sistance, to eligible States to provide financial assistance 
to enable eligible parents to become the caregivers for eli-
gible infants at home. 
‘‘(b) ELIGIBILITY OF PARENTS.—A parent of an eli-
gible infant is eligible to receive financial assistance pro-
vided under subsection (a) by a State only if such par-
ent—
‘‘(1) is a member of a family that does not re-
ceive child care services for such infant provided 
with funds appropriated under section 658B(a) for 
such fiscal year; 
‘‘(2)(A) is a member of a single-parent family 
and—
‘‘(i) worked not less than 60 hours (in the 
aggregate); or 
‘‘(ii) worked not less than 40 hours (in the 
aggregate) and attended not less than 20 hours 
(in the aggregate) a postsecondary education or 
training program; 
in the 3-month period ending on the date such parent ap-
plies for such assistance; or 
‘‘(B) is a member of a 2-parent family in which 
both parents worked 120 hours (in the aggregate) in 
the 3-month period ending on the date such parent 
applies for such assistance;
‘‘(3)(A) is a member of a single-parent family 
and agrees to use such assistance to personally care 
for such infant at home in lieu of placing such in-
fant with an eligible child care provider; or 
‘‘(B) is a member of a 2-parent family and—
‘‘(i) such parent agrees to use such assist-
ance to personally care for such infant at home 
in lieu of placing such infant with a child care 
provider; and 
‘‘(ii) the other parent will work for com-
pensation during such period; and 
‘‘(4) to comply with any other requirement ap-
plicable under this subchapter. 
‘‘(c) LIMITATION.—Financial assistance may not be 
provided under this section to an eligible parent for a pe-
riod exceeding 24 months (in the aggregate) during the 
lifetime of such parent.’’. 
(e) EVALUATION AND REPORT TO CONGRESS.—Sec-
tion 658L of the Child Care and Development Block 
Grant Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 9858j) is amended—
(1) by inserting ‘‘(a) Biennial Reports.—’’ be-
fore ‘‘Not’’, and 
(2) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(b) REPORT
ON AT-HOME INFANT CARE.—Not 
later than 4 years after the date of the enactment of At-
Home Infant Care Act of 2004, the Secretary shall sub-
mit, to the Speaker of the House of Representatives and 
the President Pro Tempore of the Senate, a report con-
taining a summary of an evaluation carried out by the Sec-
retary to determine the effectiveness of infant care pro-
vided under section 658H. Such evaluation shall include 
information relating to—
‘‘(1) experiences of the States in developing and 
operating programs under section 658H, including 
design issues and issues in coordinating infant care 
under such section with child care services provided 
under other provisions of this subchapter; 
‘‘(2) characteristics of families seeking to re-
ceive financial assistance, and of families receiving 
such assistance, provided under such section; 
‘‘(3) the length of time families receive such as-
sistance under such section and the reasons families 
cease to receive such assistance; 
‘‘(4) the employment patterns of families re-
ceive such assistance under such section and the ef-
fect receiving such assistance has on current or sub-
sequent employment; and 
‘‘(5) the costs and benefits of such assistance.’’.
(f) AMOUNTS RESERVED; ALLOTMENTS.—Section 
658O of the Child Care and Development Block Grant Act 
of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 9858m) is amended—
(1) in subsection (a)—
(A) in paragraph (1) by striking ‘‘this sub-
chapter’’ and inserting ‘‘section 658B(a)’’, and 
(B) in paragraph (2) by striking ‘‘658B’’ 
and inserting ‘‘658B(a)’’, and 
(2) in subsection (e)(3) by inserting ‘‘(other 
than section 658H)’’ after ‘‘subchapter’’. 
(g) DEFINITIONS.—Section 658P of the Child Care 
and Development Block Grant Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 
9858n) is amended—
(1) by inserting after paragraph (5) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(5A) ELIGIBLE
INFANT.—The term ‘eligible 
infant’ means an eligible child who—
‘‘(A) is less than 2 years of age; and 
‘‘(B) whose family income does not exceed 
85 percent of the State median income for a 
family of the same size.’’, and 
(2) in paragraph (8) by striking ‘‘658B(a)’’ and 
inserting ‘‘658D(a)’’. 
(h) MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS.—Section 658S of 
the Child Care and Development Block Grant Act of 1990
(42 U.S.C. 9858q) is amended by inserting ‘‘(including 
financial assistance provided under section 658H)’’ after 
‘‘subchapter’’. 
SEC. 4. CONFORMING AMENDMENTS. 
Section 418(c) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 
618(c)) is amended—
(1) by inserting ‘‘(excluding section 658H)’’ 
after ‘‘such Act’’ the 1st place it appears, and 
(2) by inserting ‘‘(excluding the requirements 
and limitations applicable to assistance provided 
under section 658H)’’ after ‘‘such Act’’ the 2d place 
it appears.
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