Human Services Reauthorization Act of 1986
PL 99-425 (H.R.4421), enacted 09/30/1986

100 STAT. 966 
PUBLIC LAW 99-425—SEPT. 30, 1986 
Public Law 99-425 
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'^° authorize appropriations for fiscal years 1987,1988,1989, and 1990 to carry out the 
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Head Start, Follow Through, dependent care, community services block grant, and 
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community food and nutrition programs, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and the House of Representatives of the 
Human Services 
United States of America in Congress assembled, That this Act may 
Reauthorization 
be cited as the "Human Services Reauthorization Act of 1986". 
Act of 1986. 
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TITLE I—THE HEAD START PROGRAM 
SEC. 101. REAUTHORIZATION. 
Section 639 of the Head Start Act (42 U.S.C. 9834) is amended to 
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"SEC. 639, There are authorized to be appropriated for carr3dng 
out the provisions of this subchapter $1,198,000,000 for fiscal year 
1987, $1,263,000,000 for fiscal year 1988, $1,332,000,000 for fiscal year 
1989, and $1,405,000,000 for fiscal year 1990.". 
SEC. 102. ALLOTMENT OF FUNDS FOR INDIAN AND MIGRANT HEAD START 
PROGRAMS. 
Subparagraph (A) of section 640(a)(2) of the Head Start Act (42 
U.S.C. 9835(a)(2)(A)) is amended to read as follows: 
"(A) Indian and migrant Head Start programs and services 
for handicapped children, except that there shall be made 
available for use by Indian and migrant Head Start programs, 
on a nationwide basis, no less funds for fiscal year 1987 and 
each subsequent fiscal year than were obligated for use by 
Indian and migrant Head Start programs for fiscal year 1985;'. 
SEC. 103. COORDINATION. 
Section 642(c) of the Head Start Act (42 U.S.C. 9837(c)) is amended 
by inserting before "programs" the following: "State and local". 
SEC. 104. PRESERVATION OF INCOME CALCULATION METHOD. 
• Section 645(a)(2) of the Head Start Act (42 U.S.C. 9840(a)(2)) is 
amended by striking out "1986" and inserting in lieu thereof "1990". 
TITLE II—FOLLOW THROUGH PROGRAM 
SEC. 201. FOLLOW THROUGH. 
(a) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Subsection (a) of section 
663 of the Follow Through Act (42 U.S.C. 9862(a)) is amended to read 
as follows: 
"(a) There are authorized to be appropriated for carrying out the 
purposes of this subchapter $7,500,000 for fiscal year 1987, 
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$7,800,000 for fiscal year 1988, $8,112,000 for fiscal year 1989, and 
$8,436,000 for fiscal year 1990.". 
(b) REPEALER.—Section 668 of the Follow Through Act (42 U.S.C. 
9867) is amended— 
(1) by striking out subsection (b); and 
(2) by redesignating subsection (c) as subsection (b). 
(c) TECHNICAL AMENDMENT.—Section 670 of the Follow Through 
Act (42 U.S.C. 9861 note) is amended by striking out "1986" and 
inserting in lieu thereof "1990". 
TITLE III—DEPENDENT CARE STATE GRANT PROGRAM 
SEC. 301. REAUTHORIZATION. 
Section 670A of the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1981 
(42 U.S.C. 9871) is amended to read as follows: 
"AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS 
"SEC. 670A. For the purpose of making allotments to States to 
carry out the activities described in section 670D, there is authorized 
to be appropriated $20,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 1987,1988, 
1989, and 1990.". 
SEC. 302. AMENDMENTS ON DEPENDENT CARE SERVICES INFORMATION; 
LICENSING. 
(a) DEPENDENT CARE SERVICES.—Subsection (a) of section 670D of 
the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1981 (42 U.S.C. 9874) is 
amended— 
(1) by inserting "(1)" after the subsection designation; 
(2) by striking out "shall" in the second sentence and insert-
ing in lieu therof "may"; 
(3) by redesignating clauses (1), (2), (3), (4), (5), (6), and (7) in 
the second sentence as clauses (A), (B), (C), (D), (E), (F), and (G), 
respectively; and 
(4) by striking out the third sentence and inserting in lieu 
thereof the following: 
"(2) The State, with respect to the uses of funds described in 
paragraph (1) of this subsection shall— 
"(A) provide assurances that no information will be included 
with respect to any dependent care services which are not 
provided in compliance with the laws of the State and localities 
in which such services are provided; and 
"(B) provide assurances that the information provided will be 
the latest information available and will be kept up to date.". 
