Title: Child Care and Development Block Grant Reauthorization Act of 2022
Policy area: Families

Summary:
Child Care and Development Block Grant Reauthorization Act of 2022  This bill reauthorizes through FY2027 and expands programs and services under the Child Care and Development Fund.  Among other changes, the bill expands eligibility to include families earning not more than 150% of the state medium income if the state provides an appropriate opportunity for families earning not more than 85% of the state median income to receive services.

[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 9394 Introduced in House (IH)]

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117th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 9394

  To amend the Child Care and Development Block Grant Act of 1990 to 
        reauthorize and update the Act, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            December 1, 2022

Mr. Owens (for himself and Mrs. Hinson) introduced the following bill; 
       which was referred to the Committee on Education and Labor

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                                 A BILL


 
  To amend the Child Care and Development Block Grant Act of 1990 to 
        reauthorize and update the Act, and for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Child Care and Development Block 
Grant Reauthorization Act of 2022''.

SEC. 2. PURPOSES.

    (a) Redesignation.--Section 658A of the Child Care and Development 
Block Grant Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 9857) is redesignated as section 658 
of such Act.
    (b) Amendment.--Subsection (b) of that section 658 is amended to 
read as follows:
    ``(b) Purposes.--The purposes of this subchapter are--
            ``(1) to allow each State maximum flexibility in developing 
        a mixed delivery system to provide child care that best suits 
        the needs of children and working parents within that State;
            ``(2) to promote parental choice to empower working parents 
        to make their own decisions regarding the child care services 
        that best suit their family's needs;
            ``(3) to encourage States to provide consumer education 
        information to help parents make informed choices about child 
        care services and to promote involvement by parents and family 
        members in the development of their children in child care 
        settings;
            ``(4) to assist States in delivering high-quality, 
        coordinated child care services to maximize parents' options to 
        cover the full workday and full work year, to support 
        continuity of care for children, and to support parents trying 
        to achieve independence from public assistance;
            ``(5) to assist States in improving the overall quality of 
        child care by implementing the health, safety, licensing, early 
        learning and development, professional, and oversight standards 
        established in this subchapter and in State law (including 
        State regulations);
            ``(6) to assist States--
                    ``(A) in helping parents access high-quality child 
                care; and
                    ``(B) in supporting child care providers in the 
                recruitment of, professional development for, and 
                retention of a qualified child care workforce; and
            ``(7) to increase the number and percentage of low-income 
        children in high-quality child care settings.''.

SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS.

