Sec. 565. Child care
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If the Secretary of Defense determines it feasible, the Secretary shall furnish child care to each child of a member of the Armed Forces or employee of the Department of Defense while that member or employee works on rotating shifts at a military installation. Not later than 6 months after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall develop and implement metrics to evaluate the effectiveness of the child care priority system of the Department of Defense, including— the speed of placement for children of members of the Armed Forces on active duty; the type of child care offered; available spaces in such system, if any; and other metrics to monitor the child care priority system determined by the Secretary.
Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of the Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives a report regarding the results of a study that evaluates— the sufficiency of the stipend furnished by the Secretary to members of the Armed Forces for civilian child care; and whether the amount of such stipend should be based on— cost of living in the applicable locale; and the capacity of licensed civilian child care providers in the local market.