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) SCHOOL-AGE CHILD CARE SERVICES.—(1) Section 670DOt))(l) of 
the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1981 (42 U.S.C. 9874a))(l)) 
is amended by striking out "where school facilities are not 
available". 
(2) Section 670D(b)(2)(E) of the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act 
of 1981 (42 U.S.C. 9874(b)(2)(E)) is amended by inserting before 
"licensing laws" the following: "child care". 
SEC. 303. SCHOOL-AGE CHILD DEFINITION. 
Education. 
Section 670G(7) of the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1981 
(42 U.S.C. 9877(7)) is amended by inserting before the semicolon a 
comma and the following: "except that in any State which by State 
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State Dependent 
Care 
Development 
Grants Act. 
law children at an earlier age are provided free public education, 
the age provided in State law shall be substituted for age five". 
SEC. 304. SHORT TITLE. 
Subchapter D of chapter 8 of title VI of the Omnibus Budget 
Reconciliation Act of 1981 (42 U.S.C. 9871-9877) is amended by 
adding at the end thereof the following new section: 
"SHORT TITLE 
"SEC. 670H. This subchapter may be cited as the 'State Dependent 
Care Development Grants Act'.". 
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TITLE IV—COMMUNITY SERVICES BLOCK GRANT 
PROGRAM 
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Agriculture and 
agricultural 
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State and local 
governments. 
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SEC. 401. GENERAL AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
Subsection (b) of section 672 of the Community Services Block 
Grant Act (42 U.S.C. 9901) is amended to read as follows: 
"(b) There is authorized to be appropriated $390,000,000 for fiscal 
year 1987, $409,500,000 for fiscal year 1988, $430,000,000 for fiscal 
year 1989, and $451,500,000 for fiscal year 1990, to carry out the 
provisions of this subtitle.". 
SEC. 402. DEFINITION OF ELIGIBLE ENTITY. 
The first sentence of section 673(1) of the Community Services 
Block Grant Act (42 U.S.C. 9902(1)) is amended by inserting after 
"1981" a comma and the following: "or which came into existence 
during fiscal year 1982 as a direct successor in interest to such a 
community action agency or community action program and meets 
all the requirements under section 675(c)(3) of this Act with respect 
to the composition of the board". 
SEC. 403. REQUIREMENTS. 
(a) TERMINATION 
PROCEDURES.—(1) Section 675(cXll) of the 
Community Services Block Grant Act (42 U.S.C. 9904(c)(ll)) is 
amended by inserting "the procedures and" after "subject to". 
(2) Section 676A of the Community Services Block Grant Act (42 
U.S.C. 9905a) is amended— 
(A) by redesignating the section as subsection 0)); and 
(B) by inserting before the redesignated subsection (b) the 
following: 
"SEC. 676A. (a) Whenever a State violates the assurances 
contained in section 675(cXll) and terminates the funding of a 
community action agency or migrant and seasonal farmworker 
organization prior to the completion of the State's hearing and the 
Secretary's review as required in section 679 of this Act, the Sec-
retary shall assume responsibility for providing financial assistance 
to the community action agency or migrant and seasonal farm-
worker organization affected. The allotment for the State shall be 
reduced by an amount equal to the funds provided under this section 
by the Secretary to such agency or organization.". 
(3) Section 676A of the Community Services Block Grant Act (42 
U.S.C. 9905a), as amended by this subsection, is amended by adding 
at the end thereof the following: 
"(c) The Secretary shall conduct the review under subsection (b) 
through the Office of Community Services, which shall promptly 
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conduct such review and issue a written determination together 
with the reasons of the Secretary therefor.". 
(4) The heading of section 676A of the Community Services Block 
Grant Act (42 U.S.C. 9905a) is amended to read as follows: 
PROCEDURES FOR A REVIEW OF TERMINATION OF FUNDING . 
(b) REPEAL OF EXECUTED PROVISION.—The last sentence of section 
675(c) of the Community Services Block Grant Act (42 U.S.C. 9904(c)) 
is repealed. 
SEC. 404. FISCAL EVALUATIONS. 
