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117TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 1911 

To provide assistance with respect to child care infrastructure, and for other 

purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

MARCH 16, 2021 

Ms. CLARK of Massachusetts (for herself, Mr. BOWMAN, and Ms. BONAMICI) 

introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on 

Education and Labor, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and 

Commerce, Ways and Means, and Financial Services, for a period to be 

subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration 

of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 

A BILL 

To provide assistance with respect to child care 

infrastructure, 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; FINDINGS. 

4 (a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the 

5 ‘‘Child Care is Infrastructure Act’’. 

6 (b) FINDINGS.—Congress makes the following find7 ings: 


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1 (1) Early care and learning settings directly im2 pact the physical, behavioral, and cognitive develop3 ment of young children, and these settings should be 

4 designed and equipped to keep children safe and 

5 help children thrive. 

6 (2) An investigation in 10 States conducted by 

7 the Office of the Inspector General of the Depart8 ment of Health and Human Services found that 96 

9 percent of early care and learning facilities inspected 

10 during unannounced visits had at least 1 potentially 

11 hazardous condition. 

12 (3) Approximately 500,000 early care and 

13 learning facilities are not regulated under the Safe 

14 Drinking Water Act (42 U.S.C. 300f), and only 11 

15 States and New York City require licensed early 

16 care and learning facilities to test drinking water 

17 within such facilities for lead. 

18 (4) A Department of Health and Human Serv19 ices report from 2015 found that an estimated 2,201 

20 Head Start centers needed facility improvements, in21 cluding improvements related to rebuilding, ren22 ovating, and conducting maintenance on such facili23 ties. 

24 (5) Only 2 statewide needs assessments have 

25 been conducted: 


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1 (A) A 2011 statewide study of Massachu2 setts early care and learning facilities found ex3 cessive levels of carbon dioxide in early care and 

4 learning facilities throughout the State, insuffi5 cient ventilation systems, and furnishings con6 taining formaldehyde. 

7 (B) A 2014 statewide study in Rhode Is8 land found that— 

9 (i) all centers visited had at least one 

10 playground safety hazard; 

11 (ii) centers in poor condition tend to 

12 serve higher rates of low-income, State13 subsidized children; and 

14 (iii) nearly 70 percent of early learn15 ing centers visited had one or more issues 

16 related to the overall building condition, 

17 such as water stains, excessive wear, and 

18 peeling paint. 

19 (6) The National Children’s Facilities Network 

20 estimates that the United States would require at 

21 least $14 billion to bring existing early care and 

22 learning facilities up to professional standards. 

23 (7) While data on the condition of facilities is 

24 available for 2 States, it is lacking elsewhere. The 

25 extent of the problem is impossible to determine 


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1 without a nationwide assessment of the current con2 dition of existing early care and learning facilities. 

3 (8) In 2019, a member of the child care work4 force earned a median pay of $24,230 per year, or 

5 $11.65 per hour, below the Federal poverty rate for 

6 a family of four, which was $26,200 in 2020. 

7 (9) Over half of the child care workforce is en8 rolled in at least one main public benefit program— 

9 Medicaid, CHIP, EITC, SNAP, or TANF—com10 pared to 21 percent of the United States population. 

11 (10) Poor compensation is associated with lower 

12 job satisfaction and higher turnover rates. In ab13 sence of quality wages and benefits, the early child14 hood field will continue to struggle to recruit and re15 tain its workforce. 

16 (11) Child care workers who have lower edu17 cational attainment, work with infants and toddlers, 

18 or come from communities of color earn a lower av19 erage wage than their counterparts in the profession. 

20 (12) Child care workers caring for children 

21 from ages 3 to 5 have a slightly higher educational 

22 attainment with 45 percent earning a bachelor’s de23 gree compared to just 19 percent of those teaching 

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1 ditional one-third have some college-level education 

2 but did not complete a higher education degree. 

3 (13) Systemic barriers hamper access to higher 

4 education and training for people of color, con5 tinuing to affect wages and upward mobility within 

6 any given career field including child care. Efforts to 

7 address barriers to higher education in the early 

8 childhood workforce is critical in increasing diversity 

9 across all roles. 

10 (14) In the early childhood workforce, 94 per11 cent of workers are women with more than one in 

12 five being foreign-born, 15 percent being Black, 21 

13 percent being Hispanic. In total, 40 percent of child 

14 care workers are people of color. 

15 SEC. 2. INFRASTRUCTURE GRANTS TO IMPROVE CHILD 

16 CARE SAFETY. 

17 (a) IN GENERAL.—Part A of title IV of the Social 

18 Security Act (42 U.S.C. 601 et seq.) is amended by insert19 ing after section 418 the following: 

20 ‘‘SEC. 418A. INFRASTRUCTURE GRANTS TO IMPROVE CHILD 

21 CARE SAFETY. 

22 ‘‘(a) SHORT TITLE.—This section may be cited as the 

23 ‘Infrastructure Grants To Improve Child Care Safety Act’. 

