[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 133 (Thursday, July 29, 2021)]
[Senate]
[Page S5181]
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SENATE RESOLUTION 329--AMENDING THE ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA FOR THE SENATE 
                       EMPLOYEE CHILD CARE CENTER

  Ms. KLOBUCHAR (for herself and Mrs. Blackburn) submitted the 
following resolution; which was considered and agreed to:

                              S. Res. 329

       Resolved,

     SECTION 1. SENATE EMPLOYEE CHILD CARE CENTER.

       (a) Definitions.--In this section--
       (1) the term ``Board'' means the Board of Directors of the 
     Center;
       (2) the term ``Center'' means the Senate Employee Child 
     Care Center;
       (3) the term ``Congressional employee'' means a 
     Congressional employee, as defined in section 2107 of title 
     5, United States Code, who is not an employee of the Senate 
     or an employee of the Center;
       (4) the term ``employee of the Senate'' has the meaning 
     given that term in section 207(e)(9) of title 18, United 
     States Code; and
       (5) the term ``Federal employee'' means an employee, as 
     defined in section 2105 of title 5, United States Code, who 
     is not an employee of the Senate, an employee of the Center, 
     or a Congressional employee.
       (b) Reimbursement.--For fiscal year 2022, and each fiscal 
     year thereafter, the Secretary of the Senate shall, from 
     amounts in the appropriations account ``Miscellaneous Items'' 
     within the contingent fund of the Senate, reimburse the 
     Center for the cost of the basic pay paid to the Executive 
     Director and the cost of the basic pay paid to the Assistant 
     Director of the Center.
       (c) Enrollment.--
       (1) In general.--As a condition of receiving reimbursement 
     under subsection (b), not later than 120 days after the date 
     on which no parent or guardian of a child enrolled at the 
     Center is serving in a position as an employee of the Senate, 
     an employee of the Center, a Congressional employee, or a 
     Federal employee, the Center shall terminate the enrollment 
     of the child at the Center.
       (2) Order.--As a condition of receiving reimbursement under 
     subsection (b), the Center shall provide enrollment--
       (A) first, to a child of an individual serving as a Senate 
     employee or as an employee of the Center;
       (B) second, to a child of an individual serving as a 
     Congressional employee; and
       (C) third, if there is an enrollment slot available in the 
     Center, no child of an individual serving as an employee of 
     the Senate, as an employee of the Center, or as a 
     Congressional employee accepts the slot, and no currently 
     enrolled child is ready to transition to the class in which 
     the slot is available, to a child of an individual serving as 
     a Federal employee.
       (3) Effective date; application.--
       (A) In general.--Paragraph (1) shall take effect on the 
     date that is 180 days after the date of adoption of this 
     resolution.
       (B) Application to employees separating from service before 
     effective date.--For purposes of applying paragraph (1) to a 
     parent or guardian of a child enrolled at the Center who 
     ceases serving in a position as a Congressional employee, an 
     employee of the Center, or Federal employee before the date 
     on which paragraph (1) takes effect, the parent or guardian 
     shall be deemed to have separated from such service on the 
     date on which paragraph (1) takes effect.

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