,i  #aag? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #cidc  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,june #af1 #bjba,mr4  
,ow5s 7= himself & ,mr4 ,e/es7 introduc$
 ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to !       
,committee on ,education & ,labor1 & 9  
addition to ! ,committee on ,ways &     
,means1 = a p]iod to be subsequ5tly     
det]m9$ by ! ,speak]1 9 ea* case =      
consid]ation ( su* provisions z fall )9 
! jurisdiction ( ! committee conc]n$  ,a
 ,,bill  ,to e/abli% a commission to    
make recomm5dations = mod]niz+ ,f$]al   
f9anc+ ( e>ly c>e & education programs4 
#a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z 
! ,mod]niz+ ,f9anc+ ( ,e>ly ,c>e &      
,education 9 ,am]ica ,act ( #bjba4  #b4 
,mod]niz+ f9anc+ ( e>ly c>e & education 
9 ,am]ica  7a7 ,purpose & objectives ,! 
purpose ( ?is section is to e/abli% a   
commission to make recomm5dations =     
mod]niz+ ,f$]al f9anc+ ( e>ly c>e &     
education programs 9 ord] to promote--  
7#a7 access to high quality *ild c>e &  
e>ly education sett+s t support heal?y  

developm5t & well-be+ ( "y *ildr52  7#b7
 af=dability ( high quality e>ly le>n+ &
 education opportunities = *ildr5 liv+ 9
 pov]ty & 9 disadvantag$ communities2   
7#c7 p>5t *oice & flexibility t respects
 ! role p>5ts play 9 *oos+ *ild c>e t is
 be/ suit$ to fit _! *ild's ne$s2 &     
7#d7 a m /reaml9$1 equitable1 &         
su/a9able ,f$]al f9anc+ framework to    
support ! success ( future g5]ations4   
7b7 ,bip>tisan commission on e>ly       
*ildhood education f9anc+  7#a7         
,e/abli%m5t ,!re is e/abli%$ a          
commission to be kn[n z ! ,bip>tisan    
,commission on ,e>ly ,*ildhood          
,education ,f9anc+ 79 ?is subsection    
ref]r$ to z ! ,commission74  7#b7       
,memb]%ip  7,a7 ,qualifications ,!      
,commission memb]s %all be kn[l$geable 9
 f$]ally & /ate-fund$ e>ly c>e &        
education programs1 includ+ individuals 
repres5t+ ,/ate & local gov]nm5ts &     
organizations kn[l$geable 9 public      
regulatory & fund+ me*anisms = e>ly c>e 
& education programs1 & %all be balanc$ 

by area ( exp]tise & balanc$            
geographically to ! ext5t consi/5t )    
ma9ta9+ ! highe/ level ( exp]tise on !  
,commission4  7,b7 ,numb]2 appo9tm5t ,! 
,commission %all be compos$ ( #ab memb]s
 appo9t$1 )9 #ij days aft] ! effective  
date ( ?is ,act1 f among individuals :o 
meet ! requirem5ts ( subp>agraph 7,a71 z
 foll[s3 7i7 #a memb] %all be appo9t$ by
 ! ,majority ,lead] ( ! ,s5ate4  7ii7 #a
 memb] %all be appo9t$ by ! ,m9ority    
,lead] ( ! ,s5ate4  7iii7 #a memb] %all 
be appo9t$ by ! ,speak] ( ! ,h\se (     
,repres5tatives4  7iv7 #a memb] %all be 
appo9t$ by ! ,m9ority ,lead] ( ! ,h\se (
 ,repres5tatives4  7v7 #a memb] %all be 
appo9t$ by ! ,*airman ( ! ,committee on 
,f9ance ( ! ,s5ate4  7vi7 #a memb] %all 
be appo9t$ by ! rank+ m9ority memb] ( ! 
,committee on ,f9ance ( ! ,s5ate4  7vii7
 #a memb] %all be appo9t$ by ! ,*airman 
( ! ,committee on ,ways & ,means ( !    
,h\se ( ,repres5tatives4  7viii7 #a     
memb] %all be appo9t$ by ! rank+ m9ority
 memb] ( ! ,committee on ,ways & ,means 

( ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives4  7ix7 #a   
memb] %all be appo9t$ by ! ,*airman ( ! 
,committee on ,heal?1 ,education1       
,labor1 & ,p5sions ( ! ,s5ate4  7x7 #a  
memb] %all be appo9t$ by ! rank+ m9ority
 memb] ( ! ,committee on ,heal?1        
,education1 ,labor1 & ,p5sions ( !      
,s5ate4  7xi7 #a memb] %all be appo9t$  
by ! ,*airman ( ! ,committee on         
,education & ,labor ( ! ,h\se (         
,repres5tatives4  7xii7 #a memb] %all be
 appo9t$ by ! rank+ m9ority memb] ( !   
,committee on ,education & ,labor ( !   
,h\se ( ,repres5tatives4  7,c7          
,vacancies ,a vacancy on ! ,commission  
%all be fill$ 9 ! same mann] 9 :i* !    
vacat+ memb] 0 appo9t$4  7#c7 ,p[]s ,9  
c>ry+ out ! functions ( ! ,commission "u
 ?is subsection1 ! ,commission-- 7,a7   
may secure directly f any ,f$]al ag5cy  
or dep>tm5t any in=mation ! ,commission 
deems necess>y to c>ry out ! functions1 
&1 on ! reque/ ( ! ,commission1 ea* su* 
ag5cy or dep>tm5t may coop]ate ) !      
,commission &1 to ! ext5t p]mitt$ by    

law1 furni% ! in=mation to !            
,commission2 &  7,b7 may ent] into      
contracts1 subject to ! availability (  
appropriations1 & employ su* /aff exp]ts
 & consultants z may be necess>y to c>ry
 out ! duties ( ! ,commission1 subject  
to section #caji ( title #e1 ,unit$     
,/ates ,code4  7#d7 ,/aff ,! ,commission
 may1 )\t reg>d to ! civil s]vice laws &
 regulations1 appo9t & t]m9ate an       
,executive ,director & su* o!r          
additional p]sonnel z may be necess>y = 
! ,commission to p]=m ! duties ( !      
,commission4 ,! ,executive ,director    
%all be comp5sat$ at a rate n to exce$ !
 rate payable = ,level ,v ( ! ,executive
 ,s*$ule "u section #eacf ( title #e1   
,unit$ ,/ates ,code4 ,! employm5t &     
t]m9ation ( an ,executive ,director %all
 be subject to confirmation by a        
majority ( ! memb]s ( ! ,commission4    
7#e7 ,meet+s  7,a7 ,9 g5]al ,all meet+s 
( ! ,commission %all be op5 to ! public4
 ,! ,commission %all p]mit int]e/$      
p]sons to appe> at ,commission meet+s & 

pres5t oral or writt5 /atem5ts on !     
subject matt] ( ! meet+4  7,b7 ,advance 
public notice ,! ,commission %all       
provide timely notice1 9 advance1 9 !   
,f$]al ,regi/]1 ( ! "t1 place1 & subject
 ( ea* ,commission meet+4  7,c7         
,docum5tation ,! ,commission %all keep  
m9utes ( ea* ,commission meet+1 :i* %all
 conta9 a record ( ! p pres5t1 a        
description ( ! discussion t occurr$1 & 
copies ( all /atem5ts fil$4 ,subject to 
section #eeb ( title #e1 ,unit$ ,/ates  
,code1 ! m9utes & records ( all meet+s &
 o!r docum5ts t 7 made available to1 or 
prep>$ =1 ! ,commission %all be         
available = public inspection & copy+ at
 a s+le location 9 ! (fices ( !         
,commission4  7,d7 ,initial meet+ ,!    
,commission %all hold its fir/ meet+ )9 
#cj days aft] all ,commission memb]s are
 appo9t$4  7#f7 ,report  7,a7 ,9 g5]al  
,)9 #ah mon?s aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t (
 ?is subsection1 ! ,commission %all     
prep>e a report ( its f9d+s &           
recomm5dations reg>d+ mod]niz+ ,f$]al   

