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personnel, shall not be construed to be a reference to an
Early Head Start agency, or its program, services, facility,
or personnel.’’.
SEC. 12. SUBMISSION OF PLANS TO GOVERNORS.
Section 643 of the Head Start Act (42 U.S.C. 9838)
is amended—
(1) in the first sentence—
(A) by striking ‘‘chief executive officer’’ and
inserting ‘‘Governor’’; and
(B) by striking ‘‘45’’ and inserting ‘‘30’’;
(2) in the last sentence, by striking ‘‘, however,’’;
and
(3) by adding at the end the following: ‘‘This sec-
tion shall not apply to contracts, agreements, grants,
loans, or other assistance for Indian Head Start pro-
grams and migrant and seasonal Head Start pro-
grams.’’.
SEC. 13. COSTS OF DEVELOPING AND ADMINISTERING A
PROGRAM.
Section 644(b) of the Head Start Act (42 U.S.C.
9839(b)) is amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘Except’’ and inserting ‘‘(1) Ex-
cept’’; and
(2) by adding at the end the following:
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‘‘(2)(A) The limitation prescribed by paragraph (1)
shall not prohibit a Head Start agency from expending an
amount in excess of allowable direct costs associated with
developing and administering a program assisted under
this subchapter, if—
‘‘(i) the agency submits an application for a
grant year containing an assurance that—
‘‘(I) the agency will serve a greater percent-
age of children in the community involved than
were served in the preceding grant year; and
‘‘(II) the agency will not diminish services
provided to currently enrolled children (as of the
date of the application), including the number of
hours and days such services are provided;
‘‘(ii) any such excess amount does not exceed 5
percent of the total costs, including the required non-
Federal contributions to such costs, of such program;
and
‘‘(iii) in the event that the applicant applies to
expend any such excess amount in a subsequent grant
year, the applicant continues to serve the same num-
ber of children as proposed in the initial application
submitted under this paragraph and accomplishes,
relative to the prior Head Start agency, at least 3 of
the 5 improved outcomes.
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‘‘(B) In subparagraph (A), the term ‘improved out-
come’ means—
‘‘(i) an increase in average teacher salary;
‘‘(ii) an increase in the number of qualified
teachers;
‘‘(iii) a significant increase in the number of
children who receive full-day Head Start services;
‘‘(iv) a decrease in the caseload for family work-
ers; or
‘‘(v) an increase in transportation options for
families.
‘‘(C) The Secretary shall approve not more than 10
applications described in subparagraph (A) for a fiscal
year, and to the extent practicable shall ensure participa-
tion under this paragraph of a diverse group of Head Start
agencies, including public, private nonprofit, and for-profit
agencies operating Head Start programs.’’.
SEC. 14. PARTICIPATION IN HEAD START PROGRAMS.
Section 645 of the Head Start Act (42 U.S.C. 9840)
is amended—
(1) in subsection (a)—
(A) in paragraph (1)—
(i) in subparagraph (A)—
(I) by inserting ‘‘130 percent of’’
after ‘‘below’’; and
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(II) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end;
(ii) by redesignating subparagraph (B)
as subparagraph (C);
(iii) by inserting after subparagraph
(A) the following:
‘‘(B) that the Head Start agencies involved make
efforts to ensure that the programs serve children from
families with incomes below the poverty line prior to
serving other income-eligible children; and’’; and
(iv) in the flush matter at the end, by
adding at the end the following: ‘‘A home-
less child shall be deemed eligible for Head
Start services.’’; and
(B) by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(3)(A) In this paragraph:
‘‘(i) The term ‘dependent’ has the meaning given
the term in paragraphs (2)(A) and (4)(A)(i) of sec-
tion 401(a) of title 37, United States Code.
‘‘(ii) The terms ‘member’ and ‘uniformed serv-
ices’ have the meanings given the terms in para-
graphs (23) and (3), respectively, of section 101 of
title 37, United States Code.
‘‘(B) The following amounts of pay and allowance of
a member of the uniformed services shall not be considered
to be income for purposes of determining the eligibility of
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a dependent of such member for programs funded under this
subchapter:
‘‘(i) The amount of any special pay payable
under section 310 of title 37, United States Code, re-
lating to duty subject to hostile fire or imminent dan-
ger.
‘‘(ii) The amount of basic allowance payable
under section 403 of such title, including any such
amount that is provided on behalf of the member for
housing that is acquired or constructed under the al-
ternative authority for the acquisition and improve-
ment of military housing under subchapter IV of
chapter 169 of title 10, United States Code, or any
other related provision of law.
‘‘(4) After demonstrating a need through a com-
munitywide needs assessment, a Head Start agency may
apply to the Secretary to convert part-day sessions, particu-
larly consecutive part-day sessions, into full-day sessions.
‘‘(5)(A) Consistent with a communitywide needs as-
sessment, a Head Start agency may apply to the Secretary
to serve additional infants and toddlers if the agency sub-
mits an application to the Secretary containing—
‘‘(i) a description of how the needs of pregnant
women, infants, and toddlers will be addressed in ac-
cordance with section 645A(b), and with regulations
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prescribed by the Secretary pursuant to section 641A
in areas including the agency’s approach to child de-
velopment and provision of health services, approach
to family and community partnerships, and approach
to program design and management;
‘‘(ii) a description of how the needs of eligible
Head Start children are being and will be served;
‘‘(iii) assurances that the agency will participate
in technical assistance activities (including a plan-
ning period, start-up site visits, and national train-
ing activities) in the same manner as recipients of
grants under section 645A; and
‘‘(iv) evidence that the agency meets the same eli-
gibility criteria as recipients of grants under section
645A.
‘‘(B) In approving such applications, the Secretary
shall take into account the costs of serving persons under
section 645A.
‘‘(C) Any Head Start agency designated under this
section and permitted to use grant funds under subpara-
graph (A) to serve additional infants and toddlers shall be
considered to be an Early Head Start agency and shall be
subject to the same rules, regulations, and conditions as
apply to recipients of grants under section 645A for those
grant funds.’’; and