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128 STAT. 1994 PUBLIC LAW 113–186—NOV. 19, 2014 ‘‘(2) RIGHTS AND REMEDIES.—Nothing in this section shall be construed to alter or otherwise affect the rights and remedies provided for child care staff members residing in a State that disqualifies individuals as child care staff members for crimes not specifically provided for under this section. ‘‘(i) DEFINITIONS.—In this section— ‘‘(1) the term ‘child care provider’ means a center-based child care provider, a family child care provider, or another provider of child care services for compensation and on a regular basis that— ‘‘(A) is not an individual who is related to all children for whom child care services are provided; and ‘‘(B) is licensed, regulated, or registered under State law or receives assistance provided under this subchapter; and ‘‘(2) the term ‘child care staff member’ means an individual (other than an individual who is related to all children for whom child care services are provided)— ‘‘(A) who is employed by a child care provider for compensation; or ‘‘(B) whose activities involve the care or supervision of children for a child care provider or unsupervised access to children who are cared for or supervised by a child care provider. ‘‘(j) EFFECTIVE DATE.— ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—A State that receives funds under this subchapter shall meet the requirements of this section for the provision of criminal background checks for child care staff members described in subsection (d)(1) not later than the last day of the second full fiscal year after the date of enactment of the Child Care and Development Block Grant Act of 2014. ‘‘(2) EXTENSION.—The Secretary may grant a State an extension of time, of not more than 1 fiscal year, to meet the requirements of this section if the State demonstrates a good faith effort to comply with the requirements of this section. ‘‘(3) PENALTY FOR NONCOMPLIANCE.—Except as provided in paragraphs (1) and (2), for any fiscal year that a State fails to comply substantially with the requirements of this section, the Secretary shall withhold 5 percent of the funds that would otherwise be allocated to that State in accordance with this subchapter for the following fiscal year.’’. SEC. 8. REPORTS AND INFORMATION. (a) ADMINISTRATION.—Section 658I(a) of the Child Care and Development Block Grant Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 9858g(a)) is amended— (1) in paragraph (2)— (A) by inserting a comma after ‘‘publish’’; and (B) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end; (2) by striking paragraph (3) and inserting the following: ‘‘(3) provide technical assistance, such as business technical assistance, as described in section 658E(c)(2)(V), to States (which may include providing assistance on a reimbursable basis) which shall be provided by qualified experts on practices grounded in scientifically valid research, where appropriate, to carry out this subchapter;’’; and (3) by adding at the end the following: Deadline. Time period. VerDate Sep 11 2014 13:40 Nov 10, 2020 Jkt 039194 PO 00002 Frm 00570 Fmt 6580 Sfmt 6581 G:\GSDD\STATUTES\2014\PT2\39194PT2.001 39194PT2 dkrause on LAP5T8D0R2PROD with DISTILLER (1)