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'.-Si^^iiS':' PUBLIC LAW 105-285—OCT. 27, 1998 112 STAT, 2711 (B) in subparagraph (C), by striking the semicolon and inserting ", and organizations and public entities serving children with disabilities;"; (C) in subparagraph (D), by striking the semicolon and inserting "and the extent to which, and manner in which, the applicant demonstrates the ability to collaborate and participate with other local community providers of child care or preschool services to provide full-workingday full calendar year services;"; (D) in subparagraph (E), by striking "program; and" and inserting "program or any other early childhood program;"; (E) in subparagraph (F), by striking the period and inserting a semicolon; and (F) by adding at the end the following: "(G) the extent to which the applicant proposes to foster partnerships with other service providers in a manner that will enhance the resource capacity of the applicant; and "(H) the extent to which the applicant, in providing services, plans to coordinate with the local educational agency serving the community involved and with schools in which children participating in a Head Start program operated by such agency will enroll following such program, regarding such services and the education services provided by such local educational agency."; and (2) by adding at the end the following: "(4) Notwithstanding subsection (a)(2), after taking into account paragraph (1), the Secretary may allocate a portion of the remaining additional funds under subsection (a)(2)(A) for the purpose of increasing funds available for activities described in such subsection.". (d) MIGRANT AND SEASONAL HEAD START PROGRAMS.— Section 640(1) (42 U.S.C. 9835(1)) is amended— (1) by striking "(1)" and inserting "(1)(1)"; (2) by striking "migrant Head Start programs" each place it appears and inserting "migrant and seasonal Head Start programs"; (3) by striking "migrant families" and inserting "migrant and seasonal farmworker families"; and (4) by adding at the end the following: "(2) For purposes of subsection (a)(2)(A), in determining the need and demand for migrant and seasonal Head Start programs (and services provided through such programs), the Secretary shall consult with appropriate entities, including providers of services for migrant and seasonal Head Start programs. The Secretary shall, after taking into consideration the need and demand for migrant and seasonal Head Start programs (and such services), ensure that there is an adequate level of such services for eligible children of migrant farmworkers before approving an increase in the allocation of funds provided under such subsection for unserved eligible children of seasonal farmworkers. In serving the eligible children of seasonal fsirmworkers, the Secretary shall ensure that services provided by migrant and seasonal Head Start programs do not duplicate or overlap with other Head Start services available to eligible children of such farmworkers. "(3) In carrying out this subchapter, the Secretary shall continue the administrative arrangement responsible for meeting the