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(h) The Office of Personnel Management may provide
for exceptions to the limitations imposed by this section if
the Office determines that such exceptions are necessary to
ensure the recruitment or retention of qualified employees.
SEC. 614. During the period in which the head of any
department or agency, or any other officer or civilian em-
ployee of the Government appointed by the President of the
United States, holds office, no funds may be obligated or
expended in excess of $5,000 to furnish or redecorate the
office of such department head, agency head, officer, or em-
ployee, or to purchase furniture or make improvements for
any such office, unless advance notice of such furnishing
or redecoration is expressly approved by the Committees on
Appropriations. For the purposes of this section, the word
‘‘office’’ shall include the entire suite of offices assigned to
the individual, as well as any other space used primarily
by the individual or the use of which is directly controlled
by the individual.
SEC. 615. Notwithstanding any other provision of law,
no executive branch agency shall purchase, construct, and/
or lease any additional facilities, except within or contig-
uous to existing locations, to be used for the purpose of con-
ducting Federal law enforcement training without the ad-
vance approval of the Committees on Appropriations, ex-
cept that the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center is
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authorized to obtain the temporary use of additional facili-
ties by lease, contract, or other agreement for training
which cannot be accommodated in existing Center facilities.
SEC. 616. Notwithstanding section 1346 of title 31,
United States Code, or section 610 of this Act, funds made
available for fiscal year 2000 by this or any other Act shall
be available for the interagency funding of national security
and emergency preparedness telecommunications initiatives
which benefit multiple Federal departments, agencies, or en-
tities, as provided by Executive Order No. 12472 (April 3,
1984).
SEC. 617. (a) None of the funds appropriated by this
or any other Act may be obligated or expended by any Fed-
eral department, agency, or other instrumentality for the
salaries or expenses of any employee appointed to a position
of a confidential or policy-determining character excepted
from the competitive service pursuant to section 3302 of
title 5, United States Code, without a certification to the
Office of Personnel Management from the head of the Fed-
eral department, agency, or other instrumentality employ-
ing the Schedule C appointee that the Schedule C position
was not created solely or primarily in order to detail the
employee to the White House.
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(b) The provisions of this section shall not apply to
Federal employees or members of the armed services detailed
to or from—
(1) the Central Intelligence Agency;
(2) the National Security Agency;
(3) the Defense Intelligence Agency;
(4) the offices within the Department of Defense
for the collection of specialized national foreign intel-
ligence through reconnaissance programs;
(5) the Bureau of Intelligence and Research of
the Department of State;
(6) any agency, office, or unit of the Army,
Navy, Air Force, and Marine Corps, the Federal Bu-
reau of Investigation and the Drug Enforcement Ad-
ministration of the Department of Justice, the De-
partment of Transportation, the Department of the
Treasury, and the Department of Energy performing
intelligence functions; and
(7) the Director of Central Intelligence.
SEC. 618. No department, agency, or instrumentality
of the United States receiving appropriated funds under
this or any other Act for fiscal year 2000 shall obligate or
expend any such funds, unless such department, agency, or
instrumentality has in place, and will continue to admin-
ister in good faith, a written policy designed to ensure that
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all of its workplaces are free from discrimination and sex-
ual harassment and that all of its workplaces are not in
violation of title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, as
amended, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of
1967, and the Rehabilitation Act of 1973.
SEC. 619. No part of any appropriation contained in
this Act may be used to pay for the expenses of travel of
employees, including employees of the Executive Office of
the President, not directly responsible for the discharge of
official governmental tasks and duties: Provided, That this
restriction shall not apply to the family of the President,
Members of Congress or their spouses, Heads of State of a
foreign country or their designees, persons providing assist-
ance to the President for official purposes, or other individ-
uals so designated by the President.
SEC. 620. None of the funds appropriated in this or
any other Act shall be used to acquire information tech-
nologies which do not comply with part 39.106 (Year 2000
compliance) of the Federal Acquisition Regulation, unless
an agency’s Chief Information Officer determines that non-
compliance with part 39.106 is necessary to the function
and operation of the requesting agency or the acquisition
is required by a signed contract with the agency in effect
before the date of enactment of this Act. Any waiver granted
by the Chief Information Officer shall be reported to the
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Office of Management and Budget, and copies shall be pro-
vided to Congress.
SEC. 621. None of the funds made available in this
Act for the United States Customs Service may be used to
allow the importation into the United States of any good,
ware, article, or merchandise mined, produced, or manufac-
tured by forced or indentured child labor, as determined
pursuant to section 307 of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C.
1307).
