I
104TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 999
To establish a single, consolidated source of Federal child care funding;
to establish a program to provide block grants to States to provide
nutrition assistance to economically disadvantaged individuals and fami-
lies and to establish a program to provide block grants to States to
provide school-based food services to students; to restrict alien eligibility
for certain education, training, and other programs; and for other pur-
poses.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
FEBRUARY 21, 1995
Mr. GOODLING introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Com-
mittee on Economic and Educational Opportunities and, in addition, to
the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently de-
termined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions
as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned
A BILL
To establish a single, consolidated source of Federal child
care funding; to establish a program to provide block
grants to States to provide nutrition assistance to eco-
nomically disadvantaged individuals and families and to
establish a program to provide block grants to States
to provide school-based food services to students; to re-
strict alien eligibility for certain education, training, and
other programs; 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 ‘‘Welfare Reform Con-
solidation Act of 1995’’.
SEC. 2. TABLE OF CONTENTS.
The table of contents of this Act is as follows:
Sec. 1. Short title.
Sec. 2. Table of contents.
TITLE I—CHILD CARE BLOCK GRANTS
Sec. 101. Amendments to the Child Care and Development Block Grant Act of
1990.
Sec. 102. Repeal of child care assistance authorized by Acts other than the So-
cial Security Act.
Sec. 103. Repeal of certain child care programs authorized under the Social Se-
curity Act.
TITLE II—FAMILY AND SCHOOL-BASED NUTRITION BLOCK
GRANTS
Subtitle A—General Provisions
Sec. 201. Definitions.
Subtitle B—Family Nutrition Block Grant Program
Sec. 221. Authorization.
Sec. 222. Allotment.
Sec. 223. Application.
Sec. 224. Use of amounts.
Sec. 225. Reports.
Sec. 226. Penalties.
Sec. 227. Authorization of appropriations.
Subtitle C—School-Based Nutrition Block Grant Program
Sec. 251. Authorization.
Sec. 252. Allotment.
Sec. 253. Application.
Sec. 254. Use of amounts.
Sec. 255. Reports.
Sec. 256. Penalties.
Sec. 257. Waiver of State law prohibiting assistance to children enrolled in pri-
vate elementary and secondary schools.
Subtitle D—Miscellaneous Provisions
Sec. 291. Repealers.
TITLE III—RESTRICTING ALIEN ELIGIBILITY FOR CERTAIN
EDUCATION, TRAINING, AND OTHER PROGRAMS
Sec. 301. Restrictions on eligibility of aliens for certain programs.
TITLE IV—OTHER REPEALERS AND CONFORMING AMENDMENTS
Sec. 401. Repeal of the job opportunities and basic skills training program.
Sec. 402. Amendments to laws relating to child protection block grant.
TITLE V—GENERAL EFFECTIVE DATE.
Sec. 501. Effective date.
Sec. 502. Application of amendments and repealers.
TITLE I—CHILD CARE BLOCK
GRANTS
SEC. 101. AMENDMENTS TO THE CHILD CARE AND DEVEL-
OPMENT BLOCK GRANT ACT OF 1990.
(a) GOALS.—Section 658A of the Child Care and De-
velopment Block Grant Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 9801 note)
is amended—
(1) in the heading of such section by inserting
‘‘AND GOALS’’ after ‘‘TITLE’’,
(2) by inserting ‘‘(a) SHORT TITLE.—’’ before
‘‘This’’, and
(3) by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(b) GOALS.—The goals of this subchapter are—
‘‘(1) to allow each State maximum flexibility in
developing child care programs and policies that best
suit the needs of children and parents within such
State;
‘‘(2) to promote parental choice to empower
working parents to make their own decisions on the
child care that best suits their family’s needs;
‘‘(3) to encourage States to provide consumer
education information to help parents make in-
formed choices about child care;
‘‘(4) to assist States to provide child care to
parents trying to achieve independence from public
assistance; and
‘‘(5) to assist States in implementing the
health, safety, licensing, and registration standards
established in State regulations.’’.
(b) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Section
658B of the Child Care and Development Block Grant Act
of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 9858) is amended to read as follows:
‘‘SEC. 658B. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
‘‘There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out
this subchapter $1,943,000,000 for each of the fiscal
years 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, and 2000.’’.
(c) LEAD ENTITY.—Section 658D of the Child Care
and Development Block Grant Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C.
9858b) is amended—
(1) in the heading of such section by striking
‘‘AGENCY’’ inserting ‘‘ENTITY’’,
(2) in subsection (a) by inserting ‘‘or other en-
tity’’ after ‘‘State agency’’, and
(3) by striking ‘‘lead agency’’ each place it ap-
pears and inserting ‘‘lead entity’’.
