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recommendations required by subsection (h), and shall in-
tegrate such recommendations to develop a national as-
sessment system, as appropriate, that will inform improv-
ing Head Start program success.’’. 
SEC. 21. REPORTS. 
(a) REPORT.—Section 650(a) of the Head Start Act 
(42 U.S.C. 9845(a)) is amended— 
(1) by amending the first sentence to read as 
follows: ‘‘At least once during every 2-year period, 
the Secretary shall prepare and submit, to the Com-
mittee on Education and the Workforce of the 
House of Representatives and the Committee on 
Health, Education, Labor and Pensions of the Sen-
ate, a report concerning the status of children (in-
cluding disabled, homeless, and limited English pro-
ficient children) in Head Start programs, including 
the number of children and the services being pro-
vided to such children.’’; and 
(2) in paragraph (8) by inserting ‘‘, homeless-
ness’’ after ‘‘background’’. 
(b) NATIONAL REPORTING SYSTEM.—Section 650 of 
the Head Start Act (42 U.S.C. 9845) is amended by add-
ing at the end the following: 
‘‘(c) NATIONAL REPORTING SYSTEM.—The Secretary 
shall submit annually to the Committee on Education and
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109TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1301
To amend the Federal Charter of the Boy Scouts of America in title 36, 
United States Code, to ratify the authority of the Secretary of Defense 
and military installations and units of the Armed Forces to officially 
sponsor units of the Boy Scouts of America serving dependents of mem-
bers of the Armed Forces and to make facilities of the Department 
of Defense available for Boy Scout meetings and activities, such as 
national and world Boy Scout Jamborees. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 15, 2005
Mr. DINGELL introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on the Judiciary 
A BILL 
To amend the Federal Charter of the Boy Scouts of America 
in title 36, United States Code, to ratify the authority 
of the Secretary of Defense and military installations 
and units of the Armed Forces to officially sponsor units 
of the Boy Scouts of America serving dependents of 
members of the Armed Forces and to make facilities 
of the Department of Defense available for Boy Scout 
meetings and activities, such as national and world Boy 
Scout Jamborees.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE SPONSORSHIP AND 
SUPPORT FOR BOY SCOUTS OF AMERICA. 
Section 30904 of title 36, United States Code, is 
amended by adding at the end the following new sub-
section: 
‘‘(c) FEDERAL SUPPORT.—The Secretary of Defense, 
and military installations and units of the Armed Forces 
under the jurisdiction of the Secretary of Defense, may 
support the corporation by officially sponsoring units of 
the Boy Scouts of America serving dependents of members 
of the Armed Forces and by making facilities of the De-
partment of Defense available for the meetings of such 
Boy Scout units and for other Boy Scout activities, such 
as national and world Boy Scout Jamborees.’’.
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(k) TERMINATION.—The Commission shall terminate 
upon dedication of the completed memorial. 
SEC. 5. DUTIES OF THE SECRETARY. 
The Secretary of the Interior is authorized to— 
(1) provide assistance to the Commission, in-
cluding advice on collections, storage, and archives; 
(2) consult and assist the Commission in pro-
viding information, interpretation, and the conduct 
of oral history interviews; 
(3) provide assistance in conducting public 
meetings and forums held by the Commission; 
(4) participate in or support the planning ef-
forts for the memorial; 
(5) provide programming and design assistance 
to the Commission for possible memorial exhibits, 
collections, or activities; 
(6) provide project management assistance to 
the Commission for design and construction activi-
ties; 
(7) provide staff assistance and support to the 
Commission; 
(8) participate in the formulation of plans for 
the design of the memorial and to construct the me-
morial;
(9) acquire from willing sellers the land or in-
terests in land for the memorial site by donation, 
purchase with donated or appropriated funds, or ex-
change; and 
(10) administer the September 11th heroes me-
morial as a unit of the National Park Service in ac-
cordance with this Act and with the laws generally 
applicable to units of the National Park System such 
as the Act of August 25, 1916 (39 Stat. 585). 
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the Workforce of the House of Representatives and the 
Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of 
the Senate, a report on the status of the National Report-
ing System developed by the Secretary. Such report shall 
include— 
‘‘(1) information on all contracts, grants, and 
expenses relating to the development and implemen-
tation of the National Reporting System; 
‘‘(2) 
information 
described 
in 
section 
641A(b)(3)(B); and 
‘‘(3) a description of the recommendations 
made by the Technical Working Group, including 
issues of the technical adequacy, purpose, and ad-
ministration of the System, and an explanation of 
how the Secretary plans to address these rec-
ommendations.’’. 
