42 U.S.C. § 9858I
Section 9858i · Reports and audits
Current version, with additions and removals from the November 4, 1992 version.
Not later than December 31, 1992, and annually thereafter, a State that receives assistance under this subchapter shall prepare and submit to the Secretary a report—
(1) specifying the uses for which the State expended funds specified under paragraph (3) of section 9858c(c) of this title and the amount of funds expended for such uses;
(2) containing available data on the manner in which the child care needs of families in the State are being fulfilled, including information concerning—
(A) the number of children being assisted with funds provided under this subchapter, and under other Federal child care and pre-school programs;
(B) the type and number of child care programs, child care providers, caregivers, and support personnel located in the State;
(C) salaries and other compensation paid to full- and part-time staff who provide child care services; and
(D) activities in the State to encourage public-private partnerships that promote business involvement in meeting child care needs;
(3) describing the extent to which the affordability and availability of child care services has increased;
(4) if applicable, describing, in either the first or second such report, the findings of the review of State licensing and regulatory requirements and policies described in section 9858c(c) of this title, including a description of actions taken by the State in response to such reviews;
(5) containing an explanation of any State action, in accordance with section 9858c of this title, to reduce the level of child care standards in the State, if applicable; and
(6) describing the standards and health and safety requirements applicable to child care providers in the State, including a description of State efforts to improve the quality of child care;
during the period for which such report is required to be submitted.
(1) Requirement
A State shall, after the close of each program period covered by a 1 application approved under section 9858c(d) of this title audit its expenditures during such program period from amounts received under this subchapter.
(2) Independent auditor
Audits under this subsection shall be conducted by an entity that is independent of any agency administering activities that receive assistance under this subchapter and be in accordance with generally accepted auditing principles.
(3) Submission
Not later than 30 days after the completion of an audit under this subsection, the State shall submit a copy of the audit to the legislature of the State and to the Secretary.
(4) Repayment of amounts
Each State shall repay to the United States any amounts determined through an audit under this subsection not to have been expended in accordance with this subchapter, or the Secretary may offset such amounts against any other amount to which the State is or may be entitles 2 under this subchapter.
A State that receives funds to carry out this subchapter shall collect the information described in subparagraph (B) on a monthly basis.
The information required under this subparagraph shall include, with respect to a family unit receiving assistance under this subchapter 1 information concerning—
family income;
county of residence;
the gender, race, and age of children receiving such assistance;
whether the head of the family unit is a single parent;
the sources of family income, including—
employment, including self-employment;
cash or other assistance under—
the temporary assistance for needy families program under part A of title IV of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 601 et seq.); and
a State program for which State spending is counted toward the maintenance of effort requirement under section 409(a)(7) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 609(a)(7));
housing assistance;
assistance under the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 [7 U.S.C. 2011 et seq.]; and
other assistance programs;
the number of months the family has received benefits;
the type of child care in which the child was enrolled (such as family child care, home care, or center-based child care);
whether the child care provider involved was a relative;
the cost of child care for such families;
the average hours per month of such care; and
whether the children receiving assistance under this subchapter are homeless children;
during the period for which such information is required to be submitted.
A State described in subparagraph (A) shall, on a quarterly basis, submit the information required to be collected under subparagraph (B) to the Secretary.
A State may comply with the requirement to collect the information described in subparagraph (B) through the use of disaggregated case record information on a sample of families selected through the use of scientifically acceptable sampling methods approved by the Secretary.
The Secretary shall provide the States with such case sampling plans and data collection procedures as the Secretary deems necessary to produce statistically valid samples of the information described in subparagraph (B). The Secretary may develop and implement procedures for verifying the quality of data submitted by the States.
Reports submitted to the Secretary under subparagraph (C) shall not contain personally identifiable information.
Not later than 1 year after November 19, 2014, and annually thereafter,,2 a State described in paragraph (1)(A) shall prepare and submit to the Secretary a report that includes aggregate data concerning—
the number of child care providers that received funding under this subchapter as separately identified based on the types of providers listed in section 9858n(6) of this title;
the monthly cost of child care services, and the portion of such cost that is paid for with assistance provided under this subchapter, listed by the type of child care services provided;
the number of payments made by the State through vouchers, contracts, cash, and disregards under public benefit programs, listed by the type of child care services provided;
the manner in which consumer education information was provided to parents and the number of parents to whom such information was provided; and
the total number (without duplication) of children and families served under this subchapter; and
the number of child fatalities occurring among children while in the care and facility of child care providers receiving assistance under this subchapter, listed by type of child care provider and indicating whether the providers (excluding child care providers described in section 9858n(6)(B) of this title) are licensed or license-exempt.3
during the period for which such report is required to be submitted.
A State shall, after the close of each program period covered by an application approved under section 9858c(d) of this title audit its expenditures during such program period from amounts received under this subchapter.
Audits under this subsection shall be conducted by an entity that is independent of the State that receives assistance under this subchapter and be in accordance with generally accepted auditing principles.
Not later than 30 days after the completion of an audit under this subsection, the State shall submit a copy of the audit to the legislature of the State and to the Secretary.
Each State shall repay to the United States any amounts determined through an audit under this subsection not to have been expended in accordance with this subchapter, or the Secretary may offset such amounts against any other amount to which the State is or may be entitled under this subchapter.
1 So in original. Probably should be followed by a a comma.
2 So in original.
3 So in original. The period should probably be a semicolon.