Notes on 42 U.S.C. § 9858 : US Code - Notes

Search Notes on 42 U.S.C. § 9858 : US Code - Notes

(Pub. L. 97-35, title VI, Sec. 658B, as added Pub. L. 101-508,
title V, Sec. 5082(2), Nov. 5, 1990, 104 Stat. 1388-236; amended
Pub. L. 102-401, Sec. 3(a), Oct. 7, 1992, 106 Stat. 1959; Pub. L.
102-586, Sec. 8(c)(1), Nov. 4, 1992, 106 Stat. 5036; Pub. L. 104-
193, title VI, Sec. 603(a), Aug. 22, 1996, 110 Stat. 2279.)
AMENDMENTS
1996 - Pub. L. 104-193 reenacted section catchline without change
and amended text generally. Prior to amendment, text read as
follows: "There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this
subchapter, $750,000,000 for fiscal year 1991, $825,000,000 for
fiscal year 1992, $925,000,000 for fiscal year 1993, and such sums
as may be necessary for each of the fiscal years 1994 and 1995."
1992 - Pub. L. 102-401 and Pub. L. 102-586 made identical
technical corrections to directory language of Pub. L. 101-508,
Sec. 5082(2), which added this section.
EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1996 AMENDMENT
Section 615 of title VI of Pub. L. 104-193 provided that:
"(a) In General. - Except as provided in subsection (b), this
title [see Short title of 1996 Amendment note set out under section
9801 of this title] and the amendments made by this title shall
take effect on October 1, 1996.
"(b) Exception. - The amendment made by section 603(a) [amending
this section] shall take effect on the date of enactment of this
Act [Aug. 22, 1996]."
SHORT TITLE
For short title of this subchapter as the Child Care and
Development Block Grant Act of 1990, see section 658A(a) of Pub. L.
97-35, as amended, set out as a note under section 9801 of this
title.
GOALS OF SUBCHAPTER
Section 658A(b) of subchapter C (Sec. 658A et seq.) of chapter 8
of subtitle A of title VI of Pub. L. 97-35, as added by Pub. L. 104-
193, title VI, Sec. 602(3), Aug. 22, 1996, 110 Stat. 2279,
provided that: "The goals of this subchapter are -
"(1) to allow each State maximum flexibility in developing
child care programs and policies that best suit the needs of
children and parents within such State;
"(2) to promote parental choice to empower working parents to
make their own decisions on the child care that best suits their
family's needs;
"(3) to encourage States to provide consumer education
information to help parents make informed choices about child
care;
"(4) to assist States to provide child care to parents trying
to achieve independence from public assistance; and
"(5) to assist States in implementing the health, safety,
licensing, and registration standards established in State
regulations."