mentation, or furnishing an evaluation 
of sustainability or operational capac-
ity of providers; 
‘‘(v) in the case of a State or terri-
tory, contains an assurance that the State 
or territory shall collaborate with respect 
to the use of grant funds to improve child 
care workforce, supply, quality, and access 
in areas of particular need identified with-
in the State or territory with each Indian 
tribe and tribal organization in such area; 
and 
‘‘(vi) contains such other information 
as the Secretary may require. 
‘‘(B) APPROVAL.—The Secretary shall ap-
prove a planned use of funds submission that 
contains the information required under sub-
paragraph (A), and, with respect to the pro-
posed criteria required under subparagraph 
(A)(i), shall accept any reasonable criteria that 
are based on internal analyses by a lead agency 
of a State, territory, Indian tribe, or tribal or-
ganization or analyses by organizations with ex-
perience in evaluating research on various ap-
proaches to identifying areas where there is a 
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low supply of child care that is affordable and 
that is in particular need of child care. 
‘‘(C) SPECIAL RULES.— 
‘‘(i) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary 
shall develop parameters on the use of 
funds from an allotment paid under this 
subsection for projects described in sub-
clause (IX) or (X) of subparagraph 
(A)(iv). 
‘‘(ii) 
REQUIREMENT.—The 
param-
eters developed under clause (i) shall pro-
vide that, in the case of funds from an al-
lotment paid under this subsection that are 
used for projects described in subclause 
(IX) or (X) of subparagraph (A)(iv)— 
‘‘(I) for such projects involving a 
privately-owned 
family 
child 
care 
home, the Secretary shall not retain 
any Federal interest; and 
‘‘(II) for all other such projects, 
the Secretary shall not retain a Fed-
eral interest after a period of 10 
years. 
‘‘(iii) WAGE RATES.—All laborers and 
mechanics employed by contractors or sub-
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contractors in the performance of construc-
tion, alteration, or repair work carried out, 
in whole or in part, with funds from an al-
lotment paid under this subsection for 
projects described in subparagraph (A)(iv) 
shall be paid wages at rates not less than 
the prevailing rates for projects of a simi-
lar character in the locality as determined 
by the Secretary of Labor in accordance 
with subchapter IV of chapter 31 of title 
40, United States Code. With respect to 
the labor standards specified in the first 
sentence of this clause, the Secretary of 
Labor shall have the authority and func-
tions set forth in Reorganization Plan 
Numbered 14 of 1950 (64 Stat. 1267; 5 
U.S.C. App.) and section 3145 of title 40, 
United States Code. 
‘‘(5) OTHER FUNDING AND PAYMENT RULES.— 
‘‘(A) APPROVAL
AND
PAYMENT
DEAD-
LINE.—The Secretary shall make quarterly pay-
ments to the lead agency of each State, terri-
tory, Indian tribe, and tribal organization with 
a planned use of funds submission approved 
under paragraph (4) from the grant determined 
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for the State, territory, Indian tribe, or tribal 
organization under paragraph (3) for a fiscal 
year. 
‘‘(B) NO MATCHING REQUIREMENT.—Nei-
ther subparagraph (C) of subsection (a)(2) nor 
any other cash or in-kind matching requirement 
shall apply to the grants paid under this sub-
section. 
‘‘(C) MAINTENANCE OF EFFORT.— 
‘‘(i) CERTIFICATION
FUNDS
WILL 
SUPPLEMENT, NOT
SUPPLANT, GENERAL 
REVENUE
EXPENDITURES.—Each 
State 
paid a grant under this subsection for a 
fiscal year shall certify that the grant 
funds will be used to supplement and not 
supplant the level of general revenue ex-
penditures from State, local, and other 
non-Federal sources that are used to pro-
vide child care assistance for low-income 
families. 
‘‘(ii) STATE MINIMUM EXPENDITURES 
REQUIREMENT.— 
‘‘(I) IN
GENERAL.—Each State 
paid a grant under this subsection for 
a fiscal year shall certify that the 
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State shall satisfy the required min-
imum general revenue expenditures 
for child care assistance for low-in-
come families dollar amount applica-
ble to the State for the fiscal year. 
