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116TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. 3867 

To require the Secretary of Defense to establish a program to carry out 

minor military construction projects to construct child development centers. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

JUNE 2, 2020 

Ms. SINEMA (for herself and Mr. CRAMER) introduced the following bill; which 

was read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services 

A BILL 

To require the Secretary of Defense to establish a program 

to carry out minor military construction projects to construct child development centers. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Childcare Expansion 

5 for Military Families Act of 2020’’. 

6 SEC. 2. TEMPORARY PROGRAM TO USE MINOR MILITARY 

7 CONSTRUCTION AUTHORITY FOR CONSTRUC8 TION OF CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTERS. 

9 (a) PROGRAM AUTHORIZED.—The Secretary of De10 fense shall establish a program to carry out minor military 


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1 construction projects under section 2805 of title 10, 

2 United States Code, to construct child development cen3 ters. 

4 (b) INCREASED MAXIMUM AMOUNTS APPLICABLE TO

5 MINOR CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS.—For the purpose of 

6 any military construction project carried out under the 

7 program under this section, the amount specified in sec8 tion 2805(a)(2) of title 10, United States Code, is deemed 

9 to be $15,000,000. 

10 (c) NOTIFICATION AND APPROVAL REQUIRE11 MENTS.— 

12 (1) IN GENERAL.—The notification and ap13 proval requirements under section 2805(b) of title 

14 10, United States Code, shall remain in effect for 

15 construction projects carried out under the program 

16 under this section. 

17 (2) PROCEDURES.—The Secretary shall estab18 lish procedures for the review and approval of re19 quests from the Secretaries of military departments 

20 to carry out construction projects under the program 

21 under this section. 

22 (d) REPORT REQUIRED.— 

23 (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days 

24 after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Sec25 retary of Defense shall submit to the congressional 


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1 defense committees a report on the program under 

2 this section. 

3 (2) ELEMENTS.—The report required by para4 graph (1) shall include a list and description of the 

5 construction projects carried out under the program 

6 under this section, including the location and cost of 

7 each project. 

8 (e) EXPIRATION OF AUTHORITY.—The authority to 

9 carry out a minor military construction project under the 

10 program under this section expires on September 30, 

11 2022. 

12 (f) CONSTRUCTION OF AUTHORITY.—Nothing in this 

13 section may be construed to limit any other authority pro14 vided by law for a military construction project at a child 

15 development center. 

16 (g) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

17 (1) CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTER.—The term 

18 ‘‘child development center’’ includes a facility, and 

19 the utilities to support such facility, the function of 

20 which is to support the daily care of children aged 

21 six weeks old through 12 years old for full-day, part22 day, and hourly service. 

23 (2) CONGRESSIONAL DEFENSE COMMITTEES.— 

24 The term ‘‘congressional defense committees’’ has 


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1 the meaning given that term in section 101(a)(16) 

2 of title 10, United States Code. 

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