Child Care Reauthorization: A Side-by-Side Comparison of Child Care Provisions in House and Senate Versions of H.R. 4, S. 880, and Current Law

CRS Report for Congress
Child Care Reauthorization: A Side-by-Side
Comparison of Child Care Provisions in H.R. 4,
th
S. 880 (108 Congress), and Current Law
Updated January 3, 2005
Melinda Gish
Specialist in Social Legislation
Domestic Social Policy Division

Congressional Research Service ˜ The Library of Congress

Child Care Reauthorization: A Side-by-Side
Comparison of Child Care Provisions in H.R. 4,
S. 880 (108^th Congress), and Current Law
Summary
The 108^th Congress did not complete action to reauthorize child care legislation
that expired at the end of FY2002, but funding has continued via a series of
temporary measures, and annual appropriations. “Child care reauthorization” is
composed of two parts: legislation to reauthorize the Child Care and Development
Block Grant (CCDBG) Act and legislation to extend mandatory funding appropriated
under Section 418 of the Social Security Act.
In February 2003, the House passed a consolidated bill, H.R. 4, which
encompassed both parts of reauthorization by including provisions that would have
addressed mandatory appropriations, discretionary funding authorization levels, and
other amendments to the CCDBG Act. The Senate Finance Committee reported its
own version of H.R. 4, which included mandatory child care funding, and the Senate
Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee reported a separate bill,
S. 880, which included all provisions pertaining to discretionary funding
authorization, and amended the CCDBG Act itself. The full Senate began
consideration of H.R. 4 on March 29, 2004, passing one amendment to it (to increase
child care funding), but then failed to resume consideration of the bill.
Both versions of H.R. 4 originally proposed to appropriate $2.917 billion in
mandatory CCDBG funding for each of fiscal years 2004 through 2008, which would
have reflected an increase of $1 billion over five years above current (FY2002)
funding. (The amendment approved on the Senate floor would have provided an
additional $6 billion, on top of the $1 billion.) Discretionary funding levels are
authorized within the CCDBG Act, and both the House version of H.R. 4 and S. 880
proposed to authorize $2.3 billion in FY2004, rising up to $3.1 billion in FY2008.
Also of note, H.R. 4 (House) would have allowed states to transfer up to 50% of their
TANF block grants to the CCDBG (rather than current law’s limit of 30%).
Both H.R. 4 (House) and S. 880 would have revised and expanded the CCDBG
program goals to include and emphasize school readiness. Of the two bills, S. 880
provided the greater detail in terms of defining the skills and development to be
fostered in efforts to prepare children for school. Both bills included provisions to
increase the minimum quality set-aside from 4% to 6%, and to define “quality
activities” in more detail.
Both bills proposed to eliminate the federal eligibility ceiling (85% of state
median income); and to place new requirements on state plans to emphasize
coordination, consumer education, and program quality. S. 880 would have also
strengthened requirements (currently only in regulation) that states set provider
payment rates in accordance with a recent market rate survey. Other provisions in S.

880 included amending the list of data elements collected on a monthly basis;

enhancing security at federal child care facilities, and establishing a small business
child care grant program. This report provides a side-by-side comparison of the
proposed bills, and will not be updated.

Contents
In troduction ......................................................1
Summary of Provisions.............................................2
Funding .....................................................2
Discretionary Authorization..................................2
Mandatory Appropriation...................................2
Authority to Transfer TANF Funds............................3
Use of Funds for Direct Services..............................3
Option to Use Excess Funds for Increasing Payment Rates.........3
Quality Activities..............................................3
Quality Set-Aside..........................................3
Definition of “Quality Activities”.............................3
Eligibility ....................................................4
State Plan Requirements........................................4
Data Collection and Reporting Requirements........................4
Other Provisions ..............................................5
Detailed Comparison of Child Care Provisions of both House and Senate
Versions of H.R. 4, S. 880, and Current Law........................5
Short title ........................................................6
Goals ...........................................................6
Authorization of appropriations ......................................7
Application and plan ...............................................8
Consumer education information .................................8
Payment rates ................................................8
Coordination .................................................9
Certification of compliance with quality set-aside percentage ..........10
Strategy for addressing quality of child care available ................10
Addressing special needs child care ..............................10
Meeting the needs of TANF population ...........................11
Redetermination procedures; protection for working parents ...........11
Description of requirements for training in early childhood
development ............................................11
Use of funds for a resource and referral system .....................12
Use of funds for direct services ..................................12
Activities to improve the quality of child care ..........................13
Funding ....................................................13

Definitions ..................................................13
Training and professional development .......................13
School readiness activities .................................13
Provider retention and compensation .........................14
Other ..................................................14
Certification requirements .....................................14
Report by Secretary ...............................................15
Frequency ..................................................15
Content ....................................................15
Submission deadline and other requirements .......................16
Use of resource and referral organizations for data collection ..........16
Definition of income eligibility ......................................16
Entitlement funding ..............................................17
Puerto Rico......................................................17
Transfer of TANF funds to CCDBG..................................17
Lead agency designation ...........................................18
Optional priority use of additional funds ..............................18
Reports and audits ................................................18
Quarterly reports .............................................18
Annual reports ...............................................19
Amounts reserved ................................................20
Territories and tribes ..........................................20
Infants and toddlers; telephone hotline ............................20
Rule of construction ..............................................20
Enhancing security at child care centers in federal facilities ...............21
Small business child care grant program ..............................21
List of Tables
Table 1. Comparison of Current Law with Child Care Provisions in H.R. 4
as Passed by the House, as Reported by the Senate Finance Committee,
and S. 880....................................................6

Child Care Reauthorization:
A Side-by-Side Comparison of Child Care
Provisions in H.R. 4, S. 880
th
(108 Congress), and Current Law
Introduction
“Child care reauthorization” is composed of two parts: legislation to reauthorize
the Child Care and Development Block Grant (CCDBG) Act and legislation to
extend mandatory funding appropriated under Section 418 of the Social Security Act.
The CCDBG Act authorizes discretionary funds and contains all provisions
pertaining to the administration of CCDBG programs. Section 418 of the Social
Security Act appropriates mandatory money to be administered under provisions
included in the CCDBG Act.
The 108^th Congress did not complete action to reauthorize either the CCDBG
Act itself, or the mandatory child care funding appropriated under the Social Security
Act (along with the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families block grant). Both
expired at the end of FY2002. However, funding for the CCDBG has been continued
via a series of temporary extensions (in the case of the mandatory funding) and
annual appropriations law (for the discretionary funding portion).
In terms of reauthorization legislation, the House passed a consolidated bill,
H.R. 4 (Personal Responsibility, Work, and Family Promotion Act of 2003), which
included discretionary funding authorization, a mandatory appropriation, and
amendments to the CCDBG Act (alongside provisions to amend and extend funding
for Temporary Assistance for Needy Families [TANF]¹).
In the Senate, two separate bills were reported from their respective committees,
but ultimately failed to reach a final vote on the full Senate floor. The Senate
Finance Committee’s reported substitute version of H.R. 4 (Personal Responsibility
and Individual Development for Everyone Act [PRIDE]) included mandatory funding
for child care, while the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee’s
reported bill, S. 880 (The Caring for Children Act of 2003), included all provisions
pertaining to discretionary funding authorization, and would have amended the

¹ For a discussion of TANF provisions in the House and Senate versions of H.R. 4, see CRS
Report RL32210, TANF Reauthorization: Side-by-Side Comparison of Current Law and
Two Versions of H.R. 4, by Vee Burke and Gene Falk.

CCDBG Act itself. Although the Senate bills never made it to a final floor vote, it
should be noted that when the legislation was brought to the floor, one amendment,
offered by Senator Snowe, was accepted (78-20). That amendment proposed to
increase mandatory child care funding above the amounts proposed in the House-
passed, and Senate committee bill. Below is a summary of key provisions in all three
bills (and the Snowe amendment, as passed on the floor), followed by Table 1, a²
detailed side-by-side comparison of each bill’s provisions with current law.
Summary of Provisions
Funding
Discretionary Authorization. The discretionary portion of child care
funding is authorized by the Child Care and Development Block Grant Act (as
amended in 1996). Under current law, discretionary CCDBG funding is authorized
at $1 billion annually. However, actual appropriation levels, determined during the
annual appropriations process, have exceeded the authorized level (e.g., FY2004 =
$2.1 billion). Both the House version of H.R. 4 (The Personal Responsibility, Work,
and Family Promotion Act of 2003), and S. 880 (The Caring for Children Act of
2003) proposed to authorize discretionary funding at $2.3 billion in FY2004, rising
by $200 million each year, up to $3.1 billion in FY2008. (The discretionary funding
authorization does not fall under the Senate Finance Committee’s jurisdiction, and
therefore was not addressed in the Senate committee-reported version of H.R. 4.)
Mandatory Appropriation. Mandatory funding for the CCDBG was
preappropriated in Section 418 of the Social Security Act for FY1997-2002, as part
of the welfare law of 1996 (P.L. 104-193). A series of temporary extensions have
continued that funding since the close of FY2002. Funding has been maintained at
the FY2002 annual rate of $2.717 billion.
The House-passed version of H.R. 4 would have set mandatory child care
funding at $2.917 billion for each of FY2004-2008 (for an increase of $1 billion over
five years above current funding). The version of H.R. 4 reported by the Senate
Finance Committee contained the same $1 billion increase in mandatory child care
funding over five years; however, Senator Snowe expressed plans at the time of
voting for the committee bill to offer an amendment for a greater child care increase
when the bill was brought to the Senate floor. (The mandatory funding does not fall
under Senate HELP Committee jurisdiction, and therefore was not addressed in S.

880.)

When the bill was considered on the floor (March 30, 2004), S.Amdt. 2937
(Snowe) was offered and approved by a vote of 78-20. The amendment would have
provided an additional $6 billion (over five years) in mandatory child care funding,
above the $1 billion ($200 million in each of five years) provided in the underlying
bill, H.R. 4 (as passed by the House, and as passed by the Senate Finance

² For a general discussion of child care legislation in the 108^th Congress, see CRS Report
RL31817, Child Care Issues in the 108^th Congress, by Melinda Gish.

Committee). The additional $6 billion would have been allotted among the years as
follows: $700 million in FY2005; $1 billion in FY2006; $1.2 billion in FY2007; $1.4
billion in FY2008; and $1.7 billion in FY2009.
Authority to Transfer TANF Funds. Under current law, states have the
authority to transfer up to 30% of their annual TANF block grant to the CCDBG
(only 20% if they choose to transfer 10% to the Social Services Block Grant). The
House-passed version of H.R. 4 would have allowed states to transfer up to 50% of
their annual TANF grants to the CCDBG. The Senate version of H.R. 4 proposed to
maintain current law.
Use of Funds for Direct Services. Current law includes no provision
requiring a given percentage of funds appropriated under the CCDBG Act to be spent
on direct services. S. 880 would have required that after the reservation of set-asides,
at least 70% of the funds remaining be used to fund direct services (as defined by the
state). The House bill had no comparable provision.
Option to Use Excess Funds for Increasing Payment Rates. S. 880
would have allowed states that receive funding above their FY2003 levels to use a
portion of the excess to support payment rate increases for providers and to establish
tiered payment rates. Under S. 880, stricter requirements to set payment rates in
accordance with biennial market rate surveys would have been added to the statute.
Quality Activities
Quality Set-Aside. Current law requires that at least 4% of each state’s total
CCDBG expenditures (from all sources — e.g., mandatory, discretionary, matching
funds) be used for quality activities, described as: providing comprehensive
consumer education to parents and the public, activities that increase parental choice,
and activities designed to improve the quality and availability of child care in the
state.
Both the House-passed version of H.R. 4 and the HELP Committee’s S. 880
would have raised the percentage of CCDBG funds that must be spent for quality
activities to a minimum of 6%.
Definition of “Quality Activities”. Both bills provided greater detail than
current law in terms of defining what classifies as a “quality activity.” In each,
categories of activities were outlined to include school readiness activities (including
activities to enhance early literacy); training and professional development for staff;
and initiatives or programs to promote or increase retention of qualified staff. The
categories reflected a new emphasis on school readiness as a goal of the CCDBG.
The Senate bill (S. 880) also specified that quality funds could have been spent on
evaluating and assessing the quality of programs, and their effectiveness in improving
overall school preparedness. While S. 880 clearly stated that quality funds must be
spent for any of the six listed purposes, H.R. 4 (House) provided three broad
categories, similar in topic to those in S. 880, with a fourth, more general category
of “other activities as approved by the state.”

