SEC. 106. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out 
this title $1,500,000 for each of the fiscal years 2007 
through 2009. 
TITLE II—EMERGENCY DEVEL-
OPMENT OF A CHILD CARE 
TRAINING INFRASTRUCTURE 
IN THE GULF COAST REGION 
SEC. 201. GRANTS. 
(a) AUTHORITY.—The Secretary of Health and 
Human Services shall award grants to eligible entities to 
develop distance learning child care training technology in-
frastructures in the Gulf Coast Region and to develop 
model technology-based training courses for child care 
providers and child care workers in the Gulf Coast Region, 
to be provided through distance learning programs made 
available through the infrastructure. The Secretary shall, 
to the maximum extent possible, ensure that such grants 
are awarded in those areas of the Gulf Coast Region with 
the fewest training opportunities for child care providers. 
(b) ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS.—To be eligible to 
receive a grant under subsection (a), an entity shall— 
(1) develop the technological and logistical as-
pects of the infrastructure described in this section 
and have the capability of implementing and main-
taining the infrastructure; 
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(2) to the maximum extent possible, develop 
partnerships with secondary schools, institutions of 
higher education, State and local government agen-
cies, and private child care organizations for the 
purpose of sharing equipment, technical assistance, 
and other technological resources, including— 
(A) developing sites from which individuals 
may access the training; 
(B) converting standard child care training 
courses to programs for distance learning; and 
(C) promoting ongoing networking among 
program participants; and 
(3) develop a mechanism for participants to— 
(A) evaluate the effectiveness of the infra-
structure, including the availability and afford-
ability of the infrastructure, and the training 
offered through the infrastructure; and 
(B) make recommendations for improve-
ments to the infrastructure. 
(c) APPLICATION.—To be eligible to receive a grant 
under subsection (a), an entity shall submit an application 
to the Secretary at such time and in such manner as the 
Secretary may require, and that includes— 
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(1) a description of the partnership organiza-
tions through which the distance learning programs 
will be made available; 
(2) the capacity of the infrastructure in terms 
of the number and type of distance learning pro-
grams that will be made available; 
(3) the expected number of individuals to par-
ticipate in the distance learning programs; and 
(4) such additional information as the Secretary 
may require. 
(d) LIMITATION ON FEES.—No entity receiving a 
grant under this section may collect fees from an indi-
vidual for participation in a distance learning program 
funded in whole or in part under this section that exceed 
the pro rata share of the amount expended by the entity 
to provide materials for the program and to develop, im-
plement, and maintain the infrastructure (minus the 
amount of the grant awarded under this section). 
(e) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this sec-
tion shall be construed as requiring a child care provider 
to subscribe to or complete a distance learning program 
made available under this section. 
SEC. 202. DEFINITION. 
In this title, the term ‘‘Gulf Coast Region’’ means 
the area in which the President has declared that a major 
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disaster exists, in accordance with section 401 of the Rob-
ert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance 
Act (42 U.S.C. 5170), as a consequence of Hurricanes 
Katrina and Rita. 
SEC. 203. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out 
this title $1,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2007 through 
2009. 
TITLE III—EMERGENCY CHILD 
CARE 
PROVIDER 
DEVELOP-
MENT 
AND 
RETENTION 
GRANT 
PROGRAM 
IN 
THE 
GULF COAST REGION 
SEC. 301. GRANTS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Health and 
Human Services shall make grants available to eligible 
child care providers in the Gulf Coast Region in accord-
ance with this section, to improve the qualifications and 
promote the retention of qualified child care providers. 
(b) ELIGIBILITY TO RECEIVE GRANTS.—To be eligi-
ble to receive a grant under this section, a child care pro-
vider shall— 
(1) have a child development associate creden-
tial (or equivalent), an associate of the arts degree 
in the area of child development or early child edu-
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cation, a baccalaureate degree in the area of child 
development or early child education, or a bacca-
laureate degree in an unrelated field; and 
(2) be employed as a child care provider for not 
less than 1 calendar year, or (if the provider is em-
ployed on the date of the eligibility determination in 
a child care program that operates for less than a 
full calendar year) the program equivalent of 1 cal-
endar year, ending on the date of the application for 
such grant, except that not more than 3 months of 
education related to child development or to early 
child education obtained during the corresponding 
calendar year may be treated as employment that 
satisfies the requirements of this paragraph. 
(c) PRESERVATION OF ELIGIBILITY.—A State shall 
not take into consideration whether a child care provider 
is receiving, may receive, or may be eligible to receive any 
funds or benefits under any other provision of this Act 
for purposes of selecting eligible child care providers to 
receive grants under this section. 
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TITLE 
IV—CHILD 
CARE 
PRO-
VIDER 
SCHOLARSHIP 
PRO-
GRAM 
SEC. 401. SCHOLARSHIP GRANTS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Health and 
Human Services shall make scholarship grants available 
to eligible child care providers in accordance with this sec-
tion to improve their educational qualifications to provide 
child care services. 
(b) ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENT FOR SCHOLARSHIP 
GRANTS.—To be eligible to receive a scholarship grant 
under this section, a child care provider shall be employed 
as a child care provider for not less than 1 calendar year, 
or (if the provider is employed on the date of the eligibility 
determination in a child care program that operates for 
less than a full calendar year) the program equivalent of 
1 calendar year, ending on the date of the application for 
such grant. 
(c) SELECTION OF GRANTEES.—For purposes of se-
lecting eligible child care providers to receive scholarship 
grants under this section and determining the amounts of 
such grants, a State shall not— 
(1) take into consideration whether a child care 
provider is receiving, may receive, or may be eligible 
to receive any funds or benefits under any other pro-
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vision of this Act, or under any other Federal or 
State law that provides funds for educational pur-
poses; or 
(2) consider as resources of such provider any 
funds such provider is receiving, may receive, or may 
be eligible to receive under any other provision of 
this Act, under any other Federal or State law that 
provides funds for educational purposes, or from a 
private entity. 
(d) COST-SHARING REQUIRED.—The amount of a 
scholarship grant made under this section to an eligible 
child care provider shall be equal to or less than the cost 
of the educational or training program for which such 
grant is made. 
(e) 
ANNUAL
MAXIMUM
SCHOLARSHIP
GRANT 
AMOUNT.—The maximum aggregate dollar amount of a 
scholarship grant made to an eligible child care provider 
under this section in a fiscal year shall be $7,500. 
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