This bill requires permanent debarment of child care providers who commit fraud from receiving federal child care funding. The legislation amends the Child Care and Development Block Grant Act to mandate that the Department of Health and Human Services permanently ban any child care provider found guilty of fraud, including submitting false statements, misrepresenting services or enrollment, operating without proper licensing, or making improper expenditures of federal funds. The bill also creates cross-program enforcement, meaning providers banned from the Child and Adult Care Food Program for fraud would automatically be banned from child care block grant funding, and vice versa. The legislation affects child care providers nationwide who receive federal assistance through these programs, as well as families who rely on federally-funded child care services. The bill does not include specific funding amounts or implementation timelines, as it focuses on establishing permanent fraud prevention measures within existing federal child care programs.
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