[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 94 (Thursday, June 7, 2018)]
[Senate]
[Page S3363]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

  SA 2518. Mrs. MURRAY (for herself and Mr. Kaine) submitted an 
amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 2282 submitted by Mr. 
Inhofe (for himself and Mr. McCain) and intended to be proposed to the 
bill H.R. 5515, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2019 for 
military activities of the Department of Defense, for military 
construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, 
to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for 
other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the end of part II of subtitle F of title V, add the 
     following:

     SEC. 577. RESPITE CHILDCARE FOR CERTAIN SPOUSES OF MEMBERS OF 
                   THE ARMED FORCES.

       (a) Respite Child Care Required.--The Secretary concerned 
     shall provide each spouse of a member of the Armed Forces 
     under the jurisdiction of such Secretary who is described in 
     subsection (b), and who has a child or children under the age 
     of 13 years, hourly respite childcare for each such child at 
     or in the vicinity of the installation to which the member 
     concerned is assigned.
       (b) Spouses.--A spouse described in this subsection is any 
     spouse of a member of the Armed Forces as follows:
       (1) A spouse of a member of the Armed Forces on active duty 
     (other than active duty for training).
       (2) A spouse who is participating in the Transition 
     Assistance Program under section 1144 of title 10, United 
     States Code.
       (c) Limitation on Amount of Care Per Child.--The total 
     number of hours of childcare provided under subsection (a) 
     with respect to a particular child may not exceed 16 hours.
       (d) Provision.--
       (1) Providers.--Childcare shall be provided under 
     subsection (a) by the following, as elected by the Secretary 
     concerned:
       (A) A childcare provider located on the installation 
     concerned.
       (B) A childcare provider located in the vicinity of the 
     installation concerned and approved for the provision of 
     childcare under this section by the Secretary concerned.
       (C) Any other childcare provider approved for the provision 
     of childcare under this section by the Secretary concerned.
       (2) Provision at no cost to members or their families.--
     Childcare shall be provided under subsection (a) at no cost 
     to the member of the Armed Forces concerned, the spouse, or 
     the member's family.
       (e) Funding.--Funds for the provision of childcare under 
     subsection (a) shall be derived from amounts available to the 
     Secretaries concerned for the provision of childcare services 
     to members of the Armed Forces.
       (f) Secretary Concerned Defined.--In this section, the term 
     ``Secretary concerned'' has the meaning given that term in 
     section 101(a)(9) of title 10, United States Code.
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