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 PUBLIC LAW 103-252—MAY 18, 1994 108 STAT. 651 (4) a description of the barriers to meeting the need for full-day, full-year care among such families; and (5) recommendations on how the barriers could be eliminated in order to meet the needs of children and families served. SEC. 127. EFFECTIVE DATE AND APPLICATION. (a) EFFECTIVE DATE. —This title, and the amendments made by this title, shall take effect on the date of enactment of this title. (b) APPLICATION.—The requirements of this title and the amendments made by this title shall not apply to Head Start agencies and other recipients of financial assistsuice under the Head Start Act until October 1, 1994. TITLE II—COMMUNITY SERVICES BLOCK GRANT AMENDMENTS SEC. 201. SHORT TITLE AND REFERENCES. (a) SHORT TITLE.— This title may be cited as the "Community Services Block Grant Amendments of 1994". (b) REFERENCES. — Except as otherwise expressly provided, whenever in this title an amendment or repeal is expressed in terms of an amendment to, or repeal of, a section or other provision, the reference shall be considered to be made to a section or other provision of the Community Services Block Grant Act (42 U.S.C. 9901 et seq.). SEC. 202. AUTHORIZATIONS OF APPROPRIATIONS. (a) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRL\TION.—Subsection (b) of section 672 (42 U.S.C. 9901(b)) is amended to read as follows: "(b) There are authorized to be appropriated $525,000,000 for fiscal year 1995, and such sums as may be necessary for each of fiscal years 1996 through 1998, to carry out the provisions of this subtitle.". (b) STATE ALLOCATIONS. —Section 674 (42 U.S.C. 9903) is amended— (1) by redesignating subsections (a), (b) and (c) as subsections (b), (c) and (d), respectively; and (2) by inserting before subsection (b) (as so redesignated), the following new subsection: "(a)(1) Of the amounts appropriated for a fiscal year pursuant to section 672(b), the Secretary may reserve not less than onehalf of 1 percent and not more than 1 percent for training, technical assistance, planning, evaluation, and data collection activities related to programs or projects carried out under this subtitle. Such activities may be carried out by the Secretary through grants, contracts, or cooperative agreements with eligible entities or with organizations or associations whose membership is composed of eligible entities or agencies that administer programs for eligible entities. "(2) The process for determining the technical assistance and training activities to be carried out under this section shall— "(A) ensure the needs of community action agencies and programs relating to improving program quality, including 42 USC 9832 note. Community Services Block Grant Amendments of 1994. 42 USC 9901 note.

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