S.Amdt. 2335

SA 2335. Mr. HARKIN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 2280 proposed by Mr. Harkin to the bill H.R. 3010, making appropriations for the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2006, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

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

(1) by striking “(i) The” and inserting the following:

“(i) Transportation Safety.--

“(1) Regulations.--The”; and

(2) by adding at the end the following:

“(2) Waiver authority.--

“(A) In general.--The Secretary may waive for a period of up to one year the requirements of regulations promulgated under paragraph (1) for one 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 if--

“(i) such requirements pertain to child restraint systems and bus monitors;

“(ii) the agency demonstrates that compliance with such requirements will result in a significant disruption to the Head Start program or the Early Head Start program; and

“(iii) the waiver is in the best interest of the child.

“(B) Renewal.--The Secretary may renew a waiver under subparagraph (A).”.

(b) Section 1310.12(a) of the Code of Federal Regulations shall be effective beginning on the date that is 120 days after the first reauthorization of the Head Start Act occurring after the date of enactment of this Act.