SEC. 622. No part of any appropriation contained in
this or any other Act shall be available for the payment
of the salary of any officer or employee of the Federal Gov-
ernment, who—
(1) prohibits or prevents, or attempts or threat-
ens to prohibit or prevent, any other officer or em-
ployee of the Federal Government from having any
direct oral or written communication or contact with
any Member, committee, or subcommittee of the Con-
gress in connection with any matter pertaining to the
employment of such other officer or employee or per-
taining to the department or agency of such other of-
ficer or employee in any way, irrespective of whether
such communication or contact is at the initiative of
such other officer or employee or in response to the re-
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quest or inquiry of such Member, committee, or sub-
committee; or
(2) removes, suspends from duty without pay,
demotes, reduces in rank, seniority, status, pay, or
performance of efficiency rating, denies promotion to,
relocates, reassigns, transfers, disciplines, or discrimi-
nates in regard to any employment right, entitlement,
or benefit, or any term or condition of employment of,
any other officer or employee of the Federal Govern-
ment, or attempts or threatens to commit any of the
foregoing actions with respect to such other officer or
employee, by reason of any communication or contact
of such other officer or employee with any Member,
committee, or subcommittee of the Congress as de-
scribed in paragraph (1).
SEC. 623. Section 627(b) of the Treasury and General
Government Appropriations Act, 1999 (as contained in sec-
tion 101(h) of division A of Public Law 105–277) is amend-
ed by striking ‘‘Notwithstanding’’ and inserting the fol-
lowing: ‘‘Effective on the date of the enactment of this Act
and thereafter, and notwithstanding’’.
SEC. 624. Notwithstanding any provision of law, the
President, or his designee, must certify to Congress, annu-
ally, that no person or persons with direct or indirect re-
sponsibility for administering the Executive Office of the
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President’s Drug-Free Workplace Plan are themselves sub-
ject to a program of individual random drug testing.
SEC. 625. (a) None of the funds made available in this
or any other Act may be obligated or expended for any em-
ployee training that—
(1) does not meet identified needs for knowledge,
skills, and abilities bearing directly upon the perform-
ance of official duties;
(2) contains elements likely to induce high levels
of emotional response or psychological stress in some
participants;
(3) does not require prior employee notification
of the content and methods to be used in the training
and written end of course evaluation;
(4) contains any methods or content associated
with religious or quasi-religious belief systems or
‘‘new age’’ belief systems as defined in Equal Employ-
ment Opportunity Commission Notice N–915.022,
dated September 2, 1988; or
(5) is offensive to, or designed to change, partici-
pants’ personal values or lifestyle outside the work-
place.
(b) Nothing in this section shall prohibit, restrict, or
otherwise preclude an agency from conducting training
bearing directly upon the performance of official duties.
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SEC. 626. No funds appropriated in this or any other
Act for fiscal year 2000 may be used to implement or en-
force the agreements in Standard Forms 312 and 4355 of
the Government or any other nondisclosure policy, form, or
agreement if such policy, form, or agreement does not con-
tain the following provisions: ‘‘These restrictions are con-
sistent with and do not supersede, conflict with, or otherwise
alter the employee obligations, rights, or liabilities created
by Executive Order No. 12958; section 7211 of title 5,
United States Code (governing disclosures to Congress); sec-
tion 1034 of title 10, United States Code, as amended by
the Military Whistleblower Protection Act (governing dis-
closure to Congress by members of the military); section
2302(b)(8) of title 5, United States Code, as amended by
the Whistleblower Protection Act (governing disclosures of
illegality, waste, fraud, abuse or public health or safety
threats); the Intelligence Identities Protection Act of 1982
(50 U.S.C. 421 et seq.) (governing disclosures that could ex-
pose confidential Government agents); and the statutes
which protect against disclosure that may compromise the
national security, including sections 641, 793, 794, 798,
and 952 of title 18, United States Code, and section 4(b)
of the Subversive Activities Act of 1950 (50 U.S.C. 783(b)).
The definitions, requirements, obligations, rights, sanctions,
and liabilities created by said Executive order and listed
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statutes are incorporated into this agreement and are con-
trolling.’’: Provided, That notwithstanding the preceding
paragraph, a nondisclosure policy form or agreement that
is to be executed by a person connected with the conduct
of an intelligence or intelligence-related activity, other than
an employee or officer of the United States Government,
may contain provisions appropriate to the particular activ-
ity for which such document is to be used. Such form or
agreement shall, at a minimum, require that the person will
not disclose any classified information received in the
course of such activity unless specifically authorized to do
so by the United States Government. Such nondisclosure
forms shall also make it clear that they do not bar disclo-
sures to Congress or to an authorized official of an executive
agency or the Department of Justice that are essential to
reporting a substantial violation of law.
SEC. 627. No part of any funds appropriated in this
or any other Act shall be used by an agency of the executive
branch, other than for normal and recognized executive-leg-
islative relationships, for publicity or propaganda pur-
poses, and for the preparation, distribution or use of any
kit, pamphlet, booklet, publication, radio, television or film
presentation designed to support or defeat legislation pend-
ing before the Congress, except in presentation to the Con-
gress itself.
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SEC. 628. (a) IN GENERAL.—For calendar year 2001,
the Director of the Office of Management and Budget shall
prepare and submit to Congress, with the budget submitted
under section 1105 of title 31, United States Code, an ac-
counting statement and associated report containing—
(1) an estimate of the total annual costs and
benefits (including quantifiable and nonquantifiable
effects) of Federal rules and paperwork, to the extent
feasible—
(A) in the aggregate;
(B) by agency and agency program; and
(C) by major rule;
(2) an analysis of impacts of Federal regulation
on State, local, and tribal government, small business,
wages, and economic growth; and
(3) recommendations for reform.