    (a) In General.--Section 658P of the Child Care and Development 
Block Grant Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 9858n) is amended--
            (1) by redesignating paragraphs (2) and (3), (4) through 
        (7), (8) and (9), and (10) through (15), as paragraphs (3) and 
        (4), (6) through (9), (11) and (12), and (14) through (19), 
        respectively;
            (2) by inserting after paragraph (1) the following:
            ``(2) Child care.--The term `child care' includes 
        preschool, prekindergarten, and early childhood education for 
        children from birth through age 5, and before school, after 
        school, and summer care for school-age children.'';
            (3) in paragraph (4), as so redesignated--
                    (A) in subparagraph (B), by inserting ``and'' at 
                the end;
                    (B) in subparagraph (C), by striking ``; and'' at 
                the end and inserting a period; and
                    (C) by striking subparagraph (D);
            (4) by striking paragraph (6), as so redesignated, and 
        inserting the following:
            ``(5) Eligible activity.--The term `eligible activity', 
        means an activity consisting of--
                    ``(A) full-time or part-time employment;
                    ``(B) self-employment;
                    ``(C) job search activities;
                    ``(D) job training;
                    ``(E) secondary, postsecondary, or adult education, 
                including education through a program of high school 
                classes, a course of study at an institution of higher 
                education, classes towards an equivalent of a high 
                school diploma recognized by State law, or English as a 
                second language classes;
                    ``(F) health treatment (including mental health and 
                substance use treatment) for a condition that prevents 
                the parent involved from participating in other 
                eligible activities;
                    ``(G) activities to prevent child abuse or neglect, 
                or family violence prevention or intervention 
                activities;
                    ``(H) employment and training activities under the 
                supplemental nutrition assistance program established 
                under section 6(d)(4) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 
                2008 (7 U.S.C. 2015(d)(4));
                    ``(I) employment and training activities under the 
                Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 
                3101 et seq.);
                    ``(J) a work activity described in subsection (d) 
                of section 407 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 
                607) for which, consistent with clauses (ii) and (iii) 
                of section 402(a)(1)(A) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 
                602(a)(1)(A)), a parent is treated as being engaged in 
                work for a month in a fiscal year for purposes of the 
                program of block grants to States for temporary 
                assistance for needy families established under part A 
                of title IV of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 601 
                et seq.); or
                    ``(K) taking leave under the Family and Medical 
                Leave Act of 1993 (29 U.S.C. 2601 et seq.) (or 
                equivalent provisions for Federal employees), a State 
                or local paid or unpaid leave law, or a program of 
                employer-provided leave.
            ``(6) Eligible child.--The term `eligible child' means an 
        individual--
                    ``(A) who is less than 13 years of age;
                    ``(B)(i)(I) whose family income does not exceed 85 
                percent of the State median income for a family of the 
                same size; or
                    ``(II) in the case of a State that has determined 
                it is necessary to serve additional children, after 
                ensuring that all eligible children described in 
                subclause (I) have had an appropriate opportunity to 
                receive services under this subchapter, whose family 
                income does not exceed a State limit that is not more 
                than 150 percent of the State median income for a 
                family of the same size; and
                    ``(ii) whose family assets do not exceed 
                $1,000,000, excluding any asset used for the family's 
                farm for such family; and
                    ``(C) who--
                            ``(i) resides with a parent or parents who 
                        are participating in an eligible activity;
                            ``(ii) is a child experiencing 
                        homelessness, a child in kinship care, or a 
                        child who is receiving, or needs to receive, 
                        child protective services; or
                            ``(iii) resides with a parent who is more 
                        than 65 years of age.'';
            (5) in paragraph (8), as so redesignated--
                    (A) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``or'' at the 
                end;
                    (B) in subparagraph (B)--
                            (i) by inserting ``the child (if the spouse 
                        of such provider is engaged in an eligible 
                        activity),'' after ``decree,''; and
                            (ii) by striking the period at the end and 
                        inserting ``; or''; and
                    (C) by adding at the end the following:
                    ``(C) notwithstanding section 645(a)(1)(B) of the 
                Head Start Act (42 U.S.C. 9840(a)(1)(B)), a Head Start 
                agency.'';
            (6) by striking paragraph (9), as so redesignated, and 
        inserting the following:
            ``(9) Family child care provider.--The term `family child 
        care provider' means an individual who provides child care 
        services in a private residence--
                    ``(A) for fewer than 24 hours per day per child; or
                    ``(B) for 24 hours per day per child due to the 
                nature of the work of the parent involved.
            ``(10) Homeless child.--The term `homeless child' means an 
        individual described in section 725(2) of the McKinney-Vento 
        Homeless Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 11434a(2)).'';
            (7) in paragraph (11), as so redesignated, by striking 
        ``(11)'' and all that follows through ``meaning'' and inserting 
        the following:
            ``(11) Indian tribe; indian tribe.--The term `Indian Tribe' 
        or `Indian tribe' has the meaning'';
            (8) by inserting after paragraph (12), as so redesignated, 
        the following:
            ``(13) Mixed delivery system.--The term `mixed delivery 
        system' means a system of child care services that--
                    ``(A) promotes parental choice to empower working 
                parents to make their own decisions regarding the child 
                care services that best suit their family's needs; and
                    ``(B) delivers services through a combination of 
                programs offered by eligible child care providers 
                (including faith-based and community-based child care 
                providers) in a variety of settings (including family 
                child care homes, child care centers, Head Start 
                centers, and public and private schools).''; and
            (9) in paragraph (19), as so redesignated, by striking 
        ``(19)'' and all that follows through ``has the meaning'' and 
        inserting the following:
            ``(19) Tribal organization; tribal organization.--
                    ``(A) In general.--The term `Tribal organization' 
                or `tribal organization' has the meaning''.
    (b) Redesignation.--The Child Care and Development Block Grant Act 
of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 9857 et seq.) is amended--
            (1) by redesignating section 658P as section 658A; and
            (2) by moving section 658A, as so redesignated, to follow 
        section 658, as redesignated by section 2.

