[Congressional Bills 106th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1782 Introduced in House (IH)]







106th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1782

 To clarify the categories of children eligible for enrollment at the 
                  Library of Congress day care center.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              May 12, 1999

  Mr. Hoyer introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                   Committee on House Administration

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                                 A BILL


 
 To clarify the categories of children eligible for enrollment at the 
                  Library of Congress day care center.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. CATEGORIES OF CHILDREN ELIGIBLE FOR ENROLLMENT AT LIBRARY OF 
              CONGRESS DAY CARE CENTER.

    (a) In General.--Paragraph (1) of section 205(g) of the Legislative 
Branch Appropriations Act, 1991 (2 U.S.C. 141 note) is amended to read 
as follows:
            ``(1) as a day care center providing child care services to 
        a group of children of whom at least 50 percent have 1 parent 
        or guardian who is a Federal employee, in accordance with the 
        priorities for enrollment described in subsection (i);''.
    (b) Priorities for Enrollment.--Section 205 of such Act (2 U.S.C. 
141 note) is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:
    ``(i) The priorities for enrollment of children in the day care 
center of the Library of Congress are as follows:
            ``(1) The first priority for enrollment shall be given to 
        children or grandchildren of Library of Congress employees and 
        dependent children who live with such employees.
            ``(2) The second priority for enrollment shall be given to 
        children of other legislative branch employees and dependent 
        children who live with such employees.
            ``(3) The third priority for enrollment shall be given to 
        children of employees of other Federal departments and agencies 
        and dependent children who live with such employees.
            ``(4) Final priority shall be given to children of other 
        individuals.''.
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