To amend title 10, United States Code, to require the Secretary of Defense to annually review the amount of financial assistance for child care and youth program services providers provided by the Secretary.
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Summary
What This Bill Does
This bill requires the Department of Defense to conduct an annual review of financial assistance amounts provided to child care and youth program providers serving military families. The review must include the maximum monthly per-child assistance that eligible providers can receive.
Who Benefits and How
Child care providers serving military families could benefit if annual reviews lead to increased assistance rates that keep pace with rising costs. Military families may benefit from improved access to quality child care if provider payments remain competitive with market rates.
Who Bears the Burden and How
The Department of Defense faces an administrative burden of conducting annual reviews. If reviews identify payment rates as too high, providers could potentially face reduced assistance levels, though this is not the bill's stated intent.
Key Provisions
- Mandates annual review of child care financial assistance amounts
- Specifically requires review of maximum monthly per-child assistance limits
- Applies to eligible child care and youth program providers under title 10 USC section 1798
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
Requires the Secretary of Defense to annually review the amount of financial assistance provided to child care and youth program services providers.
Key Policy Areas
Defense, Child Care, Military Families
Primary Purpose
Requires the Secretary of Defense to annually review the amount of financial assistance provided to child care and youth program services providers.
Policy Domains
Section 1 - Annual Review of Financial Assistance Limits
Identified Gains
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation- Child care providers serving military families
- Military families with children
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation
Identified Costs
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation- Department of Defense
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation
Sponsors
Legislative Progress
IntroducedMr. Khanna introduced the following bill; which was referred to …
Stakeholder Effects
cui bono?How this legislation distributes effects. Mention counts reflect frequency, not effect magnitude.
Child care providers serving military families
Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
Who is "The Secretary" in each section?
- "the_secretary"
- → Secretary of Defense
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