24 ‘‘(b) NEEDS ASSESSMENTS.— 

25 ‘‘(1) IMMEDIATE NEEDS ASSESSMENT.— 


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1 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall 

2 conduct an immediate needs assessment of the 

3 condition of child care facilities throughout the 

4 United States (with priority given to child care 

5 facilities that receive Federal funds), that— 

6 ‘‘(i) determines the extent to which 

7 the COVID–19 pandemic has created im8 mediate infrastructure needs, including in9 frastructure-related health and safety 

10 needs, which must be addressed for child 

11 care facilities to operate in compliance with 

12 public health guidelines; 

13 ‘‘(ii) considers the effects of the pan14 demic on a variety of child care centers, in15 cluding home-based centers; and 

16 ‘‘(iii) considers how the pandemic has 

17 impacted specific metrics, such as— 

18 ‘‘(I) capacity; 

19 ‘‘(II) investments in infrastruc20 ture changes; 

21 ‘‘(III) the types of infrastructure 

22 changes centers need to implement 

23 and their associated costs; 

24 ‘‘(IV) the price of tuition; and 


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1 ‘‘(V) any changes or anticipated 

2 changes in the number and demo3 graphic of children attending. 

4 ‘‘(B) TIMING.—The immediate needs as5 sessment should occur simultaneously with the 

6 first grant-making cycle under subsection (c). 

7 ‘‘(C) REPORT.—Not later than 1 year 

8 after the date of the enactment of this section, 

9 the Secretary shall submit to the Congress a re10 port containing the result of the needs assess11 ment conducted under subparagraph (A), and 

12 make the assessment publicly available. 

13 ‘‘(2) LONG-TERM NEEDS ASSESSMENT.— 

14 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall 

15 conduct a long-term assessment of the condition 

16 of child care facilities throughout the United 

17 States (with priority given to child care facili18 ties that receive Federal funds). The assess19 ment may be conducted through representative 

20 random sampling. 

21 ‘‘(B) REPORT.—Not later than 4 years 

22 after the date of the enactment of this section, 

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1 ment conducted under subparagraph (A), and 

2 make the assessment publicly available. 

3 ‘‘(c) CHILD CARE FACILITIES GRANTS.— 

4 ‘‘(1) GRANTS TO STATES.— 

5 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may 

6 award grants to States for the purpose of ac7 quiring, constructing, renovating, or improving 

8 child care facilities, including adapting, re9 configuring, or expanding facilities to respond 

10 to the COVID–19 pandemic. 

11 ‘‘(B) PRIORITIZED FACILITIES.—The Sec12 retary may not award a grant to a State under 

13 subparagraph (A) unless the State involved 

14 agrees, with respect to the use of grant funds, 

15 to prioritize— 

16 ‘‘(i) child care facilities primarily serv17 ing low-income populations; 

18 ‘‘(ii) child care facilities primarily 

19 serving children who have not attained the 

20 age of 5 years; 

21 ‘‘(iii) child care facilities that made 

22 maximum health and safety modifications 

23 to account for the impact of the COVID– 

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1 ‘‘(iv) child care facilities that operate 

2 under nontraditional hours; and 

3 ‘‘(v) child care facilities located in 

4 rural or underserved communities. 

5 ‘‘(C) DURATION OF GRANTS.—A grant 

6 under this subsection shall be awarded for a pe7 riod of not more than 5 years. 

8 ‘‘(D) APPLICATION.—To seek a grant 

9 under this subsection, a State shall submit to 

10 the Secretary an application at such time, in 

11 such manner, and containing such information 

12 as the Secretary may require, which informa13 tion shall— 

14 ‘‘(i) be disaggregated as the Secretary 

15 may require; and 

16 ‘‘(ii) include a plan to use a portion of 

17 the grant funds to report back to the Sec18 retary on the impact of using the grant 

19 funds to improve child care facilities. 

20 ‘‘(E) PRIORITY.—In selecting States for 

21 grants under this subsection, the Secretary 

22 shall prioritize States that— 

23 ‘‘(i) plan to improve center-based and 

24 home-based child care programs, which 

25 may include a combination of child care 


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1 and early Head Start or Head Start pro2 grams; 

3 ‘‘(ii) aim to meet specific needs across 

4 urban, suburban, or rural areas as deter5 mined by the State; and 

6 ‘‘(iii) show evidence of collaboration 

7 with— 

8 ‘‘(I) local government officials; 

9 ‘‘(II) other State agencies; 

10 ‘‘(III) nongovernmental organiza11 tions, such as— 

12 ‘‘(aa) organizations within 

13 the philanthropic community; 

14 ‘‘(bb) certified community 

15 development financial institutions 

16 as defined in section 103 of the 

17 Community Development Bank18 ing and Financial Institutions 

19 Act of 1994 (12 U.S.C. 4702) 

20 that have been certified by the 

21 Community Development Finan22 cial Institutions Fund (12 U.S.C. 

23 4703); and 


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1 ‘‘(cc) organizations that 

2 have demonstrated experience 

3 in— 

4 ‘‘(AA) providing tech5 nical or financial assistance 

6 for the acquisition, construc7 tion, renovation, or improve8 ment of child care facilities; 

9 ‘‘(BB) providing tech10 nical, financial, or manage11 rial assistance to child care 

12 providers; and 

13 ‘‘(CC) securing private 

14 sources of capital financing 

15 for child care facilities or 

16 other low-income community 

17 development projects; and 

18 ‘‘(IV) local community organiza19 tions, such as— 

20 ‘‘(aa) child care providers; 

21 ‘‘(bb) community care agen22 cies; 

23 ‘‘(cc) resource and referral 

24 agencies; and 

25 ‘‘(dd) unions. 


