Sec. 5. Funding allotments
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From the amounts appropriated under this Act for each fiscal year, the Secretary shall— reserve a portion for providing the allotments described in subsection
(b)(relating to expanding access to high-quality child care); reserve a portion of not less than 2 percent of the appropriated amounts for providing the allotments described in subsection
(d)(relating to Indian and Native Hawaiian child care); reserve a portion, of not more than 0.5 percent of the appropriated amounts, for carrying out research and evaluation activities under this Act; reserve a portion, of not more than 0.5 percent of the appropriated amounts, for carrying out technical assistance activities under this Act; reserve 6 percent of the appropriated amounts for making grants under subsection
(e)(relating to child care provided during nontraditional and unpredictable hours); and use the remainder for providing the allotments described in subsection
(c)(relating to maintaining access to child care). Using funds reserved under subsection (a)(1) for a fiscal year, the Secretary shall allot to each eligible State an amount that bears the same relationship to the reserved funds as the number of infants and toddlers from low-income families in the State bears to the total number of such infants and toddlers in all eligible States. A State that receives an allotment under this subsection shall use the allotment funds— to expand access to high-quality child care for infants and toddlers who do not receive child care funded through the Child Care and Development Fund; to increase, as described in this Act, the quality of child care for infants and toddlers who receive child care funded through the Child Care and Development Fund; to support payment rates, for child care providers that serve infants and toddlers, that reflect the cost of high-quality child care and are sufficient to attract, support, and retain providers who meet quality standards that relate to the unique needs of infants and toddlers, including infants and toddlers with disabilities; and to increase the compensation of, and provide other financial incentives for, the highly qualified infant and toddler child care workforce; and as otherwise described in section 7. Using the remainder described in subsection (a)(6) for a fiscal year, the Secretary shall allot to each eligible State an amount that bears the same relationship to the reserved funds as the amount the State receives for the fiscal year under section 418(a)(2)(B) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 618(a)(2)(B) ) bears to the total amount received by all eligible States under that section. A State that receives an allotment under this subsection shall use the allotment funds in accordance with the Child Care and Development Block Grant Act of 1990. In order to ensure that Indian and Native Hawaiian children have equal access to high-quality infant and toddler child care, the Secretary shall develop a formula for allotting the funds reserved under subsection (a)(2) to Indian tribes and tribal organizations. In developing the formula, the Secretary shall— provide for a level of funding that will ensure that, by the end of fiscal year 2026, the Indian and Native Hawaiian infants and toddlers in eligible families will receive a level of services that is equivalent to the high-quality child care received by infants and toddlers in the general population under this Act; take into consideration the unique needs and circumstances of individuals in Indian and Native Hawaiian communities, such as unemployment rates; and the cost of providing high-quality child care that addresses Indian and Native Hawaiian culture and language. An Indian tribe or tribal organization that receives an allotment under this subsection shall use the allotment funds as described in section 9. Using funds reserved under subsection (a)(5) for a fiscal year, the Secretary may make grants to States for child care provided during nontraditional and unpredictable hours. The Secretary may adjust the requirement that providers serving children that require child care during those hours meet quality standards as described in section 7(a)(3), as necessary to address the need for nontraditional and unpredictable hours care. Except as provided in paragraph (2), a State that receives a grant under this subsection shall use the grant funds in accordance with the Child Care and Development Block Grant Act of 1990 ( 42 U.S.C. 9859 et seq. ) and this Act.
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