Section 1 Short title
This Act may be cited as the “Targeting Child Care Funds Based on Poverty Act of 2021”.
Targeting Child Care Funds Based on Poverty Act of 2021
A BILL
To amend title IV of the Social Security Act to target additional child care funds by allocating to States based on the number of children in poverty, and for other purposes.
Sec. 2 Distribution of additional matching funds based on share of children in poverty
Section 418(a)(2)(B) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 618(a)(2)(B)) is amended—
by striking all that precedes “total” and inserting the following:
“(B) Allotments to States
“(i) In general—Except as provided in clause (ii), the”
by adding after and below the end the following:
“(ii) Special rule—To the extent that the total amount referred to in clause (i) for fiscal year 2022 or for any succeeding fiscal year exceeds the total amount so referred to for fiscal year 2020, the excess shall be allotted among the States based on the share of each State of the number of children in poverty who have not attained 13 years of age.”