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116TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 8004 

To amend the Head Start Act to extend the duration of grants under 

such Act, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

AUGUST 11, 2020 

Ms. FUDGE (for herself and Mr. STIVERS) introduced the following bill; which 

was referred to the Committee on Education and Labor 

A BILL 

To amend the Head Start Act to extend the duration of 

grants under such Act, and for other purposes. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. EXTENDED DURATION. 

4 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Head Start Act (42 U.S.C. 

5 9801 et seq.) is amended— 

6 (1) by redesignating section 657C (42 U.S.C. 

7 9852c) as section 657D; and 

8 (2) by inserting after section 657B (42 U.S.C. 

9 9852b) the following: 


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1 ‘‘SEC. 657C. EXTENDED DURATION. 

2 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall make grants 

3 to Head Start (including Early Head Start) agencies 

4 funded under this subchapter to enable such agencies— 

5 ‘‘(1) to provide access to a full school year and 

6 a full school day of services; 

7 ‘‘(2) in the case of a migrant and seasonal 

8 Head Start agency, to provide access to additional 

9 service hours to ensure continuous Head Start serv10 ices as determined by the Secretary; or 

11 ‘‘(3) in the case of a Head Start agency (in12 cluding an Early Head Start agency) that already 

13 meets the full-day, full-year services needs within its 

14 community, to enhance the quality of Head Start 

15 services (including Early Head Start services) pro16 vided to children served by such agency. 

17 ‘‘(b) APPLICATION.— 

18 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—To be eligible to receive a 

19 grant under this section, a Head Start agency shall 

20 submit an application at such time and in such man21 ner as the Secretary may require. Such application 

22 shall include— 

23 ‘‘(A) evidence of— 

24 ‘‘(i) the number and percentage of 

25 slots— 


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1 ‘‘(I) in the agency’s Head Start 

2 center-based programs (that are not 

3 Early Head Start programs)— 

4 ‘‘(aa) that are currently 

5 funded (as of the date of submis6 sion of the application); and 

7 ‘‘(bb) in which services are 

8 provided for at least the equiva9 lent of 1,020 hours per year; and 

10 ‘‘(II) in the agency’s Early Head 

11 Start center-based programs— 

12 ‘‘(aa) that are currently 

13 funded (as of that date); and 

14 ‘‘(bb) in which services are 

15 provided for at least the equiva16 lent of 1,380 hours per year; and 

17 ‘‘(ii) the number and percentage of 

18 slots, in the agency’s Head Start family 

19 child care programs— 

20 ‘‘(I) that are currently funded 

21 (as of that date); and 

22 ‘‘(II) in which services are pro23 vided for at least the equivalent of 

24 1,380 hours per year; 


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1 ‘‘(B) a description of an approach, using 

2 the current community-wide strategic planning 

3 and needs assessment described in section 

4 640(g)(1)(C) and current program schedule 

5 (current as of the date of submission of the ap6 plication), that transitions all of the agency’s 

7 Head Start programs to a full school day, full 

8 school year program schedule; and 

9 ‘‘(C) a budget justification that estimates 

10 the supplemental funding necessary to provide 

11 for incremental ongoing operating costs for the 

12 extended hours of service under such a program 

13 schedule for the current enrollment in the agen14 cy’s Head Start programs. 

15 ‘‘(2) EXCEPTIONS.— 

16 ‘‘(A) MIGRANT AND SEASONAL HEAD

17 START.— 

18 ‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—A migrant and 

19 seasonal Head Start agency may apply for 

20 a grant described in subsection (a) without 

21 meeting the requirements specified in para22 graph (1) to ensure continuous Head Start 

23 services are provided to children enrolled in 

24 a migrant and seasonal Head Start pro25 gram. To be eligible to receive the grant, 


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1 the agency shall submit an application at 

2 such time and in such manner as the Sec3 retary may require. 

4 ‘‘(ii) PRIORITY.—In making grants to 

5 applicants described in clause (i), the Sec6 retary shall give priority to a migrant and 

7 seasonal Head Start agency operating for 

8 fewer than 8 months per year. 

9 ‘‘(B) FULL-DAY, FULL-YEAR HEAD START

10 AGENCIES.— 

11 ‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—A Head Start 

12 agency (including an Early Head Start 

13 agency) that certifies to the Secretary that 

14 it is meeting the full-day, full-year need 

15 within its community may apply for a 

16 grant to enhance the quality of services 

17 provided to children enrolled in its Head 

18 Start program (including its Early Head 

19 Start program) in accordance with sub20 section (c)(2). 

21 ‘‘(ii) APPLICATION.—A Head Start 

22 (including Early Head Start) agency that 

23 meets the requirements of clause (i) shall 

24 submit an application, which shall in25 clude— 


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1 ‘‘(I) the proposed uses of funds 

2 in accordance with subsection (c)(2); 

3 and 

4 ‘‘(II) how such uses of funds re5 late to the community-wide strategic 

6 planning and needs assessment de7 scribed under section 640(g)(1)(c). 

