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 PUBLIC LAW 101-501—NOV. 3, 1990 104 STAT. 1225 (2) in paragraph (2)— (A) in subparagraph (A) by striking "children, except that there shall be made available for use by Indian" and all that follows through "1985" and inserting ", except that there shall be made available for each fiscal year for use by Indian and migrant Head Start programs, on a nationwide basis, not less than the amount that was obligated for use by Indian and migrant Head Start programs for fiscal year 1990", (B) in subparagraph (B) by striking "the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islancb" and inserting "the Federated States of Micronesia, the Republic of the Marshall Islands, Palau, the Commonwealth of', (C) in subparagraph (C) by striking "the amount expended" and all that follows through "1982" and inserting '2 percent of the amount appropriated for any such fiscal year", (D) by striking the penultimate sentence, and (E) in the last sentence by inserting "or paragraph (3)" after "this paragraph", (3) in paragraph (3) by striking "87 percent of the", (4) by redesignating paragraphs (3) and (4) as paragraphs (5) and (6), respectively, (5) by inserting after paragraph (2) the following: "(3)(A) For any fiscal year for which the amount appropriated under section 639(a) exceeds the adjusted appropriation, the Secretary shall reserve the quality improvement funds for such fiscal year, for one or more of the following quality improvement activities: "(i)(1) Not less than one-half of the amount reserved under Wages, this subparagraph, to improve the compensation (including benefits) of stgiff of Head Start agencies and thereby enhance recruitment and retention of such staff. The expenditure of funds under this clause shall be subject to section 653. "(II) If a Head Start agency certifies to the Secretary for such fiscal year that part of the funds set aside under subclause (I) to improve wages cannot be expended by such agency to improve wages because of the operation of section 653, then such agency may expend such part for any of the uses specified in the subparagraph (other than wages). "(ii) To pay transportation costs incurred by Head Start Eigencies to enable eligible children to participate in a Head Start program. "(iii) To employ additional Head Start staff, including staff necessary to reduce the child-staff ratio and staff necessary to coordinate a Head Start program with other services available to children participating in such program and to their families. "(iv) To pay costs incurred by Head Start agencies to purchase insurance (other than employee benefits) and thereby maintain or expand Head Start services. "(v) To make nonstructurgil and minor structural changes, and to acquire and install equipment, for the purpose of improving facilities necessary to expand the availability, or enhance the quality, of Head Start programs. "(vi) To supplement amounts provided under section 640(a)(2)(C) to provide training necessary to improve the qualifications of the staff of the Head Start agencies, and to support

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