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42 U.S.C. § 618 — Funding for child care
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**(a) General child care entitlement**
(1) **General entitlement** — Subject to the amount appropriated under paragraph (3), each State shall, for the purpose of providing child care assistance, be entitled to payments under a grant under this subsection for a fiscal year in an amount equal to the greater of—
(A) the total amount required to be paid to the State under [section 603 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section603&num=0&edition=prelim) for fiscal year 1994 or 1995 (whichever is greater) with respect to expenditures for child care under subsections (g) and (i) of [section 602 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section602&num=0&edition=prelim) (as in effect before October 1, 1995); or
(B) the average of the total amounts required to be paid to the State for fiscal years 1992 through 1994 under the subsections referred to in subparagraph (A).
(2) **Remainder**
(A) *Grants* — The Secretary shall use any amounts appropriated for a fiscal year under paragraph (3)(A), after grants are awarded under paragraph (1), to make grants to States under this paragraph.
(B) *Allotments to States* — The total amount available for payments to States under this paragraph, as determined under subparagraph (A), shall be allotted among the States based on the formula used for determining the amount of Federal payments to each State under [section 603(n) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section603/n&num=0&edition=prelim) (as in effect before October 1, 1995).
(C) *Federal matching of State expenditures exceeding historical expenditures* — The Secretary shall pay to each eligible State for a fiscal year an amount equal t
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**(a) General child care entitlement**
(1) **General entitlement** — Subject to the amount appropriated under paragraph (3), each State shall, for the purpose of providing child care assistance, be entitled to payments under a grant under this subsection for a fiscal year in an amount equal to the greater of—
(A) the total amount required to be paid to the State under [section 603 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section603&num=0&edition=prelim) for fiscal year 1994 or 1995 (whichever is greater) with respect to expenditures for child care under subsections (g) and (i) of [section 602 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section602&num=0&edition=prelim) (as in effect before October 1, 1995); or
(B) the average of the total amounts required to be paid to the State for fiscal years 1992 through 1994 under the subsections referred to in subparagraph (A).
(2) **Remainder**
(A) *Grants* — The Secretary shall use any amounts appropriated for a fiscal year under paragraph (3)(A), after grants are awarded under paragraph (1), to make grants to States under this paragraph.
(B) *Allotments to States* — The total amount available for payments to States under this paragraph, as determined under subparagraph (A), shall be allotted among the States based on the formula used for determining the amount of Federal payments to each State under [section 603(n) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section603/n&num=0&edition=prelim) (as in effect before October 1, 1995).
(C) *Federal matching of State expenditures exceeding historical expenditures* — The Secretary shall pay to each eligible State for a fiscal year an amount equal to the lesser of the State’s allotment under subparagraph (B) or the Federal medical assistance percentage for the State for the fiscal year (as defined in [section 1396d(b) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section1396d/b&num=0&edition=prelim), as such section was in effect on September 30, 1995) of so much of the State’s expenditures for child care in that fiscal year as exceed the total amount of expenditures by the State (including expenditures from amounts made available from Federal funds) in fiscal year 1994 or 1995 (whichever is greater) for the programs described in paragraph (1)(A).
(D) *Redistribution*
(i) *In general* — With respect to any fiscal year, if the Secretary determines (in accordance with clause (ii)) that any amounts allotted to a State under this paragraph for such fiscal year will not be used by such State during such fiscal year for carrying out the purpose for which such amounts are allotted, the Secretary shall make such amounts available in the subsequent fiscal year for carrying out such purpose to one or more States which apply for such funds to the extent the Secretary determines that such States will be able to use such additional amounts for carrying out such purpose. Such available amounts shall be redistributed to a State pursuant to [section 603(n) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section603/n&num=0&edition=prelim) (as such section was in effect before October 1, 1995) by substituting “the number of children residing in all States applying for such funds” for “the number of children residing in the United States in the second preceding fiscal year”.
(ii) *Time of determination and distribution* — The determination of the Secretary under clause (i) for a fiscal year shall be made not later than the end of the first quarter of the subsequent fiscal year. The redistribution of amounts under clause (i) shall be made as close as practicable to the date on which such determination is made. Any amount made available to a State from an appropriation for a fiscal year in accordance with this subparagraph shall, for purposes of this part, be regarded as part of such State’s payment (as determined under this subsection) for the fiscal year in which the redistribution is made.
