Sec. 644. MILITARY INSTALLATIONS WITH LIMITED CHILD CARE: BRIEFING
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## SEC. 644 MILITARY INSTALLATIONS WITH LIMITED CHILD CARE: BRIEFING ###
(a)Briefing Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense committees a briefing regarding child care at military installations of the covered Armed Forces— ####
(1)that are not served by a military child development center; or ####
(2)where the military child development center has few available spots. ###
(b)Elements The briefing under subsection
(a)shall include the following elements: ####
(1)With regards to each military installation described in such subsection: #####
(A)The current and maximum possible enrollment at the military child development center (if one exists). #####
(B)Plans of the Secretary to expand an existing, or construct a new, military child development center. #####
(C)The resulting capacity of each military child development center described in subparagraph (B). #####
(D)The median cost of services at accredited child care facilities located near such military installation compared to the amount of assistance provided by the Secretary of the military department concerned to members for child care services. ####
(2)Any policy recommendations of the Secretary of Defense— #####
(A)to address the rising cost of child care near military installations; and #####
(B)regarding the rates of child care fee assistance provided to members of the covered Armed Forces. ###
(c)Definitions In this section: ####
(1)The term “covered Armed Force” means the following: #####
(A)The Army. #####
(B)The Navy. #####
(C)The Marine Corps. #####
(D)The Air Force. #####
(E)The Space Force. ####
(2)The term “military child development center” has the meaning given such term in section 1800 of title 10, United States Code.