To authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services to temporarily waive certain vehicle safety regulations relating to the Head Start program and to postpone the effective date of section 1310.12(a) of the Code of Federal Regulations under certain conditions.

1. Adds Sec. 222. Section 640(i) of the Head Start Act (42 U.S.C. 9835(i)) is amended-- on page 178, line 25

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   Inserted: Sec. 222. Section 640(i) of the Head Start Act (42 U.S.C. 9835(i)) is amended--

   Inserted: (1) by striking "(i) The" and inserting the following:

   Inserted: "(i) Transportation Safety.--

   Inserted: "(1) Regulations.--The"; and

   Inserted: (2) by adding at the end the following:

   Inserted: "(2) Waiver authority.--

   Inserted: "(A) In general.--The Secretary may waive, for a period not to exceed 2 years, any requirement of regulations promulgated under paragraph (1) for 1 or more vehicles used by the agency or its designee in transporting children enrolled in a Head Start program or an Early Head Start program for vehicles operated by a direct or indirect recipient of funding from the Federal Transit Administration if, in addition to meeting all Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards normally applicable to transit vehicles, transit buses used by the agency or its designee for Head Start transportation also comply with the following Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards:

   Inserted: "(i) Standard number 220 (School Bus Rollover Protection).

   Inserted: "(ii) Standard number 221 (School Bus Body Joint Strength).

   Inserted: "(iii) Standard number 301 (Fuel System Integrity).

   Inserted: "(iv) Standard number 207 (Seating Systems) and standard number 208 (Occupant Crash Protection) or standard number 222 (School Bus Passenger Seating and Crash Protection).

   Inserted: "(v) Standard number 209 (Seat Belt Assemblies) and standard number 210 (Seat Belt Assembly Anchorages).

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   Inserted: "(B) Bus monitor.--A waiver of the bus monitor requirement may be granted if the agency or its designee is transporting less than 5 children who are enrolled in a Head Start program or an Early Head Start program.".

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