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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ''Children's Day Care Health and
Safety Improvement Act''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

Congress finds that--
(1) of the 21,000,000 children under age 6 in the United
States, almost 13,000,000 spend some part of their day in child
care;
(2) a review of State child care regulations in 47 States
found that more than half of the States had inadequate
standards or no standards for /3\ of the safety topics
reviewed;
(3) a research study conducted by the Consumer Product
Safety Commission in 1998 found that /3\ of the 200 licensed
child care settings investigated in the study exhibited at
least 1 of 8 safety hazards investigated, including
insufficient child safety gates, cribs with soft bedding, and
unsafe playground surfacing;
(4) compliance with recently published voluntary national
safety standards developed by public health and pediatric
experts was found to vary considerably by State, and the States
ranged from a 20 percent to a 99 percent compliance rate;
(5) in 1997, approximately 31,000 children ages 4 and
younger were treated in hospital emergency rooms for injuries
in child care or school settings;
(6) the Consumer Product Safety Commission reports that at
least 56 children have died in child care settings since 1990;
(7) the American Academy of Pediatrics identifies safe
facilities, equipment, and transportation as elements of
quality child care; and
(8) a research study of 133 child care centers revealed
that 85 percent of the child care center directors believe that
health consultation is important or very important for child
care centers.

SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS.

In this Act:
(1) Child with a disability; infant or toddler with a
disability.--The terms ''child with a disability'' and ''infant
or toddler with a disability'' have the meanings given the
terms in section 602 of the Individuals with Disabilities
Education Act (20 U.S.C. 1401).
(2) Eligible child care provider.--The term ''eligible
child care provider'' means a provider of child care services
for compensation, including a provider of care for a school-age
child during non-school hours, that--
(A) is licensed, regulated, registered, or
otherwise legally operating, under State and local law;
and
(B) satisfies the State and local requirements,
applicable to the child care services the provider provides.
(3) Family child care provider.--The term ''family child
care provider'' means 1 individual who provides child care
services for fewer than 24 hours per day, as the sole
caregiver, and in a private residence.
(4) Secretary.--The term ''Secretary'' means the Secretary
of Health and Human Services.
(5) State.--The term ''State'' means any of the several
States of the United States, the District of Columbia, the
Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the United States Virgin Islands,
Guam, American Samoa, and the Commonwealth of the Northern
Mariana Islands.

SEC. 4. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this Act
$200,000,000 for fiscal year 2001 and such sums as may be necessary for
each subsequent fiscal year.

SEC. 5. PROGRAMS.

The Secretary shall make allotments to eligible States under
section 6. The Secretary shall make the allotments to enable the States
to establish programs to improve the health and safety of children
receiving child care outside the home, by preventing illnesses and
injuries associated with that care and promoting the health and well-
being of children receiving that care.

SEC. 6. AMOUNTS RESERVED; ALLOTMENTS.

