# § 9801. Statement of purpose
The purpose of this subchapter is to encourage the development of special programs by which the residents of urban and rural low-income areas may, through self-help and mobilization of the community at large, with appropriate Federal assistance, improve the quality of their economic and social participation in community life in such a way as to contribute to the elimination of poverty and the establishment of permanent economic and social benefits.
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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 97–35, title VI, § 612, Aug. 13, 1981, 95 Stat. 489.)
## Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
### Short Title of 2014 Amendment
> “This Act [enacting sections 9858f and 9858r of this title and amending sections 9858, 9858b to 9858e, 9858g, 9858i, 9858j, and 9858m to 9858
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> of this title and provisions set out as notes under this section and
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> ] may be cited as the ‘Child Care and Development Block Grant Act of 2014’.”
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### Short Title of 2007 Amendment
> “This Act [enacting sections 9837b and 9852a to 9852c of this title and amending sections 1758, 1766, 9831 to 9835, 9836 to 9844, 9846, 9848, 9850, and 9851 of this title and sections 6312 and 9409 of Title 20, Education] may be cited as the ‘Improving Head Start for School Readiness Act of 2007’.”
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### Short Title of 1998 Amendment
> “This Act [see Tables for classification] may be cited as the ‘Community Opportunities, Accountability, and Training and Educational Services Act of 1998’ or the ‘Coats Human Services Reauthorization Act of 1998’.”
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> “This title [enacting
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> , amending sections 9831 to 9835, 9836 to 9837, 9838 to 9840a, 9843 to 9844, and 9846 of this title, and repealing sections 9852a and 9855 to 9855g of this title and provisions set out as a note under this section] may be cited as the ‘Head Start Amendments of 1998’.”
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### Short Title of 1996 Amendment
> “This title [enacting
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> , amending sections 9858, 9858b to 9858e, 9858g to 9858j, 9858m, and 9858n of this title, repealing
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> , enacting provisions set out as notes under
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> , and amending provisions set out as a note below] may be cited as the ‘Child Care and Development Block Grant Amendments of 1996’.”
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### Short Title of 1994 Amendment
> “This Act [see Tables for classification] may be cited as the ‘Human Services Amendments of 1994’.”
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> “This title [enacting sections 9836a, 9840a, 9843a, and 9852a of this title, transferring sections 3161 to 3161g of Title 20, Education, to sections 1235 to 1235g of Title 20, respectively, amending sections 1396r–5, 9832 to 9835, 9836, 9837, 9839, 9840, 9841, 9843, 9844, 9846, 9855a, 9871, and 10905 of this title and sections 1235, 1235a, and 1235c to 1235e of Title 20, repealing sections 9835a, 9845, 9846a, 9847, and 9881 to 9887 of this title, enacting provisions set out as notes under sections 9832, 9839, 9844, and 9881 of this title, and repealing provisions set out as notes under this section and
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> ] may be cited as the ‘Head Start Act Amendments of 1994’.”
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### Short Title of 1992 Amendment
> “This Act [amending sections 9835 to 9839, 9846, 9846a, and 9858n of this title and enacting provisions set out as notes under sections 9835 and 9836 of this title] may be cited as the ‘Head Start Improvement Act of 1992’.”
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### Short Title of 1990 Amendment
> “This Act [see Tables for classification] may be cited as the ‘Augustus F. Hawkins Human Services Reauthorization Act of 1990’.”
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> “This subtitle [subtitle A (§§ 101–123) of title I of
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> , enacting sections 9835a and 9846a of this title and amending sections 9831, 9832, 9834, 9835, 9836 to 9841, 9843 to 9846, 9847, and 9848 of this title] may be cited as the ‘Head Start Expansion and Quality Improvement Act’.”
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, , , provided that subtitle B (§§ 131–140) of title I of , enacting subchapter II–A of this chapter and amending , could be cited as the “Head Start Transition Project Act”, prior to repeal by , , .
### Short Title of 1989 Amendment
> “This Act [amending
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> ] may be cited as the ‘Head Start Supplemental Authorization Act of 1989’.”
