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‘‘(C) signs an agreement that, unless sooner 
separated, the person will— 
‘‘(i) complete the educational phase of the 
program; 
‘‘(ii) accept a reappointment or redesigna-
tion within the person’s reserve component, if 
tendered, based upon the person’s health pro-
fession, following satisfactory completion of the 
educational and intern programs; and 
‘‘(iii) participate in a residency program if 
required for clinical licensure. 
‘‘(2) Under the agreement— 
‘‘(A) the Secretary of the military department 
concerned shall agree to pay the participant a sti-
pend, in an amount determined under subsection 
(g), for the period or the remainder of the period 
that the student is satisfactorily progressing toward 
a degree in clinical psychology or social work while 
enrolled in a school accredited in the designated 
mental health discipline; 
‘‘(B) the participant shall not be eligible to re-
ceive such stipend before appointment, designation, 
or assignment as an officer for service in the Ready 
Reserve; 
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‘‘(C) the participant shall be subject to such ac-
tive duty requirements as may be specified in the 
agreement and to active duty in time of war or na-
tional emergency as provided by law for members of 
the Ready Reserve; and 
‘‘(D) the participant shall agree to serve, upon 
successful completion of the program, one year in 
the Ready Reserve for each six months, or part 
thereof, for which the stipend is provided, to be 
served in the Selected Reserve or in the Individual 
Ready Reserve as specified in the agreement.’’. 
(b) CROSS-REFERENCE AMENDMENTS.—Such section 
is further amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘subsection (f)’’ in subsections 
(b)(2)(A), (c)(2)(A), and (d)(2)(A) and inserting 
‘‘subsection (g)’’; and 
(2) in subsection (g), as redesignated by sub-
section (a)(1), by striking ‘‘subsection (b) or (c)’’ 
and inserting ‘‘subsection (b), (c), (d), or (f)’’. 
SEC. 543. ADMINISTRATION OF UNITED STATES AIR FORCE 
INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY. 
(a) AMENDMENT.—Chapter 901 of title 10, United 
States Code, is amended by inserting after section 9314a 
the following new section: 
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‘‘§ 9314b. United States Air Force Institute of Tech-
nology: administration 
‘‘(a) COMMANDANT.— 
‘‘(1) SELECTION.—The Commandant of the 
United States Air Force Institute of Technology 
shall be selected by the Secretary of the Air Force. 
‘‘(2) ELIGIBILITY.—The Commandant shall be 
one of the following: 
‘‘(A) ACTIVE-DUTY OFFICERS.—An active- 
duty officer of the Air Force in a grade not 
below the grade of colonel, who is assigned or 
detailed to such position. 
‘‘(B) CIVILIANS.—A civilian individual, in-
cluding an individual who was retired from the 
Air Force in a grade not below brigadier gen-
eral, who has the qualifications appropriate to 
the position of Commandant and is selected by 
the Secretary as the best qualified from among 
candidates for the position in accordance 
with— 
‘‘(i) the criteria specified in paragraph 
(5); 
‘‘(ii) a process determined by the Sec-
retary; and 
‘‘(iii) other factors the Secretary con-
siders relevant. 
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‘‘(3) CONSULTATION
OF
RELEVANT
INDIVID-
UALS.—Before making an assignment, detail, or se-
lection of an individual for the position of Com-
mandant, the Secretary shall— 
‘‘(A) consult with the Air Force Institute 
of Technology Subcommittee of the Air Univer-
sity Board of Visitors; 
‘‘(B) consider any recommendation of the 
leadership and faculty of the Air Force Insti-
tute of Technology regarding the assignment or 
selection to that position; and 
‘‘(C) consider the recommendations of the 
Air Force Chief of Staff. 
‘‘(4) FIVE
YEAR
TERM
FOR
CIVILIAN
COM-
MANDANT.—An individual selected for the position 
of Commandant under paragraph (1)(B) shall serve 
in that position for a term of not more than five 
years and may be continued in that position for an 
additional term of up to five years. 
