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 PUBLIC LAW 9 5 - 5 6 8 — N O V. 2, 1978

92 STAT. 2 4 3 3

" (2) Whenever a H e a d s t a r t program is operated in a community with, a population of 1,000 or less individuals and (A) there is no other preschool program in the community, (B) the community is located in a medically underserved area as designated by the Secretary pursuant to section 330(b)(3) of the Public Health Service Act and is located in a health manpower shortage area as designated by the Secretary pursuant to sections 332(a)(1) of such Act, (C) the community is in a location which, by reason of remoteness, does not permit reasonable access to the types of services described in clauses (A) and (B), and (D) not less than 50 per centum of the families to be served in the community are eligible under the eligibility criteria established by the Secretary under paragraph (1) of this subsection, the H e a d s t a r t program in each such locality shall establish the criteria for eligibility, except that no child residing in such community whose family is eligible under such eligibility criteria shall, by virtue of such project's eligibility criteria, be denied an opportunity to participate in such program.". (g) Section 523(b) of the Act (42 U.S.C. 2928(b)) is amended— (1) by inserting " (1) " after "subsection (a) "; (2) by striking out "subsection (b) " and inserting in lieu thereof "subsection (a)(2) "; and (3) by striking out " t h i r t y " the second place it appears therein and inserting in lieu thereof "ninety". (h) Subsections (c) and (d) of section 523 of the Act (42 U.S.C. 2928(c), (d)) are amended by striking out "Director" each place it appears therein and inserting in lieu thereof "Secretary". (i) Section 524(b) of the Act (42 U.S.C. 2928m(b)) is amended to read as follows: " (b) The Secretary shall operate the programs and projects covered by this part in accordance with H e a d s t a r t performance standards. Any revisions in such standards shall result in standards which are no less comprehensive than those in effect on the date of the enactment of the Economic O p p o r t u n i t y Amendments of 1978. The extent to which such standards have been met shall be considered in deciding whether to renew or supplement financial assistance authorized under this part.".

eriteria for eligibility, 42 USC 254c. 42 USC 254e.

42 USC 2928/.

42 USC 2928Z.

Administration.

Ante, p. 2425

FOLLOW THROUGH PROGRAM

SEC. 11. (a) Section 551(a)(1) of the Act (42 U. S. C 2929(a)(1)) is amended by a d d i n g at the end thereof the following new sentence: " Other children in kindergarten and p r i m a r y grades, including such other children enrolled in private nonprofit elementary schools, who were previously enrolled in preschool programs of a compensatory nature which received Federal financial assistance may participate in such Follow Through programs.". (b) Section 551(a)(3) of the Act is amended by striking out "the Secretary determines", and by inserting "educational, health, nutritional, social, and other" after "comprehensive". (c) The first sentence of section 552(a) of the Act (42 U.S.C. 2929a (a)) is amended to read as follows: " (a) There is authorized to be appropriated for carrying out the purposes of this part $70,000,000 for fiscal year 1979, $85,000,000 for fiscal year 1980, and $100,000,000 for fiscal year 1981.". (d) Part B of title V of the Act (42 U.S.C. 2929 et seq.) is amended— 42 USC 2929b. (1) by striking out section 553; 42 USC 2929c. (2) by redesignating section 554 as section 557; and (3) by inserting after section 552 the following new sections:

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