(ii) 75 PERCENT OPERATIONAL.—Not
later than 4 years after the date of receipt
of the grant, the organization shall dis-
seminate training at 75 percent of the
sites.
(iii) 90 PERCENT OPERATIONAL.—Not
later than 5 years after the date of receipt
of the grant, the organization shall dis-
seminate training at 90 percent of the
sites.
(C) EVALUATION.—The organization shall
develop and implement the mechanism for con-
ducting evaluations of the infrastructure de-
scribed in subsection (c)(6) not later than 3
years after the date of receipt of the grant.
(g) GOVERNING BOARD.—
(1) IN
GENERAL.—An organization that re-
ceives a grant under subsection (b) shall establish a
governing board.
(2) COMPOSITION.—
(A) IN
GENERAL.—The governing board
shall be composed of representatives of child
care credentialing or accreditation entities that
are recognized (as described in section 2(2)) by
more than 1 State agency or tribal organiza-
tion. The representatives shall be appointed by
the entities. The composition of the governing
board shall be specified in the bylaws of the
board.
(B) INITIAL
BYLAWS.—The organization
shall develop the initial bylaws of the board.
The bylaws shall include provisions specifying
the manner in which representatives of all child
care credentialing or accreditation entities de-
scribed in subparagraph (A) that are dissemi-
nating training through the infrastructure shall
participate in the activities of the governing
board. The provisions shall provide for the par-
ticipation through rotation of the representa-
tives in the membership of the board, involve-
ment of the representatives in committees of
the board, or through other mechanisms that
ensure, to the maximum extent possible, fair
and equal participation of the representatives.
(C) AMENDED
BYLAWS.—The governing
board may amend the bylaws with the consent
of the chief executive officer of the organization
receiving a grant under subsection (b). The
chief executive officer shall give the consent un-
less the chief executive officer demonstrates
good cause for refusal of the consent. Any
amended bylaws shall provide for the participa-
tion of representatives of all child care
credentialing or accreditation entities described
in subparagraph (A) that are disseminating
training through the infrastructure, as de-
scribed in subparagraph (B).
(3) DUTIES.—The governing board, with over-
sight by the chief executive officer of the organiza-
tion, shall—
(A) advise the organization on the develop-
ment and operation of the child care training
infrastructure;
(B) review and approve the strategic plan
described in subsection (h)(2)(A) and annual
updates of the plan;
(C) review and approve the proposal de-
scribed in subsection (h)(2)(B), with respect to
the contracts, financial assistance, standards,
policies, procedures, and activities referred to in
such subsection; and
(D)(i) review, and advise the Chief Execu-
tive Project Officer regarding, the actions of the
Chief Executive Project Officer with respect to
the personnel of the governing board, and with
respect to such standards, policies, procedures,
and activities as are necessary or appropriate
to carry out this section; and
(ii) inform the Chief Executive Project Of-
ficer of any aspects of the actions of the Chief
Executive Project Officer that are not in com-
pliance with the annual strategic plan referred
to in subparagraph (B) or the proposal referred
to in subparagraph (C), or are not consistent
with the objectives of this section.
(h) CHIEF EXECUTIVE PROJECT DIRECTOR
AND
PERSONNEL.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—
(A) CHIEF
EXECUTIVE
PROJECT
DIREC-
TOR.—The chief executive officer of an organi-
zation that receives a grant under subsection
(b) shall appoint, compensate, and terminate
the employment of a Chief Executive Project
Officer to enable the governing board to per-
form its duties. The chief executive officer of
the organization shall consult with the govern-
ing board before appointing, changing the com-
pensation of, or terminating the employment of,
the Chief Executive Project Officer.
(B) PERSONNEL.—The Chief Executive
Project Officer shall appoint, compensate, and
terminate the employment of such additional
personnel as may be necessary to enable the
governing board to perform its duties.
