[Congressional Bills 105th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3880 Introduced in House (IH)]
105th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 3880
To authorize appropriations for fiscal years 1999, 2000, 2001, and 2002
to carry out the Head Start Act, the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance
Act of 1981, and the Community Services Block Grant Act, and for other
purposes.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
May 14, 1998
Mr. Martinez (for himself, Mr. Clay, Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, Mr. Andrews,
Mr. Scott, Ms. Woolsey, Mr. Romero-Barcelo, Mr. Fattah, Mr. Hinojosa,
Ms. Sanchez, Mr. Ford, and Mr. Kucinich) introduced the following bill;
which was referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, and
in addition to the Committee on Commerce, for a period to be
subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration
of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee
concerned
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A BILL
To authorize appropriations for fiscal years 1999, 2000, 2001, and 2002
to carry out the Head Start Act, the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance
Act of 1981, and the Community Services Block Grant Act, and for other
purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Human Services Amendments of 1998''.
SEC. 2. TABLE OF CONTENTS.
The table of contents for this Act is as follows:
Sec. 1. Short title.
Sec. 2. Table of contents.
TITLE I--HEAD START PROGRAMS
Sec. 101. Definitions.
Sec. 102. Authorization of appropriations.
Sec. 103. Allotment of funds; limitations on assistance.
Sec. 104. Designation of Head Start agencies.
Sec. 105. Amendments to quality standards; monitoring of Head Start
agencies and programs.
Sec. 106. Powers and functions of Head Start agencies.
Sec. 107. Participation in Head Start programs.
Sec. 108. Programs for families with infants and toddlers.
Sec. 109. Head Start Fellowships.
Sec. 110. Quality improvement study.
TITLE II--LOW-INCOME HOME ENERGY ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS
Sec. 201. Authorization of appropriations.
Sec. 202. Technical definitions changes.
Sec. 203. Technical changes to State allotments.
Sec. 204. Applications and requirements.
TITLE III--COMMUNITY SERVICES BLOCK GRANT
Sec. 301. Authorization of appropriations.
Sec. 302. Definitions.
Sec. 303. Applications and requirements.
Sec. 304. Withholding.
Sec. 305. Discretionary authority of the Secretary.
Sec. 306. Community food and nutrition.
Sec. 307. National or regional programs designed to provide
instructional activities for low-income
youth.
Sec. 308. Annual report.
TITLE IV--EFFECTIVE DATES; APPLICATION OF AMENDMENTS
Sec. 401. Effective dates; application of amendments.
TITLE I--HEAD START PROGRAMS
SEC. 101. DEFINITIONS.
Section 637(4) of the Head Start Act (42 U.S.C. 9832(4)) is amended
to read as follows:
``(4) The term `family literacy services' means services
that are of sufficient intensity in terms of hours, and of
sufficient duration, to make sustainable changes in a family
(such as eliminating or reducing welfare dependency) and that
integrate all of the following activities:
``(A) Interactive literacy activities between
parents and their children.
``(B) Equipping parents to become partners with
their children in learning.
``(C) Parent literacy training, including training
that contributes to economic self-sufficiency and
English as a second language.
``(D) Instruction for children of parents receiving
parent literacy services, particularly including early
childhood education.''.
SEC. 102. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
Section 639 of the Head Start Act (42 U.S.C. 9834) is amended--
(1) in subsection (a) by striking ``1995 through 1998'' and
inserting ``1999, 2000, 2001, and 2002'', and
(2) by amending subsection (b) to read as follows:
``(b) From the amount appropriated under subsection (a), the
Secretary shall make available--
``(1) $35,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 1999 through
2002 to carry out activities authorized under section 642(d);
and
``(2) subject to subsection (c), $12,000,000 for fiscal
year 1999 and such sums as may be necessary for each of the
fiscal years 2000 through 2002, to carry out research,
demonstrations, evaluation activities, and longitudinal studies
authorized by subsections (b) and (e) of section 649.''.
SEC. 103. ALLOTMENT OF FUNDS; LIMITATIONS ON ASSISTANCE.
