Sec. 585. OUTREACH CAMPAIGN RELATING TO WAITING LISTS FOR MILITARY CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTERS; ANNUAL BRIEFING

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## SEC. 585 OUTREACH CAMPAIGN RELATING TO WAITING LISTS FOR MILITARY CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTERS; ANNUAL BRIEFING ###

(a)In General The Secretary of Defense, in coordination with the Secretaries of the military departments, shall develop a campaign to conduct outreach, not less than once every six months, to inform individuals eligible for child care services under chapter 88 of title 10, United States Code, including child care employees— ####

(1)how to— #####

(A)join a waiting list for child care services at a military child development center; and #####

(B)check the position of such an individual on such waiting list; and ####

(2)of— #####

(A)what factors affect positions on such waiting list; #####

(B)the process to prioritize such individuals to receive child care services at a military child development center; #####

(C)the fee schedule for child care services at a military child development center; and #####

(D)options for child care services available to such individuals other than military child development centers, including a provider eligible for financial assistance under section 1798 of title 10, United States Code, or pilot programs at the duty station of such member, if applicable. ###

(b)Annual Briefing Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, and on an annual basis thereafter for five years, the Secretary of Defense, in coordination with the Secretaries of the military departments, shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the House of Representatives and the Senate a briefing that includes, for each military department— ####

(1)with regards to the 20 military installations with the longest waiting lists for child care services at military child development centers— #####

(A)the number of children on each waiting list; #####

(B)the available total capacity for child care services at each such military child development center, disaggregated by infants, pre-toddlers, toddlers, and pre-school children; #####

(C)an accounting of the total unduplicated and unmet need for child care within each metropolitan region represented by a military installation described in subparagraph (A); and #####

(D)the determination of the Secretary of Defense whether insufficient staffing or issues relating to maintenance contribute to the length of such waiting lists; and ####

(2)an accounting of the efforts of the Secretary of Defense to mitigate child care shortages in order to shorten waiting lists and address unmet needs for child care across the Department of Defense. ###

(c)Definitions In this section, the terms “child care employee” and “military child development center” have the meanings given such terms in section 1800 of title 10, United States Code.