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1 ‘‘(F) CONSIDERATION.—In selecting States 

2 for grants under this subsection, the Secretary 

3 shall consider— 

4 ‘‘(i) whether the applicant— 

5 ‘‘(I) has or is developing a plan 

6 to address child care facility needs; 

7 and 

8 ‘‘(II) demonstrates the capacity 

9 to execute such a plan; and 

10 ‘‘(ii) after the date the report required 

11 by subsection (b)(1)(C) is submitted to the 

12 Congress, the needs of the applicants 

13 based on the results of the assessment. 

14 ‘‘(G) DIVERSITY OF AWARDS.—In award15 ing grants under this section, the Secretary 

16 shall give equal consideration to States with 

17 varying capacities under subparagraph (F). 

18 ‘‘(H) MATCHING REQUIREMENT.— 

19 ‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—As a condition for 

20 the receipt of a grant under subparagraph 

21 (A), a State that is not an Indian tribe 

22 shall agree to make available (directly or 

23 through donations from public or private 

24 entities) contributions with respect to the 

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1 suant to subparagraph (A), which may be 

2 provided in cash or in kind, in an amount 

3 equal to 10 percent of the funds provided 

4 through the grant. 

5 ‘‘(ii) DETERMINATION OF AMOUNT

6 CONTRIBUTED.—Contributions required by 

7 clause (i) may include— 

8 ‘‘(I) amounts provided by the 

9 Federal Government, or services as10 sisted or subsidized to any significant 

11 extent by the Federal Government; or 

12 ‘‘(II) philanthropic or private-sec13 tor funds. 

14 ‘‘(I) REPORT.—Not later than 6 months 

15 after the last day of the grant period, a State 

16 receiving a grant under this paragraph shall 

17 submit a report to the Secretary as described in 

18 subparagraph (D)— 

19 ‘‘(i) to determine the effects of the 

20 grant in constructing, renovating, or im21 proving child care facilities, including any 

22 changes in response to the COVID–19 

23 pandemic and any effects on access to and 

24 quality of child care; and 


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1 ‘‘(ii) to provide such other information 

2 as the Secretary may require. 

3 ‘‘(J) AMOUNT LIMIT.—The annual amount 

4 of a grant under this paragraph may not exceed 

5 $35,000,000. 

6 ‘‘(2) GRANTS TO INTERMEDIARY ORGANIZA7 TIONS.— 

8 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may 

9 award grants to intermediary organizations, 

10 such as certified community development finan11 cial institutions, tribal organizations, or other 

12 organizations with demonstrated experience in 

13 child care facilities financing, for the purpose of 

14 providing technical assistance, capacity build15 ing, and financial products to develop or finance 

16 child care facilities. 

17 ‘‘(B) APPLICATION.—A grant under this 

18 paragraph may be made only to intermediary 

19 organizations that submit to the Secretary an 

20 application at such time, in such manner, and 

21 containing such information as the Secretary 

22 may require. 

23 ‘‘(C) PRIORITY.—In selecting intermediary 

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1 the Secretary shall prioritize intermediary orga2 nizations that— 

3 ‘‘(i) demonstrate experience in child 

4 care facility financing or related commu5 nity facility financing; 

6 ‘‘(ii) demonstrate the capacity to as7 sist States and local governments in devel8 oping child care facilities and programs; 

9 ‘‘(iii) demonstrate the ability to lever10 age grant funding to support financing 

11 tools to build the capacity of child care 

12 providers, such as through credit enhance13 ments; 

14 ‘‘(iv) propose to focus on child care 

15 facilities that operate under nontraditional 

16 hours; 

17 ‘‘(v) propose to meet a diversity of 

18 needs across States and across urban, sub19 urban, and rural areas at varying types of 

20 center-based, home-based, and other child 

21 care settings, including early care pro22 grams located in freestanding buildings or 

23 in mixed-use properties; and 

24 ‘‘(vi) propose to focus on child care 

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1 ulations and children who have not at2 tained the age of 5 years. 

3 ‘‘(D) AMOUNT LIMIT.—The amount of a 

4 grant under this paragraph may not exceed 

5 $10,000,000. 

6 ‘‘(3) REPORT.—Not later than the end of fiscal 

7 year 2026, the Secretary shall submit to the Con8 gress a report on the effects of the grants provided 

9 under this subsection, and make the report pub10 lically accessible. 

11 ‘‘(d) LABOR STANDARDS FOR ALL GRANTS.—The 

12 Secretary shall require that each entity, including grantees 

13 and subgrantees, that applies for an infrastructure grant 

14 for constructing, renovating, or improving child care facili15 ties, including adapting, reconfiguring, or expanding such 

16 facilities, which is funded in whole or in part under this 

17 section, shall include in its application written assurance 

18 that all laborers and mechanics employed by contractors 

19 or subcontractors in the performance of construction, al20 ternation or repair, as part of such project, shall be paid 

21 wages at rates not less than those prevailing on similar 

22 work in the locality as determined by the Secretary of 

23 Labor in accordance with subchapter IV of chapter 31 of 

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1 spect to the labor standards specified in such subchapter 

2 the Secretary of Labor shall have the authority and func3 tions set forth in Reorganization Plan Numbered 14 of 

4 1950 (15 Fed. Reg. 3176; 5 U.S.C. App.). 

