,i  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #ggbf  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,july #bb1 #bjbj,ms4 
,mucarsel-,powell introduced the        
following bill2 which was referred to   
the ,committee on ,education and ,labor 
,a ,,bill  ,to permit child care        
providers that receive payment for      
services provided under the ,child ,care
 and ,development ,block ,grant ,act of 
#aiij to use a portion of such payment  
to purchase personal protective         
equipment1 and other equipment1         
necessary to protect the health of      
participating children and child care   
workers4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act   
may be cited as the ,ensuring           
,protection ,in ,childcare ,act or the  
,,epic ,act4  #b4 ,authority to purchase
 personal protective equipment to       
protect the health of children who      
receive certain child care services ,a  
child care provider who receives payment
 for services provided under the ,child 
,care and ,development ,block ,grant    

,act of #aiij 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #iheg et   
seq47 may use a portion of such payment 
to purchase personal protective         
equipment1 and other equipment1         
necessary to protect the health of      
children who receive such services and  
child care workers who provide such     
services4