Eligibility
Federal law currently requires that children eligible for services under the
CCDBG must have family income that does not exceed 85% of the state median (for
a family of that size). However, states have the discretion to adopt income eligibility
limits below this federal maximum. Both the House-passed version of H.R. 4 and
S. 880 proposed to eliminate the federal maximum of 85% of state median income
(SMI) from the CCDBG law, replacing it with a provision allowing states to set
income eligibility levels (with no federal ceiling), with priorities based on need.
State Plan Requirements
Under current CCDBG law, states are required to submit plans every two years,
certifying that their CCDBG programs include specified elements addressing areas
such as parental choice, parental access, consumer education, licensing, and health
and safety requirements.
Both the House version of H.R. 4 and the HELP Committee’s S. 880 would
have amended current law to require that additional elements be certified in their
state plans. Areas that would have been modified or added related to providing
consumer education information; describing or demonstrating state coordination of
child care services with other early childhood education programs; certifying
compliance with the quality set-aside percentage requirement; and addressing special
needs child care.
Unlike the House version of H.R. 4, S. 880 included provisions requiring that
in their state plans, states demonstrate that the process for redetermining eligibility
occur no more frequently than every six months (with limited exceptions), and also
that the state plan describe any training requirements in effect for child care
providers. The Senate bill would also have put into statute the requirement that the
provider payment rates, described in the state plan, be set in accordance with a
statistically valid and reliable biennial survey of market rates (without reducing the
number of families served). State plans would also have been required to include the
results of those surveys and to contain a description of how the state will provide for
timely payment to providers. Results of the survey would also have been required
to be made available to the public no later than 30 days after the survey’s completion.
Data Collection and Reporting Requirements
Current law specifies a set of data reporting requirements for states to collect in
the administration of their CCDBG programs. States collect data on a monthly basis
and submit to the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) disaggregated
data on a quarterly basis. An aggregate report is required to be submitted to HHS on
an annual basis.
S. 880 would have retained the quarterly reporting in current law, but would
have amended the list of data elements that states would be required to collect on a
monthly basis. (See Table 1 for details.) It would also have eliminated the separate
annual report, instead requiring that the fourth quarterly report include information

on the annual number and type of child care providers and the method of payment
they receive. The House version of H.R. 4 would have retained current law,
containing none of these provisions.
Other Provisions
Titles II and III of S. 880 proposed provisions that stood apart from CCDBG law
or Section 418 of the Social Security Act. Title II of the bill contained provisions to
enhance security at child care centers in federal facilities, and Title III would have
established a small business child care grant program, through which competitive
grants would have been awarded to states for establishment and operation of
employer-operated child care programs.
Detailed Comparison of Child Care Provisions
of both House and Senate Versions of
H.R. 4, S. 880, and Current Law
Table 1 provides a detailed comparison of the child care provisions included in
the House-passed and Senate Finance Committee-reported versions of H.R. 4, the
Senate HELP Committee-reported S. 880, with current law. In some cases, current
law refers to the Child Care and Development Block Grant Act, while current law
provisions pertaining to the mandatory child care funding are included in Section 418
of the Social Security Act. The bracketed references in each of the cells refer to the
section of the applicable law or proposed bill. In the section regarding the
mandatory (entitlement) funding, the Snowe amendment, as passed during the short-
lived Senate floor consideration is noted.

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CRS-8
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^{Current law}^H^{.R. 4 (Hous}^e^-pas^s^e^d)^C^o^m^mⁱ^ttee)^S^.^{880 (S}^en^{ate HE}^L^P^C^o^m^mⁱ^ttee)
^t^io^{n a}^{nd pla}ⁿ
^nsum^{er ed}^uca^tioⁿ^In^{order f}^o^{r a s}^t^at^{e t}^o^be^e^lⁱ^gⁱ^b^l^e^t^o^A^m^en^ds^cu^rren^t^law^{to s}^p^ecif^y^th^at^N^o^p^r^o^vⁱ^sⁱ^oⁿ^.^Sam^e^{as Ho}^u^s^e^b^{ill, w}^ith^an
^o^rm^a^tioⁿ^receiv^e^C^C^D^B^G^f^uⁿ^d^s^,^{it m}^u^s^t^res^o^u^r^{ce an}^{d ref}^e^{rral s}^e^rv^ices^an^d^ad^d^itioⁿ^a^{l r}^e^q^u^ir^em^en^{t th}^{at th}^{e state}
^s^u^bm^{it an}^application^an^{d plan}^th^at^ot^he^{r m}^ean^s^{be u}^s^{ed f}^o^{r t}^h^e^{report to th}^{e Secretary}^(of^HHS)
^m^eet^wⁱ^t^h^approv^al^f^r^om^H^H^S^.^co^llectioⁿ^an^d^dⁱ^ssemⁱⁿ^a^tioⁿ^o^f^b^o^t^{h t}^h^e^m^a^nne^rⁱⁿ^w^hⁱ^c^{h t}^h^e
^A^m^o^{ng o}^t^he^r^t^hⁱ^ngs,^t^h^e^st^a^t^e^p^l^aⁿ^con^s^u^m^{er edu}^cationⁱⁿ^f^o^rm^ation^,^an^d^con^s^u^m^{er in}^f^o^rm^ation^w^a^s^provⁱ^d^ed,
^cer^tif^{ies th}^a^t^th^{e state w}^{ill co}^llect^th^{at ch}^{ild care}^p^r^o^vⁱ^d^e^r^s^be^an^{d t}^h^{e n}^u^m^{ber of}^paren^t^s^t^o^w^h^om
^an^{d di}^s^s^e^mⁱⁿ^a^t^e^t^o^paren^t^s^of^r^eci^pⁱ^en^{ts o}^f^th^{is in}^f^o^r^m^atioⁿ⁽ⁱⁿⁱ^t^w^a^s^provⁱ^d^{ed du}^riⁿ^g^t^h^{e peri}^{od of}
^elig^ib^l^e^ch^ild^r^eⁿ^an^d^th^{e g}^eⁿ^e^r^a^l^a^d^dⁱ^tⁱ^o^{n t}^o^p^a^r^e^nt^{s a}ⁿ^d^t^h^e^ge^ne^r^a^l^th^{e prev}^iou^s^s^t^ate^plan^{. [Section}
^pu^b^lⁱ^c^,^c^oⁿ^s^u^m^er^edu^cation^p^u^b^l^ic)^.^Iⁿ^f^o^r^m^atioⁿ^{is o}^u^tlin^ed^to^104]
ⁱⁿ^f^o^rm^atⁱ^{on t}^h^a^t^wⁱ^l^l^prom^ot^eⁱⁿ^clu^d^{e: in}^f^o^r^m^atioⁿ^ab^o^u^{t q}^u^ality
ⁱ^{ki/CRS-RL32241}ⁱⁿ^f^o^rm^{ed ch}^{ild care ch}^oⁱ^c^e^s^.^[S^ectⁱ^oⁿ^658E(c)(2)(D⁾^of^C^C^D^BG^aⁿ^d^av^ailab^ility^o^f^ch^ild^car^e;^res^earch^an^{d bes}^t^practices^on
^g/w^Ac^t^]^chⁱ^l^d^ren^’^{s dev}^e^l^opm^en^t^;^an^{d ot}^h^e^r
^s^.or^as^sⁱ^s^t^an^ce^prog^r^a^m^s^fo^r^w^hⁱ^c^h
^le^ak^f^a^m^ilies^receivⁱⁿ^g^ch^ild^{care serv}^ices
^m^a^y^{be el}ⁱ^gⁱ^b^l^e^{. [S}^ectⁱ^oⁿ^204]
^://wiki
^h^ttp^{ent r}^a^tes^States^m^u^s^t^certif^yⁱⁿ^th^eir^s^t^a^t^e^No^p^r^o^v^isioⁿ⁽^r^etain^s^cu^r^r^en^{t law}⁾^.^N^o^p^r^o^v^isioⁿ^.^R^e^q^uⁱ^r^e^s^s^t^a^t^e^p^l^aⁿ^t^o^d^e^m^oⁿ^s^t^r^a^t^e
^plan^s^th^at^C^C^D^B^G^p^r^o^v^ider^th^{at th}^{e s}^t^{ate h}^a^s^dev^e^{loped an}^d
^pay^m^en^{t rates}^{are s}^u^fficien^{t to}^coⁿ^d^u^c^t^e^d^{a statistically}^v^a^lid^an^d
^en^su^{re f}^a^m^{ilies receiv}ⁱⁿ^g^su^b^s^id^ies^relⁱ^a^bl^e^m^a^rk^et^rat^e^s^u^rv^ey^f^o^{r ch}ⁱ^l^d
^h^a^v^e^equ^a^{l acces}^s^{to com}^p^a^r^able^{care s}^e^rv^ices^w^ithⁱⁿ^the^tw^{o y}^ears
^chⁱ^l^{d care s}^e^rv^icesⁱⁿ^th^{e s}^t^ate^p^r^io^r^to^{its su}^b^m^issioⁿ^{. T}^h^{e state}
^p^r^o^v^id^ed^toⁿ^oⁿ^-^CCDB^G-^elig^ib^le^w^{ill a}^l^s^o^d^e^t^aⁱ^l^t^h^e^r^e^s^u^l^t^s^o^f^t^h^e
^ch^ildren^.^States^{are als}^o^requ^{ired to}^m^a^rk^et^rat^e^s^u^rv^ey^;^des^c^ri^be^h^o^w^t^h^e
^prov^ide^a^s^u^m^m^a^ry^of^th^{e f}^acts^th^ey^state^w^ill^p^r^o^vⁱ^d^e^f^o^r^tⁱ^m^e^ly
^r^e^lied^u^p^oⁿ^to^d^e^ter^mⁱⁿ^e^th^at^th^e^set^pay^m^en^t^f^o^r^ch^{ild care s}^e^rv^ices^{, an}^d
^r^a^t^e^s^{are s}^u^f^fⁱ^cien^{t to en}^s^u^{re equ}^a^l^{set p}^a^y^m^en^{t r}^a^{tes f}^o^r^ch^ild^car^e
^acces^s^.^[S^ection^658E(c)(4)]^s^e^rv^icesⁱⁿ^accordan^{ce w}^ith^the
^su^r^v^ey^r^e^su^{lts, w}^ith^o^u^{t r}^e^d^u^cin^g^th^e
^(Not^e:^R^e^gul^atⁱ^ons^r^e^q^u^ir^{e th}^{at th}^eⁿ^u^m^b^er^o^f^f^a^m^{ilies in}^th^{e state}
^abov^e-^m^eⁿ^tⁱ^oⁿ^e^{d s}^u^m^m^a^r^y^of^f^act^s^receivⁱⁿ^g^as^sⁱ^s^t^an^{ce. Elim}ⁱⁿ^ates^th^e
^{be bas}^e^d^oⁿ^a^l^o^cal^m^a^rk^et^rat^e^requ^irem^ent^th^{at th}^{e s}^t^{ate s}^u^bm^{it a}
^sur^v^e^y^c^o^nd^uc^t^e^d^no^m^o^r^e^t^h^aⁿ^t^w^o^s^u^m^m^a^ry^of^t^h^{e f}^act^s^relⁱ^e^{d u}^pon^t^o
^y^ear^{s p}^r^io^r^to^th^{e ef}^f^ectiv^{e d}^a^{te o}^f^d^e^ter^mⁱⁿ^{e th}^{at th}^e^{set r}^a^{tes ar}^e

