[Congressional Bills 112th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3134 Introduced in House (IH)]

112th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 3134

  To amend the Child Care and Development Block Grant Act of 1990 to 
 include providing diapers and diapering supplies among the activities 
for which funds may be employed to improve the quality of and access to 
                              child care.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            October 6, 2011

 Ms. DeLauro (for herself, Mr. Kildee, Mr. Murphy of Connecticut, Mr. 
 Jackson of Illinois, Ms. Lee of California, Ms. Richardson, Mr. Price 
of North Carolina, Mrs. Napolitano, Mr. Ryan of Ohio, Mr. Conyers, Mr. 
 Larson of Connecticut, and Ms. Moore) introduced the following bill; 
   which was referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce

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                                 A BILL


 
  To amend the Child Care and Development Block Grant Act of 1990 to 
 include providing diapers and diapering supplies among the activities 
for which funds may be employed to improve the quality of and access to 
                              child care.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Diaper Investment and Aid to Promote 
Economic Recovery'' or the ``DIAPER Act''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

    Congress finds, pursuant to its authority under article I and the 
fourteenth amendment of the Constitution, that--
            (1) access to a reliable supply of clean diapers is a 
        medical necessity for the health and welfare of infant and 
        toddlers, their families, and child and health care providers,
            (2) a supply of diapers is generally an eligibility 
        requirement for infants and toddlers to participate in early 
        childhood educational programs,
            (3) providing a sufficient supply of diapers can cause 
        economic hardship to needy families,
            (4) absent access to child care, parents and guardians of 
        infants and toddlers cannot participate in the workforce, 
        thereby causing economic harm to many families,
            (5) providing diapering systems to needy infants and 
        toddlers through child care programs furthers the national 
        goals of improved health and sanitation for families and for 
        staff in early childhood education and child care programs, and
            (6) making available clean diapers to needy infants and 
        toddlers who would otherwise be prevented from participating in 
        child care programs furthers the national goal of safe and 
        quality child care, and therefore enables better implementation 
        of the Child Care and Development Block Grant Act of 1990.

SEC. 3. PROVISION OF DIAPERS AS CHILD CARE ASSISTANCE.

    The Child Care and Development Block Grant Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 
9801 et seq.) is amended--
            (1) in section 658E(c)(3)(C) by adding at the end the 
        following:
                ``Provision of diapers for use by eligible children 
                within the State who receive or are offered child care 
                services for which financial assistance is provided 
                under this Act is a direct service and shall not be 
                included in administrative costs.'',
            (2) in section 658G is amended by adding at the end the 
        following:
``These activities include the provision of diapers and diapering 
supplies to enrolled child care providers sufficient for the population 
of children under the age of three whose parent receives or is offered 
financial assistance under this Act.'', and
            (3) in section 658P by inserting after paragraph (2) the 
        following:
            ``(3) Diaper.--The term `diaper' means an absorbent garment 
        worn by infants and toddlers who are not toilet-trained or 
        individuals who are incapable of controlling their bladder or 
        bowel movements. `Diaper' refers to a disposable diaper or, 
        where the administering agency elects to make available, a 
        washable cloth diaper and the requisite diaper laundering and 
        delivery services necessary to provide sufficient clean diapers 
        for the eligible population. `Diapering supplies' means items, 
        including diapers, diaper wipes, and diaper cream, necessary 
        for safe diapering.''.
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