(2) DUTIES OF CHIEF EXECUTIVE PROJECT OF-
FICER.—The Chief Executive Project Officer shall—
(A) prepare and submit to the governing
board and the chief executive officer of the or-
ganization a strategic plan every 3 years, and
annual updates of the plan, with respect to the
development and major operations of the infra-
structure;
(B)(i) prepare and submit to the governing
board and the chief executive officer of the or-
ganization a proposal with respect to such con-
tracts and other financial assistance, and such
standards, policies, procedures, and activities,
as are necessary or appropriate to carry out
this section; and
(ii) after receiving and reviewing an ap-
proved proposal under subsection (g)(3)(C),
enter into such contracts and award such other
financial assistance, and establish and admin-
ister such standards, policies, procedures and
activities, as are necessary or appropriate to
carry out this section;
(C) prepare and submit to the governing
board and the chief executive officer of the or-
ganization an annual report, and such interim
reports as may be necessary, describing the
major actions of the Chief Executive Project
Officer with respect to the personnel of the gov-
erning board, and with respect to the stand-
ards, policies, procedures, and activities; and
(D) inform the governing board and the
chief executive officer of the organization of,
and provide an explanation to the governing
board regarding, any substantial differences re-
garding the implementation of this section
between—
(i) the actions of the Chief Executive
Project Officer; and
(ii)(I) the strategic plan approved by
the governing board and the chief executive
officer of the organization under subsection
(g)(3)(B); or
(II) the proposal approved by the gov-
erning board and the chief executive officer
lish and operate a child care training revolving fund
(referred to in this section as the ‘‘Fund’’)—
(A) from which the Chief Executive
Project Officer shall make loans to eligible bor-
rowers for the purpose of enabling the persons
to purchase computers, satellite dishes, and
other equipment that will be used to dissemi-
nate training through the infrastructure de-
scribed in section 222; and
(B) into which all payments, charges, and
other amounts collected from loans made under
subparagraph (A) shall be deposited notwith-
standing any other provision of law.
(2) SEPARATE ACCOUNT.—The Fund shall be
maintained as a separate account. Any portion of
the Fund that is not required for expenditure shall
be invested in obligations of the United States or in
obligations guaranteed or insured by the United
States.
(3) INTEREST
EARNED.—The interest earned
on the investments shall be credited to and form a
part of the Fund.
(b) ELIGIBLE BORROWERS.—To be eligible to receive
a loan under subsection (a), a borrower shall be a child
care provider who seeks to receive training through the
infrastructure or an entity that has entered into an ar-
rangement with the Chief Executive Project Officer to pro-
vide a training site (as defined in section 222) for the in-
frastructure.
(c) APPLICATION.—To be eligible to receive a loan
under subsection (a), a borrower shall submit an applica-
tion to the Chief Executive Project Officer at such time,
in such manner, and containing such information as the
Chief Executive Project Officer, in consultation with the
governing board and the chief executive officer of an orga-
nization receiving a grant under section 222(b) may re-
quire. At a minimum, the application shall include—
(1) an assurance that the person shall use the
equipment funded through the loan to receive or dis-
seminate training through the infrastructure, for
such period as the Secretary may by regulation pre-
scribe; and
(2) an assurance that the person shall permit
other persons to use the equipment to receive or dis-
seminate training through the infrastructure, for
such period as the Secretary may by regulation pre-
scribe.
(d) LOANS.—In making loans under subsection (a),
the Chief Executive Project Officer shall—
(1) to the maximum extent practicable, equi-
tably distribute the loans among borrowers in the
various States, and among borrowers in urban, sub-
urban, and rural areas; and
(2) take into consideration the availability to
the borrowers of resources from sources other than
the Fund, including the availability of resources
through the partnerships described in section
222(c)(1).
(e) TERMS AND CONDITIONS.—
(1) CONDITIONS.—The Chief Executive Project
Officer may make a loan to a borrower under sub-
section (a) only if the Chief Executive Project Offi-
cer determines that—
(A) the borrower is unable to obtain re-
sources from other sources on reasonable terms
and conditions; and
(B) there is a reasonable prospect that the
borrower will repay the loan.
(2) TERMS.—A loan made under subsection (a)
shall be—
(A) for a term that does not exceed 4
years; and
(B) at no interest.
