II 

118TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. 4967 

To amend the Child Care and Development Block Grant Act of 1990 to 

reauthorize and update the Act, and for other purposes. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

AUGUST 1, 2024 

Mrs. FISCHER (for herself, Ms. COLLINS, Mr. GRASSLEY, Mr. TILLIS, Mr. 

RICKETTS, and Mr. YOUNG) introduced the following bill; which was read 

twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and 

Pensions 

A BILL 

To amend the Child Care and Development Block Grant 

Act of 1990 to reauthorize and update the Act, and 

for other purposes. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Child Care and Devel5 opment Block Grant Reauthorization Act of 2024’’. 

6 SEC. 2. PURPOSES. 

7 (a) REDESIGNATION.—Section 658A of the Child 

8 Care and Development Block Grant Act of 1990 (42 

9 U.S.C. 9857) is redesignated as section 658 of such Act. 


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1 (b) AMENDMENT.—Subsection (b) of that section 658 

2 is amended to read as follows: 

3 ‘‘(b) PURPOSES.—The purposes of this subchapter 

4 are— 

5 ‘‘(1) to allow each State maximum flexibility in 

6 developing and implementing a mixed delivery sys7 tem to provide child care that best suits the needs 

8 of children and working parents within that State; 

9 ‘‘(2) to promote parental choice to empower 

10 working parents to make their own decisions regard11 ing the child care services that best suit their fam12 ily’s needs; 

13 ‘‘(3) to encourage States to provide consumer 

14 education information to help parents make in15 formed choices about child care services and to pro16 mote involvement by parents and family members in 

17 the development of their children in child care set18 tings; 

19 ‘‘(4) to assist States in delivering high-quality, 

20 coordinated child care services to maximize parents’ 

21 options to cover the full workday and full work year, 

22 to support continuity of care for children, and to 

23 support parents trying to achieve independence from 

24 public assistance; 


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1 ‘‘(5) to assist States in improving the overall 

2 quality of child care by implementing the health, 

3 safety, licensing, early learning and development, 

4 professional, and oversight standards established in 

5 this subchapter and in State law (including State 

6 regulations); 

7 ‘‘(6) to assist States— 

8 ‘‘(A) in supporting the education and pro9 fessional development of child care staff; and 

10 ‘‘(B) in supporting child care providers in 

11 the recruitment of, professional development 

12 for, and retention of a qualified child care work13 force; and 

14 ‘‘(7) to increase the number and percentage of 

15 low-income children in high-quality child care set16 tings.’’. 

17 SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS. 

18 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 658P of the Child Care 

19 and Development Block Grant Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 

20 9858n) is amended— 

21 (1) by redesignating paragraphs (5) through 

22 (7), (8) and (9), and (10) through (15), as para23 graphs (6) through (8), (10) and (11), and (13) 

24 through (18), respectively; 

25 (2) in paragraph (3)— 


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1 (A) in subparagraph (B), by inserting 

2 ‘‘and’’ at the end; 

3 (B) in subparagraph (C), by striking ‘‘; 

4 and’’ at the end and inserting a period; and 

5 (C) by striking subparagraph (D); 

6 (3) by striking paragraph (4) and inserting the 

7 following: 

8 ‘‘(4) ELIGIBLE ACTIVITY.—The term ‘eligible 

9 activity’, means an activity consisting of— 

10 ‘‘(A) full-time or part-time employment; 

11 ‘‘(B) self-employment; 

12 ‘‘(C) job search activities; 

13 ‘‘(D) job training; 

14 ‘‘(E) secondary, postsecondary, or adult 

15 education, including education through a pro16 gram of high school classes, a course of study 

17 at an institution of higher education, classes to18 wards an equivalent of a high school diploma 

19 recognized by State law, or English as a second 

20 language classes; 

21 ‘‘(F) health treatment (including mental 

22 health and substance use treatment) for a con23 dition that prevents the parent involved from 

24 participating in other eligible activities; 


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1 ‘‘(G) activities to prevent child abuse or 

2 neglect, or family violence prevention or inter3 vention activities; 

4 ‘‘(H) employment and training activities 

5 under the employment and training program, of 

6 the supplemental nutrition assistance program, 

7 established under section 6(d)(4) of the Food 

8 and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 

9 2015(d)(4)); 

10 ‘‘(I) employment and training activities 

11 under the Workforce Innovation and Oppor12 tunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3101 et seq.); or 

13 ‘‘(J) a work activity described in sub14 section (d) of section 407 of the Social Security 

15 Act (42 U.S.C. 607) for which, consistent with 

16 clauses (ii) and (iii) of section 402(a)(1)(A) of 

17 such Act (42 U.S.C. 602(a)(1)(A)), a parent is 

18 treated as being engaged in work for a month 

19 in a fiscal year for purposes of the program of 

20 block grants to States for temporary assistance 

21 for needy families established under part A of 

22 title IV of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 

23 601 et seq.). 

