States for such most recent fiscal year for 
which satisfactory data are available. 
(B) MINIMUM ALLOTMENT AMOUNT.—No 
State receiving an allotment under subpara-
graph (A) for a fiscal year shall receive less 
than 1⁄2 of 1 percent of the total amount allot-
ted under such subparagraph for the fiscal 
year. 
(c) STATE RESERVATION.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—From amounts reserved 
under subsection (b)(1)(E), a State shall carry out 
the State leadership activities described in this sub-
section to improve equitable access to high-quality 
preschool programs operated by eligible providers 
across the State, including programs in high-need 
local educational agencies, which shall include— 
(A) ongoing professional development op-
portunities for school principals, school super-
intendents, teachers, specialized instructional 
support personnel, and teacher assistants to im-
prove their practices, which may include activi-
ties that— 
(i) prepare elementary schools to cre-
ate or expand preschool classrooms, includ-
ing training on developmentally appro-
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priate practices and preparing classrooms 
with materials and equipment for young 
children; 
(ii) promote children’s development 
across all of the essential domains of early 
learning and development; 
(iii) improve curricula and teacher- 
child interaction; 
(iv) incorporate the inclusion of key 
programmatic strategies into classroom in-
struction; 
(v) increase effective family engage-
ment, including for families of dual lan-
guage learners; 
(vi) provide effective instruction for 
children of diverse backgrounds and chil-
dren with disabilities and dual language 
learners; 
(vii) improve social and emotional de-
velopment; 
(viii) incorporate positive behavioral 
interventions and supports and principles 
of trauma-informed care; 
(ix) align preschool curricula with ele-
mentary school standards and curricula; 
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(x) engage teachers, teacher leaders, 
early childhood educators, and other pro-
fessionals in joint professional learning op-
portunities, 
as 
described 
in 
section 
2103(b)(3)(G) of the Elementary and Sec-
ondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 
6613(b)(3)(G)); and 
(xi) improve the transition of children 
from preschool to elementary school; 
(B) completing the Preschool Equity Re-
view and distributing grants as described in 
paragraph (2) in accordance with the results of 
such review; 
(C) expanding or establishing scholarships, 
counseling, and compensation initiatives to 
cover the cost of tuition, fees, materials, trans-
portation, and release time for staff of eligible 
providers to pursue credentials and degrees, in-
cluding bachelor’s degrees; and 
(D) partnerships between institutions of 
higher education and eligible providers, includ-
ing high-need local educational agencies, to im-
prove access to early childhood educators, in-
cluding educators serving dual language learn-
ers and children with disabilities. 
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(2) GRANTS TO IMPROVE EQUITABLE ACCESS 
TO HIGH-QUALITY PRESCHOOL PROGRAMS.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—From amounts reserved 
under subsection (b)(1)(E), a State shall make 
grants to rectify resource inequities in preschool 
programs and expand access to high-quality 
preschool programs for all children, including 
children described in items (aa) through (dd) of 
subparagraph (B)(ii)(I). Such grants shall be 
awarded to high-need local educational agencies 
in order to improve their capacity to offer high- 
quality preschool programs for eligible children, 
which may include paying the costs of renova-
tion. 
(B) PRESCHOOL EQUITY REVIEW.— 
(i) IN GENERAL.—Each State making 
grants under subparagraph (A) shall com-
plete an annual Preschool Equity Review 
that informs the distribution of funds 
under such subparagraph. 
(ii) CONTENTS
OF
REVIEW.—Each 
Preschool Equity Review shall include data 
on— 
(I) the percentage of children 
participating in preschool programs 
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funded 
under 
this 
section, 
disaggregated by status as— 
(aa) children with disabil-
ities; 
(bb) low-income children; 
(cc) children from major 
ethnic and racial groups; and 
(dd) dual language learners; 
(II) the geographic location of 
preschool programs funded under this 
section; 
(III) the quality of preschool pro-
grams funded under the section, com-
pared to such programs not funded 
under this section; and 
(IV) resource inequities between 
preschool programs, including pro-
grams serving a high percentage of 
children 
described 
in 
items 
(aa) 
through (dd) of subclause (I). 