(a) GENERAL RULE.—Section 679(b)(1) of the Community Services 
Block Grant Act (42 U.S.C. 9908(b)(1)) is amended— 
(1) by inserting "evaluations and" after "fiscal year"; 
(2) by adding before the period at the end thereof a comma 
and the following: "and especially with respect to compliance 
with subsections (a) and O
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through (11) of subsection (c) of such section"; and 
(3) by adding at the end thereof the following: 
"Each such evaluation shall include identifying the impact that 
assistance furnished under this subtitle has on children, pregnant 
adolescents, homeless families, and the elderly poor. A report of the 
evaluation, together with recommendations of improvements de-
signed to enhance the benefit and impact to people in need, will be 
sent to each State evaluated. Upon receiving the report the State 
will then submit a plan of action in response to the recommendation 
contained in the report. The results of the evaluation shall be 
submitted annually to the Chairman of the Committee on Education 
and Labor of the House of Representatives and the Chairman of the 
Committee on Labor and Human Resources of the Senate.". 
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Community Services Block Grant Act (42 U.S.C. 9904(i)) is repealed. 
SEC. 405.DISCRETIONARY AUTHORITY. 
(a) GENERAL RULE.—(1) The matter preceding clause (1) of section 
681(a) of the Community Services Block Grant Act (42 U.S.C. 
9910(a)) is amended— 
(A) by striking out "is authorized, either directly or through" 
and inserting in lieu thereof "is authorized to make"; and 
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(B) by inserting "to enter into" before "contracts". 
(2) Section 681(aXl) of the Community Services Block Grant Act 
(42 U.S.C. 9910(a)(1)) is amended by inserting before the semicolon a 
comma and the following: "including national conferences, news-
letters, and collection and dissemination of data about programs and 
projects assisted under this subtitle". 
(3) Subclause (A) of section 681(a)(2) of the Community Services 
Block Grant Act (42 U.S.C. 9910(aX2XA)) is amended to read as 
follows: 
"(A) special programs of assistance, awarded on a 
competitive basis, to private, locally initiated, nonprofit 
community development corporations, (or affiliates of such 
corporations) governed by a board consisting of residents of 
the community and business and civic leaders, which spon-
t 
sor enterprises providing employment and business devel-
opment opportunities for low-income residents of the 
Children and 
youth. 
Aged persons. 
Homeless 
persons. 
Reports. 
State and local 
governments. 
Corporations. 
Business and 
industry. 
Employment 
and 
unemployment. 
Disadvantaged 
persons. 
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State and local 
governments. 
Disadvantaged 
persons. 
Employment 
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community designed to increase business and employment 
opportunities in the community;". 
(4) Section 681(a)(2XD) of the Community Services Block Grant Act 
(42 U.S.C. 9910(a)(2)(D)) is amended by inserting before the semi-
colon the following: "(in selecting entities to carry out such 
programs, the Secretary shall give priority to private nonprofit 
organizations that before the date of the enactment of the Human 
Services Reauthorization Act of 1986 carried out such programs 
under this subparagraph)". 
(b) REPORTS ON PROJECTS.—Section 681 of the Community Services 
Block Grant Act (42 U.S.C. 9910) is amended— 
(1) by redesignating subsection (b) as subsection (c); and 
(2) by inserting after subsection (a) the following: 
"Ot))(l) The final reports submitted by recipients of assistance 
under this section on projects completed with such assistance shall 
be summarized and reported by the Secretary annually to the 
Chairman of the Committee on Education and Labor of the House of 
Representatives and the Chairman of the Committee on Labor and 
Human Resources of the Senate. The report shall contain a list of 
recipients who have received assistance under this section outside of 
the competitive process. 
"(2) The Secretary shall, at the end of each fiscal year, prepare 
and distribute a catalog listing all the projects assisted under clause 
(A) of subsection (a)(2) in such fiscal year. The catalog shall 
include— 
"(A) a description of each project; 
"(B) an identification of the agency receiving the award, 
including the name and address of the principal investigator; 
"(C) a description of the project objectives; and 
"(D) a statement of the accomplishments of the project.". 
(c) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—(1) Section 674(a)(1)(B) of the 
Community Services Block Grant Act (42 U.S.C. 9903(a)(1)(B)) is 
amended by striking out "section 681(b)" and inserting in lieu 
thereof "section 681(c)". 
(2) Section 680(a) of the Community Services Block Grant Act (42 
U.S.C. 9909(a)) is amended by striking out "section 6810b)" and 
inserting in lieu thereof "section 681(c)". 
(3) Section 614 of the Community Economic Development Act of 
1981 (42 U.S.C. 9803) is amended by striking out "section 68103)" and 
inserting in lieu thereof "section 681(c)". 
SEC. 406. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR COMMUNITY FOOD 
AND NUTRITION. 