(d) APPLICATION AND PLAN.—Section 658E of the
Child Care and Development Block Grant Act of 1990 (42
U.S.C. 9858c) is amended—
(1) in subsection (b)—
(A) by striking ‘‘implemented—’’ and all
that follows through ‘‘(2)’’ and inserting ‘‘im-
plemented’’, and
(B) by striking ‘‘for subsequent State
plans’’,
(2) in subsection (c)—
(A) in paragraph (1)—
(i) in the heading of such paragraph
by striking ‘‘AGENCY’’ and inserting ‘‘EN-
TITY’’, and
(ii) by striking ‘‘agency’’ and inserting
‘‘entity’’,
(B) in paragraph (2)—
(i) in subparagraph (A)—
(I) in clause (i) by striking ‘‘,
other than through assistance pro-
vided under paragraph (3)(C),’’ and
(II) by striking ‘‘except’’ and all
that follows through ‘‘1992’’, and in-
serting ‘‘and provide a detailed de-
scription of the procedures the State
will implement to carry out the re-
quirements of this subparagraph’’,
(ii) in subparagraph (B)—
(I) by striking ‘‘Provide assur-
ances’’ and inserting ‘‘Certify’’, and
(II) by inserting before the pe-
riod at the end ‘‘and provide a de-
tailed description of such procedures’’,
(iii) in subparagraph (C)—
(I) by striking ‘‘Provide assur-
ances’’ and inserting ‘‘Certify’’, and
(II) by inserting before the pe-
riod at the end ‘‘and provide a de-
tailed description of how such record
is maintained and is made available’’,
and
(iv) by amending subparagraph (D) to
read as follows:
‘‘(D) CONSUMER
EDUCATION
INFORMA-
TION.—Provide assurances that the State will
collect and disseminate to parents of eligible
children and the general public, consumer edu-
cation information that will promote informed
child care choices.’’,
(v) in subparagraph (E)—
(I) by striking ‘‘Provide assur-
ances’’ and inserting ‘‘Certify’’,
(II) in clause (i) by inserting
‘‘health, safety, and’’ after ‘‘comply
with all’’,
(III) in clause (i) by striking ‘‘;
and’’ at the end,
(IV) by striking ‘‘that—’’ and all
that follows through ‘‘(i)’’, and insert-
ing ‘‘that’’, and
(V) by striking ‘‘(ii)’’ and all that
follows through the end of such sub-
paragraph, and inserting ‘‘and provide
a detailed description of such require-
ments and of how such requirements
are effectively enforced.’’, and
(vi) by striking subparagraphs (F),
(G), (H), (I), and (J),
(C) in paragraph (3)—
(i) in subparagraph (A) by inserting
‘‘or as authorized by section 658T’’ before
the period at the end,
(ii) in subparagraph (B)—
(I) by striking ‘‘.—Subject to the
reservation contained in subparagraph
(C), the’’ and inserting ‘‘AND RELAT-
ED ACTIVITIES.—The’’,
(II) by inserting ‘‘, other than
amounts transferred under section
658T,’’ after ‘‘subchapter’’,
(III) in clause (i) by striking ‘‘;
and’’ at the end and inserting a pe-
riod,
(IV) by striking ‘‘for—’’ and all
that 
follows 
through 
‘‘section
658E(e)(2)(A)’’ and inserting ‘‘for
child care services, activities that im-
prove the quality or availability of
such services, and any other activity
that the State deems appropriate to
realize any of the goals specified in
paragraphs (2) through (5) of section
658A(b)’’, and
(V) by striking clause (ii), and
(iii) by amending subparagraph (C) to
read as follows:
‘‘(C) LIMITATION
ON
ADMINISTRATIVE
COSTS.—Not more than 5 percent of the aggre-
gate amount of payments received under this
subchapter by a State in each fiscal year may
be expended for administrative costs incurred
by such State to carry out all its functions and
duties under this subchapter.’’,
(D) in paragraph (4)—
(i) by striking ‘‘provide assurances’’
and inserting ‘‘certify’’,
(ii) in the first sentence by inserting
‘‘and shall provide a summary of the facts
relied on by the State to determine that
such rates are sufficient to ensure such ac-
cess’’, and
(iii) by striking the last sentence, and
(E) by striking paragraph (5).
(e) LIMITATIONS ON STATE ALLOTMENTS—Section
658F(b)(2) of the Child Care and Development Block
Grant Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 9858d(b)(2)) is amended
by striking ‘‘referred to in section 658E(e)(2)(F)’’.
(f) REPEAL OF EARMARKED REQUIRED EXPENDI-
TURES.—The Child Care and Development Block Grant
Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 9801 note) is amended by striking
sections 658G and 658H.
(g) ADMINISTRATION AND ENFORCEMENT.—Section
658I(a) of the Child Care and Development Block Grant
Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 9858g(a)) is amended—