SEC. 22. LIMITATION ON RATE OF FEDERAL FUNDING FOR 
COMPENSATION. 
Section 653 of the Head Start Act (42 U.S.C. 9848) 
is amended— 
(1) by striking the heading; 
(2) by striking ‘‘SEC. 653. The’’ and inserting 
the following: 
‘‘SEC. 653. WAGES AND COMPENSATION. 
‘‘(a) COMPARABILITY OF WAGES.—The’’; and
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109TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 176
To facilitate homeownership in high-cost areas. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 4, 2005
Mr. GARY G. MILLER of California (for himself and Mr. FRANK of Massachu-
setts) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 
on Financial Services 
A BILL 
To facilitate homeownership in high-cost areas.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘FHA Single Family 
Loan Limit Adjustment Act of 2005’’. 
SEC. 2. FHA SINGLE FAMILY HOUSING MAXIMUM MORT-
GAGE LIMIT. 
Section 203(b)(2)(A) of the National Housing Act 
(12 U.S.C. 1709(b)(2)(A)) is amended—
(1) in clause (i), by striking ‘‘95 percent’’ and 
inserting ‘‘100 percent’’;
(B) coalitions and associations for whom 
any lobbying contact is made after the date of 
the enactment of this Act. 
(2) SPECIAL RULE.—In the case of any coali-
tion or association to which the amendments made 
by this Act apply by reason of paragraph (1)(B), the 
person required by such section 4 to file a registra-
tion statement with respect to such coalition or asso-
ciation shall file a new registration statement within 
30 days after the date of the enactment of this Act.
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(2) in clause (ii)—
(A) by striking ‘‘87 percent ’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘100 percent’’ ; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘for Fiscal Year’’ and in-
serting a comma; and 
(3) by moving subparagraph (A), including 
clauses (i) and (ii) of such subparagraph, 2 ems to 
the right.
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109TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1770 
To require employers at critical infrastructure sites to participate in the 
pilot program for employment eligibility verification, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 21, 2005 
Mr. GALLEGLY introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on the Judiciary 
A BILL 
To require employers at critical infrastructure sites to par-
ticipate in the pilot program for employment eligibility 
verification, 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. REQUIRING CERTAIN EMPLOYERS TO PARTICI-
PATE IN PILOT PROGRAM. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 402(e)(1) of the Illegal 
Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 
1996 (8 U.S.C. 1324a note) is amended by adding at the 
end the following: 
‘‘(C) EMPLOYERS
AT
CRITICAL
INFRA-
STRUCTURE SITES.—
‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—Any employer de-
scribed in clause (ii) shall elect to partici-
pate in the basic pilot program described 
in section 403(a) and shall comply with the 
terms and conditions of such election. 
‘‘(ii) EMPLOYERS
DESCRIBED.—An 
employer is described in this clause if the 
employer employs individuals working in a 
location that— 
‘‘(I) is a Federal, State, or local 
government building, a military base, 
a nuclear energy site, a weapon site, 
or an airport; or 
‘‘(II) contains critical infrastruc-
ture (as defined in section 1016(e) of 
the Critical Infrastructure Protection 
Act of 2001 (42 U.S.C. 5195c(e))), as 
determined by the Secretary of Home-
land Security in regulations. 
‘‘(iii) REGULATIONS.—The Secretary 
of Homeland Security shall promulgate 
regulations to assist employers in deter-
mining whether they are described in 
clause (ii)(I).
‘‘(iv) SPECIAL RULE FOR CONTINUING 
ACCESS TO CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE.— 
‘‘(I) IN GENERAL.—It is unlawful 
for an employer described in clause 
(ii), after hiring an alien for employ-
ment in accordance with clause (i)— 
‘‘(aa) to authorize, or to 
continue to authorize, the alien’s 
access to critical infrastructure 
after having received a notifica-
tion of nonconfirmation from the 
Commissioner of Social Security 
under subsection (e); or 
‘‘(bb) to fail to notify any 
other person who, or entity that, 
has issued, or may issue, to the 
alien documentation authorizing 
such access that the employer 
has received such notification. 
‘‘(II) 
ENFORCEMENT.—In 
the 
case of an employer who violates sub-
clause (I), such violation shall be 
treated as a violation of section 
274A(a)(2) of the Immigration and 
Nationality 
Act 
(8 
U.S.C.
