,i #aacth ,,congress #b;d ,session ,h4 ,r4 #dbid ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of ,,representatives ,march #be1 #bjad ,mr4 ,crowley introduced the following bill2 which was referred to the ,committee on ,ways and ,means1 and in addition to the ,committee on ,education and the ,workforce1 for a period to be subsequently determined by the ,speaker1 in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned ,a ,,bill ,to amend part ,a of title ,,iv of the ,social ,security ,act to exclude child care from the determination of the #e-year limit on assistance under the temporary assistance for needy families program1 and for other purposes4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,children ,first ,act of #bjad4 #b4 ,exclusion of child care from the definition of ,,tanf assistance ,section #djh7;a77#g7 of the ,social ,security ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #fjh7;a77#g77 is amended by adding at the end the following3 7,h7 ,limitation on meaning of assistance for families receiving child care ,for purposes of subparagraph 7,a71 any funds provided under this part that are used to provide child care for a family during a month under the ,state program funded under this part shall not be considered assistance under the program4 4 #c4 ,increase in funding for child care ,section #dah7;a77#c7 of the ,social ,security ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #fah7;a77#c77 is amended to read as follows3 7#c7 ,appropriation ,for grants under this section1 there are appropriated-- 7,a7 #c1ffg1jjj1jjj for fiscal year #bjae2 7,b7 #c1iag1jjj1jjj for fiscal year #bjaf2 7,c7 #d1jag1jjj1jjj for fiscal year #bjag2 7,d7 #d1cag1jjj1jjj for fiscal year #bjah2 7,e7 #d1hag1jjj1jjj for fiscal year #bjai2 7,f7 #e1jag1jjj1jjj for fiscal year #bjbj2 7,g7 #e1bag1jjj1jjj for fiscal year #bjba2 7,h7 #e1dag1jjj1jjj for fiscal year #bjbb2 7,i7 #e1ffg1jjj1jjj for fiscal year #bjbc2 and 7,j7 #e1iag1jjj1jjj for fiscal year #bjbd4 4 #d4 ,applicability of ,state or local health and safety standards to other ,,tanf child care spending ,section #djb7;a7 of the ,social ,security ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #fjb7;a77 is amended by adding at the end the following3 7#h7 ,certification of procedures to ensure that child care providers comply with applicable ,state or local health and safety standards ,a certification by the chief executive officer of the ,state that procedures are in effect to ensure that any child care provider in the ,state that provides services funded through expenditures under this part or with qualified ,state expenditures complies with all applicable ,state or local health and safety requirements as described in section #feh;,e7c77#b77;,f7 of the ,child ,care and ,development ,block ,grant ,act of #aiij4 4 #e4 ,availability of child care for parents required to work ,section #djg7;e77#b7 of the ,social ,security ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #fjg7;e77#b77 is amended-- 7#a7 by inserting or other individual with custody after parent2 and 7#b7 by striking #f and inserting #ac4 #f4 ,application of ,child ,care and ,development ,block ,grant ,act of #aiij reporting rules to ,,tanf funds expended for child care 7a7 ,in general ,section #daa7;a7 of the ,social ,security ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #faa7;a77 is amended-- 7#a7 by redesignating paragraph 7#g7 as paragraph 7#h72 and 7#b7 by inserting after paragraph 7#f7 the following3 7#g7 ,application of child care and development block grant ,act of #aiij reporting rules to funds expended for child care ,any funds provided under this part that are expended for child care1 whether or not transferred to the ,child ,care and ,development ,block ,grant ,act of #aiij1 shall be subject to the individual and case data reporting requirements imposed under that ,act and need not be included in the report required by paragraph 7#a7 for a fiscal quarter4 4 7b7 ,conforming amendment ,section #daa7;a77#a77;,a77ix7 of such ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #faa7;a77#a77;,a77ix77 is amended by striking supplemental nutrition assistance program benefits1 or subsidized child care1 and if the latter #b1 and inserting or supplemental nutrition assistance program benefits1 and if the latter14 #g4 ,effective date 7a7 ,in general ,subject to subsections 7b7 and 7c71 the amendments made by this ,act shall take effect on ,october #a1 #bjad1 and shall apply to payments under part ,a of title ,,iv of the ,social ,security ,act for calendar quarters beginning on or after such date1 without regard to whether regulations to implement the amendments are promulgated by such date4 7b7 ,application of reporting rules ,the amendments made by section #f shall take effect on ,october #a1 #bjae4 7c7 ,delay permitted if ,state legislation required ,in the case of a ,state plan under section #djb7;a7 of the ,social ,security ,act which the ,secretary of ,health and ,human ,services determines requires ,state legislation 7other than legislation appropriating funds7 in order for the plan to meet the additional requirements imposed by the amendments made by this ,act1 the ,state plan shall not be regarded as failing to comply with the requirements of such section #djb7;a7 solely on the basis of the failure of the plan to meet such additional requirements before the #ast day of the #ast calendar quarter beginning after the close of the #ast regular session of the ,state legislature that begins after the date of the enactment of this ,act4 ,for purposes of the previous sentence1 in the case of a ,state that has a #b-year legislative session1 each year of such session shall be deemed to be a separate regular session of the ,state legislature4