The Department of Health and Human Services submits this report to the House Appropriations Committee in response to the following language the House Report 116-450: (1) Impact of the Federal Poverty Guideline. -- The Committee recognizes emerging challenges in Head Start's ability to fulfill its purpose of serving low-income children and their families as a result of an antiquated federal poverty line. The federal poverty line has not kept pace with the cost of basic living necessities in communities across the country, and as a result an increasing number of families whose income exceeds the federal poverty line experience financial hardship. Many such families would benefit from the services Head Start programs provide but are currently ineligible. The Committee requests a report within 180 days of enactment of this Act, examining how changes in incomes and poverty have impacted Head Start eligibility and enrollment among families facing financial hardship given the federal poverty line eligibility requirement. (2) MSHS Eligibility Requirements. -- The Committee recognizes that a child's eligibility for MSHS is contingent upon a family living below the federal poverty line and a requirement that more than 50 percent of the family's income be derived from agricultural work. In spite of the fact that MSHS parents are working and making significant contributions to the nation's agricultural industry and economy, many farmworker families struggle to meet basic needs even if their incomes are at or above the federal poverty line. As part of the Impact of the Federal Poverty Guideline report requested above, the Committee requests ACF include a separate section examining how enrollment and eligibility requirements for the MSHS program may act as barriers for low-income farmworker families seeking MSHS services and possible solutions to expanding access to such families.