116 HR 8326 RH: Child Care is Economic Development Act of 2020 U.S. House of Representatives 2020-11-16 text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.

IBUnion Calendar No. 476116th CONGRESS2d SessionH. R. 8326[Report No. 116–578, Part I]IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVESSeptember 21, 2020Ms. Finkenauer (for herself and Mr. Hagedorn) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on Financial Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concernedNovember 16, 2020Additional sponsor: Ms. WatersNovember 16, 2020Reported from the Committee on Transportation and InfrastructureNovember 16, 2020Committee on Financial Services discharged; committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printedA BILLTo amend the Public Works and Economic Development Act of 1965 to require eligible recipients of certain grants to develop a comprehensive economic development strategy that directly or indirectly increases the accessibility of affordable, quality child care, and for other purposes.

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Short title

This Act may be cited as the Child Care is Economic Development Act of 2020 or the CED Act.

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Comprehensive economic development strategies

(a)

In general

Section 302(a)(3)(A) of the Public Works and Economic Development Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 3162(a)(3)(A)) is amended—(1)by striking and before balances resources; and(2)by inserting , and directly or indirectly increases the accessibility of affordable, quality child care after sound management of development.(b)

Guidance

Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Commerce, in consultation with the Secretary of Health and Human Services, shall issue guidance on implementing the amendments made by subsection (a) to include the accessibility of affordable, quality child care in a comprehensive economic development strategy developed under section 302 of the Public Works and Economic Development Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 3162).

November 16, 2020Reported from the Committee on Transportation and InfrastructureNovember 16, 2020Committee on Financial Services discharged; committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed