Title 20 — EducationRelease 119-73
§2564 Departmental day care center facilities; establishment; fees and charges; equipment and operation by appropriated funds
Title 20 › Chapter CHAPTER 45— - CAREER EDUCATION AND CAREER DEVELOPMENT › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER III— - MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS › § 2564
Summary
The Health and Human Services Secretary may create, equip, and run day care centers for children of Department employees. The Secretary can charge fees to employees or other users and accept donated money, equipment, or property. No federal appropriated funds can be used to equip or operate the centers, but donated space is allowed and initial equipment may be bought if its cost is paid back over its expected life, no more than 10 years.
Full Legal Text
Title 20, §2564
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Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary of Health and Human Services is authorized by contract or otherwise to establish, equip, and operate day care center facilities for the purpose of serving children who are members of households of employees of the Department of Health and Human Services. The Secretary is authorized to establish or provide for the establishment of appropriate fees and charges to be chargeable against the Department employees or others who are beneficiaries of services provided by such facilities to pay for the cost of their operation and to accept money, equipment, or other property donated for use in connection with the facilities. No appropriated funds may be used for the equipping or operation of any centers provided under this authority. The prohibition made by the preceding sentence shall not preclude the provision of appropriate donated space nor the purchase of the initial equipment for the centers, except that the cost of such equipment shall be reimbursed over the expected life of such equipment, not to exceed 10 years.
Legislative History
Notes & Related Subsidiaries
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Change of Name
“Secretary of Health and Human Services” and “Department of Health and Human Services” substituted in text for “Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare” and “Department of Health, Education, and Welfare”, respectively, pursuant to section 509(b) of Pub. L. 96–88, which is classified to section 3508(b) of this title.
Effective Date
Section effective 30 days after Oct. 12, 1976, except either as specifically otherwise provided or, if not so specifically otherwise provided, effective July 1, 1976, where section provides for authorization of appropriations, see section 532 of Pub. L. 94–482, set out as an
Effective Date
of 1976 Amendment note under section 1001 of this title.
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Citation
20 U.S.C. § 2564
Title 20 — Education
Last Updated
Apr 6, 2026
Release point: 119-73