,,ii  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #cefb  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,march #bb1    
#bjbj,mr4 ,casey 7for himself and ,ms4  
,hassan7 introduced the following bill2 
which was read twice and referred to the
 ,committee on ,appropriations  ,a      
,,bill  ,to provide supplemental        
appropriations for the ,child ,care and 
,development ,block ,grant program1 and 
the ,head ,start and ,early ,head ,start
 programs1 and for other purposes4  #a4 
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,supporting ,child ,care ,providers 
and ,families ,affected by ,coronavirus 
,act4  #b4 ,definitions ,in this ,act3  
7#a7 ,coronavirus ,the term coronavirus 
means coronavirus as defined in section 
#ejf of the ,coronavirus ,preparedness  
and ,response ,supplemental             
,appropriations ,act1 #bjbj 7,public    
,law #aaf-abc74  7#b7 ,,covid-#ai public
 health emergency ,the term ,,covid-#ai 
national emergency means the national   
emergency declared by the ,president    

under the ,national ,emergencies ,act   
7#ej ,u4,s4,c4 #afja et seq47 on ,march 
#ac1 #bjbj1 with respect to coronavirus4
  7#c7 ,eligible child care provider    
,the term eligible child care provider  
has the meaning given the term in       
section #feh,p of the ,child ,care      
,development and ,block ,grant ,act of  
#aiij 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #ihehn74  #c4      
,supplemental appropriation ,the        
following sums are hereby appropriated1 
out of any money in the ,treasury not   
otherwise appropriated1 for the fiscal  
year ending ,september #cj1 #bjbj1 and  
for other purposes1 namely3  ,department
 of ,health and ,human ,services        
,administration for ,children and       
,families  ,payments to ,states for the 
child care and development block grant  
,for an additional amount for ,payments 
to ,states for the ,child ,care and     
,development ,block ,grant1             
#d1jjj1jjj1jjj1 to carry out the ,child 
,care and ,development ,block ,grant    
,act of #aiij by enabling ,states to    

carry out activities including-- 7#a7   
providing direct assistance to eligible 
child care providers so that            
reimbursement can be adjusted to be     
based on the number of enrolled         
children1 rather than the number of     
children in attendance1 with such       
providers1 due to the absence of        
children or closure of providers1       
related to the ,,covid-#ai public health
 emergency2  7#b7 continuing payments to
 eligible child care providers when     
there are closures related to the       
emergency2  7#c7 providing payments to  
eligible child care providers so that   
the providers can provide tuition or    
copayment assistance for children whose 
families are temporarily unable to      
continue making tuition payments or     
copayments due to the emergency2  7#d7  
providing payments to eligible child    
care providers to cover the cost of     
substitute educators who are needed due 
to the emergency2  7#e7 providing       
payments to eligible child care         

providers to provide additional training
 to staff or to purchase supplies and   
services needed to keep the facilities  
of the eligible child care providers    
safe1 sanitary1 and operational2 and    
7#f7 ensuring the children of frontline 
workers1 needed as a result of the      
emergency1 have access to care4         
,children and families services programs
 ,for an additional amount for ,children
 and ,families ,services ,programs1     
#a1jjj1jjj1jjj for carrying out the     
,head ,start ,act by assisting ,head    
,start programs 7including ,early ,head 
,start programs7-- 7#a7 to provide      
educators with additional training or to
 purchase supplies and services needed  
to keep the facilities of the programs  
safe1 sanitary1 and operational2  7#b7  
to provide mental health supports1      
needed due to the ,,covid-#ai public    
health emergency1 to children in the    
programs and their families2  7#c7 to   
provide services to the children and    
families remotely or through alternative

 delivery methods1 including through the
 provision of needed technology for     
programs and families1 due to the       
emergency2  7#d7 to continue payments   
for salaries of staff during closures1  
and to provide the staff with hazard pay
 when applicable1 due to the emergency2 
7#e7 without displacing children        
eligible for a ,head ,start program     
7including an ,early ,head ,start       
program71 or disrupting services        
provided to the families of such        
children1 at the discretion of the      
grantee involved1 to provide care to    
children of frontline workers needed as 
a result of the emergency regardless of 
the eligibility of the children2 and    
7#f7 to provide other services needed as
 a result of the emergency4  #d4        
,emergency requirement ,the amounts     
appropriated under section #c are       
designated by ,congress as being for an 
emergency requirement pursuant to       
section #bea7;b77#b77;,a77i7 of the     
,balanced ,budget and ,emergency        

,deficit ,control ,act of #aihe 7#b     
,u4,s4,c4 #ija7;b77#b77;,a77i774