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2016 CBA Tentati ve Agreement Page 147 of 217 ARTICLE 115 AUTOMATED EXTERNAL DEFIBRILLATION (AED) Section 1. The Agency agrees to continue the Public Access to Defibrillation (PAD) program at those facilities that already have defibrillation units in place. Such program will be administered in accordance with Department of Health and Human Services and General Services Administration guidelines. The A gency shall provide oversight, maintenance and training of the PAD program. Section 2. Within thirty (30) days of the signing of this Agreement, the Parties will meet to discuss funding the expansion of the PAD program. Until all facilities with ten (10 ) or more Agency employees and contractors are equipped with AED(s), the Parties will meet annually to discuss funding the expansion of the PAD program. ARTICLE 116 CHILD CARE SUBSIDY Section 1. The Parties recognize the desirability of reducing the expe nse borne by lower - income families to obtain child care for children age thirteen (13) or under or who are disabled and under the age of eighteen (18). Bargaining unit employees shall be eligible to participate in the Agency's child care subsidy program in accordance with the provisions of HRPM WLB - 12.1, FAA HROI entitled " Process for Applying for the Child Care Subsidy Program," Public Law 107 - 67, Sec. 630, and this Article. The Agency shall provide a child care subsidy to eligible employees whose total fa mily income does not exceed $72,983. Total family income is defined as the income of the child's parent(s)/guardian(s) living in the same household as the child, and listed on their IRS tax forms as their Adjusted Gross Income. Section 2. The subsidies wi ll be provided in accordance with the following scale: Family Income Percentage of Total Child Care Costs Paid By the Agency Over $72,983 0% $60,820 - $72,983 30% $45,615 - $60,819 45% $45,614 or less 70% Section 3. The family income ceilings for each s ubsidy level in Section 2 include the locality - based comparability payment for the Washington, DC locality pay area. The income ceilings shall be adjusted annually to reflect any increase in the locality rate for the Washington, DC locality pay area. Sect ion 4. The subsidy will be paid directly to the child care provider. Section 5. The employee shall be responsible for any tax liability. Section 6. The employee and service provider shall provide the administrator of the program all of the information n ecessary to process payments in accordance with FAA HROI entitled " Process for Applying for the Child Care Subsidy Program" dated 6/1/2008. Section 7. For the purposes of this Article, "child" is defined as:

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