24 ‘‘(5) ELIGIBLE CHILD.—The term ‘eligible 

25 child’ means an individual— 


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1 ‘‘(A) who is less than 13 years of age; 

2 ‘‘(B)(i) whose family income does not ex3 ceed— 

4 ‘‘(I) 85 percent of the State median 

5 income for a family of the same size; or 

6 ‘‘(II) a higher percentage of that in7 come in a State with a waiver under sec8 tion 658I(c)(1)(B); and 

9 ‘‘(ii) whose family assets do not exceed 

10 $1,000,000 (as certified by a member of such 

11 family); and 

12 ‘‘(C) who— 

13 ‘‘(i) resides with a parent or parents 

14 who are participating in an eligible activ15 ity; 

16 ‘‘(ii) is a child experiencing homeless17 ness, a child in kinship care, or a child who 

18 is receiving, or needs to receive, child pro19 tective services; or 

20 ‘‘(iii) resides with a parent who is 

21 more than 65 years of age.’’; 

22 (4) in paragraph (7), as so redesignated— 

23 (A) in subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘or’’ 

24 at the end; 

25 (B) in subparagraph (B)— 


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1 (i) by inserting ‘‘the child (if the 

2 spouse of such provider is engaged in an 

3 eligible activity),’’ after ‘‘decree,’’; and 

4 (ii) by striking the period at the end 

5 and inserting ‘‘; or’’; and 

6 (C) by added at the end the following: 

7 ‘‘(C) notwithstanding section 645(a)(1)(B) 

8 of the Head Start Act (42 U.S.C. 

9 9840(a)(1)(B)), a Head Start agency.’’; 

10 (5) by striking paragraph (8), as so redesig11 nated, and inserting the following: 

12 ‘‘(8) FAMILY CHILD CARE PROVIDER.—The 

13 term ‘family child care provider’ means an individual 

14 who provides child care services in a private resi15 dence— 

16 ‘‘(A) for fewer than 24 hours per day per 

17 child; or 

18 ‘‘(B) for 24 hours per day per child due to 

19 the nature of the work of the parent involved. 

20 ‘‘(9) HOMELESS CHILD.—The term ‘homeless 

21 child’ means an individual described in section 

22 725(2) of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance 

23 Act (42 U.S.C. 11434a(2)).’’; 


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1 (6) in paragraph (10), as so redesignated, by 

2 striking ‘‘(10)’’ and all that follows through ‘‘mean3 ing’’ and inserting the following: 

4 ‘‘(10) INDIAN TRIBE; INDIAN TRIBE.—The term 

5 ‘Indian Tribe’ or ‘Indian tribe’ has the meaning’’; 

6 (7) by inserting after paragraph (11), as so re7 designated, the following: 

8 ‘‘(12) MIXED DELIVERY SYSTEM.—The term 

9 ‘mixed delivery system’ means a system of child care 

10 services that— 

11 ‘‘(A) promotes parental choice to empower 

12 working parents to make their own decisions re13 garding the child care services that best suit 

14 their family’s needs; 

15 ‘‘(B) delivers services through a combina16 tion of programs offered by eligible child care 

17 providers (including faith-based and commu18 nity-based child care providers) in a variety of 

19 settings (including family child care homes, 

20 child care centers, Head Start centers, and pub21 lic and private schools); and 

22 ‘‘(C) is supported with a combination of 

23 public and private funds.’’; 


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1 (8) in paragraph (15), as so redesignated, by 

2 striking ‘‘unless the context specifies otherwise’’and 

3 inserting ‘‘except as otherwise specified’’; and 

4 (9) in paragraph (18), as so redesignated, by 

5 striking ‘‘(18)’’ and all that follows through ‘‘has the 

6 meaning’’ and inserting the following: 

7 ‘‘(18) TRIBAL ORGANIZATION; TRIBAL ORGANI8 ZATION.— 

9 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The term ‘Tribal or10 ganization’ or ‘tribal organization’ has the 

11 meaning’’. 

12 (b) REDESIGNATION.—The Child Care and Develop13 ment Block Grant Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 9857 et seq.) 

14 is amended— 

15 (1) by redesignating section 658P as section 

16 658A; and 

17 (2) by moving section 658A, as so redesignated, 

18 to follow section 658, as redesignated by section 2. 

19 SEC. 4. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 

20 (a) PART.—The Child Care and Development Block 

21 Grant Act of 1990 is amended by inserting before section 

22 658B the following: 


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1 ‘‘PART I—CHILD CARE SERVICES’’. 

2 (b) IN GENERAL.—Section 658B of the Child Care 

3 and Development Block Grant Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 

4 9858) is amended to read as follows: 

5 ‘‘SEC. 658B. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 

6 ‘‘There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out 

7 this subchapter (other than section 658T) such sums as 

8 may be necessary for each of fiscal years 2025 through 

9 2029.’’. 

