children with respect to measures such as increased 
family income and economic security, improved 
school performance, better health, improved emo-
tional and behavioral stability and social adjustment, 
and reduced risk of delinquency, crime, substance 
abuse, child abuse and neglect, teen sexual activity, 
and teen suicide. 
‘(3) To evaluate the effectiveness of various ap-
proaches and to disseminate findings concerning out-
comes and other information in order to encourage 
and facilitate the replication of effective approaches 
to accomplishing these objectives. 
‘SEC. 442. DEFINITIONS. 
‘In this part, the terms ‘‘Indian tribe’’ and ‘‘tribal 
organization’’ have the meanings given them in sub-
sections (e) and (l), respectively, of section 4 of the Indian 
Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act. 
‘SEC. 443. COMPETITIVE GRANTS FOR SERVICE PROJECTS. 
‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may make grants 
for fiscal years 2006 through 2010 to public and nonprofit 
community entities, including religious organizations, and 
to Indian tribes and tribal organizations, for demonstra-
tion service projects and activities designed to test the ef-
fectiveness of various approaches to accomplish the objec-
tives specified in section 441(b)(1).
‘(b) ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA
FOR FULL SERVICE 
GRANTS.—In order to be eligible for a grant under this 
section, except as specified in subsection (c), an entity 
shall submit an application to the Secretary containing the 
following: 
‘(1) PROJECT DESCRIPTION.—A statement in-
cluding—
‘(A) a description of the project and how 
it will be carried out, including the geographical 
area to be covered and the number and charac-
teristics of clients to be served, and how it will 
address each of the 4 objectives specified in sec-
tion 441(b)(1); and 
‘(B) a description of the methods to be 
used by the entity or its contractor to assess 
the extent to which the project was successful 
in accomplishing its specific objectives and the 
general objectives specified in section 441(b)(1). 
‘(2) EXPERIENCE
AND
QUALIFICATIONS.—A 
demonstration of ability to carry out the project, by 
means such as demonstration of experience in suc-
cessfully carrying out projects of similar design and 
scope, and such other information as the Secretary 
may find necessary to demonstrate the entity’s ca-
pacity to carry out the project, including the entity’s
ability to provide the non-Federal share of project 
resources. 
‘(3) ADDRESSING CHILD ABUSE AND NEGLECT 
AND
DOMESTIC
VIOLENCE.—A description of how 
the entity will assess for the presence of, and inter-
vene to resolve, domestic violence and child abuse 
and neglect, including how the entity will coordinate 
with State and local child protective service and do-
mestic violence programs. 
‘(4) ADDRESSING
CONCERNS
RELATING
TO 
SUBSTANCE ABUSE AND SEXUAL ACTIVITY.—A com-
mitment to make available to each individual partici-
pating in the project education about alcohol, to-
bacco, and other drugs, and about the health risks 
associated with abusing such substances, and infor-
mation about diseases and conditions transmitted 
through substance abuse and sexual contact, includ-
ing HIV/AIDS, and to coordinate with providers of 
services addressing such problems, as appropriate. 
‘(5) COORDINATION
WITH
SPECIFIED
PRO-
GRAMS.—An undertaking to coordinate, as appro-
priate, with State and local entities responsible for 
the programs under parts A, B, and D of this title, 
including programs under title I of the Workforce 
Investment Act of 1998 (including the One-Stop de-
livery system), and such other programs as the Sec-
retary may require. 
‘(6) RECORDS, REPORTS, AND
AUDITS.—An 
agreement to maintain such records, make such re-
ports, and cooperate with such reviews or audits as 
the Secretary may find necessary for purposes of 
oversight of project activities and expenditures. 
‘(7) SELF-INITIATED EVALUATION.—If the enti-
ty elects to contract for independent evaluation of 
the project (part or all of the cost of which may be 
paid for using grant funds), a commitment to sub-
mit to the Secretary a copy of the evaluation report 
within 30 days after completion of the report and 
not more than 1 year after completion of the project. 
