,,ib ,union ,calendar ,no4 #eji #aaith ,,congress #b;d ,session ,h4 ,r4 #ggbc ,report ,no4 #aai-ehi ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of ,,representatives ,february #bf1 #bjbf ,ms4 ,foxx introduced the following bill2 which was referred to the ,committee on ,education and ,workforce ,april #f1 #bjbf ,additional sponsor3 ,ms4 ,letlow ,april #f1 #bjbf ,reported with an amendment1 committed to the ,committee of the ,whole ,house on the ,state of the ,union1 and ordered to be printed ,strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic ,for text of introduced bill1 see copy of bill as introduced on ,february #bf1 #bjbf ,a ,,bill ,to amend the ,child ,care and ,development ,block ,grant ,act of #aiij to debar child care providers that committed fraud from receiving financial assistance under the ,act1 and for other purposes4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,safeguarding ,taxpayer ,dollars in ,child ,care ,act of #bjbf4 #b4 ,preventing fraud in the ,child ,care and ,development ,block ,grant program ,section #feh;,i7b7 of the ,child ,care and ,development ,block ,grant ,act of #aiij 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #iheh;g7b77 is amended-- 7#a7 by redesignating paragraph 7#c7 as paragraph 7#d72 and 7#b7 by inserting after paragraph 7#b7 the following3 7#c7 ,determination of fraud 7,a7 ,investigation ,the ,secretary shall investigate fraud with respect to financial assistance available under this subchapter4 7,b7 ,debarment ,in the case that the ,secretary makes1 or finds that there has been1 a final determination of fraud against a child care provider that received financial assistance available under this subchapter1 the ,secretary shall permanently debar such child care provider from receiving such financial assistance4 7,c7 ,providers debarred from ,child and ,adult ,care ,food ,program ,in the case that a child care provider has been debarred from participating in the ,child and ,adult ,care ,food ,program under section #ag of the ,richard ,b4 ,russell ,national ,school ,lunch ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #agff7 in accordance with subsection 7d77#e77;,e77i7 of such section1 the ,secretary shall permanently debar such child care provider from receiving financial assistance under this subchapter4 7,d7 ,final determination of fraud definition ,in this paragraph1 the term final determination of fraud means a determination reached in an administrative order or as part of a judicial decision1 for which any rights to review or appeal have been exhausted or waived1 that a child care provider-- 7i7 knowingly submitted a false statement or documentation to obtain financial assistance available under this subchapter2 7ii7 misrepresented ownership of1 enrollment at1 attendance at1 or services provided through a program of child care services1 or the eligibility of the provider to provide such services1 to obtain such financial assistance2 7iii7 to obtain such financial assistance1 operated without the ,state licensing described in section #feh;,e7c77#b77;,f7 and without receiving an exception to such licensing2 7iv7 made a knowing and improper expenditure of such financial assistance2 or 7v7 engaged in any other conduct related to such financial assistance that constituted fraud under ,federal or ,state law4 4 #c4 ,preventing fraud in the ,child and ,adult ,care ,food ,program ,section #ag7;d77#e7 of the ,richard ,b4 ,russell ,national ,school ,lunch ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #agff7;d77#e77 is amended-- 7#a7 by redesignating subparagraph 7,e7 as subparagraph 7,f72 and 7#b7 by inserting after subparagraph 7,d7 the following3 7,e7 ,termination due to fraud 7i7 ,debarment ,in the case that the participation of an institution or family or group day care home under the program is terminated due to a final determination of fraud1 the ,secretary shall permanently debar such institution or family or group day care home from participating in the program4 7ii7 ,providers debarred from ,child ,care and ,development ,block ,grant program ,in the case that an institution or family or group day care home has been debarred from receiving financial assistance under the ,child ,care and ,development ,block ,grant ,act of #aiij 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #iheg et seq47 in accordance with section #feh;,i7b77#c77;,b7 of such ,act1 the ,secretary shall permanently debar such institution or family or group day care home from participating in the program4 7iii7 ,final determination of fraud definition ,in this subparagraph1 the term final determination of fraud means a determination reached in accordance with the procedures and requirements of this section1 for which any rights to review or appeal have been exhausted or waived1 that an institution or family or group day care home-- 7,i7 knowingly submitted a false statement or documentation to obtain funds disbursed under subsection 7f77#a77;,a72 7,,ii7 misrepresented ownership1 enrollment1 attendance1 or services in connection with the operation of the program by such institution or family or group day care home1 or the eligibility of such institution or family or group day care home to operate the program1 to obtain such funds2 7,,iii7 made a knowing and improper expenditure of such funds2 or 7,,iv7 engaged in any other conduct related to such funds that constituted fraud under ,federal or ,state law4 4 ,april #f1 #bjbf ,reported with an amendment1 committed to the ,committee of the ,whole ,house on the ,state of the ,union1 and ordered to be printed