assistance for needy families established under part 
A of title IV of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 
601 et seq.). 
‘‘(6) BENEFIT
NOT
TREATED
AS
INCOME.— 
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the 
value of an at-home infant care benefit shall not be 
treated as income for purposes of any Federal or 
federally-assisted program that bases eligibility, or 
the amount of benefits or services provided, on need. 
‘‘(c) EVALUATION AND REPORT TO CONGRESS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall con-
duct an evaluation of the demonstration projects 
carried out under this section and submit a report 
to Congress containing the results of such evaluation 
not later than 4 years after the date of enactment 
of Choices in Child Care Act. 
‘‘(2) REQUIREMENTS.—In conducting the eval-
uation, the Secretary shall examine the following: 
‘‘(A) Implementation experiences of the 
States carrying out the demonstration projects 
in developing and operating projects providing 
at-home infant care benefits, including design 
issues and issues in coordinating at-home infant 
care benefits provided under this section with 
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benefits provided or funded under another pro-
vision of this Act in the State. 
‘‘(B) The characteristics of families seek-
ing to participate and participating in the dem-
onstration projects providing at-home infant 
care benefits funded under this section. 
‘‘(C) The length of participation by fami-
lies in such demonstration projects and the rea-
sons for the families ceasing to participate in 
the demonstration projects. 
‘‘(D) The prior and subsequent employ-
ment of the participating families and the effect 
of the demonstration project participation on 
subsequent employment of the families. 
‘‘(E) The costs and benefits of the dem-
onstration projects. 
‘‘(F) The effectiveness of State efforts (in-
cluding tribal efforts) to improve the quality of 
infant care during the periods in which the 
demonstration projects are carried out. 
‘‘(3) RESERVATION
OF
FUNDS.—From the 
amount appropriated under section 658B(b) for a 
fiscal year, the Secretary shall reserve $1,000,000 
for purposes of conducting the evaluation required 
under this subsection.’’. 
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SEC. 4. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS AND CON-
FORMING AMENDMENTS. 
(a) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Section 
658B of the Child Care and Development Block Grant Act 
of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 9858) is amended— 
(1) by inserting: ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—’’ before 
‘‘There is’’; 
(2) by inserting ‘‘(other than section 658H)’’ 
after ‘‘this subchapter’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(b) DEMONSTRATION PROJECTS TO PROVIDE AT- 
HOME INFANT CARE BENEFITS.—There is authorized to 
be appropriated to carry out section 658H $75,000,000 
for fiscal year 2007 and each subsequent fiscal year.’’. 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— 
(1) RESERVATIONS.—Section 658O(a) of the 
Child Care and Development Block Grant Act of 
1990 (42 U.S.C. 9858m(a)) is amended— 
(A) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘under 
this subchapter’’ and inserting ‘‘under section 
658B(a)’’; and 
(B) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘under 
section 658B’’ and inserting ‘‘under section 
658B(a)’’. 
(2) ALLOTMENTS.—Section 658O(b)(1) of such 
Act (42 U.S.C. 9858m(b)(1)) is amended by striking 
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‘‘under section 658B’’ and inserting ‘‘under section 
658B(a)’’. 
Æ 
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