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[Congressional Bills 113th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 1086 Enrolled Bill (ENR)]

        S.1086

                     One Hundred Thirteenth Congress

                                 of the

                        United States of America

                          AT THE SECOND SESSION

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

                                 An Act

 
 To reauthorize and improve the Child Care and Development Block Grant 
                  Act of 1990, and for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
    This Act may be cited as the ``Child Care and Development Block 
Grant Act of 2014''.
SEC. 2. SHORT TITLE AND PURPOSES.
    Section 658A of the Child Care and Development Block Grant Act of 
1990 (42 U.S.C. 9801 note) is amended to read as follows:
``SEC. 658A. SHORT TITLE AND PURPOSES.
    ``(a) Short Title.--This subchapter may be cited as the `Child Care 
and Development Block Grant Act of 1990'.
    ``(b) Purposes.--The purposes of this subchapter are--
        ``(1) to allow each State maximum flexibility in developing 
    child care programs and policies that best suit the needs of 
    children and parents within that State;
        ``(2) to promote parental choice to empower working parents to 
    make their own decisions regarding the child care services that 
    best suit their family's needs;
        ``(3) to encourage States to provide consumer education 
    information to help parents make informed choices about child care 
    services and to promote involvement by parents and family members 
    in the development of their children in child care settings;
        ``(4) to assist States in delivering high-quality, coordinated 
    early childhood care and education services to maximize parents' 
    options and support parents trying to achieve independence from 
    public assistance;
        ``(5) to assist States in improving the overall quality of 
    child care services and programs by implementing the health, 
    safety, licensing, training, and oversight standards established in 
    this subchapter and in State law (including State regulations);
        ``(6) to improve child care and development of participating 
    children; and
        ``(7) to increase the number and percentage of low-income 
    children in high-quality child care settings.''.
SEC. 3. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
    Section 658B of the Child Care and Development Block Grant Act of 
1990 (42 U.S.C. 9858) is amended by striking ``subchapter'' and all 
that follows through the period at the end, and inserting ``subchapter 
$2,360,000,000 for fiscal year 2015, $2,478,000,000 for fiscal year 
2016, $2,539,950,000 for fiscal year 2017, $2,603,448,750 for fiscal 
year 2018, $2,668,534,969 for fiscal year 2019, and $2,748,591,018 for 
fiscal year 2020.''.
SEC. 4. LEAD AGENCY.
    (a) Designation.--Section 658D(a) of the Child Care and Development 
Block Grant Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 9858b(a)) is amended--
        (1) by striking ``chief executive officer'' and inserting 
    ``Governor''; and
        (2) by striking ``designate'' and all that follows and 
    inserting ``designate an agency (which may be an appropriate 
    collaborative agency), or establish a joint interagency office, 
    that complies with the requirements of subsection (b) to serve as 
    the lead agency for the State under this subchapter.''.
    (b) Collaboration With Tribes.--Section 658D(b)(1) of the Child 
Care and Development Block Grant Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 9858b(b)(1)) is 
amended--
        (1) in subparagraph (C), by striking ``and'' at the end;
        (2) in subparagraph (D), by striking the period and inserting 
    ``; and''; and
        (3) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(E) at the option of an Indian tribe or tribal 
        organization in the State, collaborate and coordinate with such 
        Indian tribe or tribal organization in the development of the 
        State plan in a timely manner.''.
SEC. 5. APPLICATION AND PLAN.
    (a) Period.--Section 658E(b) of the Child Care and Development 
Block Grant Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 9858c(b)) is amended by striking 
``2-year'' and inserting ``3-year''.
    (b) Policies and Procedures.--Section 658E(c) of the Child Care and 
Development Block Grant Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 9858c(c)) is amended--
        (1) in paragraph (1), by inserting ``or established'' after 
    ``designated'';
        (2) in paragraph (2)--
            (A) in subparagraph (B), by inserting a comma after ``care 
        of such providers'';
            (B) by striking subparagraphs (D) through (H); and
            (C) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(D) Monitoring and inspection reports.--The plan shall 
        include a certification that the State, not later than 1 year 
        after the State has in effect the policies and practices 
        described in subparagraph (K)(i), will make public by 
        electronic means, in a consumer-friendly and easily accessible 
        format, organized by provider, the results of monitoring and 
        inspection reports, including those due to major substantiated 
        complaints about failure to comply with this subchapter and 
        State child care policies, as well as the number of deaths, 
        serious injuries, and instances of substantiated child abuse 
        that occurred in child care settings each year, for eligible 
        child care providers within the State. The results shall also 
        include information on the date of such an inspection, and, 
        where applicable, information on corrective action taken.
            ``(E) Consumer and provider education information.--The 
        plan shall include a certification that the State will collect 
        and disseminate (which dissemination may be done, except as 
        otherwise specified in this subparagraph, through resource and 
        referral organizations or other means as determined by the 
        State) to parents of eligible children, the general public, 
        and, where applicable, providers--
                ``(i) information about the availability of the full 
            diversity of child care services that will promote informed 
            child care choices and that concerns--

                    ``(I) the availability of child care services 
                provided through programs authorized by this subchapter 
                and, if feasible, other child care services and other 
                programs provided in the State for which the family may 
                be eligible, as well as the availability of financial 
                assistance to obtain child care services in the State;
                    ``(II) if available, information about the quality 
                of providers, as determined by the State, that can be 
                provided through a Quality Rating and Improvement 
                System;
                    ``(III) information, made available through a State 
                Web site, describing the State process for licensing 
                child care providers, the State processes for 
                conducting background checks, and monitoring and 
                inspections, of child care providers, and the offenses 
                that prevent individuals and entities from serving as 
                child care providers in the State;
                    ``(IV) other programs for which families that 
                receive child care services for which financial 
                assistance is provided under this subchapter may be 
                eligible, including the program of block grants to 
                States for temporary assistance for needy families 
                established under part A of title IV of the Social 
                Security Act (42 U.S.C. 601 et seq.), Head Start and 
                Early Head Start programs carried out under the Head 
                Start Act (42 U.S.C. 9831 et seq.), the program carried 
                out under the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Act of 
                1981 (42 U.S.C. 8621 et seq.), the supplemental 
                nutrition assistance program established under the Food 
                and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2011 et seq.), the 
                special supplemental nutrition program for women, 
                infants, and children established under section 17 of 
                the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 1786), the 
                child and adult care food program established under 
                section 17 of the Richard B. Russell National School 
                Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1766), and the Medicaid and State 
                children's health insurance programs under titles XIX 
                and XXI of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396 et 
                seq., 1397aa et seq.);
                    ``(V) programs carried out under section 619 and 
                part C of the Individuals with Disabilities Education 
                Act (20 U.S.C. 1419, 1431 et seq.);
                    ``(VI) research and best practices concerning 
                children's development, including social and emotional 
                development, early childhood development, and 
                meaningful parent and family engagement, and physical 
                health and development (particularly healthy eating and 
                physical activity); and
                    ``(VII) the State policies regarding the social-
                emotional behavioral health of young children, which 
                may include positive behavioral intervention and 
                support models, and policies on expulsion of preschool-
                aged children, in early childhood programs receiving 
                assistance under this subchapter; and

                ``(ii) information on developmental screenings, 
            including--

                    ``(I) information on existing (as of the date of 
                submission of the application containing the plan) 
                resources and services the State can deploy, including 
                the coordinated use of the Early and Periodic 
                Screening, Diagnosis, and Treatment program under the 
                Medicaid program carried out under title XIX of the 
                Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396 et seq.) and 
                developmental screening services available under 
                section 619 and part C of the Individuals with 
                Disabilities Education Act (20 U.S.C. 1419, 1431 et 
                seq.), in conducting developmental screenings and 
                providing referrals to services, when appropriate, for 
                children who receive assistance under this subchapter; 
                and
                    ``(II) a description of how a family or eligible 
                child care provider may utilize the resources and 
                services described in subclause (I) to obtain 
                developmental screenings for children who receive 
                assistance under this subchapter who may be at risk for 
                cognitive or other developmental delays, which may 
                include social, emotional, physical, or linguistic 
                delays.