SEC. 4. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    Section 658B of the Child Care and Development Block Grant Act of 
1990 (42 U.S.C. 9858) is amended to read as follows:

``SEC. 658B. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    ``There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this 
subchapter (other than section 658T) $6,165,330,000 for each of the 
fiscal years 2023 through 2027.''.

SEC. 5. LEAD AGENCY.

    Section 658D(b) of the Child Care and Development Block Grant Act 
of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 9858b(b)) is amended by striking paragraph (2) and 
inserting the following:
            ``(2) Development of plan.--The lead agency shall develop 
        the State plan described in paragraph (1)(B) in meaningful 
        consultation with--
                    ``(A) parents of children eligible for services 
                under this subchapter, which shall include parents of 
                children in a priority population described in section 
                658E(c)(2)(M);
                    ``(B) eligible child care providers that represent 
                the various geographic areas and types of providers in 
                the State;
                    ``(C) employers of various sizes and with various 
                hours and days of operations whose employees rely on 
                reliable and accessible child care to work; and
                    ``(D) appropriate representatives of units of 
                general purpose local government and, as appropriate, 
                of Indian Tribes and Tribal organizations, except that 
                States that have 5 or more federally recognized Tribes 
                shall consult with Tribal leadership on how to best 
                serve Native American and Alaska Native children and 
                families residing on lands outside the tribal service 
                areas.''.

SEC. 6. APPLICATION AND PLAN.

