3.0.0 1572 2023-01-11T13:49:24Z 2023-01-11T13:49:24Z Senate S 2021-05-11 117 ssas00 Armed Services Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2021-05-11T22:57:46Z Military Child Care Expansion Act of 2021 117 3121 HR 2021-05-11 Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services. Related bill CRS 2021-05-11 ssas00 Armed Services Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services. IntroReferral 2021-05-11 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress D000622 Sen. Duckworth, Tammy [D-IL] Tammy Duckworth D IL N D000563 Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL] Richard Durbin D IL J. 2021-05-11 True V000128 Sen. Van Hollen, Chris [D-MD] Chris Van Hollen D MD 2021-05-11 True K000367 Sen. Klobuchar, Amy [D-MN] Amy Klobuchar D MN 2021-05-11 True M001111 Sen. Murray, Patty [D-WA] Patty Murray D WA 2021-05-11 True B001277 Sen. Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT] Richard Blumenthal D CT 2021-05-11 True F000062 Sen. Feinstein, Dianne [D-CA] Dianne Feinstein D CA 2021-05-11 True G000555 Sen. Gillibrand, Kirsten E. [D-NY] Kirsten Gillibrand D NY E. 2021-05-11 True B001267 Sen. Bennet, Michael F. [D-CO] Michael Bennet D CO 2021-05-11 True R000608 Sen. Rosen, Jacky [D-NV] Jacklyn Rosen D NV 2021-05-18 False O000174 Sen. Ossoff, Jon [D-GA] Jon Ossoff D GA 2021-10-26 False Armed Forces and National Security Child care and development Congressional oversight Defense spending Government studies and investigations Military facilities and property Military personnel and dependents Armed Forces and National Security 00 2021-05-11 Introduced in Senate 2022-04-07T19:53:51Z Military Child Care Expansion Act of 2021

This bill modifies and implements policies to update child care facilities and administration at the Department of Defense (DOD).

Specifically, the bill removes certain requirements for members of the Armed Forces to receive funding for an in-home child care provider under the DOD pilot program that provides financial assistance to such members who pay for in-home child care. The bill also allows DOD to expand the pilot program to additional locations (currently it is authorized for five).

DOD must establish a three-year pilot program to expand access to child care for members of the Armed Forces by entering into agreements with public or private child care facilities or development centers.

Under the bill, DOD must determine the (1) root causes contributing to poor or failing facility conditions at its child development centers, and (2) total cost to improve the conditions of such centers. The Government Accountability Office must review the determinations and make recommendations on how to improve DOD child development center conditions.

Lastly, DOD must utilize its existing authority to carry out minor military construction projects to construct child development centers.

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