I 
117TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1911 
To provide assistance with respect to child care infrastructure, and for other 
purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 16, 2021 
Ms. CLARK of Massachusetts (for herself, Mr. BOWMAN, and Ms. BONAMICI) 
introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on 
Education and Labor, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and 
Commerce, Ways and Means, and Financial Services, for a period to be 
subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration 
of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee con-
cerned 
A BILL 
To provide assistance with respect to child care 
infrastructure, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; FINDINGS. 
(a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the 
‘‘Child Care is Infrastructure Act’’. 
(b) FINDINGS.—Congress makes the following find-
ings: 
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(1) Early care and learning settings directly im-
pact the physical, behavioral, and cognitive develop-
ment of young children, and these settings should be 
designed and equipped to keep children safe and 
help children thrive. 
(2) An investigation in 10 States conducted by 
the Office of the Inspector General of the Depart-
ment of Health and Human Services found that 96 
percent of early care and learning facilities inspected 
during unannounced visits had at least 1 potentially 
hazardous condition. 
(3) Approximately 500,000 early care and 
learning facilities are not regulated under the Safe 
Drinking Water Act (42 U.S.C. 300f), and only 11 
States and New York City require licensed early 
care and learning facilities to test drinking water 
within such facilities for lead. 
(4) A Department of Health and Human Serv-
ices report from 2015 found that an estimated 2,201 
Head Start centers needed facility improvements, in-
cluding improvements related to rebuilding, ren-
ovating, and conducting maintenance on such facili-
ties. 
(5) Only 2 statewide needs assessments have 
been conducted: 
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(A) A 2011 statewide study of Massachu-
setts early care and learning facilities found ex-
cessive levels of carbon dioxide in early care and 
learning facilities throughout the State, insuffi-
cient ventilation systems, and furnishings con-
taining formaldehyde. 
(B) A 2014 statewide study in Rhode Is-
land found that— 
(i) all centers visited had at least one 
playground safety hazard; 
(ii) centers in poor condition tend to 
serve higher rates of low-income, State- 
subsidized children; and 
(iii) nearly 70 percent of early learn-
ing centers visited had one or more issues 
related to the overall building condition, 
such as water stains, excessive wear, and 
peeling paint. 
(6) The National Children’s Facilities Network 
estimates that the United States would require at 
least $14 billion to bring existing early care and 
learning facilities up to professional standards. 
(7) While data on the condition of facilities is 
available for 2 States, it is lacking elsewhere. The 
extent of the problem is impossible to determine 
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without a nationwide assessment of the current con-
dition of existing early care and learning facilities. 
(8) In 2019, a member of the child care work-
force earned a median pay of $24,230 per year, or 
$11.65 per hour, below the Federal poverty rate for 
a family of four, which was $26,200 in 2020. 
(9) Over half of the child care workforce is en-
rolled in at least one main public benefit program— 
Medicaid, CHIP, EITC, SNAP, or TANF—com-
pared to 21 percent of the United States population. 
(10) Poor compensation is associated with lower 
job satisfaction and higher turnover rates. In ab-
sence of quality wages and benefits, the early child-
hood field will continue to struggle to recruit and re-
tain its workforce. 
(11) Child care workers who have lower edu-
cational attainment, work with infants and toddlers, 
or come from communities of color earn a lower av-
erage wage than their counterparts in the profession. 
(12) Child care workers caring for children 
from ages 3 to 5 have a slightly higher educational 
attainment with 45 percent earning a bachelor’s de-
gree compared to just 19 percent of those teaching 
younger children. One-third or 34 percent of home- 
based providers have no higher education and an ad-
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ditional one-third have some college-level education 
but did not complete a higher education degree. 
(13) Systemic barriers hamper access to higher 
education and training for people of color, con-
tinuing to affect wages and upward mobility within 
any given career field including child care. Efforts to 
address barriers to higher education in the early 
childhood workforce is critical in increasing diversity 
across all roles. 
(14) In the early childhood workforce, 94 per-
cent of workers are women with more than one in 
five being foreign-born, 15 percent being Black, 21 
percent being Hispanic. In total, 40 percent of child 
care workers are people of color. 
SEC. 2. INFRASTRUCTURE GRANTS TO IMPROVE CHILD 
CARE SAFETY. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Part A of title IV of the Social 
Security Act (42 U.S.C. 601 et seq.) is amended by insert-
ing after section 418 the following: 
‘‘SEC. 418A. INFRASTRUCTURE GRANTS TO IMPROVE CHILD 
CARE SAFETY. 
‘‘(a) SHORT TITLE.—This section may be cited as the 
‘Infrastructure Grants To Improve Child Care Safety Act’. 