‘(8) COOPERATION WITH SECRETARY’S OVER-
SIGHT AND EVALUATION.—An agreement to cooper-
ate with the Secretary’s evaluation of projects as-
sisted under this section, by means including ran-
dom assignment of clients to service recipient and 
control groups, if determined by the Secretary to be 
appropriate, and affording the Secretary access to 
the project and to project-related records and docu-
ments, staff, and clients. 
‘(c) ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA FOR LIMITED PURPOSE 
GRANTS.—In order to be eligible for a grant under this
section in an amount under $25,000 per fiscal year, an 
entity shall submit an application to the Secretary con-
taining the following: 
‘(1) PROJECT DESCRIPTION.—A description of 
the project and how it will be carried out, including 
the number and characteristics of clients to be 
served, the proposed duration of the project, and 
how it will address at least 1 of the 4 objectives 
specified in section 441(b)(1). 
‘(2) QUALIFICATIONS.—Such information as 
the Secretary may require as to the capacity of the 
entity to carry out the project, including any pre-
vious experience with similar activities. 
‘(3) COORDINATION
WITH
RELATED
PRO-
GRAMS.—As required by the Secretary in appro-
priate cases, an undertaking to coordinate and co-
operate with State and local entities responsible for 
specific programs relating to the objectives of the 
project including, as appropriate, jobs programs and 
programs serving children and families. 
‘(4) RECORDS, REPORTS, AND
AUDITS.—An 
agreement to maintain such records, make such re-
ports, and cooperate with such reviews or audits as 
the Secretary may find necessary for purposes of 
oversight of project activities and expenditures.
‘(5) COOPERATION WITH SECRETARY’S OVER-
SIGHT AND EVALUATION.—An agreement to cooper-
ate with the Secretary’s evaluation of projects as-
sisted under this section, by means including afford-
ing the Secretary access to the project and to 
project-related records and documents, staff, and cli-
ents. 
‘(d) CONSIDERATIONS IN AWARDING GRANTS.—
‘(1) DIVERSITY
OF
PROJECTS.—In awarding 
grants under this section, the Secretary shall seek to 
achieve a balance among entities of differing sizes, 
entities in differing geographic areas, entities in 
urban and in rural areas, and entities employing dif-
fering methods of achieving the purposes of this sec-
tion, including working with the State agency re-
sponsible for the administration of part D to help fa-
thers satisfy child support arrearage obligations. 
‘(2) PREFERENCE
FOR
PROJECTS
SERVING 
LOW-INCOME FATHERS.—In awarding grants under 
this section, the Secretary may give preference to 
applications for projects in which a majority of the 
clients to be served are low-income fathers. 
‘(e) FEDERAL SHARE.—
‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Grants for a project under 
this section for a fiscal year shall be available for a
share of the cost of such project in such fiscal year 
equal to—
‘(A) up to 80 percent (or up to 90 percent, 
if the entity demonstrates to the Secretary’s 
satisfaction circumstances limiting the entity’s 
ability to secure non-Federal resources) in the 
case of a project under subsection (b); and 
‘(B) up to 100 percent, in the case of a 
project under subsection (c). 
‘(2) NON-FEDERAL
SHARE.—The non-Federal 
share may be in cash or in kind. In determining the 
amount of the non-Federal share, the Secretary may 
attribute fair market value to goods, services, and 
facilities contributed from non-Federal sources. 
‘SEC. 
444. 
MULTICITY, 
MULTISTATE 
DEMONSTRATION 
PROJECTS. 
‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may make grants 
under this section for fiscal years 2006 through 2010 to 
eligible entities (as specified in subsection (b)) for 2 
multicity, multistate projects demonstrating approaches to 
achieving the objectives specified in section 441(b)(1). One 
of the projects shall test the use of married couples to 
deliver program services. 
