,,ii  #aai? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #caj  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!       
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,janu>y #bi1 #bjbe,mr4 
,wyd5 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,m]kley1 ,ms4    
,klobu*>1 ,mr4 ,padilla1 ,ms4 ,hirono1  
,ms4 ,ros51 & ,mr4 ,book]7 introduc$ !  
foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read twice & ref]r$  
to ! ,committee on ,bank+1 ,h\s+1 &     
,urban ,affairs  ,a ,,bill  ,to e/abli% 
a grant program to address ! crises 9   
access+ af=dable h\s+ & *ild c>e ?r\gh !
 co-location ( h\s+ & *ild c>e1 & = o!r 
purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may
 be cit$ z ! ,build ,h\s+ ) ,c>e ,act ( 
#bjbe4  #b4 ,purpose ,! purpose ( ?is   
,act is to exp& access to af=dable h\s+ 
& *ild c>e ?r\gh ! e/abli%m5t ( a grant 
program to promote ! co-location ( h\s+ 
& *ild c>e provid]s4  #c4 ,def9itions ,9
 ?is ,act3 7#a7 ,appropriate            
congressional committees ,! t]m         
appropriate congressional committees    
means-- 7,a7 ! ,committee on ,bank+1    
,h\s+1 & ,urban ,affairs ( ! ,s5ate2    
7,b7 ! ,committee on ,heal?1 ,education1

 ,labor1 & ,p5sions ( ! ,s5ate2  7,c7 ! 
,committee on ,f9ancial ,s]vices ( !    
,h\se ( ,repres5tatives2 &  7,d7 !      
,committee on ,education & ! ,work=ce ( 
! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives4  7#b7        
,c>egiv]2 eligible *ild c>e provid] ,!  
t]ms c>egiv] & eligible *ild c>e provid]
 h ! mean+s giv5 ^? t]ms 9 section      
#feh,p ( ! ,*ild ,c>e & ,developm5t     
,block ,grant ,act ( #aiij 7#db         
,u4,s4,c4 #ihehn74  7#c7 ,*ild c>e des]t
 ,! t]m *ild c>e des]t means-- 7,a7 a   
c5sus tract t conta9s n less ?an #c     
times m *ildr5 ?an ! lic5s$ *ild c>e    
provid]s 9 ! c5sus tract h ! capacity to
 c>e =2 or  7,b7 a c5sus tract :]e !re  
are no lic5s$ *ild c>e provid]s4  7#d7  
,co-location facility ,! t]m co-location
 facility means a h\s+ facility t       
conta9s an eligible *ild c>e provid] )9 
! facility1 on ! premises ( ! facility1 
or ne>by ! facility1 :]e su* provid]    
s]ves ! resid5ts ( ! h\s+ facility4     
7#e7 ,community developm5t f9ancial     
in/itution ,! t]m community developm5t  

f9ancial in/itution has ! mean+ giv5 !  
t]m 9 section #ajc ( ! ,community       
,developm5t ,bank+ & ,f9ancial          
,in/itutions ,act ( #aiid 7#ab ,u4,s4,c4
 #dgjb74  7#f7 ,community developm5t    
corporation ,! t]m community developm5t 
corporation has ! same mean+ z :5 us$ 9 
! ,cran/on-,gonzalez ,national ,af=dable
 ,h\s+ ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #abgja et    
seq474  7#g7 ,community h\s+ developm5t 
organization ,! t]m community h\s+      
developm5t organization has ! mean+ giv5
 ! t]m 9 section #ajd ( !               
,cran/on-,gonzalez ,national ,af=dable  
,h\s+ ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #abgjd74  7#h7
 ,eligible entity ,! t]m eligible entity
 means-- 7,a7 a community developm5t    
f9ancial in/itution2  7,b7 an eligible  
*ild c>e provid]2  7,c7 a public h\s+   
au?ority2  7,d7 a gov]nm5t entity1      
includ+ a public h\s+ ag5cy2  7,e7 an   
,indian ,tribe or a ,tribal             
organization2  7,f7 a community         
developm5t corporation2  7,g7 a h\s+    
develop] us+-- 7i7 l[-income h\s+ tax   

