and overall performance of the program at the local
level;’’;
(2) in paragraph (5), by inserting ‘‘and’’ after
the semicolon;
(3) by striking paragraph (6);
(4) by redesignating paragraphs (5) and (7) as
paragraphs (8) and (9), respectively; and
(5) by inserting after paragraph (4) the follow-
ing new paragraphs:
‘‘(5) offer (directly or through referral to local
entities, such as Even Start programs) to parents of
participating children family literacy services and
parenting skills training;
‘‘(6) at the option of such agency, offer (di-
rectly or through referral to local entities) to such
parents parental social self-sufficiency training, sub-
stance abuse counseling, or any other activity de-
signed to help such parents become full partners in
the education of their children;
‘‘(7) provide, with respect to each participating
family, a family needs assessment that includes con-
sultation with such parents about the benefits of
parent involvement and about the activities described
in paragraphs (4) through (6) in which such parents
may choose to be involved (taking into consideration
their specific family needs, work schedules, and
other responsibilities);’’.
(c) FAMILY LITERACY SERVICES.—Section 637 is
amended by adding after paragraph (11) the following
new paragraph:
‘‘(12) The term ‘family literacy services’ in-
cludes activities such as the following: interactive lit-
eracy activities between parents and their children,
training for parents on how to be their children’s
primary teacher and to be full partners in the edu-
cation of their children, parent literacy training, and
early childhood education.’’.
SEC. 12. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
Section 639, as amended by section 8(b), is further
amended—
(1) in subsection (a) by striking all that follows
‘‘651A)’’ and inserting ‘‘such sums as necessary for
fiscal year 1995 and each of the three succeeding
fiscal years.’’; and
(2) by striking subsection (b) and redesignating
subsection (c) as subsection (b).
SEC. 13. MINOR AND TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS.
(a) DEFINITION
OF POVERTY LINE.—(1) Section
637(9) is amended to read as follows:
‘‘(9) The term ‘poverty line’ means the official
poverty line (as defined by the Office of Manage-
ment and Budget).’’.
(2) Section 652 is repealed.
(b) UPDATING
OF HOLD-HARMLESS
FOR INDIAN
AND
MIGRANT
PROGRAMS.—Section 640(a)(2)(A) is
amended by striking ‘‘1990’’ and inserting ‘‘1994’’.
(c) USE OF HEAD START FUNDS FOR FULL-DAY
AND FULL-YEAR SERVICES.—Section 640(h) is amended
by striking ‘‘Each Head Start program may’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘Financial assistance provided under this subchapter
may be used by each Head Start program to’’.
(d) DESIGNATION OF HEAD START AGENCIES.—Sec-
tion 641(c), as amended by section 2 of this Act, is further
amended—
(1) in the first sentence—
(A) by inserting ‘‘(subject to paragraph
(2))’’ before ‘‘, the Secretary shall give prior-
ity’’;
(B) by striking ‘‘unless’’ and all that fol-
lows through the end of subparagraph (A) and
inserting the following ‘‘unless the Secretary
makes a finding that the agency involved fails
to meet program, fiscal, and other requirements
established by the Secretary.’’;
(2) by redesignating subparagraph (B) as para-
graph (2) and relocating the left margin two ems to
the left;
(3) in paragraph (2), as redesignated—
(A) by striking ‘‘except that, if’’ and in-
serting ‘‘If’’; and
(B) by striking ‘‘subparagraph (A)’’ and
inserting ‘‘paragraph (1)’’;
(4) by striking ‘‘Notwithstanding any other pro-
vision of this paragraph’’ and inserting the follow-
ing:
‘‘(3) Notwithstanding any other provision of
this subsection’’.
(e) FEDERAL REGISTER PUBLICATION REQUIRE-
MENT.—Section 644(d) is amended by striking ‘‘guide-
lines, instructions,’’.
(f) DURATION
OF SERVICES
TO ELIGIBLE CHIL-
DREN.—Section 645(c) is amended—
(1) in the first sentence, by striking ‘‘may pro-
vide’’ and all that follows and inserting ‘‘shall be
permitted to provide more than one year of Head
Start services to eligible children in the State.’’; and
(2) by striking the second sentence.
SEC. 14. EFFECTIVE DATE.
The provisions of this Act shall be effective with re-
spect to fiscal year 1995 and succeeding fiscal years.
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