Section 681A of the Community Services Block Grant Act (42 
U.S.C. 9910a) is amended by striking out subsection O
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in lieu thereof the following new subsections: 
"(bXD From 60 percent of the amount appropriated for a fiscal 
year to carry out this section, the Secretary shall allot for grants 
under subsection (a) to eligible agencies for statewide programs in 
each State an amount which bears the same ratio to 60 percent of 
such appropriation as the low-income and unemployed populations 
of such State bear to the low-income and unemployed populations of 
all the States. 
"(2) Forty percent of the amount appropriated in a fiscal year to 
carry out this section shall be available for grants under subsection 
(a) to be awarded on a competitive basis to eligible agencies for local 
and statewide programs. In any fiscal year no agency may receive 
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State and local 
governments. 
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funds awarded in accordance with this paragraph in excess of 
$50,000. 
"(c) There is authorized to be appropriated $3,000,000 for each of 
the fiscal years 1987, 1988, 1989, and 1990 to carry out this section.". 
SEC. 407. INTEREST RATES PAYABLE ON CERTAIN RURAL DEVELOPMENT 
LOANS; ASSIGNMENT OF LOAN CONTRACTS. 
(a) MODIFICATION OF INTEREST RATES.—Notwithstanding any other 
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provision of law— 
(1) any outstanding loan made after December 31,1982, by the 
Secretary of Health and Human Services; or 
(2) any loan made after the date of the enactment of this Act; 
with moneys from the Rural Development Loan Fund established by 
section 623(c)(1) of the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1981 
(42 U.S.C. 9812(c)(1)) or with funds available under section 681(a) of 
the Community Services Block Grant Act (42 U.S.C. 9910(a)) to an 
intermediary borrower shall bear interest at a fixed rate equal to 
the rate of interest that was in effect on the date of issuance for 
loans made in 1980 with such moneys or such funds if the weighted 
average rate of interest for all loans made after December 31, 1982, 
by such intermediary borrower with such moneys or such funds does 
not exceed the sum of 6 percent and the rate of interest payable 
under this subsection by such intermediary borrower. 
0)) ASSIGNMENT OF CERTAIN LOAN CONTRACTS.—Any contract for a 
loan made during the period beginning on December 31, 1982, and 
ending on the date of the enactment of this Act with— 
(1) moneys from the Rural Development Loan Fund estab-
lished by section 623(c)(1) of the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation 
Act of 1981 (42 U.S.C. 9812(c)(1)); or 
(2) funds available under section 681(a) of the Community 
Services Block Grant Act (42 U.S.C. 9910(a)); 
to an intermediary borrower that is a county government may be 
assigned by such borrower to an entity to which such loan could 
have been made for the purpose for which such contract was made. 
Any entity to which such contract is so assigned shall be substituted 
as a party to such contract and shall be obligated to carry out such 
contract and the purpose for which such contract was made. 
(c) TECHNICAL AMENDMENT.—Section 1323(b)(2) of the Food Secu-
rity Act of 1985 (7 U.S.C. 1631(b)(2)) is amended— 
(1) by striking out "authorized under" and inserting in lieu 
thereof "in, appropriated to, or repaid to"; 
(2) in subparagraph (A) by striking out "and" at the end 
thereof; 
(3) in subparagraph (B) by striking out the period at the end 
thereof and inserting in lieu thereof "; and"; and 
(4) by adding at the end thereof the following new 
subparagraph: 
"(C) notwithstanding paragraph (1), all funds other than 
funds to which subparagraph (A) applies shall be used by the 
Secretary to make loans— 
"(i) to the entities; 
"(ii) for the purposes; and 
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"(iii) subject to the terms and conditions; 
specified in the first, second, and last sentences of section 623(a) 
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of the Community Economic Development Act of 1981 (42 U.S.C. 
9812(a)). For purposes of this subparagraph, any reference in 
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such sentences to the Secretary shall be deemed to be a ref-
erence to the Secretary of Agriculture.". 
SEC. 408. DEMONSTRATION PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENTS ADDRESSING 
THE NEEDS OF THE POOR. 
(a) GENERAL AUTHORITY.—(1) In order to provide for the self-
sufficiency of the Nation's poor, the Secretary may make grants 
from funds appropriated under subsection (e) to eligible entities for 
the development and implementation of new and innovative ap-
proaches to deal with particularly critical needs or problems of the 
poor which are common to a number of communities. Grants may be 
made only with respect to applications which— 
(A) involve activities which can be incorporated into or be 
closely coordinated with eligible entities' ongoing programs; 
(B) involve significant new combinations of resources or new 
and innovative approaches involving partnership agreements; 
or 
(C) are structured in a way that will, within the limits of the 
type of assistance or activities contemplated, most fully and 
effectively promote the purposes of the Community Services 
Block Grant Act. 
