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Title 20, EducationRelease 119-102

§2564 Departmental Day Care Center Facilities; Establishment; Fees and Charges; Equipment and Operation by Appropriated Funds

Title 20 › CHAPTER 45 — CAREER EDUCATION AND CAREER DEVELOPMENT › SUBCHAPTER III — MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS › § 2564

Last updated Aug 21, 2026|Official source

Summary

The Secretary of Health and Human Services may set up, equip, and run day care centers for children of HHS employees by contract or other means. The Secretary can charge fees to employees or other users to cover costs and can accept donated money, equipment, or other property for the centers. No federal budget money may pay to equip or operate these centers. Donated space is allowed, and the Department may buy initial equipment, but the equipment’s cost must be paid back over its expected life, for 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

Aug 21, 2026

Release point: 119-102