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116th Congress(2019-2020)
Childcare Expansion for Military Families Act of 2020
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S. 3867 (Introduced-in-Senate)


116th CONGRESS
2d Session
S. 3867


To require the Secretary of Defense to establish a program to carry out minor military construction projects to construct child development centers.

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

June 2, 2020

Ms. Sinema (for herself and Mr. Cramer) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services

A BILL

To require the Secretary of Defense to establish a program to carry out minor military construction projects to construct child development centers.

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

SECTION 1. Short title.

This Act may be cited as the “Childcare Expansion for Military Families Act of 2020”.

SEC. 2. Temporary program to use minor military construction authority for construction of child development centers.

(a) Program authorized.—The Secretary of Defense shall establish a program to carry out minor military construction projects under section 2805 of title 10, United States Code, to construct child development centers.

(b) Increased maximum amounts applicable to minor construction projects.—For the purpose of any military construction project carried out under the program under this section, the amount specified in section 2805(a)(2) of title 10, United States Code, is deemed to be $15,000,000.

(c) Notification and approval requirements.—

(1) IN GENERAL.—The notification and approval requirements under section 2805(b) of title 10, United States Code, shall remain in effect for construction projects carried out under the program under this section.

(2) PROCEDURES.—The Secretary shall establish procedures for the review and approval of requests from the Secretaries of military departments to carry out construction projects under the program under this section.

(d) Report required.—

(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report on the program under this section.

(2) ELEMENTS.—The report required by paragraph (1) shall include a list and description of the construction projects carried out under the program under this section, including the location and cost of each project.

(e) Expiration of authority.—The authority to carry out a minor military construction project under the program under this section expires on September 30, 2022.

(f) Construction of authority.—Nothing in this section may be construed to limit any other authority provided by law for a military construction project at a child development center.

(g) Definitions.—In this section:

(1) CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTER.—The term “child development center” includes a facility, and the utilities to support such facility, the function of which is to support the daily care of children aged six weeks old through 12 years old for full-day, part-day, and hourly service.

(2) CONGRESSIONAL DEFENSE COMMITTEES.—The term “congressional defense committees” has the meaning given that term in section 101(a)(16) of title 10, United States Code.