Notification to Congress

Who must be notified when an agency decides to implement the child care subsidy program?

An agency must notify its Congressional Appropriations sub-committee of its intent to implement a child care subsidy program. It must also notify OPM. Notifications must occur annually.

The following is a sample notification to Congress:

Dear Chairman/Representative/Senator...

The (Federal agency) has decided to use the authority provided by Section 630 of Public Law 107-67 to spend appropriated funds to assist our lower income employees with child care expenses. As required by the conference report accompanying Public Law 107-67, we hereby notify the Subcommittee that (Federal agency) will obligate $x for this purpose.