(d) STATE APPLICATION.—In order to receive an al-
lotment under this section, the Governor of a State shall 
submit an application at such time and in such manner 
as the Secretary of Health and Human Services, in col-
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laboration with the Secretary of Education, may require. 
Such application shall include each of the following: 
(1) A description of how the State will provide 
access to high-quality preschool during the school 
day for eligible children in the State within 3 years, 
which shall include the following: 
(A) How the State plans to distribute 
funds from the State’s allotment to eligible pro-
viders, including an assurance that the Gov-
ernor will designate a State-level entity (such as 
an agency or joint interagency office) for the 
administration of the grant. 
(B) An explanation of how the State will 
ensure that eligible providers receiving funds 
under this section will use research–based cur-
ricula that are aligned with State early learning 
standards that are developmentally appropriate 
and include, at a minimum, each of the fol-
lowing domains: 
(i) Language development. 
(ii) Literacy. 
(iii) Mathematics. 
(iv) Science. 
(v) Creative arts. 
(vi) Social and emotional development. 
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(vii) Approaches to learning. 
(viii) Physical development. 
(C) How the State will coordinate services 
provided under this section with services and 
supports provided under the Child Care and 
Development Block Grant Act of 1990 (42 
U.S.C. 9858 et seq.), section 619 and part C of 
the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act 
(20 U.S.C. 1419; 1431 et seq.), the Head Start 
Act (42 U.S.C. 9831 et seq.), the Preschool De-
velopment Grants program under section 9212 
of the Every Student Succeeds Act (42 U.S.C. 
9831 note), the Elementary and Secondary 
Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6301 et 
seq.), the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance 
Act (42 U.S.C. 11301 et seq.) and the mater-
nal, infant, and early childhood home visiting 
programs assisted under section 511 of the So-
cial Security Act (42 U.S.C. 711). 
(D) How the State will improve transitions 
from early childhood education to elementary 
school, including how the State will ensure that 
preschool programs— 
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(i) share relevant data between early 
childhood 
educators 
and 
kindergarten 
teachers; 
(ii) share instructional, behavioral, 
and other information between early child-
hood educators and kindergarten teachers 
to best support the transition of children 
with disabilities who may need services and 
supports provided under part B of the In-
dividuals with Disabilities Education Act 
(42 U.S.C. 1411 et seq.) into general edu-
cation settings; and 
(iii) share information about the pro-
ficiency of dual language learners in both 
English and their native language. 
(E) How the State will provide ongoing 
monitoring and support and conduct evalua-
tions of preschool programs funded under this 
section. 
(F) How the State has reviewed the stra-
tegic plan developed under section 9212 of the 
Every Student Succeeds Act (42 U.S.C. 9831 
note) or engaged in a similar strategy to facili-
tate coordination of existing early learning and 
care programs in a mixed delivery system. 
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(G) If the State funds full-day kinder-
garten programs, but such full-day kinder-
garten programs are not available to all chil-
dren who are eligible to attend such programs 
in the State, how the State plans to increase 
the number of children in the State who are en-
rolled in full-day kindergarten programs and a 
strategy to implement such a plan. 
(H) If the State does not fund full-day 
kindergarten programs, a description of how 
the State plans to establish such programs to 
strengthen the educational continuum for chil-
dren who will be involved in the State’s high- 
quality preschool program supported under this 
title. 
(2) An assurance that all preschool programs 
funded under this section will— 
(A) offer programming that meets the du-
ration requirements in the program perform-
ance standards applicable to Head Start pro-
grams described in section 641A of the Head 
Start Act (42 U.S.C. 9836a); 
(B) adopt policies and practices to provide 
expedited enrollment, including prioritization, 
to— 
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(i) homeless children; 
(ii) children in foster care; and 
(iii) migratory children; 
(C) conduct outreach to families of— 
(i) homeless children; 
(ii) dual language learners; 
(iii) children in foster care; 
(iv) children with disabilities; 
(v) infants and toddlers with disabil-
ities; and 
(vi) migratory children; 
(D) provide salaries to staff of eligible pro-
viders that are on the same pay scale as ele-
mentary school educators with similar creden-
tials and experience; 
(E) require high staff qualifications for 
teachers, including, at a minimum, meeting the 
staff qualifications included in the quality 
standards of the National Institute for Early 
Education Research that are in effect on the 
date of enactment of this Act by not later than 
4 years after the date the State first receives an 
allotment under this section; and 
(F) determine whether children are dual 
language learners and provide services to en-
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sure the full and effective participation of such 
learners and their families. 
