4 ,head    
,/>t ,block grants ,! ,head ,/>t ,act   
7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #ihca et seq47 is am5d$--
 7#a7 9 section #fdj1 by add+ at ! end !
 foll[+3  7p7 ,beg9n+ on ,octob] #a ( ! 
fir/ fiscal ye> foll[+ ! date ( enactm5t
 ( ! ,head ,/>t ,improvem5t ,act (      
#bjad1 ! ,secret>y %all n allocate1     
res]ve1 or o!rwise provide funds        
pursuant to ?is section4  2 &  7#b7 by  
ins]t+ aft] section #fdj ! foll[+3      
#fdj;,a4 ,block grants to eligible      
grantees  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,not)/&+ any o!r 
provision ( ?is sub*apt]1 beg9n+ on     
,octob] #a ( ! fir/ fiscal ye> foll[+ ! 

date ( enactm5t ( ! ,head ,/>t          
,improvem5t ,act ( #bjad1 f ! am\nts    
appropriat$ to c>ry out ?is sub*apt] "u 
section #fci = a fiscal ye>1 ! ,secret>y
 %all aw>d grants to eligible grantees 9
 accordance ) ?is section4  7b7         
,allotm5ts  7#a7 ,eligible grantee def9$
 ,9 ?is section1 ! t]m eligible grantee 
means ea* ( ! #ej ,/ates ( ! ,unit$     
,/ates1 ! ,di/rict ( ,columbia1 !       
,commonweal? ( ,pu]to ,rico1 ! ,unit$   
,/ates ,virg9 ,isl&s1 ,guam1 ,am]ican   
,samoa1 ! ,commonweal? ( ! ,nor!rn      
,m>iana ,isl&s1 ! ,republic ( ,palau1 & 
ea* ( ! f$]ally recogniz$ ,indian       
tribes4  7#b7 ,=mula ,! ,secret>y %all  
allot ! am\nt appropriat$ "u section    
#fci = a fiscal ye> among ! eligible    
grantees 9 proportion to ! numb] (      
*ildr51 ag$ #e & y\ng]1 :o reside )9 !  
eligible grantee & are f families )     
incomes bel[ #acj p]c5t ( ! pov]ty l9e =
 ! mo/ rec5t fiscal ye> = :i*           
satisfactory data are available1 comp>$ 
to ! numb] ( su* *ildr5 :o reside 9 all 

su* eligible grantees = t fiscal ye>4   
7c7 ,use ( funds  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,an     
eligible grantee t receives a grant "u  
?is section %all use #ajj p]c5t ( !     
grant funds-- 7,a7 = prek9d]g>t5        
education programs 9 ! eligible grantee2
  7,b7 = ! adm9i/ration ( ! programs    
describ$ 9 subp>agraph 7,a72 &  7,c7 to 
provide direct te*nical assi/ance1      
ov]sight1 monitor+1 rese>*1 & tra9+ )   
respect to ! programs describ$ 9        
subp>agraph 7,a74  7#b7 ,c]tification ,!
 ,gov]nor1 or o!r *ief executive1 ( ea* 
eligible grantee t receives a grant "u  
?is section %all c]tify t all grant     
funds receiv$ "u ?is section w be us$ to
 directly or indirectly provide         
compreh5sive education & relat$ s]vices 
to l[-income *ildr5 & _! families4  7#c7
 ,eligible grantee responsibilities ,an 
eligible grantee t receives a grant "u  
?is section %all-- 7,a7 aw>d subgrants  
to eligible entities 7z def9$ by !      
eligible grantee7 to enable su* entities
 to provide prek9d]g>t5 education       

programs 9 ! eligible grantee2  7,b7    
e/abli% rules & /&>ds = ! entities aw>d$
 subgrants "u subp>agraph 7,a72 &  7,c7 
monitor compliance by entities aw>d$    
subgrants "u subp>agraph 7,a74  7#d7    
,flexibility ,subject to ! requirem5ts (
 ?is section1 an eligible grantee t     
receives a grant "u ?is section %all h  
full flexibility to use grant funds to  
f9ance a prek9d]g>t5 education provid]1 
s]vice1 or program1 includ+ to e/abli% a
 portable v\*] sy/em4  7#e7 ,memb]s (   
f$]ally recogniz$ indian tribes ,a memb]
 ( a f$]ally recogniz$ ,indian tribe :o 
is eligible to receive s]vices pursuant 
to a program fund$ "u ?is section may   
elect to receive su* s]vices f any      
eligible entity 9 ! eligible grantee 9  
:i* ! memb] resides4  7d7 ,mat*+ funds  
,an eligible grantee t receives a grant 
"u ?is section %all provide mat*+ funds 
f non-,f$]al s\rces equal to #bj p]c5t (
 ! am\nt ( ! grant to c>ry out !        
activities describ$ 9 ?is section4  4