PUBLIC LAW 105-285—OCT. 27, 1998 112 STAT. 2727 "(B) SUBMISSION OF FINAL REPORT.The organization shall prepare and submit to the Secretary a final report containing the findings of the research. "(C) TRANSMITTAL OF REPORTS TO CONGRESS.— "(i) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall transmit, to the committees described in clause (ii), the first interim report by September 30, 1999, the second interim report by September 30, 2001, and the final report by September 30, 2003. "(ii) COMMITTEES.— The committees referred to in clause (i) are the Committee on Education and the Workforce of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Labor and Human Resources of the Senate. "(8) DEFINITION.— In this subsection, the term Impact', used with respect to a Head Start program, means a difference in an outcome for a participant in the program that would not have occurred without the participation in the program. " (h) QUALITY IMPROVEMENT STUDY.— "(1) STUDY.— The Secretary shall conduct a study regarding the use and effects of use of the quality improvement funds made available under section 640(a)(3) since fiscal year 1991. "(2) REPORT. —The Secretary shall prepare and submit to Deadline. Congress not later than September 2000 a report containing the results of the study, including information on— "(A) the types of activities funded with the quality improvement funds; "(B) the extent to which the use of the quality improvement ifunds has accomplished the goals of section 640(a)(3)(B); "(C) the effect of use of the quality improvement funds on teacher training, salaries, benefits, recruitment, and retention; and "(D) the effect of use of the quality improvement funds on the development of children receiving services under this subchapter.". SEC. 117. REPORTS. Section 650 of the Head Start Act (42 U.S.C. 9846) is amended— (1) by inserting "(a) STATUS OF CHILDREN. —" before "At"; (2) by striking "and Labor" each place it appears and inserting "and the Workforce"; and (3) by adding at the end the following: "(b) FACiLmES. — At least once during every 5-year period, the Secretary shall prepare and submit, to the Committee on Education and the Workforce of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Labor and Human Resources of the Senate, a report concerning the condition, location, and ownership of facilities used, or available to be used, by Indian Head Start agencies (including Native Alaskan Head Start agencies) and Native Hawaiian Head Start agencies.". ,, SEC. 118. REPEAL OP CONSULTATION REQUIREMENT. Section 657A of the Head Start Act (42 U.S.C. 9852a) is repealed.
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