,i  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #fjfi  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,march #c1 #bjbj,mr4 
,pappas 7for himself1 ,ms4 ,kuster of   
,new ,hampshire1 ,mr4 ,gallego1 ,ms4    
,norton1 ,mr4 ,morelle1 ,mr4 ,lynch1    
,mr4 ,kind1 ,mr4 ,blumenauer1 ,mr4      
,smith of ,washington1 ,ms4 ,brownley of
 ,california1 ,mr4 ,richmond1 ,mr4      
,trone1 and ,mr4 ,thompson of           
,california7 introduced the following   
bill2 which was referred to the         
,committee on ,education and ,labor  ,a 
,,bill  ,to establish a competitive     
program to make grants to ,states to    
provide child care to individuals       
receiving services at ,american ,job    
,centers4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,american ,job      
,centers ,family ,accessibility ,act of 
#bjbj4  #b4 ,establishment  7a7 ,in     
general ,not later than #f months after 
the date of the enactment of this ,act1 
the ,secretary shall establish a        
competitive program 7hereinafter        

referred to as the program7 to make     
grants to ,states with an established   
one-stop delivery system under          
subsection 7a7 of section #aba of the   
,workforce ,innovation and ,opportunity 
,act 7#bi ,u4,s4,c4 #caea7 to provide   
access to childcare for individuals that
 receive services from such one-stop    
delivery systems4  7b7 ,selection  7#a7 
,number of grantees ,the ,secretary     
shall award grants under the program to 
not fewer than #f ,states4  7#b7        
,workforce area specification  7,a7 ,in 
general ,the ,secretary shall require   
each applicant ,state to specify a      
workforce area in the ,state in which   
the applicant intends to implement the  
project funded by the grant under this  
section4  7,b7 ,rural workforce areas   
,an applicant ,state with multiple local
 workforce boards shall designate a     
rural workforce area as the project     
site4  7#c7 ,application ,the ,secretary
 shall require applicant ,states to     
submit an application containing-- 7,a7 

a description of-- 7i7 the project1     
including how the ,state intends to     
carry out the project and use funds     
granted under this section2  7ii7 the   
designated workforce area described in  
subsection 7b72  7iii7 a plan for       
third-party evaluation of the project2  
and  7iv7 the cost estimate of the      
project2 and  7,b7 a letter from each   
workforce board with jurisdiction in the
 designated workforce area described in 
subsection 7b7 certifying that such     
board acknowledges that such board will 
receive funds to implement the described
 project4  7#d7 ,priority ,in awarding  
grants under this section1 the          
,secretary shall give priority to       
,states that-- 7,a7 have more rural     
areas2 and  7,b7 provide access to      
childcare for individuals that receive  
services from such one-stop delivery    
systems4  7#e7 ,geographic diversity ,in
 carrying out the program1 the          
,secretary shall1 select not more than  
one ,state from each of the six ,regions

 of the ,employment and ,training       
,administration 7,,eta7 of ,,dol4  7c7  
,use of funds ,the ,secretary shall     
include as a condition of receipt of the
 grant a requirement that the ,state    
shall-- 7#a7 reserve not fewer than #e  
percent of funds received under the     
grant to fund a third-party evaluation2 
and  7#b7 all other grant funds awarded 
to the ,state under the program shall be
 used to provide access to child care   
for individuals using the service of    
such a one-stop delivery system4  7d7   
,report  7#a7 ,grantee reports ,the     
,secretary shall include as a condition 
of receipt of the grant a requirement   
that the ,state shall submit annual     
reports containing-- 7,a7 information on
 how the grant funds have been used to  
achieve the purpose of this ,act2  7,b7 
with respect to each grant1 a           
description of progress made toward     
achievement of the goals described in   
the application of such grantee2 and    
7,c7 a description of metrics relevant  

to the project1 including-- 7i7 number  
of unique residents who utilized child  
care services funded under this section 
in a given time period2 and  7ii7 number
 of children served using funds under   
this section in a given time period4    
7#b7 ,congressional report ,not later   
than #e years after the date on which   
the first grant is awarded under this   
,act1 the ,secretary shall submit to    
,congress an evaluation of all grants   
issued under this ,act1 including-- 7,a7
 the goals of each grantee2  7,b7       
challenges and outcomes associated with 
each grant2 and  7,c7 recommendations   
with respect to future programs to      
achieve the purpose of this ,act4  7e7  
,state defined ,in this ,act1 the term  
,state means any ,state1 the ,district  
of ,columbia1 ,puerto ,rico1 and any    
territory or possession of the ,united  
,states4  7f7 ,authorization of         
appropriations ,there are authorized to 
be appropriated to carry out this ,act  
#e1jjj1jjj for fiscal year #bjbj4