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H. Rept. 119-588 1 (2026-04-06)

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                     119TH CONGRESS                                           REPORT
                        2d Session   J  HOUSE   OF REPRESENTATIVES            119-588






                        CHILD CARE INTEGRITY MONITORING ACT OF 2026



                      APRIL 6, 2026.-Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of
                                         the Union and ordered to be printed



                      Mr.  WALBERG,   from the Committee   on Education   and Workforce,
                                           submitted   the following


                                               REPORT

                                                 together with

                                              MINORITY VIEWS

                                              [To accompany H.R. 7722]

                       The  Committee   on  Education  and  Workforce,  to  whom   was  re-
                     ferred the bill (H.R. 7722) to amend   the  Child Care  and  Develop-
                     ment  Block  Grant  Act of 1990  to require  triennial comprehensive
                     reviews  of State performance   under   such Act,  having  considered
                     the same,  reports favorably  thereon  with an  amendment and rec-
                     ommends   that the bill as amended  do pass.
                       The  amendment is   as follows:
                       Strike all after the enacting clause and insert the following:
                     SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
                       This Act may be cited as the Child Care Integrity Monitoring Act of 2026.
                     SEC. 2. CYCLICAL MONITORING OF STATE PERFORMANCE.
                       Section 658K of the Child Care and Development Block Grant Act of 1990 (42
                     U.S.C. 9858i) is amended by adding at the end the following:
                       (c) PERIODIC MONITORING BY THE SECRETARY.-At 3-year intervals, the Secretary
                     shall conduct a comprehensive review of the performance of each State that receives
                     assistance under this subchapter. Based on the results of such review, the Secretary
                     shall designate as high risk a State that has-
                          (1) a high level of unresolved or repeated adverse audit findings submitted
                        under subsection (b);
                          (2) a high level of unresolved issues under, or repeated performance failures
                        to carry out, corrective action plans submitted by such State under section
                        659J(c); or
                          (3) unresolved or repeat findings of noncompliance with the State plan ap-
                        proved under section 658E(c).
                        (d) REQUIRED ADDITIONAL MONITORING.-If a State is designated as high risk
                     under subsection (a), then the performance of such State shall be subject to addi-
                     tional monitoring, as determined by the Secretary..


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