[Congressional Bills 106th Congress]
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[S. 813 Introduced in Senate (IS)]







106th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                 S. 813

   To ensure the safety of children placed in child care centers in 
              Federal facilities, and for other purposes.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             April 15, 1999

 Mr. Jeffords (for himself, Ms. Landrieu, Mr. Dodd, Mr. Sarbanes, and 
 Mr. Kennedy) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 
           referred to the Committee on Governmental Affairs

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                                 A BILL


 
   To ensure the safety of children placed in child care centers in 
              Federal facilities, and for other purposes.

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

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Federal Employees Child Care Act''.

SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.

    In this Act (except as otherwise provided in section 5):
            (1) Administrator.--The term ``Administrator'' means the 
        Administrator of General Services.
            (2) Child care accreditation entity.--The term ``child care 
        accreditation entity'' means a nonprofit private organization 
        or public agency that--
                    (A) is recognized by a State agency or by a 
                national organization that serves as a peer review 
                panel on the standards and procedures of public and 
                private child care or school accrediting bodies; and
                    (B) accredits a facility to provide child care on 
                the basis of--
                            (i) an accreditation or credentialing 
                        instrument based on peer-validated research;
                            (ii) compliance with applicable State or 
                        local licensing requirements, as appropriate, 
                        for the facility;
                            (iii) outside monitoring of the facility; 
                        and
                            (iv) criteria that provide assurances of--
                                    (I) use of developmentally 
                                appropriate health and safety standards 
                                at the facility;
                                    (II) use of developmentally 
                                appropriate educational activities, as 
                                an integral part of the child care 
                                program carried out at the facility; 
                                and
                                    (III) use of ongoing staff 
                                development or training activities for 
                                the staff of the facility, including 
                                related skills-based testing.
            (3) Entity sponsoring a child care facility.--The term 
        ``entity sponsoring a child care facility'' means a Federal 
        agency that operates, or an entity that enters into a contract 
        or licensing agreement with a Federal agency to operate, a 
        child care facility primarily for the use of Federal employees.
            (4) Executive agency.--The term ``Executive agency'' has 
        the meaning given the term in section 105 of title 5, United 
        States Code, except that the term--
                    (A) does not include the Department of Defense and 
                the Coast Guard; and
                    (B) includes the General Services Administration, 
                with respect to the administration of a facility 
                described in paragraph (5)(B).
            (5) Executive facility.--The term ``executive facility''--
                    (A) means a facility that is owned or leased by an 
                Executive agency; and
                    (B) includes a facility that is owned or leased by 
                the General Services Administration on behalf of a 
                judicial office.
            (6) Federal agency.--The term ``Federal agency'' means an 
        Executive agency, a legislative office, or a judicial office.
            (7) Judicial facility.--The term ``judicial facility'' 
        means a facility that is owned or leased by a judicial office 
        (other than a facility that is also a facility described in 
        paragraph (5)(B)).
            (8) Judicial office.--The term ``judicial office'' means an 
        entity of the judicial branch of the Federal Government.
            (9) Legislative facility.--The term ``legislative 
        facility'' means a facility that is owned or leased by a 
        legislative office.
            (10) Legislative office.--The term ``legislative office'' 
        means an entity of the legislative branch of the Federal 
        Government.
            (11) State.--The term ``State'' has the meaning given the 
        term in section 658P of the Child Care and Development Block 
        Grant Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 9858n).

SEC. 3. PROVIDING QUALITY CHILD CARE IN FEDERAL FACILITIES.