‘(b) ELIGIBLE ENTITIES.—An entity eligible for a 
grant under this section must be a national nonprofit fa-
therhood promotion organization that meets the following 
requirements: 
‘(1) EXPERIENCE
WITH
FATHERHOOD
PRO-
GRAMS.—The organization must have substantial ex-
perience in designing and successfully conducting 
programs that meet the purposes described in sec-
tion 441. 
‘(2) 
EXPERIENCE
WITH
MULTICITY, 
MULTISTATE PROGRAMS AND GOVERNMENT COORDI-
NATION.—The organization must have experience in 
simultaneously conducting such programs in more 
than 1 major metropolitan area in more than 1 
State and in coordinating such programs, where ap-
propriate, with State and local government agencies 
and private, nonprofit agencies (including commu-
nity-based and religious organizations), including 
State or local agencies responsible for child support 
enforcement and workforce development. 
‘(c) APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS.—In order to be 
eligible for a grant under this section, an entity must sub-
mit to the Secretary an application that includes the fol-
lowing: 
‘(1) QUALIFICATIONS.—
‘(A) ELIGIBLE ENTITY.—A demonstration 
that the entity meets the requirements of sub-
section (b). 
‘(B) OTHER.—Such other information as 
the Secretary may find necessary to dem-
onstrate the entity’s capacity to carry out the 
project, including the entity’s ability to provide 
the non-Federal share of project resources. 
‘(2) PROJECT DESCRIPTION.—A description of 
and commitments concerning the project design, in-
cluding the following: 
‘(A) IN GENERAL.—A detailed description 
of the proposed project design and how it will 
be carried out, which shall—
‘(i) provide for the project to be con-
ducted in at least 3 major metropolitan 
areas; 
‘(ii) state how it will address each of 
the 4 objectives specified in section 
441(b)(1); 
‘(iii) demonstrate that there is a suffi-
cient number of potential clients to allow 
for the random selection of individuals to 
participate in the project and for compari-
sons with appropriate control groups com-
posed of individuals who have not partici-
pated in such projects; and 
‘(iv) demonstrate that the project is 
designed to direct a majority of project re-
sources to activities serving low-income fa-
thers (but the project need not make serv-
ices available on a means-tested basis). 
‘(B) OVERSIGHT, EVALUATION, AND
AD-
JUSTMENT
COMPONENT.—An agreement that 
the entity—
‘(i) in consultation with the evaluator 
selected pursuant to section 445, and as 
required by the Secretary, will modify the 
project design, initially and (if necessary) 
subsequently throughout the duration of 
the project, in order to facilitate ongoing 
and final oversight and evaluation of 
project operation and outcomes (by means 
including, to the maximum extent feasible, 
random assignment of clients to service re-
cipient and control groups), and to provide 
for mid-course adjustments in project de-
sign indicated by interim evaluations;
‘(ii) will submit to the Secretary re-
vised descriptions of the project design as 
modified in accordance with clause (i); and 
‘(iii) will cooperate fully with the Sec-
retary’s ongoing oversight and ongoing and 
final evaluation of the project, by means 
including affording the Secretary access to 
the project and to project-related records 
and documents, staff, and clients. 
‘(3) ADDRESSING CHILD ABUSE AND NEGLECT 
AND
DOMESTIC
VIOLENCE.—A description of how 
the entity will assess for the presence of, and inter-
vene to resolve, domestic violence and child abuse 
and neglect, including how the entity will coordinate 
with State and local child protective service and do-
mestic violence programs. 
‘(4) ADDRESSING
CONCERNS
RELATING
TO 
SUBSTANCE ABUSE AND SEXUAL ACTIVITY.—A com-
mitment to make available to each individual partici-
pating in the project education about alcohol, to-
bacco, and other drugs, and about the health risks 
associated with abusing such substances, and infor-
mation about diseases and conditions transmitted 
through substance abuse and sexual contact, includ-
ing HIV/AIDS, and to coordinate with providers of 
services addressing such problems, as appropriate. 