            ``(F) Compliance with state licensing requirements.--
                ``(i) In general.--The plan shall include a 
            certification that the State involved has in effect 
            licensing requirements applicable to child care services 
            provided within the State, and provide a detailed 
            description of such requirements and of how such 
            requirements are effectively enforced.
                ``(ii) License exemption.--If the State uses funds 
            received under this subchapter to support a child care 
            provider that is exempt from the corresponding licensing 
            requirements described in clause (i), the plan shall 
            include a description stating why such licensing exemption 
            does not endanger the health, safety, or development of 
            children who receive services from child care providers who 
            are exempt from such requirements.
            ``(G) Training and professional development requirements.--
                ``(i) In general.--The plan shall describe the training 
            and professional development requirements that are in 
            effect within the State designed to enable child care 
            providers to promote the social, emotional, physical, and 
            cognitive development of children and to improve the 
            knowledge and skills of the child care workforce. Such 
            requirements shall be applicable to child care providers 
            that provide services for which assistance is provided in 
            accordance with this subchapter.
                ``(ii) Requirements.--The plan shall provide an 
            assurance that such training and professional development--

                    ``(I) shall be conducted on an ongoing basis, 
                provide for a progression of professional development 
                (which may include encouraging the pursuit of 
                postsecondary education), reflect current research and 
                best practices relating to the skills necessary for the 
                child care workforce to meet the developmental needs of 
                participating children, and improve the quality of, and 
                stability within, the child care workforce;
                    ``(II) shall be developed in consultation with the 
                State Advisory Council on Early Childhood Education and 
                Care (designated or established pursuant to section 
                642B(b)(1)(A)(i) of the Head Start Act (42 U.S.C. 
                9837b(b)(1)(A)(i))), and may engage training providers 
                in aligning training opportunities with the State's 
                training framework;
                    ``(III) incorporates knowledge and application of 
                the State's early learning and developmental guidelines 
                (where applicable), the State's health and safety 
                standards, and incorporates social-emotional behavior 
                intervention models, which may include positive 
                behavior intervention and support models;
                    ``(IV) shall be accessible to providers supported 
                through Indian tribes or tribal organizations that 
                receive assistance under this subchapter; and
                    ``(V) to the extent practicable, are appropriate 
                for a population of children that includes--

                        ``(aa) different age groups;
                        ``(bb) English learners;
                        ``(cc) children with disabilities; and
                        ``(dd) Native Americans, including Indians, as 
                    the term is defined in section 4 of the Indian 
                    Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act (25 
                    U.S.C. 450b) (including Alaska Natives within the 
                    meaning of that term), and Native Hawaiians (as 
                    defined in section 7207 of the Elementary and 
                    Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7517)).
                ``(iii) Information.--The plan shall include the number 
            of hours of training required for eligible providers and 
            caregivers to engage in annually, as determined by the 
            State.
                ``(iv) Construction.--The Secretary shall not require 
            an individual or entity that provides child care services 
            for which assistance is provided in accordance with this 
            subchapter to acquire a credential to provide such 
            services. Nothing in this section shall be construed to 
            prohibit a State from requiring a credential.
            ``(H) Child-to-provider ratio standards.--
                ``(i) Standards.--The plan shall describe child care 
            standards for child care services for which assistance is 
            made available in accordance with this subchapter, 
            appropriate to the type of child care setting involved, to 
            provide for the safety and developmental needs of the 
            children served, that address--

                    ``(I) group size limits for specific age 
                populations, as determined by the State;
                    ``(II) the appropriate ratio between the number of 
                children and the number of providers, in terms of the 
                age of the children in child care, as determined by the 
                State; and
                    ``(III) required qualifications for such providers, 
                as determined by the State.

                ``(ii) Construction.--The Secretary may offer guidance 
            to States on child-to-provider ratios described in clause 
            (i) according to setting and age group, but shall not 
            require that the State maintain specific group size limits 
            for specific age populations or child-to-provider ratios 
            for providers who receive assistance in accordance with 
            subchapter.
            ``(I) Health and safety requirements.--The plan shall 
        include a certification that there are in effect within the 
        State, under State or local law, requirements designed to 
        protect the health and safety of children that are applicable 
        to child care providers that provide services for which 
        assistance is made available in accordance with this 
        subchapter. Such requirements--
                ``(i) shall relate to matters including health and 
            safety topics consisting of--

                    ``(I) the prevention and control of infectious 
                diseases (including immunization) and the establishment 
                of a grace period that allows homeless children and 
                children in foster care to receive services under this 
                subchapter while their families (including foster 
                families) are taking any necessary action to comply 
                with immunization and other health and safety 
                requirements;
                    ``(II) prevention of sudden infant death syndrome 
                and use of safe sleeping practices;
                    ``(III) the administration of medication, 
                consistent with standards for parental consent;
                    ``(IV) the prevention of and response to 
                emergencies due to food and allergic reactions;
                    ``(V) building and physical premises safety, 
                including identification of and protection from hazards 
                that can cause bodily injury such as electrical 
                hazards, bodies of water, and vehicular traffic;
                    ``(VI) prevention of shaken baby syndrome and 
                abusive head trauma;
                    ``(VII) emergency preparedness and response 
                planning for emergencies resulting from a natural 
                disaster, or a man-caused event (such as violence at a 
                child care facility), within the meaning of those terms 
                under section 602(a)(1) of the Robert T. Stafford 
                Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 
                5195a(a)(1));
                    ``(VIII) the handling and storage of hazardous 
                materials and the appropriate disposal of 
                biocontaminants;
                    ``(IX) for providers that offer transportation, if 
                applicable, appropriate precautions in transporting 
                children;
                    ``(X) first aid and cardiopulmonary resuscitation; 
                and
                    ``(XI) minimum health and safety training, to be 
                completed pre-service or during an orientation period 
                in addition to ongoing training, appropriate to the 
                provider setting involved that addresses each of the 
                requirements relating to matters described in 
                subclauses (I) through (X); and

                ``(ii) may include requirements relating to nutrition, 
            access to physical activity, or any other subject area 
            determined by the State to be necessary to promote child 
            development or to protect children's health and safety.
            ``(J) Compliance with state and local health and safety 
        requirements.--The plan shall include a certification that 
        procedures are in effect to ensure that child care providers 
        within the State, that provide services for which assistance is 
        made available in accordance with this subchapter, comply with 
        all applicable State and local health and safety requirements 
        as described in subparagraph (I).
            ``(K) Enforcement of licensing and other regulatory 
        requirements.--
                ``(i) Certification.--The plan shall include a 
            certification that the State, not later than 2 years after 
            the date of enactment of the Child Care and Development 
            Block Grant Act of 2014, shall have in effect policies and 
            practices, applicable to licensing or regulating child care 
            providers that provide services for which assistance is 
            made available in accordance with this subchapter and the 
            facilities of those providers, that--

                    ``(I) ensure that individuals who are hired as 
                licensing inspectors in the State are qualified to 
                inspect those child care providers and facilities and 
                have received training in related health and safety 
                requirements, and are trained in all aspects of the 
                State's licensure requirements;
                    ``(II) require licensing inspectors (or qualified 
                inspectors designated by the lead agency) of those 
                child care providers and facilities to perform 
                inspections, with--

                        ``(aa) not less than 1 prelicensure inspection, 
                    for compliance with health, safety, and fire 
                    standards, of each such child care provider and 
                    facility in the State; and
                        ``(bb) not less than annually, an inspection 
                    (which shall be unannounced) of each such child 
                    care provider and facility in the State for 
                    compliance with all child care licensing standards, 
                    which shall include an inspection for compliance 
                    with health, safety, and fire standards (inspectors 
                    may inspect for compliance with all 3 standards at 
                    the same time);

                    ``(III) require the ratio of licensing inspectors 
                to such child care providers and facilities in the 
                State to be maintained at a level sufficient to enable 
                the State to conduct inspections of such child care 
                providers and facilities on a timely basis in 
                accordance with Federal, State, and local law; and
                    ``(IV) require licensing inspectors (or qualified 
                inspectors designated by the lead agency) of child care 
                providers and facilities to perform an annual 
                inspection of each license-exempt provider in the State 
                receiving funds under this subchapter (unless the 
                provider is an eligible child care provider as 
                described in section 658P(6)(B)) for compliance with 
                health, safety, and fire standards, at a time to be 
                determined by the State.

                ``(ii) Construction.--The Secretary may offer guidance 
            to a State, if requested by the State, on a research-based 
            minimum standard regarding ratios described in clause 
            (i)(III) and provide technical assistance to the State on 
            meeting the minimum standard within a reasonable time 
            period, but shall not prescribe a particular ratio.
            ``(L) Compliance with child abuse reporting requirements.--
        The plan shall include a certification that child care 
        providers within the State will comply with the child abuse 
        reporting requirements of section 106(b)(2)(B)(i) of the Child 
        Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act (42 U.S.C. 
        5106a(b)(2)(B)(i)).
            ``(M) Meeting the needs of certain populations.--The plan 
        shall describe how the State will develop and implement 
        strategies (which may include alternative reimbursement rates 
        to child care providers, the provision of direct contracts or 
        grants to community-based organizations, offering child care 
        certificates to parents, or other means determined by the 
        State) to increase the supply and improve the quality of child 
        care services for--
                ``(i) children in underserved areas;
                ``(ii) infants and toddlers;
                ``(iii) children with disabilities, as defined by the 
            State; and
                ``(iv) children who receive care during nontraditional 
            hours.
            ``(N) Protection for working parents.--
                ``(i) Minimum period.--

                    ``(I) 12-month period.--The plan shall demonstrate 
                that each child who receives assistance under this 
                subchapter in the State will be considered to meet all 
                eligibility requirements for such assistance and will 
                receive such assistance, for not less than 12 months 
                before the State or designated local entity 
                redetermines the eligibility of the child under this 
                subchapter, regardless of a temporary change in the 
                ongoing status of the child's parent as working or 
                attending a job training or educational program or a 
                change in family income for the child's family, if that 
                family income does not exceed 85 percent of the State 
                median income for a family of the same size.
                    ``(II) Fluctuations in earnings.--The plan shall 
                demonstrate how the State's or designated local 
                entity's processes for initial determination and 
                redetermination of such eligibility take into account 
                irregular fluctuations in earnings.

