To require a report on round-the-clock availability of childcare for members of the Armed Forces and civilian employees of the Department of Defense who work rotating shifts.

SA 2298. Mr. BOOZMAN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed
by him to the bill S. 4049, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year
2021 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military
construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy,
to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for
other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

At the end of subtitle F of title X, add the following:

SEC. 1064. REPORT ON ROUND-THE-CLOCK AVAILABILITY OF
CHILDCARE FOR MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES AND
CIVILIAN EMPLOYEES OF THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
WHO WORK ROTATING SHIFTS.

(a) In General.--Not later than 270 days after the date of
the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall
submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and
the House of Representatives a report setting forth the
results of a study, conducted by the Secretary for purposes
of the report, on the feasibility and advisability of making
round-the-clock childcare available for children of members
of the Armed Forces and civilian employees of the Department
of Defense who works on rotating shifts at military
installations.
(b) Elements.--The report required by subsection (a) shall
include the following:
(1) The results of the study described in that subsection.
(2) If the Secretary determines that making round-the-clock
childcare available as described in subsection (a) is
feasible and advisable, such matters as the Secretary
considers appropriate in connection with making such
childcare available, including--
(A) an identification of the installations at which such
childcare would be beneficial to members of the Armed Forces,
civilian employees of the Department, or both;
(B) an identification of any barriers to making such
childcare available at the installations identified pursuant
to subparagraph (A);
(C) an assessment whether the childcare needs of members of
the Armed Forces and civilian employees of the Department
described in subsection (a) would be better met by an
increase in assistance for childcare fees;
(D) a description and assessment of the actions, if any,
being taken to make such childcare available at the
installations identified pursuant to subparagraph (A); and
(E) such recommendations for legislative or administrative
action as the Secretary considers appropriate to make such
childcare available at the installations identified pursuant
to subparagraph (A), or at any other military installations.
______