42 U.S.C. § 9851 — Political activities

(a) For title 5, chapter 15, an agency responsible for planning, developing, and coordinating Head Start and receiving assistance is treated as a State^* or local agency. For section 1502(a)(1) and (2), every agency receiving assistance is treated that way. (b)(1) An assisted program, and a worker during hours spent working for it, may not engage in partisan or nonpartisan political activity connected with a candidate, faction, or group in an election for public or party office, or transport voters or potential voters to polls or provide similar election help. (2) Subchapter funds may not pay for voter-registration activities. The subchapter does not bar Head Start facilities from being available during operating hours to a nonpartisan organization seeking to increase eligible Federal-election registration. (3) After consulting the Office of Personnel Management Director^*, the Secretary^* may issue enforcement rules, including emergency summary suspension of assistance or other necessary action.