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Union Calendar No. 476 
116TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 8326 
[Report No. 116–578, Part I] 
To amend the Public Works and Economic Development Act of 1965 to 
require eligible recipients of certain grants to develop a comprehensive 
economic development strategy that directly or indirectly increases the 
accessibility of affordable, quality child care, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 21, 2020 
Ms. FINKENAUER (for herself and Mr. HAGEDORN) introduced the following 
bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infra-
structure, and in addition to the Committee on Financial Services, for a 
period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the com-
mittee concerned 
NOVEMBER 16, 2020 
Additional sponsor: Ms. WATERS 
NOVEMBER 16, 2020 
Reported from the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure 
NOVEMBER 16, 2020 
Committee on Financial Services discharged; committed to the Committee of 
the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed 
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A BILL 
To amend the Public Works and Economic Development 
Act of 1965 to require eligible recipients of certain 
grants to develop a comprehensive economic development 
strategy that directly or indirectly increases the accessi-
bility of affordable, quality child care, and for other 
purposes. 
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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 ‘‘Child Care is Economic 
Development Act of 2020’’ or the ‘‘CED Act’’. 
SEC. 
2. 
COMPREHENSIVE 
ECONOMIC 
DEVELOPMENT 
STRATEGIES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 302(a)(3)(A) of the Pub-
lic Works and Economic Development Act of 1965 (42 
U.S.C. 3162(a)(3)(A)) is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘and’’ before ‘‘balances re-
sources’’; and 
(2) by inserting ‘‘, and directly or indirectly in-
creases the accessibility of affordable, quality child 
care’’ after ‘‘sound management of development’’. 
(b) GUIDANCE.—Not later than 1 year after the date 
of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Commerce, in 
consultation with the Secretary of Health and Human 
Services, shall issue guidance on implementing the amend-
ments made by subsection (a) to include the accessibility 
of affordable, quality child care in a comprehensive eco-
nomic development strategy developed under section 302 
of the Public Works and Economic Development Act of 
1965 (42 U.S.C. 3162). 
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Union Calendar No. 476 
116TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 8326 
[Report No. 116–578, Part I] 
A BILL 
To amend the Public Works and Economic Devel-
opment Act of 1965 to require eligible recipients 
of certain grants to develop a comprehensive eco-
nomic development strategy that directly or indi-
rectly increases the accessibility of affordable, 
quality child care, and for other purposes. 
NOVEMBER 16, 2020 
Reported from the Committee on Transportation and 
Infrastructure 
NOVEMBER 16, 2020 
Committee on Financial Services discharged; committed 
to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of 
the Union and ordered to be printed 
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