    Section 658E of the Child Care and Development Block Grant Act of 
1990 (42 U.S.C. 9858c) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (b), by striking ``3-year'' and inserting 
        ``5-year''; and
            (2) in subsection (c)--
                    (A) in paragraph (2)--
                            (i) in subparagraph (A)(i)--
                                    (I) in subclause (I), by striking 
                                ``a child'' and inserting ``an eligible 
                                child''; and
                                    (II) in subclause (II), by striking 
                                ``section 658P(2)'' and inserting 
                                ``section 658A(3)'';
                            (ii) in subparagraph (D), by striking ``, 
                        not later'' and all that follows through 
                        ``subparagraph (K)(i),'';
                            (iii) in subparagraph (E)(i)--
                                    (I) in the matter preceding 
                                subclause (I) by striking 
                                ``information'' and all that follows 
                                through ``concerning--'' and inserting 
                                ``information about the availability of 
                                child care services as offered through 
                                a mixed delivery system that will 
                                promote informed child care choices and 
                                that concerns-'';
                                    (II) in subclause (I), by inserting 
                                ``(including information on the hours 
                                and days of operation and ages 
                                served)'' after ``of child care 
                                services'';
                                    (III) in subclause (II), by 
                                inserting before the semicolon the 
                                following: ``or a national accrediting 
                                body with demonstrated, valid, and 
                                reliable program standards for high 
                                quality''; and
                                    (IV) in subclause (IV)--
                                            (aa) by striking ``and'' 
                                        before ``the Medicaid''; and
                                            (bb) by inserting before 
                                        the semicolon the following: 
                                        ``, and the Maternal, Infant, 
                                        and Early Childhood Home 
                                        Visiting Programs under section 
                                        511 of the Social Security Act 
                                        (42 U.S.C. 711)'';
                            (iv) in subparagraph (G)--
                                    (I) in the subparagraph heading, by 
                                striking ``Training and professional'' 
                                and inserting ``Professional'';
                                    (II) in clause (i) and clause (ii) 
                                (in the matter preceding subclause 
                                (I)), by striking ``training and'' 
                                before ``professional development'';
                                    (III) in clause (ii)(II), by 
                                striking ``, and may engage'' and all 
                                that follows through ``training 
                                framework''; and
                                    (IV) in clause (iii), by striking 
                                ``training'' and inserting 
                                ``professional development'';
                            (v) in subparagraph (I)(i)--
                                    (I) in subclause (VII)--
                                            (aa) by striking ``for 
                                        emergencies'' and inserting the 
                                        following: ``for--
                                            ``(aa) emergencies'' ;
                                            (bb) by striking the 
                                        semicolon at the end and 
                                        inserting ``; and''; and
                                            (cc) by adding at the end 
                                        the following:
                                            ``(bb) a public health 
                                        emergency pursuant to section 
                                        319 of the Public Health 
                                        Service Act (42 U.S.C. 
                                        247d);''; and
                                    (II) in subclause (IX), by striking 
                                ``if applicable,'';
                            (vi) in subparagraph (J)--
                                    (I) by striking ``that procedures'' 
                                and inserting the following: ``that--
                            ``(i) procedures'';
                                    (II) by striking the period at the 
                                end and inserting ``; and''; and
                                    (III) by adding at the end the 
                                following:
                            ``(ii) the State will undertake a review of 
                        State and local health and safety requirements 
                        (including requirements for inspections under 
                        this subchapter and the child and adult care 
                        food program established under section 17 of 
                        the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch 
                        Act (42 U.S.C. 1766)) to determine redundancies 
                        that may be eliminated and oversights be 
                        addressed, to ensure--
                                    ``(I) children receive child care 
                                services in healthy and safe 
                                environments; and
                                    ``(II) child care providers can 
                                easily identify, understand, and comply 
                                with applicable health and safety 
                                requirements without redundant 
                                compliance visits or other unnecessary 
                                burden.'';
                            (vii) in subparagraph (K)(i)--
                                    (I) in the matter preceding 
                                subclause (I), by striking ``, not 
                                later'' and all that follows through 
                                ``2014,''; and
                                    (II) in subclause (IV), by striking 
                                ``section 658P(6)(B)'' and inserting 
                                ``section 658A(8)(B)'';
                            (viii) in subparagraph (M)--
                                    (I) by redesignating clauses (ii) 
                                through (iv) as clauses (iii) through 
                                (v), respectively; and
                                    (II) by striking clause (i) and 
                                inserting the following:
                            ``(i) children in underserved areas, 
                        including areas that have significant 
                        concentrations of poverty and unemployment and 
                        that do not have a high-quality supply of 
                        eligible child care providers;
                            ``(ii) children in rural areas;''; and
                            (ix) in subparagraph (N)--
                                    (I) in clauses (i)(I) and (iv), by 
                                striking ``85 percent'' and inserting 
                                ``150 percent''; and
                                    (II) in clause (iii), by striking 
                                ``At the option of the State, the'' and 
                                inserting ``The'';
                            (x) in subparagraph (O)(i), by striking 
                        ``full-day services'' and inserting ``full 
                        workday and full work year services'';
                            (xi) in subparagraph (S)(ii), by striking 
                        ``, to the extent'' and all that follows 
                        through ``fixed costs'' and inserting 
                        ``implement enrollment and eligibility policies 
                        that support the fixed and operational costs'';
                            (xii) in subparagraph (U)--
                                    (I) in clause (i)--