(3) **Appropriation** — For grants under this section, there are appropriated $3,550,000,000 for each fiscal year, of which—
(A) $3,375,000,000 shall be available for grants to States;
(B) $100,000,000 shall be available for grants to Indian tribes and tribal organizations; and
(C) $75,000,000 shall be available for grants to territories.
(4) **Territories**
(A) *Grants* — The Secretary shall use the amounts made available by paragraph (3)(C) to make grants to the territories under this paragraph.
(B) *Allotments* — The amount described in subparagraph (A) shall be allotted among the territories in proportion to their respective needs.
(C) *Redistribution* — The 1st sentence of clause (i) and clause (ii) of paragraph (2)(D) shall apply with respect to the amounts allotted to the territories under this paragraph, except that the 2nd sentence of paragraph (2)(D) shall not apply and the amounts allotted to the territories that are available for redistribution for a fiscal year shall be redistributed to each territory that applies for the additional amounts, to the extent that the Secretary determines that the territory will be able to use the additional amounts to provide child care assistance, in an amount that bears the same ratio to the amount so available for redistribution as the amount allotted to the territory for the fiscal year bears to the total amount allotted to all the territories receiving redistributed funds under this paragraph for the fiscal year.
(D) *Inapplicability of payment limitation* — [Section 1308(a) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section1308/a&num=0&edition=prelim) shall not apply with respect to any amount paid under this paragraph.
(E) *Territory* — In this paragraph, the term “territory” means the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the United States Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands.
(5) **Data used to determine State and Federal shares of expenditures** — In making the determinations concerning expenditures required under paragraphs (1) and (2)(C), the Secretary shall use information that was reported by the State on ACF Form 231 and available as of the applicable dates specified in clauses (i)(I), (ii), and (iii)(III) of section 603(a)(1)(D) 11 See References in Text note below. of this title.
**(b) Use of funds**
(1) **In general** — Amounts received by a State under this section shall only be used to provide child care assistance. Amounts received by a State under a grant under subsection (a)(1) shall be available for use by the State without fiscal year limitation.
(2) **Use for certain populations** — A State shall ensure that not less than 70 percent of the total amount of funds received by the State in a fiscal year under this section are used to provide child care assistance to families who are receiving assistance under a State program under this part, families who are attempting through work activities to transition off of such assistance program, and families who are at risk of becoming dependent on such assistance program.
**(c) Application of Child Care and Development Block Grant Act of 1990** Notwithstanding any other provision of law, amounts provided to a State under this section shall be transferred to the lead agency under the Child Care and Development Block Grant Act of 1990 [[42 U.S.C. 9857](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section9857&num=0&edition=prelim) et seq.], integrated by the State into the programs established by the State under such Act, and be subject to requirements and limitations of such Act.
**(d) “State” defined** As used in this section, the term “State” means each of the 50 States and the District of Columbia.
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**(a) In general** As used in this part, the term “eligible State” means, with respect to a fiscal year, a State that, during the 27-month period ending with the close of the 1st quarter of the fiscal year, has submitted to the Secretary a plan that the Secretary has found includes the following:
(1) **Outline of family assistance program**
(A) *General provisions* — A written document that outlines how the State intends to do the following:
(i) Conduct a program, designed to serve all political subdivisions in the State (not necessarily in a uniform manner), that provides assistance to needy families with (or expecting) children and provides parents with job preparation, work, and support services to enable them to leave the program and become self-sufficient.
(ii) Require a parent or caretaker receiving assistance under the program to engage in work (as defined by the State) once the State determines the parent or caretaker is ready to engage in work, or once the parent or caretaker has received assistance under the program for 24 months (whether or not consecutive), whichever is earlier, consistent with [section 607(e)(2) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section607/e/2&num=0&edition=prelim).
(iii) Ensure that parents and caretakers receiving assistance under the program engage in work activities in accordance with [section 607 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section607&num=0&edition=prelim).
(iv) Take such reasonable steps as the State deems necessary to restrict the use and disclosure of information about individuals and families receiving assistance under the program attributable to funds provided by the Federal Government.
