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handle is hein.crs/goveeul0001 and id is 1 raw text is: Congressional Research Service Informing the I gislative debate since 1914- Child Care in the Build Back Better Act Updated November 10, 2021 On November 3, 2021, the House Rules Committee released a modified version of the Build Back Better Act (H.R. 5376) in Rules Committee Print 117-18. This version would establish a Birth Through Five Child Care and Early Learning Entitlement (@23001). A White House Fact Sheet indicates the combined costs of the Birth Through Five program and a Universal Preschool program would total $400 billion- $50 billion less than the estimate in a September fact sheet from the House Committee on Education and Labor, based on earlier versions of these proposals. Appropriations Section 23001 would appropriate mandatory funding to the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) for child care programs in states, Indian tribes, tribal organizations, and territories. Funding for activities in FY2022-FY2024 would be capped. State appropriations for these years would be designated for particular activities (Table 1), including direct services (e.g., subsidies, payment rates), quality (e.g., supply-building, facilities), and administration. Beginning in FY2025, appropriations for states, tribes, and territories would be set at such sums as may be necessary to ensure funds are sufficient for all eligible children seeking assistance. Capped funding would be available for grants to localities and Head Start expansions in states that opt not to participate in the program. Congressional Research Service https://crsreports.congress.gov IN11750 CRS INSIGHT Prepared for Members and Committees of Congress -