‘(5) COORDINATION
WITH
SPECIFIED
PRO-
GRAMS.—An undertaking to coordinate, as appro-
priate, with State and local entities responsible for 
the programs funded under parts A, B, and D of 
this title, programs under title I of the Workforce 
Investment Act of 1998 (including the One-Stop de-
livery system), and such other programs as the Sec-
retary may require. 
‘(6) RECORDS, REPORTS, AND
AUDITS.—An 
agreement to maintain such records, make such re-
ports, and cooperate with such reviews or audits (in 
addition to those required under the preceding provi-
sions of paragraph (2)) as the Secretary may find 
necessary for purposes of oversight of project activi-
ties and expenditures. 
‘(d) FEDERAL SHARE.—
‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Grants for a project under 
this section for a fiscal year shall be available for up 
to 80 percent of the cost of such project in such fis-
cal year. 
‘(2) NON-FEDERAL
SHARE.—The non-Federal 
share may be in cash or in kind. In determining the 
amount of the non-Federal share, the Secretary may
attribute fair market value to goods, services, and 
facilities contributed from non-Federal sources. 
‘SEC. 445. EVALUATION. 
‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary, directly or by con-
tract or cooperative agreement, shall evaluate the effec-
tiveness of service projects funded under sections 443 and 
444 from the standpoint of the purposes specified in sec-
tion 441(b)(1). 
‘(b) 
EVALUATION
METHODOLOGY.—Evaluations 
under this section shall—
‘(1) include, to the maximum extent feasible, 
random assignment of clients to service delivery and 
control groups and other appropriate comparisons of 
groups of individuals receiving and not receiving 
services; 
‘(2) describe and measure the effectiveness of 
the projects in achieving their specific project goals; 
and 
‘(3) describe and assess, as appropriate, the im-
pact of such projects on marriage, parenting, domes-
tic violence, child abuse and neglect, money manage-
ment, employment and earnings, payment of child 
support, and child well-being, health, and education.
‘(c) EVALUATION REPORTS.—The Secretary shall 
publish the following reports on the results of the evalua-
tion: 
‘(1) An implementation evaluation report cov-
ering the first 24 months of the activities under this 
part to be completed by 36 months after initiation 
of such activities. 
‘(2) A final report on the evaluation to be com-
pleted by September 30, 2013. 
‘SEC. 446. PROJECTS OF NATIONAL SIGNIFICANCE. 
‘The Secretary is authorized, by grant, contract, or 
cooperative agreement, to carry out projects and activities 
of national significance relating to fatherhood promotion, 
including—
‘(1) COLLECTION AND DISSEMINATION OF IN-
FORMATION.—Assisting States, communities, and 
private entities, including religious organizations, in 
efforts to promote and support marriage and respon-
sible fatherhood by collecting, evaluating, developing, 
and making available (through the Internet and by 
other means) to all interested parties information re-
garding approaches to accomplishing the objectives 
specified in section 441(b)(1). 
‘(2) MEDIA CAMPAIGN.—Developing, promoting, 
and distributing to interested States, local govern-
ments, public agencies, and private nonprofit organi-
zations, including charitable and religious organiza-
tions, a media campaign that promotes and encour-
ages involved, committed, and responsible fatherhood 
and married fatherhood. 
‘(3) TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.—Providing tech-
nical assistance, including consultation and training, 
to public and private entities, including community 
organizations and faith-based organizations, in the 
implementation of local fatherhood promotion pro-
grams. 
‘(4) RESEARCH.—Conducting research related 
to the purposes of this part. 
‘SEC. 447. NONDISCRIMINATION. 
‘The projects and activities assisted under this part 
shall be available on the same basis to all fathers and ex-
pectant fathers able to benefit from such projects and ac-
tivities, including married and unmarried fathers and cus-
todial and noncustodial fathers, with particular attention 
to low-income fathers, and to mothers and expectant 
mothers on the same basis as to fathers.
