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128 STAT. 1996 PUBLIC LAW 113–186—NOV. 19, 2014 the waiver including each specific sanction or provision waived, the reason as given by the State of the need for a waiver, and the expected impact of the waiver on children served under this program. ‘‘(4) EXTERNAL CONDITIONS.—The Secretary shall not require or impose any new or additional requirements in exchange for receipt of a waiver if such requirements are not specified in this subchapter. ‘‘(5) DURATION.—The Secretary may approve a request under this subsection for a period not to exceed three years, unless a renewal is granted under paragraph (7). ‘‘(6) TERMINATION.—The Secretary shall terminate approval of a request for a waiver authorized under this subsection if the Secretary determines, after notice and opportunity for a hearing, that the performance of a State granted relief under this subsection has been inadequate, or if such relief is no longer necessary to achieve its original purposes. ‘‘(7) RENEWAL.—The Secretary may approve or disapprove a request from a State for renewal of an existing waiver under this subchapter for a period no longer than one year. A State seeking to renew their waiver approval must inform the Sec- retary of this intent no later than 30 days prior to the expiration date of the waiver. The State shall re-certify in its extension request the provisions in paragraph (2) of this subchapter, and shall also explain the need for additional time of relief from such sanction(s) or provisions approved under this law as provided in this subchapter. ‘‘(8) RESTRICTIONS.—Nothing in this subchapter shall be construed as providing the Secretary the authority to permit States to alter the eligibility requirements for eligible children, including work requirements, job training, or educational pro- gram participation, that apply to the parents of eligible children under this subchapter. Nothing in this subsection shall be construed to allow the Secretary to waive anything related to his or her authority under this subchapter.’’. (c) REPORTS.—Section 658K(a) of the Child Care and Develop- ment Block Grant Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 9858i(a)) is amended— (1) in paragraph (1)(B)— (A) in clause (ix), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end; (B) in clause (x), by striking the semicolon at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and (C) by adding at the end the following: ‘‘(xi) whether the children receiving assistance under this subchapter are homeless children;’’; and (2) in paragraph (2)— (A) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘December 31, 1997’’ and all that follows through ‘‘thereafter’’, and inserting ‘‘1 year after the date of the enactment of the Child Care and Development Block Grant Act of 2014, and annually thereafter,’’; (B) in subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘section 658P(5)’’ and inserting ‘‘section 658P(6)’’; (C) in subparagraph (E) by striking the period at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and (D) by adding at the end the following: ‘‘(F) the number of child fatalities occurring among children while in the care and facility of child care providers Certification. Notification. Deadline. Time period. Determination. VerDate Sep 11 2014 13:40 Nov 10, 2020 Jkt 039194 PO 00002 Frm 00572 Fmt 6580 Sfmt 6581 G:\GSDD\STATUTES\2014\PT2\39194PT2.001 39194PT2 dkrause on LAP5T8D0R2PROD with DISTILLER (1)