(3) An assurance that the State will provide as-
sistance under this section only to eligible providers 
that prohibit the use of suspension, expulsion, and 
aversive behavioral interventions. 
(4) An assurance that the State will meet the 
requirements of clauses (ii) and (iii) of section 
658E(c)(2)(T) of the Child Care and Development 
Block 
Grant 
Act 
of 
1990 
(42 
U.S.C. 
9858c(c)(2)(T)(ii) and (iii)). 
(e) USE OF FUNDS.—A State that receives an allot-
ment under subsection (b)(2) for a fiscal year shall use 
the allotment to carry out the activities described in the 
State’s application described in subsection (d). 
(f) MATCH REQUIRED.—A State that receives an al-
lotment under subsection (b)(2) for a fiscal year shall pro-
vide matching funds from non-Federal sources in an 
amount equal to 10 percent of the Federal funds that such 
State receives under such subsection for the fiscal year. 
(g) REPORTING.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Each State that receives an 
allotment under subsection (b)(2) shall prepare an 
annual report, in such manner and containing such 
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information as the Secretary of Health and Human 
Services may reasonably require. 
(2) CONTENTS.—A report prepared under para-
graph (1) shall contain, at a minimum— 
(A) a description of the manner in which 
the State has used the funds made available 
through the allotment and a report of the ex-
penditures made with the funds; 
(B) a summary of the State’s progress to-
ward providing access to high-quality preschool 
programs for eligible children; 
(C) an evaluation of the State’s progress 
towards improving equitable access to high- 
quality preschool, as measured by the Preschool 
Equity 
Review 
described 
in 
subsection 
(c)(2)(B), disaggregated by the categories 
under subsection (c)(2)(B)(ii)(I); 
(D) the number and percentage of children 
in the State participating in eligible preschool 
programs, disaggregated by race, ethnicity, 
family income, child age, disability, and whether 
the children are homeless children, children in 
foster care, or dual language learners; 
(E) data on the number and percentage of 
children in the State participating in public kin-
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dergarten programs, disaggregated by race, 
family income, child age, disability, and whether 
the children are homeless children, children in 
foster care, or dual language learners, with in-
formation on whether such programs are of-
fered— 
(i) for a full-day; and 
(ii) at no cost to families; 
(F) data on the kindergarten readiness of 
children across the State; and 
(G) data regarding coordination efforts 
with other child care and early childhood edu-
cation programs, including those funded under 
the Head Start Act (42 U.S.C. 9831 et seq.). 
(h) MAINTENANCE OF EFFORT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—If a State reduces its com-
bined fiscal effort per child for its State preschool 
program or State supplemental assistance funds for 
Head Start programs assisted under the Head Start 
Act (42 U.S.C. 9831 et seq.) for any fiscal year that 
a State receives an allotment under subsection 
(b)(2) relative to the previous fiscal year, the Sec-
retary of Health and Human Services, in collabora-
tion with the Secretary of Education, shall reduce 
support for such State under such subsection by the 
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same amount as the decline in State effort for such 
fiscal year. 
(2) WAIVER.—The Secretary of Health and 
Human Services, in collaboration with the Secretary 
of Education, may waive the requirements of para-
graph (1) if— 
(A) the Secretaries determine that a waiv-
er would be appropriate due to a precipitous de-
cline in the financial resources of a State as a 
result of unforeseen economic hardship or a 
natural disaster that has necessitated across- 
the-board reductions in State services during 
the 5-year period preceding the date of the de-
termination, including for early childhood edu-
cation programs; or 
(B) due to the circumstances of a State re-
quiring reductions in specific programs, includ-
ing early childhood education, the State pre-
sents to the Secretaries a justification and dem-
onstration why other programs could not be re-
duced and how early childhood programs in the 
State will not be disproportionately harmed by 
such State action. 
