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Congressional Research Service
The Library of Congress
Washington, D.C. 20540
Statement of Gene Falk
of the Congressional Research Service
Before the Subcommittee on Human Resources
House Committee on Ways and Means
Hearing on Federal Resources Available for Child Care
March 16, 1999
It is an honor to be asked to appear before this subcommittee to discuss the
finances of the block grant program of Temporary Assistance for Needy Families,
(TANF), the Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF), and the Welfare-to-Work
grant program. Though the CCDF specifically provides federal funds for child care,
states and localities may also fund child care services directly from the TANF and
welfare-to-work programs. Additionally, states have the option to transfer up to 30%
of the TANF block grant to the CCDF.
TANF and CCDF are relatively new programs, created in the 1996 welfare
reform law, and the information we have is based on only their first 2 years. The
Welfare-to-Work grant program was added to TANF in the Balanced Budget Act of
1997. Therefore, the available information shows early trends in these programs.
CCDF and TANF Spending Trends
Chart 1 shows the trends in federal spending for CCDF and TANF, and
compares them with spending in their predecessor programs in FY1995 and FY1996.
The 1996 welfare reform law significantly increased federal funding for the programs
consolidated into the CCDF. Federal outlays for CCDF did not rise significantly in
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