Care and Development Block Grant Act of
1990 (42 U.S.C. 9858 et seq.), and
(B) children not described in subparagraph
(A) who receive child care services provided by
center-based child care providers, and
(3) to provide assistance to eligible child care
providers to achieve the developmentally appropriate
child-per-caregiver ratios established by a national
association that accredits child care providers and
that is recognized by the Secretary,
(4) in the aggregate amount of $1,000,000 or
5 percent of such grant, whichever is less, to make
grants to persons on a competitive basis, established
by the Secretary by rule, to be used for improve-
ments and startup costs (as defined by the Secretary
by rule) incurred to become eligible childcare provid-
ers,
(5) to pay costs incurred to obtain comprehen-
sive 
background 
checks 
required 
by 
section
102(a)(1)(A),
(6) to increase payment rates to providers who
serve children under the Child Care and Develop-
ment Block Grant Act of 1990 and, at the option of
the State, to require providers to seek accreditation
or otherwise enhance the quality of their child care
services as a condition of receiving increased pay-
ment rates,
(7) to expand activities to educate parents on
the availability and quality of child care, including
the development and operation of resource and refer-
ral systems, and
(8) to improve the availability and quality of
child care services for children with special needs, in-
cluding special needs relating to health and disabil-
ities.
SEC. 102. ELIGIBILITY.
(a) APPLICATION
REQUIRED
FOR
ALL
FISCAL
YEARS.—To be eligible to receive a grant under section
101 for a fiscal year, and subject to subsection (b), a State
shall submit to the Secretary an application at such time,
in such form, and containing such information as the Sec-
retary may require by rule, including the following:
(1) A certification that there is in effect in such
State, and that the State maintains a mechanism to
enforce, a requirement that—
(A) each center-based child care provider,
and each group home child care provider, in
such State obtain from such State, or from an
entity of local government designated by such
State, a preemployment criminal background
check of each individual subsequently employed
by such provider to provide child care services,
and
(B) such State, or such entity, conduct
criminal background checks requested for the
purpose of complying with subparagraph (A), at
a cost to child care providers that does not ex-
ceed $50 or 50 percent of the cost of conduct-
ing each such check, whichever is less.
(2) A certification that there is in effect in such
State, and that such State enforces, a requirement
that an entity of State or local government—
(A) inspect center-based child care provid-
ers at least semiannually, group home child
care providers at least annually, and family
child care providers at least biennially; and
(B) periodically inspect all other child care
providers;
for compliance with the health and safety require-
ments applicable to such providers under State law.
(3) A certification that there is in effect in such
State, and that such State enforces, a requirement
that all caregivers who provide child care services for
which assistance is provided under the Child Care
and Development Block Grant Act of 1990 (42
U.S.C. 9858 et seq.), receive training in providing
medical first aid.
(4) A certification that there is in effect in such
State, and that such State enforces, a requirement
that caregivers who are, or are employed by, child
care providers who provide child care services for
compensation have specific minimum training as de-
termined and provided by the lead agency.
(5) A certification that there is in effect in such
State, and that such State enforces, a requirement
that all child care providers in such State who pro-
vide child care services for compensation obtain from
the parents (or legal guardians) of the children who
receive such services information regarding whether
such children have received age-appropriate immuni-
zations in accordance with the then current immuni-
zation recommendations issued by the Centers for
Disease Control and Prevention.
(6) A certification that there is in effect in such
State, and that such State enforces, a requirement
that specifies developmentally appropriate child-per-
caregiver ratios applicable to center-based child care
providers in such State.
(7) An assurance that such State will comply
with the requirements of this subtitle applicable with
respect to such grant.
(8) A certification that such State complies
with section 658E(c)(4)(A) of the Child Care and
Development 
Block 
Grant 
Act 
(42 
U.S.C.
9858c(c)(4)(A)).
(9) An assurance that the State will not reduce
or remove any requirement applicable to child care
providers, that exceeds any requirement applicable
under this title.
(b) ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENT FOR SUBSEQUENT
FISCAL YEARS.—A State that receives a grant under this
subtitle for a fiscal year and that applies for a grant under
this subtitle for a subsequent fiscal year shall include in
the application information in such form as the Secretary
may require by rule, that demonstrates to the satisfaction
of the Secretary that in the most recent fiscal year for
which such State received a grant under this title such
State enforced the requirements certified under section
102 by such State.
SEC. 103. ALLOTMENT OF FUNDS FOR GRANTS.
(a) FORMULA
FOR ALLOTMENTS.—Funds appro-
priated for a fiscal year to carry out this subtitle shall
be allotted among the States based on the formula used
for determining payments to States under section 403(n)
of the Social Security Act as in effect before October 1,
1995.
(b) REALLOTMENTS.—Any portion of an allotment
made under subsection (a) that the Secretary determines
will not be used for grants to a State shall be reallotted
to other States in proportion to the original allotments to
such other States.
(c) GRANTS.—Grants made under section 101 to a
State shall be made from funds allotted or reallotted under
this section to such State.
Subtitle B—Grants to Business
Consortia
SEC. 151. AUTHORITY MAKE GRANTS.
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall make grants
to States to be used to provide grants to eligible entities
described in subsection (b) to assist such entities to im-
prove access to affordable, local, quality child care serv-
ices.
(b) ELIGIBLE ENTITIES DESCRIBED.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—An eligible entity described
in this subsection is a consortium that—
(A) shall consist of representatives from
not fewer than 5 businesses (or a nonprofit or-