[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 8269 Introduced in House (IH)]

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118th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 8269

To amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to require 
local educational agencies to allow recruiters to access the secondary 
     schools served by the local educational agency for recruiting 
                  activities, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              May 7, 2024

 Mr. Fallon (for himself and Mr. Waltz) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, and 
  in addition to the Committee on Armed Services, for a period to be 
subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration 
  of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee 
                               concerned

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                                 A BILL


 
To amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to require 
local educational agencies to allow recruiters to access the secondary 
     schools served by the local educational agency for recruiting 
                  activities, and for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Recruiters on Campus Act'' or the 
``ROC Act''.

SEC. 2. ESEA MILITARY RECRUITER ACCESS.

    (a) In General.--Subpart 2 of Part F of title VIII of the 
Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7901 et seq.) 
is amended by inserting after section 8528 the following:

``SEC. 8528A. MILITARY RECRUITER ACCESS TO SECONDARY SCHOOL CAMPUSES.

    ``Each local educational agency receiving assistance under this Act 
shall provide military recruiters the same access to the campus of each 
secondary school served by the local educational agency for the purpose 
of recruiting students who are at least 17 years of age that is 
provided to any prospective employer, institution of higher education, 
or other recruiter.''.
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by this Act shall take 
effect 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act.

SEC. 3. COMPLIANCE MONITORING AND REPORTING.

    On an annual basis, the Secretary of Defense shall--
            (1) collect information from military recruiters regarding 
        the compliance of local educational agencies with the 
        requirements of section 8528A of the Elementary and Secondary 
        Education Act of 1965 (as added by section 2 of this Act); and
            (2) based on such information, prepare and submit to the 
        Secretary of Education a report that--
                    (A) identifies each local educational agency that 
                the Secretary of Defense determines to be in violation 
                of such section; and
                    (B) explains the reasons for such determination.
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