(v) Establi
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There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this subchapter $2,360,000,000 for fiscal year 2015, $2,478,000,000 for fiscal year 2016, $2,539,950,000 for fiscal year 2017, $2,603,448,750 for fiscal year 2018, $2,668,534,969 for fiscal year 2019, and $2,748,591,018 for fiscal year 2020.
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**(a) Short title** This subchapter may be cited as the “Child Care and Development Block Grant Act of 1990”.
**(b) Purposes** The purposes of this subchapter are—
(1) to allow each State maximum flexibility in developing child care programs and policies that best suit the needs of children and parents within that State;
(2) to promote parental choice to empower working parents to make their own decisions regarding the child care services that best suit their family’s needs;
(3) to encourage States to provide consumer education information to help parents make informed choices about child care services and to promote involvement by parents and family members in the development of their children in child care settings;
(4) to assist States in delivering high-quality, coordinated early childhood care and education services to maximize parents’ options and support parents trying to achieve independence from public assistance;
(5) to assist States in improving the overall quality of child care services and programs by implementing the health, safety, licensing, training, and oversight standards established in this subchapter and in State law (including State regulations);
(6) to improve child care and development of participating children; and
(7) to increase the number and percentage of low-income children in high-quality child care settings.
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**(a) Grants**
(1) **Family assistance grant**
(A) *In general* — Each eligible State shall be entitled to receive from the Secretary, for each of fiscal years 2017 and 2018, a grant in an amount equal to the State family assistance grant.
(B) *State family assistance grant* — The State family assistance grant payable to a State for a fiscal year shall be the amount that bears the same ratio to the amount specified in subparagraph (C) of this paragraph (as in effect just before February 22, 2012), reduced by the percentage specified in [section 613(h)(1) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section613/h/1&num=0&edition=prelim) with respect to the fiscal year, as the amount required to be paid to the State under this paragraph (as so in effect) for fiscal year 2002 (determined without regard to any reduction pursuant to section 609 or 612(a)(1) of this title) bears to the total amount required to be paid under this paragraph for fiscal year 2002 (as so determined).
(C) *Appropriation* — Out of any money in the Treasury of the United States not otherwise appropriated, there are appropriated for each of fiscal years 2017 and 2018 $16,566,542,000 for grants under this paragraph.
(2) **Healthy marriage promotion and responsible fatherhood grants**
(A) *In general*
(i) *Use of funds* — Subject to subparagraphs (B), (C), and (E), the Secretary may use the funds made available under subparagraph (D) for the purpose of conducting and supporting research and demonstration projects by public or private entities, and providing technical assistance to States, Indian tribes and tribal organizations, and such other entities as the Secretary may specify that are receiving a grant under another provision of this part.
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The purpose of this subchapter is to encourage the development of special programs by which the residents of urban and rural low-income areas may, through self-help and mobilization of the community at large, with appropriate Federal assistance, improve the quality of their economic and social participation in community life in such a way as to contribute to the elimination of poverty and the establishment of permanent economic and social benefits.
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It is the purpose of this subchapter to promote the school readiness of low-income children by enhancing their cognitive, social, and emotional development—
(1) in a learning environment that supports children’s growth in language, literacy, mathematics, science, social and emotional functioning, creative arts, physical skills, and approaches to learning; and
(2) through the provision to low-income children and their families of health, educational, nutritional, social, and other services that are determined, based on family needs assessments, to be necessary.
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**(a) Application** To be eligible to receive assistance under this subchapter, a State shall prepare and submit to the Secretary an application at such time, in such manner, and containing such information as the Secretary shall by rule require, including—
(1) an assurance that the State will comply with the requirements of this subchapter; and
(2) a State plan that meets the requirements of subsection (c).
**(b) Period covered by plan** The State plan contained in the application under subsection (a) shall be designed to be implemented during a 3-year period.
**(c) Requirements of a plan**
(1) **Lead agency** — The State plan shall identify the lead agency designated or established under [section 9858b of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section9858b&num=0&edition=prelim).
(2) **Policies and procedures** — The State plan shall: 11 So in original. Subpars. (D) and following do not continue from introductory provisions.