‘‘(b) NEEDS ASSESSMENTS.— 
‘‘(1) IMMEDIATE NEEDS ASSESSMENT.— 
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‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary shall 
conduct an immediate needs assessment of the 
condition of child care facilities throughout the 
United States (with priority given to child care 
facilities that receive Federal funds), that— 
‘‘(i) determines the extent to which 
the COVID–19 pandemic has created im-
mediate infrastructure needs, including in-
frastructure-related 
health 
and 
safety 
needs, which must be addressed for child 
care facilities to operate in compliance with 
public health guidelines; 
‘‘(ii) considers the effects of the pan-
demic on a variety of child care centers, in-
cluding home-based centers; and 
‘‘(iii) considers how the pandemic has 
impacted specific metrics, such as— 
‘‘(I) capacity; 
‘‘(II) investments in infrastruc-
ture changes; 
‘‘(III) the types of infrastructure 
changes centers need to implement 
and their associated costs; 
‘‘(IV) the price of tuition; and 
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ment conducted under subparagraph (A), and 
make the assessment publicly available. 
‘‘(c) CHILD CARE FACILITIES GRANTS.— 
‘‘(1) GRANTS TO STATES.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary may 
award grants to States for the purpose of ac-
quiring, constructing, renovating, or improving 
child care facilities, including adapting, re-
configuring, or expanding facilities to respond 
to the COVID–19 pandemic. 
‘‘(B) PRIORITIZED FACILITIES.—The Sec-
retary may not award a grant to a State under 
subparagraph (A) unless the State involved 
agrees, with respect to the use of grant funds, 
to prioritize— 
‘‘(i) child care facilities primarily serv-
ing low-income populations; 
‘‘(ii) child care facilities primarily 
serving children who have not attained the 
age of 5 years; 
‘‘(iii) child care facilities that made 
maximum health and safety modifications 
to account for the impact of the COVID– 
19 pandemic; 
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‘‘(iv) child care facilities that operate 
under nontraditional hours; and 
‘‘(v) child care facilities located in 
rural or underserved communities. 
‘‘(C) DURATION
OF
GRANTS.—A grant 
under this subsection shall be awarded for a pe-
riod of not more than 5 years. 
‘‘(D) APPLICATION.—To seek a grant 
under this subsection, a State shall submit to 
the Secretary an application at such time, in 
such manner, and containing such information 
as the Secretary may require, which informa-
tion shall— 
‘‘(i) be disaggregated as the Secretary 
may require; and 
‘‘(ii) include a plan to use a portion of 
the grant funds to report back to the Sec-
retary on the impact of using the grant 
funds to improve child care facilities. 
‘‘(E) PRIORITY.—In selecting States for 
grants under this subsection, the Secretary 
shall prioritize States that— 
‘‘(i) plan to improve center-based and 
home-based child care programs, which 
may include a combination of child care 
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and early Head Start or Head Start pro-
grams; 
‘‘(ii) aim to meet specific needs across 
urban, suburban, or rural areas as deter-
mined by the State; and 
‘‘(iii) show evidence of collaboration 
with— 
‘‘(I) local government officials; 
‘‘(II) other State agencies; 
‘‘(III) nongovernmental organiza-
tions, such as— 
‘‘(aa) organizations within 
the philanthropic community; 
‘‘(bb) certified community 
development financial institutions 
as defined in section 103 of the 
Community Development Bank-
ing and Financial Institutions 
Act of 1994 (12 U.S.C. 4702) 
that have been certified by the 
Community Development Finan-
cial Institutions Fund (12 U.S.C. 
4703); and 
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‘‘(cc) 
organizations 
that 
have 
demonstrated 
experience 
in— 
‘‘(AA) providing tech-
nical or financial assistance 
for the acquisition, construc-
tion, renovation, or improve-
ment of child care facilities; 
‘‘(BB) providing tech-
nical, financial, or manage-
rial assistance to child care 
providers; and 
‘‘(CC) securing private 
sources of capital financing 
for child care facilities or 
other low-income community 
development projects; and 
‘‘(IV) local community organiza-
tions, such as— 
‘‘(aa) child care providers; 
‘‘(bb) community care agen-
cies; 
‘‘(cc) resource and referral 
agencies; and 
‘‘(dd) unions. 
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‘‘(F) CONSIDERATION.—In selecting States 
for grants under this subsection, the Secretary 
shall consider— 
‘‘(i) whether the applicant— 
‘‘(I) has or is developing a plan 
to address child care facility needs; 
and 
‘‘(II) demonstrates the capacity 
to execute such a plan; and 
‘‘(ii) after the date the report required 
by subsection (b)(1)(C) is submitted to the 
Congress, the needs of the applicants 
based on the results of the assessment. 
‘‘(G) DIVERSITY OF AWARDS.—In award-
ing grants under this section, the Secretary 
shall give equal consideration to States with 
varying capacities under subparagraph (F). 
