‘‘(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, 
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; 
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‘‘(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-
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 2029, the Secretary shall submit to the Con-
gress a report on the effects of the grants provided 
under this subsection, and make the report publicly 
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 
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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-
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 2025, which shall 
remain available through fiscal year 2029. 
‘‘(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. 
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‘‘(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). 
‘‘(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),’’. 
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