cr$its "u section #db ( ! ,int]nal      
,rev5ue ,code ( #aihf2 or  7ii7 new     
m>kets tax cr$its "u section #de;,d ( ! 
,int]nal ,rev5ue ,code ( #aihf2  7,h7 a 
nonpr(it organization t develops h\s+2  
7,i7 a community h\s+ developm5t        
organization2  7,j7 a consortia ( #b or 
m entities describ$ 9 ?is p>agraph2 or  
7,k7 ano!r entity id5tifi$ z appropriate
 by ! ,secret>y4  7#i7 ,indian ,tribe2  
,tribal organization ,! t]ms ,indian    
,tribe & ,tribal organization-- 7,a7 h !
 mean+s giv5 ^? t]ms 9 section #d ( !   
,indian ,self-,det]m9ation & ,education 
,assi/ance ,act 7#be ,u4,s4,c4 #ecjd72 &
  7,b7 include-- 7i7 tribally designat$ 
h\s+ entities2 &  7ii7 entities t s]ve  
,native ,hawaiians1 z def9$ 9 section   
#cch,k7c7 ( ! ,public ,heal? ,s]vice    
,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #beds7c774  7#aj7   
,l[-income family2 public h\s+ ag5cy2 v 
l[-income family ,! t]ms l[-income      
family1 public h\s+ ag5cy1 & v l[-income
 family h ! mean+s giv5 ^? t]ms 9       
section #c7;b7 ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates ,h\s+  

,act ( #aicg 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #adcg;a7b774
  7#aa7 ,program ,! t]m ,program means !
 program e/abli%$ "u section #d7;b74    
7#ab7 ,public h\s+ dwell+ unit ,! t]m   
public h\s+ dwell+ unit means a dwell+  
unit 9 public h\s+1 z def9$ 9 section   
#c7;b7 ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates ,h\s+ ,act (   
#aicg 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #adcg;a7b774  7#ac7
 ,secret>y ,! t]m ,secret>y means !     
,secret>y ( ,h\s+ & ,urban ,developm5t4 
7#ad7 ,tribally designat$ h\s+ entity ,!
 t]m tribally designat$ h\s+ entity has 
! mean+ giv5 ! t]m 9 section #d ( !     
,native ,am]ican ,h\s+ ,assi/ance &     
,self-,det]m9ation ,act ( #aiif 7#be    
,u4,s4,c4 #dajc74  #d4 ,h\s+ & *ild c>e 
provid] co-location grant program  7a7  
,e/abli%m5t ,! ,secret>y %all e/abli% a 
program to aw>d grants1 on a competitive
 basis1 to eligible entities to         
facilitate ! design1 plann+1            
con/ruction1 conv]sion1 retr(itt+1      
pres]vation1 or r5ovation ( a           
co-location facility4  7b7 ,consultation
 ,9 develop+ ! ,program1 ! ,secret>y    

%all consult )-- 7#a7 ! ,secret>y (     
,heal? & ,human ,s]vices1 act+ ?r\gh !  
,assi/ant ,secret>y ( ! ,adm9i/ration = 
,*ildr5 & ,families2  7#b7 ! ,secret>y (
 ! ,treasury1 act+ ?r\gh ! ,director ( !
 ,community ,developm5t ,f9ancial       
,in/itutions ,fund2 &  7#c7 ! ,secret>y 
( ,agriculture1 act+ ?r\gh ! ,"u        
,secret>y = ,rural ,developm5t4  7c7    
,application ,to be eligible to receive 
a grant "u ! ,program1 an eligible      
entity %all submit to ! ,secret>y an    
application at su* "t1 9 su* mann]1 &   
conta9+ su* in=mation z ! ,secret>y     
det]m9es appropriate1 includ+ ! foll[+3 
7#a7 ,a c]tification t ! eligible *ild  
c>e provid] associat$ ) ! application is
 eligible to receive v\*]s or assi/ance 
"u ! ,*ild ,c>e & ,developm5t ,block    
,grant ,act ( #aiij 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #iheg
 et seq471 or 9 ! case ( an application 
to con/ruct a new facility1 or an       
application :5 ! eligible entity int5ds 
to subgrant or capitalize am\nts        
provid$1 a commitm5t to-- 7,a7 e/abli% a

