PUBLIC HOUSING CHILD CARE GRANTS.

SEC. 117. PUBLIC HOUSING CHILD CARE GRANTS. Section 222 of the Housing and Urban-Rural Recovery Act of 1983 is amended to read as follows: “public housing child care demonstration program “Sec. 222. (a) Program Authority.— “(1) The Secretary of Housing and Urban Development shall, to the extent approved in appropriation Acts, carry out a demonstration program of making grants to nonprofit organizations to assist such organizations in providing child care services in lower income housing projects for lower income families who reside in public housing. “(2) The Secretary shall design the program described in paragraph (1) to determine the extent to which the availability of child care services in lower income housing projects facilitates the employability of the parents or guardians of children residing in public housing. “(b) Eligibility for Assistance.— The Secretary may make a grant to a nonprofit organization for child care services in a lower income housing project only if— “(1) prior to receipt of assistance under this section, a child care services program is not in operation in the project; “(2) the public housing agency agrees to provide suitable facilities for the provision of child care services; “(3) the child care services program in the project will serve preschool children during the day, school children after school, or both, in order to permit the parents or guardians of such children to obtain, retain, or train for employment; “(4) the child care services program in the project is designed, to the extent practicable, to involve the participation of the parents of children benefiting from such program; “(5) the child care services program in the project is designed, to the extent practicable, to employ in part-time positions elderly individuals who reside in the lower income housing project involved; and “(6) the child care services program in the project complies with all applicable State and local laws, regulations, and ordinances. “(c) Allocation of Assistance.— In providing grants under this section, the Secretary shall— “(1) give priority to nonprofit organizations providing child care services in lower income housing projects in which reside the largest number of preschool and school children of lower income families; 101 STAT. 1827 “(2) seek to ensure a reasonable distribution of such grants between urban and rural areas and among nonprofit organizations providing child care services in lower income housing projects of varying sizes; and “(3) seek to provide such grants to the largest number of nonprofit organizations practicable, considering the amount of funds available under this section and the financial requirements of the particular child care services programs to be established in the lower income housing projects for which applications are submitted under this section. “(d) Administrative Provisions.— “(1) Applications for grants under this section shall be made by nonprofit organizations (in consultation with public housing agencies) in such form, and according to such procedures, as the Secretary may prescribe. “(2) Any nonprofit organization receiving a grant under this section may use such grant only for operating expenses and minor renovations of facilities necessary to the provision of child care services under this section. “(3) The Secretary shall conduct periodic evaluations of each child care services program assisted under this section for purposes of— “(A) determining the effectiveness of such program in providing child care services and permitting the parents or guardians of children residing in public housing to obtain, retain, or train for employment; and “(B) ensuring compliance with the provisions of this section. “(4) No provision of this section may be construed to authorize the Secretary to establish any health, safety, educational, or other standards with respect to child care services or facilities assisted with grants received under this section. Such services and facilities shall comply with all applicable State and local laws, regulations, and ordinances, and all requirements established by the Secretary of Health and Human Services for child care services and facilities. “(e) Report to Congress.— Not later than the expiration of the 3-year period following the date of the enactment of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1987, the Secretary shall prepare and submit to the Congress a detailed report setting forth the findings and conclusions of the Secretary as a result of carrying out the demonstration program established in this section. Such report shall include any recommendations of the Secretary with respect to the establishment of a permanent program of assisting child care services in lower income housing projects. “(f) Definitions.— For purposes of this section: “(1) The term ‘lower income families’ has the meaning given such term in section 3(b)(2) of the United States Housing Act of 1937. “(2) The terms ‘lower income housing project’ and ‘public housing’ have the meanings given such terms in section 3(b)(1) of the United States Housing Act of 1937. “(3) The term ‘public housing agency’ has the meaning given such term in section 3(b)(6) of the United States Housing Act of 1937. “(4) The term ‘Secretary’ means the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development. 101 STAT. 1828 “(g) Authorization of Appropriations.— Of the total amount approved in appropriation Acts under section 103 of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974, there shall be set aside to carry out this section $5,000,000 for fiscal year 1988 and $5,210,000 for fiscal year 1989.”.