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H. Rept. 119-591 1 (2026-04-06)

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                     119TH CONGRESS                                           REPORT
                        2d Session      HOUSE   OF REPRESENTATIVES            119-591






                                STOP   CHILD CARE FRAUD 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. 7725]

                       The  Committee   on  Education  and  Workforce,  to  whom   was  re-
                     ferred the bill (H.R. 7725) to amend   the  Child Care  and  Develop-
                     ment  Block Grant  Act of 1990 to require States disclose agency  reg-
                     ulatory participation under  such  Act, having  considered the  same,
                     reports favorably  thereon  with  an  amendment and recommends
                     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 Stop Child Care Fraud Act of 2026.
                     SEC. 2. PROGRAM INTEGRITY AND ACCOUNTABILITY.
                       Section 658E(c)(2) of the Child Care and Development Block Grant Act of 1990
                     (42 U.S.C. 9858c(c)(2)) is amended by adding at the end the following:
                              (W) PROGRAM INTEGRITY AND ACCOUNTABILITY.-The plan shall include
                            a description of-
                                 (i) the State's internal controls to ensure program integrity and ac-
                               countability;
                                 (ii) the processes in place-
                                     (I) to investigate and recover fraudulent payments; and
                                     (II) to impose sanctions on clients or providers in response to
                                   fraud; and
                                 (iii) the procedures in place to document and verify eligibility.
                            Such description shall include how the State utilizes data within and across
                            other State and local agencies that have oversight of child care providers
                            that serve children who receive assistance under this subchapter..


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