Section 640 of the Head Start Act (42 U.S.C. 9835) is amended--
(1) in subsection (a)--
(A) in paragraph (2)(A)--
(i) by striking ``handicapped children''
and inserting ``children with disabilities'',
and
(ii) by striking ``1994'' and inserting
``1998'', and
(B) in paragraph (3)--
(i) in subparagraph (B)--
(I) amending clause (ii) to read as
follows:
``(ii) Ensuring that such programs have adequate qualified
staff and that such staff are furnished adequate high quality
training, including developing skills working with children
with disabilities and children with non-English background,
when appropriate.'',
(II) in clause (vi) by inserting
``, and are physically accessible to
children with disabilities and parents
with disabilities'' before the period
at the end, and
(III) by adding at the end the
following:
``(viii) Ensuring that such programs have highly qualified
staff that can promote language and literacy growth and that
provide children a variety of skills that have been identified
through research as predictors of later reading achievement.'',
(ii) in subparagraph (C)--
(I) in clause (v) by inserting
``(including changes that make Head
Start programs physically accessible to
children and adults with
disabilities)'' after ``structural
changes'', and
(II) in clause (vi) by inserting
``children with disabilities,'' after
``communities,'',
(C) in paragraph (5)--
(i) in subparagraph (C)--
(I) in clause (ii) by adding after
``Association,'' ``(as well as migrant
and Native American Head Start
Associations)'',
(II) in clause (iii) by striking
``and'' at the end,
(III) in clause (iv) by striking
``and activities relating to children
with disabilities'' and inserting the
following:
``services for homeless children, and activities relating to children
with disabilities, including coordination with those State officials
responsible for administering part C and section 619 of the Individuals
with Disabilities Education Act (20 U.S.C 1431-1445, 1419); and'', and
(IV) by adding at the end the
following:
``(v) submit a report to the Secretary, in such manner and
containing such information as the Secretary may require
(including an assessment of the involvement of the Head Start
community in planning, establishment and implementation of the
project), describing the effectiveness of the collaboration
grant.'', and
(D) in paragraph (6)--
(i) by inserting ``(A)'' after ``(6)'',
(ii) by striking ``From'' and inserting
``Subject to subparagraph (B), from'', and
(iii) by striking ``3 percent'' and all
that follows through the period at the end, and
inserting the following:
``8 percent for fiscal year 1999, 9 percent for fiscal year 2000, and
10 percent for each of the fiscal years 2001 and 2002, of the amount
appropriated pursuant to section 639(a).
``(B) The Secretary may carry out subparagraph (A) for a
fiscal year only after meeting the requirements of section
640(g)(1) relating to cost-of-living adjustments.'',
(2) in subsection (d)--
(A) by striking ``section 602(a)'' and inserting
``section 602(3)'',
(B) by inserting ``and infants or toddlers with
disabilities (as defined in section 632(5) of that
Act),'' after ``Act)'', and
(C) by adding at the end the following:
``Such policies and procedures shall require Head Start programs to
coordinate programmatic efforts with efforts to implement part C and
section 619 of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (20
U.S.C 1431-1445, 1419).'',
(3) in subsection (g)--
(A) in paragraph (2)--
(i) in subparagraph (C) by inserting ``and
those organizations and public entities that
serve children with disabilities'' after
``spoken'',
(ii) in subparagraph (E) by striking
``and'' at the end,
(iii) in subsection (F) by striking the
period at the end and inserting a semicolon,
and
(iv) by adding at the end the following:
``(G) the extent to which the applicant, in providing
services, will plan to coordinate with the local education
agency serving the community involved and with schools in which
children participating in a Head Start program operated by such
agency will enroll following such program, regarding the
educational services provided by such local education agency;
and
``(H) the extent to which the applicant proposes to foster
partnerships with other service providers in a manner that will
enhance the resource capacity of the applicant.'', and
(B) by adding at the end the following:
``(4)(A) The Secretary may expand Head Start programs in accordance
with this subsection by making grants to serve pregnant women, children
less than 3 years of age, and the families of such children.
``(B)(i) Head Start agencies that apply for such grants shall
demonstrate a community need to serve pregnant women, children less
than 3 years of age, and the families of such children.
