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117TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION H. R. 3502
To amend title IV of the Social Security Act to prevent the child care
cliff and increase parental choice for low-income families, and for other
purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MAY 25, 2021
Mr. HERN introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee
on Ways and Means
A BILL
To amend title IV of the Social Security Act to prevent
the child care cliff and increase parental choice for low-
income families, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
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tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
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This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Increasing Parent
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Choice and Preventing the Child Care Cliff Act of 2021’’.
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SEC. 2. PREVENTING THE CHILD CARE CLIFF.
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Section 418 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C.
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618) is amended by redesignating subsection (d) as sub-
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section (e) and inserting after subsection (c) the following:
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‘‘(d) GRANT CONDITION.—As a condition of receiving
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a grant under this subsection, a State shall have policies
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and procedures in place to provide a graduated phase-out
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of child care assistance for parents—
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‘‘(1) who are working or attending a job train-
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ing or educational program; and
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‘‘(2) whose family income exceeds the income
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limit established by the State for initial qualification
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for child care assistance and does not exceed 85 per-
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cent of the State median income for a family of the
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same size.’’.
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SEC. 3. INCREASING PARENT CHOICE FOR LOW-INCOME
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FAMILIES.
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With respect to each of fiscal years 2022 and 2023,
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the percentage set forth in section 418(b)(2) of the Social
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Security Act is deemed to be 100 percent.
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