; (C) an event for which the President declared a major disaster or an emergency under section 401 or 501, respectively, of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act ( 42 U.S.C. 5170 and 5191); or (D) a national emergency declared by the President under section 201 of the National Emergencies Act ( 50 U.S.C. 1621 ). (7) Secretary The term Secretary means the Secretary of Health and Human Services. (b) Authorization of grants for early care and education programs and Head Start agencies (1) In general From amounts appropriated to carry out this section and not reserved under paragraph (3) or (4), the Secretary is authorized to award grants, on a competitive basis, to the lead agency to enable the lead agency to respond to safety and health risks presented by qualifying emergencies. (2) Grant period Grant funds awarded under this section shall be expended not later than 2 years after the date on which such funds are awarded. (3) Reservation The Secretary shall reserve 10 percent of the amounts appropriated to carry out this section to award competitive grants to Head Start agencies. (4) Technical assistance The Secretary shall reserve 0.5 percent of the amounts appropriated to carry out this section to enable the Department of Health and Human Services— (A) to provide technical assistance to eligible early care and education programs that request technical assistance