[Congressional Record Volume 163, Number 200 (Thursday, December 7, 2017)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1675]
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 INTRODUCTION OF SUPPORTING CHILDREN OF THE NATIONAL GUARD AND RESERVE 
                                  ACT

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                          HON. J. LUIS CORREA

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                       Thursday, December 7, 2017

  Mr. CORREA. Mr. Speaker, in 2015, Congress for the first time enacted 
a military student identifier (MSI) program to track and collect data 
on military-connected students' education. However, this provision only 
requires states to identify and monitor the academic progress of 
active-duty military-connected students. This excludes the children of 
National Guard members and Reservists. Students with parents in the 
National Guard and Reserves may face the same challenges, such as 
constant moving and the stress of parental deployment, as students 
whose parents are in active-duty service. That is why, today, I am 
introducing the ``Supporting Children of the National Guard and Reserve 
Act.''
  The need for an MSI for all military-connected children, not just 
those in active-duty, is important because it allows educators, 
parents, and policymakers to make informed, evidence-based decisions on 
how to positively affect the educational progress of all their 
students.

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