,,ii  #aahth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #igf  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the
 ,,united ,,states  ,march #bg1         
#bjbc,mr4 ,young 7for himself and ,ms4  
,hassan7 introduced the following bill2 
which was read twice and referred to the
 ,committee on ,health1 ,education1     
,labor1 and ,pensions  ,a ,,bill  ,to   
establish and expand child care programs
 for parents who work nontraditional    
hours1 and for other purposes4  #a4     
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,after ,hours ,child ,care ,act4    
#b4 ,child ,care and ,development       
,innovation ,fund  7a7 ,establishment   
,the ,child ,care and ,development      
,block ,grant ,act of #aiij 7#db        
,u4,s4,c4 #iheg et seq47 is amended--   
7#a7 by redesignating section #feh,p as 
section #feh,t1 and moving that section 
#feh,t to follow section #feh,s2 and    
7#b7 by adding at the end the following3
  #feh,u4 ,child ,care and ,development 
,innovation ,fund  7a7 ,purpose ,the    
purpose of this section is to-- 7#a7    

improve child care access for parents   
working hours outside of traditional #i 
to #e work hours1 such as parents       
working an evening1 night1 or weekend   
shift2 and  7#b7 address the needs of   
working parents with young children1 so 
that the parents are able to stay       
attached to the workforce1 attain       
eligibility for promotions and salary   
increases1 and amass savings4  7b7      
,definitions ,in this section3 7#a7     
,child care program ,the term child care
 program means the child care activities
 of an eligible child care provider4    
7#b7 ,nontraditional work hours ,the    
term nontraditional work hours means    
work hours at least #be percent of      
which-- 7,a7 are before #i a4m4 or after
 #e p4m4 on a weekday2  7,b7 are on a   
,saturday or ,sunday2 or  7,c7 are      
scheduled within #g days before required
 attendance at work for those work      
hours4  7#c7 ,secretary ,the term       
,secretary means the ,secretary of      
,health and ,human ,services4  7#d7     

,state educational agency2 local        
educational agency ,the terms ,state    
educational agency and local educational
 agency have the meanings given the     
terms in section #haja of the           
,elementary and ,secondary ,education   
,act of #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #ghja et   
seq474  7c7 ,general authority  7#a7    
,grants ,not later than #ij days after  
the date of enactment of the ,after     
,hours ,child ,care ,act1 the ,secretary
 shall establish a pilot program1       
through which the ,secretary shall award
 grants on a competitive basis to       
eligible entities to pay for the        
,federal share of the cost of-- 7,a7    
expanding capacity for an existing 7as  
of ,january #a1 #bjbd7 child care       
program1 including such a program of a  
family child care provider to serve     
families in which a parent is working   
nontraditional work hours2  7,b7        
entering into an enrollment-based       
contract with-- 7i7 an eligible child   
care provider to serve such families2 or

  7ii7 a fiscal intermediary such as a  
staffed network of family child care    
providers1 child care resource and      
referral organization1 or entity        
operating a child care facilities fund  
for the services of multiple eligible   
child care providers to serve such      
families2  7,c7 planning activities1    
including conducting a needs assessment 
and outreach to existing eligible child 
care providers 7existing on the date of 
the outreach72  7,d7 establishing an    
onsite child care program at a workplace
 to serve such families2  7,e7 expanding
 capacity for an onsite child care      
program at a workplace to serve such    
families2 or  7,f7 establishing a child 
care program1 including a program of a  
family child care provider with the     
primary goal of serving such families4  
7#b7 ,duration ,the ,secretary shall    
award the grant for a period of #e      
years4 ,a grant awarded under this      
section may not be renewed4  7#c7       
,amount ,the ,secretary shall award the 

grant in an amount of not less than     
#be1jjj and not more than #ejj1jjj4  7d7
 ,eligible entities ,to be eligible to  
receive a grant under this section1 an  
entity shall be-- 7#a7 an eligible child
 care provider2 or  7#b7 a partnership  
of-- 7,a7 an eligible child care        
provider2 and  7,b7 a lead agency1      
business1 child care resource and       
referral organization1 community        
development financial institution1      
staffed network of family child care    
providers1 another intermediary with    
experience supporting child care        
providers1 or another appropriate       
entity4  7e7 ,application ,to be        
eligible to receive a grant under this  
section1 an entity shall submit an      
application to the ,secretary at such   
time1 in such manner1 and containing    
such information as the ,secretary may  
require4  7f7 ,use of funds ,an entity  
that receives a grant under this section
 may use the grant funds for activities 
that may include-- 7#a7 staffing the    

child care program involved2  7#b7      
improving the child care facility and   
related equipment2  7#c7 establishing or
 improving the curriculum of the child  
care program2  7#d7 assisting eligible  
child care providers in meeting health  
and safety requirements1 achieving      
licensure or registration as a child    
care provider1 or improving quality2    
7#e7 acquiring other items needed for   
the child care program2 and  7#f7       
providing training in the prevention of 
sudden infant death syndrome and safe   
sleep practices4  7g7 ,match ,the       
non-,federal share of the cost described
 in subsection 7c77#a7 shall be #be     
percent4  7h7 ,report ,not less often   
than every #b years1 the ,secretary     
shall prepare and submit to ,congress a 
report that includes information on the 
number of children served under this    
section1 the employment status of their 
parents1 general information to         
demonstrate the impact of activities    
carried out under grants under this     

section on child care availability1 and 
other information relevant to the grants
 made under this section4  7i7          
,relationship to other requirements     
,none of the requirements of this       
subchapter1 other than section #feh,t1  
shall apply to this section4 ,no        
reference in this subchapter to this    
subchapter shall be considered to       
include this section4  7j7              
,authorization ,there is authorized to  
be appropriated to carry out this       
section #aj1jjj1jjj for the period of   
fiscal years #bjbd through #bjbh4  4    
7b7 ,conforming amendments  7#a7        
,application provisions ,section        
#feh;,e7c77#b7 of the ,child ,care and  
,development ,block ,grant ,act of #aiij
 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #iheh;c7c77#b77 is      
amended-- 7,a7 in subparagraph          
7,a77i77,,ii71 by striking #feh,p7#b7   
and inserting #feh,t7#b72 and  7,b7 in  
subparagraph 7,k77i77,,iv71 by striking 
#feh,p7#f77;,b7 and inserting           
#feh,t7#f77;,b74  7#b7 ,report          

provisions ,section #feh,k7a77#b7 of the
 ,child ,care and ,development ,block   
,grant ,act of #aiij 7#db ,u4,s4,c4     
#iheh;i7a77#b77 is amended-- 7,a7 in    
subparagraph 7,a71 by striking          
#feh,p7#f7 and inserting #feh,t7#f72 and
  7,b7 in subparagraph 7,f71 by striking
 #feh,p7#f77;,b7 and inserting          
#feh,t7#f77;,b74