1.
Short title; table of contents
(a)This Act may be cited
as the Caring for Children Act of
2005
.
(b)The table of contents for this Act is as follows:
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
TITLE I—Child Care and
Development Block Grant Act of 1990
Sec. 101. Short title and goals.
Sec. 102. Authorization of appropriations.
Sec. 103. Lead agency.
Sec. 104. State plan.
Sec. 105. Activities to improve the quality of child
care.
Sec. 106. Optional priority use of additional
funds.
Sec. 107. Reporting requirements.
Sec. 108. National activities.
Sec. 109. Allocation of funds for Indian tribes, quality
improvement, and a hotline.
Sec. 110. Definitions.
Sec. 111. Rules of construction.
TITLE II—Enhancing security at child care centers in Federal
facilities
Sec. 201. Definitions.
Sec. 202. Enhancing security.
TITLE III—Removal of barriers to increasing the supply of quality
child care
Sec. 301. Small business child care grant program.
<enum>I</enum>
<header><act-name parsable-cite="CCDBGA90">Child Care and Development
Block Grant Act of 1990</act-name></header>
<section id="ID3BE296982DB14275BE1DFCF78D5BE9F6">
<enum>101.</enum>
<header>Short title and goals</header>
<subsection id="ID281F3062AF1E4F38AA4822026E722459">
<enum>(a)</enum>
<header>Heading</header>
<text><external-xref legal-doc="act" parsable-cite="CCDBGA90/658A">Section 658A</external-xref> of the
<act-name parsable-cite="CCDBGA90">Child Care and Development Block Grant Act
of 1990</act-name> (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/9801 note">42 U.S.C. 9801 note</external-xref>) is
amended by striking the section heading and inserting the following:</text>
<quoted-block act-name="Child Care and Development Block Grant Act of 1990" id="ID717F6EC6BC81439884C356F92339C298">
<section id="ID9DAF2A7A26DB4DC1B6511667001F2257">
<enum>658A.</enum>
<header>Short title and goals</header>
</section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection id="ID858A1BF20EBE49118331F5BFEA7B394C">
<enum>(b)</enum>
<header>Goals</header>
<text><external-xref legal-doc="act" parsable-cite="CCDBGA90/658A(b)">Section 658A(b)</external-xref> of the
<act-name parsable-cite="CCDBGA90">Child Care and Development Block Grant Act
of 1990</act-name> (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/9801 note">42 U.S.C. 9801 note</external-xref>) is
amended—</text>
<paragraph id="IDABE26DD0403C451FA532F165A8E5F048">
<enum>(1)</enum>
<text>in paragraph (3), by striking <quote>encourage</quote> and
inserting <quote>assist</quote>;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDC1780BCE304541E98BA549A2DE3DEC23">
<enum>(2)</enum>
<text>in paragraph (4), by striking <quote>parents</quote> and all that
follows and inserting <quote>low-income working parents;</quote>;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID2E1C8BBE7B4F41A8A4D3986CFC002F88">
<enum>(3)</enum>
<text>by redesignating paragraph (5) as paragraph (8); and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDBE0A6F254CE0451E9FCA1DB778BDCDCD">
<enum>(4)</enum>
<text>by inserting after paragraph (4) the following:</text>
<quoted-block id="ID7F97823A0CFC405480E85EE2AD7F1EFC">
<paragraph id="IDEB8456251D5F4B8490AE2A48379EE4A3">
<enum>(5)</enum>
<text>to assist States in improving the quality of child care
available to families;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDA5AF2B1EF23E4B1C9A8E1B711A0AFDEC">
<enum>(6)</enum>
<text>to promote school preparedness by encouraging children,
families, and caregivers to engage in developmentally appropriate and
age-appropriate activities in child care settings that will—</text>
<subparagraph id="IDDD968D1F8C494AF5AFDC6B01EC6F6B2E">
<enum>(A)</enum>
<text>improve the children’s social, emotional, and behavioral
skills; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID260DE24CA2084F96B06898605A76BEF2">
<enum>(B)</enum>
<text>foster their early cognitive, pre-reading, and language
development, and prenumeracy and mathematics skills;</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID00DB4EFF4E7A4639B85AD6D859DAFF14">
<enum>(7)</enum>
<text>to promote parental and family involvement in the education of
young children in child care settings; and</text>
</paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section id="ID6002F103DF4043EDBB8D5A59AF1B6075">
<enum>102.</enum>
<header>Authorization of appropriations</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 658B of the
<act-name parsable-cite="CCDBGA90">Child Care and Development Block Grant Act
of 1990</act-name> (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/9858">42 U.S.C. 9858</external-xref>) is amended by
striking <quote>subchapter</quote> and all that follows and inserting
<quote>subchapter $2,300,000,000 for fiscal year 2006, $2,500,000,000 for
fiscal year 2007, $2,700,000,000 for fiscal year 2008, $2,900,000,000 for
fiscal year 2009, and $3,100,000,000 for fiscal year 2010.</quote>.</text>
</section><section id="ID3DBCB89E55D94190B958A6567327360E">
<enum>103.</enum>
<header>Lead agency</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 658D(a) of the
<act-name parsable-cite="CCDBGA90">Child Care and Development Block Grant Act
of 1990</act-name> (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/9858b(a)">42 U.S.C. 9858b(a)</external-xref>) is amended
by striking <quote>designate</quote> and all that follows and inserting
<quote>designate an agency (which may be an appropriate collaborative agency),
or establish a joint interagency office, that complies with the requirements of
subsection (b) to serve as the lead agency for the State under this
subchapter.</quote>.</text>
</section><section id="IDBE774047908E4BBD8E18924CC8521F6A">
<enum>104.</enum>
<header>State plan</header>
<subsection id="ID1640C6E2F5F642EE81057876D1D6E4C3">
<enum>(a)</enum>
<header>Lead agency</header>
<text><external-xref legal-doc="act" parsable-cite="CCDBGA90/658E(c)(1)">Section 658E(c)(1)</external-xref> of the
<act-name parsable-cite="CCDBGA90">Child Care and Development Block Grant Act
of 1990</act-name> (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/9858c(c)(1)">42 U.S.C. 9858c(c)(1)</external-xref>) is
amended by striking <quote>designated</quote> and inserting <quote>designated
or established</quote>.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="ID023326410DA54D0C8914E1B5AB52BECC">
<enum>(b)</enum>
<header>Policies and procedures</header>
<text><external-xref legal-doc="act" parsable-cite="CCDBGA90/658E(c)(2)">Section 658E(c)(2)</external-xref> of the
<act-name parsable-cite="CCDBGA90">Child Care and Development Block Grant Act
of 1990</act-name> (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/9858c(c)(2)">42 U.S.C. 9858c(c)(2)</external-xref>) is
amended—</text>
<paragraph id="ID6328653FBE6B4D46A7A2671BF4CF6E96">
<enum>(1)</enum>
<text>in subparagraph (A)(i)(II), by striking <quote>section
658P(2)</quote> and inserting <quote>section 658T(2)</quote>;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID799C942E467E4359A9642E9D0B5C75AF">
<enum>(2)</enum>
<text>by striking subparagraph (D) and inserting the following:</text>
<quoted-block id="IDD7A088DB3AA64E7F87DEEB3149972529">
<subparagraph id="IDF13EF59138A34551BE51A53BA7BFF8F4">
<enum>(D)</enum>
<header>Consumer and child care provider education
information</header>
<text>Certify that the State will—</text>
<clause id="ID225D7241991045C6B66D2D2905EB01C4">
<enum>(i)</enum>
<text>collect and disseminate, through resource and referral services
and other means as determined by the State, to parents of eligible children,
child care providers, and the general public, information regarding—</text>
<subclause id="IDFEE80833E3AB4ADA974AD7FDBD428155">
<enum>(I)</enum>
<text>the promotion of informed child care choices, including
information about the quality and availability of child care services;</text>
</subclause><subclause id="ID2E368DD191AD44DE90A777385DED7ABB">
<enum>(II)</enum>
<text>research and best practices concerning children’s development,
including early cognitive development;</text>
</subclause><subclause id="IDF7EA8EA7D70E454BBEBCABA4C78E20CF">
<enum>(III)</enum>
<text>the availability of assistance to obtain child care services;
and</text>
</subclause><subclause id="ID89AC8AB9B642482791FC3E17F3258962">
<enum>(IV)</enum>
<text>other programs for which families that receive child care
services for which financial assistance is provided under this subchapter may
be eligible, including the food stamp program established under the
<act-name parsable-cite="FSA77">Food Stamp Act of 1977</act-name>
(<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/2011">7 U.S.C.
2011</external-xref> et seq.), the special supplemental nutrition program for
women, infants, and children established by section 17 of the
<act-name parsable-cite="CNA66">Child Nutrition Act of 1966</act-name>
(<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/1786">42 U.S.C.