(b) NOTICE.—The Director of the Office of Manage-
ment and Budget shall provide public notice and an oppor-
tunity to comment on the statement and report under sub-
section (a) before the statement and report are submitted
to Congress.
(c) GUIDELINES.—To implement this section, the Di-
rector of the Office of Management and Budget shall issue
guidelines to agencies to standardize—
(1) measures of costs and benefits; and
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(2) the format of accounting statements.
(d) PEER REVIEW.—The Director of the Office of Man-
agement and Budget shall provide for independent and ex-
ternal peer review of the guidelines and each accounting
statement and associated report under this section. Such
peer review shall not be subject to the Federal Advisory
Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.).
SEC. 629. None of the funds appropriated by this Act
or any other Act, may be used by an agency to provide
a Federal employee’s home address to any labor organiza-
tion except when it is made known to the Federal official
having authority to obligate or expend such funds that the
employee has authorized such disclosure or when such dis-
closure has been ordered by a court of competent jurisdic-
tion.
SEC. 630. The Secretary of the Treasury is authorized
to establish scientific certification standards for explosives
detection canines, and shall provide, on a reimbursable
basis, for the certification of explosives detection canines
employed by Federal agencies, or other agencies providing
explosives detection services at airports in the United
States.
SEC. 631. None of the funds made available in this
Act or any other Act may be used to provide any non-public
information such as mailing or telephone lists to any per-
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son or any organization outside of the Federal Government
without the approval of the Committees on Appropriations.
SEC. 632. No part of any appropriation contained in
this or any other Act shall be used for publicity or propa-
ganda purposes within the United States not heretofore au-
thorized by the Congress.
SEC. 633. (a) In this section the term ‘‘agency’’—
(1) means an Executive agency as defined under
section 105 of title 5, United States Code;
(2) includes a military department as defined
under section 102 of such title, the Postal Service, and
the Postal Rate Commission; and
(3) shall not include the General Accounting Of-
fice.
(b) Unless authorized in accordance with law or regu-
lations to use such time for other purposes, an employee
of an agency shall use official time in an honest effort to
perform official duties. An employee not under a leave sys-
tem, including a Presidential appointee exempted under
section 6301(2) of title 5, United States Code, has an obliga-
tion to expend an honest effort and a reasonable proportion
of such employee’s time in the performance of official duties.
SEC. 634. (a) None of the funds appropriated by this
Act may be used to enter into or renew a contract which
includes a provision providing prescription drug coverage,
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except where the contract also includes a provision for con-
traceptive coverage.
(b) Nothing in this section shall apply to a contract
with—
(1) any of the following religious plans:
(A) Providence Health Plan;
(B) Personal Care’s HMO;
(C) Care Choices;
(D) OSF Health Plans, Inc.;
(E) Yellowstone Community Health Plan;
and
(2) any existing or future plan, if the plan ob-
jects to such coverage on the basis of religious beliefs.
(c) In implementing this section, any plan that enters
into or renews a contract under this section may not subject
any individual to discrimination on the basis that the indi-
vidual refuses to prescribe contraceptives because such ac-
tivities would be contrary to the individual’s religious be-
liefs or moral convictions.
(d) Nothing in this section shall be construed to require
coverage of abortion or abortion-related services.
SEC. 635. FEDERAL FUNDS IDENTIFIED. Any request
for proposals, solicitation, grant application, form, notifi-
cation, press release, or other publications involving the dis-
tribution of Federal funds shall indicate the agency pro-
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viding the funds and the amount provided. This provision
shall apply to direct payments, formula funds, and grants
received by a State receiving Federal funds.
SEC. 636. (a) Congress finds that—
(1) the Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United
States (in this section referred to as the ‘‘VFW’’),
which was formed by veterans of the Spanish-Amer-
ican War and the Philippine Insurrection to help se-
cure rights and benefits for their service, will be cele-
brating its 100th anniversary in 1999;
(2) members of the VFW have fought, bled, and
died in every war, conflict, police action, and mili-
tary intervention in which the United States has en-
gaged during this century;
(3) over its history, the VFW has ably rep-
resented the interests of veterans in Congress and
State Legislatures across the Nation and established a
network of trained service officers who, at no charge,
have helped millions of veterans and their dependents
to secure the education, disability compensation, pen-
sion, and health care benefits they are rightfully enti-
tled to receive as a result of the military service per-
formed by those veterans:
(4) the VFW has also been deeply involved in na-
tional education projects, awarding nearly $2,700,000
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in scholarships annually, as well as countless commu-
nity projects initiated by its 10,000 posts; and
(5) the United States Postal Service has issued
commemorative postage stamps honoring the VFW’s
50th and 75th anniversaries, respectively.
(b) Therefore, it is the sense of the Senate that the
United States Postal Service is encouraged to issue a com-
memorative postage stamp in honor of the 100th anniver-
sary of the founding of the Veterans of Foreign Wars of the
United States.
SEC. 637. No funds appropriated by this Act shall be
available to pay for an abortion, or the administrative ex-
penses in connection with any health plan under the Fed-
eral employees health benefit program which provides any
benefits or coverage for abortions.