(i) SUPPLEMENT NOT SUPPLANT.—Funds received 
under this section shall be used to supplement and not 
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supplant other Federal, State, and local public funds ex-
pended on early childhood education programs in the 
State. 
(j) APPROPRIATIONS.—There is authorized to be ap-
propriated, and there is appropriated, to carry out this 
section, $8,000,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2022 
through 2032. 
TITLE III—HEAD START 
EXTENDED DURATION 
SEC. 301. EXTENDED DURATION. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Head Start Act (42 U.S.C. 
9801 et seq.) is amended— 
(1) by redesignating section 657C (42 U.S.C. 
9852c) as section 657D; and 
(2) by inserting after section 657B (42 U.S.C. 
9852b) the following: 
‘‘SEC. 657C. EXTENDED DURATION. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall make grants 
to Head Start agencies (including Early Head Start agen-
cies) funded under this subchapter to enable such agen-
cies— 
‘‘(1) to provide access to a full school year and 
a full school day of services; 
‘‘(2) in the case of a migrant and seasonal 
Head Start agency, to provide access to additional 
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service hours to ensure continuous Head Start serv-
ices as determined by the Secretary; or 
‘‘(3) in the case of a Head Start agency (in-
cluding an Early Head Start agency) that already 
meets the full-day, full-year services needs within its 
community, to enhance the quality of Head Start 
services (including Early Head Start services) pro-
vided to children served by such agency. 
‘‘(b) APPLICATION.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—To be eligible to receive a 
grant under this section, a Head Start agency shall 
submit an application at such time and in such man-
ner as the Secretary may require. Such application 
shall include— 
‘‘(A) evidence of— 
‘‘(i) the number and percentage of 
slots— 
‘‘(I) in the agency’s Head Start 
center-based programs (that are not 
Early Head Start programs)— 
‘‘(aa) that are currently 
funded (as of the date of submis-
sion of the application); and 
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‘‘(bb) in which services are 
provided for at least the equiva-
lent of 1,020 hours per year; and 
‘‘(II) in the agency’s Early Head 
Start center-based programs— 
‘‘(aa) that are currently 
funded (as of that date); and 
‘‘(bb) in which services are 
provided for at least the equiva-
lent of 1,380 hours per year; and 
‘‘(ii) the number and percentage of 
slots, in the agency’s Head Start family 
child care programs— 
‘‘(I) that are currently funded 
(as of that date); and 
‘‘(II) in which services are pro-
vided for at least the equivalent of 
1380 hours per year; 
‘‘(B) a description of an approach, using 
the current community-wide strategic planning 
and needs assessment described in section 
640(g)(1)(C) of the Head Start Act (42 U.S.C. 
9835(g)(1)(C)) and current program schedule 
(current as of the date of submission of the ap-
plication), that transitions all of the agency’s 
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Head Start programs to a full school day, full 
school year program schedule; and 
‘‘(C) a budget justification that estimates 
the supplemental funding necessary to provide 
for incremental ongoing operating costs for the 
extended hours of service under such a program 
schedule for the current enrollment in the agen-
cy’s Head Start programs. 
‘‘(2) EXCEPTIONS.— 
‘‘(A) MIGRANT
AND
SEASONAL
HEAD 
START.— 
‘‘(i) IN
GENERAL.—A migrant and 
seasonal Head Start agency may apply for 
a grant described in subsection (a) without 
meeting the requirements specified in para-
graph (1) to ensure continuous Head Start 
services are provided to children enrolled in 
a migrant and seasonal Head Start pro-
gram. To be eligible to receive the grant, 
the agency shall submit an application at 
such time and in such manner as the Sec-
retary may require. 
‘‘(ii) PRIORITY.—In making grants to 
applicants described in clause (i), the Sec-
retary shall give priority to a migrant and 
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planning and needs assessment de-
scribed under section 640(g)(1)(C). 
