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128 STAT. 1984 PUBLIC LAW 113–186—NOV. 19, 2014 to that State in accordance with this sub- chapter for the first full fiscal year after that date. ‘‘(III) WAIVER FOR EXTRAORDINARY CIR- CUMSTANCES.—Notwithstanding subclause (II) the Secretary may grant a waiver to a State for one year to the penalty applied in subclause (II) if the Secretary determines there are extraordinary circumstances, such as a natural disaster, that prevent the State from complying with clause (i). If the Secretary does grant a waiver to a State under this section, the Secretary shall, within 30 days of granting such waiver, submit a report to the appropriate congressional committees on the circumstances of the waiver including the stated reason from the State on the need for a waiver, the expected impact of the waiver on children served under this program, and any such other relevant information the Secretary deems nec- essary. ‘‘(iii) CHILD CARE RESOURCE AND REFERRAL SYSTEM.— ‘‘(I) IN GENERAL.—A State may use amounts described in clause (i) to establish or support a system of local or regional child care resource and referral organizations that is coordinated, to the extent determined appropriate by the State, by a statewide public or private nonprofit, commu- nity-based or regionally based, lead child care resource and referral organization. ‘‘(II) LOCAL OR REGIONAL ORGANIZATIONS.—The local or regional child care resource and referral organizations supported as described in subclause (I) shall— ‘‘(aa) provide parents in the State with consumer education information referred to in paragraph (2)(E) (except as otherwise provided in that paragraph), concerning the full range of child care options (including faith-based and community-based child care providers), ana- lyzed by provider, including child care pro- vided during nontraditional hours and through emergency child care centers, in their political subdivisions or regions; ‘‘(bb) to the extent practicable, work directly with families who receive assistance under this subchapter to offer the families support and assistance, using information described in item (aa), to make an informed decision about which child care providers they will use, in an effort to ensure that the families are enrolling their children in the most appro- priate child care setting to suit their needs and one that is of high quality (as determined by the State); ‘‘(cc) collect data and provide information on the coordination of services and supports, Determination. VerDate Sep 11 2014 13:40 Nov 10, 2020 Jkt 039194 PO 00002 Frm 00560 Fmt 6580 Sfmt 6581 G:\GSDD\STATUTES\2014\PT2\39194PT2.001 39194PT2 dkrause on LAP5T8D0R2PROD with DISTILLER (1)