5 ‘‘(e) LIMITATIONS ON AUTHORIZATION OF APPRO6 PRIATIONS.— 

7 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—To carry out this section, 

8 there is authorized to be appropriated 

9 $10,000,000,000 for fiscal year 2022, which shall 

10 remain available through fiscal year 2026. 

11 ‘‘(2) RESERVATIONS OF FUNDS.— 

12 ‘‘(A) INDIAN TRIBES.—The Secretary shall 

13 reserve 3 percent of the total amount made 

14 available to carry out this section, for payments 

15 to Indian tribes. 

16 ‘‘(B) TERRITORIES.—The Secretary shall 

17 reserve 3 percent of the total amount made 

18 available to carry out this section, for payments 

19 to territories. 

20 ‘‘(3) GRANTS FOR INTERMEDIARY ORGANIZA21 TIONS.—Not less than 10 percent and not more 

22 than 15 percent of the total amount made available 

23 to carry out this section may be used to carry out 

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1 ‘‘(4) LIMITATION ON USE OF FUNDS FOR

2 NEEDS ASSESSMENTS.—Not more than $5,000,000 

3 of the amounts made available to carry out this sec4 tion may be used to carry out subsection (b). 

5 ‘‘(f) DEFINITION OF STATE.—In this section, the 

6 term ‘State’ has the meaning provided in section 419, ex7 cept that it includes the Commonwealth of the Northern 

8 Mariana Islands and any Indian tribe.’’. 

9 (b) EXEMPTION OF TERRITORY GRANTS FROM LIMI10 TATION ON TOTAL PAYMENTS TO THE TERRITORIES.— 

11 Section 1108(a)(2) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 1308(a)(2)) 

12 is amended by inserting ‘‘418A(c),’’ after ‘‘413(f),’’. 

13 SEC. 3. EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATOR LOAN ASSISTANCE 

14 PROGRAM. 

15 Part Q of title III of the Public Health Service Act 

16 (42 U.S.C. 280h) is amended by adding at the end the 

17 following: 

18 ‘‘SEC. 399Z–3. EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATOR LOAN ASSIST19 ANCE PROGRAM. 

20 ‘‘(a) AUTHORITY.—The Secretary may carry out a 

21 program of entering into contracts with eligible early 

22 childhood educators under which such educators agree to 

23 serve for a period of 5 years as early childhood educators 

24 with a qualified employer, in consideration of the Federal 

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1 ice, not more than $6,000 of the principal and interest 

2 of the educational loans of such educators. 

3 ‘‘(b) RECERTIFICATION.—An eligible early childhood 

4 educator seeking to continue to receive payments under 

5 this section shall submit on an annual basis to the Sec6 retary such information as the Secretary may require to 

7 certify that the educator is continuing to meet the criteria 

8 to be considered an eligible educator. 

9 ‘‘(c) MAXIMUM AMOUNT OF LOAN.—The total 

10 amount of payments received by an eligible early childhood 

11 educator under this section may not exceed the total 

12 amount of the principal and interest of the educational 

13 loans of such educator. 

14 ‘‘(d) APPLICABILITY OF CERTAIN PROVISIONS.—The 

15 following provisions of the National Health Service Corps 

16 Loan Assistance Program established in subpart III of 

17 part D shall apply to the program established under this 

18 section in the same manner and to the same extent as 

19 such provisions apply to the National Health Service 

20 Corps Loan Assistance Program: 

21 ‘‘(1) Paragraphs (1) through (3) of section 

22 338B(c) (relating to application information, under23 standability, and availability). 

24 ‘‘(2) Section 338B(c)(4) (relating to recruit25 ment and retention). 


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1 ‘‘(3) Section 338B(d) (relating to factors con2 sidered in providing contracts). 

3 ‘‘(4) Section 338(e) (relating to the approval re4 quired for participation). 

5 ‘‘(5) Section 338B(f) (relating to contents of 

6 contracts). 

7 ‘‘(6) Section 338B(g) (relating to payments, in8 cluding repayment schedule and tax liability). 

9 ‘‘(e) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—Not later than 5 years 

10 after the date of the enactment of this section, the Sec11 retary shall submit to Congress a report on the implemen12 tation of this section. 

13 ‘‘(f) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

14 ‘‘(1) The term ‘eligible early childhood educa15 tor’ means an individual that— 

16 ‘‘(A) as of the date on which the agree17 ment referred to in subsection (a)(1) is entered 

18 into— 

19 ‘‘(i) has outstanding Federal direct 

20 loans obtained for purposes of pursuing an 

21 associate’s degree, a 4-year bachelor’s de22 gree, a graduate degree, or a combined 

23 bachelor and master’s degree, in early 

24 childhood education or a related field from 

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1 such loan for which the individual is en2 rolled in an income-based repayment plan); 

3 and 

4 ‘‘(ii) is in good standing with respect 

5 to the loans referred to in clause (i); and 

6 ‘‘(B) agrees to— 

7 ‘‘(i) serve as an early childhood educa8 tor with a qualified employer for a period 

9 of not less than 5 years; and 

10 ‘‘(ii) make timely payments with re11 spect to the loans described in subpara12 graph (A)(i). 

13 ‘‘(2) The term ‘qualified employer’ means a 

14 childcare provider that receives or is eligible to re15 ceive vouchers or assistance under the Child Care 

16 and Development Block Grant Act of 1990. 