f9anc+ ( e>ly c>e & education programs  
to /reaml9e & r$uce duplicate fund+     
/reams4  7,b7 ,cont5ts ,! report requir$
 by subp>agraph 7,a7 %all include !     
foll[+3 7i7 ,an inv5tory & acc\nt+ ( !  
total am\nt ( ,f$]al funds available =  
e>ly c>e & education programs1 includ+--
 7,i7 programs "u ! ,*ild ,c>e &        
,developm5t ,block ,grant ,act ( #aiij  
7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #iheh et seq472  7,,ii7 !
 *ild c>e /abilization grant program "u 
section #bbjb ( ! ,am]ican ,rescue ,plan
 ,act ( #bjba 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #iheh      
note72  7,,iii7 ! *ild c>e entitlem5t   
program "u section #dah ( ! ,social     
,security ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #fah72    
7,,iv7 programs "u ! ,head ,/>t ,act    
7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #ihja et seq472  7,v7 !  
program ( block grants to ,/ates =      
tempor>y assi/ance = ne$y families "u "p
 ,a ( title ,,iv ( ! ,social ,security  
,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #fja-fai72  7,,vi7 !
 ,pres*ool ,developm5t ,grants program  
"u section #ibab ( ! ,e ,/ud5t ,succe$s 
,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #ihca note72        

7,,vii7 ! ,*ild ,c>e ,access ,means     
,p>5ts 9 ,s*ool program "u section      
#dai,n ( ! ,high] ,education ,act (     
#aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #ajgj;e72 &        
7,,viii7 & any o!r e>ly c>e or education
 program id5tifi$ by ! ,commission4     
7ii7 ,a compreh5sive review & assessm5t 
( ! fund+ /ructure & allocation =mula   
us$ to f9ance ea* program ref]r$ to 9   
clause 7i71 includ+ a bifurcation (     
programs indicat+ :e!r ,f$]al funds are 
provid$ directly to ,/ates or to o!r    
grantees1 & h[ t affects ! coord9ation (
 programs at ! ,/ate & local levels & ! 
deliv]y ( s]vices to families4  7iii7 ,a
 description ( congressional            
jurisdiction ov]1 & ,f$]al ag5cy        
adm9i/ration (1 ea* su* program4  7iv7  
,an explanation ( h[ ea* su* program    
int]acts ) ,/ate & local public fund+ & 
f9anc+ = e>ly c>e & education1 includ+  
publicly-fund$ pre-k9d]g>t51 :i* %all   
include an acc\nt+ ( ! total am\nt (    
,/ate & local funds available = su*     
purposes4  7v7 ,an id5tification (      

b>ri]s 9 ! gov]nance & fund+ /ructures (
 programs t limit ! mo/ effici5t use (  
local1 ,/ate1 & ,f$]al res\rces4  7,c7  
,matt]s requir$ to be address$ 9 !      
report to ! congress ,9 ! report to !   
,congress1 ! ,commission %all make      
specific recomm5dations1 includ+        
del9eation ( specific /atutory &        
regulatory *anges1 to address ea* ( !   
foll[+3 7i7 ,h[ to mod]nize & m         
effectively use ,f$]al funds to /r5g!n !
 deliv]y ( *ild c>e & e>ly education1 & 
improve ! f9anc+ framework & gov]nance  
/ructure at ! ,f$]al level to improve   
access = families & acc\ntability =     
taxpay] doll>s4  7ii7 ,! pros & cons (  
/reaml9+ or comb9+ ,f$]al programs &    
fund+ /reams 9 ord] to improve ! ov]all 
p>ticipation ( *ildr5 9 a mix$ deliv]y  
sy/em1 :ile ma9ta9+ availability ( high 
quality s]vices1 exp&+ p>5tal *oice1 &  
enhanc+ access = *ildr5 f l[-income     
communities4  7iii7 ,options = ,f$]al   
alt]native f9anc+ framework or gov]nance
 models t bett] lev]age ! ,f$]al        

inve/m5t 9 *ild c>e & e>ly education    
fund+1 includ+ ideas t are outside !    
curr5t framework or t re-envision exi/+ 
programs4  7iv7 ,options = exp&+ ! use (
 public & private p>tn]%ips to help     
maximize ! ,f$]al inve/m5t 9 e>ly c>e & 
education4  7,d7 ,di/ribution ,!        
,commission %all make ! report publicly 
available1 & %all submit a copy ( !     
report to ! ,*airman & rank+ m9ority    
memb] ( ea* ( ! ,committees on ,f9ance &
 on ,heal?1 ,education1 ,labor1 &       
,p5sions ( ! ,s5ate1 & ! ,committees on 
,ways & ,means & on ,education & ,labor 
( ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives1 & to !     
,presid5t4  7#g7 ,t]m9ation ,!          
,commission %all t]m9ate #fj days aft] !
 ,commission submits ! report requir$ by
 p>agraph 7#f74