[Congressional Bills 109th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3890 Introduced in House (IH)]







109th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 3890

To provide for the participation in Head Start programs and Early Head 
       Start programs, by children affected by Hurricane Katrina.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           September 22, 2005

 Mr. Thompson of Mississippi introduced the following bill; which was 
        referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce

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                                 A BILL


 
To provide for the participation in Head Start programs and Early Head 
       Start programs, by children affected by Hurricane Katrina.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. CHILDREN AFFECTED BY HURRICANE KATRINA.

    (a) Definitions.--For the purposes of this section, the following 
definitions apply:
            (1) Children affected by hurricane katrina.--The term 
        ``children affected by Hurricane Katrina'' means a child who is 
        not older than 5 and who resides or who resided on August 22, 
        2005, in an area in which the President has declared that a 
        major disaster exists.
            (2) Impacted head start agencies.--The term ``impacted Head 
        Start Agencies'' means a Head Start agency receiving a 
        significant number of children from an area in which a major 
        disaster has been declared.
            (3) Major disaster.--The term ``major disaster'' means a 
        major disaster declared by the President in accordance with 
        section 401 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief Emergency 
        Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 4170), related to Hurricane Katrina.
    (b) Technical Assistance, Guidance, and Resources.--The Secretary 
shall provide technical assistance, guidance, and resources through the 
Region 4 and Region 6 offices of the Administration for Children and 
Families (and may provide technical assistance, guidance, and 
resources, through other regional offices of the Administration, at the 
request of such offices, that administer affected Head Start agencies) 
to Head Start agencies in areas in which a major disaster has been 
declared, and to affected Head Start agencies, to assist the agencies 
involved in providing Head Start services to children affected by 
Hurricane Katrina.
    (c) Waiver.--For such period up to March 31, 2006, and to such 
extent as the Secretary considers appropriate, the Secretary of Health 
and Human Services--
            (1) may waive section 640(b) of the Head Start Act, and
            (2) shall waive requirements of documentation for children 
        affected by Hurricane Katrina who participate in Head Start 
        programs, and Early Head Start programs, funded under the Head 
        Start Act.
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