,i  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #gfhc  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,july #bj1 #bjbj,ms4 
,finkenauer 7for herself and ,mr4       
,hagedorn7 introduced the following     
bill2 which was referred to the         
,committee on ,transportation and       
,infrastructure1 and in addition to the 
,committee on ,financial ,services1 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 the ,public ,works and ,economic  
,development ,act of #aife to make      
projects that directly or indirectly    
increase the accessibility of           
affordable1 quality child care eligible 
for certain grants1 and for other       
purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,affordable ,child  
,care for ,economic ,strategies and     
,success ,act or the ,,access ,act4  #b4
 ,grants for public works and economic  

development  7a7 ,in general ,section   
#bja of the ,public ,works and ,economic
 ,development ,act of #aife 7#db        
,u4,s4,c4 #cada7 is amended-- 7#a7 in   
subsection 7a7-- 7,a7 in paragraph 7#a7 
by striking 2 and and inserting a       
semicolon2  7,b7 in paragraph 7#b7 by   
striking the period and inserting 2 and2
 and  7,c7 by adding at the end the     
following3  7#c7 planning1 developing1  
or creating a project or facility that  
will directly or indirectly increase the
 accessibility of affordable1 quality   
child care4  2 and  7#b7 in subsection  
7b77#a7-- 7,a7 in subparagraph 7,b7 by  
striking 2 or and inserting a semicolon2
  7,b7 in subparagraph 7,c7 by striking 
the semicolon and inserting 2 or2 and   
7,c7 by adding at the end the following3
  7,d7 increase the accessibility of    
affordable1 quality child care2  4  7b7 
,regulations ,not later than #abj days  
after the date of the enactment of this 
,act1 the ,secretary of ,commerce1 in   
consultation with the ,secretary of     

,health and ,human ,services1 shall     
issue such regulations as are necessary 
to establish criteria for whether a     
project directly or indirectly increases
 the accessibility of affordable1       
quality child care4 ,such criteria shall
 consider3 7#a7 ,the availability1      
validity1 and accessibility of timely   
data4  7#b7 ,the extent to which a      
project contributes to a family's       
financial security4  7#c7 ,the extent to
 which a project address child care     
needs in child care deserts or areas    
otherwise recognized as being in        
shortage4  7c7 ,child care desert       
defined ,in this section1 the term child
 care desert means-- 7#a7 an area-- 7,a7
 within a census tract2 and  7,b7 in    
which the number of children who are    
under age #e 7as determined using the   
most recent ,american ,community ,survey
 #a-year ,estimates1 as published by the
 ,bureau of the ,census7 is more than #c
 times the number of slots provided by  
child care providers who are licensed or

 registered by the ,state involved2 or  
7#b7 a community that the ,state or     
tribal entity involved determines has a 
low supply of quality1 affordable child 
care4  #c4 ,grants for planning and     
grants for administrative expenses      
,section #bjc7;b77#d7 of the ,public    
,works and ,economic ,development ,act  
of #aife 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #cadc7;b77#d77  
is amended to read as follows3  7#d7    
formulating and implementing an economic
 development program that includes      
systematic efforts to-- 7,a7 reduce     
unemployment and increase incomes2 or   
7,b7 increase the accessibility of      
affordable1 quality child care4  4  #d4 
,grants for training1 research1 and     
technical assistance ,section           
#bjg7;a77#b7 of the ,public ,works and  
,economic ,development ,act of #aife    
7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #cadg7;a77#b77 is        
amended-- 7#a7 in subparagraph 7,h7 by  
striking 2 and2  7#b7 by redesignating  
subparagraph 7,i7 as subparagraph 7,j72 
and  7#c7 by inserting after            

subparagraph 7,h7 the following3  7,i7  
the planning1 development1 or creation  
of a project or facility that will      
directly or indirectly increase the     
accessibility of affordable1 quality    
child care2 and  4  #e4 ,comprehensive  
economic development strategies  7a7 ,in
 general ,section #cjb7;a77#c77;,a7 of  
the ,public ,works and ,economic        
,development ,act of #aife 7#db         
,u4,s4,c4 #cafb7;a77#c77;,a77 is amended
 by inserting 7including by directly or 
indirectly increasing the accessibility 
of affordable1 quality child care7 after
 promotes economic development and      
opportunity4  7b7 ,guidance ,in carrying
 out the amendment made under subsection
 7a71 the ,secretary of ,commerce1 in   
consultation with the ,secretary of     
,health and ,human ,services1 shall     
issue guidance on how to include the    
accessibility of affordable1 quality    
child care in a comprehensive economic  
development strategy developed under    
section #cjb of the ,public ,works and  

,economic ,development ,act of #aife    
7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #cafb74