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Union Calendar No. 476 

116TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 8326 

[Report No. 116–578, Part I] 

To amend the Public Works and Economic Development Act of 1965 to 

require eligible recipients of certain grants to develop a comprehensive 

economic development strategy that directly or indirectly increases the 

accessibility of affordable, quality child care, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

SEPTEMBER 21, 2020 

Ms. FINKENAUER (for herself and Mr. HAGEDORN) introduced the following 

bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on Financial Services, for a 

period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 

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

NOVEMBER 16, 2020 

Additional sponsor: Ms. WATERS

NOVEMBER 16, 2020 

Reported from the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure 

NOVEMBER 16, 2020 

Committee on Financial Services discharged; committed to the Committee of 

the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed 


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A BILL 

To amend the Public Works and Economic Development 

Act of 1965 to require eligible recipients of certain 

grants to develop a comprehensive economic development 

strategy that directly or indirectly increases the accessibility of affordable, quality child care, and for other 

purposes. 


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

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Child Care is Economic 

5 Development Act of 2020’’ or the ‘‘CED Act’’. 

6 SEC. 2. COMPREHENSIVE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT 

7 STRATEGIES. 

8 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 302(a)(3)(A) of the Pub9 lic Works and Economic Development Act of 1965 (42 

10 U.S.C. 3162(a)(3)(A)) is amended— 

11 (1) by striking ‘‘and’’ before ‘‘balances re12 sources’’; and 

13 (2) by inserting ‘‘, and directly or indirectly in14 creases the accessibility of affordable, quality child 

15 care’’ after ‘‘sound management of development’’. 

16 (b) GUIDANCE.—Not later than 1 year after the date 

17 of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Commerce, in 

18 consultation with the Secretary of Health and Human 

19 Services, shall issue guidance on implementing the amend20 ments made by subsection (a) to include the accessibility 

21 of affordable, quality child care in a comprehensive eco22 nomic development strategy developed under section 302 

23 of the Public Works and Economic Development Act of 

24 1965 (42 U.S.C. 3162). 


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Union Calendar No. 476 

116TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 8326 

[Report No. 116–578, Part I] 

A BILL 

To amend the Public Works and Economic Develquality child care, and for other purposes. rectly increases the accessibility of affordable, nomic development strategy that directly or indi- of certain grants to develop a comprehensive eco- opment Act of 1965 to require eligible recipients 

NOVEMBER 16, 2020 

Reported from the Committee on Transportation and 

Infrastructure 

NOVEMBER 16, 2020 

Committee on Financial Services discharged; committed 

the Union and ordered to be printed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of 


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