10 SEC. 5. LEAD AGENCY. 

11 Section 658D(b) of the Child Care and Development 

12 Block Grant Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 9858b(b)) is amend13 ed by striking paragraph (2) and inserting the following: 

14 ‘‘(2) DEVELOPMENT OF PLAN.—The lead agen15 cy shall develop the State plan described in para16 graph (1)(B) in meaningful consultation with— 

17 ‘‘(A) parents of children eligible for serv18 ices under this subchapter, which shall include 

19 parents of children in a priority population de20 scribed in section 658E(c)(2)(M); 

21 ‘‘(B) eligible child care providers that rep22 resent the various geographic areas and types 

23 of providers in the State; 

24 ‘‘(C) employers of various sizes and with 

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1 ployees rely on reliable and accessible child care 

2 to work; and 

3 ‘‘(D) appropriate representatives of units 

4 of general purpose local government and, as ap5 propriate, of Indian Tribes and Tribal organiza6 tions.’’. 

7 SEC. 6. APPLICATION AND PLAN. 

8 Section 658E(c) of the Child Care and Development 

9 Block Grant Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 9858c(c)) is amend10 ed— 

11 (1) in paragraph (2)— 

12 (A) in subparagraph (A)(i)(I), by striking 

13 ‘‘a child’’ and inserting ‘‘an eligible child’’; 

14 (B) in subparagraph (D), by striking ‘‘, 

15 not later’’ and all that follows through ‘‘sub16 paragraph (K)(i),’’; 

17 (C) in subparagraph (E)(i)— 

18 (i) in the matter preceding subclause 

19 (I), by inserting ‘‘, offered through a mixed 

20 delivery system,’’ after ‘‘full diversity of 

21 child care services’’; 

22 (ii) in subclause (I), by inserting ‘‘(in23 cluding information on the hours and days 

24 of operation and ages served)’’ after ‘‘of 

25 child care services’’; and 


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1 (iii) in subclause (IV)— 

2 (I) by striking ‘‘and’’ before ‘‘the 

3 Medicaid’’; and 

4 (II) by inserting before the semi5 colon the following: ‘‘, and the Mater6 nal, Infant, and Early Childhood 

7 Home Visiting Programs under sec8 tion 511 of the Social Security Act 

9 (42 U.S.C. 711)’’; 

10 (D) in subparagraph (G)— 

11 (i) in the subparagraph heading, by 

12 striking ‘‘TRAINING AND PROFESSIONAL’’ 

13 and inserting ‘‘PROFESSIONAL’’; 

14 (ii) in clause (i) and clause (ii) (in the 

15 matter preceding subclause (I)), by strik16 ing ‘‘training and’’ before ‘‘professional de17 velopment’’; 

18 (iii) in clause (ii)(II), by striking ‘‘, 

19 and may engage’’ and all that follows 

20 through ‘‘training framework’’; and 

21 (iv) in clause (iii), by striking ‘‘train22 ing’’ and inserting ‘‘professional develop23 ment’’; 

24 (E) in subparagraph (I)(i)(IX), by striking 

25 ‘‘if applicable,’’; 


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1 (F) in subparagraph (J)— 

2 (i) by striking ‘‘that procedures’’ and 

3 inserting the following: ‘‘that— 

4 ‘‘(i) procedures’’; 

5 (ii) by striking the period at the end 

6 and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 

7 (iii) by adding at the end the fol8 lowing: 

9 ‘‘(ii) the State will undertake a review 

10 of State and local health and safety re11 quirements (including requirements for in12 spections under this subchapter and the 

13 child and adult care food program estab14 lished under section 17 of the Richard B. 

15 Russell National School Lunch Act (42 

16 U.S.C. 1766)) to determine redundancies 

17 and oversights that may exist, to ensure— 

18 ‘‘(I) children receive child care 

19 services in healthy and safe environ20 ments; and 

21 ‘‘(II) child care providers can 

22 easily identify, understand, and com23 ply with applicable health and safety 

24 requirements.’’; 

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1 (i) in the matter preceding subclause 

2 (I), by striking ‘‘, not later’’ and all that 

3 follows through ‘‘2014,’’; and 

4 (ii) in subclause (IV), by striking 

5 ‘‘section 658P(6)(B)’’ and inserting ‘‘sec6 tion 658A(7)(B)’’; 

7 (H) in subparagraph (M)— 

8 (i) by redesignating clauses (ii) 

9 through (iv) as clauses (iii) through (v), re10 spectively; 

11 (ii) by striking clause (i) and inserting 

12 the following: 

13 ‘‘(i) children in underserved areas, in14 cluding areas that have significant con15 centrations of poverty and unemployment 

16 and that do not have a supply of eligible 

17 child care providers; 

18 ‘‘(ii) children in rural areas;’’; and 

19 (iii) in clause (iv), as so redesignated, 

20 by striking ‘‘, as defined by the State’’; 