1324a(a)(2)) for purposes of applying 
the compliance investigation and en-
forcement procedures described in sec-
tion 274A(e) of such Act (8 U.S.C. 
1324a(e)). 
‘‘(III) RESUMPTION OF AUTHOR-
ITY TO PROVIDE ACCESS.—Subclause 
(I)(aa) shall cease to apply to an alien 
when the employer has received satis-
factory verification (as determined by 
the Secretary of Homeland Security in 
regulations) that the alien is not an 
unauthorized alien (as defined in sec-
tion 274A(h)(3) of the Immigration 
and 
Nationality 
Act 
(8 
U.S.C. 
1324a(h)(3))) with respect to the em-
ployment. Upon the receipt of such 
satisfactory verification, the employer 
shall notify any person or entity pre-
viously 
notified 
under 
subclause 
(I)(bb) of such receipt.’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by 
subsection (a) shall take effect one year after the date of 
the enactment of this Act.
SEC. 2. AUTHORIZING ADDITIONAL USES OF EMPLOYMENT 
ELIGIBILITY CONFIRMATION SYSTEM. 
Section 404(h) of the Illegal Immigration Reform and 
Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 (8 U.S.C. 1324a 
note) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘for any other 
purpose’’ and all that follows through the period at 
the end and inserting the following: 
‘‘for any purpose other than— 
‘‘(A) as provided for under this subtitle, 
including paragraph (2); 
‘‘(B) for enforcement of the Immigration 
and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101 et seq.) 
and sections 1001, 1028, 1546, and 1621 of 
title 18, United States Code; 
‘‘(C) for enforcement of the Social Security 
Act (42 U.S.C. 301 et seq.).’’. 
(2) by redesignating paragraph (2) as para-
graph (3); and 
(3) by inserting after paragraph (1) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(2) PROTECTION
OF
CRITICAL
INFRASTRUC-
TURE.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any 
other provision of this section, the Secretary of 
Homeland Security may authorize or require
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109TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1306
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to reduce the tax on beer 
to its pre-1991 level. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 15, 2005
Mr. ENGLISH of Pennsylvania (for himself and Mr. POMEROY) introduced the 
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means 
A BILL 
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to reduce 
the tax on beer to its pre-1991 level.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. REPEAL OF 1990 TAX INCREASE ON BEER. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Paragraph (1) of section 5051(a) 
of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to imposi-
tion and rate of tax on beer) is amended by striking ‘‘$18’’ 
and inserting ‘‘$9’’.
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by 
subsection (a) shall take effect on the date of the enact-
ment of this Act.
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any person or entity responsible for granting 
access to, protecting, securing, operating, ad-
ministering, or regulating critical infrastructure 
(as defined in section 1016(e) of the Critical In-
frastructure Protection Act of 2001 (42 U.S.C. 
5195c(e))) to use the confirmation system to 
verify the citizenship or immigration status of 
an individual requesting documentation author-
izing access to such infrastructure, to the ex-
tent that the Secretary determines that such 
use will assist in the protection of such infra-
structure. 
‘‘(B) ENFORCEMENT.—In the case of a 
person or entity subject to a requirement im-
posed by the Secretary under subparagraph 
(A), if the person or entity fails to comply with 
such requirement, such failure shall be treated 
as a violation of section 274A(a)(1)(B) of the 
Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 
1324a(a)(1)(B)) for purposes of applying the 
compliance investigation and enforcement pro-
cedures described in section 274A(e) of such 
Act (8 U.S.C. 1324a(e)).’’. 
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Start program in the areas of finance, oper-
ations, human capital, and customer service; 
‘‘(B) evaluate the Department’s organiza-
tional structure, policies, and procedures for 
managing Head Start grant recipients, make 
recommendations to improve national program 
quality and maximize the efficiency in the use 
of program dollars, and support implementation 
of the recommendations; 
‘‘(C) evaluate the Secretary’s administra-
tive resource allocations to determine if invest-
ment is properly targeted based on risk assess-
ment to address the program’s most significant 
national and local challenges, and propose ad-
justments as appropriate; 
‘‘(D) evaluate and identify best practice 
Head Start models and build process models to 
enable their replication; 
‘‘(E) develop early warning systems to 
identify Head Start programs that need inter-
vention; 
‘‘(F) evaluate processes to assist Head 
Start programs that need intervention in imple-
menting necessary program improvements;
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‘‘(G) evaluate the effectiveness of the cur-
rent process for selecting Head Start organiza-
tions and develop and implement improvements 
to ensure that performance metrics emerge as 
a key criteria for evaluating successful Head 
Start applicants, including the creation of eval-
uation criteria that ensure the selection of qual-
ity Head Start applicants; 
‘‘(H) evaluate how the Department targets 
resources to remedy ongoing problems or defi-
ciencies in the program’s management or gov-
ernance, and propose solutions as appropriate; 
and 
‘‘(I) conduct a detailed assessment of the 
Secretary’s ability to monitor grantees.’’. 