CRS-9
^H.R^.^{4 (S}^en^{ate Fi}ⁿ^aⁿ^c^e
^{Current law}^H^{.R. 4 (Hous}^e^-pas^s^e^d)^C^o^m^mⁱ^ttee)^S^.^{880 (S}^en^{ate HE}^L^P^C^o^m^mⁱ^ttee)
^th^{e cu}^rren^tly^approv^{ed plan}^.)^s^u^f^fⁱ^cien^{t to en}^s^u^{re equ}^a^{l acces}^s^.
^Resu^{lts ar}^e^to^b^e^m^a^d^e^av^ailab^l^{e to}
^th^{e p}^u^b^{lic n}^o^later^th^an³⁰^d^a^y^s^af^ter
^s^u^rv^ey^’^s^com^p^l^e^tⁱ^oⁿ^.^[S^ectⁱ^oⁿ^104]
^N^o^provⁱ^sⁱ^oⁿ^.^N^o^provⁱ^sⁱ^oⁿ^.^N^o^provⁱ^sⁱ^oⁿ^.^Iⁿ^c^l^u^d^e^s^a^r^u^l^e^o^f^c^oⁿ^s^t^r^u^c^tⁱ^oⁿ
^statin^g^th^{at n}^o^thⁱⁿ^g^sh^{all p}^r^ev^en^t^a
^st^a^t^e^f^r^om^di^ffe^r^e^ntⁱ^a^tⁱ^{ng t}^h^e
^p^a^y^m^en^{t r}^a^{tes to}^p^r^o^v^id^er^{s o}ⁿ^th^e
^b^a^sis^o^f^g^e^o^g^r^a^p^h^{ic lo}^catioⁿ^,^th^{e ag}^e
^{or particu}^l^{ar n}^eeds^of^ch^ildren^,^an^d
^w^h^eth^e^{r th}^{e prov}^iders^prov^{ide ch}^ild
ⁱ^{ki/CRS-RL32241}^{care du}^rin^g^w^eek^en^{d an}^d^o^t^h^e^r
^g/wⁿ^oⁿ^t^r^a^d^itioⁿ^a^{l h}^o^u^r^s.
^s^.or^[S^ectⁱ^oⁿ^104]
^le^ak
^diⁿ^a^tⁱ^oⁿ⁽^W^h^{ile n}^o^t^r^e^q^u^ir^ed^to^b^e^ad^d^r^essed^A^dds^provi^sⁱ^on^requⁱ^rⁱⁿ^g^t^h^{e s}^t^at^e^N^o^p^r^o^vⁱ^sⁱ^oⁿ^.^Sam^e^as^H^o^u^s^{e b}^ill,^ex^cep^t
^://wikiⁱⁿ^th^{e s}^t^{ate plan}^uⁿ^d^{er c}^u^rren^{t law}^,^plan^{to dem}^oⁿ^s^{trate h}^o^w^th^e^s^t^ate^co^o^r^dⁱⁿ^a^tioⁿ^{is to}^b^e^“^d^escr^ib^ed^”
^h^ttp^on^{e th}^{e f}^o^u^r^s^t^{ated du}^ties^of^th^e^C^C^D^B^G^{lead ag}^en^cy^is^to^w^{ill co}^o^r^dⁱⁿ^a^{te ch}^ild^car^{e ser}^v^ices^wⁱ^t^h^ot^h^e^{r ea}^r^l^y^c^hⁱ^l^d^h^ood^rath^{er th}^an^“^d^em^on^s^t^{rated,” and}^ad^d^itioⁿ^a^{l p}^r^o^g^r^a^m^s^sp^ecifⁱ^ed^to^b^e
^coordiⁿ^a^t^e^t^h^{e prov}ⁱ^sⁱ^oⁿ^of^C^C^D^BG^ed^ucatⁱ^oⁿ^prog^ram^s^{, t}^o^ex^pan^d^co^o^r^dⁱⁿ^a^ted^w^ithⁱⁿ^clu^d^e^T^{itle I}
^s^e^rv^ices^w^ith^oth^e^{r f}^e^{deral, s}^t^ate,^acces^sⁱ^b^ility^to^an^d^coⁿ^tin^u^ity^o^f^pres^ch^ool^prog^ram^s^an^{d prog}^ram^s
^an^{d lo}^c^a^l^ch^{ild care an}^{d early}^{care an}^{d early}^edu^cati^oⁿ^w^ith^ou^t^uⁿ^d^{er ID}^EA^S^ectⁱ^oⁿ^{619 an}^d^Part^C^.
^chⁱ^l^d^h^{ood dev}^e^l^opm^en^t^prog^ram^.⁾^dis^p^lacin^g^s^e^rv^ices^prov^{ided by}^th^e^[S^ectⁱ^oⁿ^104]
^[S^ectⁱ^oⁿ^658D^(b)(1)(D^)]^cu^rren^t^s^y^s^t^em^{. [S}^ectⁱ^oⁿ^204]
^A^dds^provⁱ^sⁱ^oⁿ^requⁱ^rⁱⁿ^g^t^h^{e s}^t^at^e^No^p^r^o^v^isioⁿ^.^Sam^e^as^Ho^u^s^{e b}^{ill, ex}^cep^{t th}^{e state}
^p^l^an^{to dem}^oⁿ^s^{trate h}^o^w^th^{e s}^t^ate^plan^is^{to “}^d^es^{cribe” rath}^{er th}^an
^en^cou^r^ag^es^par^t^ne^r^s^hips^w^ith^“^d^em^oⁿ^str^a^{te,” an}^d^th^{is b}^{ill sp}^ecifⁱ^es
^p^r^iv^{ate an}^d^o^t^h^e^r^p^u^b^{lic en}^{tities to}^th^at^th^{e ch}^{ild care s}^e^rv^ices^prov^ided
^lev^e^r^a^g^e^ex^istin^g^ser^v^{ice d}^e^liv^er^y^{be f}^o^r^c^h^ildren^ag^{e 13 an}^{d u}ⁿ^d^er.
^s^y^s^t^em^s^an^dⁱⁿ^creas^{e th}^{e s}^u^pply^an^d^[S^ectⁱ^oⁿ^104]

^qu^ality^of^ch^{ild care. [Section}^204]

CRS-10
^H.R^.^{4 (S}^en^{ate Fi}ⁿ^aⁿ^c^e
^{Current law}^H^{.R. 4 (Hous}^e^-pas^s^e^d)^C^o^m^mⁱ^ttee)^S^.^{880 (S}^en^{ate HE}^L^P^C^o^m^mⁱ^ttee)
^ica^tio^{n o}^f^Regul^atⁱ^ons^requ^{ire th}^{at th}^{e s}^t^ate^A^dds^provⁱ^sⁱ^oⁿ^requⁱ^rⁱⁿ^g^s^t^at^{e pl}^an^No^p^r^o^v^isioⁿ^.^Ce^r^tⁱ^fⁱ^c^a^tioⁿ^{is n}^o^{t r}^e^q^u^ir^ed^as^p^a^r^t
^m^p^lia^{nce with}^p^l^an^d^e^scrⁱ^b^e^activ^{ities a state}^to^c^e^r^tif^y⁽^e^v^e^r^y^tw^o^y^ear^s)^its^of^s^t^at^{e pl}^an^,^how^ev^{er, s}^t^ates^are
^a^{lity set-}^a^s^id^eⁱⁿ^ten^d^s^to^f^uⁿ^d^w^ith^“^q^u^a^lity^set-^co^m^p^lian^{ce w}^ith^th^{e q}^u^ality^set-^re^q^uⁱ^r^ed^annual^l^y^to^p^r^o^v^id^{e th}^e
^cen^t^age^as^{ide” m}^oⁿ^e^y^,^b^u^tⁿ^e^ith^{er law}ⁿ^o^r^a^sⁱ^d^{e percen}^tag^e^requ^irem^en^t^,^Secretary^w^ith^certif^ication
^r^e^g^u^l^at^ioⁿ^r^e^q^u^ir^{es cer}^tif^icatioⁿ^o^fⁱⁿ^c^l^udⁱ^{ng a}^d^e^sc^rⁱ^p^tⁱ^oⁿ^o^f^t^h^e^use^o^f^r^e^g^a^r^dⁱⁿ^g^co^m^p^lian^{ce w}ⁱ^th^q^u^ality
^com^p^lian^ce.^f^uⁿ^d^s^,^begⁱⁿⁿⁱⁿ^gⁱⁿ^F^Y²⁰⁰⁴^(f^{or t}^h^e^activ^ity^r^e^q^u^ir^em^en^{ts. (}^S^{ee “}^q^u^a^lity
^precedin^g^fⁱ^s^{cal y}^{ear). [S}^ection^activ^{ities” p}^r^o^v^isioⁿ^b^e^lo^w^.⁾
^204]
^teg^y^f^o^r^N^o^provⁱ^sⁱ^oⁿ^.^A^dds^provⁱ^sⁱ^oⁿ^req^uⁱ^rⁱⁿ^g^s^t^at^e^pl^an^No^p^r^o^v^isioⁿ^.^Req^u^ir^es^sam^eⁱⁿ^f^o^r^m^atioⁿ^as^Ho^u^s^e
^es^sⁱ^{ng quality of}^to^o^u^tlin^e^t^h^e^str^a^teg^y^th^{e state w}^ill^b^ill,^b^u^t^a^s^aⁿ^a^nnua^{l sub}^m^issioⁿ^to
ⁱ^l^d^car^e^avai^l^abl^e^im^p^l^em^en^{t to}^ad^d^r^e^s^s^th^{e q}^u^ality^o^f^th^{e Secretary}^,^rath^{er th}^anⁱⁿ^th^{e s}^t^ate
ⁱ^{ki/CRS-RL32241}^ch^ild^care^s^e^rv^ices^av^{ailable to low}^-ⁱⁿ^c^o^m^e^f^a^mⁱ^{lies f}^r^o^m^elig^ib^le^pl^an^{. [S}^ectⁱ^oⁿ^105]
^g/w^p^r^o^v^id^er^{s. T}^h^e^str^a^teg^y^{is to}ⁱⁿ^clu^d^e
^s^.or^{a des}^c^ri^ptⁱ^oⁿ^of^qu^aⁿ^tⁱ^fⁱ^a^bl^e,
^le^ak^obj^ectiv^{e m}^eas^u^r^es^f^o^{r ev}^alu^a^tin^g
^p^r^o^g^r^e^{ss in}^q^u^ality^im^p^r^o^v^em^en^t,
^://wiki^an^{d a l}ⁱ^s^t^of^s^t^at^e-^dev^e^l^{oped t}^a^rg^et^s
^h^ttp^f^o^{r th}^{e plan}^’^s^fⁱ^s^cal^y^{ear. For each}
^y^{ear af}^{ter FY20}^{04, th}^{e plan}^s^h^all
ⁱⁿ^cl^u^d^{e a prog}^res^s^report^wⁱ^t^h
^res^p^ec^t^{to ach}^ievⁱⁿ^g^th^{e targ}^ets^.
^[S^ectⁱ^oⁿ^204]
^d^r^e^ssing^sp^e^cⁱ^a^l^N^o^provⁱ^sⁱ^oⁿ^.^A^dds^provⁱ^sⁱ^oⁿ^requⁱ^rⁱⁿ^g^s^t^at^e^pl^an^{No prov}^is^ion^.^Sam^e^as^Hou^s^{e bill. [Section}^104]