                ``(ii) Redetermination process.--The plan shall 
            describe the procedures and policies that are in place to 
            ensure that working parents (especially parents in families 
            receiving assistance under the program of block grants to 
            States for temporary assistance for needy families under 
            part A of title IV of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 
            601 et seq.)) are not required to unduly disrupt their 
            employment in order to comply with the State's or 
            designated local entity's requirements for redetermination 
            of eligibility for assistance provided in accordance with 
            this subchapter.
                ``(iii) Period before termination.--At the option of 
            the State, the plan shall demonstrate that the State will 
            not terminate assistance provided to carry out this 
            subchapter based on a factor consisting of a parent's loss 
            of work or cessation of attendance at a job training or 
            educational program for which the family was receiving the 
            assistance, without continuing the assistance for a 
            reasonable period of time, of not less than 3 months, after 
            such loss or cessation in order for the parent to engage in 
            a job search and resume work, or resume attendance at a job 
            training or educational program, as soon as possible.
                ``(iv) Graduated phaseout of care.--The plan shall 
            describe the policies and procedures that are in place to 
            allow for provision of continued assistance to carry out 
            this subchapter, at the beginning of a new eligibility 
            period under clause (i)(I), for children of parents who are 
            working or attending a job training or educational program 
            and whose family income exceeds the State's income limit to 
            initially qualify for such assistance, if the family income 
            for the family involved does not exceed 85 percent of the 
            State median income for a family of the same size.
            ``(O) Coordination with other programs.--
                ``(i) In general.--The plan shall describe how the 
            State, in order to expand accessibility and continuity of 
            care, and assist children enrolled in early childhood 
            programs to receive full-day services, will efficiently, 
            and to the extent practicable, coordinate the services 
            supported to carry out this subchapter with programs 
            operating at the Federal, State, and local levels for 
            children in preschool programs, tribal early childhood 
            programs, and other early childhood programs, including 
            those serving infants and toddlers with disabilities, 
            homeless children, and children in foster care.
                ``(ii) Optional use of combined funds.--If the State 
            elects to combine funding for the services supported to 
            carry out this subchapter with funding for any program 
            described in clause (i), the plan shall describe how the 
            State will combine the multiple sets of funding and use the 
            combined funding.
                ``(iii) Rule of construction.--Nothing in clause (i) 
            shall be construed to affect the priority of children 
            described in clause (i) to receive full-day prekindergarten 
            or Head Start program services.
            ``(P) Public-private partnerships.--The plan shall 
        demonstrate how the State encourages partnerships among State 
        agencies, other public agencies, Indian tribes and tribal 
        organizations, and private entities, including faith-based and 
        community-based organizations, to leverage existing service 
        delivery systems (as of the date of the submission of the 
        application containing the plan) for child care and development 
        services and to increase the supply and quality of child care 
        services for children who are less than 13 years of age, such 
        as by implementing voluntary shared services alliance models.
            ``(Q) Priority for low-income populations.--The plan shall 
        describe the process the State proposes to use, with respect to 
        investments made to increase access to programs providing high-
        quality child care and development services, to give priority 
        for those investments to children of families in areas that 
        have significant concentrations of poverty and unemployment and 
        that do not have such programs.
            ``(R) Consultation.--The plan shall include a certification 
        that the State has developed the plan in consultation with the 
        State Advisory Council on Early Childhood Education and Care 
        designated or established pursuant to section 642B(b)(1)(A)(i) 
        of the Head Start Act (42 U.S.C. 9837b(b)(1)(A)(i)).
            ``(S) Payment practices.--The plan shall include--
                ``(i) a certification that the payment practices of 
            child care providers in the State that serve children who 
            receive assistance under this subchapter reflect generally 
            accepted payment practices of child care providers in the 
            State that serve children who do not receive assistance 
            under this subchapter, so as to provide stability of 
            funding and encourage more child care providers to serve 
            children who receive assistance under this subchapter; and
                ``(ii) an assurance that the State will, to the extent 
            practicable, implement enrollment and eligibility policies 
            that support the fixed costs of providing child care 
            services by delinking provider reimbursement rates from an 
            eligible child's occasional absences due to holidays or 
            unforseen circumstances such as illness.
            ``(T) Early learning and developmental guidelines.--
                ``(i) In general.--The plan shall include an assurance 
            that the State will maintain or implement early learning 
            and developmental guidelines (or develop such guidelines if 
            the State does not have such guidelines as of the date of 
            enactment of the Child Care and Development Block Grant Act 
            of 2014) that are appropriate for children from birth to 
            kindergarten entry, describing what such children should 
            know and be able to do, and covering the essential domains 
            of early childhood development for use statewide by child 
            care providers. Such guidelines shall--

                    ``(I) be research-based, developmentally 
                appropriate, and aligned with entry to kindergarten;
                    ``(II) be implemented in consultation with the 
                state educational agency and the State Advisory Council 
                on Early Childhood Education and Care (designated or 
                established pursuant to section 642B(b)(I)(A)(i) of the 
                Head Start Act (42 U.S.C. 9837b(b)(1)(A)(i)); and
                    ``(III) be updated as determined by the State.

                ``(ii) Prohibition on use of funds.--The plan shall 
            include an assurance that funds received by the State to 
            carry out this subchapter will not be used to develop or 
            implement an assessment for children that--

                    ``(I) will be the sole basis for a child care 
                provider being determined to be ineligible to 
                participate in the program carried out under this 
                subchapter;
                    ``(II) will be used as the primary or sole basis to 
                provide a reward or sanction for an individual 
                provider;
                    ``(III) will be used as the primary or sole method 
                for assessing program effectiveness; or
                    ``(IV) will be used to deny children eligibility to 
                participate in the program carried out under this 
                subchapter.

                ``(iii) Exceptions.--Nothing in this subchapter shall 
            preclude the State from using a single assessment as 
            determined by the State for children for--

                    ``(I) supporting learning or improving a classroom 
                environment;
                    ``(II) targeting professional development to a 
                provider;
                    ``(III) determining the need for health, mental 
                health, disability, developmental delay, or family 
                support services;
                    ``(IV) obtaining information for the quality 
                improvement process at the State level; or
                    ``(V) conducting a program evaluation for the 
                purposes of providing program improvement and parent 
                information.

                ``(iv) No federal control.--Nothing in this section 
            shall be construed to authorize an officer or employee of 
            the Federal Government to--

                    ``(I) mandate, direct, control, or place conditions 
                (outside of what is required by this subchapter) around 
                adopting a State's early learning and developmental 
                guidelines developed in accordance with this section;
                    ``(II) establish any criterion that specifies, 
                defines, prescribes, or places conditions (outside of 
                what is required by this subchapter) on a State 
                adopting standards or measures that a State uses to 
                establish, implement, or improve such guidelines, 
                related accountability systems, or alignment of such 
                guidelines with education standards; or
                    ``(III) require a State to submit such guidelines 
                for review.

            ``(U) Disaster preparedness.--
                ``(i) In general.--The plan shall demonstrate the 
            manner in which the State will address the needs of 
            children in child care services provided through programs 
            authorized under this subchapter, including the need for 
            safe child care, for the period before, during, and after a 
            state of emergency declared by the Governor or a major 
            disaster or emergency (as such terms are defined in section 
            102 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency 
            Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5122)).
                ``(ii) Statewide child care disaster plan.--Such plan 
            shall include a statewide child care disaster plan for 
            coordination of activities and collaboration, in the event 
            of an emergency or disaster described in clause (i), among 
            the State agency with jurisdiction over human services, the 
            agency with jurisdiction over State emergency planning, the 
            State lead agency, the State agency with jurisdiction over 
            licensing of child care providers, the local resource and 
            referral organizations, the State resource and referral 
            system, and the State Advisory Council on Early Childhood 
            Education and Care as provided for under section 642B(b) of 
            the Head Start Act (42 U.S.C. 9837b(b)).
                ``(iii) Disaster plan components.--The components of 
            the disaster plan, for such an emergency or disaster, shall 
            include--

                    ``(I) evacuation, relocation, shelter-in-place, and 
                lock-down procedures, and procedures for communication 
                and reunification with families, continuity of 
                operations, and accommodation of infants and toddlers, 
                children with disabilities, and children with chronic 
                medical conditions;
                    ``(II) guidelines for the continuation of child 
                care services in the period following the emergency or 
                disaster, which may include the provision of emergency 
                and temporary child care services, and temporary 
                operating standards for child care providers during 
                that period; and
                    ``(III) procedures for staff and volunteer 
                emergency preparedness training and practice drills.