‘‘(H) MATCHING REQUIREMENT.— 
‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—As a condition for 
the receipt of a grant under subparagraph 
(A), a State that is not an Indian tribe 
shall agree to make available (directly or 
through donations from public or private 
entities) contributions with respect to the 
cost of the activities to be carried out pur-
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suant to subparagraph (A), which may be 
provided in cash or in kind, in an amount 
equal to 10 percent of the funds provided 
through the grant. 
‘‘(ii) DETERMINATION
OF
AMOUNT 
CONTRIBUTED.—Contributions required by 
clause (i) may include— 
‘‘(I) amounts provided by the 
Federal Government, or services as-
sisted or subsidized to any significant 
extent by the Federal Government; or 
‘‘(II) philanthropic or private-sec-
tor funds. 
‘‘(I) REPORT.—Not later than 6 months 
after the last day of the grant period, a State 
receiving a grant under this paragraph shall 
submit a report to the Secretary as described in 
subparagraph (D)— 
‘‘(i) to determine the effects of the 
grant in constructing, renovating, or im-
proving child care facilities, including any 
changes in response to the COVID–19 
pandemic and any effects on access to and 
quality of child care; and 
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‘‘(ii) to provide such other information 
as the Secretary may require. 
‘‘(J) AMOUNT LIMIT.—The annual amount 
of a grant under this paragraph may not exceed 
$35,000,000. 
‘‘(2) GRANTS
TO
INTERMEDIARY
ORGANIZA-
TIONS.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary may 
award grants to intermediary organizations, 
such as certified community development finan-
cial institutions, tribal organizations, or other 
organizations with demonstrated experience in 
child care facilities financing, for the purpose of 
providing technical assistance, capacity build-
ing, and financial products to develop or finance 
child care facilities. 
‘‘(B) APPLICATION.—A grant under this 
paragraph may be made only to intermediary 
organizations that submit to the Secretary an 
application at such time, in such manner, and 
containing such information as the Secretary 
may require. 
‘‘(C) PRIORITY.—In selecting intermediary 
organizations for grants under this subsection, 
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the Secretary shall prioritize intermediary orga-
nizations that— 
‘‘(i) demonstrate experience in child 
care facility financing or related commu-
nity facility financing; 
‘‘(ii) demonstrate the capacity to as-
sist States and local governments in devel-
oping child care facilities and programs; 
‘‘(iii) demonstrate the ability to lever-
age grant funding to support financing 
tools to build the capacity of child care 
providers, such as through credit enhance-
ments; 
‘‘(iv) propose to focus on child care 
facilities that operate under nontraditional 
hours; 
‘‘(v) propose to meet a diversity of 
needs across States and across urban, sub-
urban, and rural areas at varying types of 
center-based, home-based, and other child 
care settings, including early care pro-
grams located in freestanding buildings or 
in mixed-use properties; and 
‘‘(vi) propose to focus on child care 
facilities primarily serving low-income pop-
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ulations and children who have not at-
tained the age of 5 years. 
‘‘(D) AMOUNT LIMIT.—The amount of a 
grant under this paragraph may not exceed 
$10,000,000. 
‘‘(3) REPORT.—Not later than the end of fiscal 
year 2026, the Secretary shall submit to the Con-
gress a report on the effects of the grants provided 
under this subsection, and make the report pub-
lically accessible. 
‘‘(d) LABOR STANDARDS FOR ALL GRANTS.—The 
Secretary shall require that each entity, including grantees 
and subgrantees, that applies for an infrastructure grant 
for constructing, renovating, or improving child care facili-
ties, including adapting, reconfiguring, or expanding such 
facilities, which is funded in whole or in part under this 
section, shall include in its application written assurance 
that all laborers and mechanics employed by contractors 
or subcontractors in the performance of construction, al-
ternation or repair, as part of such project, shall be paid 
wages at rates not less than those prevailing on similar 
work in the locality as determined by the Secretary of 
Labor in accordance with subchapter IV of chapter 31 of 
part A of subtitle II of title 40, United States Code (com-
monly referred to as the ‘Davis-Bacon Act’), and with re-
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spect to the labor standards specified in such subchapter 
the Secretary of Labor shall have the authority and func-
tions set forth in Reorganization Plan Numbered 14 of 
1950 (15 Fed. Reg. 3176; 5 U.S.C. App.). 
‘‘(e) LIMITATIONS ON AUTHORIZATION OF APPRO-
PRIATIONS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—To carry out this section, 
there 
is 
authorized 
to 
be 
appropriated 
$10,000,000,000 for fiscal year 2022, which shall 
remain available through fiscal year 2026. 
‘‘(2) RESERVATIONS OF FUNDS.— 
‘‘(A) INDIAN TRIBES.—The Secretary shall 
reserve 3 percent of the total amount made 
available to carry out this section, for payments 
to Indian tribes. 
‘‘(B) TERRITORIES.—The Secretary shall 
reserve 3 percent of the total amount made 
available to carry out this section, for payments 
to territories. 