    (a) Executive Facilities.--
            (1) State and local licensing requirements.--
                    (A) In general.--Any entity sponsoring a child care 
                facility in an executive facility shall--
                            (i) comply with child care standards 
                        described in paragraph (2) that are no less 
                        stringent than applicable State or local 
                        licensing requirements that are related to the 
                        provision of child care in the State or 
                        locality involved; or
                            (ii) obtain the applicable State or local 
                        licenses, as appropriate, for the facility.
                    (B) Compliance.--Not later than 6 months after the 
                date of enactment of this Act--
                            (i) the entity shall comply, or make 
                        substantial progress (as determined by the 
                        Administrator) toward complying, with 
                        subparagraph (A); and
                            (ii) any contract or licensing agreement 
                        used by an Executive agency for the provision 
                        of child care services in the child care 
                        facility shall include a condition that the 
                        child care be provided by an entity that 
                        complies with the standards described in 
                        subparagraph (A)(i) or obtains the licenses 
                        described in subparagraph (A)(ii).
            (2) Health, safety, and facility standards.--The 
        Administrator shall by regulation establish standards relating 
        to health, safety, facilities, facility design, and other 
        aspects of child care that the Administrator determines to be 
        appropriate for child care in executive facilities, and require 
        child care facilities, and entities sponsoring child care 
        facilities, in executive facilities to comply with the 
        standards. The standards shall include requirements that child 
        care facilities be inspected for, and be free of, lead hazards.
            (3) Accreditation standards.--
                    (A) In general.--The Administrator shall issue 
                regulations requiring, to the maximum extent possible, 
                any entity sponsoring an eligible child care facility 
                (as defined by the Administrator) in an executive 
                facility to comply with standards of a child care 
                accreditation entity.
                    (B) Compliance.--The regulations shall require 
                that, not later than 3 years after the date of 
                enactment of this Act--
                            (i) the entity shall comply, or make 
                        substantial progress (as determined by the 
                        Administrator) toward complying, with the 
                        standards; and
                            (ii) any contract or licensing agreement 
                        used by an Executive agency for the provision 
                        of child care services in the child care 
                        facility shall include a condition that the 
                        child care be provided by an entity that 
                        complies with the standards.
            (4) Evaluation and compliance.--
                    (A) In general.--The Administrator shall evaluate 
                the compliance, with the requirements of paragraph (1) 
                and the regulations issued pursuant to paragraphs (2) 
                and (3), as appropriate, of child care facilities, and 
                entities sponsoring child care facilities, in executive 
                facilities. The Administrator may conduct the 
                evaluation of such a child care facility or entity 
                directly, or through an agreement with another Federal 
                agency or private entity, other than the Federal agency 
                for which the child care facility is providing 
                services. If the Administrator determines, on the basis 
                of such an evaluation, that the child care facility or 
                entity is not in compliance with the requirements, the 
                Administrator shall notify the Executive agency.
                    (B) Effect of noncompliance.--On receipt of the 
                notification of noncompliance issued by the 
                Administrator, the head of the Executive agency shall--
                            (i) if the entity operating the child care 
                        facility is the agency--
                                    (I) not later than 2 business days 
                                after the date of receipt of the 
                                notification, correct any deficiencies 
                                that are determined by the 
                                Administrator to be life threatening or 
                                to present a risk of serious bodily 
                                harm;
                                    (II) not later than 4 months after 
                                the date of receipt of the 
                                notification, develop and provide to 
                                the Administrator a plan to correct any 
                                other deficiencies in the operation of 
                                the facility and bring the facility and 
                                entity into compliance with the 
                                requirements;
                                    (III) provide the parents of the 
                                children receiving child care services 
                                at the child care facility and 
                                employees of the facility with a 
                                notification detailing the deficiencies 
                                described in subclauses (I) and (II) 
                                and actions that will be taken to 
                                correct the deficiencies, and post a 
                                copy of the notification in a 
                                conspicuous place in the facility for 5 
                                working days or until the deficiencies 
                                are corrected, whichever is later;
                                    (IV) bring the child care facility 
                                and entity into compliance with the 
                                requirements and certify to the 
                                Administrator that the facility and 
                                entity are in compliance, based on an 
                                onsite evaluation of the facility 
                                conducted by an individual with 
                                expertise in child care health and 
                                safety; and
                                    (V) in the event that deficiencies 
                                determined by the Administrator to be 
                                life threatening or to present a risk 