(a) Amounts Reserved.--The Secretary shall reserve not more than
/2\ of 1 percent of the amount appropriated under section 4 for each
fiscal year to make allotments to Guam, American Samoa, the United
States Virgin Islands, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana
Islands to be allotted in accordance with their respective needs.
(b) State Allotments.--
(1) General rule.--From the amounts appropriated under
section 4 for each fiscal year and remaining after reservations
are made under subsection (a), the Secretary shall allot to
each State an amount equal to the sum of--
(A) an amount that bears the same ratio to 50
percent of such remainder as the product of the young
child factor of the State and the allotment percentage
of the State bears to the sum of the corresponding
products for all States; and
(B) an amount that bears the same ratio to 50
percent of such remainder as the product of the school
lunch factor of the State and the allotment percentage
of the State bears to the sum of the corresponding products for all
States.
(2) Young child factor.--In this subsection, the term
''young child factor'' means the ratio of the number of
children under 5 years of age in a State to the number of such
children in all States, as provided by the most recent annual
estimates of population in the States by the Census Bureau of
the Department of Commerce.
(3) School lunch factor.--In this subsection, the term
''school lunch factor'' means the ratio of the number of
children who are receiving free or reduced price lunches under
the school lunch program established under the National School
Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1751 et seq.) in the State to the number
of such children in all States, as determined annually by the
Department of Agriculture.
(4) Allotment percentage.--
(A) In general.--For purposes of this subsection,
the allotment percentage for a State shall be
determined by dividing the per capita income of all
individuals in the United States, by the per capita
income of all individuals in the State.
(B) Limitations.--If an allotment percentage
determined under subparagraph (A) for a State--
(i) is more than 1.2 percent, the allotment
percentage of the State shall be considered to
be 1.2 percent; and
(ii) is less than 0.8 percent, the
allotment percentage of the State shall be
considered to be 0.8 percent.
(C) Per capita income.--For purposes of
subparagraph (A), per capita income shall be--
(i) determined at 2-year intervals;
(ii) applied for the 2-year period
beginning on October 1 of the first fiscal year
beginning after the date such determination is
made; and
(iii) equal to the average of the annual
per capita incomes for the most recent period
of 3 consecutive years for which satisfactory
data are available from the Department of
Commerce on the date such determination is
made.
(c) Data and Information.--The Secretary shall obtain from each
appropriate Federal agency, the most recent data and information
necessary to determine the allotments provided for in subsection (b).
(d) Definition.--In this section, the term ''State'' includes only
the several States of the United States, the District of Columbia, and
the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico.

SEC. 7. STATE APPLICATIONS.

To be eligible to receive an allotment under section 6, a State
shall submit an application to the Secretary at such time, in such
manner, and containing such information as the Secretary may require.
The application shall contain information assessing the needs of the
State with regard to child care health and safety, the goals to be
achieved through the program carried out by the State under this Act,
and the measures to be used to assess the progress made by the State
toward achieving the goals.

SEC. 8. USE OF FUNDS.

(a) In General.--A State that receives an allotment under section 6
shall use the funds made available through the allotment to carry out 2
or more activities consisting of--
(1) providing training and education to eligible child care
providers on preventing injuries and illnesses in children, and
promoting health-related practices;
(2) strengthening licensing, regulation, or registration
standards for eligible child care providers;
(3) assisting eligible child care providers in meeting
licensing, regulation, or registration standards, including
rehabilitating the facilities of the providers, in order to
bring the facilities into compliance with the standards;
(4) enforcing licensing, regulation, or registration
standards for eligible child care providers, including holding
increased unannounced inspections of the facilities of those
providers;
(5) providing health consultants to provide advice to
eligible child care providers;
(6) assisting eligible child care providers in enhancing
the ability of the providers to serve children with
disabilities and infants and toddlers with disabilities;
(7) conducting criminal background checks for eligible
child care providers and other individuals who have contact
with children in the facilities of the providers;
(8) providing information to parents on what factors to
consider in choosing a safe and healthy child care setting; or
(9) assisting in improving the safety of transportation
practices for children enrolled in child care programs with
eligible child care providers.
(b) Supplement, Not Supplant.--Funds appropriated pursuant to the
authority of this Act shall be used to supplement and not supplant
other Federal, State, and local public funds expended to provide
services for eligible individuals.

SEC. 9. REPORTS.

Each State that receives an allotment under section 6 shall
annually prepare and submit to the Secretary a report that describes--
(1) the activities carried out with funds made available
through the allotment; and
(2) the progress made by the State toward achieving the
goals described in the application submitted by the State under
section 7.
A:
Requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services to make allotments to States and territories to enable them to establish programs to improve the health and safety of children receiving child care outside the home by preventing illnesses and injuries associated with such care and promoting the health and well-being of such children. Sets forth an allotment formula.
Requires States to submit applications to the Secretary in order to be eligible for an allotment. Describes activities to be carried out by States through the use of such allotments.