SEC. 27. ALLOTMENT OF FUNDS. 
Section 640(a)(2) of the Head Start Act (42 U.S.C. 
9835) is further amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing new clause: 
‘‘(v) not less than $7,500,000 of the 
amount in clause (iii) appropriated for fis-
cal years 2006 and 2007 shall be made 
available to carry out activities described in 
section 641A(g).’’.
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109TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1771 
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to clarify that a NADBank 
guarantee is not considered a Federal guarantee for purposes of deter-
mining the tax-exempt status of bonds. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 21, 2005 
Mr. GONZALEZ (for himself, Mr. HINOJOSA, Mr. CUELLAR, Mr. ORTIZ, Mr. 
REYES, and Mr. DOGGETT) introduced the following bill; which was re-
ferred to the Committee on Ways and Means 
A BILL 
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to clarify 
that a NADBank guarantee is not considered a Federal 
guarantee for purposes of determining the tax-exempt 
status of bonds. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. CERTAIN GUARANTEES NOT CONSIDERED FED-
ERAL GUARANTEES FOR PURPOSES OF DE-
TERMINING TAX-EXEMPT STATUS OF BONDS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 149(b)(3)(A)(i) of the In-
ternal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to certain insur-
ance programs) is amended by inserting ‘‘the North Amer-
ican Development Bank,’’ after ‘‘Corporation,’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by 
this section shall apply with respect to any bond issued 
before, on, or after the date of the enactment of this Act. 
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SEC. 28. TEACHER RETENTION REPORT. 
Not later than one year after implementation of the 
Head Start teacher qualifications and development under 
amendments made by this Act, the Secretary of Health 
and Human Services shall submit to Congress a report 
on Head Start teacher retention levels. 
SEC. 29. IMPROVING HEAD START ACCESS FOR HOMELESS 
AND FOSTER CHILDREN. 
(a) DEFINITIONS.—Section 637 of the Head Start 
Act (42 U.S.C. 9832) is amended by adding at the end 
the following: 
‘‘(18) The term ‘family’ means all persons liv-
ing in the same household who are— 
‘‘(A) supported by the income of at least 1 
parent or guardian (including any relative act-
ing in place of a parent, such as a grandparent) 
of a child enrolling or participating in the Head 
Start program; and 
‘‘(B) related to the parent or guardian by 
blood, marriage, or adoption. 
‘‘(19) The term ‘homeless child’ means a child 
described in section 725(2) of the McKinney-Vento 
Homeless Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 11434a(2)). 
‘‘(20) The term ‘homeless family’ means the 
family of a homeless child.’’.
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(b) ALLOTMENT OF FUNDS; LIMITATIONS ON AS-
SISTANCE.— 
(1) 
QUALITY
IMPROVEMENT.—Section 
640(a)(3) of the Head Start Act (42 U.S.C. 
9835(a)(3)) is amended— 
(A) in subparagraph (B)— 
(i) in clause (ii), by inserting ‘‘chil-
dren in foster care, children referred to 
Head Start programs by child welfare 
agencies, ’’ after ‘‘background’’; and 
(ii) in clause (v), by inserting ‘‘, in-
cluding collaboration to increase program 
participation by underserved populations, 
including homeless children, eligible chil-
dren in foster care, and children referred 
to Head Start programs by child welfare 
agencies’’ before the period; and 
(B) in subparagraph (C)— 
(i) in clause (ii)(IV)— 
(I) by inserting ‘‘homeless chil-
dren, children in foster care, children 
referred to Head Start programs by 
child welfare agencies, ’’ after ‘‘dys-
functional families’’; and
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(II) by inserting ‘‘and families’’ 
after ‘‘communities’’; 
(ii) in clause (v)— 
(I) by inserting ‘‘homeless chil-
dren, children in foster care, children 
referred to Head Start programs by 
child welfare agencies,’’ after ‘‘dys-
functional families’’; and 
(II) by inserting ‘‘and families’’ 
after ‘‘communities’’; 
(iii) by redesignating clause (vi) as 
clause (viii); and 
(iv) by inserting after clause (v) the 
following: 
‘‘(vi) To conduct outreach to homeless 
families and to increase Head Start pro-
gram participation by homeless children.’’. 