            ``(V) Business technical assistance.--The plan shall 
        describe how the State will develop and implement strategies to 
        strengthen the business practices of child care providers to 
        expand the supply, and improve the quality of, child care 
        services.'';
        (3) in paragraph (3)--
            (A) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``as required under'' 
        and inserting ``in accordance with'';
            (B) in subparagraph (B)--
                (i) by striking ``The State'' and inserting the 
            following:
                ``(i) In general.--The State'';
                (ii) by striking ``and any other activity that the 
            State deems appropriate to realize any of the goals 
            specified in paragraphs (2) through (5) of section 
            658A(b)'' and inserting ``activities that improve access to 
            child care services, including the use of procedures to 
            permit enrollment (after an initial eligibility 
            determination) of homeless children while required 
            documentation is obtained, training and technical 
            assistance on identifying and serving homeless children and 
            their families, and specific outreach to homeless families, 
            and any other activity that the State determines to be 
            appropriate to meet the purposes of this subchapter (which 
            may include an activity described in clause (ii))''; and
                (iii) by adding at the end the following:
                ``(ii) Report by the assistant secretary for children 
            and families.--

                    ``(I) In general.--Not later than September 30 of 
                the first full fiscal year after the date of enactment 
                of the Child Care and Development Block Grant Act of 
                2014, and September 30 of each fiscal year thereafter, 
                the Secretary (acting through the Assistant Secretary 
                for Children and Families of the Department of Health 
                and Human Services) shall prepare a report that 
                contains a determination about whether each State uses 
                amounts provided to such State for the fiscal year 
                involved under this subchapter in accordance with the 
                priority for services described in clause (i).
                    ``(II) Penalty for noncompliance.--For any fiscal 
                year that the report of the Secretary described in 
                subclause (I) indicates that a State has failed to give 
                priority for services in accordance with clause (i), 
                the Secretary shall--

                        ``(aa) inform the State that the State has 
                    until the date that is 6 months after the Secretary 
                    has issued such report to fully comply with clause 
                    (i);
                        ``(bb) provide the State an opportunity to 
                    modify the State plan of such State, to make the 
                    plan consistent with the requirements of clause 
                    (i), and resubmit such State plan to the Secretary 
                    not later than the date described in item (aa); and
                        ``(cc) if the State does not fully comply with 
                    clause (i) and item (bb), by the date described in 
                    item (aa), withhold 5 percent of the funds that 
                    would otherwise be allocated to that State in 
                    accordance with this subchapter for the first full 
                    fiscal year after that date.

                    ``(III) Waiver for extraordinary circumstances.--
                Notwithstanding subclause (II) the Secretary may grant 
                a waiver to a State for one year to the penalty applied 
                in subclause (II) if the Secretary determines there are 
                extraordinary circumstances, such as a natural 
                disaster, that prevent the State from complying with 
                clause (i). If the Secretary does grant a waiver to a 
                State under this section, the Secretary shall, within 
                30 days of granting such waiver, submit a report to the 
                appropriate congressional committees on the 
                circumstances of the waiver including the stated reason 
                from the State on the need for a waiver, the expected 
                impact of the waiver on children served under this 
                program, and any such other relevant information the 
                Secretary deems necessary.

                ``(iii) Child care resource and referral system.--

                    ``(I) In general.--A State may use amounts 
                described in clause (i) to establish or support a 
                system of local or regional child care resource and 
                referral organizations that is coordinated, to the 
                extent determined appropriate by the State, by a 
                statewide public or private nonprofit, community-based 
                or regionally based, lead child care resource and 
                referral organization.
                    ``(II) Local or regional organizations.--The local 
                or regional child care resource and referral 
                organizations supported as described in subclause (I) 
                shall--

                        ``(aa) provide parents in the State with 
                    consumer education information referred to in 
                    paragraph (2)(E) (except as otherwise provided in 
                    that paragraph), concerning the full range of child 
                    care options (including faith-based and community-
                    based child care providers), analyzed by provider, 
                    including child care provided during nontraditional 
                    hours and through emergency child care centers, in 
                    their political subdivisions or regions;
                        ``(bb) to the extent practicable, work directly 
                    with families who receive assistance under this 
                    subchapter to offer the families support and 
                    assistance, using information described in item 
                    (aa), to make an informed decision about which 
                    child care providers they will use, in an effort to 
                    ensure that the families are enrolling their 
                    children in the most appropriate child care setting 
                    to suit their needs and one that is of high quality 
                    (as determined by the State);
                        ``(cc) collect data and provide information on 
                    the coordination of services and supports, 
                    including services under section 619 and part C of 
                    the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (20 
                    U.S.C. 1431, et seq.), for children with 
                    disabilities (as defined in section 602 of such Act 
                    (20 U.S.C. 1401));
                        ``(dd) collect data and provide information on 
                    the supply of and demand for child care services in 
                    political subdivisions or regions within the State 
                    and submit such information to the State;
                        ``(ee) work to establish partnerships with 
                    public agencies and private entities, including 
                    faith-based and community-based child care 
                    providers, to increase the supply and quality of 
                    child care services in the State; and
                        ``(ff) as appropriate, coordinate their 
                    activities with the activities of the State lead 
                    agency and local agencies that administer funds 
                    made available in accordance with this 
                    subchapter.'';
            (C) in subparagraph (D)--
                (i) by striking ``1997 through 2002)'' and inserting 
            ``2015 through 2020''; and
                (ii) by striking ``other than families described in 
            paragraph (2)(H)'' and inserting ``including or in addition 
            to families with children described in clause (i), (ii), 
            (iii), or (iv) of paragraph (2)(M)''; and
            (D) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(E) Direct services.--From amounts provided to a State 
        for a fiscal year to carry out this subchapter, the State 
        shall--
                ``(i) reserve the minimum amount required to be 
            reserved under section 658G, and the funds for costs 
            described in subparagraph (C); and
                ``(ii) from the remainder, use not less than 70 percent 
            to fund direct services (provided by the State) in 
            accordance with paragraph (2)(A).'';
        (4) by striking paragraph (4) and inserting the following:
        ``(4) Payment rates.--
            ``(A) In general.--The State plan shall certify that 
        payment rates for the provision of child care services for 
        which assistance is provided in accordance with this subchapter 
        are sufficient to ensure equal access for eligible children to 
        child care services that are comparable to child care services 
        in the State or substate area involved that are provided to 
        children whose parents are not eligible to receive assistance 
        under this subchapter or to receive child care assistance under 
        any other Federal or State program, and shall provide a summary 
        of the facts relied on by the State to determine that such 
        rates are sufficient to ensure such access.
            ``(B) Survey.--The State plan shall--
                ``(i) demonstrate that the State has, after consulting 
            with the State Advisory Council on Early Childhood 
            Education and Care designated or established in section 
            642B(b)(1)(A)(i) of the Head Start Act (42 U.S.C. 
            9837b(b)(1)(A)(i)), local child care program 
            administrators, local child care resource and referral 
            agencies, and other appropriate entities, developed and 
            conducted (not earlier than 2 years before the date of the 
            submission of the application containing the State plan) a 
            statistically valid and reliable survey of the market rates 
            for child care services in the State (that reflects 
            variations in the cost of child care services by geographic 
            area, type of provider, and age of child) or an alternative 
            methodology, such as a cost estimation model, that has been 
            developed by the State lead agency;
                ``(ii) demonstrate that the State prepared a detailed 
            report containing the results of the State market rates 
            survey or alternative methodology conducted pursuant to 
            clause (i), and made the results of the survey or 
            alternative methodology widely available (not later than 30 
            days after the completion of such survey or alternative 
            methodology) through periodic means, including posting the 
            results on the Internet;
                ``(iii) describe how the State will set payment rates 
            for child care services, for which assistance is provided 
            in accordance with this subchapter--

                    ``(I) in accordance with the results of the market 
                rates survey or alternative methodology conducted 
                pursuant to clause (i);
                    ``(II) taking into consideration the cost of 
                providing higher quality child care services than were 
                provided under this subchapter before the date of 
                enactment of the Child Care and Development Block Grant 
                Act of 2014; and
                    ``(III) without, to the extent practicable, 
                reducing the number of families in the State receiving 
                such assistance to carry out this subchapter, relative 
                to the number of such families on the date of enactment 
                of that Act; and

                ``(iv) describe how the State will provide for timely 
            payment for child care services provided under this 
            subchapter.
            ``(C) Construction.--
                ``(i) No private right of action.--Nothing in this 
            paragraph shall be construed to create a private right of 
            action if the State acted in accordance with this 
            paragraph.
                ``(ii) No prohibition of certain different rates.--
            Nothing in this subchapter shall be construed to prevent a 
            State from differentiating the payment rates described in 
            subparagraph (B)(iii) on the basis of such factors as--

                    ``(I) geographic location of child care providers 
                (such as location in an urban or rural area);
                    ``(II) the age or particular needs of children 
                (such as the needs of children with disabilities and 
                children served by child protective services);
                    ``(III) whether the providers provide child care 
                services during weekend and other nontraditional hours; 
                or
                    ``(IV) the State's determination that such 
                differentiated payment rates may enable a parent to 
                choose high-quality child care that best fits the 
                parent's needs.''; and