‘SEC. 448. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS; RES-
ERVATION FOR CERTAIN PURPOSE. 
‘(a) AUTHORIZATION.—There are authorized to be 
appropriated $20,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2006 
through 2010 to carry out the provisions of this part. 
‘(b) RESERVATION.—Of the amount appropriated 
under this section for each fiscal year, not more than 15 
percent shall be available for the costs of the multicity, 
multicounty, multistate demonstration projects under sec-
tion 444, evaluations under section 445, and projects of 
national significance under section 446.’. 
‘‘(b) INAPPLICABILITY OF EFFECTIVE DATE PROVI-
SIONS.—Section 116 shall not apply to the amendment 
made by subsection (a) of this section.’’. 
(2) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—Section 2 of such 
Act is amended in the table of contents by inserting 
after the item relating to section 116 the following 
new item:
‘‘117. Fatherhood program.’’.
SEC. 120. STATE OPTION TO MAKE TANF PROGRAMS MAN-
DATORY PARTNERS WITH ONE-STOP EMPLOY-
MENT TRAINING CENTERS. 
Section 408 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 
608) is amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(h) STATE OPTION TO MAKE TANF PROGRAMS 
MANDATORY PARTNERS WITH ONE-STOP EMPLOYMENT
TRAINING CENTERS.—For purposes of section 121(b) of 
the Workforce Investment Act of 1998, a State program 
funded under part A of title IV of the Social Security Act 
shall be considered a program referred to in paragraph 
(1)(B) of such section, unless, after the date of the enact-
ment of this subsection, the Governor of the State notifies 
the Secretaries of Health and Human Services and Labor 
in writing of the decision of the Governor not to make 
the State program a mandatory partner.’’. 
SEC. 121. SENSE OF THE CONGRESS. 
It is the sense of the Congress that a State welfare-
to-work program should include a mentoring program. 
SEC. 122. EXTENSION THROUGH FISCAL YEAR 2005. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Except as otherwise provided in 
this Act and the amendments made by this Act, activities 
authorized by part A of title IV of the Social Security Act, 
and by sections 429A, 1108(b), and 1130(a) of such Act, 
shall continue through September 30, 2005, in the manner 
authorized for fiscal year 2004, and out of any money in 
the Treasury of the United States not otherwise appro-
priated, there are hereby appropriated such sums as may 
be necessary for such purpose. Grants and payments may 
be made pursuant to this authority through the fourth 
quarter of fiscal year 2005 at the level provided for such 
activities through the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2004,
except that in the case of section 403(a)(4) of such Act, 
the level shall be $100,000,000. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—Subsection (a) shall take ef-
fect on the date of the enactment of this Act. 
TITLE II—CHILD CARE 
SEC. 201. SHORT TITLE. 
This title may be cited as the ‘‘Caring for Children 
Act of 2005’’. 
SEC. 202. GOALS. 
(a) GOALS.—Section 658A(b) of the Child Care and 
Development Block Grant Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 9801 
note) is amended—
(1) in paragraph (3) by striking ‘‘encourage’’ 
and inserting ‘‘assist’’, 
(2) by amending paragraph (4) to read as fol-
lows: 
‘‘(4) to assist States to provide child care to 
low-income parents;’’, 
(3) by redesignating paragraph (5) as para-
graph (7), and 
(4) by inserting after paragraph (4) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(5) to encourage States to improve the quality 
of child care available to families;
‘‘(6) to promote school readiness by encour-
aging the exposure of young children in child care to 
nurturing environments and developmentally-appro-
priate activities, including activities to foster early 
cognitive and literacy development; and’’. 
(b) 
CONFORMING
AMENDMENT.—Section 
658E(c)(3)(B) of the Child Care and Development Block 
Grant Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 9858c(c)(3)(B)) is amended 
by striking ‘‘through (5)’’ and inserting ‘‘through (7)’’. 