 p>tn]%ip ) an eligible *ild c>e provid]
 n lat] ?an #a ye> aft] ! date on :i*   
fund+ is receiv$2  7,b7 submit to !     
,secret>y a c]tification ( ! eligibility
 ( ! provid] to receive v\*]s or        
assi/ance "u ! ,*ild ,c>e & ,developm5t 
,block ,grant ,act ( #aiij 7#db         
,u4,s4,c4 #iheg et seq472 &  7,c7 9 !   
case ( an application to con/ruct a new 
facility1 or an application :5 !        
eligible entity int5ds to subgrant or   
capitalize am\nts provid$-- 7i7 cle>ly  
e/abli% a project pipel9e2 &  7ii7      
c]tify t a *ild c>e provid] associat$ ) 
a co-location facility project receives 
v\*]s or assi/ance "u ! ,*ild ,c>e &    
,developm5t ,block ,grant ,act ( #aiij  
7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #iheg et seq47 or ! ,head
 ,/>t ,act ( #aife 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #ihca 
et seq474  7#b7 ,a c]tification t       
activities fund$ by grant am\nts w n    
result 9 ! eviction ( resid5ts ( ! h\s+ 
facility associat$ ) ! application4     
7#c7 ,a description ( a plan to in=m &  
engage ) resid5ts ( ! h\s+ facility     

associat$ ) ! application ab\t ! propos$
 use ( grant am\nts4  7#d7 ,a           
c]tification ( compliance ) requir$     
,f$]al1 ,/ate1 & local environm5tal laws
 & ,/ate & local l& use policies1 unless
 ! eligible entity-- 7,a7 int5ds to use 
grant am\nts to facilitate ! plann+ or  
design requir$ = p]mit approval2 or     
7,b7 demon/rates t ! con/ruction1       
pres]vation1 conv]sion1 retr(itt+1 or   
r5ovation ( an exi/+ facility does n    
require environm5tal review4  7#e7 ,a   
bus9ess plan = ! eligible *ild c>e      
provid] associat$ ) ! application1      
submitt$ at ! "t ( application or n lat]
 ?an #a ye> aft] ! date on :i* !        
application is submitt$1 includ+-- 7,a7 
a budget or1 9 ! case ( a new eligible  
*ild c>e provid]1 a propos$ budget2     
7,b7 appropriate ,/ate & local lic5s+   
or1 9 ! case ( a new eligible *ild c>e  
provid]1 a copy ( ! application ( !     
provid] = appropriate ,/ate & local     
lic5s+2 &  7,c7 copies ( contracts      
betwe5 ! provid] & a local1 c\nty1      

regional1 ,/ate1 or ,f$]al gov]nm5tal   
entity1 to facilitate-- 7i7 ! bus9ess   
op]ations ( ! provid]2 or  7ii7 !       
enrollm5t ( *ildr5 f l[-income families 
) ! provid]4  7d7 ,aw>d+ ( grants  7#a7 
,priority ,9 aw>d+ grants "u ! ,program1
 ! ,secret>y %all give priority to ea*  
eligible entity t demon/rates t !       
eligible *ild c>e provid] associat$ ) ! 
application ( ! entity w-- 7,a7 op]ate 9
 a *ild c>e des]t1 a l[-income          
community1 or a rural area z det]m9$ by 
! ,secret>y2  7,b7 c]tify designation z 
a ,head ,/>t provid]1 an ,e>ly ,head    
,/>t ,provid]1 a ,migrant & ,seasonal   
,head ,/>t ,provid]1 or an ,am]ican     
,indian & ,alaska ,native ,head ,/>t    
,provid]1 or enroll at lea/ #aj p]c5t ( 
*ildr5 f v l[-income families2 or  7,c7 
demon/rate a p>tn]%ip ) a community     
developm5t f9ancial in/itution1 includ+ 
?r\gh ! provision ( f9ancial or te*nical
 assi/ance4  7#b7 ,grant am\nts ,an     
eligible entity may be aw>d$ n m ?an    
#aj1jjj1jjj "u ! ,program4  7e7 ,use (  

