,,ii  #aac? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #ddb  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!       
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,m>* #d1 #bjac ,mr4    
,reid 7= ,mr4 ,begi*7 introduc$ ! foll[+
 bill2 :i* 0 read twice & ref]r$ to !   
,committee on ,heal?1 ,education1       
,labor1 & ,p5sions  ,a ,,bill  ,to      
e/abli% a program to provide *ild c>e   
?r\gh public-private p>tn]%ips4  #a4    
,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !   
,*ild ,c>e ,public-,private ,p>tn]%ip   
,act ( #bjac4  #b4 ,e/abli%m5t ( bus9ess
 inc5tive grant program ,! ,secret>y (  
,heal? & ,human ,s]vices %all e/abli% a 
program to make grants to--  7#a7       
,/ates1 on a competitive basis1 to      
enable eligible bus9esses & consortia 9 
! ,/ates to c>ry out ! activities       
describ$ 9 section #d2 &  7#b7 nonpr(it 
bus9ess organizations ) exp]tise 9      
managem5t issues conc]n+ op]at+ a       
high-quality *ild c>e c5t]1 to provide  
te*nical in=mation & assi/ance to enable
 bus9esses to provide *ild c>e s]vices4 
#c4 ,applications f ,/ates & nonpr(it   

bus9ess organizations  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,to 
be eligible to receive a grant "u       
section #b1 a ,/ate or nonpr(it bus9ess 
organization %all submit an application 
to ! ,secret>y at su* "t1 9 su* =m1 &   
conta9+ su* in=mation z ! ,secret>y may 
require4  7b7 ,cont5ts ,at a m9imum1 an 
application submitt$ "u subsection 7a7  
by a nonpr(it bus9ess organization %all 
conta9--  7#a7 an assurance t1 ) respect
 to ! co/s to be incurr$ by ! applicant 
9 c>ry+ out ! purposes = :i* ! grant is 
made1 ! applicant w make available ,/ate
 or o!r non-,f$]al e>ly *ildhood        
contributions 7su* z contributions =    
*ild c>e1 ,head ,/>t1 ,/ate prek9d]g>t51
 & e>ly int]v5tion programs71 9 an am\nt
 equal to n less ?an #a = e #a ( ,f$]al 
funds provid$ "u ! grant2  7#b7 an      
assurance t su* applicant w exp5d !     
grant funds = ! use specifi$ 9 section  
#b7b72  7#c7 an assurance t su*         
applicant w employ /rategies to ensure t
 *ild c>e s]vices1 provid$ ) ! te*nical 
in=mation & assi/ance made available by 

su* applicant1 are provid$ at af=dable  
co/s1 & on an equitable basis1 to l[- & 
mod]ate-income employees2  7#d7 an      
assurance t su* applicant w employ      
proc$ures to ensure t te*nical in=mation
 & assi/ance provid$ "u ?is ,act by su* 
applicant w be provid$ only to bus9esses
 t provide *ild c>e s]vices 9 compliance
 ) all ,/ate & local lic5s+ & regulatory
 requirem5ts applicable to *ild c>e     
provid]s 9 su* ,/ate2 &  7#e7 an        
assurance t su* applicant w employ      
proc$ures to ensure su* in=mation &     
assi/ance w be provid$ only to bus9esses
 locat$ 9 an area )\t an adequate supply
 ( lic5s$ & regulat$ 7z applicable7 *ild
 c>e provid]s4  7c7 ,priority ,=        
purposes ( select+ applicants to receive
 grants "u section #b1 to ! ext5t       
practicable1 ! ,secret>y %all--  7#a7   
make grants equitably "u section #b to  
applicants locat$ 9 all geographical    
regions ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates2 &  7#b7 give 
priority to applicants = grants "u      
section #b7a74  #d4 ,grants to bus9esses

 & consortia ,a ,/ate t receives a grant
 "u section #b %all use ! grant funds to
 make grants1 on a competitive basis1 to
 eligible bus9esses or consortia 9 !    
,/ate 9 ord] to enable ! bus9esses &    
consortia--  7#a7 to pay />t-up co/s    
incurr$ to provide *ild c>e s]vices2    
7#b7 to provide = assi/ance = ! co/s (  
*ild c>e s]vices ne$$ by ! employees (  
su* bus9esses & consortia2 &  7#c7 to   
pay = tra9+ & pr(essional developm5t =  
/aff t provide *ild c>e s]vices4  #e4   
,applications f bus9esses & consortia   
7a7 ,9 g5]al ,to be eligible to receive 
a grant "u section #d1 a bus9ess or     
consortium %all submit an application to
 ! ,/ate at su* "t1 9 su* =m1 & conta9+ 
su* in=mation z ! ,/ate may require4    
7b7 ,cont5ts ,at a m9imum1 su*          
application %all conta9--  7#a7 an      
assurance t1 ) respect to ! co/s to be  
incurr$ by ! applicant 9 c>ry+ out !    
purposes = :i* ! grant is made1 !       
applicant w make available ,/ate or o!r 
non-,f$]al e>ly *ildhood contributions  

7su* z contributions = *ild c>e1 ,head  
,/>t1 ,/ate prek9d]g>t51 & e>ly         
int]v5tion programs71 9 an am\nt equal  
to n less ?an #a = e #a ( ,f$]al funds  
provid$ "u ! grant2  7#b7 an assurance t
 su* applicant w exp5d ! grant funds = !
 use specifi$ 9 section #b7a72  7#c7 an 
assurance t su* applicant w employ      
/rategies to ensure t *ild c>e s]vices1 
provid$ by su* applicant1 are provid$ at
 af=dable co/s1 & on an equitable basis1
 to l[- & mod]ate-income employees2     
7#d7 an assurance t su* applicant w     
comply ) all ,/ate & local *ild c>e     
lic5s+ & regulatory requirem5ts t are   
applicable to ! applicant2 &  7#e7      
in=mation demon/rat+ t ! applicant is   
locat$ 9 an area )\t an adequate supply 
( lic5s$ & regulat$ 7z applicable7 *ild 
c>e provid]s4  7c7 ,priority ,= purposes
 ( select+ applicants to receive grants 
"u section #d1 ! ,/ate %all give        
priority to bus9esses t h few] ?an #ajj 
full-"t employees4  #f4 ,def9itions ,z  
us$ 9 ?is ,act3  7#a7 ,bus9ess ,! t]m   

bus9ess means a p]son engag$ 9 comm]ce  
^: prim>y activity is an activity o!r   
?an ! provision ( *ild c>e s]vices4     
7#b7 ,*ild c>e s]vices ,! t]m *ild c>e  
s]vices means c>e = a *ild t is--  7,a7 
provid$ on ! site at :i* a p>5t ( su*   
*ild is employ$ or at a site ne>by 9 !  
community 9 :i* ! site is locat$2 &     
7,b7 subsidiz$ at lea/ 9 "p by ! bus9ess
 t employs su* p>5t4  7#c7 ,consortium  
,! t]m consortium means a p>tn]%ip--    
7,a7 t %all include #b or m bus9esses1  
act+ jo9tly2 &  7,b7 %all include a     
nonpr(it private organization ) exp]tise
 9 ! provision ( high-quality *ild c>e  
s]vices4  7#d7 ,secret>y ,! t]m         
,secret>y means ! ,secret>y ( ,heal? &  
,human ,s]vices4  #g4 ,au?orization (   
appropriations ,!re is au?oriz$ to be   
appropriat$ to c>ry out ?is ,act        
#be1jjj1jjj = ea* ( fiscal ye>s #bjad   
?r\gh #bjaf4