^{child car}^e^{to dem}^oⁿ^s^{trate h}^o^w^th^{e s}^t^{ate is}
^addres^sⁱⁿ^g^th^{e n}^eeds^of^elig^ibl^e
^p^a^r^e^nt^{s w}^h^o^ha^ve^c^hⁱ^l^d^r^e^{n w}ⁱ^t^h
^sp^{ecial n}^eed^{s; w}^o^r^kⁿ^oⁿ^-^tr^ad^itioⁿ^a^l
^h^o^u^r^s^;^{or requ}^{ire ch}^{ild care f}^o^r
ⁱⁿ^f^aⁿ^t^s^{or t}^oddl^ers^.^[S^ectⁱ^oⁿ^204]

CRS-11
^H.R^.^{4 (S}^en^{ate Fi}ⁿ^aⁿ^c^e
^{Current law}^H^{.R. 4 (Hous}^e^-pas^s^e^d)^C^o^m^mⁱ^ttee)^S^.^{880 (S}^en^{ate HE}^L^P^C^o^m^mⁱ^ttee)
^of^In^th^{eir s}^t^{ate plan}^s^,^s^t^ates^m^u^s^t^N^o^provⁱ^sⁱ^oⁿ^.^N^o^provⁱ^sⁱ^oⁿ^.^T^h^e^st^a^t^e^p^l^aⁿ^m^u^st^a^l^s^o^d^e^sc^rⁱ^b^e
^N^F^popu^l^a^tⁱ^oⁿ^d^e^m^oⁿ^s^tr^{ate th}^{e m}^aⁿⁿ^e^rⁱⁿ^w^h^ich^h^o^w^th^{e state w}^{ill in}^f^o^r^m^p^a^r^eⁿ^t^s
^the^s^p^ecifⁱ^{c ch}^{ild care n}^eeds^of^receivⁱⁿ^g^T^A^NF,^a^{nd oth}^e^{r low}^-
^f^a^m^{ilies o}ⁿ^{, leav}ⁱⁿ^g^,^o^r^a^t^-^r^isk^o^fⁱⁿ^co^m^e^p^a^r^eⁿ^t^{s, ab}^o^u^{t elig}^ib^ility^f^o^r
^receivⁱⁿ^g^T^A^{NF w}^{ill b}^e^m^e^t.^C^C^D^B^G^as^sⁱ^s^t^an^{ce. [S}^ectⁱ^oⁿ^104]
^[S^ectⁱ^oⁿ^658E(c)(2)(H⁾^]
^e^term^ina^tioⁿ^N^o^provⁱ^sⁱ^oⁿ^.^N^o^provⁱ^sⁱ^oⁿ^.^N^o^provⁱ^sⁱ^oⁿ^.^S^t^a^t^e^p^l^aⁿ^m^u^s^t^d^e^m^oⁿ^s^t^r^a^t^e^t^h^a^t
^ocedur^es^;^r^e^d^e^ter^mⁱⁿ^atioⁿ^o^f^elig^ib^ility^f^o^r
^ot^ectⁱ^oⁿ^for^as^sⁱ^s^t^an^{ce is}ⁿ^o^t^to^{be con}^d^u^c^{ted an}^y
^r^kⁱⁿ^{g par}^en^t^s^m^o^{re f}^r^equ^eⁿ^tly^th^an^ev^ery^sⁱ^x
^m^oⁿ^t^h^s^{, ex}^{cept in}^th^{e cas}^{e of}^a
ⁱ^{ki/CRS-RL32241}^paren^t^’^s^l^o^s^s^of^em^pl^oy^m^eⁿ^t^{. S}^t^at^es^a^r^e^gi^ve^{n t}^h^e^o^p^tⁱ^oⁿ^o^f
^g/w^d^e^m^oⁿ^s^tr^atin^g^th^{at th}^ey^w^ill^not
^s^.or^termⁱⁿ^{ate ch}^{ild care as}^sⁱ^s^t^an^{ce bas}^e^d
^le^ak^on^{a paren}^t^’^s^l^o^s^s^of^w^o^r^k^wⁱ^t^h^ou^t
^fⁱ^rs^{t con}^tin^uⁱⁿ^g^as^sⁱ^s^t^an^{ce f}^o^{r at}
^://wiki^{least o}ⁿ^{e m}^oⁿ^t^h^w^h^{ile th}^{e p}^a^r^eⁿ^t
^h^ttp^l^ook^s^f^o^{r w}^o^rk^.
^A^l^s^o^requ^ires^th^{e s}^t^{ate plan}^{to s}^h^ow
^th^{at procedu}^r^es^an^{d policies}^{are in}
^{place to en}^s^u^{re th}^{at w}^o^rkⁱⁿ^g^paren^t^s
^a^r^e^no^t^r^e^q^uⁱ^r^e^d^t^o^und^ul^y^dⁱ^sr^up^t
^t^h^ei^{r em}^pl^oy^m^eⁿ^tⁱⁿ^{order t}^o^com^p^l^y
^w^ith^th^{e s}^t^ate’^s^requ^irem^en^ts^f^o^r
^elig^ib^ility^an^d^r^e^-^d^eter^mⁱⁿ^a^tioⁿ^.
^[S^ectⁱ^oⁿ^104]
^sc^rip^tio^{n o}^f^N^o^provⁱ^sⁱ^oⁿ^.^N^o^provⁱ^sⁱ^oⁿ^.^N^o^provⁱ^sⁱ^oⁿ^.^R^e^quⁱ^r^es^s^t^a^t^e^p^l^aⁿ^t^o^d^e^sc^rⁱ^b^e^aⁿ^y
^quir^em^ents^for^tr^ainⁱⁿ^g^r^e^q^u^ir^em^eⁿ^{ts in}^ef^f^{ect th}^at
ⁱ^ning^{in ea}^rly^{are applicable to C}^C^DB^G^prov^iders
^ho^o^d^an^{d th}^{at are}^desⁱ^gⁿ^e^{d to en}^{able ch}^ild
^ent^care^prov^iders^{to prom}^{ote th}^e^s^o^cial,
^em^o^tioⁿ^a^{l, p}^h^y^s^{ical, an}^d^co^gⁿ^itiv^e
^d^e^v^e^lo^p^m^en^t^o^f^ch^ild^r^eⁿ^.^[^S^ectioⁿ

CRS-12
^H.R^.^{4 (S}^en^{ate Fi}ⁿ^aⁿ^c^e
^{Current law}^H^{.R. 4 (Hous}^e^-pas^s^e^d)^C^o^m^mⁱ^ttee)^S^.^{880 (S}^en^{ate HE}^L^P^C^o^m^mⁱ^ttee)
^104]
^o^f^f^und^{s f}^o^{r a}^C^u^rren^t^l^a^w^broadly^s^t^ates^th^at^N^o^provⁱ^sⁱ^oⁿ^.^N^o^provⁱ^sⁱ^oⁿ^.^A^d^d^s^sp^e^cⁱ^fi^c^l^a^ngua^ge^t^o^c^u^r^r^eⁿ^t
^so^urc^e^aⁿ^d^re^f^e^rra^l^C^C^D^B^G^f^uⁿ^d^s^{are to be u}^s^{ed f}^o^r^l^a^w^r^e^ga^r^dⁱ^{ng use}^o^f^fund^s:^a^l^l^o^w^s
^ste^m^ch^ild^car^{e ser}^v^{ices, activ}^{ities th}^at^a^s^t^{ate to u}^s^{e C}^C^D^B^G^f^uⁿ^d^s^t^o
^im^p^r^o^v^{e th}^{e q}^u^ality^o^r^av^ailab^ility^es^t^a^blⁱ^s^h^{or s}^u^p^port^{a s}^y^s^t^em^of
^of^s^u^ch^s^e^rv^ices^{, an}^d^{any ot}^her^{local ch}^{ild care}^res^o^u^r^{ce an}^{d ref}^e^rral
^a^c^tivity^t^h^a^t^t^h^e^s^t^ate^deem^s^org^aⁿⁱ^zatⁱ^oⁿ^s^coordiⁿ^a^t^e^d^by^a
^ap^p^r^o^p^r^{iate to}^r^{ealize th}^{e g}^o^{als o}^f^s^t^atew^{ide pri}^v^a^t^e^,ⁿ^oⁿ^-^p^r^o^f^it,
^th^e^p^r^o^g^r^a^m^.^[^S^ectioⁿ^com^m^uⁿ^ity^-^b^as^{ed lead ch}^{ild care}
^{658E(c)(3)(B)]}^res^o^u^r^{ce an}^{d ref}^e^{rral org}^aⁿⁱ^zati^oⁿ^.
^Th^{e res}^o^u^r^{ce an}^{d re}^f^e^r^r^a^l
ⁱ^{ki/CRS-RL32241}^o^r^g^aⁿⁱ^zatioⁿ^s^w^ill^p^r^o^v^id^{e p}^a^r^eⁿ^t^s^w^ithⁱⁿ^f^o^r^m^atioⁿ^oⁿ^c^hⁱ^l^d^car^e
^g/w^option^s^{; an}^{d collect an}^{d an}^aly^ze^data
^s^.or^on^s^u^ppl^y^an^{d dem}^aⁿ^d^f^o^r^chⁱ^l^d^care
^le^akⁱⁿ^p^o^{litical su}^b^dⁱ^vⁱ^sioⁿ^{s w}^ithⁱⁿ^t^h^e
^s^t^{ate, an}^{d s}^u^bm^{it reports}^{to th}^{e s}^t^ate.
^://wiki^[S^ectⁱ^oⁿ^104]
^h^ttp
^f^f^und^{s f}^o^r^N^o^provⁱ^sⁱ^oⁿ^.^N^o^provⁱ^sⁱ^oⁿ^.^N^o^provⁱ^sⁱ^oⁿ^.^R^e^q^uⁱ^r^e^s^t^h^a^t^a^f^t^e^r^r^e^s^e^r^v^a^tⁱ^oⁿ^o^f
^{ect s}^e^r^v^ices^s^e^t-^as^ides^{, at leas}^{t 70% of}^f^uⁿ^d^s
^r^e^m^aⁱⁿⁱ^{ng m}^u^st^b^e^use^d^t^o^fund
^di^rect^s^e^rvⁱ^ces^(as^defi^ne^{d by}^t^h^e
^s^t^at^{e). [S}^ectⁱ^oⁿ^104]

