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 
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 
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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 
‘‘(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 
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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-
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;’’; 
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(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 
(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 
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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— 
‘‘(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-
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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 
‘‘(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; 
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‘‘(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);’’; 
(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. 
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‘‘(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 
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-
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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 2021’’. 
SEC. 6. STUDY OF IMPACT OF TAX CREDIT FOR EMPLOYER- 
PROVIDED CHILD CARE. 
(a) STUDY.—Not later than 18 months after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of 
the United States, in consultation with the Secretary of 
the Treasury and the Secretary of Labor, shall— 
(1) complete a study that examines the tax 
credit for employer-provided child care authorized 
under section 45F of the Internal Revenue Code of 
1986 by considering such metrics as— 
(A) the characteristics of employers that 
take the credit, including the size of such em-
ployer, whether such employer is in a rural or 
urban location, and whether such employer also 
offers a dependent care assistance program de-
scribed in section 129 of such code; 
(B) the characteristics of employers that 
do not take the credit; 
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(C) the extent to which employees benefit 
when employers provide child care and take the 
credit; 
(D) any challenges identified by employers 
that do not take the credit; and 
(E) any explanations from employers as to 
why they do or do not take the credit; and 
(2) prepare and submit a report to the Com-
mittee on Finance of the Senate and the Committee 
on Ways and Means of the House of Representatives 
setting forth the conclusions of the study conducted 
under paragraph (1) in such a manner that the rec-
ommendations included in the report can inform fu-
ture legislative action. Such report shall also be 
made publicly available via the website of the Gov-
ernment Accountability Office. 
(b) PROHIBITION.—In carrying out the requirements 
of this section, the Comptroller General of the United 
States may request qualitative and quantitative informa-
tion from employers claiming the credit under section 45F 
of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, but nothing in this 
section shall be construed as mandating additional report-
ing requirements for such employers beyond what is al-
ready required by law. 
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SEC. 7. EVALUATION OF APPLICATIONS FOR ASSISTANCE 
UNDER 
CHOICE 
NEIGHBORHOODS 
INITIA-
TIVE. 
In providing assistance for fiscal year 2020 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. 
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