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[Congressional Bills 112th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2628 Introduced in House (IH)]

112th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 2628

  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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                    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

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                                 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.

    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 ``Eliminating Disincentives to ROTC 
Participation Act''.

SEC. 2. 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.
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