---
kind: "unit"
title: "42"
title_heading: "The Public Health and Welfare"
key: "ch105/schII"
level: "subchapter"
label: "Subchapter II"
heading: "Head Start Programs"
release: "119-102"
date: "2026-07-12"
url: "https://uscodex.org/usc/42/ch105-schII"
sections_count: 31
---

# Subchapter II — Head Start Programs

Title 42 — The Public Health and Welfare › Chapter 105 — Community Services Programs

## Sections

- [§9831. Statement of purpose](/usc/42/9831.md)
- [§9832. Definitions](/usc/42/9832.md)
- [§9833. Financial assistance for Head Start programs](/usc/42/9833.md)
- [§9834. Authorization of appropriations](/usc/42/9834.md)
- [§9835. Allotment of funds](/usc/42/9835.md)
- [§9835a. Repealed.](/usc/42/9835a.md)
- [§9836. Designation of Head Start agencies](/usc/42/9836.md)
- [§9836a. Standards; monitoring of Head Start agencies and programs](/usc/42/9836a.md)
- [§9837. Powers and functions of Head Start agencies](/usc/42/9837.md)
- [§9837a. Head Start transition and alignment with K–12 education](/usc/42/9837a.md)
- [§9837b. Head Start collaboration; State early education and care](/usc/42/9837b.md)
- [§9838. Submission of plans to chief executive officer](/usc/42/9838.md)
- [§9839. Administrative requirements and standards](/usc/42/9839.md)
- [§9840. Participation in Head Start programs](/usc/42/9840.md)
- [§9840a. Early Head Start programs](/usc/42/9840a.md)
- [§9841. Appeals, notice, hearing, and mediation; alternative agency for Indian tribe](/usc/42/9841.md)
- [§9842. Records and audits](/usc/42/9842.md)
- [§9843. Technical assistance and training](/usc/42/9843.md)
- [§9843a. Staff qualifications and development](/usc/42/9843a.md)
- [§9844. Research, demonstrations, and evaluation](/usc/42/9844.md)
- [§9845. Repealed.](/usc/42/9845.md)
- [§9846. Reports](/usc/42/9846.md)
- [§9847. Repealed.](/usc/42/9847.md)
- [§9848. Comparability of wages](/usc/42/9848.md)
- [§9849. Nondiscrimination provisions](/usc/42/9849.md)
- [§9850. Limitation with respect to certain unlawful activities](/usc/42/9850.md)
- [§9851. Political activities](/usc/42/9851.md)
- [§9852. Advance funding](/usc/42/9852.md)
- [§9852a. Parental consent requirement for nonemergency intrusive physical examinations](/usc/42/9852a.md)
- [§9852b. Centers of Excellence in Early Childhood](/usc/42/9852b.md)
- [§9852c. General provisions](/usc/42/9852c.md)