[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 178 (Monday, September 15, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Page 48259]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-24283]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Office of the Secretary


List of Institutions of Higher Education Ineligible for Federal 
Funds

AGENCY: Department of Defense.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: This document is published to identify institutions of higher 
education that are ineligible for contracts and grants by reason of a 
determination by the Secretary of Defense that the institution prevents 
military recruiter access to the campus or students or maintains a 
policy against ROTC. It also implements the requirements set forth in 
the Omnibus Consolidated Appropriations Act of 1997 and 32 CFR Part 
216. The institutions of higher education so identified are:

Washington College of Law of American University, Washington, DC
Willamette University College of Law, Salem, Oregon
William Mitchell College of Law, St. Paul, Minnesota

    Recently, officials from the following institutions of higher 
education reported modifications to school policies sufficient to merit 
removal from the list of ineligible schools.

University of Oregon School of Law, Eugene, Oregon
St. Mary's University School of Law, San Antonio, Texas

    The Omnibus Consolidated Appropriations Act of 1997 provides that 
schools prohibited by state laws or court rulings from providing the 
requisite degree of access for ROTC or military recruiting would not be 
denied funding prior to one year following the effective date of that 
law (i.e., not until March 29, 1998). However, that provision applies 
only to funds from agencies other than the Department of Defense, which 
is bound by provisions of the National Defense Authorization Acts for 
Fiscal Years 1995 and 1996. Therefore, the Secretary of Defense has 
determined that the following institutions of higher education prevent 
recruiter access to campuses, students, or student information and are 
ineligible for DoD contracts and grants.

Asnuntuck Community-Technical College, Enfield, Connecticut
Capital Community-Technical College, Hartford, Connecticut
Central Connecticut State University, New Britain, Connecticut
Charter Oak State College, Newington, Connecticut
Connecticut Community-Technical College, Winsted, Connecticut
Eastern Connecticut State University, Willimantic, Connecticut
Gateway Community-Technical College, North Haven, Connecticut
Housatonic Community-Technical College, Bridgeport, Connecticut
Manchester Community-Technical College, Manchester, Connecticut
Middlesex Community-Technical College, Middletown, Connecticut
Naugatuck Community-Technical College, Waterbury, Connecticut
Norwalk Community-Technical College, Norwalk, Connecticut
Quinebaug Valley Community-Technical College, Danielson, Connecticut
Southern Connecticut State University, New Haven, Connecticut
Three Rivers Community-Technical College, Norwich, Connecticut
Tunxis Community-Technical College, Farmington, Connecticut
Western Connecticut State University, Danbury, Connecticut

ADDRESSES: Director for Accession Policy, Office of the Assistant 
Secretary of Defense for Force Management Policy, 4000 Defense 
Pentagon, Washington, DC 20301-4000.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: William J. Carr, (703) 697-8444.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On April 8, 1997 (62 FR 16694), the 
Department of Defense published 32 CFR part 216 as an interim rule. 
This rule and the Omnibus Consolidated Appropriations Act of 1997, 
requires the Department of Defense semi-annually to publish a list of 
the institutions of higher education ineligible for Federal funds. 32 
CFR part 216 and the Secretary of Defense under 108 Stat. 2663, 10 
U.S.C. 983, and 110 Stat. 3009 and/or this part identifies institutions 
of higher education that have a policy or practice that either 
prohibits, or in effect prevents, the Secretary of Defense from 
obtaining, for military recruiting purposes, entry to campus, access to 
students on campuses, access to directory information on students or 
that has an anti-ROTC policy. On August 28, 1997 (62 FR 45631), the 
Department of Defense published a list of the institutions of higher 
education ineligible for Federal Funding; this listing updates and 
supersedes that listing.

    Dated: September 9, 1997.
L.M. Bynum,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
[FR Doc. 97-24283 Filed 9-12-97; 8:45 am]
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