[Congressional Bills 111th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4656 Introduced in House (IH)]

111th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 4656

   To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to carry out a pilot 
   program establishing a child-care center for children of veterans 
               receiving treatment and other individuals.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           February 23, 2010

 Mr. Buchanan introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                     Committee on Veterans' Affairs

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                                 A BILL


 
   To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to carry out a pilot 
   program establishing a child-care center for children of veterans 
               receiving treatment and other individuals.

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

SECTION 1. ESTABLISHMENT OF CHILD-CARE CENTER PILOT PROGRAM.

    (a) In General.--Subject to the availability of appropriations for 
such purpose, the Secretary shall carry out a pilot program 
establishing a child-care center described in subsection (b).
    (b) Requirements.--A child-care center described in this subsection 
is a child-care center that--
            (1) is made available (to the extent space is available) to 
        children of--
                    (A) veterans receiving treatment or other services 
                at the facility in which the child-care center is 
                located;
                    (B) employees of the Department of Veterans 
                Affairs;
                    (C) employees of a contractor of the Department of 
                Veterans Affairs;
                    (D) employees of veterans service organizations; 
                and
                    (E) members of the Armed Forces on active duty 
                whose duty station--
                            (i) is in the same geographic area as the 
                        child-care center; and
                            (ii) does not have child-care services made 
                        available to the member by the Secretary of 
                        Defense; and
            (2) is located at the Bay Pines Medical Center, Bay Pines, 
        Florida.
    (c) Current Standards.--Except as provided in subsection (b), 
section 7809 of title 38, United States Code, shall apply to the child-
care center established under subsection (a).
    (d) Report.--Not later than two years after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on 
Veterans' Affairs of the House of Representatives and the Committee on 
Veterans' Affairs of the Senate a report on the child-care center 
established under subsection (a), including--
            (1) an assessment of the success of the center;
            (2) whether the center improves the access of veterans to 
        outpatient treatment;
            (3) the number of children that--
                    (A) the center is capable of caring for each day; 
                and
                    (B) the center cares for each day on average; and
            (4) any recommendations regarding whether to expand the 
        pilot program to other locations.
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