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(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 dis-
aster’’ means a major disaster declared by the Presi-
dent 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) TECHICAL ASSISTANCE, GUIDANCE, AND RE-
SOURCES.—The Secretary shall provide technical assist-
ance, 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 Ad-
ministration, at the request of such offices, that admin-
ister 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 in-
volved in providing Head Start services to children af-
fected 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—
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(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 par-
ticipate in Head Start programs and Early Head 
Start programs funded under the Head Start Act. 
SEC. 31. DISCRIMINATION PROVISIONS. 
Section 654 of the Head Start Act is amended to read 
as follows: 
‘‘SEC. 654 NONDISCRIMINATION PROVISIONS. 
‘‘(a)(1) The Secretary shall not provide financial as-
sistance for any program, project, or activity under this 
subchapter unless the grant or contract with respect there-
to specifically provides that no person with responsibilities 
in the operation thereof will discriminate with respect to 
any such program, project, or activity because of race, 
creed, color, national origin, sex, political affiliation, or be-
liefs. 
‘‘(2) Paragraph (1) shall not apply to a recipient of 
financial assistance under this subchapter that is a reli-
gious corporation, association, educational institution, or 
society, with respect to the employment of individuals of 
a particular religion to perform work connected with the 
carrying on by such corporation, association, educational 
institution, or society of its activities. Such recipients shall
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comply with the other requirements contained in this sub-
section. 
‘‘(b) No person in the United States shall on the 
ground of sex be excluded from participation in, be denied 
the benefits of, be subjected to discrimination under, or 
be denied employment in connection with any program or 
activity receiving assistance under this subchapter. The 
Secretary shall enforce the provisions of the preceding sen-
tence in accordance with section 602 of the Civil Rights 
Act of 1964. Section 603 of such Act shall apply with re-
spect to any action taken by the Secretary to enforce such 
sentence. This section shall not be construed as affecting 
any other legal remedy that a person may have if such 
person is excluded from participation in, denied the benefit 
of, subjected to discrimination under, or denied employ-
ment (except as provided in subsection (a)(2)), in the ad-
ministration of any program, project, or activity receiving 
assistance under this subchapter. 
‘‘(c) The Secretary shall not provide financial assist-
ance for any program, project, or activity under this sub-
chapter unless the grant or contract relating to the finan-
cial assistance specifically provides that no person with re-
sponsibilities in the operation of the program, project, or 
activity will discriminate against any individual because of 
a handicapping condition in violation of section 504 of the