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House Bill 6056
118th Congress(2023-2024)
More Child Care and Jobs for Military Families Act
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Introduced in House on Oct 25, 2023
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H. R. 6056 (Introduced-in-House)


118th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 6056


To direct the Secretary of Defense to submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and House of Representatives a report on at-home child care programs of the Department of Defense, and for other purposes.

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

October 25, 2023

Ms. Lee of Nevada (for herself, Mr. Bacon, and Mr. Moylan) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Armed Services

A BILL

To direct the Secretary of Defense to submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and House of Representatives a report on at-home child care programs of the Department of Defense, and for other purposes.

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 “More Child Care and Jobs for Military Families Act”.

SEC. 2. Report on at-home child care programs of the Department of Defense; feasibility study.

(a) Report.—Not later than 39 months after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the House of Representatives and the Senate a report on at-home child care programs offered by each military department. Such report shall include—

(1) an identification of the number of such at-home child care programs that have opened, closed, or relocated during the period beginning on the date of enactment of this Act and ending on the date that this three years after such date;

(2) a summary of difficulties, if any, experienced by military spouses employed at such at-home child care programs with respect to—

(A) obtaining necessary certifications or licences; and

(B) opening, closing, or relocating such an at-home child care program; and

(3) a summary of effects, if any, that the opening, closing, or relocation of such an at-home child care program has on the employment rate of military spouses residing in geographic proximity to such at-home child care program.

(b) Feasibility study.—

(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense shall conduct a feasibility study on—

(A) standardizing the requirements of each military department relating to licensing and certification for at-home child care providers;

(B) removing barriers, if any, to the expansion of at-home child care programs described in subsection (a); and

(C) supporting the employment of military spouses in such at-home child care programs.

(2) REPORT REQUIRED.—Not later than 180 days after the date of the submission of the report under subsection (a), the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the House of Representatives and the Senate a report that includes the findings of such feasibility study.