I 
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. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. EXTENDED DURATION. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Head Start Act (42 U.S.C. 
9801 et seq.) is amended— 
(1) by redesignating section 657C (42 U.S.C. 
9852c) as section 657D; and 
(2) by inserting after section 657B (42 U.S.C. 
9852b) the following: 
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‘‘SEC. 657C. EXTENDED DURATION. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall make grants 
to Head Start (including Early Head Start) agencies 
funded under this subchapter to enable such agencies— 
‘‘(1) to provide access to a full school year and 
a full school day of services; 
‘‘(2) in the case of a migrant and seasonal 
Head Start agency, to provide access to additional 
service hours to ensure continuous Head Start serv-
ices as determined by the Secretary; or 
‘‘(3) in the case of a Head Start agency (in-
cluding an Early Head Start agency) that already 
meets the full-day, full-year services needs within its 
community, to enhance the quality of Head Start 
services (including Early Head Start services) pro-
vided to children served by such agency. 
‘‘(b) APPLICATION.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—To be eligible to receive a 
grant under this section, a Head Start agency shall 
submit an application at such time and in such man-
ner as the Secretary may require. Such application 
shall include— 
‘‘(A) evidence of— 
‘‘(i) the number and percentage of 
slots— 
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‘‘(I) in the agency’s Head Start 
center-based programs (that are not 
Early Head Start programs)— 
‘‘(aa) that are currently 
funded (as of the date of submis-
sion of the application); and 
‘‘(bb) in which services are 
provided for at least the equiva-
lent of 1,020 hours per year; and 
‘‘(II) in the agency’s Early Head 
Start center-based programs— 
‘‘(aa) that are currently 
funded (as of that date); and 
‘‘(bb) in which services are 
provided for at least the equiva-
lent of 1,380 hours per year; and 
‘‘(ii) the number and percentage of 
slots, in the agency’s Head Start family 
child care programs— 
‘‘(I) that are currently funded 
(as of that date); and 
‘‘(II) in which services are pro-
vided for at least the equivalent of 
1,380 hours per year; 
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‘‘(B) a description of an approach, using 
the current community-wide strategic planning 
and needs assessment described in section 
640(g)(1)(C) and current program schedule 
(current as of the date of submission of the ap-
plication), that transitions all of the agency’s 
Head Start programs to a full school day, full 
school year program schedule; and 
‘‘(C) a budget justification that estimates 
the supplemental funding necessary to provide 
for incremental ongoing operating costs for the 
extended hours of service under such a program 
schedule for the current enrollment in the agen-
cy’s Head Start programs. 
‘‘(2) EXCEPTIONS.— 
‘‘(A) MIGRANT
AND
SEASONAL
HEAD 
START.— 
‘‘(i) IN
GENERAL.—A migrant and 
seasonal Head Start agency may apply for 
a grant described in subsection (a) without 
meeting the requirements specified in para-
graph (1) to ensure continuous Head Start 
services are provided to children enrolled in 
a migrant and seasonal Head Start pro-
gram. To be eligible to receive the grant, 
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the agency shall submit an application at 
such time and in such manner as the Sec-
retary may require. 
‘‘(ii) PRIORITY.—In making grants to 
applicants described in clause (i), the Sec-
retary shall give priority to a migrant and 
seasonal Head Start agency operating for 
fewer than 8 months per year. 
‘‘(B) FULL-DAY, FULL-YEAR HEAD START 
AGENCIES.— 
‘‘(i) IN
GENERAL.—A Head Start 
agency (including an Early Head Start 
agency) that certifies to the Secretary that 
it is meeting the full-day, full-year need 
within its community may apply for a 
grant to enhance the quality of services 
provided to children enrolled in its Head 
Start program (including its Early Head 
Start program) in accordance with sub-
section (c)(2). 
‘‘(ii) APPLICATION.—A Head Start 
(including Early Head Start) agency that 
meets the requirements of clause (i) shall 
submit an application, which shall in-
clude— 
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‘‘(I) the proposed uses of funds 
in accordance with subsection (c)(2); 
and 
‘‘(II) how such uses of funds re-
late to the community-wide strategic 
planning and needs assessment de-
scribed under section 640(g)(1)(c). 
‘‘(c) USE OF FUNDS.— 
‘‘(1) EXTENDED
DURATION.—A Head Start 
agency that meets the requirements of paragraph 
(1) or (2) of subsection (a) receiving a grant under 
this section shall use the grant funds to cover the 
costs associated with extending those hours of serv-
ice for the current enrollment, such as additional 
costs for— 
‘‘(A) ongoing purchases of classroom sup-
plies; 
‘‘(B) staff providing services during the ex-
tended hours; and 
‘‘(C) professional development to staff 
transitioning to providing services during the 
extended hours. 
‘‘(2) ENHANCING PROGRAM QUALITY.—A Head 
Start (including Early Head Start) agency that 
meets the requirements of subsection (a)(3) shall use 
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funds for the activities authorized under section 
640(a)(5)(B). 
‘‘(3) EXCEPTION.—The Head Start agency 
shall not use the grant funds to expand the number 
of children served in the Head Start programs (in-
cluding Early Head Start programs) of the agency. 
‘‘(d) RESERVATIONS.— 
‘‘(1) ACTIVITIES.—From the total amount ap-
propriated to carry out this section, the Secretary 
shall for making grants for the activities described 
in subsection (c)(1), reserve— 
‘‘(A) $490,000,000 of the funds appro-
priated for fiscal year 2020; 
‘‘(B) $780,000,000 of the funds appro-
priated for fiscal year 2021; and 
‘‘(C) $1,070,000,000 of the funds appro-
priated for fiscal year 2022. 
‘‘(2) PRIORITY.—The Secretary shall prioritize 
Head Start agencies (including Early Head Start 
agencies) that are applying to use funds to carry out 
the activities described in subsection (a)(1). 
‘‘(3) MIGRANT OR SEASONAL HEAD START PRO-
GRAMS.—From the amount appropriated to carry 
out this section for a fiscal year and reserved under 
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paragraph (1), the Secretary shall reserve 4.5 per-
cent for migrant or seasonal Head Start programs. 
‘‘(e) REPORT.—Not later than 60 days after the end 
of a fiscal year for which funding is appropriated under 
this subsection (f), the Secretary shall provide to the Com-
mittee on Education and Labor of the House of Rep-
resentatives and the Committee on Health, Education, 
Labor, and Pensions of the Senate a report that in-
cludes— 
‘‘(1) a description of the extent to which funds 
appropriated under such subsection— 
‘‘(A) were used to expand access to full 
school year and full school day services; 
‘‘(B) were used to expand access to addi-
tional service hours for migrant and seasonal 
Head Start agencies; and 
‘‘(C) were used to enhance the quality of 
Head Start services at Head Start agencies 
that already met full-day, full-year service needs 
within the community; and 
‘‘(2) the number of Head Start agencies that 
provide full school day and full school year services 
that, during such fiscal year, had a waitlist of child 
applicants; and 
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‘‘(3) the number of Head Start agencies that 
are seeking to provide full school day and full school 
year services that, during such fiscal year, had a 
waitlist of child applicants. 
‘‘(f) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this sec-
tion— 
‘‘(1) $4,490,000,000 for fiscal year 2020; 
‘‘(2) $780,000,000 for fiscal year 2021; and 
‘‘(3) $1,070,000,000 for fiscal year 2022. 
‘‘(g) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
‘‘(1) 
FULL
SCHOOL
DAY; 
FULL
SCHOOL 
YEAR.—The terms ‘full school day’ and ‘full school 
year’ mean such a day and year, respectively, within 
the meaning of the Head Start Program Perform-
ance standards issued under section 641A(a). 
‘‘(2) MIGRANT
AND
SEASONAL
HEAD
START 
AGENCY.—The term ‘migrant and seasonal Head 
Start agency’ means an agency that is funded under 
this subchapter to provide a migrant and seasonal 
Head Start program.’’. 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—Section 640 of the 
Head Start Act (42 U.S.C. 9835) is amended— 
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(1) in subsection (a)(6), by striking ‘‘appro-
priated under this subchapter’’ each place it appears 
and inserting ‘‘appropriated under section 639’’; and 
(2) in subsection (g)(3)(A)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘amount appropriated’’ 
each place it appears and inserting ‘‘amount 
appropriated under section 639’’; 
(B) by striking ‘‘services provided under 
this subchapter’’ and inserting ‘‘services pro-
vided under this subchapter (other than section 
657C)’’; and 
(C) by striking ‘‘agency under this sub-
chapter’’ and inserting ‘‘agency under this sub-
chapter (other than section 657C)’’. 
Æ 
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