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128 STAT. 1971 PUBLIC LAW 113–186—NOV. 19, 2014 Public Law 113–186 113th Congress An Act To reauthorize and improve the Child Care and Development Block Grant Act of 1990, and for other purposes. 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 ‘‘Child Care and Development Block Grant Act of 2014’’. SEC. 2. SHORT TITLE AND PURPOSES. Section 658A of the Child Care and Development Block Grant Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 9801 note) is amended to read as follows: ‘‘SEC. 658A. SHORT TITLE AND PURPOSES. ‘‘(a) SHORT TITLE.—This subchapter may be cited as the ‘Child Care and Development Block Grant Act of 1990’. ‘‘(b) PURPOSES.—The purposes of this subchapter are— ‘‘(1) to allow each State maximum flexibility in developing child care programs and policies that best suit the needs of children and parents within that State; ‘‘(2) to promote parental choice to empower working parents to make their own decisions regarding the child care services that best suit their family’s needs; ‘‘(3) to encourage States to provide consumer education information to help parents make informed choices about child care services and to promote involvement by parents and family members in the development of their children in child care settings; ‘‘(4) to assist States in delivering high-quality, coordinated early childhood care and education services to maximize par- ents’ options and support parents trying to achieve independ- ence from public assistance; ‘‘(5) to assist States in improving the overall quality of child care services and programs by implementing the health, safety, licensing, training, and oversight standards established in this subchapter and in State law (including State regula- tions); ‘‘(6) to improve child care and development of participating children; and ‘‘(7) to increase the number and percentage of low-income children in high-quality child care settings.’’. SEC. 3. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. Section 658B of the Child Care and Development Block Grant Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 9858) is amended by striking ‘‘subchapter’’ 42 USC 9858 note. Child Care and Development Block Grant Act of 2014. 42 USC 9801 note. Nov. 19, 2014 [S. 1086] VerDate Sep 11 2014 13:40 Nov 10, 2020 Jkt 039194 PO 00002 Frm 00547 Fmt 6580 Sfmt 6581 G:\GSDD\STATUTES\2014\PT2\39194PT2.001 39194PT2 dkrause on LAP5T8D0R2PROD with DISTILLER (1)