{"data":{"id":"us/42-u.s.c.-9852c","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"42 U.S.C. § 9852c","heading":"General provisions","body":"(a) LimitationNothing in this subchapter shall be construed to authorize or permit the Secretary or any employee or contractor of the Department of Health and Human Services to mandate, direct, or control, the selection of a curriculum, a program of instruction, or instructional materials, for a Head Start program. (b) Special ruleNothing in this subchapter shall be construed to authorize a Head Start program or a local educational agency to require the other to select or implement a specific curriculum or program of instruction. (c) DefinitionIn this subchapter, the term “health”, when used to refer to services or care provided to enrolled children, their parents, or their siblings, shall be interpreted to refer to both physical and mental health.","path":["Title 42—THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE","CHAPTER 105—COMMUNITY SERVICES PROGRAMS"],"source_url":"https://uscode.house.gov/download/releasepoints/us/pl/119/103/xml_usc42@119-103.zip","current_through":"Public Law 119-103 (09/02/2026)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-10T06:00:34Z","sha256":"4a5553cc06bae86611d24586332ecc1c3fdc3584945076ff2ed1d4bff09744c0","source_id":"us","stale":true,"prev":"us/42-u.s.c.-9852b","next":"us/42-u.s.c.-9855-to-9855g"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}