,,ii  #aaith ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #chfb  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,february #ab1 
#bjbf,mr4 ,cruz 7for himself1 ,mr4      
,scott of ,florida1 and ,mr4 ,lee7      
introduced the following bill2 which was
 read twice and referred to the         
,committee on ,health1 ,education1      
,labor1 and ,pensions  ,a ,,bill  ,to   
amend the ,child ,care and ,development 
,block ,grant ,act of #aiij to require  
,states to make payments to child care  
providers based on verified attendance  
in child care programs1 and for other   
purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,payment ,integrity 
,act4  #b4 ,payment practices ,section  
#feh;,e of the ,child ,care and         
,development ,block ,grant ,act of #aiij
 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #iheh;c7 is amended--   
7#a7 in subsection 7c77#b71 by adding by
 striking subparagraph 7,s7 and         
inserting the following3  7,s7          
,attendance-based billing ,the plan     
shall include an assurance that the lead

 agency will provide payment under this 
subchapter to a child care provider     
based on verified attendance1 rather    
than enrollment alone1 in the program of
 the provider1 and will conduct that    
verification through the use of         
attendance records or another reasonable
 verification method4  2 and  7#b7 by   
adding at the end the following3  7e7   
,timing of payment ,nothing in this     
subchapter shall be construed to require
 a lead agency to make a payment to a   
child care provider prior to the        
provision of child care services4 ,the  
lead agency may make a payment to such a
 provider under this subchapter after   
the provider's provision of child care  
services4  4