CRS-13
^H.R^.^{4 (S}^en^{ate Fi}ⁿ^aⁿ^c^e
^{Current law}^H^{.R. 4 (Hous}^e^-pas^s^e^d)^C^o^m^mⁱ^ttee)^S^.^{880 (S}^en^{ate HE}^L^P^C^o^m^mⁱ^ttee)
^ti^vi^ti^es^{to i}^m^p^r^ove
^{e qua}^lit^y^o^f^child
^ing^N^o^t^l^e^{ss t}^h^aⁿ⁴^%^o^f^a^st^a^t^e^’^{s a}^nnua^l^Iⁿ^cr^{eases th}^{e “}^q^u^a^lity^set-^asid^{e” to}^{No prov}^is^ion^.^Sam^e^as^Hou^s^{e bill. [Section}^105]
^f^uⁿ^dⁱⁿ^g^f^o^r^th^e^CCDB^G^{is to}^b^eⁿ^o^t^l^e^s^s^t^h^an^6%^{. [S}^ectⁱ^oⁿ^205]
^u^s^ed^f^o^r^q^u^ality^activ^{ities (}^d^escr^ib^ed
^bel^o^w⁾^{. [S}^ectⁱ^oⁿ^658G^of^C^C^D^BG
^Ac^t^]
ⁱ^nitio^ns^T^h^{e law}^d^e^scrⁱ^b^e^{s f}^uⁿ^d^ed^activ^it^ies^P^r^o^v^id^{es m}^o^r^e^d^e^{tail th}^an^cu^r^r^eⁿ^t^No^p^r^o^v^isioⁿ^.^Sim^ilar^to^Ho^u^s^{e b}^{ill w}^ith^r^e^sp^ect^to
^as^t^h^os^{e des}ⁱ^gⁿ^e^{d t}^o^provⁱ^d^e^l^a^w^,^s^p^ecif^yⁱⁿ^g^f^o^u^r^categ^ories^of^so^m^e^categ^o^r^{ies o}^f^activ^{ities, b}^u^t
^com^p^reh^eⁿ^s^iv^{e con}^s^u^m^er^edu^cation^q^u^ality^activ^{ities (}^s^{ee b}^e^lo^w⁾^.^g^r^eater^d^e^{tail in}^o^t^h^e^r^s⁽^s^{ee b}^e^lo^w⁾^.
ⁱ^{ki/CRS-RL32241}^to^p^a^r^eⁿ^t^s^an^d^th^{e p}^u^b^{lic, activ}^ities^Sen^a^{te b}^{ill sp}^ecifⁱ^{es th}^{at q}^u^a^lⁱ^t^y
^g/w^th^{at in}^creas^{e paren}^t^{al c}^{hoice, an}^d^fund^{s b}^e^use^d^onl^y^f^o^r^th^{e listed}
^s^.or^activ^{ities d}^e^sigⁿ^e^d^to^im^p^r^o^v^{e th}^e^pu^rpos^es^(s^{ee bel}^o^w⁾^.
^le^ak^q^u^ality^an^d^av^ailab^ility^o^f^ch^ild^car^e
^(s^u^c^h^as^res^o^u^r^{ce an}^{d re}^f^e^rral
^://wiki^s^e^rvⁱ^ces^{). [S}^ectⁱ^oⁿ^658G^of
^h^ttp^CCD^B^G^A^c^t]
^ra^ining^aⁿ^d^{(1) prog}^ram^s^provⁱ^dⁱⁿ^g^t^r^aiⁿⁱⁿ^g^,⁽¹⁾^Sam^e^{as Ho}^u^s^{e b}^ill.
^ofes^sⁱ^on^al^edu^cation^an^{d oth}^e^{r pro}^f^es^sⁱ^on^al
^ent)^dev^e^lopm^en^t^f^o^{r ch}^{ild care w}^o^rk^ers^;
^ch^ool^r^e^adiⁿ^e^s^s⁽²⁾^activ^{ities w}^ithⁱⁿ^ch^ild^car^e^{(2) d}^e^ve^l^o^p^an^{d i}^m^pl^em^en^t
^tivities)^se^t^tⁱ^{ngs t}^o^e^nha^nc^e^e^a^r^l^y^l^e^a^rⁿⁱ^ng,^vo^l^unt^a^r^y^gui^d^e^lⁱⁿ^e^s^oⁿ^p^r^e^-^r^e^a^dⁱⁿ^g
^ear^ly^liter^acy^{, an}^d^sch^o^o^l^r^eadⁱⁿ^ess;^aⁿ^d^la^ngua^ge^{skills a}ⁿ^d^a^c^tivitⁱ^e^s
^th^{at are alig}ⁿ^e^{d w}ⁱ^t^h^s^t^{ate g}^o^als^f^o^r
^s^c^h^{ool preparedn}^e^s^s^;
^{(3) s}^u^{pport activ}^ities^an^{d prov}^ide
^techⁿⁱ^{cal as}^sⁱ^s^t^an^{ce in}^chⁱ^l^d^care
^se^t^tⁱ^{ngs t}^o^e^nha^nc^e^e^a^r^l^y^l^e^a^rⁿⁱ^ng
^fo^r^y^o^ung^c^hⁱ^l^d^r^e^n,^t^o^p^r^o^m^o^t^e
^liter^acy^{, an}^d^t^o^f^o^ster^sch^o^o^l
^preparedn^e^s^s^;

CRS-14
^H.R^.^{4 (S}^en^{ate Fi}ⁿ^aⁿ^c^e
^{Current law}^H^{.R. 4 (Hous}^e^-pas^s^e^d)^C^o^m^mⁱ^ttee)^S^.^{880 (S}^en^{ate HE}^L^P^C^o^m^mⁱ^ttee)
^ro^vⁱ^d^e^{r re}^te^ntioⁿ⁽³⁾ⁱⁿ^itiativ^{es to}ⁱⁿ^cr^ease^t^h^e⁽⁴⁾^e^nga^geⁱⁿ^p^r^o^g^r^a^{ms d}^e^si^gne^d^t^o
^{d com}^p^en^s^a^tⁱ^oⁿ⁾^r^e^ten^tioⁿ^an^d^co^m^p^en^satioⁿ^o^f^ch^ildⁱⁿ^creas^{e th}^{e r}^e^ten^tion^an^{d im}^prov^e
^ca^r^e^p^r^o^v^id^er^{s, in}^clu^dⁱⁿ^g^tier^e^d^th^{e com}^p^eten^cies^of^ch^{ild care}
^r^e^im^b^u^r^s^em^en^{t r}^a^{tes f}^o^r^p^r^o^v^id^er^s;^p^r^o^v^id^er^{s, in}^clu^dⁱⁿ^g^w^a^g^eⁱⁿ^cen^tiv^e
^an^d^p^r^o^g^r^a^m^s^an^dⁱⁿ^itiativ^{es th}^at
^estab^lish^tier^e^d^p^a^y^m^en^{t r}^a^{tes f}^o^r
^prov^iders^th^{at m}^eet^o^r^ex^{ceed ch}^ild
^{care s}^e^rv^ices^g^uⁱ^delin^es^{, a}^s^defⁱⁿ^e^d
^by^th^{e s}^t^ate;
^h^er⁾⁽⁴⁾^o^t^h^e^r^activ^{ities as ap}^p^r^o^v^ed^b^y⁽⁵⁾^e^v^a^l^u^a^t^e^aⁿ^d^a^s^s^e^s^s^t^h^e^q^u^a^lity
^th^{e s}^t^ate.^an^{d ef}^f^ectiv^en^es^s^of^ch^{ild care}
ⁱ^{ki/CRS-RL32241}^prog^ram^s^an^{d s}^e^rvⁱ^ces^onⁱ^m^provⁱⁿ^g^ov^{erall s}^c^h^{ool preparedn}^e^s^s^;^an^d
^g/w
^s^.or⁽⁶⁾^car^r^y^o^u^{t o}^t^h^e^r^a^c^tⁱ^v^ities
^le^ak^determⁱⁿ^{ed by}^th^{e s}^t^{ate to im}^prov^e
^th^{e q}^u^ality^o^f^ch^ild^car^e^ser^v^{ices f}^o^r
^://wiki^w^h^ich^m^eas^u^r^em^en^{t of}^ou^tcom^es
^h^ttp^r^e^latin^g^to^im^p^r^o^v^e^d^ch^ild^saf^e^ty^,
^chⁱ^l^d^w^e^l^l^-b^eⁱ^ng,^{or s}^c^h^ool
^preparedn^e^s^s^is^pos^sⁱ^ble.
^ica^tioⁿ^Regul^atⁱ^ons^requ^{ire th}^{at th}^{e s}^t^ate^A^s^s^t^at^{ed abov}^{e, adds}^provⁱ^sⁱ^oⁿ^N^o^p^r^o^vⁱ^sⁱ^oⁿ^.^Re^q^uⁱ^r^e^s^t^h^a^t^b^e^giⁿⁿⁱ^ng^wⁱ^t^h
^quir^em^ents^p^l^aⁿ^d^e^s^c^rⁱ^b^e^a^c^tⁱ^v^itie^s^a^s^t^a^t^e^requ^irin^g^s^t^{ate plan}^{to certif}^y^(ev^e^ry^{FY2004, th}^{e s}^t^at^{e w}^{ill certif}^y
ⁱⁿ^ten^d^{s to}^f^uⁿ^d^w^ith^“^q^u^a^lity^set-^tw^{o y}^ears⁾^its^co^m^p^lⁱ^an^{ce w}^ith^th^e^a^nnua^l^l^y^t^o^t^h^e^S^e^c^r^e^t^a^r^yⁱ^t^s
^a^s^id^{e” m}^oⁿ^e^y^,^b^u^{t n}^e^ith^er^lawⁿ^o^r^q^u^ality^set-^asid^{e p}^e^r^c^eⁿ^tag^e^co^m^p^lian^{ce w}^ith^th^e^q^u^ality^activ^ity
^r^e^g^u^l^atioⁿ^r^e^q^u^ir^{es cer}^tif^icatioⁿ^o^f^r^e^q^u^ir^em^en^t,ⁱⁿ^clu^dⁱⁿ^g^{a d}^e^scrⁱ^p^tioⁿ^r^e^q^u^ir^em^en^{ts; w}^{ill d}^e^scrⁱ^b^e^h^o^w^th^e
^com^p^lian^ce.^o^f^t^h^e^use^o^f^f^uⁿ^d^s^,^b^e^giⁿⁿⁱ^{ng i}ⁿ^{state u}^s^ed^q^u^ality^f^uⁿ^d^s^d^u^rⁱⁿ^g^th^e
^F^Y^{2004 (f}^{or t}^h^{e precedin}^g^fⁱ^s^cal^p^r^ecedⁱⁿ^g^y^e^a^r^;^w^{ill o}^u^tlin^{e th}^e
^y^{ear). [S}^ectⁱ^oⁿ^204]^st^a^t^e^’^{s str}^a^te^gy^fo^r^a^d^d^r^e^s^{sing the}
^q^u^ality^o^f^ch^ild^car^{e in}^th^e^state,
ⁱⁿ^c^l^udⁱ^{ng a}^d^e^sc^rⁱ^p^tⁱ^o^{n o}^f
^qu^an^tif^iable^,^obj^ectiv^{e m}^eas^u^r^es^,
^th^at^th^{e state w}^{ill u}^s^{e to}^ev^alu^a^{te th}^e
^s^t^at^e’^s^prog^res^sⁱⁿⁱ^m^provⁱⁿ^g^chⁱ^l^d