``(ii) Head Start agencies that receive grants made under
subparagraph (A) shall use such grants to operate programs that meet
the requirements of section 645A and shall agree to comply with the
regulations issued by the Secretary that pertain to such section.''.
SEC. 104. DESIGNATION OF HEAD START AGENCIES.
Section 641 of the Head Start Act (42 U.S.C. 9836) is amended--
(1) in subsection (c)(1) by striking ``this Act'' and
insert ``the Human Services Amendments of 1998'', and
(2) in subsection (d)--
(A) in paragraph (3)--
(i) by inserting ``and programs under part
C and section 619 of the Individuals with
Disabilities Education Act (20 U.S.C 1431-1445,
1419)'' after ``(20 U.S.C. 2741 et seq.)'', and
(ii) by striking ``attendance;'' and
inserting the following:
``attendance, including services provided by the local
education agency serving the community in which the proposed
Head Start program will operate.'',
(B) in paragraph (7)--
(i) by inserting ``, and children with
disabilities and their families,'' after
``families'', and
(ii) by striking ``and'' at the end,
(C) in paragraph (8) by striking the period at the
end and inserting ``; and''.
SEC. 105. AMENDMENTS TO QUALITY STANDARDS; MONITORING OF HEAD START
AGENCIES AND PROGRAMS.
Section 641A of the Head Start Act (42 U.S.C. 9836a) is amended--
(1) in subsection (a)(3)(C)--
(A) by amending clause (i) to read as follows:
``(i) review and revise as necessary the
performance standards in effect under this section;
and'', and
(B) in clause (ii) by striking ``November 2, 1978''
and inserting ``the date of the enactment of the Human
Services Amendments of 1998'',
(2) in subsection (b)(1) by striking ``Not later than 1
year after the date of enactment of this section, the'' and
inserting ``The'',
(3) in subsection (c)(2)(C) by inserting ``services for
children with disabilities and'' after ``practicable,'', and
(4) in subsection (e) by adding at the end the following:
``Such report shall be widely disseminated and available for
public review in both written and electronic formats.''.
SEC. 106. POWERS AND FUNCTIONS OF HEAD START AGENCIES.
Section 642 of the Head Start Act (42 U.S.C. 9837) is amended--
(1) in subsection (c) by inserting ``and part C and section
619 of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (20
U.S.C 1431-1445, 1419)'' after ``(20 U.S.C. 2741 et seq.)'',
and
(2) in subsection (d)(2)--
(A) in subparagraph (C) by striking ``and'' at the
end,
(B) in subparagraph (D) by striking the period at
the end and inserting ``; and'',
(3) by adding at the end the following:
``(E) linking the services provided in such program with the
educational services provided by such local education agency.'', and
(4) by amending subsection (d)(5) to read as follows:
``(5) The Secretary, in cooperation with the Secretary of
Education, shall--
``(A) disseminate to Head Start agencies information on
effective policies and activities relating to the transition of
children from Head Start programs to public schools; and
``(B) provide technical assistance to such agencies to
promote and to assist such agencies to adopt and implement such
effective policies and activities.''.
SEC. 107. PARTICIPATION IN HEAD START PROGRAMS.
Section 645(a)(1) of the Head Start Act (42 U.S.C. 9840(a)(1)) is
amended by inserting ``(but not to more than 25 percent of total
program enrollment)'' after ``reasonable extent''.
SEC. 108. PROGRAMS FOR FAMILIES WITH INFANTS AND TODDLERS.
