Sec. 9. Reservation for toll-free hotline and Web site; payments to benefit Indian children; technical assistance and evaluation
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Section 658O of the Child Care and Development Block Grant Act of 1990 ( 42 U.S.C. 9858m ) is amended— in subsection (a)— in paragraph (2)— by striking The Secretary and inserting the following: The Secretary ; by striking 1 percent, and not more than 2 percent, and inserting 2 percent ; and by adding at the end the following: Notwithstanding subparagraph (A), the Secretary shall only reserve an amount that is greater than 2 percent of the amount appropriated under section 658B, for payments described in subparagraph (A), for a fiscal year (referred to in this subparagraph as the reservation year ) if — the amount appropriated under section 658B for the reservation year is greater than the amount appropriated under section 658B for fiscal year 2014; and the Secretary ensures that the amount allotted to States under subsection
(b)for the reservation year is not less than the amount allotted to States under subsection
(b)for fiscal year 2014. ; and by adding at the end the following: The Secretary shall reserve up to $1,500,000 of the amount appropriated under this subchapter for each fiscal year for the operation of a national toll-free hotline and Web site, under section 658L(b). The Secretary shall reserve up to ½ of 1 percent of the amount appropriated under this subchapter for each fiscal year to support technical assistance and dissemination activities under paragraphs
(3)and
(4)of section 658I(a). The Secretary may reserve ½ of 1 percent of the amount appropriated under this subchapter for each fiscal year to conduct research and demonstration activities, as well as periodic external, independent evaluations of the impact of the program described by this subchapter on increasing access to child care services and improving the safety and quality of child care services, using scientifically valid research methodologies, and to disseminate the key findings of those evaluations widely and on a timely basis. ; and in subsection (c)— in paragraph (2), by adding at the end the following: In lieu of any licensing and regulatory requirements applicable under State or local law, the Secretary, in consultation with Indian tribes and tribal organizations, shall develop minimum child care standards that shall be applicable to Indian tribes and tribal organizations receiving assistance under this subchapter. Such standards shall appropriately reflect Indian tribe and tribal organization needs and available resources, and shall include standards requiring a publicly available application, health and safety standards, and standards requiring a reservation of funds for activities to improve the quality of child care services provided to Indian children. ; and in paragraph (6), by striking subparagraph
(C)and inserting the following: Except as provided in clause (ii), the Secretary may not permit an Indian tribe or tribal organization to use amounts provided under this subsection for construction or renovation if the use will result in a decrease in the level of child care services provided by the Indian tribe or tribal organization as compared to the level of child care services provided by the Indian tribe or tribal organization in the fiscal year preceding the year for which the determination under subparagraph
(B)is being made. The Secretary shall waive the limitation described in clause
(i)if— the Secretary determines that the decrease in the level of child care services provided by the Indian tribe or tribal organization is temporary; and the Indian tribe or tribal organization submits to the Secretary a plan that demonstrates that after the date on which the construction or renovation is completed— the level of child care services will increase; or the quality of child care services will improve. .
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Reservation for toll-free hotline and Web site; payments to benefit Indian children; technical assistance and evaluation
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