[Congressional Bills 106th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 206 Introduced in House (IH)]

  1st Session
                                H. R. 206

   To provide for greater access to child care services for Federal 
                               employees.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            January 6, 1999

  Mrs. Morella (for herself, Mr. Davis of Virginia, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. 
  Wynn, Ms. Norton, Ms. Lee, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Horn, Mr. DeFazio, Mr. 
Frost, Mr. Gilman, Mrs. Kelly, Mrs. Maloney of New York, Mr. Towns, Mr. 
    Cummings, Mr. Forbes, Mr. Moran of Virginia, and Mr. Baldacci) 
 introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on 
                           Government Reform

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                                 A BILL


 
   To provide for greater access to child care services for Federal 
                               employees.

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

SECTION 1. CHILD CARE SERVICES FOR FEDERAL EMPLOYEES.

    (a) In General.--An Executive agency which provides or proposes to 
provide child care services for Federal employees may use appropriated 
funds (otherwise available to such agency for salaries) to provide 
child care, in a Federal or leased facility, or through contract, for 
civilian employees of such agency.
    (b) Affordability.--Amounts so provided with respect to any such 
facility or contractor shall be applied to improve the affordability of 
child care for lower income Federal employees using or seeking to use 
the child care services offered by such facility or contractor.
    (c) Regulations.--The Office of Personnel Management shall, within 
180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, issue regulations 
necessary to carry out this section.
    (d) Definition.--For purposes of this section, the term ``Executive 
agency'' has the meaning given such term by section 105 of title 5, 
United States Code, but does not include the General Accounting Office.
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