Pilot program to provide financial assistance to members of the Armed Forces for in-home child care: inclusion of au pairs

Section 589 of the William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (10 U.S.C. 1791 note) is amended— (1) in subsection (a)(4), by striking subsection (b) and inserting subsection (c); (2) by redesignating subsections (b) through (e) as subsections (c) through (f), respectively; and (3) by inserting after subsection (a) the following new subsection (b): (b) Au pairs (1) The Secretary shall treat an au pair who is participating in the Au Pair program of the Department of State as an in-home child care provider who meets qualifications determined under subsection (a)(3)(B). (2) No State or local government may enact or enforce a law, regulation, rule, or requirement related to such Au Pair program that would impose an additional or different term or condition on a military family that is the host family for an au pair..