Sec. 131. The Office of Child Care
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The Office of Child Care of the Department of Health and Human Services shall be the principal agency of the Department for the administration of this title and for the coordination of child care and early learning programs and other activities relating to child care and early learning. The Secretary shall take all necessary action to coordinate child care and early learning programs under the Secretary's jurisdiction, including with the Office of Head Start. The Secretary shall take all necessary action to coordinate such programs with the Department of Education.
The Secretary shall promulgate regulations to assure that entities that are funded by the Department of Health and Human Services to carry out activities relating to child care and early learning will coordinate the activities with the programs carried out under this title. The Secretary shall ensure that joint technical assistance efforts will result in the development of coordinated efforts— between the offices within the Department of Health and Human Services; and between the Department of Health and Human Services and other Federal agencies, including the Department of Education, that carry out those activities.
The Secretary may establish such procedures, policies, and regulations as may be necessary to carry out this title.