                                of serious bodily harm cannot be 
                                corrected within 2 business days after 
                                the date of receipt of the 
                                notification, close the child care 
                                facility, or the affected portion of 
                                the facility, until the deficiencies 
                                are corrected and notify the 
                                Administrator of the closure; and
                            (ii) if the entity operating the child care 
                        facility is a contractor or licensee of the 
                        Executive agency--
                                    (I) require the contractor or 
                                licensee, not later than 2 business 
                                days after the date of receipt of the 
                                notification, to correct any 
                                deficiencies that are determined by the 
                                Administrator to be life threatening or 
                                to present a risk of serious bodily 
                                harm;
                                    (II) require the contractor or 
                                licensee, not later than 4 months after 
                                the date of receipt of the 
                                notification, to develop and provide to 
                                the head of the agency a plan to 
                                correct any other deficiencies in the 
                                operation of the child care facility 
                                and bring the facility and entity into 
                                compliance with the requirements;
                                    (III) require the contractor or 
                                licensee to provide the parents of the 
                                children receiving child care services 
                                at the child care facility and 
                                employees of the facility with a 
                                notification detailing the deficiencies 
                                described in subclauses (I) and (II) 
                                and actions that will be taken to 
                                correct the deficiencies, and to post a 
                                copy of the notification in a 
                                conspicuous place in the facility for 5 
                                working days or until the deficiencies 
                                are corrected, whichever is later;
                                    (IV) require the contractor or 
                                licensee to bring the child care 
                                facility and entity into compliance 
                                with the requirements and certify to 
                                the head of the agency that the 
                                facility and entity are in compliance, 
                                based on an onsite evaluation of the 
                                facility conducted by an independent 
                                entity with expertise in child care 
                                health and safety; and
                                    (V) in the event that deficiencies 
                                determined by the Administrator to be 
                                life threatening or to present a risk 
                                of serious bodily harm cannot be 
                                corrected within 2 business days after 
                                the date of receipt of the 
                                notification, close the child care 
                                facility, or the affected portion of 
                                the facility, until the deficiencies 
                                are corrected and notify the 
                                Administrator of the closure, which 
                                closure may be grounds for the 
                                immediate termination or suspension of 
                                the contract or license of the 
                                contractor or licensee.
                    (C) Cost reimbursement.--The Executive agency shall 
                reimburse the Administrator for the costs of carrying 
                out subparagraph (A) for child care facilities located 
                in an executive facility other than an executive 
                facility of the General Services Administration. If an 
                entity is sponsoring a child care facility for 2 or 
                more Executive agencies, the Administrator shall 
                allocate the reimbursement costs with respect to the 
                entity among the agencies in a fair and equitable 
                manner, based on the extent to which each agency is 
                eligible to place children in the facility.
            (5) Disclosure of prior violations to parents and facility 
        employees.--
                    (A) In general.--The Administrator shall issue 
                regulations that require that each entity sponsoring a 
                child care facility in an executive facility, upon 
                receipt by the child care facility or the entity (as 
                applicable) of a request by any individual who is--
                            (i) a parent of any child enrolled at the 
                        facility;
                            (ii) a parent of a child for whom an 
                        application has been submitted to enroll at the 
                        facility; or
                            (iii) an employee of the facility;
                shall provide to the individual the copies and 
                description described in subparagraph (B).
                    (B) Copies and description.--The entity shall 
                provide--
                            (i) copies of all notifications of 
                        deficiencies that have been provided in the 
                        past with respect to the facility under clause 
                        (i)(III) or (ii)(III), as applicable, of 
                        paragraph (4)(B); and
                            (ii) a description of the actions that were 
                        taken to correct the deficiencies.
    (b) Legislative Facilities.--
            (1) Accreditation.--The Chief Administrative Officer of the 
        House of Representatives, the Librarian of Congress, and the 
        head of a designated entity in the Senate shall ensure that, 
        not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, 
        the corresponding child care facility obtains accreditation by 
        a child care accreditation entity, in accordance with the 
        accreditation standards of the entity.
            (2) Regulations.--
                    (A) In general.--If the corresponding child care 
                facility does not maintain accreditation status with a 
                child care accreditation entity, the Chief 
                Administrative Officer of the House of Representatives, 