SEC. 638. The provision of section 637 shall not apply
where the life of the mother would be endangered if the fetus
were carried to term, or the pregnancy is the result of an
act of rape or incest.
SEC. 639. EVALUATION OF OUTCOME OF WELFARE
REFORM AND FORMULA FOR BONUSES TO HIGH PERFORM-
ANCE STATES. (a) ADDITIONAL MEASURES OF STATE PER-
FORMANCE.—Section 403(a)(4)(C) of the Social Security
Act (42 U.S.C. 603(a)(4)(C)) is amended—
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(1) by striking ‘‘Not later’’ and inserting the fol-
lowing:
‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—Not later’’;
(2) by inserting ‘‘The formula shall provide for
the awarding of grants under this paragraph based
on criteria contained in clause (ii) and in accordance
with clauses (iii), (iv), and (v).’’ after the period; and
(3) by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(ii) FORMULA CRITERIA.—The grants
awarded under this paragraph shall be
based on—
‘‘(I) employment-related measures,
including work force entries, job reten-
tion, and increases in household in-
come of current recipients of assistance
under the State program funded under
this title;
‘‘(II) the percentage of former re-
cipients of such assistance (who have
ceased to receive such assistance for not
more than 6 months) who receive sub-
sidized child care;
‘‘(III) the improvement since 1995
in the proportion of children in work-
ing poor families eligible for food
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stamps that receive food stamps to the
total number of children in the State;
and
‘‘(IV) the percentage of members
of families which are former recipients
of assistance under the State program
funded under this title (which have
ceased to receive such assistance for not
more than 6 months) who currently re-
ceive medical assistance under the
State plan approved under title XIX or
the child health assistance under title
XXI.
For purposes of subclause (III), the term
‘working poor families’ means families
which receives earnings equal to at least the
comparable amount which would be received
by an individual working a half-time posi-
tion for minimum wage.
‘‘(iii) EMPLOYMENT
RELATED
MEAS-
URES.—Not less than $100,000,000 of the
amount appropriated for a fiscal year
under subparagraph (F) shall be used to
award grants to States under this para-
graph for that fiscal year based on scores
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for the criteria described in clause (ii)(I)
and the criteria described in clause (ii)(II)
with respect employed former recipients.
‘‘(iv) FOOD
STAMP
MEASURES.—Not
less than $50,000,000 of the amount appro-
priated for a fiscal year under subpara-
graph (F) shall be used to award grants to
States under this paragraph for that fiscal
year based on scores for the criteria de-
scribed in clause (ii)(III).
‘‘(v) MEDICAID
AND
SCHIP 
CRI-
TERIA.—Not less than $50,000,000 of the
amount appropriated for a fiscal year
under subparagraph (F) shall be used to
award grants to States under this para-
graph for that fiscal year based on scores
for 
the 
criteria 
described 
in 
clause
(ii)(IV).’’.
(b) DATA COLLECTION
AND REPORTING.—Section
411(a) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 611(a)) is
amended by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(8) REPORT ON OUTCOME OF WELFARE REFORM
FOR STATES NOT PARTICIPATING IN BONUS GRANTS
UNDER SECTION 403(a)(4).—
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‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—In the case of a State
which does not participate in the procedure for
awarding grants under section 403(a)(4) pursu-
ant to regulations prescribed by the Secretary,
the report required by paragraph (1) for a fiscal
quarter shall include data regarding the charac-
teristics and well-being of former recipients of
assistance under the State program funded under
this title for an appropriate period of time after
such recipient has ceased receiving such assist-
ance.
‘‘(B) CONTENTS.—The data required under
subparagraph (A) shall consist of information
regarding former recipients, including—
‘‘(i) employment status;
‘‘(ii) job retention;
‘‘(iii) poverty status;
‘‘(iv) receipt of food stamps, medical
assistance under the State plan approved
under title XIX or child health assistance
under title XXI, or subsidized child care;
‘‘(v) accessibility of child care and
child care cost; and
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‘‘(vi) measures of hardship, including
lack of medical insurance and difficulty
purchasing food.
‘‘(C) SAMPLING.—A State may comply with
this paragraph by using a scientifically accept-
able sampling method approved by the Secretary.
‘‘(D) REGULATIONS.—The Secretary shall
prescribe such regulations as may be necessary to
ensure that—
‘‘(i) data reported under this para-
graph is in such a form as to promote com-
parison of data among States; and
‘‘(ii) a State reports, for each measure,
changes in data over time and comparisons
in data between such former recipients and
comparable groups of current recipients.’’.
(c) REPORT OF CURRENTLY COLLECTED DATA.—Not
later than July 1, 2000, the Secretary of Health and
Human Services shall transmit to Congress a report regard-
ing earnings and employment characteristics of former re-
cipients of assistance under the State program funded
under this part, based on information currently being re-
ceived from States. Such report shall consist of a longitu-
dinal record for a sample of States, which represents at
least 80 percent of the population of each State, including
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a separate record for each of fiscal years 1997 through 2000
for—
(1) earnings of a sample of former recipients
using unemployment insurance data;
(2) earnings of a sample of food stamp recipients
using unemployment insurance data; and
(3) earnings of a sample of current recipients of
assistance using unemployment insurance data.