SEC. 203. 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 striking ‘‘is’’ and inserting ‘‘are’’, and 
(2) by striking ‘‘$1,000,000,000 for each of the 
fiscal years 1996 through 2002’’ and inserting 
‘‘$2,100,000,000 
for 
fiscal 
year 
2005, 
$2,300,000,000 
for 
fiscal 
year 
2006, 
$2,500,000,000 
for 
fiscal 
year 
2007, 
$2,700,000,000 
for 
fiscal 
year 
2008, 
$2,900,000,000 
for 
fiscal 
year 
2009, 
and 
$3,100,000,000 for fiscal year 2010’’. 
SEC. 204. APPLICATION AND PLAN. 
Section 658E(c)(2) of the Child Care and Develop-
ment Block Grant Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 9858C(c)(2)) 
is amended—
(1) by amending subparagraph (D) to read as 
follows: 
‘‘(D) CONSUMER AND CHILD CARE PRO-
VIDER EDUCATION INFORMATION.—Certify that 
the State will collect and disseminate, through 
resource and referral services and other means 
as determined by the State, to parents of eligi-
ble children, child care providers, and the gen-
eral public, information regarding—
‘‘(i) the promotion of informed child 
care choices, including information about 
the quality and availability of child care 
services; 
‘‘(ii) research and best practices on 
children’s development, including early cog-
nitive development; 
‘‘(iii) the availability of assistance to 
obtain child care services; and 
‘‘(iv) other programs for which fami-
lies that receive child care services for 
which financial assistance is provided 
under this subchapter may be eligible, in-
cluding the food stamp program, the WIC 
program under section 17 of the Child Nu-
trition Act of 1966, the child and adult
care food program under section 17 of the 
Richard B. Russell National School Lunch 
Act, and the medicaid and SCHIP pro-
grams under titles XIX and XXI of the 
Social Security Act.’’, and 
(2) by inserting after subparagraph (H) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(I) COORDINATION WITH OTHER EARLY 
CHILD CARE SERVICES AND EARLY CHILDHOOD 
EDUCATION PROGRAMS.—Demonstrate how the 
State is coordinating child care services pro-
vided under this subchapter with Head Start, 
Early Reading First, Even Start, Ready-To-
Learn Television, State pre-kindergarten pro-
grams, and other early childhood education pro-
grams to expand accessibility to and continuity 
of care and early education without displacing 
services provided by the current early care and 
education delivery system. 
‘‘(J) PUBLIC-PRIVATE
PARTNERSHIPS.—
Demonstrate how the State encourages partner-
ships with private and other public entities to 
leverage existing service delivery systems of 
early childhood education and increase the sup-
ply and quality of child care services.
‘‘(K) CHILD CARE SERVICE QUALITY.—
‘‘(i) CERTIFICATION.—For each fiscal 
year after fiscal year 2006, certify that 
during the then preceding fiscal year the 
State was in compliance with section 658G 
and describe how funds were used to com-
ply with such section during such pre-
ceding fiscal year. 
‘‘(ii) STRATEGY.—For each fiscal year 
after fiscal year 2006, contain an outline 
of the strategy the State will implement 
during such fiscal year for which the State 
plan is submitted, to address the quality of 
child care services in the State available to 
low-income parents from eligible child care 
providers, and include in such strategy—
‘‘(I) a statement specifying how 
the State will address the activities 
described in paragraphs (1), (2), and 
(3) of section 658G; 
‘‘(II) a description of quantifi-
able, objective measures for evaluating 
the quality of child care services sepa-
rately with respect to the activities 
listed in each of such paragraphs that
the State will use to evaluate its 
progress in improving the quality of 
such child care services; 
‘‘(III) a list of State-developed 
child care service quality targets for 
such fiscal year quantified on the 
basis of such measures; and 
‘‘(IV) for each fiscal year after 
fiscal year 2006, a report on the 
progress made to achieve such targets 
during the then preceding fiscal year. 