‘‘(3) GRANTS
FOR
INTERMEDIARY
ORGANIZA-
TIONS.—Not less than 10 percent and not more 
than 15 percent of the total amount made available 
to carry out this section may be used to carry out 
subsection (c)(2). 
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‘‘(4) LIMITATION
ON
USE
OF
FUNDS
FOR 
NEEDS ASSESSMENTS.—Not more than $5,000,000 
of the amounts made available to carry out this sec-
tion may be used to carry out subsection (b). 
‘‘(f) DEFINITION OF STATE.—In this section, the 
term ‘State’ has the meaning provided in section 419, ex-
cept that it includes the Commonwealth of the Northern 
Mariana Islands and any Indian tribe.’’. 
(b) EXEMPTION OF TERRITORY GRANTS FROM LIMI-
TATION ON TOTAL PAYMENTS TO THE TERRITORIES.— 
Section 1108(a)(2) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 1308(a)(2)) 
is amended by inserting ‘‘418A(c),’’ after ‘‘413(f),’’. 
SEC. 3. EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATOR LOAN ASSISTANCE 
PROGRAM. 
Part Q of title III of the Public Health Service Act 
(42 U.S.C. 280h) is amended by adding at the end the 
following: 
‘‘SEC. 399Z–3. EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATOR LOAN ASSIST-
ANCE PROGRAM. 
‘‘(a) AUTHORITY.—The Secretary may carry out a 
program of entering into contracts with eligible early 
childhood educators under which such educators agree to 
serve for a period of 5 years as early childhood educators 
with a qualified employer, in consideration of the Federal 
Government agreeing to repay, for each year of such serv-
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ice, not more than $6,000 of the principal and interest 
of the educational loans of such educators. 
‘‘(b) RECERTIFICATION.—An eligible early childhood 
educator seeking to continue to receive payments under 
this section shall submit on an annual basis to the Sec-
retary such information as the Secretary may require to 
certify that the educator is continuing to meet the criteria 
to be considered an eligible educator. 
‘‘(c) MAXIMUM
AMOUNT
OF
LOAN.—The total 
amount of payments received by an eligible early childhood 
educator under this section may not exceed the total 
amount of the principal and interest of the educational 
loans of such educator. 
‘‘(d) APPLICABILITY OF CERTAIN PROVISIONS.—The 
following provisions of the National Health Service Corps 
Loan Assistance Program established in subpart III of 
part D shall apply to the program established under this 
section in the same manner and to the same extent as 
such provisions apply to the National Health Service 
Corps Loan Assistance Program: 
‘‘(1) Paragraphs (1) through (3) of section 
338B(c) (relating to application information, under-
standability, and availability). 
‘‘(2) Section 338B(c)(4) (relating to recruit-
ment and retention). 
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‘‘(3) Section 338B(d) (relating to factors con-
sidered in providing contracts). 
‘‘(4) Section 338(e) (relating to the approval re-
quired for participation). 
‘‘(5) Section 338B(f) (relating to contents of 
contracts). 
‘‘(6) Section 338B(g) (relating to payments, in-
cluding repayment schedule and tax liability). 
‘‘(e) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—Not later than 5 years 
after the date of the enactment of this section, the Sec-
retary shall submit to Congress a report on the implemen-
tation of this section. 
‘‘(f) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
‘‘(1) The term ‘eligible early childhood educa-
tor’ means an individual that— 
‘‘(A) as of the date on which the agree-
ment referred to in subsection (a)(1) is entered 
into— 
‘‘(i) has outstanding Federal direct 
loans obtained for purposes of pursuing an 
associate’s degree, a 4-year bachelor’s de-
gree, a graduate degree, or a combined 
bachelor and master’s degree, in early 
childhood education or a related field from 
an accredited institution (including any 
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such loan for which the individual is en-
rolled in an income-based repayment plan); 
and 
‘‘(ii) is in good standing with respect 
to the loans referred to in clause (i); and 
‘‘(B) agrees to— 
‘‘(i) serve as an early childhood educa-
tor with a qualified employer for a period 
of not less than 5 years; and 
‘‘(ii) make timely payments with re-
spect to the loans described in subpara-
graph (A)(i). 
‘‘(2) The term ‘qualified employer’ means a 
childcare provider that receives or is eligible to re-
ceive vouchers or assistance under the Child Care 
and Development Block Grant Act of 1990. 
‘‘(g) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section 
$25,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2022 through 2027.’’. 
SEC. 4. GRANTS FOR EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATORS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Beginning not later than 180 
days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Sec-
retary of Education (referred to in this section as the 
‘‘Secretary’’) shall carry out a program under which the 
Secretary makes payments to institutions of higher edu-
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cation with a qualified early childhood educator program 
to enable such institutions to make grants, on a competi-
tive basis, to eligible individuals who file an application 
and agreement in accordance with subsections (b) and (c). 