21 (I) in subparagraph (N)(iii), by striking 

22 ‘‘At the option of the State, the’’ and inserting 

23 ‘‘The’’; 


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1 (J) in subparagraph (O)(i), by striking 

2 ‘‘full-day services’’ and inserting ‘‘full workday 

3 and full work year services’’; 

4 (K) in subparagraph (S)(ii), by striking ‘‘, 

5 to the extent’’ and all that follows through 

6 ‘‘fixed costs’’ and inserting ‘‘implement enroll7 ment and eligibility policies that support the 

8 fixed and operational costs’’; 

9 (L) in subparagraph (T)(i), by striking ‘‘or 

10 implement’’ and all that follows through ‘‘of 

11 2014)’’ and inserting ‘‘and implement develop12 mental guidelines’’; 

13 (M) in subparagraph (U)— 

14 (i) in clause (ii), by inserting ‘‘State 

15 and local health agencies,’’ after ‘‘licensing 

16 of child care providers,’’; and 

17 (ii) in clause (iii)(II), by striking ‘‘fol18 lowing the emergency or disaster, which 

19 may include’’ and inserting ‘‘during and 

20 following the emergency or disaster, which 

21 shall include guidelines for the’’; and 

22 (N) in subparagraph (V), by striking ‘‘de23 velop’’ and all that follow through ‘‘services.’’ 

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1 ‘‘(i) provision of strategies to support 

2 management coaching and the use of core 

3 best business practices; 

4 ‘‘(ii) development and use of shared 

5 services initiatives including initiatives in6 volving provider networks such as child 

7 care center alliances and family child care 

8 provider networks; and 

9 ‘‘(iii) coordination of activities with 

10 programs of the Small Business Adminis11 tration, programs of the Department of 

12 Agriculture, and other Federal, State, and 

13 local programs supporting child care busi14 nesses.’’; 

15 (2) in paragraph (3)— 

16 (A) in subparagraph (B)(ii), by striking 

17 ‘‘Not later’’ and all that follows through ‘‘shall 

18 prepare’’ and inserting ‘‘Not later than Sep19 tember 30 of each fiscal year, the Secretary 

20 shall prepare’’; and 

21 (B) in subparagraph (D)— 

22 (i) by striking ‘‘with respect to’’ and 

23 all that follows through ‘‘2020’’ and insert24 ing ‘‘with respect to each fiscal year)’’; and 


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1 (ii) by striking ‘‘described in clause 

2 (i), (ii), (iii), or (iv) of’’ and inserting ‘‘in 

3 priority populations described in’’; 

4 (3) in paragraph (4)— 

5 (A) by striking subparagraphs (A) and (B) 

6 and inserting the following: 

7 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The State plan shall 

8 certify that, not later than the later of the date 

9 that is 5 years after the date of submission of 

10 the application, and September 30, 2030, pay11 ment rates for the provision of child care serv12 ices for which assistance is provided in accord13 ance with this subchapter— 

14 ‘‘(i) will be sufficient to meet the cost 

15 of providing the child care services, includ16 ing the fixed and operational costs of pro17 viding the child care services; and 

18 ‘‘(ii) will be set and paid in accord19 ance with a cost estimation model de20 scribed in subparagraph (B). 

21 ‘‘(B) COST ESTIMATION MODEL.—The 

22 State plan shall— 

23 ‘‘(i) demonstrate that the State, after 

24 consulting with eligible child care providers 

25 that represent the various geographic areas 


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1 of the State and types of providers within 

2 the State’s mixed delivery system, local 

3 child care program administrators, local 

4 child care resource and referral agencies, 

5 and other appropriate entities, has devel6 oped and uses (or if the State has not used 

7 such a model certify that the State, after 

8 such consultation but not later than the 

9 later of the date that is 5 years after the 

10 date of submission of the application de11 scribed in subsection (a), and September 

12 30, 2030, will develop and use) a statis13 tically valid and reliable cost estimation 

14 model for the payment rates for providers 

15 of child care services in the State, that— 

16 ‘‘(I) reflects the costs of service 

17 delivery, including fixed costs, oper18 ating expenses, and staff salaries and 

19 benefits necessary to recruit, train, 

20 and retain qualified staff; 

21 ‘‘(II) reflects variations in the 

22 costs of service delivery by submarket, 

23 type of provider, and children served, 

24 including by— 


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1 ‘‘(aa) geographic area (such 

2 as location in a urban or rural 

3 area); 

4 ‘‘(bb) ages of children; 

5 ‘‘(cc) whether the children 

6 have particular needs (such as 

7 needs of children with disabilities 

8 and children served by child pro9 tective services); 

10 ‘‘(dd) whether the providers 

11 provide services during weekend 

12 and other nontraditional hours; 

