[Congressional Record Volume 166, Number 119 (Monday, June 29, 2020)]
[Senate]
[Page S3738]
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  SA 2298. Mr. BOOZMAN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed 
by him to the bill S. 4049, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 
2021 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 subtitle F of title X, add the following:

     SEC. 1064. REPORT ON ROUND-THE-CLOCK AVAILABILITY OF 
                   CHILDCARE FOR MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES AND 
                   CIVILIAN EMPLOYEES OF THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 
                   WHO WORK ROTATING SHIFTS.

       (a) In General.--Not later than 270 days after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall 
     submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and 
     the House of Representatives a report setting forth the 
     results of a study, conducted by the Secretary for purposes 
     of the report, on the feasibility and advisability of making 
     round-the-clock childcare available for children of members 
     of the Armed Forces and civilian employees of the Department 
     of Defense who works on rotating shifts at military 
     installations.
       (b) Elements.--The report required by subsection (a) shall 
     include the following:
       (1) The results of the study described in that subsection.
       (2) If the Secretary determines that making round-the-clock 
     childcare available as described in subsection (a) is 
     feasible and advisable, such matters as the Secretary 
     considers appropriate in connection with making such 
     childcare available, including--
       (A) an identification of the installations at which such 
     childcare would be beneficial to members of the Armed Forces, 
     civilian employees of the Department, or both;
       (B) an identification of any barriers to making such 
     childcare available at the installations identified pursuant 
     to subparagraph (A);
       (C) an assessment whether the childcare needs of members of 
     the Armed Forces and civilian employees of the Department 
     described in subsection (a) would be better met by an 
     increase in assistance for childcare fees;
       (D) a description and assessment of the actions, if any, 
     being taken to make such childcare available at the 
     installations identified pursuant to subparagraph (A); and
       (E) such recommendations for legislative or administrative 
     action as the Secretary considers appropriate to make such 
     childcare available at the installations identified pursuant 
     to subparagraph (A), or at any other military installations.
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