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118TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. 5528 

To require an updated assessment of the public schools on installations 

of the Department of Defense, and for other purposes. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

DECEMBER 12, 2024 

Mr. CRUZ introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to 

the Committee on Armed Services 

A BILL 

To require an updated assessment of the public schools on 

installations of the Department of Defense, and for other 

purposes. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. ASSESSMENT OF PUBLIC SCHOOLS ON INSTAL4 LATIONS OF DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE. 

5 (a) REPORT REQUIRED.— 

6 (1) UPDATE OF ASSESSMENT ON SCHOOL CA7 PACITY AND CONDITION.—Not later than one year 

8 after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Sec9 retary of Defense shall submit to the congressional 

10 defense committees an updated assessment of the 


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1 capacity and facility condition deficiencies of elemen2 tary and secondary public schools on military instal3 lations conducted by the Secretary in July 2011 

4 under section 8109 of the Department of Defense 

5 and Full-Year Continuing Appropriations Act, 2011 

6 (Public Law 112–10; 125 Stat. 82), as updated by 

7 the Secretary in July 2017 under section 2814 of 

8 the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 

9 Year 2017 (Public Law 114–328; 130 Stat. 2717). 

10 (2) CONSIDERATION OF FACTORS.—In con11 ducting the updated assessment required under 

12 paragraph (1), the Secretary shall take into consid13 eration factors including— 

14 (A) schools that have had changes in their 

15 condition or capacity since the updated assess16 ment in July 2017; and 

17 (B) the capacity and facility condition defi18 ciencies of schools omitted from the updated as19 sessment in July 2017. 

20 (3) ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.—The Secretary 

21 shall include in the updated assessment required 

22 under paragraph (1) a report on the status of the 

23 funds already appropriated, and a schedule for the 

24 completion of projects already approved, under the 

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1 dated Appropriations Act, 2018 (Public Law 115– 

2 141; 132 Stat. 492), section 8128 of the Depart3 ment of Defense and Labor, Health and Human 

4 Services, and Education Appropriations Act, 2019 

5 and Continuing Appropriations Act, 2019 (Public 

6 Law 115–245; 123 Stat. 3029), section 8121 of the 

7 Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2020 (Public Law 

8 116–93; 133 Stat. 2365), section 8118 of the Con9 solidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (Public Law 

10 116–260; 134 Stat. 1332), and section 8109 of the 

11 Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2022 (Public Law 

12 117–103; 136 Stat. 201). 

13 (b) UPDATING PROHIBITION ON USE OF CERTAIN

14 ASSESSMENT OF PUBLIC SCHOOLS ON DEPARTMENT OF

15 DEFENSE INSTALLATIONS TO SUPERSEDE FUNDING OF

16 CERTAIN PROJECTS.—Paragraph (3) of section 2814(a) 

17 of the of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fis18 cal Year 2017 (Public Law 114–328; 130 Stat. 2717), as 

19 added by section 2818(a) of the National Defense Author20 ization Act for Fiscal Year 2018 (Public Law 115– 91; 

21 131 Stat. 1852) and amended by section 2824(a) of the 

22 John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for 

23 Fiscal Year 2019 (Public Law 115–232; 132 Stat. 2269), 

24 is further amended by striking ‘‘38 projects’’ and inserting 

25 ‘‘71 projects’’. 


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1 (c) COMPTROLLER GENERAL EVALUATION.—Not 

2 later than 180 days after the date of the submission of 

3 the updated assessment under subsection (a)(1), the 

4 Comptroller General of the United States shall submit to 

5 the congressional defense committees an evaluation of 

6 issues relating to the Public Schools on Military Installa7 tions program of the Office of Local Defense Community 

8 Cooperation of the Department of Defense, including— 

9 (1) program operations and oversight; 

10 (2) use of funding; 

11 (3) criteria for selecting and prioritizing 

12 schools; 

13 (4) any interaction between such program and 

14 the Impact Aid program of the Department of Edu15 cation; and 

16 (5) the extent to which such program is achiev17 ing the goals of such program. 

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