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116TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 2632 

To reauthorize the Child Care Access Means Parents in School Program. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

MAY 9, 2019 

Ms. CLARK of Massachusetts (for herself, Mr. YOUNG, and Ms. SCHRIER) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and Labor 

A BILL 

To reauthorize the Child Care Access Means Parents in 

School Program. 

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 ‘‘CCAMPIS Reauthor5 ization Act’’. 

6 SEC. 2. CCAMPIS REAUTHORIZATION. 

7 Section 419N of the Higher Education Act of 1965 

8 (20 U.S.C. 1070e) is amended— 

9 (1) in subsection (b)— 

10 (A) in paragraph (2)— 


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1 (i) in subparagraph (A)— 

2 (I) by striking ‘‘The amount’’ 

3 and inserting ‘‘Except as provided in 

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

5 (II) by striking ‘‘1 percent’’ and 

6 inserting ‘‘2 percent’’; 

7 (ii) in subparagraph (B)(ii), by strik8 ing ‘‘subsection (g)’’ and inserting ‘‘sub9 section (h)’’; and 

10 (iii) by adding at the end the fol11 lowing: 

12 ‘‘(C) PERFORMANCE BONUS.— 

13 ‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding 

14 subparagraph (A), for any fiscal year for 

15 which the amount appropriated under sub16 section (h) is not less than $140,000,000, 

17 the Secretary may pay a performance 

18 bonus to an eligible institution of higher 

19 education. 

20 ‘‘(ii) MAXIMUM AMOUNT.—A bonus 

21 paid to an eligible institution of higher 

22 education under clause (i) for a fiscal year 

23 shall not exceed an amount equal to 20 

24 percent of the amount of the annual grant 

25 payment received by the institution under 


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1 paragraph (3)(B) for the fiscal year pre2 ceding the fiscal year for which the bonus 

3 is paid. 

4 ‘‘(iii) USE OF BONUS.—A bonus re5 ceived by an institution under clause (i) 

6 shall be used by the institution in the same 

7 manner as a grant under this section and 

8 shall be treated as grant funds for pur9 poses of the application of paragraph (5), 

10 except that the Secretary may extend the 

11 4-year grant period as necessary for the in12 stitution to use such bonus. 

13 ‘‘(iv) ELIGIBLE INSTITUTION OF

14 HIGHER EDUCATION.—In this subpara15 graph, the term ‘eligible institution of 

16 higher education’ means an institution of 

17 higher education that— 

18 ‘‘(I) has received a grant under 

19 this section for not less than the pe20 riod of three consecutive fiscal years 

21 preceding the fiscal year in which the 

22 bonus is paid under clause (i); 

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1 stitution for such year under sub2 section (e)(1)(B)(v); and 

3 ‘‘(III) has demonstrated the need 

4 for such bonus.’’; and 

5 (B) in paragraph (3)— 

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

7 ‘‘4 years’’ and inserting ‘‘5 years’’; and 

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

9 ‘‘subsection (e)(2)’’ and inserting ‘‘sub10 section (e)(3)’’; 

11 (2) by amending subsection (c) to read as fol12 lows: 

13 ‘‘(c) APPLICATIONS.— 

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

15 education desiring a grant under this section shall 

16 submit an application to the Secretary at such time, 

17 in such manner, and accompanied by such informa18 tion as the Secretary may require. Such application 

19 shall— 

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

21 eligible institution described in subsection 

22 (b)(4); 

23 ‘‘(B) specify the amount of funds re24 quested; 


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

2 students at the institution for campus-based 

3 child care services by including in the applica4 tion— 

5 ‘‘(i) information regarding student de6 mographics, including whether the student 

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

8 ‘‘(ii) an assessment of child care ca9 pacity on or near campus; 

10 ‘‘(iii) information regarding the exist11 ence of waiting lists for child care services 

12 on or near campus; 

13 ‘‘(iv) information regarding additional 

14 needs created by concentrations of poverty 

15 or by geographic isolation; and 

16 ‘‘(v) other relevant data; 

17 ‘‘(D) specify the percentage of the institu18 tion’s grant that will be used directly to sub19 sidize the fee charged for on-campus and off20 campus childcare, respectively, for low-income 

21 students; 

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

23 to be assisted, including whether the grant 

24 funds will support an existing child care pro25 gram or a new child care program; 


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

3 institution will draw upon to support the child 

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

8 using resources obtained by meeting the needs 

9 of parents who are not low-income students, 

10 and accessing foundation, corporate, or other 

11 institutional support) and demonstrate that the 

12 use of the resources will not result in increases 

13 in student tuition; 

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

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

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

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

22 the extent the curriculum is available, to meet 

23 the needs of the students in the early childhood 

24 education program at the institution, and the 

25 needs of the parents and children participating 


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1 in the child care program assisted under this 

2 section; 

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

4 assistance for a new child care program— 

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

6 period from receipt of the grant through 

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

9 will take to achieve the goal of providing 

10 low-income students with child care serv11 ices; 

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

14 with child care during the period before 

15 the institution provides child care services; 

16 and 

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

19 including space in which to provide child 

20 care services, and technical assistance if 

21 necessary; 

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

23 care facility assisted under this section will 

24 meet the applicable State and local government 


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1 licensing, certification, approval, or registration 

2 requirements; 

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

4 awarded a grant under this section after the 

5 date of the enactment of the CCAMPIS Reau6 thorization Act, provide an assurance that, not 

7 later than three years after the date on which 

8 such grant is awarded, any child care facility 

9 assisted with such grant will— 

10 ‘‘(i) meet Head Start performance 

11 standards under subchapter B of chapter 

12 13 of title 45, Code of Federal Regulations 

13 (as in effect on the date of enactment of 

14 the CCAMPIS Reauthorization Act) and 

15 any successor regulations; 

