---
kind: "section"
citation: "42 U.S.C. § 9859e"
title: "42"
title_heading: "The Public Health and Welfare"
number: "9859e"
heading: "Use of funds"
release: "119-102"
date: "2026-07-12"
url: "https://uscodex.org/usc/42/9859e"
units:
  - "Chapter 105 — Community Services Programs"
  - "Subchapter II–C — Child Care Safety and Health Grants"
---

# §9859e. Use of funds

- (a) **In general—** A [State](/usc/42/9832.md?p=25) that receives an allotment under [section 9859c of this title](/usc/42/9859c.md) 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](/usc/42/9859.md?p=2) on preventing injuries and illnesses in children, and promoting health-related [practices](/usc/42/17061.md?p=19);
  - (2) strengthening licensing, regulation, or registration standards for [eligible child care providers](/usc/42/9859.md?p=2);
  - (3) assisting [eligible child care providers](/usc/42/9859.md?p=2) 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](/usc/42/9859.md?p=2), including holding increased unannounced inspections of the facilities of those providers;
  - (5) providing health consultants to provide advice to [eligible child care providers](/usc/42/9859.md?p=2);
  - (6) assisting [eligible child care providers](/usc/42/9859.md?p=2) 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](/usc/42/9859.md?p=2) 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](/usc/42/17061.md?p=19) for children enrolled in child care programs with [eligible child care providers](/usc/42/9859.md?p=2).
- (b) **Supplement, not supplant—** Funds appropriated pursuant to the authority of this subchapter shall be used to supplement and not supplant other Federal, [State](/usc/42/9832.md?p=25), and local public funds expended to provide services for eligible individuals.

## Source credit

(Pub. L. 106–310, div. A, title XIV, § 1406, Oct. 17, 2000, 114 Stat. 1145.)