13 and 

14 ‘‘(ee) quality of child care 

15 provider as determined by the 

16 State; and 

17 ‘‘(III) is reviewed not less often 

18 than once every 2 years and adjusted 

19 as may be necessary to— 

20 ‘‘(aa) ensure payment rates 

21 remain sufficient to meet the re22 quirements of this subchapter; 

23 and 

24 ‘‘(bb) provide a cost of living 

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1 services provided during the year 

2 prior to the review; and 

3 ‘‘(ii) describe how the State will pro4 vide for timely payments, set in accordance 

5 with the model described in clause (i), for 

6 child care services provided under this sub7 chapter.’’; 

8 (B) in subparagraph (C)— 

9 (i) by striking clause (ii); and 

10 (ii) by striking ‘‘(C)’’ and all that fol11 lows through ‘‘Nothing’’ and inserting the 

12 following: 

13 ‘‘(C) CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing’’; and 

14 (C) by adding at the end the following: 

15 ‘‘(D) NO FEDERAL CONTROL.—The Sec16 retary may offer guidance to States on cost es17 timation models described in subparagraph (B), 

18 but shall not require a State to adopt a par19 ticular cost estimation model or element of a 

20 particular cost estimation model.’’; and 

21 (4) by striking paragraph (5) and inserting the 

22 following: 

23 ‘‘(5) SLIDING FEE SCALE.— 

24 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The State plan shall 

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1 odically revise by rule a sliding fee scale to de2 termine a full copayment for a family receiving 

3 assistance under this subchapter (or, for a fam4 ily receiving part-time care, a reduced copay5 ment that is an appropriate amount of the full 

6 copayment) and that is not a barrier that re7 stricts families from accessing child care serv8 ices under this subchapter. 

9 ‘‘(B) NO FEDERAL CONTROL.—The Sec10 retary may offer guidance to States on sliding 

11 fee scales described in subparagraph (A), but 

12 shall not require a State to adopt a particular 

13 sliding fee scale or element of a particular slid14 ing fee scale.’’. 

15 SEC. 7. ACTIVITIES TO IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF CHILD 

16 CARE. 

17 Section 658G(a) of the Child Care and Development 

18 Block Grant Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 9858e(a))— 

19 (1) in paragraph (1), by adding at the end the 

20 following: ‘‘The State shall include, in the State’s ac21 tivities, developing and expanding initiatives to assist 

22 child care providers in their efforts to recruit, train, 

23 and retain qualified staff.’’; and 

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1 (A) by striking subparagraph (A) and in2 serting the following: 

3 ‘‘(A) to carry out the activities described in 

4 paragraph (1), not less than 9 percent of the 

5 funds described in paragraph (1) for each fiscal 

6 year; and’’; and 

7 (B) in subparagraph (B), by striking ‘‘re8 ceived not later’’ and all that follows through 

9 ‘‘succeeding full fiscal year’’ and inserting ‘‘re10 ceived for each fiscal year’’. 

11 SEC. 8. WAIVERS OF INCOME REQUIREMENT. 

12 Section 658I(c) of the Child Care and Development 

13 Block Grant Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 9858g(c)) is amend14 ed— 

15 (1) in paragraph (1)— 

16 (A) in the matter preceding subparagraph 

17 (A), by striking ‘‘of not more than three years’’ 

18 and inserting ‘‘described in paragraph (5)’’; 

19 (B) in subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘(A)’’ 

20 and inserting ‘‘(A)(i)’’; 

21 (C) in subparagraph (B), by striking 

22 ‘‘(B)’’ and inserting the following: 

23 ‘‘(ii)’’; 

24 (D) in subparagraph (C), by striking 

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1 ‘‘(iii)’’; and 

2 (E) in subparagraph (D)— 

3 (i) by striking ‘‘(D)’’ and inserting the 

4 following: 

5 ‘‘(iv)’’; and 

6 (ii) in clause (iv), as so redesignated, 

7 by striking the period and inserting ‘‘; or’’; 

8 and 

9 (F) by adding at the end the following: 

10 ‘‘(B) the State, on the date of the request, 

11 has a maximum income standard that meets 

12 section 658A(5)(B)(i), and requests the waiver 

13 to raise that standard.’’; 

14 (2) in paragraph (2)— 

15 (A) in subparagraph (B), by striking 

16 ‘‘and’’ at the end; 

17 (B) in subparagraph (C), by striking the 

18 period and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 

19 (C) by adding at the end the following: 

20 ‘‘(D) if the State seeks a waiver of section 

21 658A(5)(B)(i)(I) under paragraph (1)(B), state 

22 the maximum income standard that the State 

23 wishes to use, information demonstrating that 

24 the State is serving all eligible children below 

25 the maximum income standard in that section, 


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1 information demonstrating that the State is 

2 meeting the requirements of the State plan 

3 under section 658E(c), particularly the require4 ments of subparagraphs (M) and (Q) of para5 graph (2) of that section, and (effective on the 