(A) *Parental choice of providers* — Provide assurances that—
(i) the parent or parents of each eligible child within the State who receives or is offered child care services for which financial assistance is provided under this subchapter are given the option either—
(I) to enroll such child with a child care provider that has a grant or contract for the provision of such services; or
(II) to receive a child care certificate as defined in [section 9858n(2) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section9858n/2&num=0&edition=prelim);
(ii) in cases in which the parent selects the option described in clause (i)(I), the child will be enrolled with the eligible provider selected by the parent to the maximum extent practicable; and
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**(a) Reports**
(1) **Collection of information by States**
(A) *In general* — A State that receives funds to carry out this subchapter shall collect the information described in subparagraph (B) on a monthly basis.
(B) *Required information* — The information required under this subparagraph shall include, with respect to a family unit receiving assistance under this subchapter 11 So in original. Probably should be followed by a comma. information concerning—
(i) family income;
(ii) county of residence;
(iii) the gender, race, and age of children receiving such assistance;
(iv) whether the head of the family unit is a single parent;
(v) the sources of family income, including—
(I) employment, including self-employment;
(II) cash or other assistance under—
(aa) the temporary assistance for needy families program under part A of title IV of the Social Security Act ([42 U.S.C. 601](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section601&num=0&edition=prelim) et seq.); and
(bb) a State program for which State spending is counted toward the maintenance of effort requirement under section 409(a)(7) of the Social Security Act ([42 U.S.C. 609(a)(7)](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section609/a/7&num=0&edition=prelim));
(III) housing assistance;
(IV) assistance under the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 [[7 U.S.C. 2011](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title7-section2011&num=0&edition=prelim) et seq.]; and
(V) other assistance programs;
(vi) the number of months the family has received benefits;
(vii) the type of child care in which the child was enrolled (such as family child care, home care, or ce
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**(a) Report by Secretary** Not later than July 31, 2016, and biennially thereafter, the Secretary shall prepare and submit to the Committee on Education and the Workforce of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate a report that contains a summary and analysis of the data and information provided to the Secretary in the State reports submitted under [section 9858i of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section9858i&num=0&edition=prelim). Such report shall include an assessment, and where appropriate, recommendations for the Congress concerning efforts that should be undertaken to improve the access of the public to quality and affordable child care in the United States. Such report shall contain a determination around whether each State that uses amounts provided under this subchapter has complied with the priority for services described in sections 9858c(c)(2)(Q) and 9858c(c)(3)(B) of this title.
**(b) National toll-free hotline and Web site**
(1) **In general** — The Secretary shall operate, directly or through the use of grants or contracts, a national toll-free hotline and Web site, to—
(A) develop and disseminate publicly available child care consumer education information for parents and help parents access safe and quality child care services in their community, with a range of price options, that best suits 11 So in original. Probably should be “suit”. their family’s needs; and
(B) to allow persons to report (anonymously if desired) suspected child abuse or neglect, or violations of health and safety requirements, by an eligible child care provider that receives assistance under this subchapter or a member of the provider’s staff.
(2) **Requiremen
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**(a) Amounts reserved**
(1) **Territories and possessions** — The Secretary shall reserve not to exceed one half of 1 percent of the amount appropriated under this subchapter in each fiscal year for payments to Guam, American Samoa, the Virgin Islands of the United States, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands to be allotted in accordance with their respective needs.
(2) **Indians 11 So in original. Probably should be “Indian”. tribes**
(A) *In general* — The Secretary shall reserve not less than 2 percent of the amount appropriated under [section 9858 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section9858&num=0&edition=prelim) in each fiscal year for payments to Indian tribes and tribal organizations with applications approved under subsection (c).
(B) *Limitations* — Notwithstanding subparagraph (A), the Secretary shall only reserve an amount that is greater than 2 percent of the amount appropriated under [section 9858 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section9858&num=0&edition=prelim), for payments described in subparagraph (A), for a fiscal year (referred to in this subparagraph as the “reservation year”) if—
(i) the amount appropriated under [section 9858 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section9858&num=0&edition=prelim) for the reservation year is greater than the amount appropriated under [section 9858 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section9858&num=0&edition=prelim) for fiscal year 2014; and
(ii) the Secretary ensures that the amount allotted to States under subsection (b) for the reservation year is not less than the amount allotted to S
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