‘‘(II) STATE MINIMUM GENERAL 
REVENUE EXPENDITURES FOR CHILD 
CARE
ASSISTANCE
FOR
LOW-INCOME 
FAMILIES
DOLLAR
AMOUNT.—With 
respect to a State and a fiscal year, 
the minimum general revenue expend-
itures for child care assistance for 
low-income families dollar amount for 
the State and fiscal year is— 
‘‘(aa) in the case of the first 
fiscal year for which the State is 
paid a grant under this sub-
section, 
the 
aggregate 
dollar 
amount of general revenue ex-
penditures for child care assist-
ance for low-income families for 
the most recent State fiscal year 
for which data is available; and 
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‘‘(bb) in the case of any suc-
ceeding fiscal year, the greater 
of— 
‘‘(AA) 
the 
minimum 
baseline dollar amount of 
general revenue expenditures 
for child care assistance for 
low-income families applica-
ble to the State for the pre-
ceding year; and 
‘‘(BB) 
the 
minimum 
baseline dollar amount of 
general revenue expenditures 
for child care assistance for 
low-income families for the 
most recent State fiscal year 
for which data is available. 
‘‘(III) ANNUAL GUIDANCE.—The 
Secretary shall issue annual guidance 
to States specifying— 
‘‘(aa) the data and reporting 
that will be required for purposes 
of enforcing the State minimum 
general revenue expenditures for 
child care assistance for low-in-
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come families dollar amount re-
quirement under this subpara-
graph; and 
‘‘(bb) for each fiscal year 
and State for which a grant is 
paid under this subsection, the 
minimum general revenue ex-
penditures for child care assist-
ance for low-income families dol-
lar amount that is required for 
the State and fiscal year. 
‘‘(D) PERIOD FOR AVAILABILITY; REDIS-
TRIBUTION OF UNUSED FUNDS.— 
‘‘(i) IN
GENERAL.—Except as pro-
vided in clause (ii), the period in which the 
funds from grants paid under this sub-
section for a fiscal year are available for 
expenditure, 
the 
determination 
as 
to 
whether funds from the grant will not be 
used, and the procedure for redistributing 
unused funds, shall be made in the same 
manner as if— 
‘‘(I) in the case of 1 of the 50 
States or the District of Columbia, 
the funds were considered amounts al-
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lotted to the State or District under 
subsection (a)(2)(B) for a fiscal year; 
‘‘(II) in the case of a territory, 
the funds were considered a grant 
made to the territory under subsection 
(a)(4) for such fiscal year; and 
‘‘(III) in the case of an Indian 
tribe or tribal organization, the funds 
were considered a grant made to the 
Indian tribe or tribal organization 
under subsection (a) for such fiscal 
year. 
‘‘(ii) EXTENSION OF AVAILABILITY OF 
FUNDS USED FOR CERTAIN PROJECTS.—If 
funds from a grant paid under this sub-
section are used to provide financial sup-
port for a project described in subclause 
(IX) or (X) of paragraph (4)(A)(iv), the 
funds shall remain available for expendi-
ture by the lead agency of a State, terri-
tory, Indian tribe, or tribal organization 
(as applicable) for a period of 5 years. 
‘‘(E) INAPPLICABILITY
OF
TERRITORIAL 
PAYMENT LIMITATION.—Section 1108(a) shall 
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not apply with respect to any funds paid under 
this subsection. 
‘‘(6) USE OF FUNDS.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—To the extent per-
mitted under this paragraph, section 658G(b) 
of the Child Care and Development Block 
Grant Act of 1990, and the approved planned 
use of funds submission of the lead agency of 
a State, territory, Indian tribe, or tribal organi-
zation under paragraph (4), each such lead 
agency shall use funds from a grant paid under 
this subsection to increase child care workforce, 
supply, quality, and access in areas determined 
to be in particular need of child care (with ac-
tivities provided directly, or through grants or 
contracts with local child care resource and re-
ferral organizations or other appropriate enti-
ties). Activities carried out with such funds 
shall be— 
‘‘(i) designed to improve the quality of 
child care services, including improving the 
quality of the child care workforce, and in-
crease parental options for, and access to, 
high-quality child care, especially in areas 
of concentrated poverty; and 
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‘‘(ii) in alignment with the most re-
cent statewide or tribal assessment of the 
State’s or Indian tribe’s or tribal organiza-
tion’s needs to carry out such services and 
care. 
‘‘(B) PRIORITY.—If a lead agency chooses 
to make grants from the funds paid under this 
subsection, each such lead agency shall give pri-
ority to funding child care services that will use 
the grant to provide or coordinate services in 
order to— 
‘‘(i) provide child care services during 
nontraditional hours; 
‘‘(ii) serve dual language learners, 
children with disabilities, children experi-
encing homelessness, children in foster 
care, children from low-income families, or 
infants and toddlers; 
‘‘(iii) serve a high proportion of chil-
dren whose families are eligible for sub-
sidies under the Child Care and Develop-
ment Block Grant Act of 1990 for the 
child care; 
‘‘(iv) operate in rural communities 
with a low supply of child care; 
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‘‘(v) support child care services pro-
vided by public entities, non-profit entities, 
and small businesses that are at least 51 
percent owned and controlled by individ-
uals who are socially and economically dis-
advantaged, as defined by the Adminis-
trator of the Small Business Administra-
tion; or 
‘‘(vi) provide competitive wages and 
support the recruitment and retention of a 
high-quality child care workforce, including 
through increased compensation (including 
wages and benefits), bonuses, tuition or fee 
support for educational attainment or pro-
fessional development, child care appren-
ticeship programs, or other financial incen-
tives. 
