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handle is hein.crs/goveqxf0001 and id is 1 raw text is: FY2025 NDAA: Military Child Care Proposals October 8, 2024 In 2023, the House Armed Services Committee (HASC) established a Quality of Life (QoL) Panel to develop proposals for a National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025 (FY2025 NDAA). On April 8, 2024, the QoL Panel released its final report. Several of the report's recommendations related to military child care were included in H.R. 8070, the Servicemember Quality ofLife ImprovementAct, which served as the base text for the HASC version of the FY2025 NDAA. This bill was passed by the House on June 14, 2024. The Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) reported S. 4638, its version of the FY2025 NDAA, on July 8, 2024. Congress is considering whether to negotiate a final FY2025 NDAA based in part on versions of these bills, which contain several provisions related to military child care. Background 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. DOD's child development programs (CDPs) include subsidized programs in: (1) DOD-operated child development centers (CDCs), (2) private in-home care (called thefamily child care program), and (3) qualified private care centers in the local community (called the fee assistance program). In addition to these programs, DOD has also implemented a Child Care in Your Home (CCYH) pilot under the fee assistance program that allows qualified families to receive subsidies for in-home care (e.g., hiring a nanny). The military services employ a combination of appropriated fund (APF) and non-appropriated fund (NAF) workers as direct care providers in their CDCs with salary and benefits that fall under federally determined pay tables. DOD has previously reported that the services predominately use a NAF workforce in order to maximize flexibilities offered for staff onboarding and compensation. Under 10 U.S.C. § 1792(c), childcare employees paid with NAF shall be paid at rates of pay competitive with the rates of pay for other installation employees with similar training, seniority, and experience. The QoL Panel found that while the Department of Defense CDP employee wages are competitive and the Department has made significant efforts to attract and retain child care workers, CDCs continue to have high staff vacancy rates. Congressional Research Service https://crsreports.congress.gov IN12436 CRS INSIGHT Prepared for Members and Committees of Congress

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