‘‘(5) RELEVANT QUALIFICATIONS.—The quali-
fications appropriate for selection of an individual 
for detail or assignment to the position of Com-
mandant include the following: 
‘‘(A) An academic degree that is either— 
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‘‘(i) a doctorate degree in a field of 
study relevant to the mission and function 
of the Air Force Institute of Technology; 
or 
‘‘(ii) a master’s degree in a field of 
study relevant to the mission and function 
of the Air Force Institute of Technology, 
but only if— 
‘‘(I) the individual is an active- 
duty or retired officer of the Air 
Force in a grade not below the grade 
of brigadier general; and 
‘‘(II) at the time of the selection 
of that individual as Commandant, 
the individual permanently appointed 
to the position of Provost and Aca-
demic Dean has a doctorate degree in 
a field of study relevant to the mission 
and function of the Air Force Insti-
tute of Technology. 
‘‘(B) A comprehensive understanding of 
the Department of the Air Force, the Depart-
ment of Defense, and joint and combined oper-
ations. 
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‘‘(C) Leadership experience at the senior 
level in a large and diverse organization. 
‘‘(D) Demonstrated ability to foster and 
encourage a program of research in order to 
sustain academic excellence. 
‘‘(E) Other qualifications, as determined 
by the Secretary. 
‘‘(6) SUPPORT.—The Secretary shall detail offi-
cers of the Air Force of appropriate grades and 
qualifications to assist the Commandant in— 
‘‘(A) the advanced instruction and profes-
sional and technical education of students and 
the provision of research opportunities for stu-
dents; and 
‘‘(B) the administration of the Air Force 
Institute of Technology. 
‘‘(b) PROVOST AND ACADEMIC DEAN.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—There is established at the 
Air Force Institute of Technology the civilian posi-
tion of Provost and Academic Dean. 
‘‘(2) APPOINTMENT.— 
‘‘(A) 
APPOINTMENT
BY
THE
SEC-
RETARY.—The Provost and Academic Dean 
shall be appointed by the Secretary for a term 
of five years. 
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(2) by striking ‘‘one who is a native’’ and in-
serting ‘‘three who are natives’’. 
(d) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall apply with respect to the nomination of 
candidates for appointment to the United States Military 
Academy, the United States Naval Academy, and the 
United States Air Force Academy for classes entering 
these military service academies after the date of the en-
actment of this Act. 
SEC. 545. TEMPORARY AUTHORITY TO WAIVE MAXIMUM 
AGE LIMITATION ON ADMISSION TO UNITED 
STATES MILITARY ACADEMY, UNITED STATES 
NAVAL ACADEMY, AND UNITED STATES AIR 
FORCE ACADEMY. 
(a) WAIVER FOR CERTAIN ENLISTED MEMBERS.— 
The Secretary of the military department concerned may 
waive the maximum age limitation specified in section 
4346(a), 6958(a)(1), or 9346(a) of title 10, United States 
Code, for the admission of an enlisted member of the 
Armed Forces to the United States Military Academy, the 
United States Naval Academy, or the United States Air 
Force Academy if the member— 
(1) satisfies the eligibility requirements for ad-
mission to that academy (other than the maximum 
age limitation); and 
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(2) was or is prevented from being admitted to 
a military service academy before the member 
reached the maximum age specified in such sections 
as a result of service on active duty in a theater of 
operations for Operation Iraqi Freedom, Operation 
Enduring Freedom, or Operation New Dawn. 
(b) WAIVER FOR EXCEPTIONAL CANDIDATES.—The 
Secretary of the military department concerned may waive 
the maximum age limitation specified in such sections for 
the admission of a candidate to the United States Military 
Academy, the United States Naval Academy, or the 
United States Air Force Academy if the candidate— 
(1) satisfies the eligibility requirements for ad-
mission to that academy (other than the maximum 
age limitation); and 
(2) possesses an exceptional overall record that 
the Secretary concerned determines sets the can-
didate apart from all other candidates. 
(c) MAXIMUM AGE FOR RECEIPT OF WAIVER.—A 
waiver may not be granted under this section if the can-
didate would pass the candidate’s twenty-sixth birthday by 
July 1 of the year in which the candidate would enter the 
military service academy. 
(d) LIMITATION
ON NUMBER ADMITTED USING 
WAIVER.—No more than five candidates may be admitted 
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to each of the military service academies for an academic 
year pursuant to a waiver granted under this section. 
(e) RECORD KEEPING REQUIREMENT.—The Sec-
retary of each military department shall maintain records 
on the number of graduates of the military service acad-
emy under the jurisdiction of the Secretary who are admit-
ted pursuant to a waiver granted under this section and 
who remain in the Armed Forces beyond the active duty 
service obligation assumed upon graduation. The Sec-
retary shall compare their retention rate to the retention 
rate of graduates of that academy generally. 
