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(B) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘for the 
purpose’’ and all that follows through ‘‘Manage-
ment’’; and 
(3) in subsection (c), by striking ‘‘, or the au-
thorization and approval, as the case may be,’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections 
at the beginning of subchapter I of chapter 33 of such 
title is amended in the item relating to section 3326 by 
inserting ‘‘certain’’ before ‘‘positions’’. 
SEC. 1107. CHILD DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM STAFFING AND 
COMPENSATION MODEL. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense, in col-
laboration with the Secretaries of the military depart-
ments, shall carry out a redesign of the Department of 
Defense child development program compensation model 
and modernization of the child development program staff-
ing model. 
(b) REDESIGNED COMPENSATION MODEL.—The Sec-
retary of Defense, in collaboration with the Secretaries of 
the military departments, shall— 
(1) redesign child development program staff 
compensation for non-entry level, mid-to-senior level 
classroom staff by modernizing the duties and re-
sponsibilities captured in position descriptions to 
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more accurately reflect performance and expecta-
tions of the positions; 
(2) adjust compensation for higher-level pro-
gram management positions by modernizing the du-
ties and responsibilities captured in position descrip-
tions to more accurately reflect performance and ex-
pectations of the positions; 
(3) direct the Department’s personnel office to 
make necessary adjustments to modernize the pay 
plan to accommodate any compensation and wage 
increases driven by the updated position descriptions 
for child development program staff; and 
(4) begin implementation of the revised position 
descriptions and accompanying compensation adjust-
ments no later than April 1, 2025, subject to the 
availability of appropriations. 
(c) MODERNIZE CHILD DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM 
STAFFING MODEL.—The Secretary of Defense, in collabo-
ration with the Secretaries of the military departments, 
shall— 
(1) add key positions to facilitate classroom op-
erations and provide direct support to child develop-
ment program staff; 
(2) add key positions to coordinate support for 
the needs of children with specials needs and provide 
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direct support to the child development program 
staff working with these children; and 
(3) develop and implement a 5-year phased plan 
to ensure responsible funding execution, successful 
implementation allowing for adjustments as nec-
essary, and long-term sustainable impact. 
(d) REPORTS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense, in 
collaboration with the Secretaries of the military de-
partments, shall submit reports to detail progress, 
accomplishments, and demonstrate the impact of the 
redesigned compensation and modernized staffing 
models. 
(2) BASELINE
REPORT.—Not later than 180 
days after the end of fiscal year 2025, an initial 
baseline report shall be submitted to the congres-
sional defense committees. 
(3) ANNUAL
REPORTS.—Not later than 180 
days after the end of each of fiscal years 2026 
through 2029, a progress report shall be submitted 
to the congressional defense committees. 
(4) CONTENTS.—Any report submitted under 
paragraph (2) or (3) shall include the following: 
(A) Percentage of child development pro-
gram staff that are also military spouses. 
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(B) Turnover or retention rate of child de-
velopment program staff. 
(C) Utilization rate of child development 
program child care spaces. 
(D) Number of newly hired child develop-
ment program employees. 
(E) Percentage of newly hired child devel-
opment program employees who resign within 
their first 6 months of employment. 
(F) Information on the ability to staff 
newly constructed facilities. 
(G) Impacts of adding key positions to the 
child development program staffing model. 
(e) DEFINITION
OF CHILD DEVELOPMENT PRO-
GRAM.—In this section, the term ‘‘child development pro-
gram’’ means child care services under subchapter II of 
chapter 88 of title 10, United States Code. 
SEC. 1108. MANDATORY PUBLIC DISCLOSURES BY NEWLY 
NOMINATED CIVILIANS FOR SENIOR POSI-
TIONS IN THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE. 
Section 113(f) of title 10, United States Code, is 
amended— 
(1) by inserting ‘‘(1)’’ after ‘‘(f)’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following: 
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‘‘(2) Not later than 5 days after the President sub-
mits to the Senate a nomination of an individual to occupy 
an office referred to in paragraph (1), such individual 
shall disclose, on a publicly accessible website of the De-
partment of Defense, a full a complete statement with re-
spect to— 
‘‘(A) the source, type, and amount or value of 
any funds received by such individual from the gov-
ernment of a foreign country, a foreign political 
party (as such terms are defined in section 1 of the 
Foreign Agent Registration Act of 1938 (22 U.S.C. 
611)), or a foreign governmental entity (as defined 
in section 1(m)(1)(B) of the State Department 
Basic Authorities Act (22 U.S.C. 2651a(m)(1)(B)) 
during the 5-year period immediately preceding such 
nomination; and 
‘‘(B) the source, duration, and type of any 
goods or services provided by, or performed on be-
half of or for the benefit of, a foreign government, 
foreign political party, or a foreign governmental en-
tity controlled by a foreign government during such 
5-year period. 
‘‘(3) Paragraph (2) shall not require any individual 
to include in such disclosure any information which is con-
sidered private, confidential, or privileged, as a result of 
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