July 23, 2026
Ms. Pettersen (for herself and Mr. Mackenzie) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Armed Services
To require the Secretary of Defense to report on the implementation of the redesign of the compensation model of the child development program of the Department of Defense.
Section 1. Short title
This Act may be cited as the Supporting Our Military Child Care Workforce Act
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Sec. 2. Report on implementation of redesign of compensation model of the child development program of the Department of Defense
(a) Report required
Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act and annually thereafter until full implementation of the redesign of the compensation model of the child development program of the Department of Defense required by section 589A of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025 (10 U.S.C. 1792 note; Public Law 118–159), the Secretary of Defense shall submit to Congress a report on such implementation. Each such report shall include the following elements, disaggregated by Armed Force:
(1)
The status of the implementation.
(2)
The expected timeline for full implementation.
(3)
An identification of requirements under such section that have been implemented and those that have not been implemented.
(b) Publication
The Secretary shall publish each report under this section on a publicly available website of the Department of Defense not later than 30 days after submitting such report pursuant to subsection (a).