(d) EFFECTIVE DATES.—
(1) The amendment made by subsection (a) ap-
plies to each of fiscal years 2000 through 2003.
(2) The amendment made by subsection (b) ap-
plies to reports in fiscal years beginning in fiscal
year 2000.
SEC. 640. ITEMIZED INCOME TAX RECEIPT. (a) IN
GENERAL.—Not later than April 15, 2000, the Secretary
of the Treasury shall establish an interactive program on
an Internet website where any taxpayer may generate an
itemized receipt showing a proportionate allocation (in
money terms) of the taxpayer’s total tax payments among
the major expenditure categories.
(b) INFORMATION NECESSARY TO GENERATE RE-
CEIPT.—For purposes of generating an itemized receipt
under subsection (a), the interactive program—
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(1) shall only require the input of the taxpayer’s
total tax payments, and
(2) shall not require any identifying information
relating to the taxpayer.
(c) TOTAL TAX PAYMENTS.—For purposes of this sec-
tion, total tax payments of an individual for any taxable
year are—
(1) the tax imposed by subtitle A of the Internal
Revenue Code of 1986 for such taxable year (as shown
on his return), and
(2) the tax imposed by section 3101 of such Code
on wages received during such taxable year.
(d) CONTENT OF TAX RECEIPT.—
(1) MAJOR
EXPENDITURE
CATEGORIES.—For
purposes of subsection (a), the major expenditure cat-
egories are:
(A) National defense.
(B) International affairs.
(C) Medicaid.
(D) Medicare.
(E) Means-tested entitlements.
(F) Domestic discretionary.
(G) Social Security.
(H) Interest payments.
(I) All other.
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(2) OTHER ITEMS ON RECEIPT.—
(A) IN GENERAL.—In addition, the tax re-
ceipt shall include selected examples of more spe-
cific expenditure items, including the items listed
in subparagraph (B), either at the budget func-
tion, subfunction, or program, project, or activ-
ity levels, along with any other information
deemed appropriate by the Secretary of the
Treasury and the Director of the Office of Man-
agement and Budget to enhance taxpayer under-
standing of the Federal budget.
(B) LISTED ITEMS.—The expenditure items
listed in this subparagraph are as follows:
(i) Public schools funding programs.
(ii) Student loans and college aid.
(iii) Low-income housing programs.
(iv) Food stamp and welfare programs.
(v) Law enforcement, including the
Federal Bureau of Investigation, law en-
forcement grants to the States, and other
Federal law enforcement personnel.
(vi) Infrastructure, including roads,
bridges, and mass transit.
(vii) Farm subsidies.
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(viii) Congressional Member and staff
salaries.
(ix) Health research programs.
(x) Aid to the disabled.
(xi) Veterans health care and pension
programs.
(xii) Space programs.
(xiii) Environmental cleanup pro-
grams.
(xiv) United States embassies.
(xv) Military salaries.
(xvi) Foreign aid.
(xvii) Contributions to the North At-
lantic Treaty Organization.
(xviii) Amtrak.
(xix) United States Postal Service.
(e) COST.—No charge shall be imposed to cover any
cost associated with the production or distribution of the
tax receipt.
(f) REGULATIONS.—The Secretary of the Treasury
may prescribe such regulations as may be necessary to
carry out this section.
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TITLE VII—CHILD CARE CENTERS IN FEDERAL
FACILITIES
SEC. 701. SHORT TITLE. This title may be cited as
the ‘‘Federal Employees Child Care Act’’.
SEC. 702. DEFINITIONS. In this title (except as other-
wise provided in section 705):
(1) 
ADMINISTRATOR.—The 
term 
‘‘Adminis-
trator’’ means the Administrator of General Services.
(2) CHILD CARE ACCREDITATION ENTITY.—The
term ‘‘child care accreditation entity’’ means a non-
profit private organization or public agency that—
(A) is recognized by a State agency or by
a national organization that serves as a peer re-
view panel on the standards and procedures of
public and private child care or school accred-
iting bodies; and
(B) accredits a facility to provide child care
on the basis of—
(i) an accreditation or credentialing
instrument based on peer-validated re-
search;
(ii) compliance with applicable State
or local licensing requirements, as appro-
priate, for the facility;
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(iii) outside monitoring of the facility;
and
(iv) criteria that provide assurances
of—
(I) use of developmentally appro-
priate health and safety standards at
the facility;
(II) use of developmentally appro-
priate educational activities, as an in-
tegral part of the child care program
carried out at the facility; and
(III) use of ongoing staff develop-
ment or training activities for the staff
of the facility, including related skills-
based testing.
(3) ENTITY SPONSORING A CHILD CARE FACIL-
ITY.—The term ‘‘entity sponsoring a child care facil-
ity’’ means a Federal agency that operates, or an en-
tity that enters into a contract or licensing agreement
with a Federal agency to operate, a child care facility
primarily for the use of Federal employees.