                                            (aa) by striking ``Governor 
                                        or'' and inserting 
                                        ``Governor,''; and
                                            (bb) by inserting before 
                                        the period the following: ``, 
                                        or a public health emergency 
                                        pursuant to section 319 of the 
                                        Public Health Service Act (42 
                                        U.S.C. 247d)'';
                                    (II) in clause (ii), by inserting 
                                ``State and local health agencies,'' 
                                after ``licensing of child care 
                                providers,''; and
                                    (III) in clause (iii)(II), by 
                                striking ``following the emergency or 
                                disaster, which may include'' and 
                                inserting ``during and following the 
                                emergency or disaster, which shall 
                                include guidelines for the''; and
                            (xiii) in subparagraph (V), by striking 
                        ``develop'' and all that follows through 
                        ``services.'' and inserting ``support child 
                        care business technical assistance including 
                        supporting--
                                    ``(I) provision of strategies to 
                                support management coaching and the use 
                                of core best business practices;
                                    ``(II) development and use of 
                                shared services initiatives including 
                                initiatives involving provider networks 
                                such as child care center alliances and 
                                family child care provider networks; 
                                and
                                    ``(III) development and use of 
                                shared services to support staff 
                                retainment and professional 
                                development.''.'';
                    (B) in paragraph (3)--
                            (i) in subparagraph (B)(ii), by striking 
                        ``Not later'' and all that follows through 
                        ``shall prepare'' and inserting ``Not later 
                        than September 30 of each fiscal year, the 
                        Secretary shall prepare''; and
                            (ii) in subparagraph (D)--
                                    (I) by striking ``with respect to'' 
                                and all that follows through ``2020'' 
                                and inserting ``with respect to each 
                                fiscal year)''; and
                                    (II) by striking ``described in 
                                clause (i), (ii), (iii), or (iv) of'' 
                                and inserting ``in priority populations 
                                described in'';
                    (C) in paragraph (4)--
                            (i) by striking subparagraphs (A) and (B) 
                        and inserting the following:
                    ``(A) In general.--The State plan shall certify, in 
                not less than 5 years, that payment rates, for the 
                provision of child care services for which assistance 
                is provided in accordance with this subchapter, are 
                sufficient to meet the cost of providing the child care 
                services, including the fixed and operational costs of 
                providing the child care services, and are set and paid 
                in accordance with a cost estimation model described in 
                subparagraph (B).
                    ``(B) Cost estimation model.--The State plan 
                shall--
                            ``(i) demonstrate that the State, after 
                        consulting with eligible child care providers, 
                        the State Advisory Council on Early Childhood 
                        Education and Care designated or established in 
                        section 642B(b)(1)(A)(i) of the Head Start Act 
                        (42 U.S.C. 9837b(b)(1)(A)(i)), local child care 
                        program administrators, local child care 
                        resource and referral agencies, and other 
                        appropriate entities, has developed and uses a 
                        statistically valid and reliable cost 
                        estimation model for the payment rates for 
                        providers of child care services in the State, 
                        that--
                                    ``(I) reflects the costs of service 
                                delivery, including fixed costs, 
                                operating expenses, and staff salaries 
                                and benefits necessary to recruit, 
                                educate, and retain qualified staff;
                                    ``(II) reflects variations in the 
                                costs of service delivery by submarket, 
                                type of provider, and children served, 
                                including by--
                                            ``(aa) geographic area 
                                        (such as location in an urban 
                                        or rural area);
                                            ``(bb) ages of children;
                                            ``(cc) whether the children 
                                        have particular needs (such as 
                                        needs of children with 
                                        disabilities and children 
                                        served by child protective 
                                        services);
                                            ``(dd) whether the 
                                        providers provide services 
                                        during weekend and other 
                                        nontraditional hours; and
                                            ``(ee) quality of child 
                                        care provider as determined by 
                                        the State; and
                                    ``(III) is reviewed once every two 
                                years and adjusted accordingly to--
                                            ``(aa) ensure payment rates 
                                        remain sufficient to meet the 
                                        requirements of this 
                                        subchapter; and
                                            ``(bb) provide a cost of 
                                        living increase to maintain the 
                                        level of services; and
                            ``(ii) describe how the State will provide 
                        for timely payments, set in accordance with the 
                        model described in clause (i), for child care 
                        services provided under this subchapter.'';
                            (ii) in subparagraph (C)--
                                    (I) by striking clause (ii); and
                                    (II) by striking ``(C)'' and all 
                                that follows through ``Nothing'' and 
                                inserting the following:
                    ``(C) Construction.--Nothing''; and
                            (iii) by adding at the end the following:
                    ``(D) No federal control.--The Secretary may offer 
                guidance to States on cost estimation models described 
                in subparagraph (B), but shall not require a State to 
                adopt a particular cost estimation model or element of 
                a particular cost estimation model.''; and
                    (D) by striking paragraph (5) and inserting the 
                following:
            ``(5) Copayment.--The State plan shall provide that the 
        State will establish and periodically revise by rule a sliding 
        fee scale to determine a full copayment for a family receiving 
        assistance under this subchapter (or, for a family receiving 
        part-time care, a reduced copayment that is the proportionate 
        amount of the full copayment) and that is not a barrier to 
        families from accessing child care services under this 
        subchapter.''.