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### Short Title of 1988 Amendment
, , , provided that part E (§§ 2501–2504) of title II of , which enacted subchapter V of this chapter, amended , and enacted provisions set out as notes under this section and , could be cited as the “Comprehensive Child Development Centers Act of 1988”, prior to repeal by , (2)(A), , , 641.
### Short Title of 1986 Amendment
> “That this Act [enacting sections 8628a, 9812a, 9910b, and 10901 to 10905 of this title, amending sections 8621, 8623, 8624, 8629, 9803, 9834, 9835, 9837, 9840, 9862, 9867, 9871, 9874, 9877, 9901 to 9904, 9905a, 9908 to 9910, and 9910a of this title and
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> , Education, enacting provisions set out as notes under this section and sections 8621, 8623, and 10901 of this title, and amending provisions set out as notes under
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> , Agriculture] may be cited as the ‘Human Services Reauthorization Act of 1986’.”
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### Short Title of 1984 Amendment
> “That this Act [enacting sections 9871 to 9877, 9905a, and 9910a of this title and sections 1070d–31 to 1070d–41, 1119d to 1119d–8, 1119e to 1119e–5, and 4201 to 4206 of Title 20, Education, amending sections 2991b, 2992b to 2992d, 6862, 6865, 8621 to 8624, 8626, 8627, 8629, 9832, 9834 to 9836, 9840, 9843, 9844, 9846, 9862, 9901, 9902, 9904, 9908, and 9910 of this title and
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> , enacting provisions set out as notes under sections 2991, 8621, and 9904 of this title, and amending provisions set out as a note under
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> ] may be cited as the ‘Human Services Reauthorization Act’.”
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### Short Title
> “This subchapter [subchapter A (§§ 611–633) of chapter 8 of subtitle A of title VI of
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> , enacting this subchapter] may be cited as the ‘Community Economic Development Act of 1981’.”
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> “This subchapter [subchapter B (§§ 635–657) of chapter 8 of subtitle A of title VI of
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> , enacting subchapter II of this chapter] may be cited as the ‘Head Start Act’.”
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, subtitle A, ch. 8, subch. C, § 658A(a), as added by , , , and amended by , , ; , , ; , , ; , , , which provided that subchapter II–B of this chapter could be cited as the “Child Care and Development Block Grant Act of 1990” and was formerly set out as a note under this section, was transferred to .
, subtitle A, ch. 8, subch. D, § 661, formerly subch. C, § 661, , , as renumbered by , , , and amended by , , ; , , , provided that former subchapter III of this chapter could be cited as the “Follow Through Act”, prior to repeal by , , .
> “This subchapter [subchapter E (§§ 670A–670H), formerly subchapter D, of chapter 8 of subtitle A of title VI of
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> , enacting subchapter IV of this chapter] may be cited as the ‘State Dependent Care Development Grants Act’.”
, subtitle A, ch. 8, subch. E, § 670H, formerly subch. D, § 670H, as added by , , , renumbered by , , , and amended by , , ; , , , provided that:
, subtitle A, ch. 8, subch. F, § 670M, formerly subch. E, § 670M, as added by , , , renumbered by , , , and amended by , , ; , , , provided that former subchapter V of this chapter could be cited as the “Comprehensive Child Development Act”, prior to repeal by , (2)(B), , , 641.
### Inconsistent Laws Superseded During Fiscal Years 1982, 1983, and 1984
> **“(a)** Any provision of law which is not consistent with the provisions of this subtitle [subtitle A (§§ 601–670) of title VI of Pub. L. 97–35, see Tables for classification] hereby is superseded and shall have only such force and effect during each of the fiscal years 1982, 1983, and 1984 which is consistent with this subtitle.
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> **“(b)** Notwithstanding any authorization of appropriations for fiscal year 1982, 1983, or 1984 contained in any provision of law which is specified in this subtitle, no funds are authorized to be appropriated in excess of the limitations imposed upon appropriations by the provisions of this subtitle.”
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