(b) APPLICATIONS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall periodi-
cally set dates by which eligible individuals shall file 
applications for a grant under this section. Each eli-
gible individual desiring a grant under this section 
shall file an application containing such information 
and assurances as the Secretary may determine nec-
essary to enable the Secretary to carry out the func-
tions and responsibilities of this section. 
(2) RENEWAL.—A grant awarded under this 
section may be renewed for additional one-year peri-
ods if— 
(A) the recipient submits a renewal appli-
cation containing such information and assur-
ances as the Secretary may determine nec-
essary; and 
(B) the grant is renewed not more than 
three times, for a total of not more than four 
academic years for each eligible recipient. 
(c) SERVICE OBLIGATION.— 
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(1) AGREEMENTS TO SERVE.—Each application 
under subsection (b) shall include, or be accom-
panied by— 
(A) an agreement by the applicant that— 
(i) in the event that the applicant re-
ceives a grant under this section, the appli-
cant shall— 
(I) serve as a full-time or part- 
time educator in a licensed early 
learning program for a total of not 
less than one academic year, and four 
additional months for each subsequent 
grant renewal, within two years after 
the date on which the period of time 
covered by the grant is completed; and 
(II) submit a certification of em-
ployment by the employing early 
learning program in such form as the 
Secretary may determine necessary; 
and 
(ii) in the event that the applicant is 
determined to have failed or refused to 
carry out such service obligation, the sum 
of the amounts of any grants received by 
such applicant under this section will be 
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treated as a loan and collected from the 
applicant in accordance with paragraph (3) 
and the regulations thereunder; and 
(B) a plain-language disclosure form devel-
oped by the Secretary that clearly describes the 
nature of the grant award, the service obliga-
tion, and the loan repayment requirements that 
are the consequence of the failure to complete 
the service obligation. 
(2) TREATMENT OF CONCURRENT SERVICE.— 
An individual who serves as a full or part-time edu-
cator in a licensed early childhood education pro-
gram concurrently while enrolled in a qualified early 
childhood educator program may count such service 
toward the fulfillment of the service obligation in the 
agreement under paragraph (1). 
(3) REPAYMENT FOR FAILURE TO COMPLETE 
SERVICE.—Except as provided in paragraph (4), in 
the event that any recipient of a grant under this 
section fails or refuses to comply with the service ob-
ligation in the agreement under paragraph (1), the 
sum of the amounts of any grants received by such 
recipient shall, upon a determination of such a fail-
ure or refusal in such service obligation, be treated 
as a Federal Direct Unsubsidized Stafford Loan 
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under part D of title IV of the Higher Education 
Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1087a et seq.) except that— 
(A) no interest shall accrue on such 
amounts; and 
(B) such amounts shall be subject to re-
payment in accordance with— 
(i) an income-contingent or income- 
based repayment plan, if the individual 
meets the eligibility requirements for such 
a repayment plan; and 
(ii) such other terms and conditions 
as are specified by the Secretary in regula-
tions promulgated under this section. 
(4) HARDSHIP EXTENSION.—In the case of a 
recipient who has made a good faith effort to find 
employment in a licensed early learning program 
and has been unable to acquire such employment, 
the Secretary is authorized to provide a hardship ex-
tension for a period of not more than one year to 
grant recipients who fail to complete their service re-
quirement within a 2-year period. 
(d) GRANT AMOUNT.—An eligible individual selected 
to receive a grant or a grant renewal under this section 
shall receive a grant in an amount not to exceed $3,000 
for each academic year during which the individual is en-
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rolled on a full-time or part-time basis in the qualified 
early childhood educator program for which the grant was 
awarded. 
(e) GRANT DISBURSEMENT.—Payments under this 
section shall be made in accordance with regulations pro-
mulgated by the Secretary for such purpose and in such 
manner as will best accomplish the purposes of this sec-
tion, provided— 
(1) any disbursement made by crediting a grant 
recipient’s account shall be limited to tuition and 
fees and other materials necessary for the comple-
tion of coursework as determined by the Secretary; 
and 
(2) not less than 85 percent of any funds pro-
vided to an eligible institution under subsection (a) 
shall be advanced to the eligible institution prior to 
the start of each payment period and shall be based 
upon an amount requested by the institution as 
needed to cover the total cost of grants awarded to 
eligible recipients until such time as the Secretary 
determines and publishes in the Federal Register 
with an opportunity for comment, an alternative 
payment system that provides payments to institu-
tions in an accurate and timely manner, except that 
this sentence shall not be construed to limit the au-
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thority of the Secretary to place an institution on a 
reimbursement system of payment. 
(f) DIRECT PAYMENT.—Nothing in this section shall 
be construed to prohibit the Secretary from making a 
grant directly to an eligible individual in a case in which 
an institution of higher education with a qualified early 
childhood educator program does not participate in the 
program under subsection (a). 
