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H.R. 6313House119th Congress (2025-2027)In Committee

Military Child and Youth Program Abuse and Neglect Notification Act

Sponsored by Jill N. TokudaRep. Jill N. Tokuda (D-HI)
Introduced November 25, 2025

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The Military Child and Youth Program Abuse and Neglect Notification Act sets strict reporting timelines for child‑care and youth programs that serve military families. It forces these programs to promptly alert parents or guardians of any suspected abuse, and to quickly inform relevant congressional committees and local legislators. The law applies to a range of DoD‑funded or affiliated child‑care providers, aiming to improve protection and oversight of children in military environments.

Key Provisions

  • Requires any military‑affiliated child or youth program that learns of alleged or suspected abuse or neglect to tell the child’s parents or guardians within 24 hours.
  • Mandates that the same program must inform the Senate and House Armed Services Committees, plus the senators and representatives from the state or district where the incident occurred, within 72 hours.
  • Defines “covered child and youth program” to include military child development centers, Department of Defense youth programs, family‑home day‑care providers, and any child‑care or youth‑program provider that receives DoD financial assistance.

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Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.

Armed Services Committee

November 25, 2025

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Introduced in House

November 25, 2025

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Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.

Armed Services Committee

November 25, 2025

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Introduced in HouseIssued November 25, 2025

I

119th CONGRESS

1st Session

H. R. 6313

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

November 25, 2025

Ms. Tokuda (for herself, Mr. Moore of Utah, Ms. Jacobs, Mr. Wittman, Ms. Strickland, Mr. Bacon, Mr. Bell, Mr. Schmidt, Mr. Case, Ms. Norton, Mrs. Kiggans of Virginia, Mr. Carson, Ms. Garcia of Texas, and Mr. Davis of North Carolina) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Armed Services

A BILL

To require military child and youth programs to provide prompt notice of alleged or suspected neglect or abuse of children to the parents or guardians of those children, and for other purposes.

1.

Short title

This Act may be cited as the Military Child and Youth Program Abuse and Neglect Notification Act.

2.

Notification of suspected child abuse at providers of child care services or youth programs

Section 1794 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:

(g)

Notification of Suspected Child Abuse

(1)

The Secretary of Defense shall prescribe a policy that requires covered child and youth programs to—

(A)

not later than 24 hours after a program becomes aware of alleged or suspected abuse or neglect of a child occurring in such program, notify the parents and guardians of such child of such alleged or suspected abuse or neglect; and

(B)

not later than 72 hours after a program becomes aware of alleged abuse or neglect of a child occurring in such program, provide notice of such alleged abuse or neglect to—

(i)

the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives;

(ii)

if the alleged abuse or neglect occurs in one of the several States, the Senators that represent the State in which the alleged abuse or neglect occurred; and

(iii)

if the alleged abuse or neglect occurs in a location represented by a Member of, or Delegate or Resident Commissioner to, the House of Representatives, the Member of, or Delegate or Resident Commissioner to, the House of Representatives that represents such location.

(2)

In this subsection, the term covered child and youth program means a military child development center, a Department of Defense youth program, a family home day care, or a provider of child care services or youth program services that receives financial assistance under section 1798.

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