,i  #aahth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #hdji  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,may #ae1 #bjbd,mr4  
,nickel introduced the following bill2  
which was referred to the ,committee on 
,ways and ,means  ,a ,,bill  ,to assist 
parents in locating and utilizing child 
care that meets individual family needs4
  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be    
cited as the ,helping ,our ,parents     
,enroll 7,,hope7 in ,child ,care ,act4  
#b4 ,national ,child ,care ,navigator   
,grants  7a7 ,in general ,title ,,xx of 
the ,social ,security ,act 7#db         
,u4,s4,c4 #acig et seq47 is amended by  
adding at the end the following3  ,d    
,national ,child ,care ,navigator ,grant
 ,program  #bjga4 ,grants ,the          
,secretary may make grants to eligible  
local partners for the purpose of       
providing free access to information1   
counseling1 and assistance with respect 
to locating1 enrolling in1 and paying   
for child care1 including through       
programs funded under section #dah of   

this ,act or the ,child ,care and       
,development ,block ,grant of #aiij1 and
 through the provisions of the ,internal
 ,revenue ,code of #aihf under which    
child care expenditures may be          
subsidized4  #bjgb4 ,grant application  
and plan requirements  7a7 ,in general  
,to be eligible for a grant under this  
subtitle1 an eligible local partner     
shall submit an application to the      
,secretary1 at such time and in such    
manner as the ,secretary may provide1   
that includes a plan to establish a     
program to provide free access to the   
information1 counseling1 and assistance 
referred to in section #bjga4 ,as a     
condition of the grant1 the eligible    
local partner must demonstrate1 to the  
satisfaction of the ,secretary-- 7#a7 an
 ability to adequately provide the      
information1 counseling1 and assistance2
 and  7#b7 commitment to operating a    
program that satisfies the requirements 
of subsection 7d74  7b7 ,duration ,each 
grant under this subtitle shall be      

awarded for a period of #e years1 except
 that the grantee may reapply for       
another #e-year period at the end of    
each grant period1 and the ,secretary   
may terminate such a grant for          
noncompliance with data reporting       
requirements or failure to provide      
promised services or comply with any    
grant condition4  7c7 ,amount ,the      
,secretary shall determine the amount of
 any grant under this subtitle so as to 
maximize the number of parents with     
access to navigators referred to in     
subsection 7d77#a74  7d7 ,program       
requirements ,a program satisfies the   
requirements of this subsection if the  
program-- 7#a7 establishes a system of  
staff members1 including navigators1 to 
provide information on-- 7,a7 navigating
 child care systems1 including          
information on-- 7i7 applying for       
subsidized child care2  7ii7 consumer   
education and information about types of
 child care settings2  7iii7 navigating 
the child care resource and referral    

system funded under the ,child ,care and
 ,development ,block ,grant ,act of     
#aiij2 and  7iv7 center-based and home  
based child care2  7,b7 accessing such  
systems in languages other than ,english
 and protections against                
non-discrimination on the basis of      
limited ,english proficiency under title
 ,,vi of the ,civil ,rights ,act1       
accommodations and protections against  
non-discrimination under the ,americans 
with ,disabilities ,act and section #ejd
 of the ,rehabilitation ,act of #aigc1  
and protections against                 
non-discrimination under other ,federal 
civil rights laws in child care         
settings2 and  7,c7 any other           
information specified by the ,secretary2
  7#b7 in conjunction with the system   
established under paragraph 7#a71       
establishes a system of referral to     
appropriate departments or agencies     
within the ,state in which the eligible 
local partner is located and1 when      
appropriate1 the ,federal ,government1  

for other issues related to obtaining   
assistance 7including legal aid71 as    
determined by the ,secretary2 and  7#c7 
establishes a community-based system of 
education and outreach to raise public  
awareness of and increase access to the 
resources described in section #bjga and
 the availability of information1       
counseling1 and assistance provided by  
the system of staff members described in
 paragraph 7#a7 and the system of       
referrals described in paragraph 7#b71  
including by-- 7,a7 engaging in a robust
 program of culturally and              
linguistically competent education and  
outreach2  7,b7 creating visual and     
written content using clear and plain   
language2  7,c7 tailoring materials to  
members of underserved areas or         
populations2  7,d7 working with         
employers and child care providers to   
promote the awareness and distribution  
of information to employees and parents 
in the community2 and  7,e7 partnering  
with governmental and non-governmental  

