Sec. 583. COMPETITIVE PAY FOR DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE CHILD CARE PERSONNEL

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## SEC. 583 COMPETITIVE PAY FOR DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE CHILD CARE PERSONNEL ###

(a)In General Section 1792(c) of title 10, United States Code, is amended to read as follows: > > ### “(c) Competitive Rates of Pay > > > ####

(1)> > For the purpose of providing military child development centers with a qualified and stable civilian workforce, employees at a military installation who are directly involved in providing child care and who are paid from nonappropriated funds— > > > ##### “(A) > > in the case of entry-level employees, shall be paid a rate of pay competitive with the rates of pay paid to other equivalent non-Federal positions within the metropolitan statistical area or non-metropolitan statistical area (as the case may be) in which such Department employee’s position is located; and > > > ##### “(B) > > in the case of any employee not covered by subparagraph (A), shall be paid a rate of pay competitive with the rates of pay paid to other employees with similar training, seniority, and experience within the metropolitan statistical area or non-metropolitan statistical area (as the case may be) in which such Department employee’s position is located. > > > #### “(2) > > Notwithstanding paragraph (1), no employee shall receive a rate of pay under this subsection that is lower than the minimum hourly rate of pay applicable to civilian employees of the Department of Defense. > > > #### “(3) > > For purposes of determining the rates of pay under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall use the metropolitan and nonmetropolitan area occupational employment and wage estimates published monthly by the Bureau of Labor Statistics.” > . ###

(b)Application ####

(1)In general The amendment made by subsection

(a)shall take effect not later than April 1, 2025. ####

(2)Rates of pay #####

(A)Employee pay rate not reduced The rate of pay for any individual who is an employee covered by subsection

(c)of section 1792 of title 10, United States Code, as amended by subsection

(a)of this section, on the date of the enactment of this Act shall not be reduced by operation of such amendment. #####

(B)Pay band minimum Any employee whose rate of pay is fixed under such subsection (c), as so amended, and who is within any pay band shall receive a rate of pay not less than the minimum rate of pay applicable to such pay band.