(4) EXECUTIVE AGENCY.—The term ‘‘Executive
agency’’ has the meaning given the term in section
105 of title 5, United States Code, except that the
term—
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(A) does not include the Department of De-
fense and the Coast Guard; and
(B) includes the General Services Adminis-
tration, with respect to the administration of a
facility described in paragraph (5)(B).
(5) EXECUTIVE FACILITY.—The term ‘‘executive
facility’’—
(A) means a facility that is owned or leased
by an Executive agency; and
(B) includes a facility that is owned or
leased by the General Services Administration on
behalf of a judicial office.
(6) FEDERAL AGENCY.—The term ‘‘Federal agen-
cy’’ means an Executive agency, a legislative office, or
a judicial office.
(7) JUDICIAL FACILITY.—The term ‘‘judicial fa-
cility’’ means a facility that is owned or leased by a
judicial office (other than a facility that is also a fa-
cility described in paragraph (5)(B)).
(8) JUDICIAL OFFICE.—The term ‘‘judicial of-
fice’’ means an entity of the judicial branch of the
Federal Government.
(9) LEGISLATIVE FACILITY.—The term ‘‘legisla-
tive facility’’ means a facility that is owned or leased
by a legislative office.
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(10) LEGISLATIVE OFFICE.—The term ‘‘legisla-
tive office’’ means an entity of the legislative branch
of the Federal Government.
(11) STATE.—The term ‘‘State’’ has the meaning
given the term in section 658P of the Child Care and
Development Block Grant Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C.
9858n).
SEC. 703. PROVIDING QUALITY CHILD CARE IN FED-
ERAL FACILITIES. (a) EXECUTIVE FACILITIES.—
(1) STATE
AND
LOCAL
LICENSING
REQUIRE-
MENTS.—
(A) IN GENERAL.—Any entity sponsoring a
child care facility in an executive facility shall—
(i) comply with child care standards
described in paragraph (2) that are no less
stringent than applicable State or local li-
censing requirements that are related to the
provision of child care in the State or local-
ity involved; or
(ii) obtain the applicable State or local
licenses, as appropriate, for the facility.
(B) COMPLIANCE.—Not later than 6 months
after the date of enactment of this Act—
(i) the entity shall comply, or make
substantial progress (as determined by the
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Administrator) toward complying, with
subparagraph (A); and
(ii) any contract or licensing agree-
ment used by an Executive agency for the
provision of child care services in the child
care facility shall include a condition that
the child care be provided by an entity that
complies with the standards described in
subparagraph (A)(i) or obtains the licenses
described in subparagraph (A)(ii).
(2) HEALTH, SAFETY, AND
FACILITY
STAND-
ARDS.—The Administrator shall by regulation estab-
lish standards relating to health, safety, facilities, fa-
cility design, and other aspects of child care that the
Administrator determines to be appropriate for child
care in executive facilities, and require child care fa-
cilities, and entities sponsoring child care facilities,
in executive facilities to comply with the standards.
The standards shall include requirements that child
care facilities be inspected for, and be free of, lead
hazards.
(3) ACCREDITATION STANDARDS.—
(A) IN GENERAL.—The Administrator shall
issue regulations requiring, to the maximum ex-
tent possible, any entity sponsoring an eligible
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child care facility (as defined by the Adminis-
trator) in an executive facility to comply with
standards of a child care accreditation entity.
(B) COMPLIANCE.—The regulations shall re-
quire that, not later than 3 years after the date
of enactment of this Act—
(i) the entity shall comply, or make
substantial progress (as determined by the
Administrator) toward complying, with the
standards; and
(ii) any contract or licensing agree-
ment used by an Executive agency for the
provision of child care services in the child
care facility shall include a condition that
the child care be provided by an entity that
complies with the standards.
(4) EVALUATION AND COMPLIANCE.—
(A) IN GENERAL.—The Administrator shall
evaluate the compliance, with the requirements of
paragraph (1) and the regulations issued pursu-
ant to paragraphs (2) and (3), as appropriate,
of child care facilities, and entities sponsoring
child care facilities, in executive facilities. The
Administrator may conduct the evaluation of
such a child care facility or entity directly, or
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through an agreement with another Federal
agency or private entity, other than the Federal
agency for which the child care facility is pro-
viding services. If the Administrator determines,
on the basis of such an evaluation, that the child
care facility or entity is not in compliance with
the requirements, the Administrator shall notify
the Executive agency.