(3) COLLATERAL.—The Chief Executive Project
Officer may require any borrower of a loan made
under subsection (a) to provide such collateral as the
Chief Executive Project Officer determines to be
necessary to secure the loan.
(4) PROCEDURES AND DEFINITIONS.—Prior to
making loans under subsection (a), the Chief Execu-
tive Project Officer shall establish written proce-
dures and definitions pertaining to defaults and col-
lections of payments under the loans which shall be
subject to the review and approval of the Secretary.
The governing board and chief executive officer of
the organization involved shall provide to each appli-
cant for a loan under subsection (a), at the time ap-
plication for the loan is made, a written copy of the
procedures and definitions.
(f) DEFAULTS.—
(1) NOTICE.—The Chief Executive Project Offi-
cer shall provide the governing board and the chief
executive officer of the organization at regular inter-
vals written notice of each loan made under sub-
section (a) that is in default and the status of the
loan.
(2) ACTION.—
(A) NOTIFICATION.—After making reason-
able efforts to collect all amounts payable under
a loan made under subsection (a) that is in de-
fault, the Chief Executive Project Officer shall
notify the governing board and the chief execu-
tive officer of the organization that the loan is
uncollectable or collectible only at an unreason-
able cost. The notification shall include rec-
ommendations for future action to be taken by
the Chief Executive Project Director.
(B) INSTRUCTIONS.—On receiving the no-
tification, the governing board and the chief ex-
ecutive officer of the organization shall advise
the Chief Executive Project Officer—
(i) to continue with its collection ac-
tivities;
(ii) to cancel, adjust, compromise, or
reduce the amount of the loan; or
(iii) to modify any term or condition
of the loan, including any term or condi-
tion relating to the time of payment of any
installment of principal, or portion of prin-
cipal, that is payable under the loan.
(g) ADMINISTRATION AND ASSISTANCE.—
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Consistent with section
222(j), the Chief Executive Project Officer shall, out
of funds available in the Fund—
(A) pay expenses incurred by the Chief Ex-
ecutive Project Officer in administering the
Fund; and
(B) provide competent management and
technical assistance to borrowers of loans made
under subsection (a) to assist the borrowers to
achieve the purposes of the loans.
(2) ASSISTANCE
BY
THE
SECRETARY.—The
Secretary shall provide to the chief executive officer
of the organization and the Chief Executive Project
Officer such management and technical assistance as
the chief executive officer of the organization and
the Chief Executive Project Officer may request in
order to carry out the provisions of this section.
(h) REGULATIONS.—The Secretary may prescribe
such regulations as may be necessary to carry out the ob-
jectives of this section, including regulations involving re-
porting and auditing.
Subtitle 
D—Quality 
Child 
Care
Through Federal Facilities and
Programs
SEC. 232. PROVIDING QUALITY CHILD CARE THROUGH FED-
ERAL PROGRAMS.
(a) CORPORATION FOR NATIONAL AND COMMUNITY
SERVICE.—Effective October 1, 2003, the Chief Executive
Officer of the Corporation for National and Community
Service shall ensure that, to the maximum extent prac-
ticable, any child care made available under any Federal
financial assistance program carried out by the Chief Ex-
ecutive Officer, directly or through a child care allowance,
shall be child care provided by an accredited child care
center or a credentialed child care professional, as the
terms are defined in section 2.
(b) DEPARTMENTS OF EDUCATION, HOUSING AND
URBAN DEVELOPMENT, JUSTICE, AND LABOR.—Effective
October 1, 2003, the Secretary of Education, Secretary
of Housing and Urban Development, Attorney General,
and Secretary of Labor shall ensure that, to the maximum
extent practicable, any child care made available under
any Federal financial assistance program carried out by
the Attorney General or Secretary involved, directly or
through a child care allowance, shall be child care provided
‘‘(26) the establishment of accredited child care
centers (as that term is defined in section 2 of the
CIDCARE Act), by upgrading existing child care fa-
cilities to meet standards for accredited child care
centers, or by renovating existing structures for use
as accredited child care centers.’’.
