,,ii  #aadth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #bdia  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,february #c1  
#bjaf,mr4 ,peters 7for himself and ,ms4 
,stabenow7 introduced the following     
bill2 which was read twice and referred 
to the ,committee on ,health1           
,education1 ,labor1 and ,pensions  ,a   
,,bill  ,to amend the ,head ,start ,act 
by establishing grants for ,head ,start 
programs in communities affected by     
toxic pollutants1 and for other         
purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,children's ,head   
,start ,intervention for ,life and      
,development ,act4  #b4 ,grants for     
,head ,start programs in communities    
affected by toxic pollutants ,the ,head 
,start ,act is amended--  7#a7 by       
redesignating section #feg;,c 7#db      
,u4,s4,c4 #iheb;c7 as section #feg;,d2  
and  7#b7 by inserting after section    
#feg;,b 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #iheb;b7 the     
following3  #feg;,c4 ,grants to         
communities affected by toxic pollutants

  7a7 ,grants  7#a7 ,in general         
,notwithstanding any other provision of 
law1 the ,secretary may award grants to 
eligible entities to carry out ,head    
,start 7including ,early ,head ,start7  
programs in communities affected by     
water polluted by lead or a toxic       
pollutant as the result of an event for 
which the ,president has declared an    
emergency4 ,the ,secretary may award the
 grants for a single period of not more 
than #e years1 and may not renew the    
grants4  7#b7 ,definitions ,in this     
subsection3 7,a7 ,emergency ,the term   
emergency has the meaning given the term
 in section #ajb of the ,robert ,t4     
,stafford ,disaster ,relief and         
,emergency ,assistance ,act 7#db        
,u4,s4,c4 #eabb74  7,b7 ,toxic pollutant
 ,the term toxic pollutant has the      
meaning given the term in section #ejb  
of the ,federal ,water ,pollution       
,control ,act 7#cc ,u4,s4,c4 #acfb74    
7b7 ,eligible entity2 priority  7#a7    
,eligible entity ,to be eligible to     

receive a grant under this section1 an  
entity shall meet the requirements to be
 designated as a ,head ,start agency    
under section #fda or the requirements  
to be eligible to provide an ,early     
,head ,start program under #fde;,a7d71  
as the case may be4  7#b7 ,priority ,in 
awarding grants under this section1 the 
,secretary shall give priority to       
eligible entities in partnerships with  
child care providers who are providing  
child care services on the date of      
enactment of the ,children's ,head      
,start ,intervention for ,life and      
,development ,act4  7c7 ,use of funds   
,an entity that receives a grant under  
this section shall use the grant funds  
to carry out a ,head ,start 7which may  
be an ,early ,head ,start7 program in   
accordance with this subchapter in a    
community described in subsection 7a74  
7d7 ,training and technical assistance  
,the ,secretary may use funds provided  
under this section-- 7#a7 to provide    
intensive training and technical        

assistance to the operators and staff of
 ,head ,start programs funded under this
 section1 to address the behavioral and 
other needs of the children served      
through those programs2 and  7#b7 to pay
 for the administrative costs of        
carrying out this section4  7e7         
,construction ,nothing in this section  
shall be construed to make any entity   
eligible for designation or a           
designation renewal under section #fda4 
7f7 ,references ,the ,secretary shall   
issue guidance clarifying when a        
reference in this subchapter to this    
subchapter1 used in conjunction with an 
amount1 shall be considered to include  
an amount made available under this     
section4  7g7 ,authorization of         
appropriations ,there is authorized to  
be appropriated to carry out this       
section1 #ej1jjj1jjj for each of fiscal 
years #bjag through #bjbb4  4