S.Amdt. 4767

SA 4767. Ms. DUCKWORTH submitted an amendment intended to be proposed
to amendment SA 3867 submitted by Mr. Reed and intended to be proposed
to the bill H.R. 4350, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2022
for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military
construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy,
to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for
other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

At the appropriate place, insert the following:

SEC. _. CHILD CARE RESOURCE GUIDE.

The Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 631 et seq.) is amended--
(1) by redesignating section 49 as section 50; and
(2) by inserting after section 48 the following new
section:

``SEC. 49. CHILD CARE RESOURCE GUIDE.

``(a) In General.--Not later than 1 year after the date of
the enactment of this section and not less frequently than
every 5 years thereafter, the Administrator shall publish or
update a resource guide, applicable to various business
models as determined by the Administrator, for small business
concerns operating as child care providers.
``(b) Guidance on Small Business Concern Matters.--The
resource guide required under subsection (a) shall include
guidance for such small business concerns related to--
``(1) operations (including marketing and management
planning);
``(2) finances (including financial planning, financing,
payroll, and insurance);
``(3) compliance with relevant laws (including the Internal
Revenue Code of 1986 and this Act);
``(4) training and safety (including equipment and
materials);
``(5) quality (including eligibility for funding under the
Child Care and Development Block Grant Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C.
9857 et seq.) as an eligible child care provider); and
``(6) any other matters the Administrator determines
appropriate.
``(c) Consultation Required.--Before publication or update
of the resource guide required under subsection (a), the
Administrator shall consult with the following:
``(1) The Secretary of Health and Human Services.
``(2) Representatives from lead agencies designated under
section 658D of the Child Care and Development Block Grant
Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 9858b).
``(3) Representatives from local or regional child care
resource and referral organizations described in section
658E(c)(3)(B)(iii)(I) of the Child Care and Development Block
Grant Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 9858c(c)(3)(B)(iii)(I)).
``(4) Any other relevant entities as determined by the
Administrator.
``(d) Publication and Dissemination Required.--
``(1) Publication.--The Administrator shall publish the
resource guide required under subsection (a) in English and
in the 10 most commonly spoken languages, other than English,
in the United States, which shall include Mandarin,
Cantonese, Japanese, and Korean. The Administrator shall make
each translation of the resource guide available on a
publicly accessible website of the Administration.
``(2) Distribution.--
``(A) Administrator.--The Administrator shall distribute
the resource guide required under subsection (a) to offices
within the Administration, including district offices, and to
the persons consulted under subsection (c).
``(B) Other entities.--Women's business centers (as
described under section 29), small business development
centers, chapters of the Service Corps of Retired Executives
(established under section 8(b)(1)(B)), and Veteran Business
Outreach Centers (as described under section 32) shall
distribute to small business concerns operating as child care
providers, sole proprietors operating as child care
providers, and child care providers that have limited
administrative capacity, as determined by the Administrator--
``(i) the resource guide required under subsection (a); and
``(ii) other resources available that the Administrator
determines to be relevant.''.

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