Section 645A of the Head Start Act (42 U.S.C. 9840a) is amended--
(1) in subsection (a)--
(A) in paragraph (1) by inserting ``(including very
young children with disabilities and their families)''
after ``young children'', and
(B) in paragraph (2) by striking ``and
evaluations'' and all that follows through ``section'',
and inserting ``under this section and evaluation of
such programs'',
(2) in subsection (b)--
(A) in paragraph (7) by striking ``and'' at the
end,
(B) by redesignating paragraph (8) as paragraph
(9), and
(C) by inserting after paragraph (7) the following:
``(8) ensure formal linkages with the agencies described in
section 644(b) of the Individuals With Disabilities Education
Act Amendments of 1997 and providers of early intervention
services for very young children with disabilities under the
Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (20 U.S.C. 1400 et
seq.); and'',
(4) in subsection (c)(2) by striking ``(or'' and all that
follows through ``subsection (e)(3))'',
(5) in subsection (d)--
(A) in paragraph (1) by adding ``and'' at the end,
(B) by striking paragraph (2), and
(C) by redesignating paragraph (3) as paragraph
(2),
(6) by striking subsection (e),
(7) in subsection (f) by striking ``From'' and all that
follows through ``subsection (e)'', and inserting ``From the
amounts specified in section 640(a)(6),'', and
(8) in subsection (h)--
(A) by striking ``(h)'' and all that follows
through paragraph (2), and
(B) in paragraph (3)--
(i) by striking ``(3) Monitoring.--'' and
inserting the following:
``(h) Secretarial Responsibility for Monitoring.--'', and
(ii) by striking ``subsection (f)'' and
inserting ``subsection (e)'', and
(9) by redesignating subsections (f), (g), and (h) as
subsections (e), (f), and (g), respectively.
SEC. 109. HEAD START FELLOWSHIPS.
Section 648A(d)(6) of the Head Start Act (42 U.S.C. 9843) is
amended by striking ``1,000,000'' and inserting ``2,000,000''.
SEC. 110. QUALITY IMPROVEMENT STUDY.
(a) Study.--The Secretary of Health and Human Services shall
conduct a study regarding the use and effects of the quality
improvement funds under section 640(a)(3) of the Head Start Act (42
U.S.C. 9835(a)(3)) since fiscal year 1991.
(b) Report.--The Secretary shall submit a report to the Congress
not later than September 2000 containing the results of the study,
including--
(1) the types of activities funded with quality improvement
funds under section 640(a)(3) of the Head Start Act (42 U.S.C.
9835(a)(3)),
(2) the extent to which such quality improvement funds
accomplish the goals of section 640(a)(3)(B) of such Act, and
(3) the effect of such quality improvement funds on teacher
training, salaries, benefits, recruitment, and retention.
TITLE II--LOW-INCOME HOME ENERGY ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS
SEC. 201. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
Section 2602 of the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Act (42
U.S.C. 8621) is amended--
(1) in subsection (b) by striking ``1995 through 1999'' and
inserting ``2000 through 2003'',
(2) in subsection (c)(1) by striking the last sentence and
inserting the following: ``The program year shall begin on
October 1 of the fiscal year following the year for which the
appropriation is made.'', and
(3) in subsection (d) by striking ``1996'' and all that
follows through ``1999.'' and inserting ``2000 through 2003.''.
SEC. 202. TECHNICAL DEFINITIONS CHANGES.
Paragraph (4) of section 2603 of the Low Income Home Energy
Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 8622(4)) is amended--
(1) by striking ``the'' before ``term'' and inserting
``The'', and
(2) by striking the semicolon at the end and inserting a
period.
SEC. 203. TECHNICAL CHANGES TO STATE ALLOTMENTS.
Section 2604 of the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Act (42
U.S.C. 8623) is amended--
(1) by inserting the following:
``(e) Beginning in fiscal year 1994, no funds payable to a State
under this section shall be transferred to any programs.'',
(2) by striking subsection (f),
(3) in subsection (g) by striking ``through (f)'' and
inserting ``through (e)'', and
(4) by redesignating subsection (g) as (f).
SEC. 204. APPLICATIONS AND REQUIREMENTS.
Section 2605 of the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Act (42
U.S.C. 8624) is amended in subsections (k)(1) and (k)(2)(A) by
inserting before the period ``, particularly those low-income
households with the lowest incomes that pay a high proportion of
household income for home energy.''.
TITLE III--COMMUNITY SERVICES BLOCK GRANT
SEC. 301. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
Section 672(b) of the Community Services Block Grant Act (42 U.S.C.
9901(b)) is amended to read as follows:
``(b) There are authorized to be appropriated $650,000,000 for
fiscal year 1999 and such sums as may be necessary for fiscal years
2000, 2001, and 2002 to carry out this subtitle.''.
SEC. 302. DEFINITIONS.