1786</external-xref>), the child and adult care food program established under
section 17 of the Richard B. Russell <act-name parsable-cite="NSLA">National
School Lunch Act</act-name> (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/1766">42 U.S.C. 1766</external-xref>), and the medicaid
and State children’s health insurance programs under titles XIX and XXI of the
<act-name parsable-cite="SSA">Social Security Act</act-name> (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/1396">42 U.S.C. 1396</external-xref> et
seq. and 1397aa et seq.); and</text>
</subclause></clause><clause id="ID1290F81677354747A494599E9FF74B86">
<enum>(ii)</enum>
<text>report to the Secretary the manner in which the consumer
education information described in clause (i) was provided to parents and the
number of parents to whom such consumer education information was provided,
during the period of the previous State plan.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID80EC097C06224D6088A6F34F6CF5D461">
<enum>(3)</enum>
<text>by striking subparagraph (E) and inserting the following:</text>
<quoted-block id="IDE95472C1DF9F4101B22F53D640FD2717">
<subparagraph id="IDFDCDA31641D34DF58C3C6F33656D0E5A">
<enum>(E)</enum>
<header>Compliance with State and tribal licensing
requirements</header>
<clause id="ID46A59931E28B44D992302959FCBC01D8">
<enum>(i)</enum>
<header>In general</header>
<text>Certify that the State (or the Indian tribe or tribal
organization) involved has in effect licensing requirements applicable to child
care services provided within the State (or area served by the tribe or
organization), and provide a detailed description of such requirements and of
how such requirements are effectively enforced.</text>
</clause><clause id="IDFD63F5026ABB47708F0495243F5393A7">
<enum>(ii)</enum>
<header>Construction</header>
<text>Nothing in clause (i) shall be construed to require that
licensing requirements be applied to specific types of providers of child care
services.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID97CA275DA9EE4A3EB65ACCA92F77B4F5">
<enum>(4)</enum>
<text>in subparagraph (F)—</text>
<subparagraph id="IDD0E63B827E114536A8CF75B5E34CE1BF">
<enum>(A)</enum>
<text>in the first sentence, by striking <quote>within the State, under
State or local law,</quote> and inserting <quote>within the State (or area
served by the Indian tribe or tribal organization), under State or local law
(or tribal law),</quote>; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID2527AE90669D4787B3BA021769795983">
<enum>(B)</enum>
<text>in the second sentence, by striking <quote>State or local
law</quote> and inserting <quote>State or local law (or tribal law)</quote>;
and</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID14827EE8A8F34724BA84AF853FF118B3">
<enum>(5)</enum>
<text>by adding at the end the following:</text>
<quoted-block id="IDDAEEFA77FECC4410AE3F3B1607EA4EEC">
<subparagraph id="ID19796CB582204FDFB62791E7AF5A1429">
<enum>(I)</enum>
<header>Protection for working parents</header>
<clause id="ID08DADD86B45341FD898AFCF3EF309385">
<enum>(i)</enum>
<header>Redetermination process</header>
<text>Describe the procedures and policies that are in place to
ensure that working parents (especially parents in families receiving
assistance under a State program funded under part A of title IV of the
<act-name parsable-cite="SSA">Social Security Act</act-name> (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/601">42 U.S.C. 601</external-xref> et
seq.)) are not required to unduly disrupt their employment in order to comply
with the State’s requirements for redetermination of eligibility for assistance
under this subchapter.</text>
</clause><clause id="ID34995068C61D489A9953096682C63AB6">
<enum>(ii)</enum>
<header>Minimum period</header>
<text>Demonstrate that each child that receives assistance under this
subchapter in the State will receive such assistance for not less than 6 months
before the State redetermines the eligibility of the child under this
subchapter, except as provided in clause (iii).</text>
</clause><clause id="IDEA0CA68FC6F04E01ACB262A71004AB12">
<enum>(iii)</enum>
<header>Period before termination</header>
<text>At the option of the State, demonstrate that the State will not
terminate assistance under this subchapter based on a parent’s loss of work or
cessation of attendance at a job training or educational program for which the
family was receiving the assistance, without continuing the assistance for a
reasonable period of time, of not less than 1 month, after such loss or
cessation in order for the parent to engage in a job search and resume work, or
resume attendance of a job training or educational program, as soon as
possible.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDB93D244251854442BBA57A327967D060">
<enum>(J)</enum>
<header>Coordination with other programs</header>
<text>Describe how the State, in order to expand accessibility and
continuity of quality early care and early education, will coordinate the early
childhood education activities assisted under this subchapter with—</text>
<clause id="ID1CF868065C714171A04C786FD11C01B9">
<enum>(i)</enum>
<text>programs carried out under the <act-name parsable-cite="HSA">Head Start Act</act-name> (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/9831">42 U.S.C. 9831</external-xref> et seq.), including
the Early Head Start programs carried out under section 645A of that Act
(<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/9840a">42 U.S.C.
9840a</external-xref>);</text>
</clause><clause id="ID1C6363B6D87D432D84CECFD6FD5496DD">
<enum>(ii)</enum>
<subclause commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="ID67007A56C6954D82B6D7BA9672C36ABA"><enum>(I)</enum>
<text>Early Reading First and Even Start programs carried out under
subparts 2 and 3 of part B of title I of the <act-name parsable-cite="ESEA">Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965</act-name>
(<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/6371">20 U.S.C.
6371</external-xref> et seq., 6381 et seq.);</text>
</subclause><subclause id="ID0BDDE7F4C7F4430FBD9E73B19B186319" indent="up1">
<enum>(II)</enum>
<text>other preschool programs carried out under title I of that Act
(<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/6301">20 U.S.C.
6301</external-xref> et seq.); and</text>
</subclause><subclause commented="no" id="id75F8C28BB3414D7797D9B6FC487E4AA4" indent="up1"><enum>(III)</enum><text>the Ready-to-Learn Television program
carried out under subpart 3 of part D of title II of the Elementary and
Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6775 et seq.);</text>
</subclause></clause><clause id="IDC78BF004C53D4AA4A30C2B1D85AE674A">
<enum>(iii)</enum>
<text>programs carried out under section 619 and part C of the
Individuals with Disabilities Education Act;</text>
</clause><clause id="IDB756CEF01780415CA75EBE75E772A00A">
<enum>(iv)</enum>
<text>State prekindergarten programs; and</text>
</clause><clause id="ID46924A83B8BE49B8B524FBC161011342">
<enum>(v)</enum>
<text>other early childhood education programs.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDFC9BA2950D404B2D86FD9A82D0CD2FC4">
<enum>(K)</enum>
<header>Training in early learning and childhood development</header>
<text>Describe any training requirements that are in effect within
the State that are designed to enable child care providers to promote the
social, emotional, physical, and cognitive development of children and that are
applicable to child care providers that provide services for which assistance
is made available under this subchapter in the State.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID0FC4321C5FD24C1F86379C45AF1172C8">
<enum>(L)</enum>
<header>Public-private partnerships</header>
<text>Demonstrate how the State is encouraging partnerships among
State agencies, other public agencies, and private entities, to leverage
existing service delivery systems (as of the date of submission of the State
plan) for early childhood education and to increase the supply and quality of
child care services for children who are less than 13 years of age.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDDCF571DC344B46D4ADC59C41A08026B8">
<enum>(M)</enum>
<header>Access to care for certain populations</header>
<text>Demonstrate how the State is addressing the child care needs of
parents eligible for child care services for which assistance is provided under
this subchapter, who have children with special needs, work nontraditional
hours, or require child care services for infants and toddlers.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID1B008379A7E24D6AA26B10CACCE88D6A">
<enum>(N)</enum>
<header>Coordination with title <enum-in-header>IV</enum-in-header>
of the <act-name parsable-cite="SSA">Social Security Act</act-name></header>
<text>Describe how the State will inform parents receiving assistance
under a State program funded under part A of title IV of the
<act-name parsable-cite="SSA">Social Security Act</act-name> (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/601">42 U.S.C. 601</external-xref> et
seq.) and low-income parents about eligibility for assistance under this
subchapter.</text>
</subparagraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID3FC02D84B43246AF83E6FDC07E8619E8">
<enum>(c)</enum>
<header>Use of block grant funds</header>
<text>Section 658E(c)(3) the <act-name parsable-cite="CCDBGA90">Child
Care and Development Block Grant Act of 1990</act-name> (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/9858c(c)(3)">42 U.S.C.
