,,ii  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #chfg  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,june #b1      
#bjbj,ms4 ,sinema 7for herself and ,mr4 
,cramer7 introduced the following bill2 
which was read twice and referred to the
 ,committee on ,armed ,services  ,a     
,,bill  ,to require the ,secretary of   
,defense to establish a program to carry
 out minor military construction        
projects to construct child development 
centers4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act   
may be cited as the ,childcare          
,expansion for ,military ,families ,act 
of #bjbj4  #b4 ,temporary program to use
 minor military construction authority  
for construction of child development   
centers  7a7 ,program authorized ,the   
,secretary of ,defense shall establish a
 program to carry out minor military    
construction projects under section     
#bhje of title #aj1 ,united ,states     
,code1 to construct child development   
centers4  7b7 ,increased maximum amounts
 applicable to minor construction       

projects ,for the purpose of any        
military construction project carried   
out under the program under this        
section1 the amount specified in section
 #bhje7;a77#b7 of title #aj1 ,united    
,states ,code1 is deemed to be          
#ae1jjj1jjj4  7c7 ,notification and     
approval requirements  7#a7 ,in general 
,the notification and approval          
requirements under section #bhje7;b7 of 
title #aj1 ,united ,states ,code1 shall 
remain in effect for construction       
projects carried out under the program  
under this section4  7#b7 ,procedures   
,the ,secretary shall establish         
procedures for the review and approval  
of requests from the ,secretaries of    
military departments to carry out       
construction projects under the program 
under this section4  7d7 ,report        
required  7#a7 ,in general ,not later   
than #ahj days after the date of the    
enactment of this ,act1 the ,secretary  
of ,defense shall submit to the         
congressional defense committees a      

report on the program under this        
section4  7#b7 ,elements ,the report    
required by paragraph 7#a7 shall include
 a list and description of the          
construction projects carried out under 
the program under this section1         
including the location and cost of each 
project4  7e7 ,expiration of authority  
,the authority to carry out a minor     
military construction project under the 
program under this section expires on   
,september #cj1 #bjbb4  7f7             
,construction of authority ,nothing in  
this section may be construed to limit  
any other authority provided by law for 
a military construction project at a    
child development center4  7g7          
,definitions ,in this section3 7#a7     
,child development center ,the term     
child development center includes a     
facility1 and the utilities to support  
such facility1 the function of which is 
to support the daily care of children   
aged six weeks old through #ab years old
 for full-day1 part-day1 and hourly     

service4  7#b7 ,congressional defense   
committees ,the term congressional      
defense committees has the meaning given
 that term in section #aja7;a77#af7 of  
title #aj1 ,united ,states ,code4