(f) REPORTING
REQUIREMENT.—Not later than 
April 1, 2016, the Secretary of each military department 
shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the 
Senate and the House of Representatives a report speci-
fying— 
(1) the number of applications for waivers re-
ceived by the Secretary under subsection (a) and 
under subsection (b); 
(2) the number of waivers granted by the Sec-
retary, including whether the waiver was granted 
under subsection (a) or (b); 
(3) the number of candidates actually admitted 
to the military service academy under the jurisdic-
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tion of the Secretary pursuant to a waiver granted 
by the Secretary under this section; and 
(4) beginning with the class of 2009, the num-
ber of graduates of the military service academy 
under the jurisdiction of the Secretary who, before 
admission to that academy, were enlisted members 
of the Armed Forces and who remain in the Armed 
Forces beyond the active duty service obligation as-
sumed upon graduation. 
(g) DURATION OF WAIVER AUTHORITY.—The au-
thority to grant a waiver under this section expires on 
September 30, 2016. 
SEC. 546. EDUCATION AND EMPLOYMENT ADVOCACY PRO-
GRAM FOR WOUNDED MEMBERS OF THE 
ARMED FORCES. 
(a) PROGRAM AUTHORIZED; FUNDING SOURCE.—In 
the budget submitted to Congress under section 1105 of 
title 31, United States Code, for fiscal year 2012, the 
President requested $ 2,201,964 for Operation & Mainte-
nance, Defense-wide, Budget Activity 04, Administrative 
and Service-Wide Activities, Office of the Secretary of De-
fense. Of the amounts authorized to be appropriated by 
section 301, as specified in the corresponding funding 
table in division D, the Secretary of the Defense shall obli-
gate an additional $15,000,000 for purpose of an edu-
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cation and employment advocacy pilot program to engage 
wounded members of the Armed Forces early in their re-
covery. The Secretary may award grants to, or enter into 
contracts and cooperative agreements with, organizations, 
which may include non-profit organizations, that the Sec-
retary determines are eligible to assist in planning, devel-
oping, managing, and implementing the pilot program. 
(b) MERIT-BASED OR COMPETITIVE DECISIONS.—A 
decision to commit, obligate, or expend funds referred to 
in the second sentence of subsection (a) with or to a spe-
cific entity shall— 
(1) be based on merit-based selection proce-
dures in accordance with the requirements of sec-
tions 2304(k) and 2374 of title 10, United States 
Code, or on competitive procedures; and 
(2) comply with other applicable provisions of 
law. 
SEC. 547. REPORT ON TUITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM FOR 
OFF-DUTY TRAINING OR EDUCATION. 
Not later than 270 days after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit 
to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and 
House of Representatives a report on methods to increase 
the efficiency of the tuition assistance program under sec-
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tion 2007 of title 10, United States Code. Such report 
shall include— 
(1) a description of the effect of the program 
on recruiting and retention within the Armed 
Forces; 
(2) an analysis of other programs that provide 
benefits similar to those provided through the pro-
gram, including the use of educational assistance 
programs under chapters 30 and 33 of title 38, 
United States Code, for education and training pur-
sued by members of the Armed Forces serving on 
active duty while they are off-duty; and 
(3) a description of the effects of modifying the 
program to require members of the Armed Forces 
participating in the program to pay for 25 percent 
of their education expenses and the Secretary con-
cerned to pay the remaining 75 percent of such ex-
penses. 
SEC. 548. TROOPS-TO-TEACHERS PROGRAM. 
(a) TRANSFER OF FUNCTIONS.—The responsibility 
and authority for operation and administration of the 
Troops-to-Teachers Program is transferred from the Sec-
retary of Education to the Secretary of Defense. 
(b) ENACTMENT AND MODIFICATION OF PROGRAM 
AUTHORITY IN TITLE 10, UNITED STATES CODE.— 
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(1) IN
GENERAL.—Chapter 58 of title 10, 
United States Code, is amended by adding at the 
end the following new section: 
‘‘§ 1154. Assistance to eligible members to obtain em-
ployment as teachers: Troops-to-Teachers 
Program 
‘‘(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
‘‘(1) PROGRAM.—The term ‘Program’ means 
the Troops-to-Teachers Program authorized by this 
section. 