9858c(c)(3)</external-xref>) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="ID8E7408864129418ABB63841A1C6BA799">
<enum>(1)</enum>
<text>in subparagraph (A), by striking <quote>as required under</quote>
and inserting <quote>in accordance with</quote>; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDFDE242ECAC66431E8999D80EE92E5316">
<enum>(2)</enum>
<text>in subparagraph (B)—</text>
<subparagraph id="IDB308255834574FF08D8CDE56DB10B21C">
<enum>(A)</enum>
<text>by striking <quote>The State</quote> and inserting the
following:</text>
<quoted-block id="IDE557A30B7CA649F7A1E08B679FE05D05">
<clause id="ID9050A6A69F564A75AF02874E89780F75">
<enum>(i)</enum>
<header>In general</header>
<text>The State</text>
</clause><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID80901444CC884DEFAB5BB3567CADB9BC">
<enum>(B)</enum>
<text>in clause (i) (as designated in subparagraph (A)), by striking
<quote>appropriate to realize any of the goals specified in paragraphs (2)
through (5) of section 658A(b)</quote> and inserting <quote>appropriate (which
may include an activity described in clause (ii)) to realize any of the goals
specified in paragraphs (2) through (8) of section 658A(b)</quote>; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID6A1F7BC7A4E5461FAB1317D29E6572FC">
<enum>(C)</enum>
<text>by adding at the end the following:</text>
<quoted-block id="ID89667F1A713D49909989B02B80068B98">
<clause id="ID0B31B58BEA2642C297CBE0B3ACCE2FF4">
<enum>(ii)</enum>
<header>Child care resource and referral system</header>
<text>A State may use amounts described in clause (i) to establish or
support a system of local child care resource and referral organizations
coordinated, to the extent determined appropriate by the State, by a statewide
private, nonprofit, community-based lead child care resource and referral
organization. The local child care resource and referral organizations
shall—</text>
<subclause id="IDD442045E72014624AE3293FFBA4DAF5A">
<enum>(I)</enum>
<text>provide parents in the State with information, and consumer
education, concerning the full range of child care options, including child
care provided during nontraditional hours and through emergency child care
centers, in their communities;</text>
</subclause><subclause id="IDA9C5401892C2434BAAF447B5029CAD9B">
<enum>(II)</enum>
<text>collect and analyze data on the supply of and demand for child
care in political subdivisions within the State;</text>
</subclause><subclause id="ID595C79B0549942FF9A06C900685BFBEB">
<enum>(III)</enum>
<text>submit reports to the State containing data and analysis
described in clause (II); and</text>
</subclause><subclause id="IDB3AEC9CEC9C841C8A2D96878F24F4851">
<enum>(IV)</enum>
<text>work to establish partnerships with public agencies and private
entities to increase the supply and quality of child care services.</text>
</subclause></clause><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID92D7CDC290CC466E875050EFE56CAB95">
<enum>(d)</enum>
<header>Direct services</header>
<text><external-xref legal-doc="act" parsable-cite="CCDBGA90/658E(c)(3)">Section 658E(c)(3)</external-xref> of the
<act-name parsable-cite="CCDBGA90">Child Care and Development Block Grant Act
of 1990</act-name> (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/9858c(c)(3)">42 U.S.C. 9858c(c)(3)</external-xref>) is
amended—</text>
<paragraph id="IDB98FD612151A4DF1BE5B731662BDB298">
<enum>(1)</enum>
<text>in subparagraph (A), by striking <quote>(D)</quote> and inserting
<quote>(E)</quote>; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID704047F512764443901F039C3B5C52E6">
<enum>(2)</enum>
<text>by adding at the end the following:</text>
<quoted-block id="IDDD7AC517AB04491ABFA4E8126571E083">
<subparagraph id="ID17DE6D9ADAB541298A0BE6687AF95B5D">
<enum>(E)</enum>
<header>Direct services</header>
<text>From amounts provided to a State for a fiscal year to carry out
this subchapter, the State shall—</text>
<clause id="ID2A979837FE0E43C88C7BFDB4DFBA86D8">
<enum>(i)</enum>
<text>reserve the minimum amount required to be reserved under
section 658G, and the funds for costs described in subparagraph (C); and</text>
</clause><clause id="ID5141B2A10587469D9862F3B8A74A6060">
<enum>(ii)</enum>
<text>from the remainder, use not less than 70 percent to fund direct
services (as defined by the State).</text>
</clause></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID1E09C43D72844C7D902A2AD1A1918FDE">
<enum>(e)</enum>
<header>Payment rates</header>
<text><external-xref legal-doc="act" parsable-cite="CCDBGA90/658E(c)(4)">Section 658E(c)(4)</external-xref> of the
<act-name parsable-cite="CCDBGA90">Child Care and Development Block Grant Act
of 1990</act-name> (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/9858c(c)(4)">42 U.S.C. 9858c(c)(4)</external-xref>) is
amended—</text>
<paragraph id="ID00DF5175BA3E42A9959EB95DBE8DF01F">
<enum>(1)</enum>
<text>in subparagraph (A), by striking <quote>The State plan</quote>
and all that follows and inserting the following:</text>
<quoted-block id="IDA47C21265D584B45B4B1D068E76B1AEE">
<clause id="IDD6C26087A2BD4F00A87541922B2EF7EA">
<enum>(i)</enum>
<header>Survey</header>
<text>The State plan shall—</text>
<subclause id="ID69865DD6084C407EB52093BF11CAF864">
<enum>(I)</enum>
<text>demonstrate that the State has, after consulting with local
area child care program administrators, developed and conducted a statistically
valid and reliable survey of the market rates for child care services in the
State (that reflects variations in the cost of child care services by
geographic area, type of provider, and age of child) within the 2 years
preceding the date of the submission of the application containing the State
plan;</text>
</subclause><subclause id="ID7857056C31DC4DEEAD010661416493E1">
<enum>(II)</enum>
<text>detail the results of the State market rates survey conducted
pursuant to subclause (I);</text>
</subclause><subclause id="ID2E68ED1BA6A9445CA40C0A88E9061A90">
<enum>(III)</enum>
<text>describe how the State will provide for timely payment for
child care services, and set payment rates for child care services, for which
assistance is provided under this subchapter in accordance with the results of
the market rates survey conducted pursuant to subclause (I) without reducing
the number of families in the State receiving such assistance under this
subchapter, relative to the number of such families on the date of introduction
of the Caring for Children Act of 2005; and</text>
</subclause><subclause id="ID53056A6F36D34DA7BE97FB3C9C274B40">
<enum>(IV)</enum>
<text>describe how the State will, not later than 30 days after the
completion of the survey described in subclause (I), make the results of the
survey widely available through public means, including posting the results on
the Internet.</text>
</subclause></clause><clause id="ID0812BEC94C6F471FA9972E02CABCA7CF">
<enum>(ii)</enum>
<header>Equal access</header>
<text>The State plan shall include a certification that the payment
rates are sufficient to ensure equal access for eligible children to child care
services comparable to child care services in the State or substate area that
are provided to children whose parents are not eligible to receive child care
assistance under any Federal or State program.</text>
</clause><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDCB524ED9D70E451F9C03B50A221F3846">
<enum>(2)</enum>
<text>in subparagraph (B)—</text>
<subparagraph id="ID50CDABC720F44E8281089F385353C076">
<enum>(A)</enum>
<text>by striking <quote>Nothing</quote> and inserting the
following:</text>
<quoted-block id="ID7D90928B37034E999C84CB2B9C5A0B30">
<clause id="ID6140E881F9A944C3BC30CB34536BB24D">
<enum>(i)</enum>
<header>No private right of action</header>
<text>Nothing</text>
</clause><after-quoted-block>;
and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDD3A96813444B433E9885134AA7F030CE">
<enum>(B)</enum>
<text>by adding at the end the following:</text>
<quoted-block id="ID0BB373620F4348A6B0D691A601966519">
<clause id="ID6A61781D037244B1A897B6323FD6EEB8">
<enum>(ii)</enum>
<header>No prohibition of certain different rates</header>
<text>Nothing in this subchapter shall be construed to prevent a
State from differentiating the payment rates described in subparagraph (A) on
the basis of—</text>
<subclause id="IDB3E3E202678C4B909FC0FD9CFD7D5FBF">
<enum>(I)</enum>
<text>geographic location of child care providers (such as location
in an urban or rural area);</text>
</subclause><subclause id="ID26BCD8C78D8543ABB7597FB7C305430E">
<enum>(II)</enum>
<text>the age or particular needs of children (such as children with
special needs and children served by child protective services);</text>
</subclause><subclause id="ID6DC274F88D4249338990DAB51D13AB23">
<enum>(III)</enum>
<text>whether the providers provide child care during weekend and
other nontraditional hours; and</text>
</subclause><subclause id="IDF27636E60A6340E9986689C42EDA45FD">
<enum>(IV)</enum>
<text>the State’s determination that such differentiated payment
rates are needed to enable a parent to choose child care that the parent
believes to be of high quality.</text>
</subclause></clause><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section><section id="ID378DE8486E2B4B57982B69DA149A2FF4">
<enum>105.</enum>
<header>Activities to improve the quality of child care</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 658G of the
<act-name parsable-cite="CCDBGA90">Child Care and Development Block Grant Act
of 1990</act-name> (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/9858e">42 U.S.C. 9858e</external-xref>) is amended to
read as follows:</text>
<quoted-block act-name="Child Care and Development Block Grant Act of 1990" id="ID3574F1B17CD140CA9EC824131E4474AA">
<section id="ID7532C298A883460E999C3FDD83971EE3">
<enum>658G.</enum>
<header>Activities to improve the quality of child care</header>
<subsection id="ID7864D5358D1D488F9EBC3ED6E5014B3C">
<enum>(a)</enum>
<header>In general</header>
<paragraph id="ID6163729AEB494BF384C52C057F2F10C5">
<enum>(1)</enum>
<header>Reservation</header>
<text>Each State that receives funds to carry out this subchapter for
a fiscal year shall reserve and use not less than 6 percent of the funds for
activities provided directly, or through grants or contracts with resource and
referral organizations or other appropriate entities, that are designed to
improve the quality of child care services.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID25CE4F5B4E094F62B11255DE47B95A1B">
<enum>(2)</enum>
<header>Activities</header>
<text>The funds reserved under paragraph (1) may only be used
to—</text>
<subparagraph id="ID3DC655DCE8AF4F958EDD3F06F54C8771">
<enum>(A)</enum>
<text>develop and implement voluntary guidelines on pre-reading and
language skills and activities, and prenumeracy and mathematics skills and
activities, for child care programs in the State, that are aligned with State
standards for kindergarten through grade 12 or the State’s general goals for
school preparedness;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDA550E762E25F4A349F9D43CEB465269C">
<enum>(B)</enum>
<text>support activities and provide technical assistance in Federal,
State, and local child care settings to enhance early learning for preschool
and school-aged children, to promote literacy, to foster school preparedness,