CRS-15
^H.R^.^{4 (S}^en^{ate Fi}ⁿ^aⁿ^c^e
^{Current law}^H^{.R. 4 (Hous}^e^-pas^s^e^d)^C^o^m^mⁱ^ttee)^S^.^{880 (S}^en^{ate HE}^L^P^C^o^m^mⁱ^ttee)
^{care s}^e^r^vⁱ^c^e^s^.^B^e^giⁿⁿⁱⁿ^gⁱⁿ
^F^Y^{2005, t}^h^{e s}^t^at^e^wⁱ^l^l^s^u^bmⁱ^t^a
^report^onⁱ^t^s^prog^res^sⁱⁿ^a^c^hⁱ^evⁱⁿ^g
^targ^ets^f^o^{r th}^{e precedin}^g^fⁱ^s^cal^y^ear.
^[S^ectⁱ^oⁿ^105]
^uency^T^h^{e Secretary}^of^{HHS is}^requ^ired^to^A^m^en^d^s^cu^r^r^eⁿ^t^law^to^r^e^q^u^ir^{e th}^at^N^o^p^r^o^vⁱ^sⁱ^oⁿ^.^A^m^en^ds^cu^r^r^eⁿ^t^l^a^w^t^o^r^e^p^l^ace
^{prepare an}^d^s^u^bm^{it a bien}ⁿⁱ^{al report}^th^{e bien}ⁿⁱ^al^r^e^{port to C}^oⁿ^g^r^es^s^bⁱ^enⁿⁱ^{al r}^e^p^o^r^{t to}^Coⁿ^g^r^ess^w^ith^an
^t^o^Co^ngr^e^ss.^coⁿ^t^ain^ad^d^itioⁿ^a^{l elem}^eⁿ^{ts (}^s^ee^a^nnua^l^r^e^p^o^r^t⁽^s^e^e^b^e^l^o^w^fo^r
^bel^o^w⁾^.^con^t^en^ts^).
ⁱ^{ki/CRS-RL32241}^nteⁿ^t^T^h^{e bien}ⁿⁱ^{al report i}ⁿ^clu^d^es^a^A^ddsⁿ^e^w^requⁱ^r^{ed con}^t^en^t^s^t^o^be^Lⁱ^k^e^th^{e Ho}^u^s^{e b}^ill,^a^d^d^s^{a n}^e^w
^g/w^s^u^m^m^a^ry^an^{d an}^aly^s^is^of^th^{e data}ⁱⁿ^c^l^{uded i}ⁿ^t^h^{e bi}^enⁿⁱ^al^report^:^requ^irem^en^{t th}^{at ag}^g^r^e^g^a^t^ed
^s^.or^su^b^m^itted^b^y^{states (}^a^{s r}^e^q^u^ir^ed^b^y^ag^g^r^eg^{ated s}^t^atⁱ^s^tics^on^th^{e s}^u^pply^{statistics o}ⁿ^th^{e su}^p^p^l^y^o^f^{, d}^e^m^aⁿ^d
^le^ak^S^ectⁱ^oⁿ^658K^{). T}^h^{e report}ⁱ^s^al^s^o^t^o^o^f^{, d}^e^m^aⁿ^d^f^o^r^,^an^d^q^u^ality^o^f^ch^ild^f^o^r^,^an^d^q^u^a^lity^o^f^ch^ild^car^{e, ear}^ly
ⁱⁿ^clu^d^{e an}^as^s^e^s^s^m^en^{t, an}^{d w}^h^er^e^{care, early}^edu^cation^,^an^{d n}^oⁿ^-^e^d^uc^a^tⁱ^o^n,^aⁿ^d^no^n-sc^ho^o^l^-h^o^u^r^s
^://wiki^ap^p^r^o^p^r^{iate, r}^eco^m^m^eⁿ^d^atioⁿ^s^f^o^r^s^c^h^ool^-^h^ou^rs^prog^ram^s^{. [S}^ectⁱ^oⁿ^prog^ram^s^beⁱⁿ^cl^u^d^{ed i}ⁿ^{a report}^t^o
^h^ttp^th^{e C}^oⁿ^g^r^es^s^wⁱ^t^h^res^p^{ect to}^im^p^r^o^vⁱⁿ^g^th^{e access o}^f^q^u^ality^an^d^206]^HHS.^Ho^w^e^v^e^r^,^uⁿ^d^er^th^is^b^ill^th^e^r^e^p^o^r^{t w}^o^uld^b^e^sub^m^itte^d^a^nnua^lly
^af^f^o^{rdable ch}^{ild care. [}^S^e^c^tion^r^a^th^er^th^an^bⁱ^enⁿⁱ^ally^.
^658L^of^C^C^D^B^G^A^c^t^]
^A^l^so^r^e^q^u^ir^{es th}^{at th}^{e f}^o^llo^wⁱⁿ^g
^additⁱ^on^{al in}^f^o^rm^ation^{be in}^clu^d^ed:
^{— a s}^u^m^m^a^ry^an^{d an}^aly^s^is^of^th^e
^d^a^{ta an}^dⁱⁿ^f^o^r^m^atioⁿ^p^r^o^v^id^ed^to^th^e
^Secretaryⁱⁿ^th^{e s}^t^{ate plan}^(Section
^{658E), t}^h^{e s}^t^rat^e^g^y^ad^dres^sⁱⁿ^g
^qu^ality^activ^ities^(Section^658G(c)),
^an^d^th^{e q}^u^ar^ter^l^y^r^e^p^o^r^{ts (}^S^ectioⁿ
^658K^).
^—^{a prog}^res^s^r^e^p^o^rt^des^c^ri^biⁿ^g^t^h^e
^prog^res^s^of^th^{e s}^t^atesⁱⁿ^s^t^ream^linⁱⁿ^g

CRS-16
^H.R^.^{4 (S}^en^{ate Fi}ⁿ^aⁿ^c^e
^{Current law}^H^{.R. 4 (Hous}^e^-pas^s^e^d)^C^o^m^mⁱ^ttee)^S^.^{880 (S}^en^{ate HE}^L^P^C^o^m^mⁱ^ttee)
^{data reportin}^g^,^th^{e Secretary}^’^s^plan^s
^an^d^activ^{ities to}^p^r^o^v^id^{e tech}ⁿⁱ^cal
^as^sⁱ^s^t^an^{ce to s}^t^ates^{, an}^d^an
^ex^plan^ation^of^an^y^barriers^to
^g^e^ttin^g^d^a^{ta in}^an^ac^c^u^r^a^{te an}^d
^tⁱ^m^el^y^m^aⁿⁿ^e^{r. [S}^ectⁱ^oⁿ^108]
^b^mⁱ^s^sⁱ^on^deadlⁱⁿ^e^Cu^r^r^en^{t law}^r^e^q^u^ir^ed^fⁱ^r^s^{t r}^e^p^o^r^{t n}^o^t^Rep^o^r^{t w}^{ill co}ⁿ^tin^u^e^to^b^e^su^b^m^itted^N^o^p^r^o^vⁱ^sⁱ^oⁿ^.^Rep^o^r^{t w}^{ill b}^e^r^e^q^u^ir^ed^a^nnua^l^l^y^,
^{d ot}^h^e^r^l^a^t^e^{r t}^h^an^Ju^l^y³¹^,^{1998, an}^d^bienⁿⁱ^ally^{, as}^uⁿ^d^{er cu}^rren^t^law^,^bu^t^b^e^gⁱⁿⁿⁱⁿ^g^w^ith^t^h^{e f}ⁱ^r^s^{t su}^b^m^itted
^quir^em^ents^bⁱ^enⁿⁱ^ally^th^er^eaf^ter^.^[^S^ectioⁿ^w^{ill b}^e^r^e^q^u^ir^ed^toⁱⁿ^clu^d^{e th}^{e n}^e^wⁿ^o^l^a^t^e^{r t}^h^an^A^p^ri^l^{30, 2004.}
^658L^]^ag^g^r^eg^{ated in}^f^o^rm^ation^(des^cribed
^a^b^o^v^e⁾^b^e^giⁿⁿⁱ^{ng w}ⁱ^t^h^r^e^p^o^r^t^A^l^so^{, n}^o^{t later}^th^an³⁰^d^a^y^s^af^ter^th^e
ⁱ^{ki/CRS-RL32241}^su^b^m^itte^dⁿ^o^later^th^an^Octo^b^e^r¹^,^{2005. [S}^ectⁱ^oⁿ^206]^dat^e^of^s^u^c^h^s^u^bmⁱ^s^sⁱ^on^{, t}^h^{e report}ⁱ^s^requⁱ^r^ed^t^o^{be pos}^t^e^{d on}^t^h^{e H}^H^S
^g/w^w^e^b^s^ite.
^s^.or
^le^ak^{e of r}^e^s^o^ur^{ce and}^N^o^p^r^o^vⁱ^sⁱ^oⁿ^Iⁿ^o^r^d^e^r^{to collect}^t^hⁱ^s^ne^w^l^y^No^prov^is^ion^.^Sam^e^a^s^Hou^s^{e bill. [Section}¹⁰⁸^-
^e^rra^{l o}^r^g^aⁿ^iza^tio^ns^r^e^q^u^ir^edⁱⁿ^f^o^r^m^atioⁿ^,^th^{e b}^ill^“^N^atioⁿ^a^{l A}^c^tiv^ities”]
^://wiki^dat^{a col}^l^ectⁱ^oⁿ^a^u^th^orizes^th^{e Secretary}^{to u}^s^{e t}^h^e
^h^ttpⁿ^a^tioⁿ^a^{l ch}^ild^car^{e d}^a^{ta sy}^s^t^em
^a^v^aⁱ^l^a^b^l^e^t^h^r^o^{ugh r}^e^so^ur^c^e^aⁿ^d
^r^e^fe^r^r^a^l^o^r^gaⁿⁱ^z^a^tⁱ^o^ns.^[^S^e^c^tⁱ^oⁿ
^206]
^fiⁿⁱ^ti^on^{of i}ⁿ^com^e^Un^d^e^r^f^e^d^e^r^a^{l law}^,^th^{e m}^a^xⁱ^m^u^m^E^limⁱⁿ^{ates th}^{e f}^e^d^e^r^a^{l m}^a^xⁱ^m^u^m^{No prov}^is^ion^.^Sam^e^as^Hou^s^{e bill. [Section}^110]

^ibilit^y^f^a^m^ilyⁱⁿ^co^m^e^o^f^{a CCDB}^G^-^e^lig^ib^leⁱⁿ^com^e^lⁱ^mⁱ^t^of^85%^of^s^t^at^{e m}^e^di^an
^ch^{ild m}^a^yⁿ^o^t^e^x^{ceed 85% of}^itsⁱⁿ^com^e^{, an}^{d allow}^s^each^s^t^{ate to}
^s^t^{ate m}^e^dianⁱⁿ^com^e^f^o^{r a f}^a^m^ily^of^estab^lishⁱⁿ^co^m^e^elig^ib^ility^lev^e^ls,
^th^{e sam}^e^{size. (}^S^tates^m^a^y^set^th^eir^pri^o^ri^tⁱ^{zed by}ⁿ^{eed (as}^defⁱⁿ^e^{d by}
^o^wⁿ^elig^ib^ili^t^y^lev^e^{ls b}^e^lo^w^th^e^t^h^{e s}^t^at^{e). [S}^ectⁱ^oⁿ^207]
^f^e^d^e^r^a^l^ma^xⁱ^mu^m.⁾^[^S^e^c^tⁱ^oⁿ
^658P(4)(B)]

