FY2025 NDAA: Military Child Care Proposals (CRS Report for Congress)
| Release Date |
Oct. 8, 2024 |
| Report Number |
IN12436 |
| Report Type |
Insight |
| Authors |
Kristy N. Kamarck |
| Source Agency |
Congressional Research Service |
Summary:
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 of Life Improvement Act,
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.