and to support later school success;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDB4E19E421E634037AAFA2FAF47D4F3EA">
<enum>(C)</enum>
<text>offer training, professional development, and educational
opportunities for child care providers that relate to the use of
developmentally appropriate and age-appropriate curricula, and early childhood
teaching strategies, that are scientifically based and aligned with the social,
emotional, physical, and cognitive development of children, including—</text>
<clause id="IDAACECB15225B40E089620B15334298E4">
<enum>(i)</enum>
<text>developing and operating distance learning child care training
infrastructures;</text>
</clause><clause id="IDC1068189070E40159508D94E590196C9">
<enum>(ii)</enum>
<text>developing model technology-based training courses;</text>
</clause><clause id="ID3F094B132DEF497A945E6E83524B4609">
<enum>(iii)</enum>
<text>offering training for caregivers in informal child care
settings; and</text>
</clause><clause id="ID056D976CE54E4A91B03622E35A7B9E85">
<enum>(iv)</enum>
<text>offering training for child care providers who care for infants
and toddlers and children with special needs.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID2C576E5E9377458581E955F4AF0D794B">
<enum>(D)</enum>
<text>engage in programs designed to increase the retention and
improve the competencies of child care providers, including wage incentive
programs and initiatives that establish tiered payment rates for providers that
meet or exceed child care services guidelines, as defined by the State;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDC19CC40DB3924D28A377939CC7038186">
<enum>(E)</enum>
<text>evaluate and assess the quality and effectiveness of child care
programs and services offered in the State to young children on improving
overall school preparedness; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID56EDF8660BB8446E8591CAE15DEB6FF3">
<enum>(F)</enum>
<text>carry out other activities determined by the State to improve
the quality of child care services provided in the State and for which
measurement of outcomes relating to improved child safety, child well-being, or
school preparedness is possible.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID790409EA9758431FAF6B4A2D5FD8D019">
<enum>(b)</enum>
<header>Certification</header>
<text>Beginning with fiscal year 2006, the State shall annually
submit to the Secretary a certification in which the State certifies that the
State was in compliance with subsection (a) during the preceding fiscal year
and describes how the State used funds made available to carry out this
subchapter to comply with subsection (a) during that preceding fiscal
year.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="ID648CF7CBF2EE400BA0F4312D1C2AC10A">
<enum>(c)</enum>
<header>Strategy</header>
<text>The State shall annually submit to the Secretary—</text>
<paragraph id="ID123FFEF917244EEA840C323E8BD0FDB8">
<enum>(1)</enum>
<text>beginning with fiscal year 2006, an outline of the strategy the
State will implement during that fiscal year to address the quality of child
care services for which financial assistance is made available under this
subchapter, including—</text>
<subparagraph id="IDB06C7786E8844F57A969E4CAA63713EF">
<enum>(A)</enum>
<text>a statement specifying how the State will address the
activities carried out under subsection (a);</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID27977E56D4074727A8AF1ECC180C7374">
<enum>(B)</enum>
<text>a description of quantifiable, objective measures that the
State will use to evaluate the State’s progress in improving the quality of the
child care services (including measures regarding the impact, if any, of State
efforts to improve the quality by increasing payment rates, as defined in
section 658H(c)), evaluating separately the impact of the activities listed in
each of such subparagraphs on the quality of the child care services;
and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID365AF0068B4345EB9490F3CDEE6C978B">
<enum>(C)</enum>
<text>a list of State-developed child care services quality targets
quantified for such fiscal year for such measures; and</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="IDD7AB22042D7F4A93892D71838159D864">
<enum>(2)</enum>
<text>beginning with fiscal year 2007, a report on the State’s
progress in achieving such targets for the preceding fiscal year.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID03725673481E42D199CD72B8D423761C">
<enum>(d)</enum>
<header>Improvement plan</header>
<text>If the Secretary determines that a State failed to make
progress as described in subsection (c)(2) for a fiscal year—</text>
<paragraph id="IDE31AA9FBC4374344AE9A19F23112E329">
<enum>(1)</enum>
<text>the State shall submit an improvement plan that describes the
measures the State will take to make that progress; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID203B0926E84B45CEA406C9F44D566411">
<enum>(2)</enum>
<text>the State shall comply with the improvement plan by a date
specified by the Secretary but not later than 1 year after the date of the
determination.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID4C603DEA4AED4963A24488B26DCD36E9">
<enum>(e)</enum>
<header>Construction</header>
<text>Nothing in this subchapter shall be construed to require that
the State apply measures for evaluating quality of child care services to
specific types of child care providers.</text>
</subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</section><section id="ID19348411356F465C8B1F1EF8135E0724">
<enum>106.</enum>
<header>Optional priority use of additional funds</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">The
<act-name parsable-cite="CCDBGA90">Child Care and Development Block Grant Act
of 1990</act-name> is amended by inserting after section 658G (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/9858e">42 U.S.C. 9858e</external-xref>)
the following:</text>
<quoted-block act-name="Child Care and Development Block Grant Act of 1990" id="ID802DC749D9A8426CB18C1A6F3C3E852C">
<section id="IDA693D2CAB6E4455EB36100E19BD94055">
<enum>658H.</enum>
<header>Optional priority use of additional funds</header>
<subsection id="ID92F5AC7FAC0042D2A6F41F5EFF082727">
<enum>(a)</enum>
<header>In general</header>
<text>If a State receives funds to carry out this subchapter for a
fiscal year, and the amount of the funds exceeds the amount of funds the State
received to carry out this subchapter for fiscal year 2005, the State shall
consider using a portion of the excess—</text>
<paragraph id="ID354776BD8DFE44F18ADD4B12C0F566C0">
<enum>(1)</enum>
<text>to support payment rate increases in accordance with the market
rate survey conducted pursuant to section 658E(c)(4);</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID7FC6E0E3E06841669EF7EDFF8105718E">
<enum>(2)</enum>
<text>to support the establishment of tiered payment rates as
described in section 658G(a)(2)(D); and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID962E4FC481AA4280AB0DFFABDBFFA878">
<enum>(3)</enum>
<text>to support payment rate increases for care for children in
communities served by local educational agencies that have been identified for
improvement under section 1116(c)(3) of the <act-name parsable-cite="ESEA">Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965</act-name>
(<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/6316(c)(3)">20 U.S.C.
6316(c)(3)</external-xref>).</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="IDD015EA876E014B988029A0424CA49794">
<enum>(b)</enum>
<header>No requirement To reduce child care services</header>
<text>Nothing in this section shall be construed to require a State
to take an action that the State determines would result in a reduction of
child care services to families of eligible children.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="ID2C1E1DBF52424F988D10D08AC2947C3E">
<enum>(c)</enum>
<header>Payment rate</header>
<text>In this section, the term <term>payment rate</term> means the
rate of State payment or reimbursement to providers for subsidized child
care.</text>
</subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</section><section id="IDFF5FBA1FA4B1411C8599ADB51A9A7CE5">
<enum>107.</enum>
<header>Reporting requirements</header>
<subsection id="IDDD14068B2C534496B45B49A42EA1EDFD">
<enum>(a)</enum>
<header>Heading</header>
<text><external-xref legal-doc="act" parsable-cite="CCDBGA90/658K">Section 658K</external-xref> of the
<act-name parsable-cite="CCDBGA90">Child Care and Development Block Grant Act
of 1990</act-name> (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/9858i">42 U.S.C. 9858i</external-xref>) is amended by
striking the section heading and inserting the following:</text>
<quoted-block act-name="Child Care and Development Block Grant Act of 1990" id="IDFF6E1C78B1C84108BDF561F52A26E92E">
<section id="IDC45250C06F8F438382138CC6894119B8">
<enum>658K.</enum>
<header>Reports and audits</header>
</section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection id="IDF0A58F29FAAB41A090A5105B155F3843">
<enum>(b)</enum>
<header>Required information</header>
<text><external-xref legal-doc="act" parsable-cite="CCDBGA90/658K(a)">Section 658K(a)</external-xref> of the
<act-name parsable-cite="CCDBGA90">Child Care and Development Block Grant Act
of 1990</act-name> (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/9858i(a)">42 U.S.C. 9858i(a)</external-xref>) is amended
to read as follows:</text>
<quoted-block act-name="Child Care and Development Block Grant Act of 1990" id="IDE1CA1FF23480411795EB93485DE1A518">
<subsection id="IDE6C925E5C9C04E8288F896ACFDA7526A">
<enum>(a)</enum>
<header>Reports</header>
<paragraph id="ID2C22B75093A048EE949B3C64758A6E4A">
<enum>(1)</enum>
<header>In general</header>
<text>A State that receives funds to carry out this subchapter shall
collect the information described in paragraph (2) on a monthly basis.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID983923A885EF4B45B2FF3FCBD9821284">
<enum>(2)</enum>
<header>Required information</header>
<text>The information required under this paragraph shall include,
with respect to a family unit receiving assistance under this subchapter,
information concerning—</text>
<subparagraph id="ID0B199B896F8749C3BC2C227A7777E3F9">
<enum>(A)</enum>
<text>family income;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID7C6DDFD61302419BBD4C6FBA3A4AE133">
<enum>(B)</enum>
<text>county of residence;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID2669B3CB33DB430DB744384B67D11786">
<enum>(C)</enum>
<text>the gender, race, and age of children receiving such
assistance;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID733B818FCD024829B029B1013256E19D">
<enum>(D)</enum>
<text>whether the head of the family unit is a single parent;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDCAB4CC1287D84E8CAA02406A2616E56C">
<enum>(E)</enum>
<text>the sources of family income, including—</text>
<clause id="ID367E7B98110B4072AD710FC4C7C06B2A">
<enum>(i)</enum>
<text>employment, including self-employment; and</text>
</clause><clause id="ID9158E1A0B43A497BA898E5F1D9FD936A">
<enum>(ii)</enum>
<text>assistance under a State program funded under part A of title
IV of the <act-name parsable-cite="SSA">Social Security Act</act-name>
(<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/601">42 U.S.C.