am\nts  7#a7 ,eligible uses ,an eligible
 entity may only use grant am\nts       
provid$ "u ! ,program to facilitate !   
design1 plann+1 con/ruction1            
acquisition1 pres]vation1 conv]sion1    
retr(itt+1 long-t]m leas+1 or r5ovation 
( a new or exi/+ co-location facility4  
7#b7 ,di/ribution ,an eligible entity   
receiv+ a grant "u ! ,program may       
di/ribute grant am\nts to a gov]nm5t    
entity1 a nonpr(it organization t       
develops h\s+1 a public h\s+ ag5cy1 a   
tribally designat$ h\s+ entity1 or o!r  
appropriate entity z det]m9$ by !       
,secret>y1 to c>ry out activities 9     
accordance ) ?is section4  7#c7 ,f9ance 
products ,a community developm5t        
f9ancial in/itution receiv+ a grant "u !
 ,program may capitalize am\nts receiv$ 
to create f9ancial products1 includ+    
loans1 to c>ry out activities 9         
accordance ) ?is section4  7#d7         
,pre-developm5t & te*nical assi/ance ,an
 eligible entity may use-- 7,a7 n m ?an 
#aj p]c5t ( am\nts aw>d$ "u ?is section 

to facilitate ! pre-developm5t phase ( a
 new facility1 includ+ plann+ & design2 
&  7,b7 n m ?an #aj p]c5t ( am\nts aw>d$
 "u ?is section to p>tn] ) a community  
developm5t f9ancial in/itution t        
provides te*nical assi/ance & capacity  
build+ to help ! eligible entity-- 7i7  
submit applications to ! ,program2  7ii7
 support an eligible *ild c>e provid] t 
is home-bas$ ) meet+ relevant ,/ate &   
local lic5s+ & quality /&>ds2 &  7iii7  
conduct pre-developm5t activities4  7f7 
,assi/ance ,! ,secret>y %all provide    
te*nical assi/ance & publi% be/         
practices onl9e to facilitate ! op]ation
 ( co-location facilities4  7g7 ,report 
to ,congress ,n lat] ?an #a ye> aft] !  
date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 & annually
 !reaft] = ! duration ( ! ,program1 !   
,secret>y %all submit to ! appropriate  
congressional committees a report reg>d+
 ! implem5tation ( ! ,program1 includ+--
 7#a7 ! numb] ( grants aw>d$2  7#b7 a   
description ( ! activities fund$2  7#c7 
! numb] ( *ild c>e slots creat$1 includ+

 ! numb] ( *ild c>e slots s]v+ *ildr5 f 
l[-income families or *ildr5 :o are dual
 language le>n]s2  7#d7 ! numb] ( *ild  
c>e slots pres]v$ t 7 at risk (         
elim9ation due to a *ild c>e c5t] clos+ 
or propos$ price increases2  7#e7 !     
numb] & p]c5tage ( resid5ts 9 a         
co-location facility t use or are       
employ$ by ! associat$ *ild c>e program2
  7#f7 ! numb] ( /aff employ$ by ! *ild 
c>e provid]2  7#g7 demographic data (   
resid5ts ( h\s+ facilities associat$ ) !
 ,program2  7#h7 ! numb] & type (       
projects facilitat$ ?r\gh eligible uses 
( am\nts describ$ 9 p>agraphs 7#b7 &    
7#c7 ( subsection 7e72  7#i7 ! numb] (  
e>ly *ildhood provid]s support$ ) funds 
f ! ,program2 &  7#aj7 ! numb] (        
eligible entities ( ea* type t receive  
grant fund+ "u ! ,program4  7h7         
,au?orization ( appropriations ,!re is  
au?oriz$ to be appropriat$ to c>ry out  
?is section #ajj1jjj1jjj = ea* ( fiscal 
ye>s #bjbf ?r\gh #bjca4  #e4 ,,gao /udy 
& report reg>d+ *ild c>e access =       

