,i  #aag? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #chgh  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,june #ad1 #bjba ,mrs4
 ,/eel 7= h]self & ,mr4 ,s*weik]t7      
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to
 ! ,committee on ,education & ,labor  ,a
 ,,bill  ,to am5d section #bbjb ( !     
,am]ican ,rescue ,plan ,act ( #bjba to  
au?orize ,/ates to exp& ! uses ( ! *ild 
c>e /abilization funds to include       
support = grants to increase access to  
*ild c>e ?r\gh ! e/abli%m5t & expansion 
( *ild c>e programs by bus9esses4  #a4  
,%ort title2 ,purpose  7a7 ,%ort title  
,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,exp&+        
,employ]-,sponsor$ ,*ild ,c>e ,grants   
,act ( #bjba4  7b7 ,purpose ,! purpose (
 ?is ,act is to support ! recov]y &     
/ability ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates economy by   
provid+ grants to bus9esses to aid 9    
op5+ *ild c>e programs1 e/abli%+        
p>tn]%ips ) exi/+ provid]s1 or exp&+    
exi/+ *ild c>e s]vices to meet ! dem& = 
*ild c>e = work+ p>5ts4  #b4 ,am5dm5ts  
,section #bbjb ( ! ,am]ican ,rescue     

,plan ,act ( #bjba 7,public ,law #aag-b2
 ,m>* #aa1 #bjba7 is am5d$-- 7#a7 9     
subsection 7e77#a71 by /rik+ su* a      
subgrant & ins]t+ a subgrant "u         
subsection 7d72  7#b7 by r$esignat+     
subsection 7f7 z subsection 7h72 &  7#c7
 by ins]t+ aft] subsection 7e7 ! foll[+3
  7f7 ,subgrants = bus9esses to provide 
*ild c>e s]vices  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,not)/&+
 p>agraphs 7#a7 & 7#b77;,a7 ( subsection
 7d71 & ) ! au?orization ( ! ,/ate "u   
p>agraph 7#e71 ! lead ag5cy may use any 
unobligat$ grant funds aw>d$ pursuant to
 subsection 7c7 7includ+ any su* funds  
o!rwise res]v$ "u subsection 7d77#a77 to
 make subgrants to eligible bus9esses to
 assi/ 9 pay+ = ! e/abli%m5t & op]ation 
or expansion ( *ild c>e s]vices = a     
transition p]iod ( n m ?an #i mon?s1 s t
 work+ p>5ts h a safe place = _! *ildr5 
to receive *ild c>e4 ,any fund us$ =    
subgrants "u ?is subsection %all be     
obligat$ be=e ,octob] #a1 #bjbd1 &      
exp5d$ be=e ,octob] #a1 #bjbe4          
,subgrants made "u ?is subsection %all  

be kn[n z ,exp&+ ,employ]-,sponsor$     
,*ild ,c>e subgrants4  7#b7 ,def9itions 
,9 ?is subsection3  7,a7 ,eligible      
bus9ess ,! t]m eligible bus9ess means a 
bus9ess t seeks to provide or exp& *ild 
c>e s]vices = ! *ildr5 ( su* bus9ess'   
employees or to p>tn] ) an eligible *ild
 c>e provid] = su* s]vices4  7,b7       
,eligible *ild c>e provid] ,not)/&+     
subsection 7a77#b71 ! t]m eligible *ild 
c>e provid] means--  7i7 an eligible    
*ild c>e provid]1 z def9$ 9 section     
#feh,p7#f77;,a7 ( ! ,*ild ,c>e &        
,developm5t ,block ,grant ,act ( #aiij  
7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #ihehn7#f77;,a772  7ii7 a
 *ild c>e provid] t--  7,i7 is          
lic5se-exempt & op]at+ legally 9 !      
,/ate2  7,,ii7 is n provid+ *ild c>e    
s]vices to relatives2 &  7,,iii7        
satisfies ,/ate & local requirem5ts1    
includ+ ^? ref]5c$ 9 section            
#feh;,e7c77#b77;,i7 ( ! ,*ild ,c>e &    
,developm5t ,block ,grant ,act ( #aiij  
77#db ,u4,s4,c4 #iheh;c77c77#b77;,i772  
or  7iii7 a new *ild c>e provid] t1 on  