601</external-xref> et seq.) and a State program for which State spending is
counted toward the maintenance of effort requirement under section 409(a)(7) of
the <act-name parsable-cite="SSA">Social Security Act</act-name>
(<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/609(a)(7)">42 U.S.C.
609(a)(7)</external-xref>);</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID92A82DA474F848FC997E1D092B1C5481">
<enum>(F)</enum>
<text>the type of child care in which the child was enrolled (such as
family child care, home care, center-based child care, or other types of child
care described in section 658T(5));</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDC2D31C5AE19049059984BA069BFAB287">
<enum>(G)</enum>
<text>whether the child care provider involved was a relative;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDCB705A8574564DE4BB32A78CC6604CE2">
<enum>(H)</enum>
<text>the cost of child care for such family, separately stating the
amount of the subsidy payment of the State and the amount of the co-payment of
the family toward such cost;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID6CF31A4C3DBF45CE85032FF30240F441">
<enum>(I)</enum>
<text>the average hours per month of such care;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID5C0AB28A17A34D928CC9A66B5161FAD7">
<enum>(J)</enum>
<text>household size;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID685532A8D50947E5B530D76942647729">
<enum>(K)</enum>
<text>whether the parent involved reports that the child has an
individualized education program or an individualized family service plan, as
such terms are defined in section 602 of the Individuals with Disabilities
Education Act; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID603E5059F8664DBBBEBF456387306402">
<enum>(L)</enum>
<text>the reason for any termination of benefits under this
subchapter, including whether the termination was due to—</text>
<clause id="ID19945DE2FE7D450E8FA3953E762566E1">
<enum>(i)</enum>
<text>the child’s age exceeding the allowable limit;</text>
</clause><clause id="ID33E00E71C9E148938E9AC14721D0920C">
<enum>(ii)</enum>
<text>the family income exceeding the State eligibility limit;</text>
</clause><clause id="ID47D0D15693ED45519A669980D0F91A9E">
<enum>(iii)</enum>
<text>the State recertification or administrative requirements not
being met;</text>
</clause><clause id="ID41A7B6735D3B43C2875DEF48DB9526AE">
<enum>(iv)</enum>
<text>parent work, training, or education status no longer meeting
State requirements;</text>
</clause><clause id="ID2DE8B779593540ED846B72AABB8CF331">
<enum>(v)</enum>
<text>a nonincome related change in status; or</text>
</clause><clause id="ID7ACBF36DEE7A49E68BE2C72F51FC41EC">
<enum>(vi)</enum>
<text>other reasons;</text>
</clause></subparagraph><continuation-text continuation-text-level="paragraph">during the
period for which such information is required to be submitted.</continuation-text></paragraph><paragraph id="ID4F9629E913954F9583B58BFDDEB66EF2">
<enum>(3)</enum>
<header>Submission to Secretary</header>
<text>A State described in paragraph (1) shall, on a quarterly basis,
submit to the Secretary the information required to be collected under
paragraph (2) and the number of children and families receiving assistance
under this subchapter (stated on a monthly basis). Information on the number of
families receiving the assistance shall also be posted on the website of such
State. In the fourth quarterly report of each year, a State described in
paragraph (1) shall also submit to the Secretary information on the annual
number and type of child care providers (as described in section 658T(5)) that
received funding under this subchapter and the annual number of payments made
by the State through vouchers, under contracts, or by payment to parents
reported by type of child care provider.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID5FB399DDCBB3480E91E417D0868470C0">
<enum>(4)</enum>
<header>Use of samples</header>
<subparagraph id="ID9999343E47724605ACD03026B10BD790">
<enum>(A)</enum>
<header>Authority</header>
<text>A State may comply with the requirement to collect the
information described in paragraph (2) through the use of disaggregated case
record information on a sample of families selected through the use of
scientifically acceptable sampling methods approved by the Secretary.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID37F3B24829B6482FB9BE25127C44B73C">
<enum>(B)</enum>
<header>Sampling and other methods</header>
<text>The Secretary shall provide the States with such case sampling
plans and data collection procedures as the Secretary determines necessary to
produce statistically valid samples of the information described in paragraph
(2). The Secretary may develop and implement procedures for verifying the
quality of data submitted by the States.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection id="IDA9AC7BEA7BF84FD7A904EE8A0EB633A6">
<enum>(c)</enum>
<header>Period of compliance and waivers</header>
<paragraph id="ID9D4C42D9F2DB4F86B41779A13943991B">
<enum>(1)</enum>
<header>In general</header>
<text>States shall have 2 years from the date of enactment of this Act
to comply with the changes to data collection and reporting required by the
amendments made by this section.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDE9F93E0A4FDA493387DD644131324B1F">
<enum>(2)</enum>
<header>Waivers</header>
<text>The Secretary of Health and Human Services may grant a waiver
from paragraph (1) to States with plans to procure data systems.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section id="IDAFFC7F743F544376987FEFEF169CD82D">
<enum>108.</enum>
<header>National activities</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 658L of the
<act-name parsable-cite="CCDBGA90">Child Care and Development Block Grant Act
of 1990</act-name> (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/9858j">42 U.S.C. 9858j</external-xref>) is amended to
read as follows:</text>
<quoted-block act-name="Child Care and Development Block Grant Act of 1990" id="ID887D7D7F6C884751930236A27362A6CB">
<section id="ID7811F6717F9D4893945618AD733B71B9">
<enum>658L.</enum>
<header>National activities</header>
<subsection id="ID3330F565803A412AB1965FCC6E86196C">
<enum>(a)</enum>
<header>Report</header>
<paragraph id="IDD2C9A0E8828341C19C9AAD7E54883F72">
<enum>(1)</enum>
<header>In general</header>
<text>The Secretary shall, not later than April 30, 2006, and
annually thereafter, prepare and submit to the Committee on Education and the
Workforce of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Health,
Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate, and, not later than 30 days after
the date of such submission, post on the Department of Health and Human
Services website, a report that contains the following:</text>
<subparagraph id="ID6105B02A5BEB4E49B1F655720603611B">
<enum>(A)</enum>
<text>A summary and analysis of the data and information provided to
the Secretary in the State reports submitted under sections 658E, 658G(c), and
658K.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDF0FEE0614CF0406C810CFDED61008419">
<enum>(B)</enum>
<text>Aggregated statistics on and an analysis of the supply of,
demand for, and quality of child care, early education, and nonschool-hour
programs.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID28F372D9A9884488A49D62D4750A07C0">
<enum>(C)</enum>
<text>An assessment and, where appropriate, recommendations for
Congress concerning efforts that should be undertaken to improve the access of
the public to quality and affordable child care in the United States.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDCD440AED1B044F37B7B6A7F8ECF52F59">
<enum>(D)</enum>
<text>A progress report describing the progress of the States in
streamlining data reporting, the Secretary’s plans and activities to provide
technical assistance to States, and an explanation of any barriers to getting
data in an accurate and timely manner.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID9DFFEF29105C42AC9BEBFFDBE4C1487C">
<enum>(2)</enum>
<header>Collection of information</header>
<text>The Secretary may make arrangements with resource and referral
organizations, to utilize the child care data system of the resource and
referral organizations at the national, State, and local levels, to collect the
information required by paragraph (1)(B).</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID9A79D3B32C5C449B8A0E68D5DDE0C4E2">
<enum>(b)</enum>
<header>Grants To improve quality and access</header>
<paragraph id="ID3530E79AF1F34536BB6E8C74E2333409">
<enum>(1)</enum>
<header>In general</header>
<text>The Secretary shall award grants to States, from allotments
made under paragraph (2), to improve the quality of and access to child care
for infants and toddlers, subject to the availability of appropriations for
this purpose.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDC8CE5D2B18A24AAAB219EE58358F790A">
<enum>(2)</enum>
<header>Allotments</header>
<text>From funds reserved under section 658O(a)(3) for a fiscal year,
the Secretary shall allot to each State an amount that bears the same
relationship to such funds as the amount the State receives for the fiscal year
under section 658O bears to the amount all States receive for the fiscal year
under section 658O.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="IDBEDFF146758146259D57752952FFA872">
<enum>(c)</enum>
<header>Toll-Free hotline</header>
<text>The Secretary shall award a grant or contract, or enter into a
cooperative agreement for the operation of a national toll-free hotline to
assist families in accessing local information on child care options and
providing consumer education materials, subject to the availability of
appropriations for this purpose.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="IDA4E6781328BD415FADF466C0DE9E6556">
<enum>(d)</enum>
<header>Technical assistance</header>
<text>The Secretary shall provide technical assistance to States on
developing and conducting the State market rates survey described in section
658E(c)(4)(A)(i).</text>
</subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</section><section id="ID950DACAB57A04AB4A5B90ACAEE65DA8D">
<enum>109.</enum>
<header>Allocation of funds for Indian tribes, quality improvement, and
a hotline</header>
<subsection id="ID1A4D73F540554B0391F101F4D5787785">
<enum>(a)</enum>
<header>In general</header>
<text><external-xref legal-doc="act" parsable-cite="CCDBGA90/658O(a)">Section 658O(a)</external-xref> of the
<act-name parsable-cite="CCDBGA90">Child Care and Development Block Grant Act
