S.Amdt. 4079

SA 4079. Mr. OSSOFF submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to
amendment SA 3867 submitted by Mr. Reed and intended to be proposed to
the bill H.R. 4350, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2022
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 D of title XXVIII, add the
following:

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SEC. 2836. REPORT ON CAPACITY OF CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTERS OF
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE.

(a) In General.--Not later than one year 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 written report providing an
update on the capacity of child development centers of the
Department of Defense.
(b) Elements.--The report submitted under subsection (a)
shall--
(1) provide data on the capacity of child development
centers through the Department, including infrastructure,
staffing, waitlists, and resources, set forth in the
aggregate and by installation and Armed Force;
(2) highlight, by installation, whether demand by members
of the Armed Forces for child care is or is not being met by
existing capacity at such centers; and
(3) determine whether plans and adequate funding authority
exist to remedy any identified shortfall in child care
capacity for the Department of Defense.
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