        (5) in paragraph (5), by inserting ``(that is not a barrier to 
    families receiving assistance under this subchapter)'' after ``cost 
    sharing''.
    (c) Technical Amendment.--Section 658F(b)(2) of the Child Care and 
Development Block Grant Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 9858d(b)(2)) is amended 
by striking ``section 658E(c)(2)(F)'' and inserting ``section 
658E(c)(2)(I)''.
SEC. 6. ACTIVITIES TO IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF CHILD CARE.
    Section 658G of the Child Care and Development Block Grant Act of 
1990 (42 U.S.C. 9858e) is amended to read as follows:
``SEC. 658G. ACTIVITIES TO IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF CHILD CARE.
    ``(a) Reservation.--
        ``(1) Reservation for activities relating to the quality of 
    child care services.--A State that receives funds to carry out this 
    subchapter for a fiscal year referred to in paragraph (2) shall 
    reserve and use a portion of such funds, in accordance with 
    paragraph (2), for activities provided directly, or through grants 
    or contracts with local child care resource and referral 
    organizations or other appropriate entities, that are designed to 
    improve the quality of child care services and increase parental 
    options for, and access to, high-quality child care, and is in 
    alignment with a Statewide assessment of the State's needs to carry 
    out such services and care, provided in accordance with this 
    subchapter.
        ``(2) Amount of reservations.--Such State shall reserve and 
    use--
            ``(A) to carry out the activities described in paragraph 
        (1), not less than--
                ``(i) 7 percent of the funds described in paragraph 
            (1), for the first and second full fiscal years after the 
            date of enactment of the Child Care and Development Block 
            Grant Act of 2014;
                ``(ii) 8 percent of such funds for the third and fourth 
            full fiscal years after the date of enactment; and
                ``(iii) 9 percent of such funds for the fifth and each 
            succeeding full fiscal year after the date of enactment; 
            and
            ``(B) in addition to the funds reserved under subparagraph 
        (A), 3 percent of the funds described in paragraph (1) received 
        not later than the second full fiscal year after the date of 
        enactment and received for each succeeding full fiscal year, to 
        carry out the activities described in paragraph (1) and 
        subsection (b)(4), as such activities relate to the quality of 
        care for infants and toddlers.
        ``(3) State reservation amount.--Nothing in this subsection 
    shall preclude the State from reserving a larger percentage of 
    funds to carry out the activities described in paragraph (1) and 
    subsection (b).
    ``(b) Activities.--Funds reserved under subsection (a) shall be 
used to carry out no fewer than one of the following activities that 
will improve the quality of child care services provided in the State:
        ``(1) Supporting the training and professional development of 
    the child care workforce through activities such as those included 
    under section 658E(c)(2)(G), in addition to--
            ``(A) offering training and professional development 
        opportunities for child care providers that relate to the use 
        of scientifically-based, developmentally-appropriate and age-
        appropriate strategies to promote the social, emotional, 
        physical, and cognitive development of children, including 
        those related to nutrition and physical activity, and offering 
        specialized training for child care providers caring for those 
        populations prioritized in section 658E(c)(2)(Q), and children 
        with disabilities;
            ``(B) incorporating the effective use of data to guide 
        program improvement;
            ``(C) including effective behavior management strategies 
        and training, including positive behavior interventions and 
        support models, that promote positive social and emotional 
        development and reduce challenging behaviors, including 
        reducing expulsions of preschool-aged children for such 
        behaviors;
            ``(E) providing training and outreach on engaging parents 
        and families in culturally and linguistically appropriate ways 
        to expand their knowledge, skills, and capacity to become 
        meaningful partners in supporting their children's positive 
        development;
            ``(F) providing training corresponding to the nutritional 
        and physical activity needs of children to promote healthy 
        development;
            ``(G) providing training or professional development for 
        child care providers regarding the early neurological 
        development of children; and
            ``(H) connecting child care staff members of child care 
        providers with available Federal and State financial aid, or 
        other resources, that would assist child care staff members in 
        pursuing relevant postsecondary training.
        ``(2) Improving upon the development or implementation of the 
    early learning and developmental guidelines described in section 
    658E(c)(2)(T) by providing technical assistance to eligible child 
    care providers that enhances the cognitive, physical, social and 
    emotional development, including early childhood development, of 
    participating preschool and school-aged children and supports their 
    overall well-being.
        ``(3) Developing, implementing, or enhancing a tiered quality 
    rating system for child care providers and services, which may--
            ``(A) support and assess the quality of child care 
        providers in the State;
            ``(B) build on State licensing standards and other State 
        regulatory standards for such providers;
            ``(C) be designed to improve the quality of different types 
        of child care providers and services;
            ``(D) describe the safety of child care facilities;
            ``(E) build the capacity of State early childhood programs 
        and communities to promote parents' and families' understanding 
        of the State's early childhood system and the ratings of the 
        programs in which the child is enrolled;
            ``(F) provide, to the maximum extent practicable, financial 
        incentives and other supports designed to expand the full 
        diversity of child care options and help child care providers 
        improve the quality of services; and
            ``(G) accommodate a variety of distinctive approaches to 
        early childhood education and care, including but not limited 
        to, those practiced in faith-based settings, community-based 
        settings, child-centered settings, or similar settings that 
        offer a distinctive approach to early childhood development.
        ``(4) Improving the supply and quality of child care programs 
    and services for infants and toddlers through activities, which may 
    include--
            ``(A) establishing or expanding high-quality community or 
        neighborhood-based family and child development centers, which 
        may serve as resources to child care providers in order to 
        improve the quality of early childhood services provided to 
        infants and toddlers from low-income families and to help 
        eligible child care providers improve their capacity to offer 
        high-quality, age-appropriate care to infants and toddlers from 
        low-income families;
            ``(B) establishing or expanding the operation of community 
        or neighborhood-based family child care networks;
            ``(C) promoting and expanding child care providers' ability 
        to provide developmentally appropriate services for infants and 
        toddlers through training and professional development; 
        coaching and technical assistance on this age group's unique 
        needs from statewide networks of qualified infant-toddler 
        specialists; and improved coordination with early intervention 
        specialists who provide services for infants and toddlers with 
        disabilities under part C of the Individuals with Disabilities 
        Education Act (20 U.S.C. 1431 et seq.);
            ``(D) if applicable, developing infant and toddler 
        components within the State's quality rating system described 
        in paragraph (3) for child care providers for infants and 
        toddlers, or the development of infant and toddler components 
        in a State's child care licensing regulations or early learning 
        and development guidelines;
            ``(E) improving the ability of parents to access 
        transparent and easy to understand consumer information about 
        high-quality infant and toddler care; and
            ``(F) carrying out other activities determined by the State 
        to improve the quality of infant and toddler care provided in 
        the State, and for which there is evidence that the activities 
        will lead to improved infant and toddler health and safety, 
        infant and toddler cognitive and physical development, or 
        infant and toddler well-being, including providing health and 
        safety training (including training in safe sleep practices, 
        first aid, and cardiopulmonary resuscitation) for providers and 
        caregivers.
        ``(5) Establishing or expanding a statewide system of child 
    care resource and referral services.
        ``(6) Facilitating compliance with State requirements for 
    inspection, monitoring, training, and health and safety, and with 
    State licensing standards.
        ``(7) Evaluating and assessing the quality and effectiveness of 
    child care programs and services offered in the State, including 
    evaluating how such programs positively impact children.
        ``(8) Supporting child care providers in the voluntary pursuit 
    of accreditation by a national accrediting body with demonstrated, 
    valid, and reliable program standards of high quality.
        ``(9) Supporting State or local efforts to develop or adopt 
    high-quality program standards relating to health, mental health, 
    nutrition, physical activity, and physical development.
        ``(10) Carrying out other activities determined by the State to 
    improve the quality of child care services provided in the State, 
    and for which measurement of outcomes relating to improved provider 
    preparedness, child safety, child well-being, or entry to 
    kindergarten is possible.
    ``(c) Certification.--Beginning with fiscal year 2016, at the 
beginning of each fiscal year, the State shall annually submit to the 
Secretary a certification containing an assurance that the State was in 
compliance with subsection (a) during the preceding fiscal year and a 
description of how the State used funds received under this subchapter 
to comply with subsection (a) during that preceding fiscal year.
    ``(d) Reporting Requirements.--Each State receiving funds under 
this subchapter shall prepare and submit an annual report to the 
Secretary, which shall include information about--
        ``(1) the amount of funds that are reserved under subsection 
    (a);
        ``(2) the activities carried out under this section; and
        ``(3) the measures that the State will use to evaluate the 
    State's progress in improving the quality of child care programs 
    and services in the State.
    ``(e) Technical Assistance.--The Secretary shall offer technical 
assistance, in accordance with section 658I(a)(3), which may include 
technical assistance through the use of grants or cooperative 
agreements, to States for the activities described in subsection (b) at 
the request of the State.
    ``(f) Construction.--Nothing in this section shall be construed as 
providing the Secretary the authority to regulate, direct, dictate, or 
place conditions (outside of what is required by this subchapter) on a 
State adopting specific State child care quality activities or progress 
in implementing those activities.''.
SEC. 7. CRIMINAL BACKGROUND CHECKS.
    The Child Care and Development Block Grant Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 
9858 et seq.) is amended by inserting after section 658G the following:
``SEC. 658H. CRIMINAL BACKGROUND CHECKS.
    ``(a) In General.--A State that receives funds to carry out this 
subchapter shall have in effect--
        ``(1) requirements, policies, and procedures to require and 
    conduct criminal background checks for child care staff members 
    (including prospective child care staff members) of child care 
    providers described in subsection (c)(1); and
        ``(2) licensing, regulation, and registration requirements, as 
    applicable, that prohibit the employment of child care staff 
    members as described in subsection (c).
    ``(b) Requirements.--A criminal background check for a child care 
staff member under subsection (a) shall include--
        ``(1) a search of the State criminal and sex offender registry 
    or repository in the State where the child care staff member 
    resides, and each State where such staff member resided during the 
    preceding 5 years;
        ``(2) a search of State-based child abuse and neglect 
    registries and databases in the State where the child care staff 
    member resides, and each State where such staff member resided 
    during the preceding 5 years;
        ``(3) a search of the National Crime Information Center;
        ``(4) a Federal Bureau of Investigation fingerprint check using 
    the Integrated Automated Fingerprint Identification System; and
        ``(5) a search of the National Sex Offender Registry 
    established under the Adam Walsh Child Protection and Safety Act of 
    2006 (42 U.S.C. 16901 et seq.).
    ``(c) Prohibitions.--
        ``(1) Child care staff members.--A child care staff member 
    shall be ineligible for employment by a child care provider that is 
