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grams, and how such programs address disparities 
in early learning outcomes. 
(c) SUBMISSION.—The Secretary shall submit each 
report prepared under subsection (a) to the Committee on 
Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate and 
the Committee on Education and Labor of the House of 
Representatives. 
SEC. 139. NONDISCRIMINATION PROVISIONS. 
The Secretary shall establish nondiscrimination re-
quirements consistent with the requirements described in 
section 654 of the Head Start Act (42 U.S.C. 9849). The 
established requirements shall apply to the child care and 
early learning programs carried out under this title, and 
the prime sponsors carrying out such programs, as the 
case may be. 
SEC. 140. ADVANCE FUNDING. 
For the purpose of affording adequate notice of fund-
ing available under this title, appropriations for carrying 
out this title are authorized to be included in an appro-
priation Act for the fiscal year preceding the fiscal year 
for which the appropriations are available for obligation. 
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SEC. 141. PARENTAL CONSENT REQUIREMENT FOR NON-
EMERGENCY INTRUSIVE PHYSICAL EXAMINA-
TIONS. 
The Secretary shall establish a parental consent re-
quirement consistent with the requirement described in 
section 657A of the Head Start Act (42 U.S.C. 9852a). 
The established requirement shall apply to the child care 
and early learning programs carried out under this title, 
and the prime sponsors carrying out such programs, as 
the case may be. 
Subtitle D—Special Programs 
SEC. 151. SUPPLEMENTAL FUNDING TO PRIME SPONSORS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary is authorized to 
provide supplemental financial assistance for the activities 
described in subsection (b) or the purposes described in 
subsection (c), to prime sponsors, who— 
(1) demonstrate barriers— 
(A) to scaling the services and processes 
needed to fully implement the prime sponsors’ 
child care and early learning programs; and 
(B) to meeting the national program 
standards; and 
(2) need financial assistance, as determined by 
the Secretary, for those activities or purposes, re-
spectively. 
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(b) ACTIVITIES.—The Secretary may provide the sup-
plemental financial assistance for activities consisting of— 
(1) conducting a facilities review as described in 
section 132(b)(2) and accessing adequate facilities; 
(2) establishing coordination arrangements and 
processes with other entities, including local edu-
cational agencies and related entities, organizations 
delivering health and social services in the service 
area involved, and the State; 
(3) establishing training and professional devel-
opment protocols and processes under sections 135 
and 136; 
(4) meeting accreditation requirements; 
(5) providing supports to enable family child 
care home providers to participate as providers with-
in the child care and early learning program carried 
out by the prime sponsor involved and to enable the 
prime sponsor to meet the national program stand-
ards; 
(6) securing materials and resources for profes-
sional learning opportunities; and 
(7) other activities related to the establishment, 
expansion, and scaling of services and processes 
needed to fully implement the prime sponsor’s child 
care and early learning program and enable the 
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prime sponsor to meet the national program stand-
ards. 
(c) PURPOSES.—The Secretary may provide the sup-
plemental financial assistance to a prime sponsor that 
meets the requirements of subsection (a) and has difficulty 
in providing a non-Federal share because the prime spon-
sor serves an area with a high concentration of families 
with a family income of not more than, or slightly above, 
200 percent of the poverty line, for the purposes of in-
creasing the Federal share of the costs described in section 
121(c)(2)(A). 
SEC. 152. SPECIAL GRANTS TO STATES. 
(a) GRANTS.—On approving an application submitted 
by any State, the Secretary is authorized to provide a 
grant to the State for carrying out activities described in 
subsection (b). 
(b) USE OF FUNDS.—A State that receives a grant 
under subsection (a) may use the grant funds for— 
(1) identifying child care and early learning 
services goals and needs within the State; 
(2) furnishing child care providers with start-up 
funding and technical assistance; 
(3) supporting compensation for the child care 
and early learning workforce comparable to com-
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pensation for the primary education workforce, 
which may include retention or bonus awards; 
(4) establishing or expanding the operation of 
community or neighborhood-based family child care 
networks by providing grants and contracts for 
training; 
(5) supporting the recruitment, training, and 
professional development of the child care and early 
learning workforce; 
(6) assisting in the establishment of Child Care 
and Early Learning Councils and strengthening the 
capability of such Councils to effectively advise on 
the child care and early learning programs; 
(7) encouraging the cooperation and participa-
tion of State agencies in providing child care and 
early learning services, including health, family plan-
ning, mental health, education, nutrition, family, so-
cial, and rehabilitative services if that cooperation 
and participation are requested by appropriate prime 
sponsors in the development and implementation of 
child care and early learning plans; 
(8) encouraging the full utilization of resources 
and facilities for child care and early learning pro-
grams within the State; 
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