,,ii  #aag? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #bcg  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!       
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,febru>y #d1 #bjba,mr4 
,murphy 7= himself1 ,ms4 ,ern/1 ,ms4    
,duckwor?1 ,mr4 ,casey1 ,mr4 ,tillis1   
,ms4 ,coll9s1 & ,mrs4 ,gillibr&7        
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read     
twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on       
,f9ance  ,a ,,bill  ,to provide funds   
?r\gh ! ,social ,s]vices ,block ,grant  
program = diap] assi/ance4  #a4 ,%ort   
title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !         
,,covid-#ai ,diap] ,assi/ance ,act4  #b4
 ,f9d+s ,congress f9ds ! foll[+3 7#a7   
,infants ne$ betwe5 #f to #ab diap]s a  
day4 ,infants & toddl]s lack+ access to 
clean diap]s h a great] risk = heal?    
complications1 :i* require co/ly &      
difficult to access m$ical c>e4  7#b7   
,prior to ! ,,covid-#ai p&emic1 surveys 
indicat$ t #a 9 #c families 9 ! ,unit$  
,/ates ) "y *ildr5 c\ld n af=d an       
adequate supply ( diap]s to keep _! *ild
 clean1 dry1 & heal?y4  7#c7 ,l[-income 
families pay an ev5 high] ?an av]age    

price = diap]s because !y d n h access  
to money sav+ alt]natives su* z bulk    
buy+ or onl9e %opp+ t c r$uce co/s4     
,l[-income families sp5d ab\t #ad p]c5t 
( _! income on diap]s4  7#d7 ,clean     
diap] access pres5ts a f9ancial &       
/ressful burd5 on families' dep5d5t on  
*ild c>e s]vices4 ,rese>* indicates t :5
 diap] ne$ is a b>ri] to *ild c>e1 p>5ts
 miss an av]age ( #d workdays a mon?4   
7#e7 ,! ,,covid-#ai p&emic has fur!r    
rais$ dem& = diap]s & /ra9$ diap] banks'
 ability to meet l[-income families'    
ne$s4 ,prior to ! ,,covid-#ai p&emic1   
nonpr(it diap] bank di/ribution only met
 #e to #f p]c5t ( diap] ne$4 ,s9ce ! />t
 ( ! ,,covid-#ai p&emic1 diap] banks    
ar\nd ! c\ntry h exp]i5c$ d\ble1 triple1
 or great] increase 9 dem& = diap]s due 
to ! p&emic & economic %utd[n4          
,nonpr(its alone _c fully address ?is   
public heal? crisis t impacts #a 9 #c   
families 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates4  #c4 ,t>get$
 fund+ = ,/ates = diap] assi/ance ?r\gh 
! ,social ,s]vices ,block ,grant        

,program  7a7 ,increase 9 fund+ =       
,social ,s]vices ,block ,grant ,program 
7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,! am\nt specifi$ 9       
subsection 7c7 ( section #bjjc ( !      
,social ,security ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4   
#acig;b7 = purposes ( subsections 7a7 & 
7b7 ( su* section is deem$ to be        
#a1ijj1jjj1jjj = fiscal ye> #bjba1 ( :i*
 #bjj1jjj1jjj %all be obligat$ by ,/ates
 9 accordance ) subsection 7b74  7#b7   
,appropriation ,out ( any money 9 !     
,treasury ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates n o!rwise   
appropriat$1 !re are appropriat$        
#bjj1jjj1jjj1 :i* %all be available =   
paym5ts "u section #bjjb ( ! ,social    
,security ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #acig;a71 
:i* %all rema9 available = exp5diture   
?r\gh ,decemb] #ca1 #bjbb4  7#c7        
,deadl9e = di/ribution ( funds ,)9 #de  
days aft] ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 
! ,secret>y ( ,heal? & ,human ,s]vices  
%all di/ribute ! funds made available by
 ?is subsection1 :i* %all be made       
available to ,/ates on an em]g5cy basis 
= imm$iate obligation & exp5diture4     

7#d7 ,submission ( ,revis$              
,pre-,exp5diture ,report ,)9 #ij days   
aft] a ,/ate receives funds made        
available by ?is subsection1 ! ,/ate    
%all submit to ! ,secret>y ( ,heal? &   
,human ,s]vices a revis$ pre-exp5diture 
report pursuant to subtitle ,a ( title  
,,xx ( ! ,social ,security ,act 7#db    
,u4,s4,c4 #acig et seq47 t describes h[ 
! ,/ate plans to adm9i/] ! funds 9      
accordance ) subsection 7b74  7#e7      
,deadl9e = obligation ( funds by ,/ates 
,a ,/ate to :i* funds made available by 
?is subsection are di/ribut$ %all       
obligate ! funds n lat] ?an ,decemb]    
#ca1 #bjba4  7#f7 ,deadl9e = exp5diture 
( funds ,a grantee to :i* a ,/ate       
provides funds made available by ?is    
subsection 7or a subgrantee ( su* a     
grantee7 %all exp5d ! funds n lat] ?an  
,decemb] #ca1 #bjbb4  7b7 ,rules gov]n+ 
use ( additional funds ,funds are us$ 9 
accordance ) ?is subsection if-- 7#a7 ! 
funds are us$ to provide ?r\gh social   
s]vice ag5cies or o!r nonpr(it          

organizations1 diap]s & diap]+ supplies 
7includ+ diap] wipes & diap] cream1     
necess>y to ensure t a *ild us+ a diap] 
is prop]ly clean$ & protect$ f diap]    
ra%7 to families 9 ne$2  7#b7 ! funds   
are us$ subject to ! limitations 9      
section #bjje ( ! ,social ,security ,act
 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #acig;d72  7#c7 ! funds 
are us$ to supplem5t1 n supplant1 ,/ate 
g5]al rev5ue funds provid$ = ! purposes 
describ$ 9 p>agraph 7#a72 &  7#d7 !     
funds are n us$ = co/s t are            
reimbursable by ! ,f$]al ,em]g5cy       
,managem5t ,ag5cy1 "u a contract =      
insurance1 or by self-insurance4  7c7   
,reports  7#a7 ,grantees & subgrantees  
,n lat] ?an ,decemb] #ca1 #bjbb1 ea*    
grantee to :i* a ,/ate provides funds   
made available by subsection 7a7 7or a  
subgrantee ( su* a grantee7 %all submit 
a report to ! ,/ate on ! use ( ! funds s
 provid$4  7#b7 ,,ssbg annual report ,a 
,/ate %all include 9 ! annual report    
requir$ "u section #bjjf ( ! ,social    
,security ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #acig;e7  

cov]+ fiscal ye> #bjbc1 in=mation       
detail+ h[ grantees & subgrantees us$   
funds made available "u subsection 7a7  
to di/ribute diap]s & diap]+ supplies to
 families 9 ne$4