‘‘(iii) RULE
OF
CONSTRUCTION.—
Nothing in this subparagraph shall be con-
strued to require that the State apply 
measures for evaluating quality to specific 
types of child care providers. 
‘‘(L) ACCESS TO CARE FOR CERTAIN POPU-
LATIONS.—Demonstrate how the State is ad-
dressing the child care needs of parents eligible 
for child care services for which financial assist-
ance is provided under this subchapter who 
have children with special needs, work nontradi-
tional hours, or require child care services for 
infants or toddlers.’’.
SEC. 205. 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 SERVICES. 
‘‘A State that receives funds to carry out this sub-
chapter for a fiscal year, shall use not less than 6 percent 
of the amount of such funds for activities provided 
through resource and referral services or other means, 
that are designed to improve the quality of child care serv-
ices in the State available to low-income parents from eli-
gible child care providers. Such activities include—
‘‘(1) programs that provide training, education, 
and other professional development activities to en-
hance the skills of the child care workforce, includ-
ing training opportunities for caregivers in informal 
care settings; 
‘‘(2) activities within child care settings to en-
hance early learning for young children, to promote 
early literacy, and to foster school readiness; 
‘‘(3) initiatives to increase the retention and 
compensation of child care providers, including 
tiered reimbursement rates for providers that meet 
quality standards as defined by the State; or
‘‘(4) other activities deemed by the State to im-
prove the quality of child care services provided in 
such State.’’. 
SEC. 206. REPORT BY SECRETARY. 
Section 658L of the Child Care and Development 
Block Grant Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 9858j) is amended 
to read as follows: 
‘‘SEC. 658L. REPORT BY SECRETARY. 
‘‘(a) REPORT REQUIRED.—Not later than October 1, 
2007, and biennially thereafter, the Secretary shall pre-
pare and submit to the Committee on Education and the 
Workforce of the House of Representatives and the Com-
mittee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions of the 
Senate a report that contains the following: 
‘‘(1) A summary and analysis of the data and 
information provided to the Secretary in the State 
reports submitted under section 658K. 
‘‘(2) Aggregated statistics on the supply of, de-
mand for, and quality of child care, early education, 
and non-school-hours programs. 
‘‘(3) An assessment, and where appropriate, 
recommendations for the Congress concerning ef-
forts that should be undertaken to improve the ac-
cess of the public to quality and affordable child care 
in the United States.
‘‘(b) COLLECTION OF INFORMATION.—The Secretary 
may utilize the national child care data system available 
through resource and referral organizations at the local, 
State, and national level to collect the information re-
quired by subsection (a)(2).’’
SEC. 207. DEFINITIONS. 
Section 658P(4)(B) of the Child Care and Develop-
ment Block Grant Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 9858N(4)(B)) 
is amended by striking ‘‘85 percent of the State median 
income’’ and inserting ‘‘income levels as established by the 
State, prioritized by need,’’. 
SEC. 208. ENTITLEMENT FUNDING. 
Section 418(a)(3) (42 U.S.C. 618(a)(3)) is amend-
ed—
(1) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of subpara-
graph (E); 
(2) by striking the period at the end of sub-
paragraph (F) and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(G) $2,917,000,000 for each of fiscal 
years 2006 through 2010.’’.
TITLE III—CHILD SUPPORT 
SEC. 301. FEDERAL MATCHING FUNDS FOR LIMITED PASS 
THROUGH OF CHILD SUPPORT PAYMENTS TO 
FAMILIES RECEIVING TANF. 
(a) IN
GENERAL.—Section 457(a) (42 U.S.C. 