6 later of the 2 dates specified in section 

7 658E(c)(4)(A)) information demonstrating that 

8 the payment rates described in that section are 

9 set and paid in accordance with a cost esti10 mation model described in section 

11 658E(c)(4)(B).’’; and 

12 (3) in paragraph (7)— 

13 (A) by striking ‘‘The Secretary may’’ and 

14 inserting the following: 

15 ‘‘(A) GENERAL RENEWALS.—The Sec16 retary may’’; 

17 (B) in the first sentence, by inserting be18 fore the period the following: ‘‘, in the case of 

19 a request for a waiver of a provision other than 

20 section 658A(5)(B)(i)(I)’’; 

21 (C) in the second sentence, by striking 

22 ‘‘seeking to renew their waiver approval must’’ 

23 and inserting ‘‘seeking that renewal shall’’; 


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1 (D) in the third sentence, by striking ‘‘ex2 tension request’’ and inserting ‘‘renewal re3 quest’’; and 

4 (E) by adding at the end the following: 

5 ‘‘(B) RENEWALS OF INCOME REQUIRE6 MENT WAIVERS.—A State may seek a renewal, 

7 of an existing waiver of section 

8 658A(5)(B)(i)(I) under paragraph (1)(B) (in9 cluding a previously renewed waiver), for a pe10 riod no longer than 3 years. A State seeking 

11 that renewal shall inform the Secretary of this 

12 intent no later than 30 days prior to the expira13 tion date of the waiver. The State shall re-cer14 tify in its renewal request the provisions in 

15 paragraph (2). On determining that the State 

16 has accurately re-certified those provision, the 

17 Secretary shall grant the renewal.’’; and 

18 (4) in paragraph (8), by inserting ‘‘, other than 

19 paragraph (1)(B),’’ after ‘‘this subchapter’’. 

20 SEC. 9. REPORTS AND AUDITS. 

21 Section 685K(a)(2) of the Child Care and Develop22 ment Block Grant Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 9858i(a)(2)) 

23 is amended— 

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1 (A) by striking ‘‘Not later than’’ and all 

2 that follows through ‘‘a State’’ and inserting ‘‘A 

3 State’’; and 

4 (B) by inserting ‘‘annually’’ before ‘‘pre5 pare’’; 

6 (2) in subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘section 

7 658P(6)’’ and inserting ‘‘section 658A(7)’’; and 

8 (3) in subparagraph (F), by striking ‘‘section 

9 658P(6)(B)’’ and inserting ‘‘section 658A(7)(B)’’. 

10 SEC. 10. REPORTS, HOTLINE, AND WEBSITE. 

11 Section 658L(a) of the Child Care and Development 

12 Block Grant Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 9858j(a)) is amended 

13 by striking ‘‘Not later’’ and all that follows through ‘‘the 

14 Secretary shall’’ and inserting ‘‘The Secretary shall bien15 nially’’. 

16 SEC. 11. TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS. 

17 Section 658O(a) of the Child Care and Development 

18 Block Grant Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 9858m(a)) is amend19 ed— 

20 (1) in paragraphs (1), (3), and (4) by striking 

21 ‘‘this subchapter’’ and inserting ‘‘section 658B’’; 

22 and 

23 (2) in paragraph (5) by striking ‘‘this sub24 chapter’’ the first place it appears and inserting 

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1 SEC. 12. CHILD CARE SUPPLY AND FACILITIES GRANTS. 

2 The Child Care and Development Block Grant Act 

3 of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 9857 et seq.) is amended by adding 

4 at the end the following: 

5 ‘‘PART II—CHILD CARE SUPPLY AND FACILITIES 

6 ‘‘SEC. 658T. CHILD CARE SUPPLY AND FACILITIES GRANTS. 

7 ‘‘(a) PURPOSES.—The purposes of this section are to 

8 provide grants to States, territories described in section 

9 658O(a)(1) (referred to individually in this part as a ‘ter10 ritory’), Indian Tribes, and Tribal organization to— 

11 ‘‘(1) expand the supply and capacity of child 

12 care providers so that working parents have multiple 

13 high-quality child care options to choose from in 

14 making their own decisions regarding the child care 

15 services that best suit their family’s needs; and 

16 ‘‘(2) ensure child care facilities are designed 

17 and equipped to keep children healthy and safe and 

18 to enhance children’s physical, cognitive, and behav19 ioral development. 

20 ‘‘(b) QUALIFIED CHILD CARE PROVIDER.—In this 

21 section, the term ‘qualified child care provider’ means— 

22 ‘‘(1) an eligible child care provider as defined in 

23 section 658A(7)(A) that is providing, or seeking to 

24 provide, child care services to children eligible for 

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1 ‘‘(2) a child care provider that has applied 

2 under this subchapter to become an eligible child 

3 care provider as defined in section 658A(7)(A) and 

4 that commits to provide child care services to chil5 dren eligible for services under this subchapter. 