‘‘(c) USE OF FUNDS.— 
‘‘(1) EXTENDED
DURATION.—A Head Start 
agency that meets the requirements of paragraph 
(1) or (2) of subsection (a) receiving a grant under 
this section shall use the grant funds to cover the 
costs associated with extending those hours of serv-
ice for the current enrollment, such as additional 
costs for— 
‘‘(A) the purchase, rental, renovation, and 
maintenance of additional facilities; 
‘‘(B) ongoing purchases of classroom sup-
plies; 
‘‘(C) staff providing services during the ex-
tended hours; and 
‘‘(D) professional development to staff 
transitioning to providing services during the 
extended hours. 
‘‘(2) ENHANCING PROGRAM QUALITY.—A Head 
Start agency (including an Early Head Start agen-
cy) that meets the requirements of subsection (a)(3) 
shall use funds for the activities authorized under 
section 640(a)(5)(B). 
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‘‘(3) EXCEPTION.—The Head Start agency 
shall not use the grant funds to expand the number 
of children served in the Head Start program (in-
cluding the Early Head Start program) of the agen-
cy. 
‘‘(d) RESERVATIONS.— 
‘‘(1) ACTIVITIES.—From the total amount ap-
propriated to carry out this section, the Secretary 
shall— 
‘‘(A) for making grants for the activities 
described 
in 
subsection 
(c)(1)(A), 
reserve 
$4,000,000,000 of the funds appropriated for 
fiscal year 2022; and 
‘‘(B) for making grants for the activities 
described in any of subparagraphs (B) through 
(D) of subsection (c)(1), reserve— 
‘‘(i) $490,000,000 of the funds appro-
priated for fiscal year 2022; 
‘‘(ii) $610,000,000 of the funds ap-
propriated for fiscal year 2023; and 
‘‘(iii) $730,000,000 of the funds ap-
propriated for fiscal year 2024. 
‘‘(2) PRIORITY.—The Secretary shall prioritize 
Head Start agencies (including Early Head Start 
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agencies) that are applying to use funds to carry out 
the activities described in subsection (a)(1). 
‘‘(3) MIGRANT OR SEASONAL HEAD START PRO-
GRAMS.—From the amount appropriated to carry 
out this section for a fiscal year and reserved under 
paragraph (1)(B), the Secretary shall reserve 4.5 
percent for migrant or seasonal Head Start pro-
grams. 
‘‘(e) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this sec-
tion— 
‘‘(1) $4,490,000,000 for fiscal year 2022; 
‘‘(2) $610,000,000 for fiscal year 2023; and 
‘‘(3) $730,000,000 for fiscal year 2024. 
‘‘(f) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
‘‘(1) 
FULL
SCHOOL
DAY; 
FULL
SCHOOL 
YEAR.—The terms ‘full school day’ and ‘full school 
year’ mean such a day and year, respectively, within 
the meaning of the Head Start Program Perform-
ance standards issued under section 641A(a). 
‘‘(2) MIGRANT
AND
SEASONAL
HEAD
START 
AGENCY.—The term ‘migrant and seasonal Head 
Start agency’ means an agency that is funded under 
this subchapter to provide a migrant and seasonal 
Head Start program.’’. 
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(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—Section 640 of the 
Head Start Act (42 U.S.C. 9835) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)(6), by striking ‘‘appro-
priated under this subchapter’’ each place it appears 
and inserting ‘‘appropriated under section 639’’; and 
(2) in subsection (g)(3)(A)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘amount appropriated’’ 
each place it appears and inserting ‘‘amount 
appropriated under section 639’’; 
(B) by striking ‘‘services provided under 
this subchapter’’ and inserting ‘‘services pro-
vided under this subchapter (other than section 
657C)’’; and 
(C) by striking ‘‘agency under this sub-
chapter’’ and inserting ‘‘agency under this sub-
chapter (other than section 657C)’’. 
SEC. 302. APPROPRIATION FOR WAGES. 
(a) APPROPRIATION.—There is authorized to be ap-
propriated, and there is appropriated, out of any funds 
in 
the 
Treasury 
not 
otherwise 
appropriated, 
$4,000,000,000 for fiscal year 2022 and each subsequent 
fiscal year, to carry out subsection (b). 
(b) USE OF FUNDS.—Using funds made available 
under subsection (a), the Secretary of Health and Human 
Services shall assist Head Start agencies (including Early 
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Head Start agencies) funded under the Head Start Act 
(42 U.S.C. 9831 et seq.), to the extent needed to ensure 
that their teachers and staff— 
(1) receive wages that are comparable to wages 
for elementary educators with similar credentials 
and experience in the State; or 
(2) at a minimum, receive a living wage. 