17 ‘‘(g) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 

18 are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section 

19 $25,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2022 through 2027.’’. 

20 SEC. 4. GRANTS FOR EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATORS. 

21 (a) IN GENERAL.—Beginning not later than 180 

22 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Sec23 retary of Education (referred to in this section as the 

24 ‘‘Secretary’’) shall carry out a program under which the 

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1 cation with a qualified early childhood educator program 

2 to enable such institutions to make grants, on a competi3 tive basis, to eligible individuals who file an application 

4 and agreement in accordance with subsections (b) and (c). 

5 (b) APPLICATIONS.— 

6 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall periodi7 cally set dates by which eligible individuals shall file 

8 applications for a grant under this section. Each eli9 gible individual desiring a grant under this section 

10 shall file an application containing such information 

11 and assurances as the Secretary may determine nec12 essary to enable the Secretary to carry out the func13 tions and responsibilities of this section. 

14 (2) RENEWAL.—A grant awarded under this 

15 section may be renewed for additional one-year peri16 ods if— 

17 (A) the recipient submits a renewal appli18 cation containing such information and assur19 ances as the Secretary may determine nec20 essary; and 

21 (B) the grant is renewed not more than 

22 three times, for a total of not more than four 

23 academic years for each eligible recipient. 

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1 (1) AGREEMENTS TO SERVE.—Each application 

2 under subsection (b) shall include, or be accom3 panied by— 

4 (A) an agreement by the applicant that— 

5 (i) in the event that the applicant re6 ceives a grant under this section, the appli7 cant shall— 

8 (I) serve as a full-time or part9 time educator in a licensed early 

10 learning program for a total of not 

11 less than one academic year, and four 

12 additional months for each subsequent 

13 grant renewal, within two years after 

14 the date on which the period of time 

15 covered by the grant is completed; and 

16 (II) submit a certification of em17 ployment by the employing early 

18 learning program in such form as the 

19 Secretary may determine necessary; 

20 and 

21 (ii) in the event that the applicant is 

22 determined to have failed or refused to 

23 carry out such service obligation, the sum 

24 of the amounts of any grants received by 

25 such applicant under this section will be 


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1 treated as a loan and collected from the 

2 applicant in accordance with paragraph (3) 

3 and the regulations thereunder; and 

4 (B) a plain-language disclosure form devel5 oped by the Secretary that clearly describes the 

6 nature of the grant award, the service obliga7 tion, and the loan repayment requirements that 

8 are the consequence of the failure to complete 

9 the service obligation. 

10 (2) TREATMENT OF CONCURRENT SERVICE.— 

11 An individual who serves as a full or part-time edu12 cator in a licensed early childhood education pro13 gram concurrently while enrolled in a qualified early 

14 childhood educator program may count such service 

15 toward the fulfillment of the service obligation in the 

16 agreement under paragraph (1). 

17 (3) REPAYMENT FOR FAILURE TO COMPLETE

18 SERVICE.—Except as provided in paragraph (4), in 

19 the event that any recipient of a grant under this 

20 section fails or refuses to comply with the service ob21 ligation in the agreement under paragraph (1), the 

22 sum of the amounts of any grants received by such 

23 recipient shall, upon a determination of such a fail24 ure or refusal in such service obligation, be treated 

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1 under part D of title IV of the Higher Education 

2 Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1087a et seq.) except that— 

3 (A) no interest shall accrue on such 

4 amounts; and 

5 (B) such amounts shall be subject to re6 payment in accordance with— 

7 (i) an income-contingent or income8 based repayment plan, if the individual 

9 meets the eligibility requirements for such 

10 a repayment plan; and 

11 (ii) such other terms and conditions 

12 as are specified by the Secretary in regula13 tions promulgated under this section. 

14 (4) HARDSHIP EXTENSION.—In the case of a 

15 recipient who has made a good faith effort to find 

16 employment in a licensed early learning program 

17 and has been unable to acquire such employment, 

18 the Secretary is authorized to provide a hardship ex19 tension for a period of not more than one year to 

20 grant recipients who fail to complete their service re21 quirement within a 2-year period. 

22 (d) GRANT AMOUNT.—An eligible individual selected 

23 to receive a grant or a grant renewal under this section 

24 shall receive a grant in an amount not to exceed $3,000 

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1 rolled on a full-time or part-time basis in the qualified 

2 early childhood educator program for which the grant was 

3 awarded. 

4 (e) GRANT DISBURSEMENT.—Payments under this 

5 section shall be made in accordance with regulations pro6 mulgated by the Secretary for such purpose and in such 

7 manner as will best accomplish the purposes of this sec8 tion, provided— 

9 (1) any disbursement made by crediting a grant 

10 recipient’s account shall be limited to tuition and 

11 fees and other materials necessary for the comple12 tion of coursework as determined by the Secretary; 

13 and 

14 (2) not less than 85 percent of any funds pro15 vided to an eligible institution under subsection (a) 

16 shall be advanced to the eligible institution prior to 

17 the start of each payment period and shall be based 

18 upon an amount requested by the institution as 

19 needed to cover the total cost of grants awarded to 

20 eligible recipients until such time as the Secretary 

21 determines and publishes in the Federal Register 

22 with an opportunity for comment, an alternative 

23 payment system that provides payments to institu24 tions in an accurate and timely manner, except that 

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1 thority of the Secretary to place an institution on a 

2 reimbursement system of payment. 

