[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 200 (Wednesday, November 17, 2021)]
[Senate]
[Pages S8379-S8380]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

  SA 4767. Ms. DUCKWORTH submitted an amendment intended to be proposed 
to amendment SA 3867 submitted by Mr. Reed and intended to be proposed 
to the bill H.R. 4350, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2022 
for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military 
construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, 
to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for 
other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

        At the appropriate place, insert the following:

     SEC. _. CHILD CARE RESOURCE GUIDE.

       The Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 631 et seq.) is amended--
       (1) by redesignating section 49 as section 50; and
       (2) by inserting after section 48 the following new 
     section:

     ``SEC. 49. CHILD CARE RESOURCE GUIDE.

       ``(a) In General.--Not later than 1 year after the date of 
     the enactment of this section and not less frequently than 
     every 5 years thereafter, the Administrator shall publish or 
     update a resource guide, applicable to various business 
     models as determined by the Administrator, for small business 
     concerns operating as child care providers.
       ``(b) Guidance on Small Business Concern Matters.--The 
     resource guide required under subsection (a) shall include 
     guidance for such small business concerns related to--
       ``(1) operations (including marketing and management 
     planning);
       ``(2) finances (including financial planning, financing, 
     payroll, and insurance);
       ``(3) compliance with relevant laws (including the Internal 
     Revenue Code of 1986 and this Act);
       ``(4) training and safety (including equipment and 
     materials);
       ``(5) quality (including eligibility for funding under the 
     Child Care and Development Block Grant Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 
     9857 et seq.) as an eligible child care provider); and
       ``(6) any other matters the Administrator determines 
     appropriate.
       ``(c) Consultation Required.--Before publication or update 
     of the resource guide required under subsection (a), the 
     Administrator shall consult with the following:
       ``(1) The Secretary of Health and Human Services.
       ``(2) Representatives from lead agencies designated under 
     section 658D of the Child Care and Development Block Grant 
     Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 9858b).
       ``(3) Representatives from local or regional child care 
     resource and referral organizations described in section 
     658E(c)(3)(B)(iii)(I) of the Child Care and Development Block 
     Grant Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 9858c(c)(3)(B)(iii)(I)).
       ``(4) Any other relevant entities as determined by the 
     Administrator.
       ``(d) Publication and Dissemination Required.--
       ``(1) Publication.--The Administrator shall publish the 
     resource guide required under subsection (a) in English and 
     in the 10 most commonly spoken languages, other than English, 
     in the United States, which shall include Mandarin, 
     Cantonese, Japanese, and Korean. The Administrator shall make 
     each translation of the resource guide available on a 
     publicly accessible website of the Administration.
       ``(2) Distribution.--
       ``(A) Administrator.--The Administrator shall distribute 
     the resource guide required under subsection (a) to offices 
     within the Administration, including district offices, and to 
     the persons consulted under subsection (c).
       ``(B) Other entities.--Women's business centers (as 
     described under section 29), small business development 
     centers, chapters of the Service Corps of Retired Executives 
     (established under section 8(b)(1)(B)), and Veteran Business 
     Outreach Centers (as described under section 32) shall 
     distribute to small business concerns operating as child care 
     providers, sole proprietors operating as child care 
     providers, and child care providers that have limited 
     administrative capacity, as determined by the Administrator--
       ``(i) the resource guide required under subsection (a); and
       ``(ii) other resources available that the Administrator 
     determines to be relevant.''.

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