[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 191 (Monday, November 1, 2021)]
[Senate]
[Pages S7545-S7546]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

  SA 4079. Mr. OSSOFF submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to 
amendment SA 3867 submitted by Mr. Reed and intended to be proposed to 
the bill H.R. 4350, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2022 
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 D of title XXVIII, add the 
     following:

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     SEC. 2836. REPORT ON CAPACITY OF CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTERS OF 
                   DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE.

       (a) In General.--Not later than one year 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 written report providing an 
     update on the capacity of child development centers of the 
     Department of Defense.
       (b) Elements.--The report submitted under subsection (a) 
     shall--
       (1) provide data on the capacity of child development 
     centers through the Department, including infrastructure, 
     staffing, waitlists, and resources, set forth in the 
     aggregate and by installation and Armed Force;
       (2) highlight, by installation, whether demand by members 
     of the Armed Forces for child care is or is not being met by 
     existing capacity at such centers; and
       (3) determine whether plans and adequate funding authority 
     exist to remedy any identified shortfall in child care 
     capacity for the Department of Defense.
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