I 116th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 7720 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES July 22, 2020 Mr. Cisneros (for himself and Mr. Bacon ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and Labor A BILL To permit child care providers that receive payment for services provided under the Child Care and Development Block Grant Act of 1990 to use a portion of such payment to pay the cost of sanitization and other costs associated with the COVID-19 public health emergency, necessary to protect the health of participating children and child care workers.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Helping Child Care Providers Respond to the Coronavirus Public Health Emergency Act of 2020 . 2. Authority to pay the cost of sanitization and other costs associated with the COVID-19 public health emergency to protect children who receive certain child care services A child care provider who receives payment for services provided under the Child Care and Development Block Grant Act of 1990 ( 42 U.S.C. 9857 et seq.) may use a portion of such payment to pay the cost of sanitization and other costs associated with the COVID-19 public health emergency, to protect children who receive such services and child care workers who provide such services. 3. Definition For purposes of this Act, the term COVID-19 public health emergency means the public health emergency declared by the Secretary of Health and Human Services under section 319 of the Public Health Service Act ( 42 U.S.C. 247d ) on January 31, 2020, with respect to COVID-19, including any renewal of the declaration.