; (7) reducing or removing toxic industrial compounds; (8) updates to safety and emergency preparedness, such as upgrading sprinkler systems and installing emergency lighting; (9) weatherization; (10) improvements to water, sewer, and plumbing systems; and (11) establishing, expanding, or improving technology to support children’s academic and socio-emotional learning. (e) Authorization of appropriations There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section $1,000,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 2025 through 2030. . 6. Loan forgiveness for Head Start and Early Head Start childcare workers Part D of title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 1087a et seq. ) is amended by adding at the end the following: 460A. Loan cancellation for Head Start and Early Head Start childcare workers (a) Program authorized The Secretary shall carry cancel the balance of interest, principal, and fees due, in accordance with subsection (b), on any eligible Federal Direct Loan not in default for a borrower who for a 3-year (consecutive or non-consecutive) period after the date of enactment of the Head Start Expansion and Improvement Act of 2023 — (1) has been employed, on a full-time basis, by a Head Start program or an Early Head Start program carried out under the Head Start Act ( 42 U.S.C. 9831 et seq. )