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[S. 2683 Enrolled Bill (ENR)]

        S.2683

                     One Hundred Sixteenth Congress

                                 of the

                        United States of America


                          AT THE SECOND SESSION

           Begun and held at the City of Washington on Friday,
            the third day of January, two thousand and twenty


                                 An Act


 
   To establish a task force to assist States in implementing hiring 
   requirements for child care staff members to improve child safety.

    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 Protection Improvement 
Act of 2020''.
SEC. 2. TASK FORCE TO ASSIST IN IMPROVING CHILD SAFETY.
    (a) Establishment.--There is established a task force, to be known 
as the Interagency Task Force for Child Safety (referred to in this 
section as the ``Task Force'') to identify, evaluate, and recommend 
best practices and technical assistance to assist Federal and State 
agencies in fully implementing the requirements of section 658H(b) of 
the Child Care and Development Block Grant Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 
9858f(b)) for child care staff members.
    (b) Composition.--Not later than 60 days after the date of 
enactment of this Act, the President shall appoint the members of the 
Task Force, which shall--
        (1) consist of only Federal officers and employees; and
        (2) include--
            (A) the Director of the Office of Child Care of the 
        Department of Health and Human Services (or the Director's 
        designee), the Associate Commissioner of the Children's Bureau 
        of the Department of Health and Human Services (or the 
        Associate Commissioner's designee), and the Director of the 
        Federal Bureau of Investigation (or the Director's designee); 
        and
            (B) such other Federal officers and employees (or their 
        designees) as may be appointed by the President.
    (c) Chairperson.--The chairperson of the Task Force shall be the 
Assistant Secretary of the Administration for Children and Families of 
the Department of Health and Human Services.
    (d) Consultation.--The Task Force shall consult with 
representatives from State child care agencies, State child protective 
services, State criminal justice agencies, providers of child care 
services, including providers in the private sector, and other relevant 
stakeholders on identifying problems in implementing, and proposing 
solutions to implement, the requirements of section 658H(b) of the 
Child Care and Development Block Grant Act of 1990, as described in 
that section. Such consultation shall include consultation with State 
agencies that are at different stages of such implementation.
    (e) Task Force Duties.--The Task Force shall--
        (1) develop recommendations for improving implementation of the 
    requirements of section 658H(b) of the Child Care and Development 
    Block Grant Act of 1990, including recommendations about how the 
    Task Force and member agencies will collaborate and coordinate 
    efforts to implement such requirements, as described in that 
    section; and
        (2) develop recommendations in which the Task Force identifies 
    best practices and evaluates technical assistance to assist 
    relevant Federal and State agencies in implementing section 658H(b) 
    of the Child Care and Development Block Grant Act of 1990, which 
    identification and evaluation shall include--
            (A) an analysis of available research and information at 
        the Federal and State levels regarding the status of the 
        interstate requirements of that section for child care staff 
        members who have resided in one or more States during the 
        previous 5 years and who seek employment in a child care 
        program in a different State;
            (B) a list of State agencies that are not responding to 
        interstate requests covered by that section for relevant 
        information on child care staff members;
            (C) identification of the challenges State agencies are 
        experiencing in responding to such interstate requests;
            (D) an analysis of the length of time it takes the State 
        agencies in a State to receive such results from State agencies 
        in another State in response to such an interstate request, in 
        accordance with that section;
            (E) an analysis of the average processing time for the 
        interstate requests, in accordance with that section;
            (F) identification of any fees (and entities responsible 
        for paying any such fees) associated with the interstate 
        requests in each State to meet requirements, in accordance with 
        section 658H of the Child Care and Development Block Grant Act 
        of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 9858f), including identification of--
                (i) the extent to which such fees are consistent with 
            subsection (f) of that section; and
                (ii) information regarding factors that impact such 
            fees;
            (G) a list of States that are participating in the National 
        Fingerprint File program, as administered by the Federal Bureau 
        of Investigation, and an analysis of reasons States have or 
        have not chosen to participate in the program, including 
        barriers to participation such as barriers related to State 
        regulatory requirements and statutes; and
            (H) a list of States that have closed record laws or 
        systems that prevent the States from sharing complete criminal 
        records data or information with State agencies in another 
        State.
    (f) Meetings.--Not later than 3 months after the date of enactment 
of this Act, the Task Force shall hold its first meeting.
    (g) Final Report.--Not later than 1 year after the first meeting of 
the Task Force, the Task Force shall submit to the Secretary of Health 
and Human Services, the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and 
Pensions of the Senate, and the Committee on Education and Labor of the 
House of Representatives a final report containing all of the 
recommendations required by paragraphs (1) and (2) of subsection (e). 
The report shall also include a list of the members of the Task Force, 
the agencies such members represent, and the individuals and entities 
with whom the Task Force consulted under subsection (d).
    (h) No Compensation for Members.--A member of the Task Force shall 
serve without compensation in addition to any compensation received for 
the service of the member as an officer or employee of the United 
States.
    (i) Exemption From FACA.--The Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 
U.S.C. App.) shall not apply to the Task Force.
    (j) Sunset.--The Task Force shall terminate 1 year after submitting 
its final report under subsection (g).

                               Speaker of the House of Representatives.

                            Vice President of the United States and    
                                               President of the Senate.