6 ‘‘(c) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 

7 is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section 

8 such sums as may be necessary for each of fiscal years 

9 2026 through 2028. 

10 ‘‘(d) GRANTS AUTHORIZED; ALLOTMENTS.— 

11 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—From funds made available 

12 under subsection (c), the Secretary shall make 

13 grants to States, territories, Indian Tribes, and 

14 Tribal organizations to carry out the activities de15 scribed in subsection (f). 

16 ‘‘(2) RESERVATION.—The Secretary shall re17 serve not more than 1 percent of the amount appro18 priated under subsection (c) for a fiscal year to 

19 carry out this section to pay for the costs of the 

20 Federal administration of this section. 

21 ‘‘(3) ALLOTMENTS.—From the amount appro22 priated to carry out this section for a fiscal year 

23 that remains after the Secretary makes the reserva24 tion under paragraph (2), the Secretary shall award 

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1 subsection (e), a child care supply and facilities 

2 grant in accordance with paragraphs (1) and (2) of 

3 subsection (a), and subsection (b), of section 658O, 

4 for the grants authorized under paragraph (1). A 

5 grant made under this paragraph in accordance with 

6 paragraph (1) or (2) of that subsection shall be for 

7 the purpose of carrying out the program described 

8 in this section, consistent, to the extent practicable 

9 as determined by the Secretary, with the require10 ments applicable to States. 

11 ‘‘(e) STATE PLAN.— 

12 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—In order to receive a grant 

13 under this section, a State shall submit a plan to the 

14 Secretary, at such time and in such manner as the 

15 Secretary may reasonably require. 

16 ‘‘(2) CONTENTS.—Each plan submitted by a 

17 State under this section shall include each of the fol18 lowing: 

19 ‘‘(A) A description of how the State will 

20 use funds received under this section for State21 level activities under subsection (f)(1). 

22 ‘‘(B) A description of how the State will 

23 ensure that qualified child care providers in 

24 rural, suburban, and urban areas can readily 

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1 which shall include providing technical assist2 ance either directly or through a third party 

3 which may include a resource and referral agen4 cy or a staffed family child care provider net5 work. 

6 ‘‘(C) A description of how the State will 

7 determine the prioritization of subgrants to 

8 qualified child care providers in accordance with 

9 subsection (f)(5). 

10 ‘‘(D) An assurance that the State will 

11 make available to the public, which shall in12 clude, at a minimum, posting to an internet 

13 website of the lead agency— 

14 ‘‘(i) a notice of funding availability 

15 through subgrants for qualified child care 

16 providers under this section; and 

17 ‘‘(ii) the criteria for awarding sub18 grants for qualified child care providers, 

19 including the methodology the lead agency 

20 will use to determine the amounts of such 

21 subgrants for qualified child care pro22 viders. 

23 ‘‘(f) STATE USE OF FUNDS.— 

24 ‘‘(1) RESERVATION.—A lead agency that re25 ceives a grant under subsection (d) shall reserve not 


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1 more than 10 percent of the grant funds for State2 level activities, consisting of administering subgrants 

3 and providing technical assistance and support, for 

4 activities supported under this section. 

5 ‘‘(2) SUBGRANTS.—The lead agency shall use 

6 the remainder of the grant funds awarded pursuant 

7 to subsection (d) to make subgrants as described in 

8 paragraphs (3) and (4). 

9 ‘‘(3) STARTUP AND SUPPLY EXPANSION SUB10 GRANTS.— 

11 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The lead agency shall 

12 make startup and supply expansion subgrants 

13 to qualified child care providers that are pro14 viding, or seeking to provide, child care services 

15 under this subchapter to eligible children, to— 

16 ‘‘(i) support the providers in paying 

17 for startup and expansion costs; 

18 ‘‘(ii) assist such providers in meet19 ing— 

20 ‘‘(I) the health and safety re21 quirements (including the require22 ments referred to in section 

23 658E(c)(2)(I)) of the State, territory, 

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1 ‘‘(II) licensing and other regu2 latory standards of the State, terri3 tory, Indian Tribe, or local govern4 ment involved, as the case may be, for 

5 child care providers; and 

6 ‘‘(III) as applicable, the require7 ments of a State’s tiered quality rat8 ing system for child care providers; 

9 and 

10 ‘‘(iii) establishing or expanding the 

11 operation of community- or neighborhood12 based family child care networks. 

13 ‘‘(B) REQUIREMENT.—As a condition of 

14 receiving a startup or supply expansion 

15 subgrant under this paragraph, a qualified child 

16 care provider shall commit to meeting the re17 quirements for an eligible child care provider 

18 under this subchapter and to providing child 

19 care services under this subchapter to eligible 

20 children, on an ongoing basis. 

