[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 8326 Referred in Senate (RFS)]

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116th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 8326


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                           November 18, 2020

 Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and 
                              Public Works

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                                 AN ACT


 
   To 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.

    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 ``Child Care is Economic Development 
Act of 2020'' or the ``CED Act''.

SEC. 2. 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).

            Passed the House of Representatives November 17, 2020.

            Attest:

                                             CHERYL L. JOHNSON,

                                                                 Clerk.