I 
112TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2686 
To amend part A of title IV of the Social Security Act to exclude child 
care from the determination of the 5-year limit on assistance under 
the temporary assistance for needy families program, and for other 
purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 28, 2011 
Mr. CROWLEY introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Ways and Means 
A BILL 
To amend part A of title IV of the Social Security Act 
to exclude child care from the determination of the 5- 
year limit on assistance under the temporary assistance 
for needy families program, 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. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Children First Act of 
2011’’. 
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SEC. 2. EXCLUSION OF CHILD CARE FROM THE DEFINITION 
OF TANF ASSISTANCE. 
Section 408(a)(7) of the Social Security Act (42 
U.S.C. 608(a)(7)) is amended by adding at the end the 
following: 
‘‘(H) LIMITATION
ON
MEANING
OF ‘AS-
SISTANCE’ FOR
FAMILIES
RECEIVING
CHILD 
CARE.—For purposes of subparagraph (A), any 
funds provided under this part that are used to 
provide child care for a family during a month 
under the State program funded under this 
part shall not be considered assistance under 
the program.’’. 
SEC. 3. INCREASE IN FUNDING FOR CHILD CARE. 
Section 418(a)(3) of the Social Security Act (42 
U.S.C. 618(a)(3)) is amended— 
(1) by striking the period at the end of sub-
paragraph (G) and inserting a semicolon; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(H) $3,417,000,000 for fiscal year 2012; 
‘‘(I) $3,617,000,000 for fiscal year 2013; 
and 
‘‘(J) $3,667,000,000 for each of fiscal 
years 2014 through 2021. 
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For amounts appropriated for grants under this sec-
tion for fiscal year 2011, see section 811(a) of Pub-
lic Law 111–291.’’. 
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 chief executive 
officer of the State that procedures are in effect to 
ensure that any child care provider in the State that 
provides services funded through expenditures under 
this part or with qualified State expenditures com-
plies with all applicable State or local health and 
safety 
requirements 
as 
described 
in 
section 
658E(c)(2)(F) 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— 
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(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: 
‘‘(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)) 
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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, 2011, 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. 
(b) APPLICATION
OF
REPORTING
RULES.—The 
amendments made by section 6 shall take effect on Octo-
ber 1, 2012. 
(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 
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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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