[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 6069 Introduced in House (IH)]
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116th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 6069
To establish a competitive program to make grants to States to provide
child care to individuals receiving services at American Job Centers.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
March 3, 2020
Mr. Pappas (for himself, Ms. Kuster of New Hampshire, Mr. Gallego, Ms.
Norton, Mr. Morelle, Mr. Lynch, Mr. Kind, Mr. Blumenauer, Mr. Smith of
Washington, Ms. Brownley of California, Mr. Richmond, Mr. Trone, and
Mr. Thompson of California) introduced the following bill; which was
referred to the Committee on Education and Labor
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A BILL
To establish a competitive program to make grants to States to provide
child care to individuals receiving services at American Job Centers.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``American Job Centers Family
Accessibility Act of 2020''.
SEC. 2. ESTABLISHMENT.
(a) In General.--Not later than 6 months after the date of the
enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall establish a competitive
program (hereinafter referred to as the ``program'') to make grants to
States with an established one-stop delivery system under subsection
(a) of section 121 of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (29
U.S.C. 3151) to provide access to childcare for individuals that
receive services from such one-stop delivery systems.
(b) Selection.--
(1) Number of grantees.--The Secretary shall award grants
under the program to not fewer than 6 States.
(2) Workforce area specification.--
(A) In general.--The Secretary shall require each
applicant State to specify a workforce area in the
State in which the applicant intends to implement the
project funded by the grant under this section.
(B) Rural workforce areas.--An applicant State with
multiple local workforce boards shall designate a rural
workforce area as the project site.
(3) Application.--The Secretary shall require applicant
States to submit an application containing--
(A) a description of--
(i) the project, including how the State
intends to carry out the project and use funds
granted under this section;
(ii) the designated workforce area
described in subsection (b);
(iii) a plan for third-party evaluation of
the project; and
(iv) the cost estimate of the project; and
(B) a letter from each workforce board with
jurisdiction in the designated workforce area described
in subsection (b) certifying that such board
acknowledges that such board will receive funds to
implement the described project.
(4) Priority.--In awarding grants under this section, the
Secretary shall give priority to States that--
(A) have more rural areas; and
(B) provide access to childcare for individuals
that receive services from such one-stop delivery
systems.
(5) Geographic diversity.--In carrying out the program, the
Secretary shall, select not more than one State from each of
the six Regions of the Employment and Training Administration
(ETA) of DOL.
(c) Use of Funds.--The Secretary shall include as a condition of
receipt of the grant a requirement that the State shall--
(1) reserve not fewer than 5 percent of funds received
under the grant to fund a third-party evaluation; and
(2) all other grant funds awarded to the State under the
program shall be used to provide access to child care for
individuals using the service of such a one-stop delivery
system.
(d) Report.--
(1) Grantee reports.--The Secretary shall include as a
condition of receipt of the grant a requirement that the State
shall submit annual reports containing--
(A) information on how the grant funds have been
used to achieve the purpose of this Act;
(B) with respect to each grant, a description of
progress made toward achievement of the goals described
in the application of such grantee; and
(C) a description of metrics relevant to the
project, including--
(i) number of unique residents who utilized
child care services funded under this section
in a given time period; and
(ii) number of children served using funds
under this section in a given time period.
(2) Congressional report.--Not later than 5 years after the
date on which the first grant is awarded under this Act, the
Secretary shall submit to Congress an evaluation of all grants
issued under this Act, including--
(A) the goals of each grantee;
(B) challenges and outcomes associated with each
grant; and
(C) recommendations with respect to future programs
to achieve the purpose of this Act.
(e) State Defined.--In this Act, the term ``State'' means any
State, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, and any territory or
possession of the United States.
(f) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to be
appropriated to carry out this Act $5,000,000 for fiscal year 2020.
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