PUBLIC LAW 105-285—OCT. 27, 1998 112 STAT. 2705 before October 1, 2001 (and fiscal year 2002, if the legislation described in section 640(a)(2)(B)(iii) has not been enacted before September 30, 2001), also means"; and (C) by striking "Palau, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands." and inserting "and the Republic of Palau.". SEC. 104. FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE FOR HEAD START PROGRAMS. Section 638(1) of the Head Start Act (42 U.S.C. 9833(1)) is amended— (1) by striking "aid the" and inserting "enable the"; and (2) by striking the semicolon and inserting "and attain school readiness;". SEC. 105. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. Section 639 of the Head Start Act (42 U.S.C. 9834) is amended— (1) in subsection (a), by striking "1995 through 1998" and inserting "1999 through 2003"; and (2) in subsection (b), by striking paragraphs (1) and (2) and inserting the following: "(1) for each of fiscal yeeirs 1999 through 2003 to csu-ry out activities authorized under section 642A, not more than $35,000,000 but not less than the amount that was made avjulable for such activities for fiscal year 1998; "(2) not more than $5,000,000 for each of fiscal years 1999 through 2003 to carry out impact studies under section 649(g); and "(3) not more than $12,000,000 for fiscal year 1999, and such sums as may be necessary for each of fiscal years 2000 through 2003, to carry out other research, demonstration, and evaluation activities, including longitudinal studies, under section 649. ". SEC. 106. ALLOTMENT OF FUNDS. (a) ALLOTMENTS.— Section 640(a) of the Head Start Act (42 U.S.C. 9835(a)) is amended— (1) in paragraph (2)— (A) in subparagraph (A)— (i) by striking "and migrant" the first place it
- appears and all that follows through "handicapped children", and inserting "Head Start programs, services
for children with disabilities, and migrant and seasonal Head Start programs"; (ii) by striking "and migrant" each other place it appears and inserting "Head Start programs and by migrant and seasonal, and (iii) by striking "1994" and inserting "1998"; (B) in subparagraph (B), by striking "(B) payments" and all that follows through "Virgin Islands according" and inserting the following: "(B) payments, subject to paragraph (7)— "(i) to Guam, American Samoa, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, and the Virgin Islands of the United States; "(ii) for fiscal years ending before October 1, 2001, to the Federated States of Micronesia, the Republic of the Marshall Islands, and the Republic of Palau; and
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