[Congressional Bills 106th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 1176 Introduced in Senate (IS)]







106th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 1176

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


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                              May 27, 1999

  Mr. Robb (for himself, Mr. Warner, and Mr. Sarbanes) introduced the 
 following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on 
                          Governmental Affairs

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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 that 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 
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.--Not later than 180 days after the date of 
enactment of this Act, the Office of Personnel Management shall issue 
regulations necessary to carry out this section.
    (d) Definition.--In this section, the term ``Executive agency'' has 
the meaning given such term under section 105 of title 5, United States 
Code, but does not include the General Accounting Office.
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