(2) No grant may be made under this section unless an application 
is submitted to the Secretary at such time, in such manner, and 
containing or accompanied by such information, as the Secretary 
may require. 
(b) FEDERAL SHARE; LIMITATIONS.—(1) Grants awarded pursuant to 
this section shall be used for new programs and shall not exceed 50 
per centum of the cost of such new programs. 
(2) Non-Federal contributions may be in cash or in kind, fairly 
evaluated, including but not limited to plant, equipment, or services. 
(3) Not more than one grant may be made to any eligible entity, 
and no grant may exceed $250,000. 
(4) No application may be approved for assistance under this 
section unless the Secretary is satisfied that— 
(A) the activities to be carried out under the application will 
be in addition to, and not in substitution for, activities pre-
viously carried on without Federal assistance; and 
(B) funds or other resources devoted to programs designed to 
meet the needs of the poor within the community, area, or State 
will not be diminished in order to provide the matching con-
tributions required under this section. 
(c) DISSEMINATION OF RESULTS.—As soon as practicable, but no 
later than 90 days after the expiration of the fiscal year for which 
any grant is awarded under this section, the Secretary shall prepare 
and make available upon request to each State and eligible entity 
descriptions of the demonstration programs assisted under this 
section, and any relevant information developed and results 
achieved, so as to provide models for innovative programs to other 
eligible entities. 
(d) DEFINITIONS.—As used in this section— 
(1) the term "eligible entity" has the same meaning given 
such term by section 673(1) of the Community Services Block 
Grant Act (42 U.S.C. 9902(1)); and 
(2) the term "Secretary" means the Secretary of Health and 
Human Services. 
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(e) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is authorized to be 
appropriated $5,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 1987, 1988, and 
1989, to carry out this section. 
TITLE V—LOW-INCOME HOME ENERGY ASSISTANCE 
PROGRAM 
SEC. 501. REAUTHORIZATION. 
Subsection 0^) of section 2602 of the Low-Income Home Energy 
Assistance Act of 1981 (42 U.S.C. 862103)) is amended to read as 
follows: 
"(b) There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out the 
provisions of this title $2,050,000,000 for fiscal 
year 
1987, 
$2,132,000,000 for fiscal year 1988, $2,218,000,000 for fiscal year 1989, 
and $2,307,000,000 for fiscal year 1990.". 
SEC. 502. ADMINISTRATION OF ENERGY CRISIS INTERVENTION PROGRAM. 
(a) ENERGY CRISIS INTERVENTION.—Section 2604(c) of the 
Low-
Income Home Energy Assistance Act of 1981 (42 U.S.C. 8623(c)) is 
amended— 
(1) in the last sentence— 
(A) by striking out "and the capacity" and inserting in 
lieu thereof "the capacity"; and 
(B) by inserting ", and the ability to carry out the pro-
gram in local communities" before the period at the end 
thereof; and 
(2) by adding at the end thereof the following: 
"The program for which funds are reserved under this subsection 
shall— 
"(1) not later than 48 hours after a household applies for 
energy crisis benefits, provide some form of assistance that will 
resolve the energy crisis if such household is eligible to receive 
such benefits; 
"(2) not later than 18 hours after a household applies for crisis 
benefits, provide some form of assistance that will resolve the 
energy crisis if such household is eligible to receive such bene-
fits and is in a life-threatening situation; and 
"(3) require each entity that administers such program— 
"(A) to accept applications for energy crisis benefits at 
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sites that are geographically accessible to all households in 
the area to be served by such entity; and 
"(B) to provide to low-income individuals who are phys-
ically infirm the means— 
"(i) to submit applications for energy crisis benefits 
without leaving their residences; or 
"(ii) to travel to the sites at which such application 
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are accepted by such entity. 
The preceding sentence shall not apply to a program in a geographi-
cal area affected by a natural disaster in the United States des-
ignated by the Secretary, or by a major disaster or emergency 
designated by the President under the Disaster Relief Act of 1974, 
for so long as such designation remains in effect, if the Secretary 
determines that such disaster or such emergency makes compliance 
with such sentence impracticable.". 
(b) ISSUANCE OF RULES.—Not later than 60 days after the date of 
the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Health and Human 
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Disaster 
assistance. 
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Services shall issue rules to carry out the amendments made by 
subsection (a). 