‘‘(C) HEAD
START
AND
EARLY
HEAD 
START
PROGRAMS.—A lead agency may use 
funds from a grant paid under this subsection 
for activities or assistance under a Head Start 
program (including an Early Head Start pro-
gram) carried out under the Head Start Act 
(42 U.S.C. 9831 et seq.). 
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‘‘(D) ADMINISTRATION
THROUGH
THE 
CHILD CARE AND DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT 
ACT of 1990.— 
‘‘(i) IN
GENERAL.—Except as pro-
vided in clause (ii) or to the extent other-
wise provided in this subsection, subsection 
(c) shall apply to the grants paid under 
this subsection in the same manner as that 
subsection applies to amounts paid under 
subsection (a). 
‘‘(ii) NONAPPLICATION
OF
CERTAIN 
USE OF FUNDS REQUIREMENTS.—The re-
quirements of subparagraphs (D) and (E) 
of section 658E(c)(3) of the Child Care 
and Development Block Grant Act of 1990 
shall not apply to the grants paid under 
this subsection. 
‘‘(7) REPORTS.— 
‘‘(A) CCDBG REPORTS.—The lead agency 
of each State, territory, Indian tribe, and tribal 
organization paid a grant under this subsection 
for a fiscal year shall include information re-
garding how the lead agency spent the grant in 
each monthly, quarterly, or annual report, as 
applicable, submitted under section 658K(a)(2) 
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of the Child Care and Development Block 
Grant Act of 1990. The information required to 
be collected and reported under this paragraph 
shall be— 
‘‘(i) in addition to, and shall not af-
fect, reporting and data collection require-
ments imposed under the Child Care and 
Development Block Grant Act of 1990, in-
cluding to the extent any information spec-
ified under this paragraph also is required 
to be included in a report submitted under 
that Act; and 
‘‘(ii) made publicly available. 
‘‘(B) 1-YEAR POST-AWARD REPORT.—Not 
later than 6 months after receipt of the first 
payment from a grant under this subsection, 
the lead agency of the State, territory, Indian 
tribe, or tribal organization (as applicable) shall 
submit a report to the Secretary that includes 
information and data (reported on such basis as 
the Secretary shall specify) regarding— 
‘‘(i) the supply of child care in the 
areas determined to be in particular need 
of child care by the lead agency, including 
with respect to the pre-grant award assess-
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ment of the number of Child Care and De-
velopment Block Grant-eligible child care 
slots reserved by grants or contracts in 
such areas and the pre-grant award assess-
ment of the number of providers who are 
regulated under State law in such areas, 
and the number of providers who are not 
covered by or are exempt from such a reg-
ulation but are eligible child care providers 
providing services under the Child Care 
and Development Block Grant Act of 1990 
(42 U.S.C. 9857 et seq.) in such areas; 
and 
‘‘(ii) the supply, quality, and access of 
child care in the areas determined to be in 
particular need of child care by the lead 
agency. 
‘‘(C) 3-YEAR POST-AWARD REPORT.—Not 
later than December 31 of the calendar year in 
which the third fiscal year for which the lead 
agency of a State, territory, Indian tribe, or 
tribal organization is paid a grant under this 
subsection ends, the lead agency shall submit a 
report to the Secretary that includes the fol-
lowing information: 
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‘‘(i) Data that describes the impact of 
expenditures of grant funds on— 
‘‘(I) the supply of child care in 
the areas determined to be in par-
ticular need of child care by the lead 
agency, including with respect to the 
pre-grant award assessment of the 
number of Child Care and Develop-
ment Block Grant-eligible child care 
slots reserved by grants or contracts 
in such areas and the pre-grant award 
assessment of the number of providers 
who are regulated under State law in 
such areas, and the number of pro-
viders who are not covered by or are 
exempt from such a regulation but are 
eligible child care providers providing 
services under the Child Care and De-
velopment Block Grant Act of 1990 
(42 U.S.C. 9857 et seq.) in such 
areas; and 
‘‘(II) the supply, quality, and ac-
cess of child care in the areas deter-
mined to be in particular need of child 
care by the lead agency, and on the 
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extent to which areas in which such 
funds were used experienced outcomes 
that reduced the conditions in such 
areas which factored into such deter-
mination. 
