,i  #aai? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #hdef  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,april #bb1 #bjbf,mr4 
,pappas introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0  
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,education &  
,work=ce  ,a ,,bill  ,to support        
infra/ructure inve/m5t 9 small & rural  
*ild c>e facilities4  #a4 ,%ort title   
,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,rural ,*ild  
,c>e ,access ,act4  #b4 ,build+ up      
infra/ructure = local *ild c>e grant    
program  7a7 ,grant au?orization ,!     
,secret>y ( ,heal? & ,human ,s]vices is 
au?oriz$ to make grants to ,/ate & local
 *ild c>e facilities t s]ve             
jurisdictions ) few] ?an #ej1jjj        
resid5ts = use 9 accordance ) subsection
 7b74  7b7 ,use ( funds  7#a7 ,9 g5]al  
,funds made available to a ,/ate or     
local *ild c>e facility "u ?is section  
%all be us$ = projects to modify1       
upgrade1 or con/ruct a *ild c>e         
facility1 :i* projects %all h a         
sub/antial nexus to-- 7,a7 ! improvem5t 
( ! provision ( *ild c>e2  7,b7 ! tra9+ 

& developm5t ( *ild c>e provid]s2  7,c7 
! recruitm5t & ret5tion ( *ild c>e      
provid]s2 or  7,d7 community engagem5t4 
7#b7 ,cl>ification ,no portion ( funds  
made available "u ?is section = a       
project to modify1 upgrade1 or con/ruct 
a *ild c>e facility may be us$ = any "p 
( ! facility t does n h a sub/antial    
nexus to subp>agraphs 7,a7 ?r\gh 7,d74  
7c7 ,application ,! head ( a *ild c>e   
facility seek+ a grant "u ?is section   
%all submit to ! ,secret>y ( ,heal? &   
,human ,s]vices an application at su*   
"t1 9 su* mann]1 & conta9+ su* in=mation
 z ! ,secret>y ( ,heal? & ,human        
,s]vices may reasonably require1 includ+
 an e/imate ( ! co/ ( ! project = :i* ! 
grant w be us$1 z well z a demon/ration 
( f9ancial ne$ = ! grant4  7d7 ,duties (
 ! ,secret>y ( ,heal? & ,human ,s]vices 
7#a7 ,guidance ,n lat] ?an #abj days    
aft] ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is section1 ! 
,secret>y ( ,heal? & ,human ,s]vices    
%all issue guidance to c>ry out ! grant 
program "u ?is section4  7#b7           

,di/ribution ( in=mation ,! ,secret>y ( 
,heal? & ,human ,s]vices %all di/ribute 
in=mation ab\t ! grant program "u ?is   
section to eligible *ild c>e facilities4
  7#c7 ,equitable di/ribution ,9 aw>d+  
grants "u ?is section1 ! ,secret>y (    
,heal? & ,human ,s]vices %all ensure1 to
 ! ext5t practicable1 an equitable      
geographic di/ribution among ! regions (
 ! ,unit$ ,/ates4  7#d7 ,report ,on !   
date t is #b ye>s aft] ! date ( enactm5t
 ( ?is section1 & biannually !reaft]    
until ! date t is #f ye>s aft] ! date ( 
enactm5t ( ?is section1 ! ,secret>y (   
,heal? & ,human ,s]vices %all submit to 
,congress & make publicly available a   
report on ! grant program adm9i/]$ "u   
?is section1 :i* %all include-- 7,a7    
updates on build+ progress = projects   
fund$ by grants aw>d$ "u ?is section1   
includ+ in=mation on :e!r projects are  
complete or exp]i5c+ delays2  7,b7      
impacts ( ! project on ! community2 &   
7,c7 exi/+ project ne$s4  7e7 ,grant    
am\nt ,a grant aw>d$ "u ?is section may 

n exce$ #d1jjj1jjj4  7f7 ,au?orization (
 appropriations ,!re is au?oriz$ to be  
appropriat$ to ! ,secret>y ( ,heal? &   
,human ,s]vices to c>ry out ?is section 
#bej1jjj1jjj = ea* ( fiscal ye>s #bjbg  
?r\gh #bjbi4  #c4 ,report ,! ,secret>y (
 ,heal? & ,human ,s]vices %all          
p]iodically conduct & publi% a /udy ( ! 
met & unmet con/ruction & r5ovation ne$s
 ( a national sample ( *ild c>e         
facilities4