ERIC Number: ED267135
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 1986-Jan-1
Pages: 56
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Compilation of the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Act of 1981, Native American Programs Act of 1974, Head Start Act, Follow September 30, 1985.
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Committee on Education and Labor.
This booklet compiles five Congressional Acts for use by the House Committee on Education and Labor. The "Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Act of 1981" provides for the Secretary of Health and Human Services to authorize grants to States to assist eligible households to meet the costs of home energy, up to the amount of $2,140,000,000 for 1985 and $2,275,000,000 for 1986. The purpose of the "Native American Programs Act of 1974" is to promote economic and social self-sufficiency for American Indians, Hawaiian Natives, and Alaskan Natives, with financial appropriations as may be needed for the fiscal years 1979 through 1986. The "Head Start Act" extends the authority for appropriating funds for Project Head Start's delivery of comprehensive health, education, nutrition, social, and other services to economically disadvantaged children and their families. The "Follow Through Act" authorizes the Secretary of Education to provide financial assistance in the form of grants to local educational agencies for the purpose of carrying out Follow Through programs focused on children from low-income families in kindergarten and primary school, with an authorization of $10,000,000 for fiscal year 1985 and $7,500,000 for fiscal year 1986. The "Community Services Block Grant Act" authorizes the Secretary of Health and Human Services to make grants to States to ameliorate the causes of poverty in communities within the State, with authorized appropriations of $400,000,000 for fiscal year 1985 and $415,000,000 for fiscal year 1986. (CG)
Publication Type: Legal/Legislative/Regulatory Materials
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Language: English
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Authoring Institution: Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Committee on Education and Labor.
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