For the purposes of this section, "military installation" shall mean a base, camp, post, station, yard, center or other activity under the jurisdiction of the secretary of a United States military department or, in the case of an activity in a foreign country, under the operational control of the secretary of a United States military department or the United States Secretary of Defense, regardless of the duration of operational control.
Notwithstanding any general or special law, rule or regulation to the contrary, sections 6 and 7 shall not apply to a childcare provider on a military installation or a facility licensed or certified as a family child care provider by a branch of the United States Department of Defense or by the United States Coast Guard.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 15D, § 15D:7A