,i  #aai? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #ffef  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,decemb] #aa1         
#bjbe,ms4 ,mc,donald ,rivet 7= h]self & 
,mrs4 ,kiggans ( ,virg9ia7 introduc$ !  
foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to !          
,committee on ,education & ,work=ce  ,a 
,,bill  ,to require ! ,gov]nm5t         
,acc\ntability ,(fice to c>ry out a /udy
 relat+ to b>ri]s 9 access+ ! ,*ild ,c>e
 & ,developm5t ,block ,grant ,act (     
#aiij due to inflation & ,/ate          
eligibility /&>ds4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is
 ,act may be cit$ z ! ,*ild ,c>e ,access
 & ,af=dability ,act ( #bjbe4  #b4      
,requir$ /udy by ! ,gov]nm5t            
,acc\ntability ,(fice ,n latt] ?an #ah  
mon?s aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is    
,act1 ! ,gov]nm5t ,acc\ntability ,(fice 
c>ry out a /udy ( ea* ( ,/ates1 & report
 ! results ( su* /udy to ! appropriate  
committees ( ! ,congress1 to id5tify--  
7#a7 ! b>ri]s *ildr5 & p>5ts face 9     
meet+ ,/ate /&>ds "u su* ,act due to    
,/ate m$ian income eligibility limits1  

7#b7 ! ext5t ( ! wait li/ ( applicants =
 *ild c>e s]vices provid$ "u ! ,*ild    
,c>e & ,developm5t ,block ,grant ,act ( 
#aiij 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #iheg et seq47 &   
,/ate-level re=ms t h r$uc$ su* wait    
li/s1  7#c7 ! rates ( paym5ts made "u   
su* ,act to c5t]-bas$ *ild c>e provid]s1
 family *ild c>e provid]s1 & o!r        
provid]s ( *ild c>e s]vices =           
comp5sation "u su* ,act1 &  7#d7 !      
impact ( inflation on *ild c>e          
availability & af=dability "u su* ,act1 
on exp&+ ! numb] ( families access+ su* 
s]vices1 & improv+ paym5t rates = su*   
s]vices4