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[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 6056 Introduced in House (IH)]

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118th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 6056

To direct the Secretary of Defense to submit to the Committees on Armed 
Services of the Senate and House of Representatives a report on at-home 
    child care programs of the Department of Defense, and for other 
                               purposes.

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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            October 25, 2023

 Ms. Lee of Nevada (for herself, Mr. Bacon, and Mr. Moylan) introduced 
   the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Armed 
                                Services

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                                 A BILL

 
To direct the Secretary of Defense to submit to the Committees on Armed 
Services of the Senate and House of Representatives a report on at-home 
    child care programs of the Department of Defense, and for other 
                               purposes.

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

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``More Child Care and Jobs for 
Military Families Act''.

SEC. 2. REPORT ON AT-HOME CHILD CARE PROGRAMS OF THE DEPARTMENT OF 
              DEFENSE; FEASIBILITY STUDY.

    (a) Report.--Not later than 39 months after the date of enactment 
of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the Committees on 
Armed Services of the House of Representatives and the Senate a report 
on at-home child care programs offered by each military department. 
Such report shall include--
            (1) an identification of the number of such at-home child 
        care programs that have opened, closed, or relocated during the 
        period beginning on the date of enactment of this Act and 
        ending on the date that this three years after such date;
            (2) a summary of difficulties, if any, experienced by 
        military spouses employed at such at-home child care programs 
        with respect to--
                    (A) obtaining necessary certifications or licences; 
                and
                    (B) opening, closing, or relocating such an at-home 
                child care program; and
            (3) a summary of effects, if any, that the opening, 
        closing, or relocation of such an at-home child care program 
        has on the employment rate of military spouses residing in 
        geographic proximity to such at-home child care program.
    (b) Feasibility Study.--
            (1) In general.--The Secretary of Defense shall conduct a 
        feasibility study on--
                    (A) standardizing the requirements of each military 
                department relating to licensing and certification for 
                at-home child care providers;
                    (B) removing barriers, if any, to the expansion of 
                at-home child care programs described in subsection 
                (a); and
                    (C) supporting the employment of military spouses 
                in such at-home child care programs.
            (2) Report required.--Not later than 180 days after the 
        date of the submission of the report under subsection (a), the 
        Secretary of Defense shall submit to the Committees on Armed 
        Services of the House of Representatives and the Senate a 
        report that includes the findings of such feasibility study.
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