‘‘(ii) Information specifying the areas 
determined to be in particular need of 
child care by the lead agency and the ac-
tivities in which grant funds were used in 
such areas. 
‘‘(iii) Demographic data on the child 
care providers receiving funds and on the 
families and children served. 
‘‘(iv) Information specifying whether 
grant funds were used for projects de-
scribed in subclause (IX) or (X) of para-
graph (4)(A)(iv) and if so, the status of 
such projects, including if such projects 
are ongoing at the time of reporting. 
‘‘(D) SUBMISSION TO CONGRESS.—The in-
formation reported in accordance with subpara-
graphs (A), (B), and (C) shall be incorporated 
into the biennial reports to Congress by the 
Secretary required under section 658L(a) of the 
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Child Care and Development Block Grant Act 
of 1990. 
‘‘(8) REGULAR EVALUATIONS.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—From a geographically 
diverse selection of the lead agencies paid a 
grant under this subsection that includes rep-
resentation of States, territories, and Indian 
tribes and tribal organizations, the Secretary 
regularly shall evaluate the impact of the activi-
ties carried out by such lead agencies with re-
spect to improving the supply and quality of 
child care in the areas determined to be in par-
ticular need of child care by such lead agencies. 
‘‘(B) SUPPLY ASSESSMENT.—In evaluating 
the extent to which there are improvements in 
the supply of child care in the areas determined 
to be in particular need of child care, the Sec-
retary shall focus on the following areas: 
‘‘(i) General availability of child care 
services. 
‘‘(ii) Availability of child care services 
that— 
‘‘(I) are provided during non-
traditional hours; 
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‘‘(II) serve dual language learn-
ers, children with disabilities, children 
experiencing homelessness, children in 
foster care, children from low-income 
families, or infants and toddlers; 
‘‘(III) serve a high proportion of 
children whose families are eligible for 
subsidies under the Child Care and 
Development Block Grant Act of 
1990; and 
‘‘(IV) operate in rural commu-
nities with a low supply of child care. 
‘‘(iii) Opportunity for parental choice 
in child care services. 
‘‘(iv) Improvement in workforce re-
cruitment and retention for child care serv-
ices. 
‘‘(C) QUALITY
ASSESSMENT.—In evalu-
ating the extent to which there are improve-
ments in the quality of child care in the areas 
determined to be in particular need of child 
care, the Secretary shall focus on at least 5 of 
the following areas: 
‘‘(i) Ratios of staff to children and 
group size. 
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‘‘(ii) Developmentally appropriate cur-
riculum. 
‘‘(iii) Approaches to instruction. 
‘‘(iv) Relationship quality between 
children and staff. 
‘‘(v) Children’s learning and develop-
ment. 
‘‘(vi) Physical environment quality 
and ability to protect children and staff 
from illness and injury. 
‘‘(vii) Qualifications, experience, and 
specialized training of staff. 
‘‘(viii) Opportunities for staff profes-
sional development. 
‘‘(ix) Wages and benefits for staff. 
‘‘(x) Ability to foster relationships 
with families and communities. 
‘‘(xi) Leadership and management ca-
pacity. 
‘‘(xii) Creating a stable work environ-
ment for staff retention. 
‘‘(xiii) Pursuit or earning of national 
accreditation. 
‘‘(D) REPORT.—The Secretary shall— 
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‘‘(i) submit a report to the appro-
priate committees of Congress regarding 
the evaluations of the impact of the activi-
ties carried out by lead agencies with funds 
from grants paid under this subsection— 
‘‘(I) within 180 days of the com-
pletion of each such evaluation; and 
‘‘(II) at least once every 5 years; 
and 
‘‘(ii) make each such report, along 
with the data and report for each evalua-
tion, publicly available. 
‘‘(9) DEFINITIONS.—In this subsection: 
‘‘(A) APPROPRIATE COMMITTEES OF CON-
GRESS.—The term ‘appropriate committees of 
Congress’ means the Committee on Appropria-
tions, the Committee on Ways and Means, and 
the Committee on Education and Workforce of 
the House of Representatives and the Com-
mittee on Appropriations, the Committee on Fi-
nance, and the Committee on Health, Edu-
cation, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate. 
‘‘(B) LEAD
AGENCY.—The term ‘lead 
agency’ has the meaning given that term in sec-
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tion 658P(9) of the Child Care and Develop-
ment Block Grant Act of 1990.’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section take effect on October 1, 2025. 
Æ 
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