of 1990</act-name> (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/9858m(a)">42 U.S.C. 9858m(a)</external-xref>) is
amended—</text>
<paragraph id="IDDE81CA5BA01841BDA6562813B6460AA3">
<enum>(1)</enum>
<text>in paragraph (2), by striking <quote>not less than 1 percent, and
not more than 2 percent,</quote> and inserting <quote>2 percent</quote>;
and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID9162C173E5634B99944E6959A6BE7479">
<enum>(2)</enum>
<text>by adding at the end the following:</text>
<quoted-block id="ID0BFA61D728F94553AE4CEDD5CB1C79A2">
<paragraph id="IDBB1F7A4E587F4422B14B86886ED4B485">
<enum>(3)</enum>
<header>Grants to improve quality and access</header>
<text>The Secretary shall reserve an amount not to exceed
$100,000,000 for each fiscal year to carry out section 658L(b), subject to the
availability of appropriations for this purpose.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDA13FACF2358C4A1DA13282440824988E">
<enum>(4)</enum>
<header>Toll-Free hotline</header>
<text>The Secretary shall reserve an amount not to exceed $1,000,000
to carry out section 658L(c), subject to the availability of appropriations for
this purpose.</text>
</paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="IDB0173C61F90141EFAED8E461F465DD9E">
<enum>(b)</enum>
<header>Conforming amendment</header>
<text><external-xref legal-doc="act" parsable-cite="CCDBGA90/658O(c)(1)">Section 658O(c)(1)</external-xref> of the
<act-name parsable-cite="CCDBGA90">Child Care and Development Block Grant Act
of 1990</act-name> (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/9858m(c)(1)">42 U.S.C. 9858m(c)(1)</external-xref>) is
amended by inserting <quote>(in accordance with the requirements of
subparagraphs (E) and (F) of section 658E(c)(2) for such tribes or
organizations)</quote> after <quote>applications under this
section</quote>.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="ID5ED38D2D31C44C5DAC766DA17637B7B7">
<enum>110.</enum>
<header>Definitions</header>
<subsection id="ID11C354922D624D1C8A446CB6CFB2263B">
<enum>(a)</enum>
<header>Eligible child</header>
<text><external-xref legal-doc="act" parsable-cite="CCDBGA90/658P(4)">Section 658P(4)</external-xref> of the
<act-name parsable-cite="CCDBGA90">Child Care and Development Block Grant Act
of 1990</act-name> (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/9858n(4)">42 U.S.C. 9858n(4)</external-xref>) is
amended—</text>
<paragraph id="IDDADC651EFA6748689C534A47D8548283">
<enum>(1)</enum>
<text>in subparagraph (B), in the matter preceding clause (i), by
striking <quote>85 percent of the State median income for a family of the same
size</quote> and inserting <quote>an income level determined by the State
involved, with priority based on need as defined by the State</quote>;
and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID95B8A029AD224357BF318703D5DDD5D4">
<enum>(2)</enum>
<text>in subparagraph (C)—</text>
<subparagraph id="IDBE3A3761774741D3817E918E18A09D15">
<enum>(A)</enum>
<text>in clause (i), by striking <quote>a parent or parents</quote> and
inserting <quote>a parent (including a legal guardian or foster parent) or
parents</quote>; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDEA658EC016BA47A981332262C3777C1B">
<enum>(B)</enum>
<text>by striking clause (ii) and inserting the following:</text>
<quoted-block id="ID5CA9107F02A145E1901E6A54E98C287D">
<clause id="ID6DF26C782E5D4B0AB7F4D62D04EA70CC">
<enum>(ii)</enum>
<subclause commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="IDE8FF8CE0A3CB496ABB44276FBFB9B281"><enum>(I)</enum>
<text>is receiving, or needs to receive, protective services (which
may include foster care) or is a child with significant cognitive or physical
disabilities as defined by the State; and</text>
</subclause><subclause id="ID37359AC944474C2D834688A7E5A99DBD" indent="up1">
<enum>(II)</enum>
<text>resides with a parent (including a legal guardian or foster
parent) or parents not described in clause (i).</text>
</subclause></clause><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="IDA98C9560499541928B0AB916703DD40B">
<enum>(b)</enum>
<header>Child with special needs</header>
<text><external-xref legal-doc="act" parsable-cite="CCDBGA90/658P">Section 658P</external-xref> of the
<act-name parsable-cite="CCDBGA90">Child Care and Development Block Grant Act
of 1990</act-name> (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/9858n">42 U.S.C. 9858n</external-xref>) is amended by
inserting after paragraph (2) the following:</text>
<quoted-block act-name="Child Care and Development Block Grant Act of 1990" id="ID331BB0E7228D45C3BA0097B1B38CC33F">
<paragraph id="ID6EA58BC87A7B40918CF476D321F9D682">
<enum>(3)</enum>
<header>Child with special needs</header>
<text>The term <term>child with special needs</term> means—</text>
<subparagraph id="IDF77D3E258DB948D1A12409A5CDBDC67D">
<enum>(A)</enum>
<text>a child with a disability, as defined in section 602 of the
Individuals with Disabilities Education Act;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDC2B89363E9E34F19B5D5077F8026A3B1">
<enum>(B)</enum>
<text>a child who is eligible for early intervention services under
part C of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID8EC62CE1E2F4403CA967ABE3D4EE2531">
<enum>(C)</enum>
<text>a child with special needs, as defined by the State
involved.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection id="ID4C62675EDD064C0D90F1F0AC19AE52A4">
<enum>(c)</enum>
<header>Lead agency</header>
<text><external-xref legal-doc="act" parsable-cite="CCDBGA90/658P(8)">Section 658P(8)</external-xref> of the
<act-name parsable-cite="CCDBGA90">Child Care and Development Block Grant Act
of 1990</act-name> (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/9858n(8)">42 U.S.C. 9858n(8)</external-xref>) is amended
by striking <quote>section 658B(a)</quote> and inserting <quote>section
658D(a)</quote>.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="ID681B9DC3868C4F448F8001ABC1B32812">
<enum>(d)</enum>
<header>Parent</header>
<text><external-xref legal-doc="act" parsable-cite="CCDBGA90/658P(9)">Section 658P(9)</external-xref> of the
<act-name parsable-cite="CCDBGA90">Child Care and Development Block Grant Act
of 1990</act-name> (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/9858n(9)">42 U.S.C. 9858n(9)</external-xref>) is amended
by inserting <quote>, foster parent,</quote> after
<quote>guardian</quote>.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="ID95BAA35713634CA083C7A49C1B565708">
<enum>(e)</enum>
<header>Native Hawaiian Organization</header>
<text>Section 658P(14)(B) of the <act-name parsable-cite="CCDBGA90">Child Care and Development Block Grant Act of
1990</act-name> (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/9858n(14)(B)">42 U.S.C. 9858n(14)(B)</external-xref>) is
amended by striking <quote>Native Hawaiian Organization, as defined in section
4009(4) of the Augustus F. Hawkins-Robert T. Stafford Elementary and Secondary
School Improvement Amendments of 1988 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/4909(4)">20 U.S.C. 4909(4)</external-xref>)</quote> and
inserting <quote>Native Hawaiian organization, as defined in
<external-xref legal-doc="act" parsable-cite="ESEA/7207">section
7207</external-xref> of the <act-name parsable-cite="ESEA">Elementary and
Secondary Education Act of 1965</act-name> (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/7517">20 U.S.C. 7517</external-xref>)</quote>.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="ID1F3F56213E1C4CA99D640B5960757B30">
<enum>(f)</enum>
<header>Redesignation</header>
<text>The <act-name parsable-cite="CCDBGA90">Child Care and Development
Block Grant Act of 1990</act-name> (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/9858">42 U.S.C. 9858</external-xref> et seq.) is
amended—</text>
<paragraph id="IDCC8DC80E59CD448192A5668CA430BBEB">
<enum>(1)</enum>
<text>by redesignating section 658P as section 658T; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDDA43140365A14E4198863403D4FC9B0A">
<enum>(2)</enum>
<text>by moving that section 658T to the end of the Act.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section id="IDFBBBA7A7395F446097D1BA1DC89B4E2E">
<enum>111.</enum>
<header>Rules of construction</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">The
<act-name parsable-cite="CCDBGA90">Child Care and Development Block Grant Act
of 1990</act-name> (as amended by section 110(f)) is further amended by
inserting after section 658O (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/9858m">42 U.S.C. 9858m</external-xref>) the
following:</text>
<quoted-block act-name="Child Care and Development Block Grant Act of 1990" id="ID9B2B863D0439448B9AD9322B2AFDFB49">
<section id="ID8BAF533FCFE2417E8900E9363C566997">
<enum>658P.</enum>
<header>Rules of construction</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">Nothing in this subchapter
shall be construed to require a State to impose State child care licensing
requirements on any type of early childhood provider, including any such
provider who is exempt from State child care licensing requirements on the date
of enactment of the Caring for Children Act of 2005.</text>
</section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</section>
<enum>II</enum>
<header>Enhancing security at child care centers in Federal
facilities</header>
<section id="ID0D3FD0EFDC9642C1A620896AC1F2BF26">
<enum>201.</enum>
<header>Definitions</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">In this title:</text>
<paragraph id="IDE21AB9BA90BE44E8AE867CF2C70EE3B1">
<enum>(1)</enum>
<header>Administrator</header>
<text>The term <term>Administrator</term> means the Administrator of
General Services.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDCC2659F101FA466DB7FF8EB55F0E074D">
<enum>(2)</enum>
<header>Corresponding child care facility</header>
<text>The term <term>corresponding child care facility</term>, used
with respect to the Chief Administrative Officer of the House of
Representatives, the Librarian of Congress, or the head of a designated entity
in the Senate, means a child care facility operated by, or under a contract or
licensing agreement with, an office of the House of Representatives, the
Library of Congress, or an office of the Senate, respectively.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDB5CD914F4DD246A2AC9969D5E3CD0B6D">
<enum>(3)</enum>
<header>Entity sponsoring a child care facility</header>
<text>The term <term>entity sponsoring</term>, used with respect to a
