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FY2023 NDAA: Military Child Care Programs
Updated January 17, 2023
The Department of Defense (DOD) operates the largest employer-sponsored child care program in the
United States, serving approximately 200,000 children of servicemembers and DOD civilians. It employs
about 20,000 child care workers, at an annual cost of over $1 billion. Several child care-related provisions
were considered in the House-passed (H.R. 7900) and Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC)-
reported (S. 4543) versions of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 (FY2023
NDAA). The enacted legislation (P.L. 117-263; the James M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act
for Fiscal Year 2023) amends military-sponsored child care authorities and includes oversight actions
(e.g., required reports and briefings).
Background
DOD provides appropriated and non-appropriated funds to support military child care programs under 10
U.S.C. O§1791 et seq. These include military-operated child development centers (CDCs) as well as
subsidies to privately-operated family child care homes and civilian daycare providers. Parental fees for
child care services are progressively scaled based on total family income. For more information, see CRS
Report R45288, Military Child Development Program: Background and Issues.
Table I. Selected FY2023 NDAA Child Care Provisions
House-passed (H.R. 7900)              SASC-reported (S. 4543)     Enacted (P.L. 117-263)
Fee Assistance Program

Sec. 573 would have expanded the in-home fee  No similar provisions
assistance pilot program from five to six
locations.

Not adopted.

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