Subtitle E—Miscellaneous
Provisions
SEC. 241. STUDENT LOAN REPAYMENT AND CANCELLATION
FOR CHILD CARE WORKERS.
(a) STAFFORD LOAN REPAYMENT.—Section 428J of
the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1078–10)
is amended—
(1) in the section heading by striking ‘‘AND
NURSES’’ and inserting ‘‘, NURSES AND CHILD
CARE WORKERS’’;
(2) in subsection (a)(1), by striking ‘‘and nurs-
ing profession’’ and inserting ‘‘, nursing and child
care professions’’;
(3) in subsection (b)(1)—
(A) in subparagraph (B)(ii), by striking
‘‘or’’ after the semicolon;
(B) in subparagraph (C), by striking the
period and inserting ‘‘; or’’; and
(C) by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(D) is employed full time providing child
care services, and possesses a certificate or de-
gree in early childhood education or develop-
ment.’’; and
(4) in subsection (g)—
(A) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘and
community service’’ and inserting ‘‘community
service, and child care’’; and
(B) in paragraph (3)—
(i) in subparagraph (A), by striking
‘‘and community service’’ and inserting
‘‘community service, and child care’’; and
(ii) in subparagraph (D), by striking
‘‘and community service’’ and inserting
‘‘community service, and child care’’.
(b) 
PERKINS
LOAN
CANCELLATION.—Section
465(a)(2) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C.
1087ee(a)(2)) is amended—
(1) in subparagraph (H), by striking ‘‘or’’ after
the semicolon;
(2) in subparagraph (I), by striking the period
and inserting ‘‘; or’’; and
(3) by inserting after subparagraph (I) the fol-
lowing:
‘‘(J) as a full-time employee who provides
child care services and possesses a certificate or
degree in early childhood education or develop-
ment.’’.
SEC. 242. EXPANSION OF COORDINATED ENFORCEMENT
EFFORTS OF INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE
AND HHS OFFICE OF CHILD SUPPORT EN-
FORCEMENT.
(a) STATE REPORTING OF CUSTODIAL DATA.—Sec-
tion 454A(e)(4)(D) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C.
654(e)(4)(D)) is amended by striking ‘‘the birth date of
any child’’ and inserting ‘‘the birth date and custodial sta-
tus of any child’’.
(b) MATCHING PROGRAM BY IRS OF CUSTODIAL
DATA AND TAX STATUS INFORMATION.—
(1) NATIONAL DIRECTORY OF NEW HIRES.—
Section 453(i)(3) of the Social Security Act (42
U.S.C. 653(i)(3)) is amended by striking ‘‘a claim
with respect to employment in a tax return’’ and in-
serting ‘‘information which is required on a tax re-
turn’’.
(2) FEDERAL CASE REGISTRY OF CHILD SUP-
PORT ORDERS.—Section 453(h) of the such Act (42
U.S.C. 653(h)) is amended by adding at the end the
following:
‘‘(3) 
ADMINISTRATION
OF
FEDERAL
TAX
LAWS.—The Secretary of the Treasury shall have
access to the information described in paragraph
(2), consisting of the names and social security num-
bers of the custodial parents linked with the children
in the custody of such parents, for the purpose of
administering those sections of the Internal Revenue
Code of 1986 which grant tax benefits based on sup-
port and residence provided dependent children.’’
(c) MINIMUM PAST-DUE SUPPORT THRESHOLD FOR
USE OF OFFSET PROCEDURE.—
(1) PART D FAMILIES.—Section 464(b)(1) of
the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 664(b)(1)) is
amended by inserting ‘‘(not to exceed $150)’’ after
‘‘minimum amount’’.
(2) OTHER FAMILIES.—Section 464(b)(2)(A) of
such Act (42 U.S.C. 664(b)(2)(A)) is amended by
striking ‘‘$500’’ both places it appears and inserting
‘‘$150’’.
(d) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by
this section shall take effect on October 1, 1999.
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