(B) EFFECT OF NONCOMPLIANCE.—On re-
ceipt of the notification of noncompliance issued
by the Administrator, the head of the Executive
agency shall—
(i) if the entity operating the child
care facility is the agency—
(I) not later than 2 business days
after the date of receipt of the notifica-
tion, correct any deficiencies that are
determined by the Administrator to be
life threatening or to present a risk of
serious bodily harm;
(II) not later than 4 months after
the date of receipt of the notification,
develop and provide to the Adminis-
trator a plan to correct any other defi-
ciencies in the operation of the facility
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and bring the facility and entity into
compliance with the requirements;
(III) provide the parents of the
children receiving child care services at
the child care facility and employees of
the facility with a notification detail-
ing the deficiencies described in sub-
clauses (I) and (II) and actions that
will be taken to correct the deficiencies,
and post a copy of the notification in
a conspicuous place in the facility for
5 working days or until the deficiencies
are corrected, whichever is later;
(IV) bring the child care facility
and entity into compliance with the re-
quirements and certify to the Adminis-
trator that the facility and entity are
in compliance, based on an onsite eval-
uation of the facility conducted by an
individual with expertise in child care
health and safety; and
(V) in the event that deficiencies
determined by the Administrator to be
life threatening or to present a risk of
serious bodily harm cannot be cor-
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rected within 2 business days after the
date of receipt of the notification, close
the child care facility, or the affected
portion of the facility, until the defi-
ciencies are corrected and notify the
Administrator of the closure; and
(ii) if the entity operating the child
care facility is a contractor or licensee of
the Executive agency—
(I) require the contractor or li-
censee, not later than 2 business days
after the date of receipt of the notifica-
tion, to correct any deficiencies that
are determined by the Administrator to
be life threatening or to present a risk
of serious bodily harm;
(II) require the contractor or li-
censee, not later than 4 months after
the date of receipt of the notification,
to develop and provide to the head of
the agency a plan to correct any other
deficiencies in the operation of the
child care facility and bring the facil-
ity and entity into compliance with
the requirements;
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(III) require the contractor or li-
censee to provide the parents of the
children receiving child care services at
the child care facility and employees of
the facility with a notification detail-
ing the deficiencies described in sub-
clauses (I) and (II) and actions that
will be taken to correct the deficiencies,
and to post a copy of the notification
in a conspicuous place in the facility
for 5 working days or until the defi-
ciencies are corrected, whichever is
later;
(IV) require the contractor or li-
censee to bring the child care facility
and entity into compliance with the re-
quirements and certify to the head of
the agency that the facility and entity
are in compliance, based on an onsite
evaluation of the facility conducted by
an independent entity with expertise
in child care health and safety; and
(V) in the event that deficiencies
determined by the Administrator to be
life threatening or to present a risk of
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serious bodily harm cannot be cor-
rected within 2 business days after the
date of receipt of the notification, close
the child care facility, or the affected
portion of the facility, until the defi-
ciencies are corrected and notify the
Administrator of the closure, which clo-
sure may be grounds for the immediate
termination or suspension of the con-
tract or license of the contractor or li-
censee.
(C) COST REIMBURSEMENT.—The Executive
agency shall reimburse the Administrator for the
costs of carrying out subparagraph (A) for child
care facilities located in an executive facility
other than an executive facility of the General
Services Administration. If an entity is spon-
soring a child care facility for 2 or more Execu-
tive agencies, the Administrator shall allocate the
reimbursement costs with respect to the entity
among the agencies in a fair and equitable man-
ner, based on the extent to which each agency is
eligible to place children in the facility.
(5) DISCLOSURE OF PRIOR VIOLATIONS TO PAR-
ENTS AND FACILITY EMPLOYEES.—
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(A) IN GENERAL.—The Administrator shall
issue regulations that require that each entity
sponsoring a child care facility in an executive
facility, upon receipt by the child care facility or
the entity (as applicable) of a request by any in-
dividual who is—
(i) a parent of any child enrolled at
the facility;
(ii) a parent of a child for whom an
application has been submitted to enroll at
the facility; or
(iii) an employee of the facility;
shall provide to the individual the copies and de-
scription described in subparagraph (B).
(B) COPIES AND DESCRIPTION.—The entity
shall provide—
(i) copies of all notifications of defi-
ciencies that have been provided in the past
with respect to the facility under clause
(i)(III) or (ii)(III), as applicable, of para-
graph (4)(B); and
(ii) a description of the actions that
were taken to correct the deficiencies.
(b) LEGISLATIVE FACILITIES.—
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(1) ACCREDITATION.—The Chief Administrative
Officer of the House of Representatives, the Librarian
of Congress, and the head of a designated entity in
the Senate shall ensure that, not later than 1 year
after the date of enactment of this Act, the cor-
responding child care facility obtains accreditation by
a child care accreditation entity, in accordance with
the accreditation standards of the entity.
(2) REGULATIONS.—
(A) IN
GENERAL.—If the corresponding
child care facility does not maintain accredita-
tion status with a child care accreditation enti-
ty, the Chief Administrative Officer of the House
of Representatives, the Librarian of Congress, or
the head of the designated entity in the Senate
shall issue regulations governing the operation of
the corresponding child care facility, to ensure
the safety and quality of care of children placed
in the facility. The regulations shall be no less
stringent in content and effect than the require-
ments of subsection (a)(1) and the regulations
issued by the Administrator under paragraphs
(2) and (3) of subsection (a), except to the extent
that appropriate administrative officers make
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the determination described in subparagraph
(B).
(B) MODIFICATION MORE EFFECTIVE.—The
determination referred to in subparagraph (A) is
a determination, for good cause shown and stat-
ed together with the regulations, that a modifica-
tion of the regulations would be more effective for
the implementation of the requirements and
standards described in subsection (a) for the cor-
responding child care facilities, and entities
sponsoring the corresponding child care facilities,
in legislative facilities.