‘‘(2) CHARTER
SCHOOL.—The term ‘charter 
school’ has the meaning given that term in section 
5210 of the Elementary and Secondary Education 
Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7221i). 
‘‘(3) ADDITIONAL TERMS.—The terms ‘elemen-
tary school’, ‘highly qualified teacher’, ‘local edu-
cational agency’, ‘secondary school’, and ‘State’ have 
the meanings given those terms in section 9101 of 
the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 
1965 (20 U.S.C. 7801). 
‘‘(b) PROGRAM AUTHORIZATION.—The Secretary of 
Defense may carry out a program (to be known as the 
‘Troops-to-Teachers Program’)— 
‘‘(1) to assist eligible members of the armed 
forces described in subsection (c) to obtain certifi-
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cation or licensing as elementary school teachers, 
secondary school teachers, or vocational or technical 
teachers, and to become highly qualified teachers; 
and 
‘‘(2) to facilitate the employment of such mem-
bers— 
‘‘(A) by local educational agencies or pub-
lic charter schools that the Secretary of Edu-
cation identifies as— 
‘‘(i) receiving grants under part A of 
title I of the Elementary and Secondary 
Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6311 et 
seq.) as a result of having within their ju-
risdictions concentrations of children from 
low-income families; 
‘‘(ii) experiencing a shortage of highly 
qualified teachers, in particular a shortage 
of science, mathematics, special education, 
or vocational or technical teachers; or 
‘‘(iii) a Bureau-funded school (as such 
term is defined in section 1141 of the Edu-
cation Amendments of 1978 (25 U.S.C. 
2021)); and 
‘‘(B) in elementary schools or secondary 
schools, or as vocational or technical teachers. 
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‘‘(c) ELIGIBILITY AND APPLICATION PROCESS.— 
‘‘(1) ELIGIBLE MEMBERS.—The following mem-
bers of the armed forces are eligible for selection to 
participate in the Program: 
‘‘(A) Any member who— 
‘‘(i) on or after the date of the enact-
ment of the National Defense Authoriza-
tion Act for Fiscal Year 2011, becomes en-
titled to retired or retainer pay under this 
title or title 14; 
‘‘(ii) has an approved date of retire-
ment that is within one year after the date 
on which the member submits an applica-
tion to participate in the Program; or 
‘‘(iii) transfers to the Retired Reserve. 
‘‘(B) Any member who, on or after the 
date of the enactment of the National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2011— 
‘‘(i)(I) is separated or released from 
active duty after 4 or more years of contin-
uous active duty immediately before the 
separation or release; or 
‘‘(II) has completed a total of at least 
ten years of active duty service, 10 years 
of service computed under section 12732 of 
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this title, or 10 years of any combination 
of such service; and 
‘‘(ii) executes a reserve commitment 
agreement for a period of not less than 3 
years under paragraph (5)(B). 
‘‘(C) Any member who, on or after the 
date of the enactment of the National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2011, is re-
tired or separated for physical disability under 
chapter 61 of this title. 
‘‘(2) SUBMITTAL OF APPLICATIONS.—(A) Selec-
tion of eligible members of the armed forces to par-
ticipate in the Program shall be made on the basis 
of applications submitted to the Secretary. An appli-
cation shall be in such form and contain such infor-
mation as the Secretary may require. 
‘‘(B) An application may be considered to be 
submitted on a timely basis under subparagraph 
(A)(i), (B), or (C) of paragraph (1) if the applica-
tion is submitted not later than 2 years after the 
date on which the member is retired or separated or 
released from active duty, whichever applies to the 
member. 
‘‘(3) 
SELECTION
CRITERIA; 
EDUCATIONAL 
BACKGROUND
REQUIREMENTS
AND
HONORABLE 
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SERVICE REQUIREMENT.—(A) Subject to subpara-
graphs (B) and (C), the Secretary shall prescribe 
the criteria to be used to select eligible members of 
the armed forces to participate in the Program. 
‘‘(B)(i) If a member of the armed forces is ap-
plying for assistance for placement as an elementary 
school or secondary school teacher, the Secretary 
shall require the member to have received a bacca-
laureate or advanced degree from an accredited in-
stitution of higher education. 