                the Librarian of Congress, or the head of the 
                designated entity in the Senate shall issue regulations 
                governing the operation of the corresponding child care 
                facility, to ensure the safety and quality of care of 
                children placed in the facility. The regulations shall 
                be no less stringent in content and effect than the 
                requirements of subsection (a)(1) and the regulations 
                issued by the Administrator under paragraphs (2) and 
                (3) of subsection (a), except to the extent that 
                appropriate administrative officers make the 
                determination described in subparagraph (B).
                    (B) Modification more effective.--The determination 
                referred to in subparagraph (A) is a determination, for 
                good cause shown and stated together with the 
                regulations, that a modification of the regulations 
                would be more effective for the implementation of the 
                requirements and standards described in subsection (a) 
                for the corresponding child care facilities, and 
                entities sponsoring the corresponding child care 
                facilities, in legislative facilities.
            (3) Corresponding child care facility.--In this subsection, 
        the term ``corresponding child care facility'', used with 
        respect to the Chief Administrative Officer, the Librarian, or 
        the head of a designated entity described in paragraph (1), 
        means a child care facility operated by, or under a contract or 
        licensing agreement with, an office of the House of 
        Representatives, the Library of Congress, or an office of the 
        Senate, respectively.
    (c) Judicial Branch Standards and Compliance.--
            (1) State and local licensing requirements health, safety, 
        and facility standards, and accreditation standards.--The 
        Director of the Administrative Office of the United States 
        Courts shall issue regulations for child care facilities, and 
        entities sponsoring child care facilities, in judicial 
        facilities, which shall be no less stringent in content and 
        effect than the requirements of subsection (a)(1) and the 
        regulations issued by the Administrator under paragraphs (2) 
        and (3) of subsection (a), except to the extent that the 
        Director may determine, for good cause shown and stated 
        together with the regulations, that a modification of such 
        regulations would be more effective for the implementation of 
        the requirements and standards described in paragraphs (1), 
        (2), and (3) of subsection (a) for child care facilities, and 
        entities sponsoring child care facilities, in judicial 
        facilities.
            (2) Evaluation and compliance.--
                    (A) Director of the administrative office of the 
                united states courts.--The Director of the 
                Administrative Office of the United States Courts shall 
                have the same authorities and duties with respect to 
                the evaluation of, compliance of, and cost 
                reimbursement for child care facilities, and entities 
                sponsoring child care facilities, in judicial 
                facilities as the Administrator has under subsection 
                (a)(4) with respect to the evaluation of, compliance 
                of, and cost reimbursement for such centers and 
                entities sponsoring such centers, in executive 
                facilities.
                    (B) Head of a judicial office.--The head of a 
                judicial office shall have the same authorities and 
                duties with respect to the compliance of and cost 
                reimbursement for child care facilities, and entities 
                sponsoring child care facilities, in judicial 
                facilities as the head of an Executive agency has under 
                subsection (a)(4) with respect to the compliance of and 
                cost reimbursement for such centers and entities 
                sponsoring such centers, in executive facilities.
    (d) Application.--Notwithstanding any other provision of this 
section, if 8 or more child care facilities are sponsored in facilities 
owned or leased by an Executive agency, the Administrator shall 
delegate to the head of the agency the evaluation and compliance 
responsibilities assigned to the Administrator under subsection 
(a)(4)(A).
    (e) Technical Assistance, Studies, and Reviews.--The Administrator 
may provide technical assistance, and conduct and provide the results 
of studies and reviews, for Executive agencies, and entities sponsoring 
child care facilities in executive facilities, on a reimbursable basis, 
in order to assist the entities in complying with this section. The 
Chief Administrative Officer of the House of Representatives, the 
Librarian of Congress, the head of the designated Senate entity 
described in subsection (b), and the Director of the Administrative 
Office of the United States Courts, may provide technical assistance, 
and conduct and provide the results of studies and reviews, or request 
that the Administrator provide technical assistance, and conduct and 
provide the results of studies and reviews, for legislative offices and 
judicial offices, as appropriate, and entities operating child care 
facilities in legislative facilities or judicial facilities, as 
appropriate, on a reimbursable basis, in order to assist the entities 
in complying with this section.
    (f) Interagency Council.--
            (1) Composition.--The Administrator shall establish an 
        interagency council, comprised of--
                    (A) representatives of all Executive agencies 
                described in subsection (d) and other Executive 
                agencies at the election of the heads of the agencies;
                    (B) a representative of the Chief Administrative 
                Officer of the House of Representatives, at the 
election of the Chief Administrative Officer;
                    (C) a representative of the head of the designated 
                Senate entity described in subsection (b), at the 
                election of the head of the entity;
                    (D) a representative of the Librarian of Congress, 
                at the election of the Librarian; and
                    (E) a representative of the Director of the 
                Administrative Office of the United States Courts, at 
                the election of the Director.
            (2) Functions.--The council shall facilitate cooperation 
        and sharing of best practices, and develop and coordinate 
        policy, regarding the provision of child care, including the 
        provision of areas for nursing mothers and other lactation 
        support facilities and services, in the Federal Government.
    (g) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized to be 
appropriated to carry out this section $900,000 for fiscal year 2000 
and such sums as may be necessary for each subsequent fiscal year.