CRS-17
^H.R^.^{4 (S}^en^{ate Fi}ⁿ^aⁿ^c^e
^{Current law}^H^{.R. 4 (Hous}^e^-pas^s^e^d)^C^o^m^mⁱ^ttee)^S^.^{880 (S}^en^{ate HE}^L^P^C^o^m^mⁱ^ttee)
ⁱ^t^l^em^ent^f^unding^En^{titles states to}^{a b}^a^{sic b}^l^o^c^k^g^r^an^t^A^ppropriates^$2.^{917 billion}ⁱⁿ^A^p^p^r^o^p^r^{iates $}²^.⁹¹⁷^b^illioⁿⁱⁿ^N^o^provⁱ^sⁱ^oⁿ^.
^b^a^s^e^{d on}^F^Y^1992-^F^Y¹⁹⁹⁵^en^titlem^eⁿ^t⁽^m^an^d^a^to^r^y⁾^f^uⁿ^d^{s f}^o^r^en^titlem^eⁿ^t⁽^m^an^d^a^to^r^y⁾^f^uⁿ^d^{s f}^o^r
^ex^p^eⁿ^d^itu^r^e^{s in}^w^e^l^f^a^r^e-^r^e^lated^each^of^fⁱ^s^c^{al y}^ears^{2004 th}^rou^g^h^each^of^fⁱ^s^{cal y}^ears^{2004 th}^rou^g^h
^ch^{ild care. Man}^d^atory^f^uⁿ^d^s^abov^e^{2008. [S}^ectⁱ^oⁿ^208]^{2008. [S}^ectⁱ^oⁿ^116]
^th^is^am^ouⁿ^t^{are prov}^{ided to}^s^t^ates
^on^{a m}^a^t^c^hⁱⁿ^g^basⁱ^s^.^A^ppropri^a^t^e^s^N^o^t^e^:^A^l^t^h^o^{ugh t}^h^e^ful^l^Se^na^t^e^dⁱ^d
^en^titlem^eⁿ^t⁽^m^an^d^a^to^r^y⁾^f^uⁿ^d^{s f}^o^rⁿ^o^{t co}^m^p^{lete d}^e^b^a^{te o}^f^{H.R. 4}^,
^F^Y^{1997 t}^h^ro^{ugh FY}^{2002 ($2}^.⁷¹⁷^du^ri^{ng i}^t^s^c^o^nsi^d^e^r^a^tⁱ^oⁿ^,^on^e
^billion^f^o^{r FY2002). Fu}^ndin^g^f^o^r^am^en^dm^en^{t (of}^f^e^{red by}^Sen^a^tor
^F^Y^{2003 an}^{d t}^h^{e f}ⁱ^rs^t^t^w^o^qu^art^e^rs^of^Sn^ow^{e) di}^{d pas}^s^(78-^{20). T}^h^a^t
^F^Y²⁰⁰⁴^h^a^s^been^ex^t^eⁿ^d^{ed by}^am^en^dm^en^{t w}^o^u^l^d^h^a^v^e^prov^{ided an}
^c^o^ntⁱ^nuiⁿ^g^res^o^l^u^tⁱ^{ons o}ⁿ^a^ad^d^itioⁿ^a^{l $}⁶^b^illioⁿ⁽^o^v^e^r^fⁱ^v^e
ⁱ^{ki/CRS-RL32241}^t^e^m^porary^basⁱ^s^,^at^t^h^e^F^Y²⁰⁰²^rat^e^.^[S^ectⁱ^oⁿ^{418 of}^t^h^{e S}^o^ci^al^Se^cu^ri^t^y^y^e^a^r^s)ⁱⁿ^m^a^nd^a^t^o^r^y^fund^s,^a^b^o^v^e^th^e^$¹^b^illioⁿ^ad^d^itioⁿ^a^{l p}^r^o^v^id^edⁱⁿ
^g/w^A^c^{t; an}^{d m}^o^s^t^recen^{t ex}^ten^s^ion^P^.^L^.^th^{e co}^m^m^ittee-^p^a^ssed^b^{ill. T}^h^e
^s^.or^108-^89]^ad^d^itioⁿ^a^{l $}⁶^b^illioⁿ^w^o^u^l^d^h^a^v^e
^le^ak^been^{allotted am}^on^g^th^{e y}^ears^as
^f^o^llow^s^{: $70}⁰^m^illionⁱⁿ^FY2005;
^://wiki^{$1 billion}ⁱⁿ^{FY2006; $1.2 billion}ⁱⁿ
^h^ttp^FY20⁰⁷^{; $1.4 billion}ⁱⁿ^FY2008;
^an^{d $1.7 billion}ⁱⁿ^FY2009.
^{to R}ⁱ^co^P^u^erto^Rico^receiv^e^sⁿ^o^en^titlem^eⁿ^t^{No prov}^is^ion^.^R^e^s^e^rv^es^{$10 m}^illion^of^each^y^ear’^s^N^o^provⁱ^sⁱ^oⁿ^.
^(m^an^datory^{) ch}^{ild care f}^uⁿ^dⁱⁿ^g^eⁿ^titlem^eⁿ^t⁽^m^aⁿ^d^a^t^o^r^y⁾
^uⁿ^d^{er cu}^rren^{t law}^.^appropri^a^tⁱ^oⁿ^(F^Y^2004-^{2008) f}^o^r
^P^u^er^to^Rico^to^u^s^{e in}^p^r^o^v^idⁱⁿ^g
^ch^{ild care as}^sⁱ^s^t^an^ce.
^an^s^f^{er of T}^A^N^F^States^m^a^y^tran^s^f^{er u}^p^{to 30%}^o^f^T^h^{e allow}^a^{ble tran}^s^f^er^of^th^{e T}^A^NF^N^o^provⁱ^sⁱ^oⁿ^.^N^o^provⁱ^sⁱ^oⁿ^.

^CCDB^G^t^h^eⁱ^r^a^nnua^l^T^A^N^F^b^l^o^c^{k gr}^aⁿ^t^s^t^o^block^g^r^an^{t to C}^C^D^B^G^isⁱⁿ^creas^ed
^t^h^e^C^C^D^B^G^.⁽^T^h^e^ma^xⁱ^mu^{m i}^s^f^r^om^30%^t^o^50%^.^[S^ectⁱ^oⁿ^107(c)]
^{20% if}^{a s}^t^{ate op}^t^s^{to tran}^s^f^{er 10%}
^o^f^its^T^A^{NF g}^r^an^{t to}^th^{e So}^cial
^Serv^ices^B^l^ock^Gran^t.)^[Section
^{404(d)(1) of}^S^o^ci^al^S^ecu^ri^t^y^A^c^t^]

CRS-18
^H.R^.^{4 (S}^en^{ate Fi}ⁿ^aⁿ^c^e
^{Current law}^H^{.R. 4 (Hous}^e^-pas^s^e^d)^C^o^m^mⁱ^ttee)^S^.^{880 (S}^en^{ate HE}^L^P^C^o^m^mⁱ^ttee)
^ad^agen^c^y^T^h^e^ch^ief^ex^ecu^tiv^{e of}^fⁱ^{cer of}^{a s}^t^ate^N^o^p^r^o^vⁱ^sⁱ^oⁿ^.^N^o^p^r^o^vⁱ^sⁱ^oⁿ^.^Al^l^o^w^s^a^s^t^a^t^e^receivⁱⁿ^g^C^C^D^B^G
^sⁱ^gn^ati^oⁿ^desⁱ^gⁿ^a^t^e^s^an^approprⁱ^a^t^e^s^t^at^e^f^uⁿ^d^s^{to des}ⁱ^gⁿ^a^{te an}^ag^en^cy^(w^hⁱ^ch
^ag^en^cy^as^th^{e lead}^ag^en^cy^{. [Section}^m^a^y^be^{a collaborativ}^{e ag}^en^cy^{), or}
^658D^{(a) of}^t^h^{e C}^C^D^BG^A^c^t^]^estab^lish^{a j}^oⁱⁿ^{t in}^ter^a^g^eⁿ^c^y^o^f^fⁱ^ce^to
^s^e^r^v^{e as}^th^{e lead ag}^en^cy^f^o^{r the}
^s^t^at^{e. [S}^ectⁱ^oⁿ^103]
^ti^on^al^p^rⁱ^o^ri^{ty u}^s^e^N^o^provⁱ^sⁱ^oⁿ^.^N^o^provⁱ^sⁱ^oⁿ^.^N^o^provⁱ^sⁱ^oⁿ^.^A^m^eⁿ^d^s^t^h^e^C^C^D^B^G^A^c^t^t^o^a^d^d
^a^dditⁱ^oⁿ^a^l^f^unds^S^ectⁱ^oⁿ^658H^{, w}^hⁱ^c^h^w^o^u^l^{d al}^l^o^w
^s^t^ates^th^{at receive}^fuⁿ^dⁱⁿ^g^of^an
^am^ouⁿ^t^g^r^{eater th}^an^th^{at receiv}^e^{d in}
^F^Y^{2003, t}^o^u^s^{e a}^p^o^rtⁱ^oⁿ^of^t^h^e
ⁱ^{ki/CRS-RL32241}^ex^ces^s^t^o^s^u^ppor^t^pay^m^en^t^rat^eⁱⁿ^cr^{eases an}^d^to^estab^lish^tier^e^d
^g/w^pay^m^en^t^rat^e^s^.^[S^ectⁱ^oⁿ^106]
^s^.or
^le^ak^rt^{s a}^{nd a}^udit^s
^://wiki^ar^t^e^r^l^{y r}^e^por^t^s^States^receivⁱⁿ^g^C^C^D^B^G^fund^s^are^No^p^r^o^v^isioⁿ⁽^r^etain^s^cu^r^r^en^{t law}⁾^.^N^o^p^r^o^v^isioⁿ^.^R^e^t^aⁱⁿ^s^q^u^a^r^t^e^r^l^y^r^e^p^o^r^tⁱⁿ^g^o^f
^h^ttp^requ^{ired to report to t}^h^e^Secretary^oⁿ^{a q}^u^ar^ter^l^y^b^a^{sis th}^{e f}^o^llo^wⁱⁿ^g^cu^r^r^en^{t law}^,^b^u^{t am}^en^d^s^th^{e list o}^f^{data elem}^en^ts^th^{at s}^t^ates^{are requ}^ired
^{data collected m}^oⁿ^t^h^l^y^w^ith^res^p^ect^{to collect on}^{a m}^oⁿ^t^h^l^y^basⁱ^s^.
^to^CCDB^{G f}^a^m^ilies:^f^a^m^ilyⁱⁿ^co^m^e^;^Cha^nge^{s i}ⁿ^c^l^ud^e^r^e^q^uⁱ^rⁱ^{ng t}^h^a^t
^couⁿ^t^y^of^r^e^sⁱ^den^{ce; g}^eⁿ^d^{er, race,}^s^t^a^t^e^s^:^s^h^o^w^t^h^e^c^o^s^t^o^f^each
^an^{d ag}^{e of}^ch^ild(ren⁾^receivⁱⁿ^g^f^a^m^ily^’^s^su^b^s^id^y^b^r^o^k^en^d^o^wⁿⁱⁿ^to
^as^sⁱ^s^t^an^{ce; s}^o^u^r^ces^of^f^a^m^ilyⁱⁿ^com^e^s^u^bs^idy^am^o^uⁿ^t^an^{d co-}^p^ay^m^eⁿ^t
⁽ⁱⁿ^c^l^udiⁿ^g^em^pl^oy^m^eⁿ^t^{, T}^A^N^F^,^am^ouⁿ^t^;^report^h^o^u^s^e^h^ol^{d s}ⁱ^ze;
^h^o^u^sⁱⁿ^g^as^sⁱ^s^t^anc^e^{, F}^{ood S}^t^am^ps^,^id^en^tif^y^t^h^e^r^e^a^s^oⁿ^f^o^r^an^y
^an^{d ot}^h^e^{r progr}^a^m^s⁾^;^du^ratⁱ^oⁿ^of^ter^mⁱⁿ^atioⁿⁱⁿ^b^eⁿ^e^f^{it; an}^d^r^e^p^o^r^t
^ben^e^f^{it receipt; ty}^{pe o}^f^c^h^{ild care}^w^h^eth^e^{r th}^{e ch}^ild^h^a^s^an
^u^s^{ed; cos}^t^of^ch^{ild care; an}^{d av}^erag^eⁱⁿ^divⁱ^d^u^{alized edu}^cation^plan^.
^num^b^e^r^o^f^ho^ur^{s o}^f^c^hⁱ^l^d^c^a^r^e^.^Iⁿ^S^t^a^t^e^s^no^l^o^nge^r^w^o^ul^d^r^e^p^o^r^t
^{order to}^collect^{data, s}^t^ates^m^a^y^u^s^e^receipt^of^h^o^u^sⁱⁿ^g^as^sⁱ^s^t^an^{ce or f}^ood
^s^a^m^p^lⁱⁿ^g^m^e^t^h^ods^(approv^{ed by}^t^h^e^s^t^am^ps^{. [S}^ectⁱ^oⁿ^107]

