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House Bill 6460
116th Congress(2019-2020)
To provide funding for needed child and adult care so that essential workers can report to work during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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H. R. 6460 (Introduced-in-House)


116th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 6460


To provide funding for needed child and adult care so that essential workers can report to work during the COVID-19 pandemic.

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

April 7, 2020

Mr. Danny K. Davis of Illinois (for himself, Ms. Sánchez, Mr. Lewis, Mr. Larson of Connecticut, Ms. Sewell of Alabama, Mr. Evans, Mr. Suozzi, Mr. Schneider, Mr. Blumenauer, Mr. Kildee, Mr. Horsford, Ms. Moore, and Mr. Panetta) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means

A BILL

To provide funding for needed child and adult care so that essential workers can report to work during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. Family care for essential workers.

(a) Increase in funding for Social Services Block Grant Program.—

(1) IN GENERAL.—The amount specified in subsection (c) of section 2003 of the Social Security Act for purposes of subsections (a) and (b) of such section is deemed to be $2,550,000,000 for fiscal year 2020, of which $850,000,000 shall be obligated by States during calendar year 2020 in accordance with subsection (b) of this section.

(2) APPROPRIATION.—Out of any money in the Treasury of the United States not otherwise appropriated, there are appropriated $850,000,000 for fiscal year 2020 to carry out this section.

(b) Rules governing use of additional funds.—

(1) IN GENERAL.—Funds are used in accordance with this subsection if—

(A) the funds are used for—

(i) child care services for a child of an essential worker; or

(ii) daytime care services or other adult protective services for an individual who—

(I) is a dependent, or a member of the household of, an essential worker; and

(II) requires the services;

(B) the funds are provided to reimburse an essential worker for the cost of obtaining the services (including child care services obtained on or after the date the Secretary of Health and Human Services declared a public health emergency pursuant to section 319 of the Public Health Service Act on January 31, 2020, entitled “Determination that a Public Health Emergency Exists Nationwide as the Result of the 2019 Novel Coronavirus”), to a provider of child care services, or to establish a temporary child care facility operated by a State or local government;

(C) eligibility for the funds or services, and the amount of funds or services provided, is not conditioned on a means test;

(D) the funds are used subject to the limitations in section 2005 of the Social Security Act, except that, for purposes of this subparagraph—

(i) paragraphs (3), (5), and (8) of section 2005(a) of such Act shall not apply; and

(ii) (I) the limitation in section 2005(a)(7) of such Act shall not apply with respect to any standard which the State involved determines would impede the ability of the State to provide emergency temporary care to a child, dependent, or household member referred to in subparagraph (A) of this paragraph; and

(II) if the State determines that such a standard would be so impeding, the State shall report the determination to the Secretary, separately from the annual report to the Secretary by the State;

(E) the funds are used to supplement, not supplant, State general revenue funds for child care assistance; and

(F) the funds are not used for child care costs that are—

(i) covered by funds provided under the Child Care and Development Block Grant Act of 1990 or section 418 of the Social Security Act; or

(ii) reimbursable by the Federal Emergency Management Agency.

(2) ESSENTIAL WORKER DEFINED.—In paragraph (1), the term “essential worker” means—

(A) a health sector employee;

(B) an emergency response worker;

(C) a sanitation worker;

(D) a worker at a business which a State or local government official has determined must remain open to serve the public during the emergency referred to in paragraph (1)(B); and

(E) any other worker who cannot telework, and whom the State deems to be essential during the emergency referred to in paragraph (1)(B).