SEC. 503. CALCULATION OF GRANTS TO INDIAN TRIBES. 
Section 2604(d)(2) of the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Act 
of 1981 (42 U.S.C. 8623(d)(2)) is amended— 
(1) by striking out "in such State with respect to which a 
determination under this subsection is made" and inserting in 
lieu thereof "and residing within the State on the reservation of 
the tribes or on trust lands adjacent to such reservation"; 
(2) by inserting before the period at the end of such section a 
comma and the following: "or such greater amount as the 
Indian tribe and the State may agree upon"; and 
(3) by adding at the end thereof the following: 
"In cases where a tribe has no reservation, the Secretary, in con-
sultation with the tribe and the State, shall define the number of 
Indian households for the determination under this paragraph." 
SEC. 504. APPLICATIONS AND REQUIREMENTS. 
(a) STATE PROCEDURES.—Section 26050b)(5) of the Low-Income 
Home Energy Assistance Act of 1981 (42 U.S.C. 8624(b)(5)) is 
amended by striking out "in a manner consistent with the efficient 
and timely payment of benefits" and inserting in lieu thereof "in a 
timely manner". 
(b) CONFORMING 
AMENDMENTS.—Section 2605(b) of the Low-
Income Home Energy Act of 1981 (42 U.S.C. 8624(b)) is amended— 
(1) by striking out clauses (14), (15), and (16); 
(2) by inserting "and" at the end of clause (13); and 
(3) by redesignating clause (17) as clause (14). 
(c) CONTENTS OF STATE PLAN.—Section 2605(c)(1) of the Low-
Income Home Energy Assistance Act of 1981 (42 U.S.C. 8624(c)(1)) is 
amended by striking out clauses (A) through (E) and inserting in lieu 
thereof the following: 
"(A) describes the eligibility requirements to be used by the 
State for each type of assistance to be provided under this title, 
including criteria for designating an emergency under section 
2604(c); 
"(B) describes the benefit levels to be used by the States for 
each type of assistance including assistance to be provided for 
emergency crisis intervention and for weatherization and other 
energy-related home repair; 
"(C) contains estimates of the amount of funds the State will 
use for each of the programs under such plan and describes the 
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alternative use of funds reserved under section 2604(c) in the 
event any portion of the amount so reserved is not expended for 
emergencies; 
"(D) describes weatherization and other energy-related home 
repair the State will provide under subsection (k); 
"(E) describes how the State will carry out assurances in 
clauses (3), (4), (5), (6), (7), (8), (10), (12), and (13) of subsection (b); 
and 
"(F) contains any other information determined by the Sec-
retary to be appropriate for purposes of this title.". 
(d) MODEL STATE PLAN FORMAT.—Section 2605(c) of the 
Low-
Income Home Energy Assistance Act of 1981 (42 U.S.C. 8624(c)) is 
amended by adding at the end thereof the following new paragraph: 
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"(3) Not later than April 1 of each fiscal year the Secretary shall 
make available to the States a model State plan format that may be 
used, at the option of each State, to prepare the plan required under 
paragraph (1) for the next fiscal year.". 
(e) CONSISTENT TREATMENT OF ENERGY ASSISTANCE PAYMENTS.— 
Section 2605(f) of the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Act of 
1981 (42 U.S.C. 8624(f)) is amended— 
(1) by inserting "(1)" after the subsection designation; 
(2) by striking out "provided to" and inserting in lieu thereof 
"provided directly to, or indirectly for the benefit of,"; and 
(3) by adding at the end thereof the following: 
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"(2) For purposes of paragraph (1) of this subsection and for 
purposes of determining any excess shelter expense deduction under 
section 5(e) of the Food Stamp Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 2014(e))— 
"(A) the full amount of such pa3mients or allowances shall be 
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deemed to be expended by such household for heating or cooling 
expenses, without regard to whether such payments or allow-
ances are provided directly to, or indirectly for the benefit of, 
such household; and 
"(B) no distinction may be made among households on the 
basis of whether such pa3mients or allowances are provided 
directly to, or indirectly for the benefit of, any of such 
households.". 
SEC. 505. GRANTS AND CONTRACTS FOR TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AND 
TRAINING. 
(a) AUTHORITY TO MAKE GRANTS AND CONTRACTS.—The 
Low-
Income Home Energy Assistance Act of 1981 (42 U.S.C. 8621 et seq.) 
is amended by inserting after section 2609 the following new section: 
"TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AND TRAINING 
"SEC. 2609A. (a) Of the amounts appropriated under section 42 use 8628a. 