    receiving assistance under this subchapter if such individual--
            ``(A) refuses to consent to the criminal background check 
        described in subsection (b);
            ``(B) knowingly makes a materially false statement in 
        connection with such criminal background check;
            ``(C) is registered, or is required to be registered, on a 
        State sex offender registry or repository or the National Sex 
        Offender Registry established under the Adam Walsh Child 
        Protection and Safety Act of 2006 (42 U.S.C. 16901 et seq.); or
            ``(D) has been convicted of a felony consisting of--
                ``(i) murder, as described in section 1111 of title 18, 
            United States Code;
                ``(ii) child abuse or neglect;
                ``(iii) a crime against children, including child 
            pornography;
                ``(iv) spousal abuse;
                ``(v) a crime involving rape or sexual assault;
                ``(vi) kidnapping;
                ``(vii) arson;
                ``(viii) physical assault or battery; or
                ``(ix) subject to subsection (e)(4), a drug-related 
            offense committed during the preceding 5 years; or
            ``(E) has been convicted of a violent misdemeanor committed 
        as an adult against a child, including the following crimes: 
        child abuse, child endangerment, sexual assault, or of a 
        misdemeanor involving child pornography.
        ``(2) Child care providers.--A child care provider described in 
    subsection (i)(1) shall be ineligible for assistance provided in 
    accordance with this subchapter if the provider employs a staff 
    member who is ineligible for employment under paragraph (1).
    ``(d) Submission of Requests for Background Checks.--
        ``(1) In general.--A child care provider covered by subsection 
    (c) shall submit a request, to the appropriate State agency 
    designated by a State, for a criminal background check described in 
    subsection (b), for each child care staff member (including 
    prospective child care staff members) of the provider.
        ``(2) Staff members.--Subject to paragraph (4), in the case of 
    an individual who became a child care staff member before the date 
    of enactment of the Child Care and Development Block Grant Act of 
    2014, the provider shall submit such a request--
            ``(A) prior to the last day described in subsection (j)(1); 
        and
            ``(B) not less often than once during each 5-year period 
        following the first submission date under this paragraph for 
        that staff member.
        ``(3) Prospective staff members.--Subject to paragraph (4), in 
    the case of an individual who is a prospective child care staff 
    member on or after that date of enactment, the provider shall 
    submit such a request--
            ``(A) prior to the date the individual becomes a child care 
        staff member of the provider; and
            ``(B) not less than once during each 5-year period 
        following the first submission date under this paragraph for 
        that staff member.
        ``(4) Background check for another child care provider.--A 
    child care provider shall not be required to submit a request under 
    paragraph (2) or (3) for a child care staff member if--
            ``(A) the staff member received a background check 
        described in subsection (b)--
                ``(i) within 5 years before the latest date on which 
            such a submission may be made; and
                ``(ii) while employed by or seeking employment by 
            another child care provider within the State;
            ``(B) the State provided to the first provider a qualifying 
        background check result, consistent with this subchapter, for 
        the staff member; and
            ``(C) the staff member is employed by a child care provider 
        within the State, or has been separated from employment from a 
        child care provider within the State for a period of not more 
        than 180 consecutive days.
    ``(e) Background Check Results and Appeals.--
        ``(1) Background check results.--The State shall carry out the 
    request of a child care provider for a criminal background check as 
    expeditiously as possible, but not to exceed 45 days after the date 
    on which such request was submitted, and shall provide the results 
    of the criminal background check to such provider and to the 
    current or prospective staff member.
        ``(2) Privacy.--
            ``(A) In general.--The State shall provide the results of 
        the criminal background check to the provider in a statement 
        that indicates whether a child care staff member (including a 
        prospective child care staff member) is eligible or ineligible 
        for employment described in subsection (c), without revealing 
        any disqualifying crime or other related information regarding 
        the individual.
            ``(B) Ineligible staff member.--If the child care staff 
        member is ineligible for such employment due to the background 
        check, the State will, when providing the results of the 
        background check, include information related to each 
        disqualifying crime, in a report to the staff member or 
        prospective staff member.
            ``(C) Public release of results.--No State shall publicly 
        release or share the results of individual background checks, 
        except States may release aggregated data by crime as listed 
        under subsection (c)(1)(D) from background check results, as 
        long as such data is not personally identifiable information.
        ``(3) Appeals.--
            ``(A) In general.--The State shall provide for a process by 
        which a child care staff member (including a prospective child 
        care staff member) may appeal the results of a criminal 
        background check conducted under this section to challenge the 
        accuracy or completeness of the information contained in such 
        member's criminal background report.
            ``(B) Appeals process.--The State shall ensure that--
                ``(i) each child care staff member shall be given 
            notice of the opportunity to appeal;
                ``(ii) a child care staff member will receive 
            instructions about how to complete the appeals process if 
            the child care staff member wishes to challenge the 
            accuracy or completeness of the information contained in 
            such member's criminal background report; and
                ``(iii) the appeals process is completed in a timely 
            manner for each child care staff member.
        ``(4) Review.--The State may allow for a review process through 
    which the State may determine that a child care staff member 
    (including a prospective child care staff member) disqualified for 
    a crime specified in subsection (c)(1)(D)(ix) is eligible for 
    employment described in subsection (c)(1), notwithstanding 
    subsection (c). The review process shall be consistent with title 
    VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (42 U.S.C. 2000e et seq.).
        ``(5) No private right of action.--Nothing in this section 
    shall be construed to create a private right of action if a 
    provider has acted in accordance with this section.
    ``(f) Fees for Background Checks.--Fees that a State may charge for 
the costs of processing applications and administering a criminal 
background check as required by this section shall not exceed the 
actual costs to the State for the processing and administration.
    ``(g) Transparency.--The State must ensure that the policies and 
procedures under section 658H are published on the Web site (or 
otherwise publicly available venue in the absence of a Web site) of the 
State and the Web sites of local lead agencies.
    ``(h) Construction.--
        ``(1) Disqualification for other crimes.--Nothing in this 
    section shall be construed to prevent a State from disqualifying 
    individuals as child care staff members based on their conviction 
    for crimes not specifically listed in this section that bear upon 
    the fitness of an individual to provide care for and have 
    responsibility for the safety and well-being of children.
        ``(2) Rights and remedies.--Nothing in this section shall be 
    construed to alter or otherwise affect the rights and remedies 
    provided for child care staff members residing in a State that 
    disqualifies individuals as child care staff members for crimes not 
    specifically provided for under this section.
    ``(i) Definitions.--In this section--
        ``(1) the term `child care provider' means a center-based child 
    care provider, a family child care provider, or another provider of 
    child care services for compensation and on a regular basis that--
            ``(A) is not an individual who is related to all children 
        for whom child care services are provided; and
            ``(B) is licensed, regulated, or registered under State law 
        or receives assistance provided under this subchapter; and
        ``(2) the term `child care staff member' means an individual 
    (other than an individual who is related to all children for whom 
    child care services are provided)--
            ``(A) who is employed by a child care provider for 
        compensation; or
            ``(B) whose activities involve the care or supervision of 
        children for a child care provider or unsupervised access to 
        children who are cared for or supervised by a child care 
        provider.
    ``(j) Effective Date.--
        ``(1) In general.--A State that receives funds under this 
    subchapter shall meet the requirements of this section for the 
    provision of criminal background checks for child care staff 
    members described in subsection (d)(1) not later than the last day 
    of the second full fiscal year after the date of enactment of the 
    Child Care and Development Block Grant Act of 2014.
        ``(2) Extension.--The Secretary may grant a State an extension 
    of time, of not more than 1 fiscal year, to meet the requirements 
    of this section if the State demonstrates a good faith effort to 
    comply with the requirements of this section.
        ``(3) Penalty for noncompliance.--Except as provided in 
    paragraphs (1) and (2), for any fiscal year that a State fails to 
    comply substantially with the requirements of this section, the 
    Secretary shall withhold 5 percent of the funds that would 
    otherwise be allocated to that State in accordance with this 
    subchapter for the following fiscal year.''.
SEC. 8. REPORTS AND INFORMATION.
    (a) Administration.--Section 658I(a) of the Child Care and 
Development Block Grant Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 9858g(a)) is amended--
        (1) in paragraph (2)--
            (A) by inserting a comma after ``publish''; and
            (B) by striking ``and'' at the end;
        (2) by striking paragraph (3) and inserting the following:
        ``(3) provide technical assistance, such as business technical 
    assistance, as described in section 658E(c)(2)(V), to States (which 
    may include providing assistance on a reimbursable basis) which 
    shall be provided by qualified experts on practices grounded in 
    scientifically valid research, where appropriate, to carry out this 
    subchapter;''; and
        (3) by adding at the end the following:
        ``(4) disseminate, for voluntary informational purposes, 
    information on practices that scientifically valid research 
    indicates are most successful in improving the quality of programs 
    that receive assistance with this subchapter; and
        ``(5) after consultation with the heads of any other Federal 
    agencies involved, issue guidance and disseminate information on 
    best practices regarding the use of funding combined by States as 
    described in section 658E(c)(2)(O)(ii), consistent with laws other 
    than this subchapter.''.
    (b) Request For Relief.--Section 658I of the Child Care and 
Development Block Grant Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 9858g), as amended by 
subsection (a), is further amended by adding at the end of the 
following:
    ``(c) Request for Relief.--
        ``(1) In general.--The Secretary may waive for a period of not 
    more than three years any provision under this subchapter or 
    sanctions imposed upon a State in accordance with subsection (b)(2) 
    upon the State's request for such a waiver if the Secretary finds 
    that--
            ``(A) the request describes one or more conflicting or 
        duplicative requirements preventing the effective delivery of 
        child care services to justify a waiver, extraordinary 
        circumstances, such as natural disaster or financial crisis, or 
        an extended period of time for a State legislature to enact 
        legislation to implement the provisions of this subchapter;
            ``(B) such circumstances included in the request prevent 
        the State from complying with any statutory or regulatory 
        requirements of this subchapter;
            ``(C) the waiver will, by itself, contribute to or enhance 
        the State's ability to carry out the purposes of this 
        subchapter; and,
            ``(D) the waiver will not contribute to inconsistency with 
        the objectives of this law.
        ``(2) Contents.--Such request shall be provided to the 
    Secretary in writing and will--
            ``(A) detail each sanction or provision within this 
        subchapter that the State seeks relief from;
            ``(B) describe how a waiver from that sanction or provision 
        of this subchapter will, by itself, improve delivery of child 
        care services for children in the State; and
            ``(C) certify that the health, safety, and well-being of 
        children served through assistance received under this 
        subchapter will not be compromised as a result of the waiver.