3 (f) DIRECT PAYMENT.—Nothing in this section shall 

4 be construed to prohibit the Secretary from making a 

5 grant directly to an eligible individual in a case in which 

6 an institution of higher education with a qualified early 

7 childhood educator program does not participate in the 

8 program under subsection (a). 

9 (g) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

10 (1) ELIGIBLE INDIVIDUAL.—The term ‘‘eligible 

11 individual’’ means an individual who is enrolled on 

12 a full-time or part-time basis in a qualified early 

13 childhood educator program. 

14 (2) INSTITUTION OF HIGHER EDUCATION.—The 

15 term ‘‘institution of higher education’’ has the 

16 meaning given that term in section 102 of the High17 er Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1002). 

18 (3) QUALIFIED EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATOR

19 PROGRAM.—The term ‘‘qualified early childhood ed20 ucator program’’ means a course of study leading to 

21 an associate’s degree or a certificate in early child22 hood education or a related field from an institution 

23 of higher education. 

24 (4) LICENSED EARLY LEARNING PROGRAM.— 

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1 any State-licensed or State-regulated program or 

2 provider, regardless of setting or funding source, 

3 that provides early care and education for children 

4 from birth to kindergarten entry, including, but not 

5 limited to, programs operated by child care centers 

6 and in family child care homes. 

7 (h) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.— 

8 (1) IN GENERAL.—There are authorized to be 

9 appropriated to carry out this section $10,000,000 

10 for each of fiscal years 2022 through 2026. 

11 (2) LIMITATION.—Of the amount made avail12 able under paragraph (1) in any fiscal year, not 

13 more than 3 percent may be used for evaluation, 

14 monitoring, salaries, and administrative expenses. 

15 SEC. 5. CCAMPIS REAUTHORIZATION. 

16 Section 419N of the Higher Education Act of 1965 

17 (20 U.S.C. 1070e) is amended— 

18 (1) in subsection (b)— 

19 (A) in paragraph (2)— 

20 (i) in subparagraph (A)— 

21 (I) by striking ‘‘The amount’’ 

22 and inserting ‘‘Except as provided in 

23 subparagraph (C), the amount’’; and 

24 (II) by striking ‘‘1 percent’’ and 

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1 (ii) in subparagraph (B)(ii), by strik2 ing ‘‘subsection (g)’’ and inserting ‘‘sub3 section (h)’’; and 

4 (iii) by adding at the end the fol5 lowing: 

6 ‘‘(C) PERFORMANCE BONUS.— 

7 ‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding 

8 subparagraph (A), for any fiscal year for 

9 which the amount appropriated under sub10 section (h) is not less than $140,000,000, 

11 the Secretary may pay a performance 

12 bonus to an eligible institution of higher 

13 education. 

14 ‘‘(ii) MAXIMUM AMOUNT.—A bonus 

15 paid to an eligible institution of higher 

16 education under clause (i) for a fiscal year 

17 shall not exceed an amount equal to 20 

18 percent of the amount of the annual grant 

19 payment received by the institution under 

20 paragraph (3)(B) for the fiscal year pre21 ceding the fiscal year for which the bonus 

22 is paid. 

23 ‘‘(iii) USE OF BONUS.—A bonus re24 ceived by an institution under clause (i) 

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1 manner as a grant under this section and 

2 shall be treated as grant funds for pur3 poses of the application of paragraph (5), 

4 except that the Secretary may extend the 

5 grant period as necessary for the institu6 tion to use such bonus. 

7 ‘‘(iv) ELIGIBLE INSTITUTION OF

8 HIGHER EDUCATION.—In this subpara9 graph, the term ‘eligible institution of 

10 higher education’ means an institution of 

11 higher education that— 

12 ‘‘(I) has received a grant under 

13 this section for not less than the pe14 riod of three consecutive fiscal years 

15 preceding the fiscal year in which the 

16 bonus is paid under clause (i); 

17 ‘‘(II) for each such preceding fis18 cal year, has met or exceeded the per19 formance levels established by the in20 stitution for such year under sub21 section (e)(1)(B)(v); and 

22 ‘‘(III) has demonstrated the need 

23 for such bonus.’’; and 

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1 (i) in subparagraph (A), by striking 

2 ‘‘4 years’’ and inserting ‘‘5 years’’; and 

3 (ii) in subparagraph (B), by striking 

4 ‘‘subsection (e)(2)’’ and inserting ‘‘sub5 section (e)(3)’’; 

6 (2) by amending subsection (c) to read as fol7 lows: 

8 ‘‘(c) APPLICATIONS.— 

9 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—An institution of higher 

10 education desiring a grant under this section shall 

11 submit an application to the Secretary at such time, 

12 in such manner, and accompanied by such informa13 tion as the Secretary may require. Such application 

14 shall— 

15 ‘‘(A) demonstrate that the institution is an 

16 eligible institution described in subsection 

17 (b)(4); 

18 ‘‘(B) specify the amount of funds re19 quested; 

20 ‘‘(C) demonstrate the need of low-income 

21 students at the institution for campus-based 

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1 ‘‘(i) information regarding student de2 mographics, including whether the student 

3 is a full-time or part-time student; 

4 ‘‘(ii) an assessment of child care ca5 pacity on or near campus; 

