S.Amdt. 6251
What it does: Adds SEC. 632. PAY FOR DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE AND COAST GUARD CHILD CARE PROVIDERS: STUDIES; ADJUSTMENT at the end of subtitle D of title VI
Sen. Patty Murray (D-WA)What it changes
1 change to S.Amdt. 5499
Adds SEC. 632. PAY FOR DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE AND COAST GUARD CHILD CARE PROVIDERS: STUDIES; ADJUSTMENT at the end of subtitle D of title VI
Adds a sectionInserted: SEC. 632. PAY FOR DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE AND COAST GUARD CHILD CARE PROVIDERS: STUDIES; ADJUSTMENT.
Inserted: (a) Department of Defense Child Care Employee Compensation Review.--
Inserted: (1) Review required.--The Secretary of Defense shall, for each geographic area in which the Secretary of a military department operates a military child development center, conduct a study--
Inserted: (A) comparing the total compensation, including all pay and benefits, of child care employees of each military child development center in the geographic area to the total compensation of similarly credentialed employees of public elementary schools in such geographic area; and
Inserted: (B) estimating the difference in average pay and the difference in average benefits between such child care employees and such employees of public elementary schools.
Inserted: (2) Schedule.--The Secretary of Defense shall complete the studies required under paragraph (1)--
Inserted: (A) for the geographic areas containing the military installations with the 25 longest wait lists for child care services at military child development centers, not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act; and
Inserted: (B) for geographic areas other than geographic areas described in subparagraph (A), not later than two years after the date of the enactment of this Act.
Inserted: (3) Reports.--
Inserted: (A) Interim report.--Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense committees and the Coast Guard committees a report summarizing the results of the studies required under paragraph (1) that have been completed as of the date of the submission of such report.
Inserted: (B) Final report.--Not later than 120 days after the completion of all the studies required under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall submit to the congressional defense committees and the Coast Guard committees a report summarizing the results of such studies.
Inserted: (b) Coast Guard Child Development Center Employee Compensation Review.--
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Inserted: (1) Review required.--The Secretary of Homeland Security shall, for each geographic area in which the Secretary operates a Coast Guard child development center, conduct a study--
Inserted: (A) comparing the total compensation (including all pay and benefits) of child development center employees of each Coast Guard child development center in such geographic area, to the total compensation of similarly credentialed employees of public elementary schools in such geographic area; and
Inserted: (B) estimating the difference in average pay and the difference in average benefits between such child development center employees and such employees of public elementary schools.
Inserted: (2) Schedule.--The Secretary of Homeland Security shall complete the studies required under paragraph (1)--
Inserted: (A) for the geographic areas containing the Coast Guard installations with the 10 longest wait lists for child development services at Coast Guard child development centers, not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act; and
Inserted: (B) for geographic areas other than geographic areas described in subparagraph (A), not later than two years after the date of the enactment of this Act.
Inserted: (3) Reports.--
Inserted: (A) Interim report.--Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Homeland Security shall submit to the Coast Guard committees and the congressional defense committees a report summarizing the results of the respective studies required under paragraph (1) that the Secretary has completed as of the date of the submission of such report.
Inserted: (B) Final report.--Not later than 120 days after the completion of all respective studies required under paragraph (1), the Secretary of Homeland Security shall submit to the Coast Guard committees and the congressional defense committees a report summarizing the results of such studies.
Inserted: (c) Compensation Adjustment.--
Inserted: (1) In general.--
Inserted: (A) Department of defense.--Not later than 90 days after the date on which the Secretary of Defense completes the study for a geographic area under subsection (a), the Secretary of each military department that operates a military child development center in such geographic area shall ensure that the dollar value of the total compensation, including the pay and benefits, of child care employees is not less than the average dollar value of the total compensation of similarly credentialed employees of public elementary schools in such geographic area.
Inserted: (B) Coast guard.--Not later than 90 days after the date on which the Secretary of Homeland Security completes the study for a geographic area under subsection (b), the Commandant of the Coast Guard shall ensure that the dollar value of the total compensation, including the pay and benefits, of child development center employees in such geographic area is not less than the average dollar value of the total compensation of similarly credentialed employees of public elementary schools in such geographic area.
Inserted: (2) Adjustment limit.--No child care employee or child development center employee may have his or her pay or benefits decreased pursuant to paragraph (1).
Inserted: (3) Reports.--
Inserted: (A) Department of defense.--Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter for five years, each Secretary of a military department shall submit to the congressional defense committees and the Coast Guard committees a report detailing the effects of changes in the total compensation under this subsection, including the effects on the hiring and retention of child care employees and on the number of children for which military child development centers provide child care services.
Inserted: (B) Coast guard.--Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter for five years, the Commandant of the Coast Guard shall submit to the Coast Guard committees and the congressional defense committees a report detailing the effects of changes in the total compensation under this subsection, including the effects on the hiring and retention of child development center employees and on the number of children for which Coast Guard child development centers provide child development services.
Inserted: (d) Definitions.--In this section:
Inserted: (1) The term "benefits" includes--
Inserted: (A) retirement benefits;
Inserted: (B) any insurance premiums paid by an employer;
Inserted: (C) education benefits, including tuition reimbursement and student loan repayment; and
Inserted: (D) any other compensation an employer provides to an employee for service performed as an employee (other than pay), as determined appropriate by the Secretary of Defense or Secretary of Homeland Security, as applicable.
Inserted: (2) The terms "child care employee" and "military child development center" have the meanings given such terms in section 1800 of title 10, United States Code.
Inserted: (3) The terms "child development center employee" and "Coast Guard child development center" have the meanings given such terms in section 2921 of title 14, United States Code.