resid5ts ( public h\s+ ,n lat] ?an #a   
ye> aft] ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 !
 ,comptroll] ,g5]al ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates   
%all conduct a /udy & submit to !       
appropriate congressional committees a  
report on ! availability & af=dability (
 *ild c>e = resid5ts ( public h\s+      
dwell+ units1 :i* %all include ! foll[+3
 7#a7 ,a description ( h[ am\nts f !    
foll[+ programs h be5 us$ by eligible   
*ild c>e provid]s to e/abli%1 r5ovate1  
or improve facilities3 7,a7 ,! community
 developm5t block grant program "u title
 ,i ( ! ,h\s+ & ,community ,developm5t  
,act ( #aigd 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #ecja et    
seq474  7,b7 ,new m>kets tax cr$its "u  
section #de;,d ( ! ,int]nal ,rev5ue     
,code ( #aihf4  7,c7 ,! ,community      
,developm5t ,f9ancial ,in/itutions ,fund
 e/abli%$ "u section #ajd7;a7 ( !       
,community ,developm5t ,bank+ &         
,f9ancial ,in/itutions ,act ( #aiid 7#db
 ,u4,s4,c4 #dgjc7;a774  7,d7 ,l[-income 
h\s+ tax cr$its "u section #db ( !      
,int]nal ,rev5ue ,code ( #aihf4  7,e7   

,capital ,magnet ,fund funds "u section 
#acci ( ! ,f$]al ,h\s+ ,ent]prises      
,f9ancial ,safety & ,s\ndness ,act (    
#aiib 7#ab ,u4,s4,c4 #defi74  7,f7      
,,home ,inve/m5t ,p>tn]%ips ,program    
funds "u title ,,ii ( !                 
,cran/on-,gonzalez ,national ,af=dable  
,h\s+ ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #abgba et     
seq474  7#b7 ,an evaluation ( ! effects 
( h\s+ & *ild c>e co/s on ! economic    
outlook ( resid5ts ( public h\s+ dwell+ 
units4  7#c7 ,an evaluation ( :at       
p]c5tage ( resid5ts ( public h\s+ dwell+
 units are bo?-- 7,a7 co/-burd5$1 z     
def9$ by ! ,secret>y2 &  7,b7 "p ( a    
h\sehold :]e n less ?an #g p]c5t ( !    
income ( ! h\sehold is sp5t on *ild c>e4
  7#d7 ,id5tification & analysis ( ,/ate
 or local laws t are b>ri]s to build+ or
 ma9ta9+ a facility = use by eligible   
*ild c>e provid]s )9 or ne> a public    
h\s+ dwell+ unit4  7#e7 ,an assessm5t ( 
h[ h\s+ assi/ance provid$ "u ! program =
 r5tal assi/ance "u section #h ( !      
,unit$ ,/ates ,h\s+ ,act ( #aicg 7#db   

,u4,s4,c4 #adcg;f7 affects ! ability (  
resid5ts ( public h\s+ dwell+ units to  
af=d *ild c>e & o!r ess5tial exp5ses1   
includ+-- 7,a7 food2  7,b7              
telecommunications s]vices & equipm5t   
su* z broadb& int]net connectivity &    
cellul> phones2 &  7,c7 means (         
transportation su* z automobiles1       
bicycles1 or public transportation4     
7#f7 ,an evaluation ( ! efficacy ( !    
*ild & dep5d5t c>e tax cr$it "u section 
#ba ( ! ,int]nal ,rev5ue ,code ( #aihf1 
! e>n$ income tax cr$it "u section #cb (
 ! ,int]nal ,rev5ue ,code ( #aihf1 !    
*ild tax cr$it "u section #bd ( !       
,int]nal ,rev5ue ,code ( #aihf1 &       
dep5d5t c>e flexible sp5d+ arrangem5ts =
 resid5ts ( public h\s+ dwell+ units1   
includ+-- 7,a7 ! degree ( public k ab\t 
su* programs2  7,b7 ! degree ( success (
 outrea* or public education programs   
reg>d+ su* programs2 &  7,c7 an         
assessm5t ( ! suffici5cy ( ea* program  
to cov] ! co/s ( *ild c>e4  7#g7 ,an    
evaluation ( ! ext5t t resid5ts ( public

 h\s+ dwell+ units receive in=mation    
reg>d+ *ild c>e res\rces f ,f$]al       
ag5cies or public h\s+ ag5cies4  7#h7   
,recomm5dations to improve access to    
*ild c>e )9 & ne> public h\s+ dwell+    
units & to improve aw>5ess ( !          
availability ( ,f$]al programs to assi/ 
) ! co/s ( h\s+ & *ild c>e4