or be=e ! date su* provid] beg9s to     
provide *ild c>e s]vices1 w--  7,i7 be  
lic5s$1 regulat$1 or regi/]$ 9 ! ,/ate1 
t]ritory1 or ,indian ,tribe2 &  7,,ii7  
meet applicable ,/ate & local heal? &   
safety requirem5ts4  7#c7 ,requirem5ts (
 lead ag5cy ,9 c>ry+ out ?is subsection1
 a lead ag5cy %all-- 7,a7 require z a   
condition ( receiv+ a subgrant "u ?is   
subsection t ea* eligible bus9ess apply+
 = su* a subgrant--  7i7  7,i7 w use    
subgrant funds = ! sole purpose (       
e/abli%+ or exp&+ a *ild c>e program &  
provid+ *ild c>e s]vices = ! *ildr5 (   
su* bus9ess' employees2 or  7,,ii7 w    
op]ate 9 p>tn]%ip ) an eligible *ild c>e
 provid] to provide *ild c>e s]vices = !
 *ildr5 ( su* bus9ess' employees2  7ii7 
agree to foll[ all applicable ,/ate1    
local1 & ,tribal heal? & safety         
requirem5ts &1 if applicable1 enhanc$   
protocols = *ild c>e s]vices relat$ to  
,,covid-#ai or ano!r heal? or safety    
condition2  7iii7 agree to comply ) any 
report+ requirem5ts ! lead ag5cy        

det]m9es are necess>y = ! ag5cy to      
comply ) p>agraph 7#f72 &  7iv7 c]tify 9
 good fai? t ! *ild c>e program ( !     
bus9ess w rema9 op5 = n less ?an #a ye> 
aft] receiv+ su* a subgrant unless su*  
program is clos$ due to extraord9>y     
circum/ances1 includ+ a /ate ( em]g5cy  
decl>$ by ! ,gov]nor or a major disa/]  
or em]g5cy decl>$ by ! ,presid5t "u     
section #dja or #eja1 respectively1 ( ! 
,rob]t ,t4 ,/af=d ,disa/] ,relief &     
,em]g5cy ,assi/ance ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 
#eagj1 #eaia72  7,b7 ensure eligible    
bus9esses 9 urban1 suburban1 & rural    
areas c readily apply = & access fund+  
"u ?is section1 :i* %all include !      
provision ( te*nical assi/ance ei!r     
directly or ?r\gh res\rce & ref]ral     
ag5cies2  7,c7 give priority = subgrant 
aw>ds accord+ to geographically bas$    
*ild c>e s]vice ne$s across ! ,/ate or  
,tribal community1 ) special            
consid]ation giv5 to rural areas2 &     
7,d7 make available to ! public1 :i*    
%all include1 at a m9imum1 po/+ to an   

int]net website ( ! lead ag5cy--  7i7   
notice ( fund+ availability ?r\gh       
subgrants = eligible bus9esses "u ?is   
section2 &  7ii7 ! crit]ia = aw>d+      
subgrants = eligible bus9esses4  7#d7   
,subgrants to bus9esses  7,a7 ,use (    
funds ,an eligible bus9ess t receives   
funds ?r\gh a subgrant au?oriz$ "u ?is  
subsection %all use su* funds to c>ry   
out activities relat$ to e/abli%+ a *ild
 c>e program1 exp&+ a *ild c>e program1 
or contract+ ) an eligible *ild c>e     
provid] to (f] *ild c>e s]vices = !     
employees ( su* bus9ess4  7,b7 ,subgrant
 application ,to be eligible to receive 
a subgrant "u ?is p>agraph1 an eligible 
bus9ess %all submit an application to ! 
lead ag5cy 9 su* =m & conta9+ su*       
in=mation z ! lead ag5cy may reasonably 
require1 includ+--  7i7 a plan = (f]+   
access or exp&+ access to *ild c>e      
s]vices = ! employees ( su* bus9ess t   
includes-- 7,i7 in=mation describ+ h[ ! 
eligible bus9ess w use ! subgrant funds 
to cov] slots = ! *ildr5 ( _! employees2

