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 PUBLIC LAW 105-285—OCT. 27, 1998 112 STAT. 2713 (C) in paragraph (4)— (i) in subparagraph (A), by inserting "(at home and in the center involved where practicable)" after "activities"; (ii) in subparagraph (D)— (I) in clause (iii), by adding "or" at the end; (II) by striking clause (iv); and (III) by redesignating clause (v) as clause (iv); (iii) in subparagraph (E), by striking "and (D)" and inserting ", (D), and (E)"; (iv) by redesignating subparagraphs (D) and (E) as subparagraphs (E) and (F), respectively; and (v) by inserting after subparagraph (C) the following: "(D) to offer to parents of participating children substance abuse counseling (either directly or through referral to local entities), including information on drug-exposed infants and fetal alcohol s3mdrome;"; (D) by amending paragraph (7) to read as follows: "(7) the plan of such applicant to meet the needs of non- English background children and their fgimilies, including needs related to the acquisition of the EngUsh language;"; (E) in paragraph (8)— (i) by striking the period at the end and inserting "; and"; and (ii) by redesignating such paragraph as paragraph (9); (F) by inserting after paragraph (7) the following: "(8) the plan of such applicant to meet the needs of children with disabihties;"; and (G) by adding at the end the following: "(10) the plan of such applicant to collaborate with other entities carrying out early childhood education and child care programs in the community."; (5) by striking subsection (e) and inserting the following: "(e) If no agency in the community receives priority designation under subsection (c), and there is no qualified applicant in the community, the Secretary shall designate a qualified agency to carry out the Head Start program in the community on an interim basis until a qualified applicant from the community is so designated."; and (6) by adding at the end the following: "(g) If the Secretary determines that a nonprofit agency and a for-profit agency have submitted applications for designation of equivalent quality under subsection (d), the Secretary may give priority to the nonprofit agency. In selecting from among quahfied applicants for designation as a Head Start agency under subsection (d), the Secretary shall give priority to applicants that have demonstrated capacity in providing comprehensive early childhood services to children and their famifies.". SEC. 108. QUALITY STANDARDS. (a) QUALITY STANDAEDS.—Section 641A(a) of the Head Start Act (42 U.S.C. 9836a(a)) is amended— (1) in paragraph (1)—

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