        ``(3) Approval.--Within 90 days after the receipt of a State's 
    request under this subsection, the Secretary shall inform the State 
    of approval or disapproval of the request. If the plan is 
    disapproved, the Secretary shall, at this time, inform the State, 
    the Committee on Education and the Workforce of the House of 
    Representatives, and the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and 
    Pensions of the Senate of the reasons for the disapproval and give 
    the State the opportunity to amend the request. In the case of 
    approval, the Secretary shall, within 30 days of granting such 
    waiver, notify and submit a report to the Committee on Education 
    and the Workforce of the House of Representatives and the Committee 
    on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate on the 
    circumstances of the waiver including each specific sanction or 
    provision waived, the reason as given by the State of the need for 
    a waiver, and the expected impact of the waiver on children served 
    under this program.
        ``(4) External conditions.--The Secretary shall not require or 
    impose any new or additional requirements in exchange for receipt 
    of a waiver if such requirements are not specified in this 
    subchapter.
        ``(5) Duration.--The Secretary may approve a request under this 
    subsection for a period not to exceed three years, unless a renewal 
    is granted under paragraph (7).
        ``(6) Termination.--The Secretary shall terminate approval of a 
    request for a waiver authorized under this subsection if the 
    Secretary determines, after notice and opportunity for a hearing, 
    that the performance of a State granted relief under this 
    subsection has been inadequate, or if such relief is no longer 
    necessary to achieve its original purposes.
        ``(7) Renewal.--The Secretary may approve or disapprove a 
    request from a State for renewal of an existing waiver under this 
    subchapter for a period no longer than one year. A State seeking to 
    renew their waiver approval must inform the Secretary of this 
    intent no later than 30 days prior to the expiration date of the 
    waiver. The State shall re-certify in its extension request the 
    provisions in paragraph (2) of this subchapter, and shall also 
    explain the need for additional time of relief from such 
    sanction(s) or provisions approved under this law as provided in 
    this subchapter.
        ``(8) Restrictions.--Nothing in this subchapter shall be 
    construed as providing the Secretary the authority to permit States 
    to alter the eligibility requirements for eligible children, 
    including work requirements, job training, or educational program 
    participation, that apply to the parents of eligible children under 
    this subchapter. Nothing in this subsection shall be construed to 
    allow the Secretary to waive anything related to his or her 
    authority under this subchapter.''.
    (c) Reports.--Section 658K(a) of the Child Care and Development 
Block Grant Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 9858i(a)) is amended--
        (1) in paragraph (1)(B)--
            (A) in clause (ix), by striking ``and'' at the end;
            (B) in clause (x), by striking the semicolon at the end and 
        inserting ``; and''; and
            (C) by adding at the end the following:
                ``(xi) whether the children receiving assistance under 
            this subchapter are homeless children;''; and
        (2) in paragraph (2)--
            (A) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking 
        ``December 31, 1997'' and all that follows through 
        ``thereafter'', and inserting ``1 year after the date of the 
        enactment of the Child Care and Development Block Grant Act of 
        2014, and annually thereafter,'';
            (B) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``section 658P(5)'' 
        and inserting ``section 658P(6)'';
            (C) in subparagraph (E) by striking the period at the end 
        and inserting ``; and''; and
            (D) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(F) the number of child fatalities occurring among 
        children while in the care and facility of child care providers 
        receiving assistance under this subchapter, listed by type of 
        child care provider and indicating whether the providers 
        (excluding child care providers described in section 
        658P(6)(B)) are licensed or license-exempt.''.
    (d) Report by Secretary.--Section 658L of the Child Care and 
Development Block Grant Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 9858j) is amended--
        (1) by striking the section heading and inserting the 
    following:
``SEC. 658L. REPORTS, HOTLINE, AND WEB SITE.'';
        (2) by striking ``Not later'' and inserting the following:
    ``(a) Report by Secretary.--Not later'';
        (3) by striking ``1998'' and inserting ``2016'';
        (4) by striking ``to the Committee'' and all that follows 
    through ``of the Senate'' and inserting ``to the Committee on 
    Education and the Workforce of the House of Representatives and the 
    Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the 
    Senate'';
        (5) by inserting after ``States.'' the following:
``Such report shall contain a determination around whether each State 
that uses amounts provided under this subchapter has complied with the 
priority for services described in sections 658E(c)(2)(Q) and 
658E(c)(3)(B).''; and
        (6) by adding at the end the following:
    ``(b) National Toll-Free Hotline and Web Site.--
        ``(1) In general.--The Secretary shall operate, directly or 
    through the use of grants or contracts, a national toll-free 
    hotline and Web site, to--
            ``(A) develop and disseminate publicly available child care 
        consumer education information for parents and help parents 
        access safe and quality child care services in their community, 
        with a range of price options, that best suits their family's 
        needs; and
            ``(B) to allow persons to report (anonymously if desired) 
        suspected child abuse or neglect, or violations of health and 
        safety requirements, by an eligible child care provider that 
        receives assistance under this subchapter or a member of the 
        provider's staff.
        ``(2) Requirements.--The Secretary shall ensure that the 
    hotline and Web site meet the following requirements:
            ``(A) Referral to local child care providers.--The Web site 
        shall be hosted by `childcare.gov'. The Web site shall enable a 
        child care consumer to enter a zip code and obtain a referral 
        to local child care providers described in subparagraph (B) 
        within a specified search radius.
            ``(B) Information.--The Web site shall provide to 
        consumers, directly or through linkages to State databases, at 
        a minimum--
                ``(i) a localized list of all eligible child care 
            providers, differentiating between licensed and license-
            exempt providers;
                ``(ii) any provider-specific information from a Quality 
            Rating and Improvement System or information about other 
            quality indicators, to the extent the information is 
            publicly available and to the extent practicable;
                ``(iii) any other provider-specific information about 
            compliance with licensing, and health and safety 
            requirements to the extent the information is publicly 
            available and to the extent practicable;
                ``(iv) referrals to local resource and referral 
            organizations from which consumers can find more 
            information about child care providers; and
                ``(v) State information about child care subsidy 
            programs and other financial supports available to 
            families.
            ``(C) Nationwide capacity.--The Web site and hotline shall 
        have the capacity to help families in every State and community 
        in the Nation.
            ``(D) Information at all hours.--The Web site shall 
        provide, to parents and families, access to information about 
        child care services 24 hours a day.
            ``(E) Services in different languages.--The Web site and 
        hotline shall ensure the widest possible access to services for 
        families who speak languages other than English.
            ``(F) High-quality consumer education and referral.--The 
        Web site and hotline shall ensure that families have access to 
        easy-to-understand child care consumer education and referral 
        services.
        ``(3) Prohibition.--Nothing in this subsection shall be 
    construed to allow the Secretary to compel States to provide 
    additional data and information that is currently (as of the date 
    of enactment of the Child Care and Development Block Grant Act of 
    2014) not publicly available, or is not required by this 
    subchapter, unless such additional data are related to the purposes 
    and scope of this subchapter, and are subject to a notice and 
    comment period of no less than 90 days.''.
    (e) Protection of Information.--Section 658K(a)(1) of the Child 
Care and Development Block Grant Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 9858i(a)(1)) is 
amended by adding at the end the following:
            ``(E) Prohibition.--Reports submitted to the Secretary 
        under subparagraph (C) shall not contain personally 
        identifiable information.''.
SEC. 9. RESERVATION FOR TOLL-FREE HOTLINE AND WEB SITE; PAYMENTS TO 
BENEFIT INDIAN CHILDREN; TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AND EVALUATION.
    Section 658O of the Child Care and Development Block Grant Act of 
1990 (42 U.S.C. 9858m) is amended--
        (1) in subsection (a)--
            (A) in paragraph (2)--
                (i) by striking ``The Secretary'' and inserting the 
            following:
            ``(A) In general.--The Secretary'';
                (ii) by striking ``1 percent, and not more than 2 
            percent,'' and inserting ``2 percent''; and
                (iii) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(B) Limitations.--Notwithstanding subparagraph (A), the 
        Secretary shall only reserve an amount that is greater than 2 
        percent of the amount appropriated under section 658B, for 
        payments described in subparagraph (A), for a fiscal year 
        (referred to in this subparagraph as the `reservation year') if 
        --
                ``(i) the amount appropriated under section 658B for 
            the reservation year is greater than the amount 
            appropriated under section 658B for fiscal year 2014; and
                ``(ii) the Secretary ensures that the amount allotted 
            to States under subsection (b) for the reservation year is 
            not less than the amount allotted to States under 
            subsection (b) for fiscal year 2014.''; and
            (B) by adding at the end the following:
        ``(3) National toll-free hotline and web site.--The Secretary 
    shall reserve up to $1,500,000 of the amount appropriated under 
    this subchapter for each fiscal year for the operation of a 
    national toll-free hotline and Web site, under section 658L(b).
        ``(4) Technical assistance.--The Secretary shall reserve up to 
    \1/2\ of 1 percent of the amount appropriated under this subchapter 
    for each fiscal year to support technical assistance and 
    dissemination activities under paragraphs (3) and (4) of section 
    658I(a).
        ``(5) Research, demonstration, and evaluation.--The Secretary 
    may reserve \1/2\ of 1 percent of the amount appropriated under 
    this subchapter for each fiscal year to conduct research and 
    demonstration activities, as well as periodic external, independent 
    evaluations of the impact of the program described by this 
    subchapter on increasing access to child care services and 
    improving the safety and quality of child care services, using 
    scientifically valid research methodologies, and to disseminate the 
    key findings of those evaluations widely and on a timely basis.''; 
    and
        (2) in subsection (c)--
            (A) in paragraph (2), by adding at the end the following:
            ``(D) Licensing and standards.--In lieu of any licensing 
        and regulatory requirements applicable under State or local 
        law, the Secretary, in consultation with Indian tribes and 
        tribal organizations, shall develop minimum child care 
        standards that shall be applicable to Indian tribes and tribal 
        organizations receiving assistance under this subchapter. Such 
        standards shall appropriately reflect Indian tribe and tribal 
        organization needs and available resources, and shall include 
        standards requiring a publicly available application, health 
        and safety standards, and standards requiring a reservation of 
        funds for activities to improve the quality of child care 
        services provided to Indian children.''; and
            (B) in paragraph (6), by striking subparagraph (C) and 
        inserting the following:
            ``(C) Limitation.--
                ``(i) In general.--Except as provided in clause (ii), 
            the Secretary may not permit an Indian tribe or tribal 
            organization to use amounts provided under this subsection 
            for construction or renovation if the use will result in a 
            decrease in the level of child care services provided by 
            the Indian tribe or tribal organization as compared to the 
            level of child care services provided by the Indian tribe 
            or tribal organization in the fiscal year preceding the 
            year for which the determination under subparagraph (B) is 
            being made.
                ``(ii) Waiver.--The Secretary shall waive the 
            limitation described in clause (i) if--

