,i  #aag? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #ddfb  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,july #af1 #bjba,mr4  
,la,hood introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,ways & ,means
  ,a ,,bill  ,to am5d title ,,iv ( !    
,social ,security ,act to provide =     
p>5tal leave paym5ts to p>5ts aft] !    
bir? or adoption ( a *ild 9 lieu ( *ild 
c>e assi/ance1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4   
,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !   
,promot+ ,equitable ,access to ,paid    
,family ,leave ,act ( #bjba4  #b4       
,p>5tal leave paym5ts 9 lieu ( *ild c>e 
assi/ance ,section #dah ( ! ,social     
,security ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #fah7 is  
am5d$-- 7#a7 by r$esignat+ subsection   
7d7 z subsection 7e72 &  7#b7 by ins]t+ 
aft] subsection 7c7 ! foll[+3  7d7      
,grant condition  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,z a    
condition ( receiv+ a grant "u ?is      
section1 a ,/ate %all provide ! p>5t (  
an eligible *ild ! option to receive1 9 
accordance ) ?is section1 a paym5t1 :i* 
may be made on a mon?ly1 biweekly1 or   

weekly basis1 = ea* mon? 9 ! p>5tal     
leave p]iod ) respect to su* eligible   
*ild1 9 lieu ( receiv+ any *ild c>e     
s]vices describ$ 9 ! ,*ild ,c>e &       
,developm5t ,block ,grant ,act ( #aiij  
dur+ ! p]iod4  7#b7 ,am\nt ,! am\nt ( a 
paym5t made pursuant to p>agraph 7#a7 ) 
respect to an eligible *ild %all be n   
less ?an ! av]age subsidy paym5t 9 !    
applicable m>ket area )9 ! ,/ate = !    
provision ( *ild c>e s]vices = infants1 
across all categories ( c>e4  7#c7      
,application ,to receive a paym5t       
pursuant to p>agraph 7#a7 ) respect to  
an eligible *ild1 ! p>5t ( ! eligible   
*ild %all submit an application to !    
lead ag5cy1 or ag5cy designat$ by ! lead
 ag5cy1 ( ! applicable ,/ate be=e !     
beg9n+ ( ! p>5tal leave p]iod ) respect 
to ! eligible *ild4 ,! application %all 
include-- 7,a7 assurances by !          
applicant-- 7i7 t ! eligible *ild w n be
 receiv+ any *ild c>e s]vices describ$ 9
 su* ,act dur+ ! p]iod paid = by funds  
made available "u ?is "p2 &  7ii7 t !   

applicant w n be receiv+ paid p>5tal    
leave f any o!r s\rce dur+ ! p]iod2     
7,b7 docum5tation demon/rat+ t !        
applicant 0 work+ or att5d+ a job tra9+ 
or educational program1 z def9$ by !    
,/ate1 = at lea/ #d consecutive qu>t]s  
end+ on ! date ( application2 &  7,c7   
any o!r su* assurances or docum5tation !
 ,/ate may require4  7#d7 ,transition to
 *ild c>e s]vices ,a p>5t ( an eligible 
*ild receiv+ a paym5t pursuant to       
p>agraph 7#a7 %all be provid$ ! option  
to enroll 9 *ild c>e s]vices provid$ "u 
su* ,act imm$iately aft] ! end ( !      
p>5tal leave p]iod ) respect to !       
eligible *ild4  7#e7 ,def9itions ,9 ?is 
subsection3 7,a7 ,eligible *ild ,! t]m  
eligible *ild has ! mean+ giv5 ! t]m 9  
section #feh,p7#d7 ( su* ,act )\t reg>d 
to subp>agraph 7,c74  7,b7 ,lead ag5cy  
,! t]m lead ag5cy has ! mean+ giv5 ! t]m
 ) respect to a ,/ate 9 section #feh;,d 
( su* ,act4  7,c7 ,p>5tal leave p]iod ,!
 t]m p>5tal leave p]iod means ! #c-mon? 
p]iod beg9n+ on ! date ( bir? or        

adoption1 z applicable1 ( an eligible   
*ild4  7#f7 ,cl>ification ,= purposes ( 
subsection 7b77#b71 a paym5t pursuant to
 p>agraph 7#a7 ( ?is subsection1 %all be
 consid]$ *ild c>e assi/ance4  4