Sec. 627. PILOT PROGRAM TO REIMBURSE MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES FOR CERTAIN CHILD CARE COSTS INCIDENT TO A PERMANENT CHANGE OF STATION OR ASSIGNMENT
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## SEC. 627 PILOT PROGRAM TO REIMBURSE MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES FOR CERTAIN CHILD CARE COSTS INCIDENT TO A PERMANENT CHANGE OF STATION OR ASSIGNMENT **[**[37 U.S.C. 454 note](/us/usc/t37/s454)**]** ###
(a)Establishment The Secretary of Defense shall carry out a pilot program to reimburse members of the Armed Forces for certain child care costs incident to a permanent change of station or assignment. ###
(b)Travel and Transportation Allowances Under the pilot program, the Secretary of Defense shall treat a designated child care provider as an authorized traveler if child care is not available to a member of the Armed Forces at a military child development center at the permanent duty location of such member not later than 30 days after the member arrives at such location. ###
(c)Reimbursement of Certain Child Care Costs ####
(1)Authority Under the pilot program, the Secretary of Defense may reimburse a member of the Armed Forces for travel expenses for a designated child care provider when— #####
(A)the member is reassigned, either as a permanent change of station or permanent change of assignment, to a new duty station; #####
(B)the movement of the member’s dependents is authorized at the expense of the United States under section 451 of title 37, United States Code, as part of the reassignment; #####
(C)child care is not available at a military child development center at such duty station not later than 30 days after the member arrives at such duty station; and #####
(D)the dependent child is on the wait list for child care at such military child development center. ####
(2)Maximum amounts Reimbursement provided to a member under this subsection may not exceed— #####
(A)$500 for a reassignment between duty stations within the continental United States; and #####
(B)$1,500 for a reassignment involving a duty station outside of the continental United States. ####
(3)Deadline A member may not apply for reimbursement under this subsection later than one year after a reassignment described in paragraph (1). ####
(4)Concurrent receipt prohibited In the event a household contains more than one member eligible for reimbursement under this subsection, reimbursement may be paid to one member among such members as such members shall jointly elect. ###
(d)Report Not later than January 1, 2027, the Secretary shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and House of Representatives a report on the pilot program, including the recommendation of the Secretary whether to make the pilot program permanent. ###
(e)Termination The pilot program shall terminate on September 30, 2028. ###
(f)Definitions In this section: ####
(1)The term “authorized traveler” has the meaning given such term in section 451 of title 37, United States Code. ####
(2)The term “designated child care provider” means an adult selected by a member of the armed forces to provide child care to a dependent child of such member. ####
(3)The term “military child development center” has the meaning given such term in section 1800 of title 10, United States Code. ## Subtitle D Leave
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Sec. 627
PILOT PROGRAM TO REIMBURSE MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES FOR CERTAIN CHILD CARE COSTS INCIDENT TO A PERMANENT CHANGE OF STATION OR ASSIGNMENT
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