(g) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) ELIGIBLE INDIVIDUAL.—The term ‘‘eligible 
individual’’ means an individual who is enrolled on 
a full-time or part-time basis in a qualified early 
childhood educator program. 
(2) INSTITUTION OF HIGHER EDUCATION.—The 
term ‘‘institution of higher education’’ has the 
meaning given that term in section 102 of the High-
er Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1002). 
(3) QUALIFIED EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATOR 
PROGRAM.—The term ‘‘qualified early childhood ed-
ucator program’’ means a course of study leading to 
an associate’s degree or a certificate in early child-
hood education or a related field from an institution 
of higher education. 
(4) LICENSED EARLY LEARNING PROGRAM.— 
The term ‘‘licensed early learning program’’ means 
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any State-licensed or State-regulated program or 
provider, regardless of setting or funding source, 
that provides early care and education for children 
from birth to kindergarten entry, including, but not 
limited to, programs operated by child care centers 
and in family child care homes. 
(h) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—There are authorized to be 
appropriated to carry out this section $10,000,000 
for each of fiscal years 2022 through 2026. 
(2) LIMITATION.—Of the amount made avail-
able under paragraph (1) in any fiscal year, not 
more than 3 percent may be used for evaluation, 
monitoring, salaries, and administrative expenses. 
SEC. 5. CCAMPIS REAUTHORIZATION. 
Section 419N of the Higher Education Act of 1965 
(20 U.S.C. 1070e) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (b)— 
(A) in paragraph (2)— 
(i) in subparagraph (A)— 
(I) by striking ‘‘The amount’’ 
and inserting ‘‘Except as provided in 
subparagraph (C), the amount’’; and 
(II) by striking ‘‘1 percent’’ and 
inserting ‘‘2 percent’’; 
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(ii) in subparagraph (B)(ii), by strik-
ing ‘‘subsection (g)’’ and inserting ‘‘sub-
section (h)’’; and 
(iii) by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(C) PERFORMANCE BONUS.— 
‘‘(i) IN
GENERAL.—Notwithstanding 
subparagraph (A), for any fiscal year for 
which the amount appropriated under sub-
section (h) is not less than $140,000,000, 
the Secretary may pay a performance 
bonus to an eligible institution of higher 
education. 
‘‘(ii) MAXIMUM
AMOUNT.—A bonus 
paid to an eligible institution of higher 
education under clause (i) for a fiscal year 
shall not exceed an amount equal to 20 
percent of the amount of the annual grant 
payment received by the institution under 
paragraph (3)(B) for the fiscal year pre-
ceding the fiscal year for which the bonus 
is paid. 
‘‘(iii) USE OF BONUS.—A bonus re-
ceived by an institution under clause (i) 
shall be used by the institution in the same 
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manner as a grant under this section and 
shall be treated as grant funds for pur-
poses of the application of paragraph (5), 
except that the Secretary may extend the 
grant period as necessary for the institu-
tion to use such bonus. 
‘‘(iv) 
ELIGIBLE
INSTITUTION
OF 
HIGHER
EDUCATION.—In this subpara-
graph, the term ‘eligible institution of 
higher education’ means an institution of 
higher education that— 
‘‘(I) has received a grant under 
this section for not less than the pe-
riod of three consecutive fiscal years 
preceding the fiscal year in which the 
bonus is paid under clause (i); 
‘‘(II) for each such preceding fis-
cal year, has met or exceeded the per-
formance levels established by the in-
stitution for such year under sub-
section (e)(1)(B)(v); and 
‘‘(III) has demonstrated the need 
for such bonus.’’; and 
(B) in paragraph (3)— 
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(i) in subparagraph (A), by striking 
‘‘4 years’’ and inserting ‘‘5 years’’; and 
(ii) in subparagraph (B), by striking 
‘‘subsection (e)(2)’’ and inserting ‘‘sub-
section (e)(3)’’; 
(2) by amending subsection (c) to read as fol-
lows: 
‘‘(c) APPLICATIONS.— 
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—An institution of higher 
education desiring a grant under this section shall 
submit an application to the Secretary at such time, 
in such manner, and accompanied by such informa-
tion as the Secretary may require. Such application 
shall— 
‘‘(A) demonstrate that the institution is an 
eligible institution described in subsection 
(b)(4); 
‘‘(B) specify the amount of funds re-
quested; 
‘‘(C) demonstrate the need of low-income 
students at the institution for campus-based 
child care services by including in the applica-
tion— 
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‘‘(i) information regarding student de-
mographics, including whether the student 
is a full-time or part-time student; 
‘‘(ii) an assessment of child care ca-
pacity on or near campus; 
‘‘(iii) information regarding the wait-
