,i  #aagth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #aifc  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,march #ag1          
#bjba,mrs4 ,fischbach 7for herself1     
,mrs4 ,miller of ,illinois1 ,mr4 ,jacobs
 of ,new ,york1 ,mr4 ,stivers1 ,mr4     
,feenstra1 and ,mr4 ,armstrong7         
introduced the following bill2 which was
 referred to the ,committee on          
,education and ,labor  ,a ,,bill  ,to   
amend the ,child ,care and ,development 
,block ,grant ,act of #aiij to modify   
certain ,state uses of funds4  #a4      
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,child ,care ,choices ,act of #bjba4
  #b4 ,application and plan ,section    
#feh;,e7c7 of the ,child ,care and      
,development ,block ,grant ,act of #aiij
 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #iheh;c7c77 is amended--
 7#a7 in paragraph 7#b7-- 7,a7 by       
striking subparagraph 7,a7 and inserting
 the following3  7,a7 ,prioritization of
 child care certificates ,provide       
assurances that-- 7i7 in using funding  
made available to a ,state pursuant to  

this subchapter1 the ,state shall       
prioritize the availability of child    
care certificates 7as defined in section
 #feh,p7#b77 for child care services    
over other payment methods1 such as     
grants or contracts2  7ii7 in cases in  
which a parent chooses to enroll such   
child with a child care provider that   
has a grant or contract for the         
provision of child care services1 the   
child will be enrolled with the eligible
 provider selected by the parent to the 
maximum extent practicable2 and  7iii7  
in cases in which a parent chooses to   
receive a child care certificate1 the   
certificate shall be of a value         
commensurate with the subsidy value of  
child care services provided if the     
child were enrolled with a child care   
provider that has a grant or contract   
for the provision of child care         
services4  1  7,b7 in subparagraph 7,m7 
by inserting in accordance with         
subparagraph 7,e77c77#b77;,a77i7 after  
strategies1 and  7,c7 by adding at the  

end the following3  7,w7 ,prioritization
 of child care certificates ,the plan   
shall provide assurances and describe   
how the ,state prioritizes the use of   
child care certificates 7as defined in  
section #feh,p7#b77 for child care      
services for which financial assistance 
is provided under this subchapter in    
preference to other payment methods such
 as grants1 contracts1 or cash4  1 and  
7#b7 in paragraph 7#d77;,c71 by adding  
at the end the following3  7iii7        
,prohibition on certain different rates 
,when setting differential rates on the 
basis of child care quality1 ,states are
 prohibited from using type of child    
care 7such as family child care or      
center-based care7 or type of provider  
7such as nonprofit providers1 for-profit
 providers1 or faith-based providers7 as
 the sole differential factor4  4