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 124 STAT. 3249 PUBLIC LAW 111–296—DEC. 13, 2010 ‘‘(2) PROGRAM APPLICATIONS.— ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall develop a policy under which each institution providing child care that participates in the program under this section shall— ‘‘(i) submit to the State agency an initial applica- tion to participate in the program that meets all requirements established by the Secretary by regula- tion; ‘‘(ii) annually confirm to the State agency that the institution, and any facilities of the institution in which the program is operated by a sponsoring organization, is in compliance with subsection (a)(5); and ‘‘(iii) annually submit to the State agency any addi- tional information necessary to confirm that the institution is in compliance with all other requirements to participate in the program, as established in this Act and by the Secretary by regulation. ‘‘(B) REQUIRED REVIEWS OF SPONSORED FACILITIES.— ‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall develop a policy under which each sponsoring organization participating in the program under this section shall conduct— ‘‘(I) periodic unannounced site visits at not less than 3-year intervals to sponsored child and adult care centers and family or group day care homes to identify and prevent management defi- ciencies and fraud and abuse under the program; and ‘‘(II) at least 1 scheduled site visit each year to sponsored child and adult care centers and family or group day care homes to identify and prevent management deficiencies and fraud and abuse under the program and to improve program operations. ‘‘(ii) VARIED TIMING.—Sponsoring organizations shall vary the timing of unannounced reviews under clause (i)(I) in a manner that makes the reviews unpredictable to sponsored facilities. ‘‘(C) REQUIRED REVIEWS OF INSTITUTIONS.—The Sec- retary shall develop a policy under which each State agency shall conduct— ‘‘(i) at least 1 scheduled site visit at not less than 3-year intervals to each institution under the State agency participating in the program under this sec- tion— ‘‘(I) to identify and prevent management defi- ciencies and fraud and abuse under the program; and ‘‘(II) to improve program operations; and ‘‘(ii) more frequent reviews of any institution that— ‘‘(I) sponsors a significant share of the facilities participating in the program; ‘‘(II) conducts activities other than the pro- gram authorized under this section; Deadline. Deadlines. Regulations. Deadlines.