Section 673(1) of the Community Services Block Grant Act (42 U.S.C.
9902(1)) is amended--
(1) in subparagraph (A) by inserting before the semicolon
at the end the following:
``and, in making the request, giving preference to an existing
eligible entity of the kind described in the 1st sentence of
this paragraph'',
(2) in subparagraph (B) by inserting after ``new area'' the
last place it appears the following:
``and, in making the request, giving preference to an existing
eligible entity of the kind described in the 1st sentence of
this paragraph '', and
(3) in subparagraph (C)--
(A) by striking ``entity, any'' and inserting
``entity or nonprofit private'',
(B) by striking ``or any political subdivision of
the State'',
(C) by striking ``or a political subdivision of the
State'', and
(D) by striking ``such organization'' the 1st place
it appears and inserting ``an existing eligible entity
of the kind described in the 1st sentence of this
paragraph''.
SEC. 303. APPLICATIONS AND REQUIREMENTS.
Section 675 of the Community Services Block Grant Act (42 U.S.C.
9904) is amended--
(1) by amending subsection (b) to read as follows:
``(b) No funds shall be allotted to such State for any fiscal year
under this subtitle unless the chief executive officer of the State
conducts public or legislative hearings on the proposal for the use and
the distribution of funds to be provided under this subtitle for such
fiscal year and provides an opportunity for public comment on such
proposal.'',
(2) in subsection (c)--
(A) in paragraph (1)(B)(ii) by inserting ``, with
particular attention towards improving literacy skills
of the low-income families in the community'' before
the semicolon at the end,
(B) in paragraph (2)(B)(v) by inserting ``,
including considering the locality for which any
carryover funds were originally designated and giving
preference to reprogramming such funds to that
locality'' before the period at the end,
(C) in paragraph (5)--
(i) by striking ``or'' the last place it
appears, and
(ii) by inserting before the semicolon at
the end the following:
``, welfare reform efforts under the amendments made by the
Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act
of 1996 (Public Law 104-193; 110 Stat. 2105), community
services, employment or entrepreneurship opportunities, or
services designed to assist low-income or at-risk youth to
secure meaningful employment and to perform community
service'', and
(3) by redesignating subsections (f), (g), and (h) as (e),
(f), and (g), respectively.
SEC. 304. WITHHOLDING.
Section 679(b)(1) of the Community Services Block Grant Act (42
U.S.C. 9908(b)(1)) is amended by striking ``and Labor'' and inserting
``and the Workforce''.
SEC. 305. DISCRETIONARY AUTHORITY OF THE SECRETARY.
Section 681(c)(1) of the Community Services Block Grant Act (42
U.S.C. 9910(c)(1)) is amended by striking ``and Labor'' and inserting
``and the Workforce''.
SEC. 306. COMMUNITY FOOD AND NUTRITION.
Section 681A(c) of the Community Services Block Grant Act (42
U.S.C. 9910a(c)) is amended by striking ``and Labor'' and inserting
``and the Workforce''.
SEC. 307. NATIONAL OR REGIONAL PROGRAMS DESIGNED TO PROVIDE
INSTRUCTIONAL ACTIVITIES FOR LOW-INCOME YOUTH.
Section 682(f) of the Community Services Block Grant Act (42 U.S.C.
9910c(f)) is amended to read as follows:
``(f) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized to be
appropriated $20,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 1999 through 2002
for grants to carry out this section.''.
SEC. 308. ANNUAL REPORT.
Section 683(b) of the Community Services Block Grant Act (42 U.S.C.
9911(b)) is amended by striking ``and Labor'' and inserting ``and the
Workforce''.
TITLE IV--EFFECTIVE DATES; APPLICATION OF AMENDMENTS
SEC. 401. EFFECTIVE DATES; APPLICATION OF AMENDMENTS.
(a) Effective Dates.--(1) Except as provided in paragraph (2) and
subsection (b), this Act and the amendments made by this Act shall take
effect on the date of the enactment of this Act.
(2) The amendments made by title II of this Act shall take effect
on October 1, 1999.
(b) Application of Amendments.--The amendments made by titles I and
III of this Act shall not apply with respect to fiscal years beginning
before October 1, 1998.
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