^S^ecret^ary⁾^{. [S}^ectⁱ^oⁿ^658K^]

CRS-19
^H.R^.^{4 (S}^en^{ate Fi}ⁿ^aⁿ^c^e
^{Current law}^H^{.R. 4 (Hous}^e^-pas^s^e^d)^C^o^m^mⁱ^ttee)^S^.^{880 (S}^en^{ate HE}^L^P^C^o^m^mⁱ^ttee)
^{l rep}^o^r^ts^St^a^t^e^s^m^u^st^sub^mⁱ^t^a^nnua^l^r^e^p^o^r^t^s^o^f^N^o^p^r^o^vⁱ^sⁱ^oⁿ⁽^r^e^t^aⁱⁿ^s^c^u^r^r^eⁿ^t^l^a^w⁾^.^N^o^p^r^o^vⁱ^sⁱ^oⁿ^.^E^lⁱ^mⁱⁿ^at^es^se^p^a^r^a^t^e^a^nnua^l^r^e^p^o^r^t^,
^ag^g^r^eg^{ate data con}^cernⁱⁿ^gⁿ^u^m^ber^b^u^t^r^e^q^u^ir^{es in}^f^o^u^r^th^q^u^ar^ter^l^y
^of^prov^iders^th^{at receiv}^e^{d C}^C^D^B^G^report^o^f^each^y^{ear th}^{at th}^{e s}^t^ate
^fundⁱ^ng;^m^o^nt^hl^y^c^o^st^o^f^c^hⁱ^l^d^c^a^r^e^sub^mⁱ^tⁱⁿ^fo^r^m^a^tⁱ^o^{n o}ⁿ^t^h^e^a^nnua^l
^s^e^rvⁱ^ces^{, an}^{d t}^h^{e port}ⁱ^on^pai^dⁿ^u^m^{ber an}^{d ty}^p^e^of^ch^{ild care}
^t^h^r^o^{ugh sub}^sⁱ^d^y^;^t^h^e^num^b^e^r^o^f^prov^iders^th^{at receiv}^e^{d f}^uⁿ^dⁱⁿ^g
^p^a^y^m^eⁿ^t^s^m^a^d^e^t^h^r^o^{ugh vo}^uc^he^r^s^;^und^e^r^t^hⁱ^s^sub^c^ha^p^t^e^r^aⁿ^d^t^h^e^a^nnua^l
^t^h^e^m^a^nne^rⁱⁿ^w^hⁱ^c^h^c^o^nsum^e^rⁿ^u^m^{ber of}^pay^m^en^t^s^m^a^{de by}^t^h^e
^ed^u^catioⁿⁱⁿ^f^o^r^m^atⁱ^oⁿ^w^a^s^s^t^a^t^e^t^h^r^o^ugh^v^o^u^c^h^e^r^s^,^uⁿ^d^e^r
^provⁱ^d^{ed, an}^{d t}^h^{e n}^u^m^{ber of}^paren^t^s^con^t^ract^s^,^or^by^pay^m^en^t^t^o^paren^t^s^,
^recei^vⁱ^{ng it; a}ⁿ^d^the^to^ta^l^b^y^ty^{pe of}^ch^{ild care prov}^ider^.
^und^up^lⁱ^c^a^t^e^d^num^b^e^r^o^f^c^hⁱ^l^d^r^eⁿ^[S^ectⁱ^oⁿ^107]
ⁱ^{ki/CRS-RL32241}^aⁿ^d^f^a^m^{ilies ser}^v^ed^d^u^rⁱⁿ^g^th^e^r^e^portⁱⁿ^g^peri^{od. [Se}^c^tⁱ^oⁿ^Inform^atⁱ^oⁿ^on^t^h^{e n}^u^m^{ber of}
^g/w^658K^(a)(2)]^ch^ild^ren^an^d^f^a^m^{ilies receiv}ⁱⁿ^g
^s^.or^CCDB^{G assistan}^c^e^{is to}^b^e^p^o^s^ted
^le^ak^on^th^{e w}^e^bs^{ite of}^each^s^t^ate.
^[S^ectⁱ^oⁿ^107]
^://wiki
^h^ttp^States^m^u^s^t^com^p^ly^w^ith^th^{e ch}^an^g^e^s
ⁱⁿ^d^a^{ta co}^llectioⁿ^an^d^r^e^p^o^r^tin^g
^r^e^q^u^ir^em^en^{ts w}^ithⁱⁿ^tw^o^y^ear^{s f}^r^o^m
^th^{e d}^a^{te o}^f^th^{is A}^c^t’^{s en}^a^c^t^m^eⁿ^t^{. A}
^w^a^iv^{er can}^{be g}^r^an^ted⁽^b^y^{HHS) to}
^s^t^ates^w^ith^plans^{to procu}^r^{e data}
^s^y^s^t^em^s^.^[S^ectⁱ^oⁿ^107]

CRS-20
^H.R^.^{4 (S}^en^{ate Fi}ⁿ^aⁿ^c^e
^{Current law}^H^{.R. 4 (Hous}^e^-pas^s^e^d)^C^o^m^mⁱ^ttee)^S^.^{880 (S}^en^{ate HE}^L^P^C^o^m^mⁱ^ttee)
^ounts^res^erved
^{ries a}ⁿ^d^trib^es^C^u^rre^nt^l^a^w^p^r^o^vⁱ^d^es^f^o^r^t^h^e^N^o^provⁱ^sⁱ^oⁿ^(ret^aiⁿ^s^cu^rren^t^l^a^w⁾^.^N^{o prov}ⁱ^sⁱ^oⁿ^.^N^o^pro^vⁱ^sⁱ^o^n.⁽^R^e^t^aⁱ^ns^cu^rren^t^l^a^w
^fo^l^l^o^wⁱ^{ng r}^e^se^r^v^a^tⁱ^oⁿ^o^f^fund^{s fr}^o^m^set-^asid^{es f}^o^r^ter^r^ito^rⁱ^{es an}^d^tr^ib^es.)
^th^{e to}^{tal CCDB}^G^dⁱ^scr^e^tioⁿ^a^r^y
^appropri^a^tⁱ^oⁿ^:
^U^p^t^o^oⁿ^e^ha^l^f^o^f¹^%^a^nnua^l^l^y^fo^r
^pay^m^en^ts^{to Gu}^am^,^A^m^erican
^Sam^o^{a, th}^{e Vir}^gⁱⁿ^I^s^lan^d^{s, an}^d
^Nort^h^e^rn^Mari^an^{a Is}^l^aⁿ^d^s^;
^No^{t less th}^an¹^%^an^dⁿ^o^{t m}^o^r^e^th^an
ⁱ^{ki/CRS-RL32241}^{2% f}^o^{r In}^dian^tribes^an^d^t^rⁱ^b^al
^g/w^org^aⁿⁱ^zatⁱ^oⁿ^s^{. [S}^ectⁱ^oⁿ^658]
^s^.or
^le^ak^fan^t^s^an^{d t}^oddl^er^s^;^h^oⁿ^{e ho}^tline^T^h^e^CCDB^G^A^c^{t itself}^d^o^e^{s n}^o^t^con^t^ain^an^y^s^p^ecifⁱ^{c pro}^v^is^ion^to^N^o^provⁱ^sⁱ^oⁿ^.^N^o^provⁱ^sⁱ^oⁿ^.^A^m^en^ds^S^ectⁱ^oⁿ^{658 of}^t^h^e^C^C^D^B^G^A^c^{t to requ}ⁱ^r^{e th}^{e Secretary}^to
^://wiki^r^e^se^r^v^e^fund^{s fo}^rⁱⁿ^c^r^e^a^sⁱ^{ng i}ⁿ^fa^nt^an^{d t}^oddl^{er c}^a^r^e^,^h^o^w^e^v^e^r,^res^e^rv^{e an}^am^o^uⁿ^tⁿ^o^{t to ex}^ceed^{$100 m}^illion^each^fⁱ^s^{cal y}^e^a^r^f^o^r
^h^ttp^appropri^a^tⁱ^oⁿ^s^l^a^w⁽^f^{or F}^Y^2004,^im^provⁱⁿ^g^qu^ali^t^y^of^an^{d acces}^s^to
^P^.^L^.^108-^{199) in}^cl^u^d^es^{$100 m}^illion^{care f}^o^{r i}ⁿ^f^aⁿ^t^s^an^{d t}^oddl^ers^.^A^l^s^o
^f^r^o^m^th^{e d}ⁱ^scr^e^tioⁿ^a^r^y^CCDB^G^requ^ires^an^am^ouⁿ^tⁿ^o^t^to^ex^ceed^$1
^{appropriation}^f^o^{r s}^t^ates^{to in}^creas^e^m^illioⁿ^to^b^e^r^e^ser^v^ed^f^o^r^{a n}^a^tioⁿ^a^l
^th^e^su^p^p^l^y^o^f^q^u^ality^car^{e f}^o^rⁱⁿ^f^aⁿ^t^s^to^ll-^f^r^{ee ch}^ild^car^{e h}^o^tlin^{e. [}^S^ectioⁿ
^an^{d toddlers}^,^a^s^w^e^{ll as}^{$1 m}^illion^{109 — Gran}^ts^an^{d Hotlin}^e]
^f^o^r^th^e^Ch^ild^Car^e^A^w^ar^{e to}^{ll f}^r^ee
^h^o^tlin^e.
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