6 ‘‘(iii) information regarding the wait7 ing lists for child care services on or near 

8 campus; 

9 ‘‘(iv) information regarding additional 

10 needs created by concentrations of poverty 

11 or by geographic isolation; 

12 ‘‘(v) information about the number of 

13 low-income student parents being served 

14 through campus-based child care services; 

15 and 

16 ‘‘(vi) other relevant data; 

17 ‘‘(D) specify the estimated percentage of 

18 the institution’s grant that will be used directly 

19 to subsidize the fee charged for on-campus and 

20 off-campus childcare, respectively, for low-in21 come students; 

22 ‘‘(E) contain a description of the activities 

23 to be assisted, including whether the grant 

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1 ‘‘(F) identify the resources, including tech2 nical expertise and financial support, that the 

3 institution will draw upon to support the child 

4 care program and the participation of low-in5 come students in the program (such as access6 ing social services funding, using student activ7 ity fees to help pay the costs of child care, 

8 using resources obtained by meeting the needs 

9 of parents who are not low-income students, 

10 and accessing foundation, corporate, or other 

11 institutional support) and demonstrate that the 

12 use of the resources will not result in increases 

13 in student tuition; 

14 ‘‘(G) contain an assurance that the institu15 tion will meet the child care needs of low-in16 come students through the provision of services, 

17 or through a contract for the provision of serv18 ices; 

19 ‘‘(H) describe the extent to which the child 

20 care program will coordinate with the institu21 tion’s early childhood education curriculum, to 

22 the extent the curriculum is available, to meet 

23 the needs of the students in the early childhood 

24 education program at the institution, and the 

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1 in the child care program assisted under this 

2 section; 

3 ‘‘(I) in the case of an institution seeking 

4 assistance for a new child care program— 

5 ‘‘(i) provide a timeline, covering the 

6 period from receipt of the grant through 

7 the provision of the child care services, de8 lineating the specific steps the institution 

9 will take to achieve the goal of providing 

10 low-income students with child care serv11 ices; 

12 ‘‘(ii) specify any measures the institu13 tion will take to assist low-income students 

14 with child care during the period before 

15 the institution provides child care services; 

16 and 

17 ‘‘(iii) include a plan for identifying re18 sources needed for the child care services, 

19 including space in which to provide child 

20 care services, and technical assistance if 

21 necessary; 

22 ‘‘(J) contain an assurance that any child 

23 care facility assisted under this section will 

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1 licensing, certification, approval, or registration 

2 requirements; 

3 ‘‘(K) in the case of an institution that is 

4 awarded a grant under this section after the 

5 date of the enactment of the College Afford6 ability Act, provide an assurance that, not later 

7 than three years after the date on which such 

8 grant is awarded, any child care facility assisted 

9 with such grant will— 

10 ‘‘(i) meet Head Start performance 

11 standards under subchapter B of chapter 

12 13 of title 45, Code of Federal Regulations 

13 (as in effect on the date of enactment of 

14 the College Affordability Act) and any suc15 cessor regulations; 

16 ‘‘(ii) be in the top tier of the quality 

17 rating improvement system for such facili18 ties used by the State in which the facility 

19 is located; 

20 ‘‘(iii) meet the licensing requirements 

21 of the State in which the facility is located 

22 and the quality requirements under the 

23 Child Care and Development Block Grant 

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1 ‘‘(iv) be accredited by a national early 

2 childhood accrediting body with dem3 onstrated valid and reliable program qual4 ity standards; 

5 ‘‘(L) contain an assurance that the institu6 tion, when applicable, will make information 

7 available to students receiving child care serv8 ices provided under this section about the eligi9 bility of such students and their dependents for 

10 assistance under the supplemental nutrition as11 sistance program under the Food and Nutrition 

12 Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2011 et seq.), the special 

13 supplemental nutrition program for women, in14 fants, and children under the Child Nutrition 

15 Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 1786), and the pro16 gram of block grants for States for temporary 

17 assistance for needy families established under 

18 part A of title IV of the Social Security Act (42 

19 U.S.C. 601 et seq.); and 

20 ‘‘(M) contain an abstract summarizing the 

21 contents of such application and how the insti22 tution intends to achieve the purpose under 

23 subsection (a). 

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1 tions to help such institutions qualify, apply for, and 

2 maintain a grant under this section.’’; 

3 (3) in subsection (d)— 

4 (A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), 

5 by striking ‘‘to institutions of higher education 

6 that submit applications describing programs 

7 that’’; 

8 (B) by amending paragraph (1) to read as 

9 follows: 

10 ‘‘(1) based on the extent to which institutions 

11 of higher education that submit applications for such 

12 a grant leverage local or institutional resources, in13 cluding in-kind contributions, to support the activi14 ties assisted under this section;’’; 

15 (C) by redesignating paragraph (2) as 

16 paragraph (3); 

17 (D) by inserting after paragraph (1), the 

18 following: 

19 ‘‘(2) to institutions of higher education that, 

20 compared to other institutions of higher education 

21 that submit applications for such a grant, dem22 onstrate a high likelihood of need for campus-based 

23 child care based on student demographics (such as 

24 a high proportion of low-income students or inde25 pendent students); and’’; and 


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1 (E) in paragraph (3) (as redesignated by 

2 subparagraph (C)), by inserting ‘‘to institutions 

3 of higher education that submit applications de4 scribing programs that’’ before ‘‘utilize’’; and 