  7,,ii7 if applicable1 ! am\nt (       
tuition or copaym5ts employees w be     
expect$ to pay2  7,,iii7 *ild c>e       
enrollm5t & att5dance projections or1 if
 applicable1 h[ funds us$ = expansion w 
increase ! enrollm5t & att5dance        
projections2 &  7,,iv7 a demon/ration ( 
h[ ! eligible bus9ess w su/a9 its       
op]ations aft] ! cessation ( fund+ "u   
?is section2  7ii7 assurances t !       
eligible bus9ess w--  7,i7 report to !  
lead ag5cy data on curr5t av]age        
enrollm5t & att5dance2  7,,ii7 provide  
any docum5tation to ! lead ag5cy t !    
ag5cy det]m9es is necess>y to comply )  
p>agraph 7#f71 includ+ provid+          
docum5tation ( exp5ditures ( subgrant   
funds2 &  7,,iii7 implem5t all          
applicable ,/ate1 local1 & ,tribal heal?
 & safety requirem5ts &1 if applicable1 
enhanc$ protocols = *ild c>e s]vices &  
relat$ to ,,covid-#ai or ano!r heal? or 
safety condition2 &  7iii7 a            
c]tification 9 good fai? t ! *ild c>e   
program w rema9 op5 = n less ?an #a ye> 

aft] receiv+ a subgrant "u ?is          
subsection unless su* program is clos$  
due to extraord9>y circum/ances describ$
 9 p>agraph 7#c77;,a77iv74  7,c7        
,repaym5t ( subgrant funds ,an eligible 
bus9ess t receives a subgrant "u ?is    
p>agraph %all be requir$ to repay !     
subgrant funds if ! lead ag5cy det]m9es 
t ! bus9ess fails to provide !          
assurances describ$ 9 subp>agraph       
7,b77ii71 or to comply ) su* an         
assurance4  7#e7 ,am5d$ plan & report   
,if a ,/ate elects to au?orize ! lead   
ag5cy to provide subgrants to eligible  
bus9esses "u ?is subsection1 ! ,/ate    
%all am5d ! ,/ate plan submitt$ "u      
section #feh;,e ( ! ,*ild ,c>e &        
,developm5t ,block ,grant ,act ( #aiij  
7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #iheh;c7 to specify--    
7,a7 h[ ! lead ag5cy plans to aw>d      
subgrants to eligible bus9esses2  7,b7  
h[ ! lead ag5cy w consid] priorities =  
subgrants relat$ to geographically bas$ 
*ild c>e s]vice ne$s across ! ,/ate or  
,tribal community & 9 rural areas2 &    

7,c7 any goals reg>d+ increase 9 access 
to *ild c>e1 su* z-- 7i7 ! numb] or type
 ( eligible bus9esses t w receive a     
subgrant "u ?is subsection2 or  7ii7 !  
increase 9 ! numb] ( *ildr5 s]v$        
,/ate-wide4  7#f7 ,report+ requirem5ts  
7,a7 ,lead ag5cy report ,a lead ag5cy t 
makes subgrants "u ?is subsection %all1 
n lat] ?an ,janu>y #a1 #bjbf1 submit a  
report on su* subgrants to ! ,secret>y t
 includes1 = ! ,/ate or ,tribal         
community involv$--  7i7 a description (
 h[ ! lead ag5cy det]m9$-- 7,i7 !       
crit]ia = aw>d+ subgrants = eligible    
bus9esses1 includ+ ! me?odology ! lead  
ag5cy us$ to det]m9e & disburse funds to
 su* bus9esses2 &  7,,ii7 ! types (     
eligible bus9esses t receiv$ priority = 
! subgrants1 includ+ consid]ations      
relat$ to geographically bas$ *ild c>e  
s]vice ne$s across ! ,/ate or ,tribal   
community & 9 rural areas2  7ii7 ! numb]
 ( eligible bus9esses t receiv$ a       
subgrant "u ?is subsection1 disaggregat$
 by age ( *ildr5 s]v$1 geography1       

region1 ! av]age & range ( ! am\nts ( ! 
subgrants aw>d$1 & :e!r su* bus9esses 7 
op]at+ _! own *ild c>e program or p>tn]+
 ) an eligible *ild c>e provid]2 &      
7iii7 in=mation conc]n+ h[ eligible     
bus9esses receiv+ subgrants "u ?is      
subsection us$ ! subgrant fund+ receiv$4
  7,b7 ,report to congress ,n lat] ?an  
#ij days aft] receiv+ ! lead ag5cy      
reports requir$ "u subp>agraph 7,a71 !  
,secret>y %all make publicly available &
 provide to ! ,committee on ,f9ance & ! 
,committee on ,heal?1 ,education1       
,labor1 & ,p5sions ( ! ,s5ate & !       
,committee on ,education & ,labor & !   
,committee on ,ways & ,means ( ! ,h\se (
 ,repres5tatives a report summ>iz+ !    
f9d+s ( ! lead ag5cy reports4  4