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Sec. 576 · H.R. 3838

Prohibition on availability of funds for termination of DODEA and child care workers

Division A — Department of Defense Authorizations › Title V — Military Personnel Policy › Subtitle H — Family Programs and Child Care

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Committee version · Sec. 576

None of the funds authorized to be appropriated by this Act or otherwise made available for fiscal year 2026 for the Department of Defense may be obligated or expended to terminate employees of Military Child Development Programs or employees of the Department of Defense Education Activity, regardless of whether such positions are funded by appropriated or nonappropriated funds, unless the employee was documented as not performing or engaging in misconduct.

•HR 3838 RHSEC. 576
Passed the House · Sec. 576

None of the funds authorized to be appropriated by this Act or otherwise made available for fiscal year 2026 for the Department of Defense may be obligated or expended to terminate employees of Military Child Development Programs or employees of the Department of Defense Education Activity, regardless of whether such positions are funded by appropriated or nonappropriated funds, unless the employee was documented as not performing or engaging in misconduct.

•HR 3838 EHSEC. 576

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Sec. 576: Prohibition on availability of funds for termination of DODEA and child care workers · Public Law Tracker