(A) providers that meet any applicable cri-
teria established in accordance with subsection 
(e) and received such assistance during the pre-
vious fiscal year; and 
(B) at the State’s discretion, the spouses, 
domestic partners, and dependents of such pro-
viders; and 
(2) second highest priority to— 
(A) providers that meet any applicable cri-
teria established in accordance with subsection 
(e) and are accredited by the National Associa-
tion for the Education of Young Children or the 
National Association for Family Child Care; 
and 
(B) at the State’s discretion, the spouses, 
domestic partners, and dependents of such pro-
viders. 
SEC. 229. ANNUAL REPORT. 
A State that receives funds appropriated to carry out 
this subtitle for a fiscal year shall submit to the Secretary, 
not later than 90 days after the end of such fiscal year, 
a report— 
(1) specifying the uses for which the State ex-
pended such funds, and the aggregate amount of
funds (including State funds) expended for each of 
such uses; 
(2) containing available data relating to grants 
made and benefits provided with such funds, includ-
ing— 
(A) the number of eligible child care pro-
viders who received such grants and benefits; 
(B) the amounts of such grants and bene-
fits; 
(C) any other information that describes or 
evaluates the effectiveness of this subtitle; 
(D) the particular geographical areas se-
lected under section 225 for the purpose of 
making such grants; 
(E) with respect to grants made under sec-
tion 226— 
(i) the number of years grant recipi-
ents have been employed as child care pro-
viders; 
(ii) the level of training and education 
of grant recipients; 
(iii) to the extent practicable and 
available to the State, detailed information 
regarding the salaries and other compensa-
tion received by grant recipients to provide
child care services before, during, and after 
receiving such grants; 
(iv) the number of children who re-
ceived child care services provided by grant 
recipients; 
(v) information on family demo-
graphics of such children; 
(vi) the types of settings described in 
subparagraphs (A), (B), and (C) of section 
222(1) in which grant recipients are em-
ployed; and 
(vii) the ages of the children who re-
ceived child care services provided by grant 
recipients; 
(F) with respect to grants made under sec-
tion 227— 
(i) the number of years grant recipi-
ents have been employed as child care pro-
viders; 
(ii) the level of training and education 
of grant recipients; 
(iii) to the extent practicable and 
available to the State, detailed information 
regarding the salaries and other compensa-
tion received by grant recipients to provide
child care services before, during, and after 
receiving such grants; 
(iv) the types of settings described in 
subparagraphs (A), (B), and (C) of section 
222(1) in which grant recipients are em-
ployed; 
(v) the ages of the children who re-
ceived child care services provided by grant 
recipients; 
(vi) the number of course credits or 
credentials obtained by grant recipients; 
and 
(vii) the amount of time taken for 
completion of the educational and training 
programs for which such grants were 
made; and 
(G) such other information as the Sec-
retary may require by rule. 
SEC. 230. EVALUATION OF HEALTH BENEFITS PROGRAMS 
BY SECRETARY. 
(a) EVALUATION.—The Secretary shall conduct an 
evaluation of several State programs carried out with 
grants made under section 228, representing various ap-
proaches to raising the rate of child care providers with 
health benefits coverage.
(b) ASSESSMENT OF IMPACTS.—In evaluating State 
programs under subsection (a), the Secretary may con-
sider any information appropriate to measure the success 
of the programs, and shall assess the impact of the pro-
grams on the following: 
(1) The rate of child care providers with health 
benefits coverage. 
(2) The take-up rate by eligible child care pro-
viders. 
(3) The turnover rate in the child care field. 
(4) The average wages paid to a child care pro-
vider. 
(c) REPORT.—Not later than 3 years after the date 
of enactment of this subtitle, the Secretary shall prepare 
and submit a report to Congress containing the results 
of the evaluation conducted under subsection (a), together 
with recommendations for strengthening programs carried 
out with grants made under section 228. 
SEC. 231. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
(a) CHILD CARE PROVIDER DEVELOPMENT, RETEN-
TION, AND SCHOLARSHIPS.—There are authorized to be 
appropriated to carry out the activities described in sec-
tions 226 and 227 $500,000,000 for fiscal year 2006 and 
such sums as may be necessary for each of fiscal years 
2007 through 2010.