child care facility, means a Federal agency that operates, or an entity that
enters into a contract or licensing agreement with a Federal agency to operate,
a child care facility primarily for the use of Federal employees.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID6BBAD05A15AC4934914DE52F6957BDE4">
<enum>(4)</enum>
<header>Executive agency</header>
<text>The term <term>Executive agency</term> has the meaning given the
term in section 105 of title 5, United States Code, except that the
term—</text>
<subparagraph id="IDFF510423BC5E4EF88CC7A73961B0378F">
<enum>(A)</enum>
<text>does not include the Department of Defense and the Coast Guard;
and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDCCD959E7BA314821B14FF8C6B1EC6AF7">
<enum>(B)</enum>
<text>includes the General Services Administration, with respect to the
administration of a facility described in paragraph (5)(B).</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID810A936313B34456B1BF0602259F0E12">
<enum>(5)</enum>
<header>Executive facility</header>
<text>The term <term>executive facility</term>—</text>
<subparagraph id="ID80184047EA544B08838042D959FEA766">
<enum>(A)</enum>
<text>means a facility that is owned or leased by an Executive agency;
and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID9D7ABC40EAEF44858B02139911D2D986">
<enum>(B)</enum>
<text>includes a facility that is owned or leased by the General
Services Administration on behalf of a judicial office.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID93F45162AF2C4559BA1B663D57429691">
<enum>(6)</enum>
<header>Federal agency</header>
<text>The term <term>Federal agency</term> means an Executive agency, a
legislative office, or a judicial office.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID841C61E7648345D6A9AAB0BF41B56BB9">
<enum>(7)</enum>
<header>Judicial facility</header>
<text>The term <term>judicial facility</term> means a facility that is
owned or leased by a judicial office (other than a facility that is also a
facility described in paragraph (5)(B)).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDA30A194FC07E493F9FE1C19FED411FBB">
<enum>(8)</enum>
<header>Judicial office</header>
<text>The term <term>judicial office</term> means an entity of the
judicial branch of the Federal Government.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID1C081DFF49194B72B45BB9317BF3D8EC">
<enum>(9)</enum>
<header>Legislative facility</header>
<text>The term <term>legislative facility</term> means a facility that
is owned or leased by a legislative office.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID68C23A0E9D16402687891A41117F0482">
<enum>(10)</enum>
<header>Legislative office</header>
<text>The term <term>legislative office</term> means an entity of the
legislative branch of the Federal Government.</text>
</paragraph></section><section id="ID3382D323BBE544BCB477D0DB204A93CD">
<enum>202.</enum>
<header>Enhancing security</header>
<subsection id="ID6A1D0DFE687E41E88AA5B472FEA93A2C">
<enum>(a)</enum>
<header>Coverage</header>
<paragraph id="IDD20DDD75B43E4002BBD36229A0F4A4F3">
<enum>(1)</enum>
<header>Executive branch</header>
<text>The Administrator shall issue the regulations described in
subsection (b) for child care facilities, and entities sponsoring child care
facilities, in executive facilities.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID6DD57681C7284046A71043C839AAD9C1">
<enum>(2)</enum>
<header>Legislative branch</header>
<text>The Chief Administrative Officer of the House of Representatives,
the Librarian of Congress, and the head of a designated entity in the Senate
shall issue the regulations described in subsection (b) for corresponding child
care facilities, and entities sponsoring the corresponding child care
facilities, in legislative facilities.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDB60F7FB2FBA74A468134FB14FCC75C2E">
<enum>(3)</enum>
<header>Judicial branch</header>
<text>The Director of the Administrative Office of the United States
Courts shall issue the regulations described in subsection (b) for child care
facilities, and entities sponsoring child care facilities, in judicial
facilities.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="IDAAB21038A94F45CC9CAA9104ABD11E53">
<enum>(b)</enum>
<header>Regulations</header>
<text>The officers and designated entity described in subsection (a)
shall issue regulations that concern—</text>
<paragraph id="IDF96BCEE5B10C4219888F0FCC6979126B">
<enum>(1)</enum>
<text>matters relating to an occupant emergency plan and evacuations,
such as—</text>
<subparagraph id="ID1CAEDE9C767C4A47AB68166D956556CC">
<enum>(A)</enum>
<text>providing for building security committee membership for each
director of a child care facility described in subsection (a);</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID2467D44A45E1443588BAEA597357605E">
<enum>(B)</enum>
<text>establishing a separate section in an occupant emergency plan for
each such facility;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID3534515C8E184581B64B429C4E207A83">
<enum>(C)</enum>
<text>promoting familiarity with procedures and evacuation routes for
different types of emergencies (such as emergencies caused by hazardous
materials, a fire, a bomb threat, a power failure, or a natural
disaster);</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID64D6A53DAD104A938A09F08F1C905877">
<enum>(D)</enum>
<text>strengthening onsite relationships between security personnel and
the personnel of such a facility, such as by ensuring that the post orders of
guards reflect responsibility for the facility;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID79625E2A93074065ACEF8C1076AA3D15">
<enum>(E)</enum>
<text>providing specific, clear, and concise evacuation instructions
for a facility, including instructions specifying who authorizes an
evacuation;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID409BBD744E524BD4B3F4F73014C573E7">
<enum>(F)</enum>
<text>providing for good evacuation equipment, especially cribs;
and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID278D18A4469A4B1DAD87C5447CE69D89">
<enum>(G)</enum>
<text>promoting the ability to evacuate without outside assistance;
and</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="IDB91F7EA122304C53BAF07592A9A8C8CD">
<enum>(2)</enum>
<text>matters relating to relocation sites, such as—</text>
<subparagraph id="ID0E71EC8EB1C14559848CD25D7966C676">
<enum>(A)</enum>
<text>promoting an informed parent body that is knowledgeable about
evacuation procedures and relocation sites;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDB8739FC6E774401FAD59A25D37A97BA4">
<enum>(B)</enum>
<text>providing regularly updated parent contact information (regarding
matters such as names, locations, electronic mail addresses, and cell phone and
other telephone numbers);</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID1FBD4F3BC8AB43F7989FAC5AC33141A9">
<enum>(C)</enum>
<text>establishing remote telephone contact for parents, to and from
areas that are not less than 10 miles from such a facility; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID044093614533450F9F37BF06AD5191FA">
<enum>(D)</enum>
<text>providing for an alternate site (in addition to regular sites) in
the event of a catastrophe, which site may include—</text>
<clause id="ID91A03024AEF944EFB4ACD41750BEFBD1">
<enum>(i)</enum>
<text>a site that would be an unreasonable distance from the facility
under normal circumstances; and</text>
</clause><clause id="ID2488E7BE9C2D4E32B7F3B3908F2380FA">
<enum>(ii)</enum>
<text>a facility with 24-hour operations, such as a hotel or law school
library.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section>
<enum>III</enum>
<header>Removal of barriers to increasing the supply of quality child
care</header>
<section id="IDDBB571CFD3984515AAE8721935E1028D">
<enum>301.</enum>
<header>Small business child care grant program</header>
<subsection id="IDFE7C2F1E334E4FD9889B373628F9212D">
<enum>(a)</enum>
<header>Establishment</header>
<text>The Secretary of Health and Human Services (referred to in this
section as the <quote>Secretary</quote>) shall establish a program to award
grants to States, on a competitive basis, to assist States in providing funds
to encourage the establishment and operation of employer-operated child care
programs.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="ID102C7FB626934D459C3082E7ACACAB39">
<enum>(b)</enum>
<header>Application</header>
<text>To be eligible to receive a grant under this section, a State
shall prepare and submit to the Secretary an application at such time, in such
manner, and containing such information as the Secretary may require, including
an assurance that the funds required under subsection (e) will be
provided.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="ID7D42D4D7B2ED479C86F98130ADA8E8BB">
<enum>(c)</enum>
<header>Amount of grant</header>
<text>The Secretary shall determine the amount of a grant to a State
under this section based on the population of the State as compared to the
population of all States receiving grants under this section.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="ID4E4BB91F996D46719AC3626FC7B29889">
<enum>(d)</enum>
<header>Use of funds</header>
<paragraph id="IDB0A8A44EC3BE4C058B11C0A1826D73D0">
<enum>(1)</enum>
<header>In general</header>
<text>A State shall use amounts provided under a grant awarded under
this section to provide assistance to small businesses (or consortia formed in
accordance with paragraph (3)) located in the State to enable the small
businesses (or consortia) to establish and operate child care programs. Such
assistance may include—</text>
<subparagraph id="idF8AE0256950746539C0C4B0C70C98004"><enum>(A)</enum><text>technical
assistance in the establishment of a child care program;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID475E909C4596409BB7CDE8054F0B5C51">
<enum>(B)</enum>
<text>assistance for the startup costs related to a child care
program;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDDD1F033B57104FFA9793BD8A824CA0C3">
<enum>(C)</enum>
<text>assistance for the training of child care providers;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDC8D1CF3D472D4F909EDAEB9F58FECE16">
<enum>(D)</enum>
<text>scholarships for low-income wage earners;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID02153ECCE6B441469ABD27DACBAF0E39">
<enum>(E)</enum>
<text>the provision of services to care for sick children or to provide
care to school-aged children;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID3E427EAD1D024F8FB25F280164C2EC9F">
<enum>(F)</enum>