Inserted: (4) The term "Coast Guard committees" means--
Inserted: (A) the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate;
Inserted: (B) the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives; and
Inserted: (C) the Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and the House of Representatives.
Inserted: (5) The term "elementary school" means a day or residential school which provides elementary education, as determined under State law.
Inserted: (6) The term "pay" includes the basic rate of pay of an employee and any additional payments an employer pays to an employee for service performed as an employee.
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At the end of subtitle D of title VI, add the following:
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SA 6251. Mrs. MURRAY submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 5499 submitted by Mr. Reed (for himself and Mr. Inhofe) and intended to be proposed to the bill H.R. 7900, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2023 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 VI, add the following:
SEC. 632. PAY FOR DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE AND COAST GUARD CHILD CARE PROVIDERS: STUDIES; ADJUSTMENT.
(a) Department of Defense Child Care Employee Compensation Review.--
(1) Review required.--The Secretary of Defense shall, for each geographic area in which the Secretary of a military department operates a military child development center, conduct a study--
(A) comparing the total compensation, including all pay and benefits, of child care employees of each military child development center in the geographic area to the total compensation of similarly credentialed employees of public elementary schools in such geographic area; and
(B) estimating the difference in average pay and the difference in average benefits between such child care employees and such employees of public elementary schools.
(2) Schedule.--The Secretary of Defense shall complete the studies required under paragraph (1)--
(A) for the geographic areas containing the military installations with the 25 longest wait lists for child care services at military child development centers, not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act; and
(B) for geographic areas other than geographic areas described in subparagraph (A), not later than two years after the date of the enactment of this Act.
(3) Reports.--
(A) Interim report.--Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense committees and the Coast Guard committees a report summarizing the results of the studies required under paragraph (1) that have been completed as of the date of the submission of such report.
(B) Final report.--Not later than 120 days after the completion of all the studies required under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall submit to the congressional defense committees and the Coast Guard committees a report summarizing the results of such studies.
(b) Coast Guard Child Development Center Employee Compensation Review.--
(1) Review required.--The Secretary of Homeland Security shall, for each geographic area in which the Secretary operates a Coast Guard child development center, conduct a study--
(A) comparing the total compensation (including all pay and benefits) of child development center employees of each Coast Guard child development center in such geographic area, to the total compensation of similarly credentialed employees of public elementary schools in such geographic area; and
(B) estimating the difference in average pay and the difference in average benefits between such child development center employees and such employees of public elementary schools.
(2) Schedule.--The Secretary of Homeland Security shall complete the studies required under paragraph (1)--
(A) for the geographic areas containing the Coast Guard installations with the 10 longest wait lists for child development services at Coast Guard child development centers, not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act; and
(B) for geographic areas other than geographic areas described in subparagraph (A), not later than two years after the date of the enactment of this Act.
(3) Reports.--
(A) Interim report.--Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Homeland Security shall submit to the Coast Guard committees and the congressional defense committees a report summarizing the results of the respective studies required under paragraph (1) that the Secretary has completed as of the date of the submission of such report.
(B) Final report.--Not later than 120 days after the completion of all respective studies required under paragraph (1), the Secretary of Homeland Security shall submit to the Coast Guard committees and the congressional defense committees a report summarizing the results of such studies.
(c) Compensation Adjustment.--
(1) In general.--
(A) Department of defense.--Not later than 90 days after the date on which the Secretary of Defense completes the study for a geographic area under subsection (a), the Secretary of each military department that operates a military child development center in such geographic area shall ensure that the dollar value of the total compensation, including the pay and benefits, of child care employees is not less than the average dollar value of the total compensation of similarly credentialed employees of public elementary schools in such geographic area.
(B) Coast guard.--Not later than 90 days after the date on which the Secretary of Homeland Security completes the study for a geographic area under subsection (b), the Commandant of the Coast Guard shall ensure that the dollar value of the total compensation, including the pay and benefits, of child development center employees in such geographic area is not less than the average dollar value of the total compensation of similarly credentialed employees of public elementary schools in such geographic area.
(2) Adjustment limit.--No child care employee or child development center employee may have his or her pay or benefits decreased pursuant to paragraph (1).
(3) Reports.--
(A) Department of defense.--Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter for five years, each Secretary of a military department shall submit to the congressional defense committees and the Coast Guard committees a report detailing the effects of changes in the total compensation under this subsection, including the effects on the hiring and retention of child care employees and on the number of children for which military child development centers provide child care services.
(B) Coast guard.--Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter for five years, the Commandant of the Coast Guard shall submit to the Coast Guard committees and the congressional defense committees a report detailing the effects of changes in the total compensation under this subsection, including the effects on the hiring and retention of child development center employees and on the number of children for which Coast Guard child development centers provide child development services.
(d) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) The term “benefits” includes--
(A) retirement benefits;
(B) any insurance premiums paid by an employer;
(C) education benefits, including tuition reimbursement and student loan repayment; and
(D) any other compensation an employer provides to an employee for service performed as an employee (other than pay), as determined appropriate by the Secretary of Defense or Secretary of Homeland Security, as applicable.
(2) The terms “child care employee” and “military child development center” have the meanings given such terms in section 1800 of title 10, United States Code.
(3) The terms “child development center employee” and “Coast Guard child development center” have the meanings given such terms in section 2921 of title 14, United States Code.
(4) The term “Coast Guard committees” means--
(A) the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate;
(B) the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives; and
(C) the Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and the House of Representatives.
(5) The term “elementary school” means a day or residential school which provides elementary education, as determined under State law.
(6) The term “pay” includes the basic rate of pay of an employee and any additional payments an employer pays to an employee for service performed as an employee.
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Senate amendment submitted
September 29, 2022