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42 U.S.C. § 9857 — Short title and purposes
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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) 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)** Each program for which grants are made under this subchapter shall provide for a thorough evaluation of the effectiveness of the program in achieving its purposes, which evaluation shall be conducted by such public or private organizations as the Secretary in consultation with existing grantees familiar with programs carried out under the Community Services Block Grant Act [[42 U.S.C. 9901](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section9901&num=0&edition=prelim) et seq.] may designate, and all or part of the costs of evaluation may be paid from funds appropriated to carry out this part. In evaluating the performance of any community development corporation funded under part A, the criteria for evaluation shall be based upon such program objectives, goals, and priorities as are consistent with the purposes of this subchapter and were set forth by such community development corporation in its proposal for funding as approved and agreed upon by or as subsequently modified from time to time by mutual agreement between the Secretary and such community development corporation.
**(b)** The Secretary shall conduct, either directly or through grants or other arrangements, research and demonstration projects designed to suggest new programs and policies to achieve the purposes of this subchapter in such ways as to provide opportunities for employment, ownership, and a better quality of life for low-income residents.
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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) Awards to promote school readiness through ready to learn programming**
(1) **In general** — Awards made to eligible entities described in paragraph (3) to fulfill the purpose described in [section 7291(a)(2) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title20-section7291/a/2&num=0&edition=prelim) shall—
(A) be known as “Ready to Learn Programming awards”; and
(B) be used to—
(i) develop, produce, and distribute accessible educational and instructional video programming for preschool and elementary school children and their parents in order to facilitate student academic achievement;
(ii) facilitate the development, directly or through contracts with producers of children’s and family educational television programming, of educational programming for preschool and elementary school children, and the accompanying support materials and services that promote the effective use of such programming;
(iii) facilitate the development of programming and digital content containing Ready-to-Learn programming and resources for parents and caregivers that is specially designed for nationwide distribution over public television stations’ digital broadcasting channels and the Internet;
(iv) contract with entities (such as public telecommunications entities) so that programming developed under this section is disseminated and distributed to the widest possible audience appropriate to be served by the programming, and through the use of the most appropriate distribution technologies; and
(v) develop and disseminate education and training materials, including interactive programs and programs adaptable to distance learning technologies, that are designed—
(I) to promote school readiness; and
(II) to promo
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The purposes of this chapter are—
(1) to increase the availability of voluntary programs, services, and activities that support early childhood development, increase parent effectiveness, and promote the learning readiness of young children so that young children enter school ready to learn;
(2) to support parents, child care providers, and caregivers who want to incorporate early learning activities into the daily lives of young children;
(3) to remove barriers to the provision of an accessible system of early childhood learning programs in communities throughout the United States;
(4) to increase the availability and affordability of professional development activities and compensation for caregivers and child care providers; and
(5) to facilitate the development of community-based systems of collaborative service delivery models characterized by resource sharing, linkages between appropriate supports, and local planning for services.
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**(a) Contents** A State plan for medical assistance must—
(1) provide that it shall be in effect in all political subdivisions of the State, and, if administered by them, be mandatory upon them;
(2) provide for financial participation by the State equal to not less than 40 per centum of the non-Federal share of the expenditures under the plan with respect to which payments under [section 1396b of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section1396b&num=0&edition=prelim) are authorized by this subchapter; and, effective July 1, 1969, provide for financial participation by the State equal to all of such non-Federal share or provide for distribution of funds from Federal or State sources, for carrying out the State plan, on an equalization or other basis which will assure that the lack of adequate funds from local sources will not result in lowering the amount, duration, scope, or quality of care and services available under the plan;
(3) provide for granting an opportunity for a fair hearing before the State agency to any individual whose claim for medical assistance under the plan is denied or is not acted upon with reasonable promptness;
(4) provide (A) such methods of administration (including methods relating to the establishment and maintenance of personnel standards on a merit basis, except that the Secretary shall exercise no authority with respect to the selection, tenure of office, and compensation of any individual employed in accordance with such methods, including provision for utilization of professional medical personnel in the administration and, where administered locally, supervision of administration of the plan, and, subject to [section 1396b(i) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granulei
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**(a) In general** A State plan approved under [section 1396a of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section1396a&num=0&edition=prelim) may provide for making medical assistance with respect to health care items and services covered under the State plan available to a child during a presumptive eligibility period.