SEC. 4. FEDERAL CHILD CARE EVALUATION.

    (a) In General.--Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment 
of this Act, the Administrator and the Director of the Office of 
Personnel Management shall jointly prepare and submit to Congress a 
report that evaluates child care provided by entities sponsoring child 
care facilities in executive facilities, legislative facilities, or 
judicial facilities.
    (b) Contents.--The evaluation shall contain, at a minimum--
            (1) information on the number of children receiving child 
        care described in subsection (a), analyzed by age, including 
        information on the number of those children who are age 6 
        through 12;
            (2) information on the number of families not using child 
        care described in subsection (a) because of the cost of the 
        child care; and
            (3) recommendations for improving the quality and cost 
        effectiveness of child care described in subsection (a), 
        including recommendations of options for creating an optimal 
        organizational structure and using best practices for the 
        delivery of the child care.

SEC. 5. CHILD CARE SERVICES FOR FEDERAL EMPLOYEES.

    (a) In General.--In addition to services authorized to be provided 
by an agency of the United States pursuant to section 616 of the Act of 
December 22, 1987 (40 U.S.C. 490b), an Executive agency that provides 
or proposes to provide child care services for Federal employees may 
use agency funds to provide the child care services, in a facility that 
is owned or leased by an Executive agency, or through a contractor, for 
civilian employees of the agency.
    (b) Affordability.--Funds so used 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 the facility or contractor.
    (c) Regulations.--The Administrator after consultation with the 
Director of 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 the term by section 105 of title 5, 
United States Code, but does not include the General Accounting Office.

SEC. 6. MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS RELATING TO CHILD CARE PROVIDED BY 
              FEDERAL AGENCIES.