21 ‘‘(4) FACILITIES SUBGRANTS.— 

22 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The lead agency shall 

23 make facilities subgrants to qualified child care 

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1 to eligible children, for, notwithstanding section 

2 658F(b)— 

3 ‘‘(i) remodeling, renovation, or repair 

4 of a building or facility used for providing 

5 direct child care services; and 

6 ‘‘(ii) construction, permanent improve7 ment, or major renovation of a building or 

8 facility used for providing direct child care 

9 services. 

10 ‘‘(B) REQUIREMENT.—As a condition of 

11 receiving a facilities subgrant under this para12 graph, a child care provider shall commit to 

13 meeting the requirements for an eligible child 

14 care provider under this subchapter and to pro15 viding child care services under this subchapter 

16 to eligible children on an ongoing basis. 

17 ‘‘(C) FEDERAL INTEREST.— 

18 ‘‘(i) FAMILY CHILD CARE HOMES.— 

19 Federal law regarding a Federal interest in 

20 real property shall not apply to the renova21 tion, remodeling, repair, or permanent im22 provement of privately owned family child 

23 care homes with funds provided under this 

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1 parameters for the use of such funds for 

2 family child care homes. 

3 ‘‘(ii) RETENTION.—If the Secretary 

4 retains a Federal interest in any facility 

5 constructed, renovated, remodeled, re6 paired, or permanently improved with 

7 funds provided under this paragraph, the 

8 Secretary shall not retain the Federal in9 terest for more than 10 years. 

10 ‘‘(5) PRIORITY.—In awarding subgrants under 

11 paragraphs (3) and (4), the lead agency shall give 

12 priority to qualified child care providers providing or 

13 seeking to provide child care services to priority pop14 ulations of children described in section 

15 658E(c)(2)(M). 

16 ‘‘(g) SUPPLEMENT NOT SUPPLANT.—Amounts made 

17 available to carry out this section shall be used to supple18 ment and not supplant other Federal, State, and local 

19 public funds expended to increase the supply of child care 

20 and to improve child care facilities. 

21 ‘‘(h) DOCUMENTATION AND REPORTING REQUIRE22 MENTS.— 

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1 ceived under subsection (d) in accordance with sec2 tion 658K(b), to the independent entity described in 

3 that section. 

4 ‘‘(2) REPORTS.— 

5 ‘‘(A) LEAD AGENCY REPORT.—A lead 

6 agency receiving a grant under subsection (d) 

7 shall, not later than 12 months after receiving 

8 such grant, submit a report to the Secretary 

9 that includes, for the State involved, a descrip10 tion of each lead agency program of subgrants 

11 carried out to meet the objectives of this sec12 tion, including— 

13 ‘‘(i) the number of eligible child care 

14 providers in operation at the start of the 

15 grant period, and the number of such pro16 viders 11 months later, disaggregated by 

17 age of children served, geographic region, 

18 and child care setting (including whether 

19 the provider was in a center-based or fam20 ily child care setting); 

21 ‘‘(ii) the number of child care slots, in 

22 the capacity of eligible child care providers 

23 given applicable group size limits and 

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1 grant period and the number of such slots 

2 11 months later, disaggregated by age of 

3 children served, geographic region, and 

4 child care setting (including whether the 

5 slot was in a center-based or family child 

6 care setting), and each priority population 

7 of children described in section 

8 658E(c)(2)(M); 

9 ‘‘(iii)(I) the number and percentage of 

10 qualified child care providers that received 

11 a subgrant under subsection (f)(3), 

12 disaggregated by age of children served, 

13 geographic region, and child care setting 

14 (including whether the provider was in a 

15 center-based or family child care setting), 

16 and the average and range of the amounts 

17 of the subgrants awarded; and 

18 ‘‘(II) the number and percentage of 

19 qualified child care providers that received 

20 a subgrant under subsection (f)(4), 

21 disaggregated by age of children served, 

22 geographic region, and child care setting 

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1 and the average and range of the amounts 

2 of the subgrants awarded; and 

3 ‘‘(iv) information concerning how 

4 qualified child care providers receiving sub5 grants under subsection (f)(3) or (f)(4) 

6 used the subgrant funding received. 

7 ‘‘(B) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—The Sec8 retary shall transmit annually to the Committee 

9 on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of 

10 the Senate and the Committee on Education 

11 and the Workforce of the House of Representa12 tives a report that provides national and State13 level data for the information collected under 

14 subparagraph (A). 

15 ‘‘(i) CONSTRUCTION.—No reference in part 1 to ‘this 

16 subchapter’ shall be considered to refer to a provision of 

17 this part.’’. 

18 SEC. 13. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE LOAN RESTRIC19 TIONS. 

20 The Secretary of Agriculture shall revise section 

21 3555.102(c) of title 7, Code of Federal Regulations, as 

22 in effect on the date of enactment of this Act, to exclude 

23 a business that is licensed, regulated, or registered as a 

24 child care provider under State law. 

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