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 112 STAT. 2708 PUBLIC LAW 105-285—OCT. 27, 1998 than 5 years of age from families whose income is below the poverty line."; and (C) by adding at the end the following: "For purposes of this paragraph, for each fiscal year the Secretary shall use the most recent data available on the number of children less than 5 years of age from families whose income is below the poverty Une, as published by the Department of Commerce, unless the Secretary and the Secretary of Commerce determine that use of the most recent data available would be inappropriate or unreliable. If tihie Secretary and the Secretary of Commerce determine that some or all of the data referred to in this paragraph are inappropriate or unreliable, the Secretaries shall issue a report setting forth their reasons in detail."; (4) in paragraph (5)— (A) in subparagraph (A), by striking "subparagraph (B)" and inserting "subparagraphs (B) and (D)"; (B) in subparagraph (B), by inserting before the period the following: "and to encourage Head Start agencies to collaborate with entities involved in State and local planning processes (including the State lead agency administering the financial assistance received under the Child Care and Development Block Grant Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 9858 et seq.) and the entities providing resource and referral services in the State) in order to better meet the needs of low-income children and families"; (C) in subparagraph (C)— (i) in clause (i)(I), by inserting "the appropriate regional office of the Administration for Children and Families and" before "agencies"; (ii) in clause (iii), by striking "and" at the end; (iii) in clause (iv)— (I) by striking "education, and national service activities," and inserting "education, and community service activities,"; (II) by striking "and activities" and inserting "activities"; and (III) by striking the period and inserting "(including coordination of services with those State officials who are responsible for administering part C and section 619 of the Individuals with Disabihties Education Act (20 U.S.C. 1431-1445, 1419)), and services for homeless children;"; and (iv) by adding at the end the following: "(v) include representatives of the State Head Start Association and local Head Start agencies in unified planning regarding early care and education services at both the State and local levels, including collaborative efforts to plan for the provision of full-working-day, full calendar year early care and education services for children; and "(vi) encourage local Head Start agencies to appoint a State level representative to represent Head Start agencies within the State in conducting collaborative efforts described in subparagraphs (B) and (D), and in clause (v)."; (D) by redesignating subparagraph (D) as subparagraph (F); and (E) by inserting after subparagraph (C) the following:

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