,i  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #fdfj  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,april #g1 #bjbj,mr4 
,danny ,k4 ,davis of ,illinois 7for     
himself1 ,ms4 ,snchez1 ,mr4 ,lewis1 ,mr4
 ,larson of ,connecticut1 ,ms4 ,sewell  
of ,alabama1 ,mr4 ,evans1 ,mr4 ,suozzi1 
,mr4 ,schneider1 ,mr4 ,blumenauer1 ,mr4 
,kildee1 ,mr4 ,horsford1 ,ms4 ,moore1   
and ,mr4 ,panetta7 introduced the       
following bill2 which was referred to   
the ,committee on ,ways and ,means  ,a  
,,bill  ,to provide funding for needed  
child and adult care so that essential  
workers can report to work during the   
,,covid-#ai pandemic4  #a4 ,family care 
for essential workers  7a7 ,increase in 
funding for ,social ,services ,block    
,grant ,program  7#a7 ,in general ,the  
amount specified in subsection 7c7 of   
section #bjjc of the ,social ,security  
,act for purposes of subsections 7a7 and
 7b7 of such section is deemed to be    
#b1eej1jjj1jjj for fiscal year #bjbj1 of
 which #hej1jjj1jjj shall be obligated  

by ,states during calendar year #bjbj in
 accordance with subsection 7b7 of this 
section4  7#b7 ,appropriation ,out of   
any money in the ,treasury of the       
,united ,states not otherwise           
appropriated1 there are appropriated    
#hej1jjj1jjj for fiscal year #bjbj to   
carry out this section4  7b7 ,rules     
governing use of additional funds  7#a7 
,in general ,funds are used in          
accordance with this subsection if--    
7,a7 the funds are used for-- 7i7 child 
care services for a child of an         
essential worker2 or  7ii7 daytime care 
services or other adult protective      
services for an individual who-- 7,i7 is
 a dependent1 or a member of the        
household of1 an essential worker2 and  
7,,ii7 requires the services2  7,b7 the 
funds are provided to reimburse an      
essential worker for the cost of        
obtaining the services 7including child 
care services obtained on or after the  
date the ,secretary of ,health and      
,human ,services declared a public      

health emergency pursuant to section    
#cai of the ,public ,health ,service    
,act on ,january #ca1 #bjbj1 entitled   
,determination that a ,public ,health   
,emergency ,exists ,nationwide as the   
,result of the #bjai ,novel             
,coronavirus71 to a provider of child   
care services1 or to establish a        
temporary child care facility operated  
by a ,state or local government2  7,c7  
eligibility for the funds or services1  
and the amount of funds or services     
provided1 is not conditioned on a means 
test2  7,d7 the funds are used subject  
to the limitations in section #bjje of  
the ,social ,security ,act1 except that1
 for purposes of this subparagraph-- 7i7
 paragraphs 7#c71 7#e71 and 7#h7 of     
section #bjje7;a7 of such ,act shall not
 apply2 and  7ii7 7,i7 the limitation in
 section #bjje7;a77#g7 of such ,act     
shall not apply with respect to any     
standard which the ,state involved      
determines would impede the ability of  
the ,state to provide emergency         

temporary care to a child1 dependent1 or
 household member referred to in        
subparagraph 7,a7 of this paragraph2 and
  7,,ii7 if the ,state determines that  
such a standard would be so impeding1   
the ,state shall report the             
determination to the ,secretary1        
separately from the annual report to the
 ,secretary by the ,state2  7,e7 the    
funds are used to supplement1 not       
supplant1 ,state general revenue funds  
for child care assistance2 and  7,f7 the
 funds are not used for child care costs
 that are-- 7i7 covered by funds        
provided under the ,child ,care and     
,development ,block ,grant ,act of #aiij
 or section #dah of the ,social         
,security ,act2 or  7ii7 reimbursable by
 the ,federal ,emergency ,management    
,agency4  7#b7 ,essential worker defined
 ,in paragraph 7#a71 the term essential 
worker means-- 7,a7 a health sector     
employee2  7,b7 an emergency response   
worker2  7,c7 a sanitation worker2  7,d7
 a worker at a business which a ,state  

or local government official has        
determined must remain open to serve the
 public during the emergency referred to
 in paragraph 7#a77;,b72 and  7,e7 any  
other worker who cannot telework1 and   
whom the ,state deems to be essential   
during the emergency referred to in     
paragraph 7#a77;,b74