2602(b) for any fiscal year, not more than $500,000 of such amounts Ante, p. 973. 
may be reserved by the Secretary— 
"(1) to make grants to State and public agencies and private 
nonprofit organizations; or 
"(2) to enter into contracts or jointly financed cooperative 
arrangements with States and public agencies and private non-
profit organizations; 
to provide for training and technical assistance related to the pur-
poses of this subtitle, including collection and dissemination of 
information about programs and projects assisted under this sub-
title, and ongoing matters of regional or national significance that 
the Secretary finds would assist in the more effective provision of 
services under this title. 
"(b) No provision of this section shall be construed to prevent the 
Secretary from making a grant pursuant to subsection (a) to one or 
more private nonprofit organizations that apply jointly with a busi- 
s;; 
ness concern to receive such grant.". 
(b) TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS.—Section 2604(a)(1) of the Low-
Income Home 
Energy 
Assistance 
Act 
of 
1981 (42 U.S.C. 
8623(aXl)) is amended— 
(1) in subparagraph (A) by inserting "after reserving any 
amount permitted to be reserved under section 2609A and" 
after "remaining"; and 
100 STAT. 976 
PUBLIC LAW 99-425—SEPT. 30, 1986 
Ante, p. 974. 
Child 
Development 
Associate 
Scholarship 
Assistance Act of 
1985. 
42 u s e 10901 
note. 
42 u s e 10901. 
42 u s e 1397. 
State and local 
governments. 
42 u s e 10902. 
Rural areas. 
Urban areas. 
42 u s e 10903. 
(2) in subparagraph (B) by inserting "after reserving any 
amount permitted to be reserved under section 2609A" after 
"therefor". 
SEC. 506. CONTENT OF REPORTS. 
Section 2610(b) of the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Act of 
1981 (42 U.S.C. 8629(b)) is amended by inserting before the period at 
the end thereof the following: 
", and a report that describes for the prior fiscal year— 
"(1) the manner in which States carry out the requirements of 
clauses (2), (5), (8), and (15) of section 2605(b); and 
"(2) the impact of each State's program on recipient and 
eligible households". 
TITLE VI—CHILD DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATE 
SCHOLARSHIP ASSISTANCE PROGRAM 
'Child Development Associate 
SEC. 601. SHORT TITLE. 
This title may be cited as the 
Scholarship Assistance Act of 1985". 
SEC. 602. GRANTS AUTHORIZED. 
The Secretary is authorized to make a grant for any fiscal year to 
any State receiving a grant under title XX of the Social Security Act 
for such fiscal year to enable such State to award scholarships to 
eligible individuals within the State who are candidates for the 
Child Development Associate credential. 
SEC. 603. APPLICATIONS. 
(a) APPLICATION REQUIRED.—A State desiring to participate in the 
grant program established by this title shall submit an application 
to the Secretary in such form as the Secretary may require. 
(b) CONTENTS OF APPLICATIONS.—A State's application shall con-
tain appropriate assurances that— 
(1) scholarship assistance made available with funds provided 
under this title will be awarded— 
(A) only to eligible individuals; 
(B) on the basis of the financial need of such individuals; 
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and 
(C) in amounts sufficient to cover the cost of application, 
assessment, and credentialing for the Child Development 
Associate credential for such individuals; and 
(2) not more than 10 percent of the funds received by the 
State under this title will be used for the costs of administering 
the program established in such State to award such assistance. 
(c) EQUITABLE DISTRIBUTION.—In making grants under this title, 
the Secretary shall— 
(1) distribute such grants equitably among States; and 
(2) ensure that the needs of rural and urban areas are appro-
priately addressed. 
SEC. 604. DEFINITIONS. 
For purposes of this title— 
(1) the term "eligible individual" means a candidate for the 
Child Development Associate credential whose income does not 
exceed the poverty line, as defined in section 673(2) of the 
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Community Services Block Grant Act (42 U.S.C. 9902(2)), by 
more than 50 percent; 
(2) the term "Secretary" means the Secretary of Health and 
Human Services; and 
(3) the term "State" means each of the several States, the 
District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Guam, 
American Samoa, the Virgin Islands, the Commonwealth of the 
Northern Mariana Islands, the Marshall Islands, the Federated 
States of Micronesia, and Palau. 
SEC. 605. ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS. 
(a) REPORTING.—Each State receiving grants under this title shall 
annually submit to the Secretary information on the number of 
eligible individuals assisted under the grant program, and their 
positions and salaries before and after receiving the Child Develop-
ment Associate credential. 