                    ``(I) the Secretary determines that the decrease in 
                the level of child care services provided by the Indian 
                tribe or tribal organization is temporary; and
                    ``(II) the Indian tribe or tribal organization 
                submits to the Secretary a plan that demonstrates that 
                after the date on which the construction or renovation 
                is completed--

                        ``(aa) the level of child care services will 
                    increase; or
                        ``(bb) the quality of child care services will 
                    improve.''.
  SEC. 10. DEFINITIONS.
    Section 658P of the Child Care and Development Block Grant Act of 
1990 (42 U.S.C. 9858n) is amended--
        (1) by striking paragraph (4) and inserting the following:
        ``(3) Child with a disability.--The term `child with a 
    disability' means--
            ``(A) a child with a disability, as defined in section 602 
        of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (20 U.S.C. 
        1401);
            ``(B) a child who is eligible for early intervention 
        services under part C of the Individuals with Disabilities 
        Education Act (20 U.S.C. 1431 et seq.);
            ``(C) a child who is less than 13 years of age and who is 
        eligible for services under section 504 of the Rehabilitation 
        Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. 794); and
            ``(D) a child with a disability, as defined by the State 
        involved.
        ``(4) Eligible child.--The term `eligible child' means an 
    individual--
            ``(A) who is less than 13 years of age;
            ``(B) whose family income does not exceed 85 percent of the 
        State median income for a family of the same size, and whose 
        family assets do not exceed $1,000,000 (as certified by a 
        member of such family); and
            ``(C) who--
                ``(i) resides with a parent or parents who are working 
            or attending a job training or educational program; or
                ``(ii) is receiving, or needs to receive, protective 
            services and resides with a parent or parents not described 
            in clause (i).'';
        (2) by redesignating paragraphs (5) through (9) as paragraphs 
    (6) through (10), respectively;
        (3) by inserting after paragraph (4), the following:
        ``(5) English learner.--The term `English learner' means an 
    individual who is limited English proficient, as defined in section 
    9101 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 
    U.S.C. 7801) or section 637 of the Head Start Act (42 U.S.C. 
    9832).'';
        (4) in paragraph (6)(A), as redesignated by paragraph (2)--
            (A) in clause (i), by striking ``section 658E(c)(2)(E)'' 
        and inserting ``section 658E(c)(2)(F)''; and
            (B) in clause (ii), by striking ``section 658E(c)(2)(F)'' 
        and inserting ``section 658E(c)(2)(I)'';
        (5) in paragraph (9), as redesignated by paragraph (2), by 
    striking ``designated'' and all that follows and inserting 
    ``designated or established under section 658D(a).'';
        (6) in paragraph (10), as redesignated by paragraph (2), by 
    inserting ``, foster parent,'' after ``guardian'';
        (7) by redesignating paragraphs (11) through (14) as paragraphs 
    (12) through (15), respectively; and
        (8) by inserting after paragraph (10), as redesignated by 
    paragraph (2), the following:
        ``(11) Scientifically valid research.--The term `scientifically 
    valid research' includes applied research, basic research, and 
    field-initiated research, for which the rationale, design, and 
    interpretation are soundly developed in accordance with principles 
    of scientific research.''.
  SEC. 11. PARENTAL RIGHTS AND RESPONSIBILITIES.
    Section 658Q of the Child Care and Development Block Grant Act of 
1990 (42 U.S.C. 9858o) is amended--
        (1) by inserting before ``Nothing'' the following:
    ``(a) In General.--''; and
        (2) by adding at the end the following:
    ``(b) Parental Rights To Use Child Care Certificates.--Nothing in 
this subchapter shall be construed in a manner--
        ``(1) to favor or promote the use of grants and contracts for 
    the receipt of child care services under this subchapter over the 
    use of child care certificates; or
        ``(2) to disfavor or discourage the use of such certificates 
    for the purchase of child care services, including those services 
    provided by private or nonprofit entities, such as faith-based 
    providers.''.
  SEC. 12. STUDIES ON WAITING LISTS.
    (a) Study.--The Comptroller General of the United States shall 
conduct studies to determine, for each State, the number of families 
that--
        (1) are eligible to receive assistance under the Child Care and 
    Development Block Grant Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 9858 et seq.);
        (2) have applied for the assistance, identified by the type of 
    assistance requested; and
        (3) have been placed on a waiting list for the assistance.
    (b) Report.--The Comptroller General shall prepare a report 
containing the results of each study and shall submit the report to the 
Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions of the Senate, and 
the Committee on Education and the Workforce of the House of 
Representatives--
        (1) not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this 
    Act; and
        (2) every 2 years thereafter.
    (c) Definition.--In this section, the term ``State'' has the 
meaning given the term in section 658P of the Child Care and 
Development Block Grant Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 9858n).
  SEC. 13. REVIEW OF FEDERAL EARLY LEARNING AND CARE PROGRAMS.
    (a) In General.--The Secretary of Health and Human Services, in 
conjunction with the Secretary of Education, shall conduct an 
interdepartmental review of all early learning and care programs for 
children less than 6 years of age in order to--
        (1) develop a plan for the elimination of overlapping programs, 
    as identified by the Government Accountability Office's 2012 annual 
    report (GAO-12-342SP); and
        (2) make recommendations to Congress for streamlining all such 
    programs.
    (b) Report.--Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of 
this Act, the Secretary of Health and Human Services, in consultation 
with the Secretary of Education and the heads of all Federal agencies 
that administer Federal early learning and care programs, shall submit 
to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the 
Senate and the Committee on Education and the Workforce of the House of 
Representatives, a detailed report that outlines the efficiencies that 
can be achieved by, as well as specific recommendations for, 
eliminating overlap and fragmentation among all Federal early learning 
and care programs.

                               Speaker of the House of Representatives.

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