    (a) Availability of Federal Child Care Centers for Onsite 
Contractors; Percentage Goal.--Section 616 of the Act of December 22, 
1987 (40 U.S.C. 490b) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a)--
                    (A) by striking ``officer or agency of the United 
                States'' and inserting ``Federal agency or officer of a 
                Federal agency''; and
                    (B) by striking paragraphs (2) and (3) and 
                inserting the following:
            ``(2) the officer or agency determines that the space will 
        be used to provide child care and related services to--
                    ``(A) children of Federal employees or onsite 
                Federal contractors; or
                    ``(B) dependent children who live with Federal 
                employees or onsite Federal contractors; and
            ``(3) the officer or agency determines that the individual 
        or entity will give priority for available child care and 
        related services in the space to Federal employees and onsite 
        Federal contractors.''; and
            (2) by adding at the end the following:
    ``(e)(1)(A) The Administrator of General Services shall confirm 
that at least 50 percent of aggregate enrollment in Federal child care 
centers governmentwide are children of Federal employees or onsite 
Federal contractors, or dependent children who live with Federal 
employees or onsite Federal contractors.
    ``(B) Each provider of child care services at an individual Federal 
child care center shall maintain 50 percent of the enrollment at the 
center of children described under subparagraph (A) as a goal for 
enrollment at the center.
    ``(C)(i) If enrollment at a center does not meet the percentage 
goal under subparagraph (B), the provider shall develop and implement a 
business plan with the sponsoring Federal agency to achieve the goal 
within a reasonable timeframe.
    ``(ii) The plan shall be approved by the Administrator of General 
Services based on--
            ``(I) compliance of the plan with standards established by 
        the Administrator; and
            ``(II) the effect of the plan on achieving the aggregate 
        Federal enrollment percentage goal.
    ``(2) The Administrator of General Services Administration may 
enter into public-private partnerships or contracts with 
nongovernmental entities to increase the capacity, quality, 
affordability, or range of child care and related services and may, on 
a demonstration basis, waive subsection (a)(3) and paragraph (1) of 
this subsection.''.
    (b) Payment of Costs of Training Programs.--Section 616(b)(3) of 
such Act (40 U.S.C. 490b(b)(3)) is amended to read as follows:
    ``(3) If a Federal agency has a child care facility in a Federal 
space, or is a sponsoring agency for a child care facility in a Federal 
space, the agency or the General Services Administration may pay 
accreditation fees, including renewal fees, for that center to be 
accredited. Any Federal agency that provides or proposes to provide 
child care services for children referred to in subsection (a)(2), may 
reimburse any Federal employee or any person employed to provide the 
services for the costs of training programs, conferences, and meetings 
and related travel, transportation, and subsistence expenses incurred 
in connection with those activities. Any per diem allowance made under 
this section shall not exceed the rate specified in regulations 
prescribed under section 5707 of title 5, United States Code.''.
    (c) Technical and Conforming Amendments.--Section 616(c) of such 
Act (40 U.S.C. 490b(c)) is amended--
            (1) by inserting ``Federal'' before ``child care centers''; 
        and
            (2) by striking ``Federal workers'' and inserting ``Federal 
        employees''.
    (d) Provision of Child Care by Private Entities.--Section 616(d) of 
such Act (40 U.S.C. 490b(d)) is amended to read as follows:
    ``(d)(1) If a Federal agency has a child care facility in a Federal 
space, or is a sponsoring agency for a child care facility in a Federal 
space, the agency, the child care center board of directors, or the 
General Services Administration may enter into an agreement with 1 or 
more private entities under which the private entities would assist in 
defraying the general operating expenses of the child care providers 
including salaries and tuition assistance programs at the facility.
    ``(2)(A) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, if a Federal 
agency does not have a child care program, or if the Administrator of 
General Services has identified a need for child care for Federal 
employees at a Federal agency providing child care services that do not 
meet the requirements of subsection (a), the agency or the 
Administrator may enter into an agreement with a non-Federal, licensed, 
and accredited child care facility, or a planned child care facility 
that will become licensed and accredited, for the provision of child 
care services for children of Federal employees.
    ``(B) Before entering into an agreement, the head of the Federal 
agency shall determine that child care services to be provided through 
the agreement are more cost effectively provided through the 
arrangement than through establishment of a Federal child care 
facility.
    ``(C) The Federal agency may provide any of the services described 
in subsection (b)(3) if, in exchange for the services, the facility 
reserves child care spaces for children referred to in subsection 
(a)(2), as agreed to by the parties. The cost of any such services 
provided by a Federal agency to a Federal child care facility on behalf 
of another Federal agency shall be reimbursed by the receiving agency.
    ``(3) This subsection does not apply to residential child care 
programs.''.
    (e) Pilot Projects.--Section 616 of such Act (40 U.S.C. 490b) is 
further amended by adding at the end the following:
    ``(f)(1) Upon approval of the agency head, a Federal agency may 
conduct a pilot project not otherwise authorized by law for no more 
than 2 years to test innovative approaches to providing alternative 
forms of quality child care assistance for Federal employees. A Federal 
agency head may extend a pilot project for an additional 2-year period. 
Before any pilot project may be implemented, a determination shall be 
made by the agency head that initiating the pilot project would be more 
cost-effective than establishing a new Federal child care facility. 
Costs of any pilot project shall be paid solely by the agency 
conducting the pilot project.
    ``(2) The Administrator of General Services shall serve as an 
information clearinghouse for pilot projects initiated by other Federal 
agencies to disseminate information concerning the pilot projects to 
the other Federal agencies.
    ``(3) Within 6 months after completion of the initial 2-year pilot 
project period, a Federal agency conducting a pilot project under this 
subsection shall provide for an evaluation of the impact of the project 
on the delivery of child care services to Federal employees, and shall 
submit the results of the evaluation to the Administrator of General 
Services. The Administrator shall share the results with other Federal 
agencies.''.
    (f) Background Check.--Section 616 of such Act (40 U.S.C. 490b) is 
further amended by adding at the end the following:
    ``(g) Each Federal child care center located in a Federal space 
shall ensure that each employee of the center (including any employee 
whose employment began before the date of enactment of this subsection) 
shall undergo a criminal history background check consistent with 
section 231 of the Crime Control Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 13041).''.
    (g) Definitions.--Section 616 of such Act (40 U.S.C. 490b) is 
further amended by adding at the end the following:
    ``(h) In this section:
            ``(1) The term `Federal agency' has the meaning given the 
        term `Executive agency' in section 2 of the Federal Employees 
        Child Care Act.
            ``(2) The terms `Federal building' and `Federal space' have 
        the meanings given the term `executive facility' in such 
        section 2.
            ``(3) The term `Federal child care center' means a child 
        care center in an executive facility, as defined in such 
        section 2.
            ``(4) The terms `Federal contractor' and `Federal employee' 
        mean a contractor and an employee, respectively, of an 
        Executive agency, as defined in such section 2.''.
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