5 (4) in subsection (e)— 

6 (A) in paragraph (1)(B)— 

7 (i) by redesignating clauses (ii), (iii), 

8 and (iv) as clauses (vi), (vii), and (viii), re9 spectively; and 

10 (ii) by striking the semicolon at the 

11 end of clause (i) and inserting the fol12 lowing: ‘‘, which shall include— 

13 ‘‘(I) the number of full- and part14 time students, respectively, receiving 

15 child care services under this section 

16 at least once per week during the aca17 demic year; 

18 ‘‘(II) the number of credits accu19 mulated by students receiving such 

20 child care services; and 

21 ‘‘(III) the number of students re22 ceiving child care services under this 

23 section at least once per week during 

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1 ‘‘(aa) remain enrolled at the 

2 institution during the academic 

3 year for which they received such 

4 services; 

5 ‘‘(bb) enroll at the institu6 tion for the following academic 

7 year; and 

8 ‘‘(cc) graduate or transfer 

9 within— 

10 ‘‘(AA) 150 percent of 

11 the normal time for comple12 tion of a student’s four-year 

13 degree granting program; or 

14 ‘‘(BB) 200 percent of 

15 the normal time for comple16 tion of a student’s two-year 

17 degree-granting program; 

18 ‘‘(ii) with respect to the total student 

19 enrollment at the institution and the total 

20 enrollment of low-income students at the 

21 institution, respectively— 

22 ‘‘(I) the rate at which students 

23 who complete an academic year at the 

24 institution re-enroll in the institution 

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1 ‘‘(II) the percentage of students 

2 graduating or transferring within— 

3 ‘‘(aa) 150 percent of the 

4 normal time for completion of a 

5 student’s four-year degree grant6 ing program; or 

7 ‘‘(bb) 200 percent of the 

8 normal time for completion of a 

9 student’s two-year degree grant10 ing program; 

11 ‘‘(iii) the percentage of the institu12 tion’s grant that was used directly to sub13 sidize the fee charged for on-campus and 

14 off-campus childcare, respectively, for low15 income students; 

16 ‘‘(iv) whether the institution restricts 

17 eligibility for child care services to only 

18 full-time students; 

19 ‘‘(v) the sufficiently ambitious levels 

20 of performance established for such year 

21 by the institution that demonstrate mean22 ingful progress and allow for meaningful 

23 evaluation of program quality based on the 

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1 (B) by redesignating paragraph (2) as 

2 paragraph (3); 

3 (C) by inserting after paragraph (1) the 

4 following: 

5 ‘‘(2) REPORT.— 

6 ‘‘(A) REPORT REQUIRED.—On an annual 

7 basis, the Secretary shall submit to the author8 izing committees a report that includes— 

9 ‘‘(i) a summary of the information de10 scribed in paragraph (1); and 

11 ‘‘(ii) each abstract submitted under 

12 subsection (c)(1)(M) by an institution of 

13 higher education that receives a grant 

14 under this section. 

15 ‘‘(B) PUBLIC AVAILABILITY.—The Sec16 retary shall make each report submitted under 

17 subparagraph (A) publicly available.’’; 

18 (D) in paragraph (3), as so redesignated, 

19 by inserting ‘‘(other than the information pro20 vided under subparagraph (B)(v) of such para21 graph)’’ after ‘‘paragraph (1)’’; and 

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

23 ‘‘(4) TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.—The Secretary 

24 shall provide technical assistance to institutions of 

25 higher education receiving grants under this section 


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1 to help such institutions meet the reporting require2 ments under this subsection.’’; 

3 (5) by redesignating subsection (g) as sub4 section (h); 

5 (6) by inserting after subsection (f) the fol6 lowing: 

7 ‘‘(g) NONDISCRIMINATION.—No person in the United 

8 States shall, on the basis of actual or perceived race, color, 

9 religion, national origin, sex (including sexual orientation, 

10 gender identity, pregnancy, childbirth, a medical condition 

11 related to pregnancy or childbirth, and sex stereotype), or 

12 disability, be excluded from participation in, be denied the 

13 benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination by any pro14 gram funded, in whole or in part, with funds made avail15 able under this section or with amounts appropriated for 

16 grants, contracts, or certificates administered with such 

17 funds.’’; and 

18 (7) in subsection (h), as so redesignated, by 

19 striking ‘‘such sums as may be necessary for fiscal 

20 year 2009’’ and inserting ‘‘$200,000,000 for fiscal 

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1 SEC. 6. EVALUATION OF APPLICATIONS FOR ASSISTANCE 

2 UNDER CHOICE NEIGHBORHOODS INITIA3 TIVE. 

4 In providing assistance for fiscal year 2021 and any 

5 fiscal year thereafter under the Choice Neighborhoods Ini6 tiative of the Secretary of Housing and Urban Develop7 ment (pursuant to section 24 of the United States Hous8 ing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437v)), the Secretary shall 

9 consider early care and learning facilities for children as 

10 a neighborhood asset for purposes of evaluating applica11 tions for planning and implementation grants, shall ensure 

12 that any metric for evaluating such applications gives 

13 credit for the provision of early care and learning facilities 

14 under a neighborhood plan, and shall include early care 

15 and learning facilities as such an asset in any Notice of 

16 Funding Availability for any such fiscal year. 

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