8 ‘‘(c) USE OF FUNDS.— 

9 ‘‘(1) EXTENDED DURATION.—A Head Start 

10 agency that meets the requirements of paragraph 

11 (1) or (2) of subsection (a) receiving a grant under 

12 this section shall use the grant funds to cover the 

13 costs associated with extending those hours of serv14 ice for the current enrollment, such as additional 

15 costs for— 

16 ‘‘(A) ongoing purchases of classroom sup17 plies; 

18 ‘‘(B) staff providing services during the ex19 tended hours; and 

20 ‘‘(C) professional development to staff 

21 transitioning to providing services during the 

22 extended hours. 

23 ‘‘(2) ENHANCING PROGRAM QUALITY.—A Head 

24 Start (including Early Head Start) agency that 

25 meets the requirements of subsection (a)(3) shall use 


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1 funds for the activities authorized under section 

2 640(a)(5)(B). 

3 ‘‘(3) EXCEPTION.—The Head Start agency 

4 shall not use the grant funds to expand the number 

5 of children served in the Head Start programs (in6 cluding Early Head Start programs) of the agency. 

7 ‘‘(d) RESERVATIONS.— 

8 ‘‘(1) ACTIVITIES.—From the total amount ap9 propriated to carry out this section, the Secretary 

10 shall for making grants for the activities described 

11 in subsection (c)(1), reserve— 

12 ‘‘(A) $490,000,000 of the funds appro13 priated for fiscal year 2020; 

14 ‘‘(B) $780,000,000 of the funds appro15 priated for fiscal year 2021; and 

16 ‘‘(C) $1,070,000,000 of the funds appro17 priated for fiscal year 2022. 

18 ‘‘(2) PRIORITY.—The Secretary shall prioritize 

19 Head Start agencies (including Early Head Start 

20 agencies) that are applying to use funds to carry out 

21 the activities described in subsection (a)(1). 

22 ‘‘(3) MIGRANT OR SEASONAL HEAD START PRO23 GRAMS.—From the amount appropriated to carry 

24 out this section for a fiscal year and reserved under 


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1 paragraph (1), the Secretary shall reserve 4.5 per2 cent for migrant or seasonal Head Start programs. 

3 ‘‘(e) REPORT.—Not later than 60 days after the end 

4 of a fiscal year for which funding is appropriated under 

5 this subsection (f), the Secretary shall provide to the Com6 mittee on Education and Labor of the House of Rep7 resentatives and the Committee on Health, Education, 

8 Labor, and Pensions of the Senate a report that in9 cludes— 

10 ‘‘(1) a description of the extent to which funds 

11 appropriated under such subsection— 

12 ‘‘(A) were used to expand access to full 

13 school year and full school day services; 

14 ‘‘(B) were used to expand access to addi15 tional service hours for migrant and seasonal 

16 Head Start agencies; and 

17 ‘‘(C) were used to enhance the quality of 

18 Head Start services at Head Start agencies 

19 that already met full-day, full-year service needs 

20 within the community; and 

21 ‘‘(2) the number of Head Start agencies that 

22 provide full school day and full school year services 

23 that, during such fiscal year, had a waitlist of child 

24 applicants; and 


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1 ‘‘(3) the number of Head Start agencies that 

2 are seeking to provide full school day and full school 

3 year services that, during such fiscal year, had a 

4 waitlist of child applicants. 

5 ‘‘(f) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 

6 are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this sec7 tion— 

8 ‘‘(1) $4,490,000,000 for fiscal year 2020; 

9 ‘‘(2) $780,000,000 for fiscal year 2021; and 

10 ‘‘(3) $1,070,000,000 for fiscal year 2022. 

11 ‘‘(g) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

12 ‘‘(1) FULL SCHOOL DAY; FULL SCHOOL

13 YEAR.—The terms ‘full school day’ and ‘full school 

14 year’ mean such a day and year, respectively, within 

15 the meaning of the Head Start Program Perform16 ance standards issued under section 641A(a). 

17 ‘‘(2) MIGRANT AND SEASONAL HEAD START

18 AGENCY.—The term ‘migrant and seasonal Head 

19 Start agency’ means an agency that is funded under 

20 this subchapter to provide a migrant and seasonal 

21 Head Start program.’’. 

22 (b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—Section 640 of the 

23 Head Start Act (42 U.S.C. 9835) is amended— 


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1 (1) in subsection (a)(6), by striking ‘‘appro2 priated under this subchapter’’ each place it appears 

3 and inserting ‘‘appropriated under section 639’’; and 

4 (2) in subsection (g)(3)(A)— 

5 (A) by striking ‘‘amount appropriated’’ 

6 each place it appears and inserting ‘‘amount 

7 appropriated under section 639’’; 

8 (B) by striking ‘‘services provided under 

9 this subchapter’’ and inserting ‘‘services pro10 vided under this subchapter (other than section 

11 657C)’’; and 

12 (C) by striking ‘‘agency under this sub13 chapter’’ and inserting ‘‘agency under this sub14 chapter (other than section 657C)’’. 

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