Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 121.djvu/1469

 121 STAT. 1448

PUBLIC LAW 110–134—DEC. 12, 2007

of excellence under subsection (b) to carry out activities described in subsection (d) and research and report activities described in subsection (e).’’. SEC. 27. GENERAL PROVISIONS.

The Head Start Act (42 U.S.C. 9831 et seq.), as amended by section 26, is further amended by adding at the end the following: 42 USC 9852c.

‘‘SEC. 657C. GENERAL PROVISIONS.

‘‘(a) LIMITATION.—Nothing in this subchapter shall be construed to authorize or permit the Secretary or any employee or contractor of the Department of Health and Human Services to mandate, direct, or control, the selection of a curriculum, a program of instruction, or instructional materials, for a Head Start program. ‘‘(b) SPECIAL RULE.—Nothing in this subchapter shall be construed to authorize a Head Start program or a local educational agency to require the other to select or implement a specific curriculum or program of instruction. ‘‘(c) DEFINITION.—In this subchapter, the term ‘health’, when used to refer to services or care provided to enrolled children, their parents, or their siblings, shall be interpreted to refer to both physical and mental health.’’. SEC. 28. COMPLIANCE WITH IMPROPER PAYMENTS INFORMATION ACT OF 2002.

(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section, the term— (1) ‘‘appropriate committees’’ means— (A) the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate; and (B) the Committee on Education and Labor of the House of Representatives; and (2) ‘‘improper payment’’ has the meaning given that term under section 2(d)(2) of the Improper Payments Information Act of 2002 (31 U.S.C. 3321 note). (b) REQUIREMENT FOR COMPLIANCE CERTIFICATION AND REPORT.—The Secretary of Health and Human Services shall submit a report to the appropriate committees that— (1) contains a certification that the Department of Health and Human Services has, for each program and activity of the Administration for Children and Families, performed and completed a risk assessment to determine programs and activities that are at significant risk of making improper payments; and (2) describes the actions to be taken to reduce improper payments for the programs and activities determined to be at significant risk of making improper payments. SEC. 29. REFERENCES IN OTHER ACTS.

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(a) ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION ACT OF 1965.— Section 1112(c) of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6312(c)) is amended— (1) in paragraph (1)(G), by striking ‘‘performance standards established under section 641A(a) of the Head Start Act’’ and inserting ‘‘education performance standards in effect under section 641A(a)(1)(B) of the Head Start Act’’; and (2) in paragraph (2)(B), by striking ‘‘Head Start performance standards as in effect under section 641A(a) of the Head

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