O
b
) PAYMENTS.—Payments pursuant to grants made under this 
title may be made in installments, and in advance or by way of 
reimbursement, with necessary adjustments on account of overpay-
ments or underpayments, as the Secretary may determine. 
SEC. 606. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
There is authorized to be appropriated $1,500,000 for each of the 
fiscal years 1987, 1988, 1989, and 1990 for carrying out this title. 
TITLE VII—EXCELLENCE IN EDUCATION 
SEC. 701. TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS. 
Section 604(b) of the Excellence in Education Act (20 U.S.C. 
4O330t))) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (2) by inserting after "fiscal year" the second 
place it appears the following: "in which the appropriations for 
that year exceed $15,000,000"; and 
(2) in paragraph (3) by inserting after "fiscal year" the second 
place it appears the following: "in which the appropriations for 
that year exceed $15,000,000". 
TITLE VIII—REPORT REGARDING HOURS OF EMPLOYMENT 
OF BATBOYS AND BATGIRLS 
100 STAT. 977 
State and 
local 
governments. 
42 use 10904. 
42 u s e 10905. 
SEC. 801. REPORT TO CONGRESS. 
Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this 
Act, the Secretary of Labor shall— 
(1) determine whether a change in the permissible hours of 
employment for batboys and batgirls would be detrimental to 
their well-being and whether any such change should be pro-
posed to the Congress; and 
(2) submit a report to the President pro tempore of the Senate 
and the Speaker of the House of Representatives describing the 
'^'- results of such determination. 
100 STAT. 978 
PUBLIC LAW 99-425—SEPT. 30, 1986 
TITLE IX—BEGINNING READING INSTRUCTION STUDY AND 
LISTING REQUIRED 
SEC. 901. STUDY AND LISTING REQUIRED. 
(a) STUDY.—The Secretary of Education (hereinafter in this title 
referred to as the "Secretary") shall conduct a study in order to 
compile a complete list, by name, of beginning reading instruction 
programs and methods, including phonics, indicating— 
(1) the average cost per pupil of such programs and methods; 
and 
(2) whether such programs and methods do or do not present 
well-designed instruction as recommended in the report of the 
Commission on Reading entitled "Becoming a Nation of 
Readers". 
The listing required by this section shall be written in such a way as 
to be understandable to the general public. 
(b) PUBLIC COMMENT.—In carrying out the study required by this 
section, the Secretary shall solicit public comments on beginning 
reading programs and methods. 
Public 
(c) REPORTS.—The Secretary shall prepare and submit to the 
information. 
Congress such interim reports of the study and listing as the Sec-
retary deems advisable. The Secretary shall prepare and submit a 
final report containing the listing required by this subsection to the 
Congress not later than 12 months after the date of the enactment of 
this Act. The Secretary shall publicize and disseminate nationally 
the listing required by this section to the education community, 
parents, and other interested persons. 
TITLE 
X—EFFECTIVE 
DATES 
AND 
RELATED 
MATTERS 
42 u s e 8621 
SEC. 1001. EFFECTIVE DATES; APPLICATION OF AMENDMENTS. 
(a) GENERAL EFFECTIVE DATE.—Except as provided in subsections 
Qji) and (c), this Act and the amendments made by this Act shall take 
effect on October 1, 1986, or the date of the enactment of this Act, 
whichever occurs later. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE FOR ENERGY CRISIS INTERVENTION AMEND-
MENTS. —The amendments made by section 502(a) shall take effect 
on December 1, 1986, or 60 days after the date of the enactment of 
this Act, whichever occurs later. 
(c) APPUCATION OF CERTAIN OTHER AMENDMENTS RELATING TO 
ENERGY ASSISTANCE.—The amendments made by subsections (a), O
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(c), and (d) of section 504 shall not apply with respect to any fiscal 
year beginning in or before the 60-day period ending on the effective 
date of this Act. 
Approved September 30, 1986. 
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—H.R. 4421 (S. 2444): 
HOUSE REPORTS: No. 99-545 (Comm. on Education and Labor) and No. 99-815 
(Comm. of Conference). 
SENATE REPORTS: No. 99-327 accompanying S. 2444 (Comm. on Labor and Human 
RGSOurcGs) 
CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 132 (1986): 
Apr. 29, considered and passed House. 
July 14, considered and passed Senate, amended, in lieu of S. 2444. 
Sept. 16, House agreed to conference report. 
Sept. 17, Senate agreed to conference report.