To require the Secretary of Health and Human Services, in conjunction with the Secretary of Education, to conduct a review of Federal early learning and care programs and make recommendations for streamlining the various programs.

SA 2812. Mr. ENZI submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the bill S. 1086, to reauthorize and improve the Child Care and
Development Block Grant Act of 1990, and for other purposes; which was
ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

At the appropriate place, insert the following:

SEC. __. REVIEW OF FEDERAL EARLY LEARNING AND CARE PROGRAMS.

(a) In General.--The Secretary of Health and Human
Services, in conjunction with the Secretary of Education,
shall conduct an interdepartmental review of all early
learning and care programs in order to--
(1) develop a plan for the elimination of duplicative and
overlapping programs, as identified by the Government
Accountability Office's 2012 annual report (GAO-12-342SP);
and
(2) make recommendations to Congress for streamlining all
such programs.
(b) Report.--Not later than 1 year after the date of
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Health and Human
Services, in consultation with the Secretary of Education and
the heads of all Federal agencies that administer Federal
early learning and care programs, shall submit to the
Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the
Senate and the Committee on Education and the Workforce of
the House of Representatives, a detailed report that outlines
the efficiencies that can be achieved by, as well as specific
recommendations for, eliminating duplication, overlap, and
fragmentation among all Federal early learning and care
programs.
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