organizations serving working parents or
 child care providers2  7#d7 provides   
for a sufficient number of staff        
positions 7which may include but may not
 consist entirely of volunteer          
positions7 necessary to provide the     
services of the program2  7#e7 provides 
for training programs for staff members 
7including volunteer staff members7 and 
allows for continuous improvement       
processes for community-based strategies
 to ensure maximum outreach and         
engagement with underserved areas or    
populations2  7#f7 provides for the     
collection and dissemination of timely1 
impartial1 and accurate programmatic    
information to staff members 7including 
volunteer staff members72  7#g7         
maintains confidentiality of all        
personal information provided to        
navigators or program staff 7including  
volunteer staff71 including by following
 procedures set by the ,secretary for   
destroying personally identifiable      
information and preventing it from being

 shared with any other government       
entity2  7#h7 collects non-personally   
identifiable data to measure equitable  
access to the program1 as described in  
section #bjgc7b72 and  7#i7 provides    
data to the ,secretary1 upon request1   
regarding how individuals are being     
served by the program1 including-- 7,a7 
data and details on the number of       
individuals served1 as well as the type 
and number of services such individuals 
are receiving2  7,b7 data and details on
 the problems that individuals may      
encounter1 including a lack of timely   
payment of benefits or child care       
availability2 and  7,c7 data and details
 on improvements that could be made at  
the ,state or ,federal level to promote 
equitable access to child care4  7e7    
,guaranteed number of grantees per      
,state ,for each grant cycle1 the       
,secretary shall award a grant under    
this subtitle to at least #b eligible   
local partners in each ,state that is   
not ,puerto ,rico1 ,guam1 the ,virgin   

,islands1 ,american ,samoa1 or the      
,northern ,mariana ,islands1 to the     
extent there are a sufficient number of 
applications submitted by the entities  
that meet the requirements applicable   
with respect to the grant4  7f7         
,maintenance of effort ,funds awarded to
 a ,state or county under this subtitle 
shall be used to supplement1 not        
supplant1 ,state and ,federal funds1 and
 may not be used to replace any         
personnel selected on a merit basis4    
#bjgc4 ,criteria for making grants ,in  
determining whether to make a grant     
under this subtitle to an eligible local
 partner1 the ,secretary shall consider 
the commitment of the eligible local    
partner to-- 7#a7 carrying out the      
program described in section #bjgb2 and 
7#b7 promoting equitable access to the  
program in the ,state in which the      
eligible local partner is located1      
including as the equitable access       
pertains to-- 7,a7 race1 ethnicity1 sex1
 gender1 sexual orientation1 disability1

 economic status1 religion1 citizenship1
 or age2  7,b7 geographic area2 and     
7,c7 other factors as determined by the 
,secretary1 in consultation with the    
,secretary of the ,treasury and the     
,secretary of ,labor4  #bjgd4           
,limitations on authorization of        
appropriations  7a7 ,grants ,for grants 
under this subtitle1 there is authorized
 to be appropriated to the ,secretary   
not more than #ejj1jjj1jjj for each of  
fiscal years #bjbe through #bjbi4  7b7  
,federal administration ,for the        
provision of administrative support and 
technical assistance for grants awarded 
under this subtitle1 there is authorized
 to be appropriated for each of fiscal  
years #bjbe through #bjbi #e1jjj1jjj to 
the ,secretary of ,health and ,human    
,services4  #bjge4 ,definitions ,in this
 subtitle3 7#a7 ,eligible local partner 
,the term eligible local partner means a
 ,state1 county1 ,indian tribe1 tribal  
organization1 or non-profit organization
 7including a labor organization7 with a

 presence within a ,state1 a history of 
knowledge of the resources described in 
section #bjga1 and a demonstrated       
commitment to helping workers and       
families4  7#b7 ,indian tribe2 tribal   
organization ,the terms ,indian tribe   
and tribal organization have the        
meanings give the terms in section #d of
 the ,indian ,self-,determination and   
,education ,assistance ,act 7#be        
,u4,s4,c4 #ecjd74  7#c7 ,state ,the term
 ,state means the #ej ,states1 the      
,district of ,columbia1 ,puerto ,rico1  
,guam1 the ,virgin ,islands1 ,american  
,samoa1 and the ,northern ,mariana      
,islands4  4  7b7 ,effective date ,the  
amendment made by subsection 7a7 shall  
take effect on ,october #a1 #bjbd4