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112TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 3134 

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

include providing diapers and diapering supplies among the activities 

for which funds may be employed to improve the quality of and access 

to child care. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

OCTOBER 6, 2011 

Ms. DELAURO (for herself, Mr. KILDEE, Mr. MURPHY of Connecticut, Mr. 

JACKSON of Illinois, Ms. LEE of California, Ms. RICHARDSON, Mr. PRICE

of North Carolina, Mrs. NAPOLITANO, Mr. RYAN of Ohio, Mr. CONYERS, 

Mr. LARSON of Connecticut, and Ms. MOORE) introduced the following 

bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce 

A BILL 

To amend the Child Care and Development Block Grant 

Act of 1990 to include providing diapers and diapering 

supplies among the activities for which funds may be 

employed to improve the quality of and access to child 

care. 

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


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1 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

2 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Diaper Investment and 

3 Aid to Promote Economic Recovery’’ or the ‘‘DIAPER 

4 Act’’. 

5 SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 

6 Congress finds, pursuant to its authority under arti7 cle I and the fourteenth amendment of the Constitution, 

8 that— 

9 (1) access to a reliable supply of clean diapers 

10 is a medical necessity for the health and welfare of 

11 infant and toddlers, their families, and child and 

12 health care providers, 

13 (2) a supply of diapers is generally an eligibility 

14 requirement for infants and toddlers to participate 

15 in early childhood educational programs, 

16 (3) providing a sufficient supply of diapers can 

17 cause economic hardship to needy families, 

18 (4) absent access to child care, parents and 

19 guardians of infants and toddlers cannot participate 

20 in the workforce, thereby causing economic harm to 

21 many families, 

22 (5) providing diapering systems to needy in23 fants and toddlers through child care programs fur24 thers the national goals of improved health and sani25 tation for families and for staff in early childhood 

26 education and child care programs, and 


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1 (6) making available clean diapers to needy in2 fants and toddlers who would otherwise be prevented 

3 from participating in child care programs furthers 

4 the national goal of safe and quality child care, and 

5 therefore enables better implementation of the Child 

6 Care and Development Block Grant Act of 1990. 

7 SEC. 3. PROVISION OF DIAPERS AS CHILD CARE ASSIST8 ANCE. 

9 The Child Care and Development Block Grant Act 

10 of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 9801 et seq.) is amended— 

11 (1) in section 658E(c)(3)(C) by adding at the 

12 end the following: 

13 ‘‘Provision of diapers for use by eligible children 

14 within the State who receive or are offered child 

15 care services for which financial assistance is 

16 provided under this Act is a direct service and 

17 shall not be included in administrative costs.’’, 

18 (2) in section 658G is amended by adding at 

19 the end the following: 

20 ‘‘These activities include the provision of diapers and dia21 pering supplies to enrolled child care providers sufficient 

22 for the population of children under the age of three whose 

23 parent receives or is offered financial assistance under this 

24 Act.’’, and 


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1 (3) in section 658P by inserting after para2 graph (2) the following: 

3 ‘‘(3) DIAPER.—The term ‘diaper’ means an ab4 sorbent garment worn by infants and toddlers who 

5 are not toilet-trained or individuals who are incapa6 ble of controlling their bladder or bowel movements. 

7 ‘Diaper’ refers to a disposable diaper or, where the 

8 administering agency elects to make available, a 

9 washable cloth diaper and the requisite diaper laun10 dering and delivery services necessary to provide suf11 ficient clean diapers for the eligible population. ‘Dia12 pering supplies’ means items, including diapers, dia13 per wipes, and diaper cream, necessary for safe dia14 pering.’’. 

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