ing lists for child care services on or near 
campus; 
‘‘(iv) information regarding additional 
needs created by concentrations of poverty 
or by geographic isolation; 
‘‘(v) information about the number of 
low-income student parents being served 
through campus-based child care services; 
and 
‘‘(vi) other relevant data; 
‘‘(D) specify the estimated percentage of 
the institution’s grant that will be used directly 
to subsidize the fee charged for on-campus and 
off-campus childcare, respectively, for low-in-
come students; 
‘‘(E) contain a description of the activities 
to be assisted, including whether the grant 
funds will support an existing child care pro-
gram or a new child care program; 
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‘‘(F) identify the resources, including tech-
nical expertise and financial support, that the 
institution will draw upon to support the child 
care program and the participation of low-in-
come students in the program (such as access-
ing social services funding, using student activ-
ity fees to help pay the costs of child care, 
using resources obtained by meeting the needs 
of parents who are not low-income students, 
and accessing foundation, corporate, or other 
institutional support) and demonstrate that the 
use of the resources will not result in increases 
in student tuition; 
‘‘(G) contain an assurance that the institu-
tion will meet the child care needs of low-in-
come students through the provision of services, 
or through a contract for the provision of serv-
ices; 
‘‘(H) describe the extent to which the child 
care program will coordinate with the institu-
tion’s early childhood education curriculum, to 
the extent the curriculum is available, to meet 
the needs of the students in the early childhood 
education program at the institution, and the 
needs of the parents and children participating 
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in the child care program assisted under this 
section; 
‘‘(I) in the case of an institution seeking 
assistance for a new child care program— 
‘‘(i) provide a timeline, covering the 
period from receipt of the grant through 
the provision of the child care services, de-
lineating the specific steps the institution 
will take to achieve the goal of providing 
low-income students with child care serv-
ices; 
‘‘(ii) specify any measures the institu-
tion will take to assist low-income students 
with child care during the period before 
the institution provides child care services; 
and 
‘‘(iii) include a plan for identifying re-
sources needed for the child care services, 
including space in which to provide child 
care services, and technical assistance if 
necessary; 
‘‘(J) contain an assurance that any child 
care facility assisted under this section will 
meet the applicable State and local government 
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licensing, certification, approval, or registration 
requirements; 
‘‘(K) in the case of an institution that is 
awarded a grant under this section after the 
date of the enactment of the College Afford-
ability Act, provide an assurance that, not later 
than three years after the date on which such 
grant is awarded, any child care facility assisted 
with such grant will— 
‘‘(i) meet Head Start performance 
standards under subchapter B of chapter 
13 of title 45, Code of Federal Regulations 
(as in effect on the date of enactment of 
the College Affordability Act) and any suc-
cessor regulations; 
‘‘(ii) be in the top tier of the quality 
rating improvement system for such facili-
ties used by the State in which the facility 
is located; 
‘‘(iii) meet the licensing requirements 
of the State in which the facility is located 
and the quality requirements under the 
Child Care and Development Block Grant 
Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 9858 et seq.); or 
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‘‘(iv) be accredited by a national early 
childhood accrediting body with dem-
onstrated valid and reliable program qual-
ity standards; 
‘‘(L) contain an assurance that the institu-
tion, when applicable, will make information 
available to students receiving child care serv-
ices provided under this section about the eligi-
bility of such students and their dependents for 
assistance under the supplemental nutrition as-
sistance program under the Food and Nutrition 
Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2011 et seq.), the special 
supplemental nutrition program for women, in-
fants, and children under the Child Nutrition 
Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 1786), and the pro-
gram of block grants for States for temporary 
assistance for needy families established under 
part A of title IV of the Social Security Act (42 
U.S.C. 601 et seq.); and 
‘‘(M) contain an abstract summarizing the 
contents of such application and how the insti-
tution intends to achieve the purpose under 
subsection (a). 
