I 
116TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6069 
To establish a competitive program to make grants to States to provide 
child care to individuals receiving services at American Job Centers. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 3, 2020 
Mr. PAPPAS (for himself, Ms. KUSTER of New Hampshire, Mr. GALLEGO, Ms. 
NORTON, Mr. MORELLE, Mr. LYNCH, Mr. KIND, Mr. BLUMENAUER, Mr. 
SMITH of Washington, Ms. BROWNLEY of California, Mr. RICHMOND, Mr. 
TRONE, and Mr. THOMPSON of California) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on Education and Labor 
A BILL 
To establish a competitive program to make grants to States 
to provide child care to individuals receiving services 
at American Job Centers. 
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 ‘‘American Job Centers 
Family Accessibility Act of 2020’’. 
SEC. 2. ESTABLISHMENT. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 6 months after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall es-
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tablish a competitive program (hereinafter referred to as 
the ‘‘program’’) to make grants to States with an estab-
lished one-stop delivery system under subsection (a) of 
section 121 of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity 
Act (29 U.S.C. 3151) to provide access to childcare for 
individuals that receive services from such one-stop deliv-
ery systems. 
(b) SELECTION.— 
(1) NUMBER
OF
GRANTEES.—The Secretary 
shall award grants under the program to not fewer 
than 6 States. 
(2) WORKFORCE AREA SPECIFICATION.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall re-
quire each applicant State to specify a work-
force area in the State in which the applicant 
intends to implement the project funded by the 
grant under this section. 
(B) RURAL WORKFORCE AREAS.—An ap-
plicant State with multiple local workforce 
boards shall designate a rural workforce area as 
the project site. 
(3) APPLICATION.—The Secretary shall require 
applicant States to submit an application con-
taining— 
(A) a description of— 
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(i) the project, including how the 
State intends to carry out the project and 
use funds granted under this section; 
(ii) the designated workforce area de-
scribed in subsection (b); 
(iii) a plan for third-party evaluation 
of the project; and 
(iv) the cost estimate of the project; 
and 
(B) a letter from each workforce board 
with jurisdiction in the designated workforce 
area described in subsection (b) certifying that 
such board acknowledges that such board will 
receive funds to implement the described 
project. 
(4) PRIORITY.—In awarding grants under this 
section, the Secretary shall give priority to States 
that— 
(A) have more rural areas; and 
(B) provide access to childcare for individ-
uals that receive services from such one-stop de-
livery systems. 
(5) GEOGRAPHIC DIVERSITY.—In carrying out 
the program, the Secretary shall, select not more 
than one State from each of the six Regions of the 
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Employment and Training Administration (ETA) of 
DOL. 
(c) USE OF FUNDS.—The Secretary shall include as 
a condition of receipt of the grant a requirement that the 
State shall— 
(1) reserve not fewer than 5 percent of funds 
received under the grant to fund a third-party eval-
uation; and 
(2) all other grant funds awarded to the State 
under the program shall be used to provide access 
to child care for individuals using the service of such 
a one-stop delivery system. 
(d) REPORT.— 
(1) GRANTEE REPORTS.—The Secretary shall 
include as a condition of receipt of the grant a re-
quirement that the State shall submit annual reports 
containing— 
(A) information on how the grant funds 
have been used to achieve the purpose of this 
Act; 
(B) with respect to each grant, a descrip-
tion of progress made toward achievement of 
the goals described in the application of such 
grantee; and 
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(C) a description of metrics relevant to the 
project, including— 
(i) number of unique residents who 
utilized child care services funded under 
this section in a given time period; and 
(ii) number of children served using 
funds under this section in a given time 
period. 
(2) CONGRESSIONAL REPORT.—Not later than 
5 years after the date on which the first grant is 
awarded under this Act, the Secretary shall submit 
to Congress an evaluation of all grants issued under 
this Act, including— 
(A) the goals of each grantee; 
(B) challenges and outcomes associated 
with each grant; and 
(C) recommendations with respect to fu-
ture programs to achieve the purpose of this 
Act. 
(e) STATE DEFINED.—In this Act, the term ‘‘State’’ 
means any State, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, 
and any territory or possession of the United States. 
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(f) AUTHORIZATION
OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this Act 
$5,000,000 for fiscal year 2020. 
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