(c) APPLICATION.—In carrying out subsection (b), 
the Secretary shall apply the Head Start Act, except to 
the extent that subsection (b) is inconsistent with that 
Act. 
TITLE 
IV—APPROPRIATIONS 
FOR SUPPORTS AND SERV-
ICES FOR INCLUSIVE CHILD 
CARE 
FOR 
INFANTS, 
TOD-
DLERS, AND CHILDREN WITH 
DISABILITIES 
SEC. 401. APPROPRIATIONS FOR SUPPORTS AND SERVICES 
FOR INCLUSIVE CHILD CARE FOR INFANTS, 
TODDLERS, AND CHILDREN WITH DISABIL-
ITIES. 
There is authorized to be appropriated and there is 
appropriated for each State for each quarter an amount 
that is equal to 5 percent of the payment to such State 
for such quarter under section 658J of the Child Care and 
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Development Block Grant Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 9858h) 
to be used by— 
(1) the State’s lead agency designated or estab-
lished under section 635(a)(10) of the Individuals 
with 
Disabilities 
Education 
Act 
(20 
U.S.C. 
1435(a)(10)) to provide early intervention services 
for infants and toddlers with disabilities (as defined 
in section 632 of the Individuals with Disabilities 
Education Act (20 U.S.C. 1432)) and their families 
in settings that provide high-quality inclusive care to 
such children; and 
(2) the State to provide services and supports 
to children with disabilities (as defined in section 
658P of the Child Care and Development Block 
Grant Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 9858n)) in settings 
that provide high-quality inclusive care to such chil-
dren. 
TITLE 
V—MATERNAL, 
INFANT, 
AND 
EARLY 
CHILDHOOD 
HOME VISITING PROGRAM 
SEC. 501. SENSE OF CONGRESS. 
It is the sense of Congress that— 
(1) from the prenatal period to the first day of 
kindergarten, children’s development rapidly pro-
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gresses at a pace exceeding that of any subsequent 
stage of life; 
(2) as reported by the National Academy of 
Sciences in 2001, striking disparities exist in what 
children know and can do that are evident well be-
fore they enter kindergarten; these differences are 
strongly associated with social and economic cir-
cumstances, and they are predictive of subsequent 
academic performance; 
(3) research has consistently demonstrated that 
investments in high-quality programs that serve in-
fants and toddlers better position those children for 
success in elementary, secondary, and postsecondary 
education as well as helping children develop the 
critical physical, emotional, social, and cognitive 
skills that they will need for the rest of their lives; 
(4) in 2011, there were 11,000,000 infants and 
toddlers living in the United States and 49 percent 
of these children came from low-income families liv-
ing with incomes at or below 200 percent of the 
Federal poverty guidelines; 
(5) the Maternal, Infant, and Early Childhood 
Home Visiting (MIECHV) program was authorized 
by Congress to facilitate collaboration and partner-
ship at the Federal, State, and community levels to 
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improve health and development outcomes for at-risk 
children, including those from low-income families, 
through evidence-based home visiting programs; 
(6) MIECHV is an evidence-based policy initia-
tive and its authorizing legislation requires that at 
least 75 percent of funds dedicated to the program 
must support programs to implement evidence-based 
home visiting models, which includes the home-based 
model of Early Head Start; 
(7) in fiscal year 2016, MIECHV served ap-
proximately 160,000 parents and children, which is 
only a small portion of those eligible, in 893 counties 
covering all 50 states, the District of Columbia, and 
5 territories; and 
(8) Congress should increase its investment in 
MIECHV to support the work of States to help 
more at-risk families voluntarily receive home visits 
from home visitors to— 
(A) promote maternal, infant, and child 
health; 
(B) improve school readiness and achieve-
ment; 
(C) prevent potential child abuse or neglect 
and injuries; 
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(D) support family economic self-suffi-
ciency; 
(E) reduce crime or domestic violence; and 
(F) improve coordination or referrals for 
community resources and supports. 
Æ 
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