PUBLIC LAW 106-310—OCT. 17, 2000 114 STAT. 1145 (d) DEFINITION.— In this section, the term "State" includes only the several States of the United States, the District of Columbia, and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. SEC. 1405. STATE APPLICATIONS. 42 USC 9859d. To be eligible to receive an allotment under section 1404, a State shall submit an application to the Secretary at such time, in such manner, and containing such information as the Secretary may require. The application shall contain information assessing the needs of the State with regard to child care health and safety, the goals to be achieved through the program carried out by the State under this title, and the measures to be used to assess the progress made by the State toward achieving the goals. SEC. 1406. USE OF FUNDS. 42 USC 9859e. (a) IN GENERAL. —^A State that receives an allotment under section 1404 shall use the funds made available through the allotment to carry out two or more activities consisting of— (1) providing training and education to eligible child care providers on preventing injuries and illnesses in children, and promoting health-related practices; (2) strengthening licensing, regulation, or registration standards for eligible child care providers; (3) assisting eligible child care providers in meeting licensing, regulation, or registration standards, including rehabilitating the facilities of the providers, in order to bring the facilities into compliance with the standards; (4) enforcing licensing, regulation, or registration standards for eligible child care providers, including holding increased unannounced inspections of the facilities of those providers; (5) providing health consultants to provide advice to eligible child care providers; (6) assisting eligible child care providers in enhancing the ability of the providers to serve children with disabilities and infants and toddlers with disabilities; (7) conducting criminal background checks for eligible child care providers and other individuals who have contact with children in the facilities of the providers; (8) providing information to parents on what factors to consider in choosing a safe and healthy child care setting; or (9) assisting in improving the safety of transportation practices for children enrolled in child care programs with eligible child care providers. (b) SUPPLEMENT, NOT SUPPLANT. —Funds appropriated pursuant to the authority of this title shall be used to supplement and not supplant other Federal, State, and local public funds expended to provide services for eligible individuals. SEC. 1407. REPORTS. 42 USC 9859f. Each State that receives an allotment under section 1404 shall annually prepare and submit to the Secretary a report that describes— (1) the activities carried out with funds made available through the allotment; and (2) the progress made by the State toward achieving the goals described in the application submitted by the State under section 1405.
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