I 112th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 2628 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES July 22, 2011 Mr. Miller of Florida (for himself, Mr. Turner, Mr. Westmoreland, Mr. Gibson, Mr. LoBiondo, Mr. Grimm, Mr. Wittman, Mr. Lamborn, Mr. McKinley, Mr. Griffin of Arkansas, Mrs. Hartzler, Mr. Forbes, Mr. Womack, and Mr. Rigell) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce A BILL To prohibit the awarding of Federal grants and contracts to 4-year institutions of higher education that fail to offer academic credit for the successful completion of courses offered by a Senior Reserve Officers’ Training Corps program.

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Short title

This Act may be cited as the Eliminating Disincentives to ROTC Participation Act.

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Prohibition of Federal grants and contracts

(a)

Grant and contract eligibility

Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no 4-year institution of higher education (as defined in section 102 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1002)) shall be eligible to be awarded, or to continue to receive funds for performance under, a Federal grant or contract, unless such institution provides a certification described in subsection (b) to the head of the Federal agency or department administering such grant or contract— (1)for the purpose of being eligible to be awarded a grant or contract, at the time such institution submits an application for such grant or contract; or (2)for the purpose of being eligible to continue to receive funds for performance under a grant or contract, not later than January 31, 2012. (b)

Certification

To comply with subsection (a), an institution shall certify that it offers not fewer than 6 credit hours to students enrolled in the institution for the successful completion of courses offered by a Senior Reserve Officers’ Training Corps program established under section 2102 of title 10, United States Code, without regard to whether the courses were completed at the institution. (c)

Effective date

This section shall— (1)take effect on October 1, 2011; and (2)apply to an institution of higher education’s eligibility— (A)to be awarded a grant or contract on or after October 1, 2011; and (B)to continue to receive funds for performance under a grant or contract awarded before October 1, 2011.