<text>the entering into of contracts with local resource and referral
or local health departments;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDBE0C4122C60A4CA193E1AA490AD76992">
<enum>(G)</enum>
<text>assistance for care for children with disabilities;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idD4FA11CA875C4BA4ADAEA4989C65908B"><enum>(H)</enum><text>payment of
expenses for renovation or operation of a child care facility; or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDAE6BF37AEEBD46AEA1999D1F1934F375">
<enum>(I)</enum>
<text>assistance for any other activity determined appropriate by the
State.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID953C41E0F64C4BD5A981D41CCBD6321B">
<enum>(2)</enum>
<header>Application</header>
<text>In order for a small business or consortium to be eligible to
receive assistance from a State under this section, the small business involved
shall prepare and submit to the State an application at such time, in such
manner, and containing such information as the State may require.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDE54ADE31D96948199583966F8D0B997D">
<enum>(3)</enum>
<header>Preference</header>
<subparagraph id="id535D4FBC24674C5D851BDEDBD96F45C8"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>In providing assistance under this section, a State shall
give priority to an applicant that desires to form a consortium to provide
child care in a geographic area within the State where such care is not
generally available or accessible.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idCC0E8E676A754B4CAC38DD2FE3C136D2"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Consortium</header><text>For
purposes of subparagraph (A), a consortium shall be made up of 2 or more
entities that shall include small businesses and that may include large
businesses, nonprofit agencies or organizations, local governments, or other
appropriate entities.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="IDF5AA388BA3B742EB8031CCEBE689157C">
<enum>(4)</enum>
<header>Limitation</header>
<text>With respect to grant funds received under this section, a State
may not provide in excess of $500,000 in assistance from such funds to any
single applicant.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID569F782312E44D94B27EBBEE27982A7B"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Matching
requirement</header><text>To be eligible to receive a grant under this section,
a State shall provide assurances to the Secretary that, with respect to the
costs to be incurred by a covered entity receiving assistance in carrying out
activities under this section, the covered entity will make available (directly
or through donations from public or private entities) non-Federal contributions
to such costs in an amount equal to—</text>
<paragraph id="ID01FD41D42D7C449AAEF95F59F8B63D90">
<enum>(1)</enum>
<text>for the first fiscal year in which the covered entity receives
such assistance, not less than 50 percent of such costs ($1 for each $1 of
assistance provided to the covered entity under the grant);</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID8FBA951D5C384B01A60B6C0484AD4549">
<enum>(2)</enum>
<text>for the second fiscal year in which the covered entity receives
such assistance, not less than 66<fraction>2/3</fraction> percent of such costs
($2 for each $1 of assistance provided to the covered entity under the grant;
and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID71630DB60ADE49AC83031591FAE3F443">
<enum>(3)</enum>
<text>for the third fiscal year in which the covered entity receives
such assistance, not less than 75 percent of such costs ($3 for each $1 of
assistance provided to the covered entity under the grant.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID78126ED2F1C245559D1A2FA0898241B4"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Requirements of
providers</header><text>To be eligible to receive assistance under a grant
awarded under this section, a child care provider shall comply with all
applicable State and local licensing and regulatory requirements and all
applicable health and safety standards in effect in the State.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="ID377919C386644A34840A51AF490352F4">
<enum>(g)</enum>
<header>State-Level activities</header>
<text>A State may not retain more than 3 percent of the amount
described in subsection (c) for State administration and other State-level
activities.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="ID7C9F8954413144F5B3049E1BDADB7645">
<enum>(h)</enum>
<header>Administration</header>
<paragraph id="ID5C8CC7EE358F4C8E83F9E98A914D05C4">
<enum>(1)</enum>
<header>State responsibility</header>
<text>A State shall have responsibility for administering a grant
awarded for the State under this section and for monitoring covered entities
that receive assistance under such grant.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID321D5B826B4145B881D9FB7D9D33127C">
<enum>(2)</enum>
<header>Audits</header>
<text>A State shall require each covered entity receiving assistance
under the grant awarded under this section to conduct an annual audit with
respect to the activities of the covered entity. Such audits shall be submitted
to the State.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID14FA9D8DB011426ABD5308161025BED7">
<enum>(3)</enum>
<header>Misuse of funds</header>
<subparagraph id="IDCF5C48A9FE524665B0A4B864FE360233">
<enum>(A)</enum>
<header>Repayment</header>
<text>If the State determines, through an audit or otherwise, that a
covered entity receiving assistance under a grant awarded under this section
has misused the assistance, the State shall notify the Secretary of the misuse.
The Secretary, upon such a notification, may seek from such a covered entity
the repayment of an amount equal to the amount of any such misused assistance
plus interest.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID3818CB3F1E734D468B063135066E5AD8">
<enum>(B)</enum>
<header>Appeals process</header>
<text>The Secretary shall by regulation provide for an appeals process
with respect to repayments under this paragraph.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id3112044A8DD54E919693C09745CE370E"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Reporting
requirements</header>
<paragraph id="ID946E2BDF55674159AAFFE07321B648A4">
<enum>(1)</enum>
<header>2-year study</header>
<subparagraph id="ID29654FB4B0934C1E9AFD3A333BD12B82">
<enum>(A)</enum>
<header>In general</header>
<text>Not later than 2 years after the date on which the Secretary
first awards grants under this section, the Secretary shall conduct a study to
determine—</text>
<clause id="ID7B1D7C74DCFC457FA76B0FE48CC9F34E">
<enum>(i)</enum>
<text>the capacity of covered entities to meet the child care needs of
communities within States;</text>
</clause><clause id="IDB9E415E31BFF4E4885D4ED7C4744E5BF">
<enum>(ii)</enum>
<text>the kinds of consortia that are being formed with respect to
child care at the local level to carry out programs funded under this section;
and</text>
</clause><clause id="IDC424CDABA66E478DB03DBEF576389E9C">
<enum>(iii)</enum>
<text>who is using the programs funded under this section and the
income levels of such individuals.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID60E53F9D03EC4A8CA7B6DBAE5CFA36B5">
<enum>(B)</enum>
<header>Report</header>
<text>Not later than 28 months after the date on which the Secretary
first awards grants under this section, the Secretary shall prepare and submit
to the appropriate committees of Congress a report on the results of the study
conducted in accordance with subparagraph (A).</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID013379D87F8F41B58707276340BDE8D6">
<enum>(2)</enum>
<header>4-year study</header>
<subparagraph id="IDCDA18F5F38824D18ADEEDC08527C3BBF">
<enum>(A)</enum>
<header>In general</header>
<text>Not later than 4 years after the date on which the Secretary
first awards grants under this section, the Secretary shall conduct a study to
determine the number of child care facilities that are funded through covered
entities that received assistance through a grant awarded under this section
and that remain in operation, and the extent to which such facilities are
meeting the child care needs of the individuals served by such
facilities.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDEF51185819384F78AA5C6C2B021A085D">
<enum>(B)</enum>
<header>Report</header>
<text>Not later than 52 months after the date on which the Secretary
first awards grants under this section, the Secretary shall prepare and submit
to the appropriate committees of Congress a report on the results of the study
conducted in accordance with subparagraph (A).</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID9A0EDB2269324264B98C132729838B07"><enum>(j)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text>In
this section:</text>
<paragraph id="id45F44EAB66614ECBB2DAAFF3F8FDECA0"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Covered
entity</header><text>The term <term>covered entity</term> means a small
business or a consortium formed in accordance with subsection (d)(3).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idF31F91CD24294263968F084C8CDDEF42"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Small
business</header><text>The term <term>small business</term> means an employer
who employed an average of at least 2 but not more than 50 employees on
business days during the preceding calendar year.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="IDBC7288C817A748239623AD81C21FB189">
<enum>(k)</enum>
<header>Authorization of appropriations</header>
<paragraph id="ID898D9D38ABD44A688B158FC45FE4C6B9">
<enum>(1)</enum>
<header>In general</header>
<text>There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section,
$50,000,000 for the period of fiscal years 2006 through 2010.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID858C1844556C4D7BA18952F93BD6AD63">
<enum>(2)</enum>
<header>Evaluations and administration</header>
<text>With respect to the total amount appropriated for such period in
accordance with this subsection, not more than $2,500,000 of that amount may be
used for expenditures related to conducting evaluations required under, and the
administration of, this section.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID56C7A03AAC6D4DF7B215B9D9D7C63E78">
<enum>(l)</enum>
<header>Termination of program</header>
<text>The program established under subsection (a) shall terminate on
September 30, 2010.</text>
</subsection></section>