,i  #aag? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #aifc  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,m>* #ag1 #bjba,mrs4  
,fis*ba* 7= h]self1 ,mrs4 ,mill] (      
,ill9ois1 ,mr4 ,jacobs ( ,new ,york1    
,mr4 ,/iv]s1 ,mr4 ,fe5/ra1 & ,mr4       
,arm/rong7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 
0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,education &
 ,labor  ,a ,,bill  ,to am5d ! ,*ild    
,c>e & ,developm5t ,block ,grant ,act ( 
#aiij to modify c]ta9 ,/ate uses (      
funds4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be
 cit$ z ! ,*ild ,c>e ,*oices ,act (     
#bjba4  #b4 ,application & plan ,section
 #feh;,e7c7 ( ! ,*ild ,c>e & ,developm5t
 ,block ,grant ,act ( #aiij 7#db        
,u4,s4,c4 #iheh;c7c77 is am5d$-- 7#a7 9 
p>agraph 7#b7-- 7,a7 by /rik+           
subp>agraph 7,a7 & ins]t+ ! foll[+3     
7,a7 ,prioritization ( *ild c>e         
c]tificates ,provide assurances t-- 7i7 
9 us+ fund+ made available to a ,/ate   
pursuant to ?is sub*apt]1 ! ,/ate %all  
prioritize ! availability ( *ild c>e    
c]tificates 7z def9$ 9 section          

#feh,p7#b77 = *ild c>e s]vices ov] o!r  
paym5t me?ods1 su* z grants or          
contracts2  7ii7 9 cases 9 :i* a p>5t   
*ooses to enroll su* *ild ) a *ild c>e  
provid] t has a grant or contract = !   
provision ( *ild c>e s]vices1 ! *ild w  
be enroll$ ) ! eligible provid] select$ 
by ! p>5t to ! maximum ext5t            
practicable2 &  7iii7 9 cases 9 :i* a   
p>5t *ooses to receive a *ild c>e       
c]tificate1 ! c]tificate %all be ( a    
value comm5surate ) ! subsidy value (   
*ild c>e s]vices provid$ if ! *ild 7    
enroll$ ) a *ild c>e provid] t has a    
grant or contract = ! provision ( *ild  
c>e s]vices4  1  7,b7 9 subp>agraph 7,m7
 by ins]t+ 9 accordance ) subp>agraph   
7,e77c77#b77;,a77i7 aft] /rategies1 &   
7,c7 by add+ at ! end ! foll[+3  7,w7   
,prioritization ( *ild c>e c]tificates  
,! plan %all provide assurances &       
describe h[ ! ,/ate prioritizes ! use ( 
*ild c>e c]tificates 7z def9$ 9 section 
#feh,p7#b77 = *ild c>e s]vices = :i*    
f9ancial assi/ance is provid$ "u ?is    

sub*apt] 9 pref]5ce to o!r paym5t me?ods
 su* z grants1 contracts1 or ca%4  1 &  
7#b7 9 p>agraph 7#d77;,c71 by add+ at ! 
end ! foll[+3  7iii7 ,prohibition on    
c]ta9 diff]5t rates ,:5 sett+ diff]5tial
 rates on ! basis ( *ild c>e quality1   
,/ates are prohibit$ f us+ type ( *ild  
c>e 7su* z family *ild c>e or c5t]-bas$ 
c>e7 or type ( provid] 7su* z nonpr(it  
provid]s1 =-pr(it provid]s1 or fai?-bas$
 provid]s7 z ! sole diff]5tial factor4  
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