3.0.0 4383 2023-01-11T13:45:32Z 2023-01-11T13:45:32Z Senate S 2020-07-30 116 ssev00 Environment and Public Works Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2020-07-30T18:42:29Z ACCESS Act 116 7683 HR 2020-07-21 Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management. Related bill CRS Child Care is Economic Development Act of 2020 116 8326 HR 2020-11-18 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. Related bill CRS 2020-07-30 ssev00 Environment and Public Works Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. IntroReferral 2020-07-30 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress E000295 Sen. Ernst, Joni [R-IA] Joni Ernst R IA N Transportation and Public Works Administrative law and regulatory procedures Child care and development Department of Commerce Economic development Employment and training programs Government lending and loan guarantees Transportation and Public Works 00 2020-07-30 Introduced in Senate 2020-10-29T18:41:26Z Affordable Child Care for Economic Strategies and Success Act or the ACCESS Act

This bill authorizes the Department of Commerce to provide grants for public works and economic development projects that will directly or indirectly increase the accessibility of affordable, quality child care, including grants for planning, and training, research, and technical assistance related to such projects.

Commerce must issue regulations to establish criteria for whether a project directly or indirectly increases the accessibility of affordable, quality child care. Such criteria shall consider (1) the availability, validity, and accessibility of timely data, (2) the extent to which a project contributes to a family's financial security, and (3) the extent to which a project addresses child care needs in child care deserts or areas otherwise recognized as experiencing a shortage. A child care desert is an area in which the number of children who are under age five is more than three times the number of slots provided by child care providers who are licensed or registered by the state involved, or a community that the state or tribal entity involved determines has a low supply of quality, affordable child care.

Commerce must also issue guidance on how to include the accessibility of affordable, quality child care in a comprehensive economic development strategy.

]]> ACCESS Act Display Title ACCESS Act Short Title(s) as Introduced ACCESS Act Introduced in Senate IS Short Title(s) as Introduced Affordable Child Care for Economic Strategies and Success Act Introduced in Senate IS Official Title as Introduced A bill to amend the Public Works and Economic Development Act of 1965 to make projects that directly or indirectly increase the accessibility of affordable, quality child care eligible for certain grants, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate IS Introduced in Senate 2020-07-30T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-116s4383is/xml/BILLS-116s4383is.xml 2020-07-30 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. 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. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.