(2) 
COLLABORATION
GRANTS.—Section 
640(a)(5)(C)(iv) of the Head Start Act (42 U.S.C. 
9835(a)(5)(C)(iv)) is amended— 
(A) by inserting ‘‘child welfare (including 
child protective services),’’ after ‘‘child care,’’; 
(B) by inserting ‘‘home-based services (in-
cluding home visiting services),’’ after ‘‘family 
literacy services’’; and
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109TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1772 
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to treat gold, silver, platinum, 
and palladium, in either coin or bar form, in the same manner as 
equities and mutual funds for purposes of the maximum capital gains 
rate for individuals. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 21, 2005 
Mr. HAYWORTH (for himself, Mr. GIBBONS, Mr. DREIER, Mr. PAUL, Mr. WIL-
SON of South Carolina, Mr. ENGLISH of Pennsylvania, and Mr. OTTER) 
introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on 
Ways and Means 
A BILL 
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to treat gold, 
silver, platinum, and palladium, in either coin or bar 
form, in the same manner as equities and mutual funds 
for purposes of the maximum capital gains rate for indi-
viduals. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Fair Treatment for 
Precious Metals Investors Act’’.
SEC. 2. GOLD, SILVER, PLATINUM, AND PALLADIUM TREAT-
ED IN THE SAME MANNER AS STOCKS AND 
BONDS FOR MAXIMUM CAPITAL GAINS RATE 
FOR INDIVIDUALS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 1(h)(5) of the Internal 
Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to definition of collectibles 
gain and loss) is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘(as defined in section 408(m) 
without regard to paragraph (3) thereof)’’ in sub-
paragraph (A), and 
(2) by adding at the end the following new sub-
paragraph: 
‘‘(C) COLLECTIBLE.—For purposes of this 
paragraph, the term ‘collectible’ has the mean-
ing given such term by section 408(m), except 
that in applying paragraph (3)(B) thereof the 
determination of whether any bullion is ex-
cluded from treatment as a collectible shall be 
made without regard to the person who is in 
physical possession of the bullion.’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
subsection (a) shall apply to taxable years beginning after 
December 31, 2004. 
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(3) ALLOCATION OF FUNDS.—Section 640(g)(2) 
of the Head Start Act (42 U.S.C. 9835(g)(2)) is 
amended— 
(A) in subparagraph (C)— 
(i) by inserting ‘‘organizations and 
agencies providing family support services, 
child abuse prevention services, protective 
services, and foster care, and’’ after ‘‘(in-
cluding’’; and 
(ii) by striking ‘‘and public entities 
serving children with disabilities’’ and in-
serting ‘‘, public entities, and individuals 
serving children with disabilities and home-
less children (including local educational 
agency liaisons designated under section 
722(g)(1)(J)(ii) of the McKinney-Vento 
Homeless 
Assistance 
Act 
(42 
U.S.C. 
11432(g)(1)(J)(ii)))’’; 
(B) in subparagraph (H), by inserting 
‘‘(including the local educational agency liaison 
designated under section 722(g)(1)(J)(ii) of the 
McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act (42 
U.S.C. 11432(g)(1)(J)(ii)))’’ after ‘‘community 
involved’’.
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(c) RESEARCH, DEMONSTRATIONS, AND EVALUA-
TION.—Section 649 of the Head Start Act (42 U.S.C. 
9844) is amended in subsection (a)(1)(B), by striking 
‘‘disabilities)’’ and inserting ‘‘disabilities, homeless chil-
dren, children who have been abused or neglected, and 
children in foster care’’. 
(d) REPORTS.—Section 650(a) of the Head Start Act 
(42 U.S.C. 9846(a)) is amended— 
(1) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by 
striking ‘‘disabled and’’ and inserting ‘‘disabled chil-
dren, homeless children, children in foster care, 
and’’; 
(2) in paragraph (8), by inserting ‘‘homeless-
ness, whether the child is in foster care or was re-
ferred by a child welfare agency,’’ after ‘‘back-
ground’’. 
SEC. 30. 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 Hurri-
cane 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.