[Congressional Bills 107th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 1286 Introduced in Senate (IS)]







107th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 1286

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


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             August 1, 2001

 Mrs. Carnahan (for herself and Ms. Mikulski) 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. SHORT TITLE.

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

SEC. 2. 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 and expenses) to 
provide child care, in a Federal or leased facility, or through 
contract, for civilian employees of such agency.
    (b) Affordability.--Amounts used to provide such child care 
services 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 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 such term in section 105 of title 5, 
United States Code, but does not include the General Accounting Office.
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