[Congressional Bills 105th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 2183 Introduced in Senate (IS)]







105th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 2183

 To amend the Head Start Act to increase the reservation of funds for 
  programs for low-income families with very young children, and for 
                            other purposes.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             June 17, 1998

  Mr. Harkin introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 
         referred to the Committee on Labor and Human Resources

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                                 A BILL


 
 To amend the Head Start Act to increase the reservation of funds for 
  programs for low-income families with very young children, 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. RESERVATIONS.

    Section 640(a)(6) of the Head Start Act (42 U.S.C. 9835(a)(6)) is 
amended by striking ``3 percent'' and all that follows through ``1998'' 
and inserting ``7.5 percent for fiscal year 1999, 8 percent for fiscal 
year 2000, 9 percent for fiscal year 2001, and 10 percent for fiscal 
year 2002''.

SEC. 2. CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.

    (a) 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 through 2002''; and
            (2) in subsection (b)--
                    (A) in paragraph (1), by striking ``1995 through 
                1998'' and inserting ``1999 through 2002''; and
                    (B) in paragraph (2)--
                            (i) by striking ``1995'' and inserting 
                        ``1999''; and
                            (ii) by striking ``1996 through 1998'' and 
                        inserting ``2000 through 2002''.
    (b) Programs.--Paragraphs (2) and (3)(B) of section 645A(e) of the 
Head Start Act (42 U.S.C. 9840a(e)) is amended by striking ``each of 
fiscal years 1995, 1996, and 1997'' and inserting ``a fiscal year''.
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