Require military child and youth programs to notify parents or guardians within 24 hours after learning of alleged or suspected abuse or neglect, and require congressional notification within 72 hours.

introduced legislation requiring military child and youth programs to notify parents or guardians within 24 hours after learning of alleged or suspected abuse or neglect ... [and] requiring the House and Senate Armed Services Committees, as well as members of Congress who represent the district where the alleged abuse or neglect occurred, be notified within 72 hours

Tokuda co-introduced a bill mandating rapid parental notification for suspected abuse or neglect in military child care programs and added congressional notification requirements.

Reps. Tokuda, Moore, Bacon Introduce Bill Requiring 24-Hour Notice of Alleged Abuse in Military Child Care Programs | U.S. House Representative Jill Tokuda
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Require 24-hour parental notification for suspected child abuse and neglect in Department of Defense child development centers.

Tokuda backed a defense bill provision requiring parental notification within 24 hours for suspected child abuse or neglect in DoD child development centers.

Rep. Tokuda Secures Key Hawai‘i Provisions in House-Passed Annual Defense Policy Bill | U.S. House Representative Jill Tokuda
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A 24-hour parental notification requirement for child abuse and neglect that occurs at Department of Defense child and youth programs, plus a 72-hour congressional notification requirement to hold the Department accountable;

Tokuda backed a NDAA provision requiring rapid parental and congressional notification for abuse or neglect in military child and youth programs.

Rep. Tokuda Defends Hawai‘i Priorities in Markup of Annual Defense Policy Bill | U.S. House Representative Jill Tokuda
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Section 1794(g) requires the Secretary of Defense to prescribe regulations requiring the director of a military child development center to notify a parent or guardian of a child who is the suspected victim of alleged or suspected abuse or neglect at the center within 24 hours after a child care employee learns of the incident. The source credit says Pub. L. 119-60, div. A, title V, §581, Dec. 18, 2025, added subsection (g).

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): The enacted law codified the 24-hour parental notification requirement, but only for military child development centers and with a law-enforcement-investigation exception; it does not show the promised 72-hour congressional notification requirement.

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10 U.S.C. § 1794: Child abuse prevention and safety at facilities
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CRS states that P.L. 119-60 was enacted on December 18, 2025. It contrasts the House-passed Sec. 571, which would have required 24-hour parent/guardian notice and 72-hour notice to Armed Services Committees and relevant Members, with enacted Sec. 581, which requires 24-hour parent or guardian notification at military CDCs and does not include the congressional notification requirement.

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): Official CRS analysis confirms the Tokuda-backed House provision was narrowed in the enacted FY2026 NDAA: parental notification survived, but broader covered-program scope and congressional notification did not.

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FY2026 NDAA: Military Child Care Programs
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