I 
118TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3639 
To establish and expand child care programs for parents who work 
nontraditional hours, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 24, 2023 
Mrs. HINSON (for herself, Ms. BONAMICI, Mr. POCAN, and Ms. STEFANIK) in-
troduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Edu-
cation and the Workforce 
A BILL 
To establish and expand child care programs for parents 
who work nontraditional hours, 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 ‘‘After Hours Child 
Care Act’’. 
SEC. 2. CHILD CARE AND DEVELOPMENT INNOVATION 
FUND. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Child Care and Develop-
ment Block Grant Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 9857 et seq.) 
is amended— 
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(1) by redesignating section 658P as section 
658T, and moving that section 658T to follow sec-
tion 658S; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘SEC. 658U. CHILD CARE AND DEVELOPMENT INNOVATION 
FUND. 
‘‘(a) PURPOSE.—The purpose of this section is to— 
‘‘(1) improve child care access for parents 
working hours outside of traditional 9 to 5 work 
hours, such as parents working an evening, night, or 
weekend shift; and 
‘‘(2) address the needs of working parents with 
young children, so that the parents are able to stay 
attached to the workforce, attain eligibility for pro-
motions and salary increases, and amass savings. 
‘‘(b) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
‘‘(1) CHILD CARE PROGRAM.—The term ‘child 
care program’ means the child care activities of an 
eligible child care provider. 
‘‘(2) NONTRADITIONAL
WORK
HOURS.—The 
term ‘nontraditional work hours’ means work hours 
at least 25 percent of which— 
‘‘(A) are before 9 a.m. or after 5 p.m. on 
a weekday; 
‘‘(B) are on a Saturday or Sunday; or 
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‘‘(C) are scheduled within 7 days before re-
quired attendance at work for those work 
hours. 
‘‘(3) SECRETARY.—The term ‘Secretary’ means 
the Secretary of Health and Human Services. 
‘‘(4) STATE
EDUCATIONAL
AGENCY; 
LOCAL 
EDUCATIONAL
AGENCY.—The terms ‘State edu-
cational agency’ and ‘local educational agency’ have 
the meanings given the terms in section 8101 of the 
Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 
(20 U.S.C. 7801 et seq.). 
‘‘(c) GENERAL AUTHORITY.— 
‘‘(1) GRANTS.—Not later than 90 days after 
the date of enactment of the After Hours Child Care 
Act, the Secretary shall establish a pilot program, 
through which the Secretary shall award grants on 
a competitive basis to eligible entities to pay for the 
Federal share of the cost of— 
‘‘(A) expanding capacity for an existing (as 
of January 1, 2024) child care program, includ-
ing such a program of a family child care pro-
vider to serve families in which a parent is 
working nontraditional work hours; 
‘‘(B) entering into an enrollment-based 
contract with— 
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‘‘(3) AMOUNT.—The Secretary shall award the 
grant in an amount of not less than $25,000 and 
not more than $500,000. 
‘‘(d) ELIGIBLE ENTITIES.—To be eligible to receive 
a grant under this section, an entity shall be— 
‘‘(1) an eligible child care provider; or 
‘‘(2) a partnership of— 
‘‘(A) an eligible child care provider; and 
‘‘(B) a lead agency, business, child care re-
source and referral organization, community de-
velopment financial institution, staffed network 
of family child care providers, another inter-
mediary with experience supporting child care 
providers, or another appropriate entity. 
‘‘(e) APPLICATION.—To be eligible to receive a grant 
under this section, an entity shall submit an application 
to the Secretary at such time, in such manner, and con-
taining such information as the Secretary may require. 
‘‘(f) USE OF FUNDS.—An entity that receives a grant 
under this section may use the grant funds for activities 
that may include— 
‘‘(1) staffing the child care program involved; 
‘‘(2) improving the child care facility and re-
lated equipment; 
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‘‘(3) establishing or improving the curriculum 
of the child care program; 
‘‘(4) assisting eligible child care providers in 
meeting health and safety requirements, achieving li-
censure or registration as a child care provider, or 
improving quality; 
‘‘(5) acquiring other items needed for the child 
care program; and 
‘‘(6) providing training in the prevention of 
sudden infant death syndrome and safe sleep prac-
tices. 
‘‘(g) MATCH.—The non-Federal share of the cost de-
scribed in subsection (c)(1) shall be 25 percent. 
‘‘(h) REPORT.—Not less often than every 2 years, the 
Secretary shall prepare and submit to Congress a report 
that includes information on the number of children served 
under this section, the employment status of their parents, 
general information to demonstrate the impact of activities 
carried out under grants under this section on child care 
availability, and other information relevant to the grants 
made under this section. 
‘‘(i) RELATIONSHIP TO OTHER REQUIREMENTS.— 
None of the requirements of this subchapter, other than 
section 658T, shall apply to this section. No reference in 
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this subchapter to ‘this subchapter’ shall be considered to 
include this section. 
‘‘(j) RESERVATION OF FUNDS.—The Secretary may 
reserve up to 1⁄4 of 1 percent of the amount appropriated 
under this subchapter to carry out this section for each 
of the fiscal years 2024 through 2028.’’. 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— 
(1) 
APPLICATION
PROVISIONS.—Section 
658E(c)(2) of the Child Care and Development 
Block Grant Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 9858c(c)(2)) is 
amended— 
(A) in subparagraph (A)(i)(II), by striking 
‘‘658P(2)’’ and inserting ‘‘658T(2)’’; and 
(B) in subparagraph (K)(i)(IV), by strik-
ing ‘‘658P(6)(B)’’ and inserting ‘‘658T(6)(B)’’. 
(2) REPORT PROVISIONS.—Section 658K(a)(2) 
of the Child Care and Development Block Grant Act 
of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 9858i(a)(2)) is amended— 
(A) in subparagraph (A), by striking 
‘‘658P(6)’’ and inserting ‘‘658T(6)’’; and 
(B) in subparagraph (F), by striking 
‘‘658P(6)(B)’’ and inserting ‘‘658T(6)(B)’’. 
Æ 
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