SEC. 7. ACTIVITIES TO IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF CHILD CARE.

    Section 658G of the Child Care and Development Block Grant Act of 
1990 (42 U.S.C. 9858e) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a)(2)--
                    (A) by striking subparagraph (A) and inserting the 
                following:
                    ``(A) to carry out the activities described in 
                paragraph (1), not less than 9 percent of the funds 
                described in paragraph (1) for each fiscal year; and''; 
                and
                    (B) in subparagraph (B)--
                            (i) by striking ``received not later'' and 
                        all that follows through ``succeeding full 
                        fiscal year'' and inserting ``received for each 
                        fiscal year''; and
                            (ii) by striking ``and subsection (b)(4)'';
            (2) in subsection (b)--
                    (A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by 
                inserting ``(which shall include activities selected by 
                the State to carry out paragraph (1))'' after 
                ``following activities'';
                    (B) by striking paragraphs (1) and (2) and 
                inserting the following:
            ``(1) Supporting the education and professional development 
        of child care staff and supporting child care providers in the 
        recruitment of, professional development for, and retention of 
        a qualified child care workforce, through activities selected 
        by the State such as--
                    ``(A) the development and expansion of initiatives 
                to assist child care staff in the attainment of 
                postsecondary credentials;
                    ``(B) the provision of financial assistance 
                (including through bonuses, retention grants, and wage 
                supplements)--
                            ``(i) for child care staff to pursue a 
                        postsecondary credential; and
                            ``(ii) for child care providers to recruit, 
                        provide professional development for, and 
                        retain child care staff who have attained such 
                        credentials; and
                    ``(C) the support for earn and learn programs that 
                equip participants with specialized knowledge, skills, 
                and competencies required to work in child care;'';
                    (C) by redesignating paragraph (3) as paragraph 
                (2);
                    (D) in paragraph (2), as so redesignated--
                            (i) by striking subparagraph (A) and 
                        inserting the following:
                    ``(A) support and assess the quality of child care 
                providers in the State, which may include supporting 
                child care providers in the voluntary pursuit of 
                accreditation by a national accrediting body with 
                demonstrated, valid, and reliable program standards of 
                high quality;''; and
                            (ii) by striking subparagraph (C) and 
                        inserting the following:
                    ``(C) be designed to improve the quality of all 
                providers in the mixed delivery system, including 
                providers offering services for different age groups of 
                children and providers offering services in 
                nontraditional hours of operation;'';
                    (E) by inserting after paragraph (2), as so 
                redesignated, the following:
            ``(3) Supporting a statewide system of child care resource 
        and referral services to help parents make informed choices 
        about child care services through transparent and easy-to-
        understand consumer information about high-quality care and 
        education.'';
                    (F) by striking paragraphs (4) through (6);
                    (G) by redesignating paragraph (7) as paragraph 
                (4);
                    (H) by striking paragraphs (8) and (9); and
                    (I) by redesignating paragraph (10) as paragraph 
                (5); and
            (3) in subsection (c), by striking ``Beginning with fiscal 
        year 2016, at'' and inserting ``At''.

SEC. 8. REPORTS AND AUDITS.

    Section 685K(a)(2) of the Child Care and Development Block Grant 
Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 9858i(a)(2)) is amended--
            (1) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A)--
                    (A) by striking ``Not later than'' and all that 
                follows through ``a State'' and inserting ``A State''; 
                and
                    (B) by inserting ``annually'' before ``prepare'';
            (2) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``section 658P(6)'' 
        and inserting ``section 658A(8)''; and
            (3) in subparagraph (F), by striking ``section 658P(6)(B)'' 
        and inserting ``section 658A(8)(B)''.

SEC. 9. REPORTS, HOTLINE, AND WEBSITE.

    Section 658L of the Child Care and Development Block Grant Act of 
1990 (42 U.S.C. 9858j) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a), by striking ``Not later'' and all 
        that follows through ``the Secretary shall'' and inserting 
        ``The Secretary shall biennially''; and
            (2) in subsection (b)(2)(B)(ii), by inserting ``, or a 
        national accrediting body with demonstrated, valid, and 
        reliable program standards for high quality,'' after 
        ``System''.

SEC. 10. TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS.

    Section 658O(a) of the Child Care and Development Block Grant Act 
of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 9858m(a)) is amended--
            (1) in paragraphs (1), (3), and (4) by striking ``this 
        subchapter'' and inserting ``section 658B''; and
            (2) in paragraph (5) by striking ``this subchapter'' the 
        first place it appears and inserting ``section 658B''.
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