‘‘(2) TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.—The Secretary 
may provide technical assistance to eligible institu-
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tions to help such institutions qualify, apply for, and 
maintain a grant under this section.’’; 
(3) in subsection (d)— 
(A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), 
by striking ‘‘to institutions of higher education 
that submit applications describing programs 
that’’; 
(B) by amending paragraph (1) to read as 
follows: 
‘‘(1) based on the extent to which institutions 
of higher education that submit applications for such 
a grant leverage local or institutional resources, in-
cluding in-kind contributions, to support the activi-
ties assisted under this section;’’; 
(C) by redesignating paragraph (2) as 
paragraph (3); 
(D) by inserting after paragraph (1), the 
following: 
‘‘(2) to institutions of higher education that, 
compared to other institutions of higher education 
that submit applications for such a grant, dem-
onstrate a high likelihood of need for campus-based 
child care based on student demographics (such as 
a high proportion of low-income students or inde-
pendent students); and’’; and 
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(E) in paragraph (3) (as redesignated by 
subparagraph (C)), by inserting ‘‘to institutions 
of higher education that submit applications de-
scribing programs that’’ before ‘‘utilize’’; and 
(4) in subsection (e)— 
(A) in paragraph (1)(B)— 
(i) by redesignating clauses (ii), (iii), 
and (iv) as clauses (vi), (vii), and (viii), re-
spectively; and 
(ii) by striking the semicolon at the 
end of clause (i) and inserting the fol-
lowing: ‘‘, which shall include— 
‘‘(I) the number of full- and part- 
time students, respectively, receiving 
child care services under this section 
at least once per week during the aca-
demic year; 
‘‘(II) the number of credits accu-
mulated by students receiving such 
child care services; and 
‘‘(III) the number of students re-
ceiving child care services under this 
section at least once per week during 
the academic year who— 
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‘‘(aa) remain enrolled at the 
institution during the academic 
year for which they received such 
services; 
‘‘(bb) enroll at the institu-
tion for the following academic 
year; and 
‘‘(cc) graduate or transfer 
within— 
‘‘(AA) 150 percent of 
the normal time for comple-
tion of a student’s four-year 
degree granting program; or 
‘‘(BB) 200 percent of 
the normal time for comple-
tion of a student’s two-year 
degree-granting program; 
‘‘(ii) with respect to the total student 
enrollment at the institution and the total 
enrollment of low-income students at the 
institution, respectively— 
‘‘(I) the rate at which students 
who complete an academic year at the 
institution re-enroll in the institution 
for the following academic year; and 
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‘‘(II) the percentage of students 
graduating or transferring within— 
‘‘(aa) 150 percent of the 
normal time for completion of a 
student’s four-year degree grant-
ing program; or 
‘‘(bb) 200 percent of the 
normal time for completion of a 
student’s two-year degree grant-
ing program; 
‘‘(iii) the percentage of the institu-
tion’s grant that was used directly to sub-
sidize the fee charged for on-campus and 
off-campus childcare, respectively, for low- 
income students; 
‘‘(iv) whether the institution restricts 
eligibility for child care services to only 
full-time students; 
‘‘(v) the sufficiently ambitious levels 
of performance established for such year 
by the institution that demonstrate mean-
ingful progress and allow for meaningful 
evaluation of program quality based on the 
information in clauses (i)(III) and (iii);’’; 
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(B) by redesignating paragraph (2) as 
paragraph (3); 
(C) by inserting after paragraph (1) the 
following: 
‘‘(2) REPORT.— 
‘‘(A) REPORT REQUIRED.—On an annual 
basis, the Secretary shall submit to the author-
izing committees a report that includes— 
‘‘(i) a summary of the information de-
scribed in paragraph (1); and 
‘‘(ii) each abstract submitted under 
subsection (c)(1)(M) by an institution of 
higher education that receives a grant 
under this section. 
‘‘(B) PUBLIC
AVAILABILITY.—The Sec-
retary shall make each report submitted under 
subparagraph (A) publicly available.’’; 
(D) in paragraph (3), as so redesignated, 
by inserting ‘‘(other than the information pro-
vided under subparagraph (B)(v) of such para-
graph)’’ after ‘‘paragraph (1)’’; and 
(E) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(4) TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.—The Secretary 
shall provide technical assistance to institutions of 
higher education receiving grants under this section 
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to help such institutions meet the reporting require-
ments under this subsection.’’; 
(5) by redesignating subsection (g) as sub-
section (h); 
(6) by inserting after subsection (f) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(g) NONDISCRIMINATION.—No person in the United 
States shall, on the basis of actual or perceived race, color, 
religion, national origin, sex (including sexual orientation, 
gender identity, pregnancy, childbirth, a medical condition 
related to pregnancy or childbirth, and sex stereotype), or 
disability, be excluded from participation in, be denied the 
benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination by any pro-
gram funded, in whole or in part, with funds made avail-
able under this section or with amounts appropriated for 
grants, contracts, or certificates administered with such 
funds.’’; and 
(7) in subsection (h), as so redesignated, by 
striking ‘‘such sums as may be necessary for fiscal 
year 2009’’ and inserting ‘‘$200,000,000 for fiscal 
year 2022’’. 
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SEC. 6. EVALUATION OF APPLICATIONS FOR ASSISTANCE 
UNDER 
CHOICE 
NEIGHBORHOODS 
INITIA-
TIVE. 
In providing assistance for fiscal year 2021 and any 
fiscal year thereafter under the Choice Neighborhoods Ini-
tiative of the Secretary of Housing and Urban Develop-
ment (pursuant to section 24 of the United States Hous-
ing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437v)), the Secretary shall 
consider early care and learning facilities for children as 
a neighborhood asset for purposes of evaluating applica-
tions for planning and implementation grants, shall ensure 
that any metric for evaluating such applications gives 
credit for the provision of early care and learning facilities 
under a neighborhood plan, and shall include early care 
and learning facilities as such an asset in any Notice of 
Funding Availability for any such fiscal year. 
Æ 
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