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# 42 U.S.C. § 9833 - Financial assistance for Head Start programs
## Text
The Secretary may, upon application by an agency which is eligible for designation as a Head Start agency pursuant to section 9836 of this title, provide financial assistance to such agency for a period of 5 years for the planning, conduct, administration, and evaluation of a Head Start program focused primarily upon children from low-income families who have not reached the age of compulsory school attendance which (1) will provide such comprehensive health, education, parental involvement, nutritional, social, and other services as will enable the children to attain their full potential and attain school readiness; and (2) will provide for direct participation of the parents of such children in the development, conduct, and overall program direction at the local level.
(Pub. L. 9735, title VI, § 638, Aug. 13, 1981, 95 Stat. 499; Pub. L. 100297, title II, § 2504, Apr. 28, 1988, 102 Stat. 330; Pub. L. 103252, title I, §§ 103, 112(c), May 18, 1994, 108 Stat. 625, 641; Pub. L. 105285, title I, § 104, Oct. 27, 1998, 112 Stat. 2705; Pub. L. 110134, § 4, Dec. 12, 2007, 121 Stat. 1367.)
## Notes
Editorial Notes
Amendments2007—Pub. L. 110134 inserted “for a period of 5 years” after “provide financial assistance to such agency”. 1998—Cl. (1). Pub. L. 105285 substituted “enable the children” for “aid the children” and inserted “and attain school readiness” before the semicolon. 1994—Pub. L. 103252 struck out subsec. (a) designation, in cl. (1), substituted “health, education, parental involvement, nutritional, social, and other services” for “health, nutritional, educational, social, and other services”, and struck out subsec. (b) which read as follows: “For purposes of providing financial assistance under subsection (a) of this section to agencies, the Secretary may not take into consideration whether such agency applies for or receives funds under subchapter V of this chapter.” 1988—Pub. L. 100297 designated existing provisions as subsec. (a) and added subsec. (b).
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Effective Date of 1994 AmendmentAmendment by Pub. L. 103252 effective May 18, 1994, but not applicable to Head Start agencies and other recipients of financial assistance under the Head Start Act (42 U.S.C. 9831 et seq.) until Oct. 1, 1994, see section 127 of Pub. L. 103252, set out as a note under section 9832 of this title.
Effective Date of 1988 AmendmentFor effective date and applicability of amendment by Pub. L. 100297, see section 6303 of Pub. L. 100297, set out as a note under section 1071 of Title 20, Education.