Sec. 1067. Report on round-the-clock availability of childcare for members of the Armed Forces and civilian employees of the Department of Defense who work rotating shifts
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Not later than 270 days 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 report setting forth the results of a study, conducted by the Secretary for purposes of the report, on the feasibility and advisability of making round-the-clock childcare available for children of members of the Armed Forces and civilian employees of the Department of Defense who works on rotating shifts at military installations. The report required by subsection
(a)shall include the following: The results of the study described in that subsection. If the Secretary determines that making round-the-clock childcare available as described in subsection
(a)is feasible and advisable, such matters as the Secretary considers appropriate in connection with making such childcare available, including— an identification of the installations at which such childcare would be beneficial to members of the Armed Forces, civilian employees of the Department, or both; an identification of any barriers to making such childcare available at the installations identified pursuant to subparagraph (A); an assessment whether the childcare needs of members of the Armed Forces and civilian employees of the Department described in subsection
(a)would be better met by an increase in assistance for childcare fees; a description and assessment of the actions, if any, being taken to make such childcare available at the installations identified pursuant to subparagraph (A); and such recommendations for legislative or administrative action as the Secretary considers appropriate to make such childcare available at the installations identified pursuant to subparagraph (A), or at any other military installations.