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

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

19 is located; 

20 ‘‘(iii) meet the licensing requirements 

21 of the State in which the facility is located 

22 and the quality requirements under the 

23 Child Care and Development Block Grant 

24 Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 9858 et seq.); or 


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

2 childhood body with demonstrated valid 

3 and reliable program quality standards; 

4 ‘‘(L) contain an assurance that the institu5 tion, when applicable, will make information 

6 available to students receiving child care serv7 ices provided under this section about the eligi8 bility of such students and their dependents for 

9 assistance under the supplemental nutrition as10 sistance program under the Food and Nutrition 

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

12 supplemental nutrition program for women, in13 fants, and children under the Child Nutrition 

14 Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 1786), and the pro15 gram of block grants for States for temporary 

16 assistance for needy families established under 

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

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

19 ‘‘(M) contain an abstract summarizing the 

20 contents of such application and how the insti21 tution intends to achieve the purpose under 

22 subsection (a). 

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

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

2 maintain a grant under this section.’’; 

3 (3) in subsection (d)— 

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

5 by striking ‘‘to institutions of higher education 

6 that submit applications describing programs 

7 that’’; 

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

9 follows: 

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

11 of higher education that submit applications for such 

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

15 (C) by redesignating paragraph (2) as 

16 paragraph (3); 

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

18 following: 

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

20 compared to other institutions of higher education in 

21 the same category of institution (as listed in section 

22 132(d)) that submit applications for such a grant, 

23 demonstrate a high likelihood of need for campus24 based child care based on student demographics 


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1 (such as a high proportion of low-income students or 

2 independent students); and’’; and 

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

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

5 of higher education that submit applications de6 scribing programs that’’ before ‘‘utilize’’; and 

7 (4) in subsection (e)— 

8 (A) in paragraph (1)(B)— 

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

10 and (iv) as clauses (vi), (vii), and (viii), re11 spectively; and 

12 (ii) by striking the semicolon at the 

13 end of clause (i) and inserting the fol14 lowing: ‘‘which shall include— 

15 ‘‘(I) the number of full- and part16 time students, respectively, receiving 

17 child care services under this section 

18 at least once per week during the aca19 demic year; 

20 ‘‘(II) the number of credits accu21 mulated by students receiving such 

22 child care services; 

23 ‘‘(III) the number of students re24 ceiving child care services under this 


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1 section at least once per week during 

2 the academic year who— 

3 ‘‘(aa) remain enrolled at the 

4 institution during the academic 

5 year for which they received such 

6 services; 

7 ‘‘(bb) enroll at the institu8 tion for the following academic 

9 year; and 

10 ‘‘(cc) graduate or transfer 

11 within— 

12 ‘‘(AA) 150 percent of 

13 the normal time for comple14 tion of a student’s four-year 

15 degree granting program; or 

16 ‘‘(BB) 200 percent of 

17 the normal time for comple18 tion of a student’s two-year 

19 degree-granting program; 

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

21 enrollment at the institution and the total 

22 enrollment of low-income students at the 

23 institution, respectively— 

24 ‘‘(I) the rate at which students 

25 who complete an academic year at the 


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1 institution re-enroll in the institution 

2 for the following academic year; and 

3 ‘‘(II) the percentage of students 

4 graduating or transferring within— 

5 ‘‘(aa) 150 percent of the 

6 normal time for completion of a 

7 student’s four-year degree grant8 ing program; or 

9 ‘‘(bb) 200 percent of the 

10 normal time for completion of a 

11 student’s two-year degree grant12 ing program; 

13 ‘‘(iii) the percentage of the institu14 tion’s grant that was used directly to sub15 sidize the fee charged for on-campus and 

16 off-campus childcare, respectively, for low17 income students; 

18 ‘‘(iv) whether the institution restricts 

19 eligibility for child care services to only 

20 full-time students; 

21 ‘‘(v) the sufficiently ambitious levels 

22 of performance established for such year 

23 by the institution that demonstrate mean24 ingful progress and allow for meaningful 


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1 evaluation of program quality based on the 

2 information in clauses (i)(III) and (iii);’’; 

3 (B) by redesignating paragraph (2) as 

4 paragraph (3); 

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

6 following: 

7 ‘‘(2) REPORT.— 

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

9 basis, the Secretary shall submit to the author10 izing committees a report that includes— 

11 ‘‘(i) a summary of the information de12 scribed in paragraph (1); and 

13 ‘‘(ii) each abstract submitted under 

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

15 higher education that receives a grant 

16 under this section. 

17 ‘‘(B) PUBLIC AVAILABILITY.—The Sec18 retary shall make each report submitted under 

19 subparagraph (A) publicly available.’’; 

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

21 by inserting ‘‘(other than the information pro22 vided under subparagraph (B)(v) of such para23 graph)’’ after ‘‘paragraph (1)’’; and 

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


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

2 shall provide technical assistance to institutions of 

3 higher education receiving grants under this section 

4 to help such institutions meet the reporting require5 ments under this subsection.’’; 

6 (5) by redesignating subsection (g) as sub7 section (h); 

8 (6) by inserting after subsection (f) the fol9 lowing: 

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

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

12 religion, national origin, sex (including sexual orientation 

13 and gender identity), or disability, be excluded from par14 ticipation in, be denied the benefits of, or be subjected to 

15 discrimination by any program funded, in whole or in part, 

16 with funds made available under this section or with 

17 amounts appropriated for grants, contracts, or certificates 

18 administered with such funds.’’; and 

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

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

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

22 year 2020’’. 

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