,,ii #aacth ,,congress #ast ,session ,s4 #ddb ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states ,march #d1 #bjac ,mr4 ,reid 7for ,mr4 ,begich7 introduced the following bill2 which was read twice and referred to the ,committee on ,health1 ,education1 ,labor1 and ,pensions ,a ,,bill ,to establish a program to provide child care through public-private partnerships4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,child ,care ,public-,private ,partnership ,act of #bjac4 #b4 ,establishment of business incentive grant program ,the ,secretary of ,health and ,human ,services shall establish a program to make grants to-- 7#a7 ,states1 on a competitive basis1 to enable eligible businesses and consortia in the ,states to carry out the activities described in section #d2 and 7#b7 nonprofit business organizations with expertise in management issues concerning operating a high-quality child care center1 to provide technical information and assistance to enable businesses to provide child care services4 #c4 ,applications from ,states and nonprofit business organizations 7a7 ,in general ,to be eligible to receive a grant under section #b1 a ,state or nonprofit business organization shall submit an application to the ,secretary at such time1 in such form1 and containing such information as the ,secretary may require4 7b7 ,contents ,at a minimum1 an application submitted under subsection 7a7 by a nonprofit business organization shall contain-- 7#a7 an assurance that1 with respect to the costs to be incurred by the applicant in carrying out the purposes for which the grant is made1 the applicant will make available ,state or other non-,federal early childhood contributions 7such as contributions for child care1 ,head ,start1 ,state prekindergarten1 and early intervention programs71 in an amount equal to not less than #a for every #a of ,federal funds provided under the grant2 7#b7 an assurance that such applicant will expend the grant funds for the use specified in section #b7b72 7#c7 an assurance that such applicant will employ strategies to ensure that child care services1 provided with the technical information and assistance made available by such applicant1 are provided at affordable costs1 and on an equitable basis1 to low- and moderate-income employees2 7#d7 an assurance that such applicant will employ procedures to ensure that technical information and assistance provided under this ,act by such applicant will be provided only to businesses that provide child care services in compliance with all ,state and local licensing and regulatory requirements applicable to child care providers in such ,state2 and 7#e7 an assurance that such applicant will employ procedures to ensure such information and assistance will be provided only to businesses located in an area without an adequate supply of licensed and regulated 7as applicable7 child care providers4 7c7 ,priority ,for purposes of selecting applicants to receive grants under section #b1 to the extent practicable1 the ,secretary shall-- 7#a7 make grants equitably under section #b to applicants located in all geographical regions of the ,united ,states2 and 7#b7 give priority to applicants for grants under section #b7a74 #d4 ,grants to businesses and consortia ,a ,state that receives a grant under section #b shall use the grant funds to make grants1 on a competitive basis1 to eligible businesses or consortia in the ,state in order to enable the businesses and consortia-- 7#a7 to pay start-up costs incurred to provide child care services2 7#b7 to provide for assistance for the costs of child care services needed by the employees of such businesses and consortia2 and 7#c7 to pay for training and professional development for staff that provide child care services4 #e4 ,applications from businesses and consortia 7a7 ,in general ,to be eligible to receive a grant under section #d1 a business or consortium shall submit an application to the ,state at such time1 in such form1 and containing such information as the ,state may require4 7b7 ,contents ,at a minimum1 such application shall contain-- 7#a7 an assurance that1 with respect to the costs to be incurred by the applicant in carrying out the purposes for which the grant is made1 the applicant will make available ,state or other non-,federal early childhood contributions 7such as contributions for child care1 ,head ,start1 ,state prekindergarten1 and early intervention programs71 in an amount equal to not less than #a for every #a of ,federal funds provided under the grant2 7#b7 an assurance that such applicant will expend the grant funds for the use specified in section #b7a72 7#c7 an assurance that such applicant will employ strategies to ensure that child care services1 provided by such applicant1 are provided at affordable costs1 and on an equitable basis1 to low- and moderate-income employees2 7#d7 an assurance that such applicant will comply with all ,state and local child care licensing and regulatory requirements that are applicable to the applicant2 and 7#e7 information demonstrating that the applicant is located in an area without an adequate supply of licensed and regulated 7as applicable7 child care providers4 7c7 ,priority ,for purposes of selecting applicants to receive grants under section #d1 the ,state shall give priority to businesses that have fewer than #ajj full-time employees4 #f4 ,definitions ,as used in this ,act3 7#a7 ,business ,the term business means a person engaged in commerce whose primary activity is an activity other than the provision of child care services4 7#b7 ,child care services ,the term child care services means care for a child that is-- 7,a7 provided on the site at which a parent of such child is employed or at a site nearby in the community in which the site is located2 and 7,b7 subsidized at least in part by the business that employs such parent4 7#c7 ,consortium ,the term consortium means a partnership-- 7,a7 that shall include #b or more businesses1 acting jointly2 and 7,b7 shall include a nonprofit private organization with expertise in the provision of high-quality child care services4 7#d7 ,secretary ,the term ,secretary means the ,secretary of ,health and ,human ,services4 #g4 ,authorization of appropriations ,there is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this ,act #be1jjj1jjj for each of fiscal years #bjad through #bjaf4