657(a)) is amended—
(1) in paragraph (1)(A), by inserting ‘‘subject 
to paragraph (7)’’ before the semicolon; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(7) FEDERAL MATCHING FUNDS FOR LIMITED 
PASS THROUGH OF CHILD SUPPORT PAYMENTS TO 
FAMILIES RECEIVING TANF.—Notwithstanding para-
graph (1), a State shall not be required to pay to 
the Federal Government the Federal share of an 
amount collected during a month on behalf of a fam-
ily that is a recipient of assistance under the State 
program funded under part A, to the extent that—
‘‘(A) the State distributes the amount to 
the family; 
‘‘(B) the total of the amounts so distrib-
uted to the family during the month—
‘‘(i) exceeds the amount (if any) that, 
as of December 31, 2001, was required 
under State law to be distributed to a fam-
ily under paragraph (1)(B); and
‘‘(ii) does not exceed the greater of—
‘‘(I) $100; or 
‘‘(II) $50 plus the amount de-
scribed in clause (i); and 
‘‘(C) the amount is disregarded in deter-
mining the amount and type of assistance pro-
vided to the family under the State program 
funded under part A.’’. 
(b) APPLICABILITY.—The amendments made by sub-
section (a) shall apply to amounts distributed on or after 
October 1, 2007. 
SEC. 302. STATE OPTION TO PASS THROUGH ALL CHILD 
SUPPORT PAYMENTS TO FAMILIES THAT 
FORMERLY RECEIVED TANF. 
(a) IN
GENERAL.—Section 457(a) (42 U.S.C. 
657(a)), as amended by section 301(a) of this Act, is 
amended—
(1) in paragraph (2)(B), in the matter pre-
ceding clause (i), by inserting ‘‘, except as provided 
in paragraph (8),’’ after ‘‘shall’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(8) STATE
OPTION
TO
PASS
THROUGH
ALL 
CHILD SUPPORT PAYMENTS TO FAMILIES THAT FOR-
MERLY RECEIVED TANF.—In lieu of applying para-
graph (2) to any family described in paragraph (2),
a State may distribute to the family any amount col-
lected during a month on behalf of the family.’’. 
(b) APPLICABILITY.—The amendments made by sub-
section (a) shall apply to amounts distributed on or after 
October 1, 2007. 
SEC. 303. MANDATORY REVIEW AND ADJUSTMENT OF 
CHILD SUPPORT ORDERS FOR FAMILIES RE-
CEIVING TANF. 
(a) IN
GENERAL.—Section 466(a)(10)(A)(i) (42 
U.S.C. 666(a)(10)(A)(i)) is amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘parent, or,’’ and inserting 
‘‘parent or’’; and 
(2) by striking ‘‘upon the request of the State 
agency under the State plan or of either parent,’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
subsection (a) shall take effect on October 1, 2007. 
SEC. 304. MANDATORY FEE FOR SUCCESSFUL CHILD SUP-
PORT COLLECTION FOR FAMILY THAT HAS 
NEVER RECEIVED TANF. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 454(6)(B) (42 U.S.C. 
654(6)(B)) is amended—
(1) by inserting ‘‘(i)’’ after ‘‘(B)’’; 
(2) by redesignating clauses (i) and (ii) as sub-
clauses (I) and (II), respectively; 
(3) by adding ‘‘and’’ after the semicolon; and
(4) by adding after and below the end the fol-
lowing new clause: 
‘‘(ii) in the case of an individual who has 
never received assistance under a State pro-
gram funded under part A and for whom the 
State has collected at least $500 of support, the 
State shall impose an annual fee of $25 for 
each case in which services are furnished, which 
shall be retained by the State from support col-
lected on behalf of the individual (but not from 
the 1st $500 so collected), paid by the indi-
vidual applying for the services, recovered from 
the absent parent, or paid by the State out of 
its own funds (the payment of which from State 
funds shall not be considered as an administra-
tive cost of the State for the operation of the 
plan, and such fees shall be considered income 
to the program);’’. 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 457(a)(3) 
(42 U.S.C. 657(a)(3)) is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(3) FAMILIES THAT NEVER RECEIVED ASSIST-
ANCE.—In the case of any other family, the State 
shall distribute to the family the portion of the 
amount so collected that remains after withholding 
any fee pursuant to section 454(6)(B)(ii).’’.