of not more than 200 percent of the applicable Fed-
eral poverty guideline. 
‘‘(8) NATIVE
HAWAIIAN.—The term ‘Native 
Hawaiian’ has the meaning given the term in section 
6207 of the Elementary and Secondary Education 
Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7517). 
‘‘(9) TERRITORY.—The term ‘territory’ means 
the Virgin Islands of the United States, the Com-
monwealth of Puerto Rico, Guam, American Samoa, 
and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Is-
lands 
‘‘(10) TRIBAL ORGANIZATION.—The term ‘trib-
al organization’ has the meaning given the term in 
section 658P of the Child Care and Development 
Block Grant Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 9858n).’’. 
SEC. 4. APPLICABILITY OF STATE OR LOCAL HEALTH AND 
SAFETY STANDARDS TO OTHER TANF CHILD 
CARE SPENDING. 
Section 402(a) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 
602(a)) is amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(8) CERTIFICATION OF PROCEDURES TO EN-
SURE THAT CHILD CARE PROVIDERS COMPLY WITH 
APPLICABLE STATE OR LOCAL HEALTH AND SAFETY 
STANDARDS.—A certification by the Governor of a 
State that procedures are in effect to ensure that 
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any child care provider in the State that provides 
services funded through expenditures under this part 
or with qualified State expenditures complies with 
all applicable State or local health and safety re-
quirements as described in section 658E(c)(2)(I) of 
the Child Care and Development Block Grant Act of 
1990.’’. 
SEC. 5. AVAILABILITY OF CHILD CARE FOR PARENTS RE-
QUIRED TO WORK. 
Section 407(e)(2) of the Social Security Act (42 
U.S.C. 607(e)(2)) is amended— 
(1) by inserting ‘‘or other individual with cus-
tody’’ after ‘‘parent’’; and 
(2) by striking ‘‘6’’ and inserting ‘‘13’’. 
SEC. 6. APPLICATION OF CHILD CARE AND DEVELOPMENT 
BLOCK GRANT ACT OF 1990 REPORTING 
RULES TO TANF FUNDS EXPENDED FOR 
CHILD CARE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 411(a) of the Social Secu-
rity Act (42 U.S.C. 611(a)) is amended— 
(1) by redesignating paragraph (7) as para-
graph (8); and 
(2) by inserting after paragraph (6) the fol-
lowing: 
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‘‘(7) APPLICATION OF CHILD CARE AND DEVEL-
OPMENT
BLOCK
GRANT
ACT
OF
1990
REPORTING 
RULES TO FUNDS EXPENDED FOR CHILD CARE.— 
Any funds provided under this part that are ex-
pended for child care, whether or not transferred to 
the Child Care and Development Block Grant Act of 
1990, shall be subject to the individual and case 
data reporting requirements imposed under that Act 
and need not be included in the report required by 
paragraph (1) for a fiscal quarter.’’. 
(b) 
CONFORMING
AMENDMENT.—Section 
411(a)(1)(A)(ix) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 611(a)(1)(A)(ix)) 
is amended by striking ‘‘supplemental nutrition assistance 
program benefits, or subsidized child care, and if the latter 
2,’’ and inserting ‘‘or supplemental nutrition assistance 
program benefits, and if the latter,’’. 
SEC. 7. EFFECTIVE DATE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subject to subsections (b) and (c), 
the amendments made by this Act shall take effect on Oc-
tober 1, 2018, and shall apply to payments under part 
A of title IV of the Social Security Act for calendar quar-
ters beginning on or after such date, without regard to 
whether regulations to implement the amendments are 
promulgated by such date. 
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(b) APPLICATION
OF
REPORTING
RULES.—The 
amendments made by section 6 shall take effect on Octo-
ber 1, 2019. 
(c) DELAY PERMITTED IF STATE LEGISLATION RE-
QUIRED.—In the case of a State plan under section 402(a) 
of the Social Security Act which the Secretary of Health 
and Human Services determines requires State legislation 
(other than legislation appropriating funds) in order for 
the plan to meet the additional requirements imposed by 
the amendments made by this Act, the State plan shall 
not be regarded as failing to comply with the requirements 
of such section 402(a) solely on the basis of the failure 
of the plan to meet such additional requirements before 
the 1st day of the 1st calendar quarter beginning after 
the close of the 1st regular session of the State legislature 
that begins after the date of the enactment of this Act. 
For purposes of the previous sentence, in the case of a 
State that has a 2-year legislative session, each year of 
such session shall be deemed to be a separate regular ses-
sion of the State legislature. 
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