(3) CORRESPONDING CHILD CARE FACILITY.—In
this subsection, the term ‘‘corresponding child care fa-
cility’’, used with respect to the Chief Administrative
Officer, the Librarian, or the head of a designated en-
tity described in paragraph (1), means a child care
facility operated by, or under a contract or licensing
agreement with, an office of the House of Representa-
tives, the Library of Congress, or an office of the Sen-
ate, respectively.
(c) JUDICIAL BRANCH STANDARDS
AND COMPLI-
ANCE.—
(1) STATE
AND
LOCAL
LICENSING
REQUIRE-
MENTS HEALTH, SAFETY, AND FACILITY STANDARDS,
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AND
ACCREDITATION
STANDARDS.—The Director of
the Administrative Office of the United States Courts
shall issue regulations for child care facilities, and en-
tities sponsoring child care facilities, in judicial fa-
cilities, which shall be no less stringent in content
and effect than the requirements of subsection (a)(1)
and the regulations issued by the Administrator
under paragraphs (2) and (3) of subsection (a), except
to the extent that the Director may determine, for
good cause shown and stated together with the regula-
tions, that a modification of such regulations would
be more effective for the implementation of the re-
quirements and standards described in paragraphs
(1), (2), and (3) of subsection (a) for child care facili-
ties, and entities sponsoring child care facilities, in
judicial facilities.
(2) EVALUATION AND COMPLIANCE.—
(A) DIRECTOR OF THE ADMINISTRATIVE OF-
FICE OF THE UNITED STATES COURTS.—The Di-
rector of the Administrative Office of the United
States Courts shall have the same authorities
and duties with respect to the evaluation of, com-
pliance of, and cost reimbursement for child care
facilities, and entities sponsoring child care fa-
cilities, in judicial facilities as the Adminis-
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trator has under subsection (a)(4) with respect to
the evaluation of, compliance of, and cost reim-
bursement for such centers and entities spon-
soring such centers, in executive facilities.
(B) HEAD
OF
A
JUDICIAL
OFFICE.—The
head of a judicial office shall have the same au-
thorities and duties with respect to the compli-
ance of and cost reimbursement for child care fa-
cilities, and entities sponsoring child care facili-
ties, in judicial facilities as the head of an Exec-
utive agency has under subsection (a)(4) with re-
spect to the compliance of and cost reimburse-
ment for such centers and entities sponsoring
such centers, in executive facilities.
(d) APPLICATION.—Notwithstanding any other provi-
sion of this section, if 8 or more child care facilities are
sponsored in facilities owned or leased by an Executive
agency, the Administrator shall delegate to the head of the
agency the evaluation and compliance responsibilities as-
signed to the Administrator under subsection (a)(4)(A).
(e) TECHNICAL
ASSISTANCE, STUDIES, AND
RE-
VIEWS.—The Administrator may provide technical assist-
ance, and conduct and provide the results of studies and
reviews, for Executive agencies, and entities sponsoring
child care facilities in executive facilities, on a reimbursable
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basis, in order to assist the entities in complying with this
section. The Chief Administrative Officer of the House of
Representatives, the Librarian of Congress, the head of the
designated Senate entity described in subsection (b), and
the Director of the Administrative Office of the United
States Courts, may provide technical assistance, and con-
duct and provide the results of studies and reviews, or re-
quest that the Administrator provide technical assistance,
and conduct and provide the results of studies and reviews,
for legislative offices and judicial offices, as appropriate,
and entities operating child care facilities in legislative fa-
cilities or judicial facilities, as appropriate, on a reimburs-
able basis, in order to assist the entities in complying with
this section.
(f) INTERAGENCY COUNCIL.—
(1) COMPOSITION.—The Administrator shall es-
tablish an interagency council, comprised of—
(A) representatives of all Executive agencies
described in subsection (d) and other Executive
agencies at the election of the heads of the agen-
cies;
(B) a representative of the Chief Adminis-
trative Officer of the House of Representatives, at
the election of the Chief Administrative Officer;
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(C) a representative of the head of the des-
ignated Senate entity described in subsection (b),
at the election of the head of the entity;
(D) a representative of the Librarian of
Congress, at the election of the Librarian; and
(E) a representative of the Director of the
Administrative Office of the United States
Courts, at the election of the Director.
(2) FUNCTIONS.—The council shall facilitate co-
operation and sharing of best practices, and develop
and coordinate policy, regarding the provision of
child care, including the provision of areas for nurs-
ing mothers and other lactation support facilities and
services, in the Federal Government.
(g) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is
authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section
$900,000 for fiscal year 2000 and such sums as may be
necessary for each subsequent fiscal year.
SEC. 704. FEDERAL CHILD CARE EVALUATION. (a) IN
GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year after the date of enact-
ment of this Act, the Administrator and the Director of the
Office of Personnel Management shall jointly prepare and
submit to Congress a report that evaluates child care pro-
vided by entities sponsoring child care facilities in executive
facilities, legislative facilities, or judicial facilities.