**(b) Definitions; regulations** For purposes of this section:
(1) The term “child” means an individual under 19 years of age.
(2) The term “presumptive eligibility period” means, with respect to a child, the period that—
(A) begins with the date on which a qualified entity determines, on the basis of preliminary information, that the family income of the child does not exceed the applicable income level of eligibility under the State plan, and
(B) ends with (and includes) the earlier of—
(i) the day on which a determination is made with respect to the eligibility of the child for medical assistance under the State plan, or
(ii) in the case of a child on whose behalf an application is not filed by the last day of the month following the month during which the entity makes the determination referred to in subparagraph (A), such last day.
(3)
(A) Subject to subparagraph (B), the term “qualified entity” means any entity that—
(i)
(I) is eligible for payments under a State plan approved under this subchapter and provides items and services described in subsection (a), (II) is authorized to determine eligibility of a child to participate in a Head Start program under the Head Start Act ([42 U.S.C. 9831](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section9831&num=0&edition=prelim) et seq.), eligibility of a child to receive child care services for which financial
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**(a) Purpose** It is the purpose of this section—
(1) to increase awareness, reduce barriers to screening and diagnosis, promote evidence-based interventions for individuals with autism spectrum disorder and other developmental disabilities, and train professionals to utilize valid and reliable screening tools to diagnose or rule out and provide evidence-based interventions for individuals with autism spectrum disorder and other developmental disabilities across their lifespan; and
(2) to conduct activities under this section with a focus on an interdisciplinary approach (as defined in programs developed under section 501(a)(2) of the Social Security Act [[42 U.S.C. 701(a)(2)](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section701/a/2&num=0&edition=prelim)]) that will also focus on specific issues for children who are not receiving an early diagnosis and subsequent interventions.
**(b) In general** The Secretary shall, subject to the availability of appropriations, establish and evaluate activities to—
(1) provide culturally and linguistically appropriate information and education on autism spectrum disorder and other developmental disabilities to increase public awareness of developmental milestones;
(2) promote research, which may include research that takes a community-based approach, into the development and validation of reliable screening and diagnostic tools for individuals with autism spectrum disorder and other developmental disabilities and disseminate information regarding those screening and diagnostic tools;
(3) promote early screening of individuals at increased likelihood for autism spectrum disorder and other developmental disabilities as early as practicable, given evidence-based screening techniques and interventions;
(
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**(a) In general** The purpose of this part is to increase the flexibility of States in operating a program designed to—
(1) provide assistance to needy families so that children may be cared for in their own homes or in the homes of relatives;
(2) end the dependence of needy parents on government benefits by promoting job preparation, work, and marriage;
(3) prevent and reduce the incidence of out-of-wedlock pregnancies and establish annual numerical goals for preventing and reducing the incidence of these pregnancies; and
(4) encourage the formation and maintenance of two-parent families.
**(b) No individual entitlement** This part shall not be interpreted to entitle any individual or family to assistance under any State program funded under this part.
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**(a) General rules** Subject to this part, a State to which a grant is made under [section 603 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section603&num=0&edition=prelim) may use the grant—
(1) in any manner that is reasonably calculated to accomplish the purpose of this part, including to provide low income households with assistance in meeting home heating and cooling costs; or
(2) in any manner that the State was authorized to use amounts received under part A or F, as such parts were in effect on September 30, 1995, or (at the option of the State) August 21, 1996.
**(b) Limitation on use of grant for administrative purposes**
(1) **Limitation** — A State to which a grant is made under [section 603 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section603&num=0&edition=prelim) shall not expend more than 15 percent of the grant for administrative purposes.
(2) **Exception** — Paragraph (1) shall not apply to the use of a grant for information technology and computerization needed for tracking or monitoring required by or under this part.
**(c) Authority to treat interstate immigrants under rules of former State** A State operating a program funded under this part may apply to a family the rules (including benefit amounts) of the program funded under this part of another State if the family has moved to the State from the other State and has resided in the State for less than 12 months.
**(d) Authority to use portion of grant for other purposes**
(1) **In general** — Subject to paragraph (2), a State may use not more than 30 percent of the amount of any grant made to the State under [section 603(a) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-se
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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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