‘‘(ii) If a member of the armed forces is apply-
ing for assistance for placement as a vocational or 
technical teacher, the Secretary shall require the 
member— 
‘‘(I) to have received the equivalent of one 
year of college from an accredited institution of 
higher education and have 3 or more years of 
military experience in a vocational or technical 
field; or 
‘‘(II) to otherwise meet the certification or 
licensing requirements for a vocational or tech-
nical teacher in the State in which the member 
seeks assistance for placement under the Pro-
gram. 
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the armed forces to participate in the Program and 
receive financial assistance unless the Secretary has 
sufficient appropriations for the Program available 
at the time of the selection to satisfy the obligations 
to be incurred by the United States under subsection 
(d) with respect to the member. 
‘‘(B) The Secretary may not select an eligible 
member of the armed forces described in paragraph 
(1)(B)(i) to participate in the Program under this 
section and receive financial assistance under sub-
section (d) unless the member executes a written 
agreement to serve as a member of the Selected Re-
serve of a reserve component of the armed forces for 
a period of not less than 3 years (in addition to any 
other reserve commitment the member may have). 
‘‘(d) PARTICIPATION AGREEMENT AND FINANCIAL 
ASSISTANCE.— 
‘‘(1) PARTICIPATION AGREEMENT.—(A) An eli-
gible member of the armed forces selected to partici-
pate in the Program under subsection (c) and re-
ceive financial assistance under this subsection shall 
be required to enter into an agreement with the Sec-
retary in which the member agrees— 
‘‘(i) within such time as the Secretary may 
require, to obtain certification or licensing as an 
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elementary school teacher, secondary school 
teacher, or vocational or technical teacher, and 
to become a highly qualified teacher; and 
‘‘(ii) to accept an offer of full-time employ-
ment as an elementary school teacher, sec-
ondary school teacher, or vocational or technical 
teacher for not less than three school years with 
a local educational agency receiving grants 
under part A of title I of the Elementary and 
Secondary 
Education 
Act 
of 
1965 
(20 
U.S.C.6311 et seq.), a Bureau-funded school 
(as such term is defined in section 1141 of the 
Education Amendments of 1978 (25 U.S.C. 11 
2021)), or a public charter school. 
‘‘(B) The Secretary may waive the three-year 
commitment described in subparagraph (A)(ii) for a 
participant if the Secretary determines the waiver to 
be appropriate. If the Secretary provides the waiver, 
the participant shall not be considered to be in viola-
tion of the agreement and shall not be required to 
provide reimbursement under subsection (e), for fail-
ure to meet the three-year commitment. 
‘‘(2) VIOLATION
OF
PARTICIPATION
AGREE-
MENT; EXCEPTIONS.—A participant in the Program 
shall not be considered to be in violation of the par-
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ticipation agreement entered into under paragraph 
(1) during any period in which the participant— 
‘‘(A) is pursuing a full-time course of 
study related to the field of teaching at an in-
stitution of higher education; 
‘‘(B) is serving on active duty as a member 
of the armed forces; 
‘‘(C) is temporarily totally disabled for a 
period of time not to exceed 3 years as estab-
lished by sworn affidavit of a qualified physi-
cian; 
‘‘(D) is unable to secure employment for a 
period not to exceed 12 months by reason of the 
care required by a spouse who is disabled; 
‘‘(E) is a highly qualified teacher who is 
seeking and unable to find full-time employ-
ment as a teacher in an elementary school or 
secondary school or as a vocational or technical 
teacher for a single period not to exceed 27 
months; or 
‘‘(F) satisfies such other criteria as may be 
prescribed by the Secretary. 
‘‘(3) STIPEND FOR PARTICIPANTS.—(A) Subject 
to subparagraph (B), the Secretary may pay to a 
participant in the Program selected under this sec-
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tion a stipend in an amount of not more than 
$5,000. 
‘‘(B) The total number of stipends that may be 
paid under subparagraph (A) in any fiscal year may 
not exceed 5,000. 
‘‘(4) BONUS FOR PARTICIPANTS.—(A) Subject 
to subparagraph (B), the Secretary may, in lieu of 
paying a stipend under paragraph (3), pay a bonus 
of $10,000 to a participant in the Program selected 
under this section who agrees in the participation 
agreement under paragraph (1) to become a highly 
qualified teacher and to accept full-time employment 
as an elementary school teacher, secondary school 
teacher, or vocational or technical teacher for not 
less than 3 school years in a high-need school. 
‘‘(B) The total number of bonuses that may be 
paid under subparagraph (A) in any fiscal year may 
not exceed 3,000. 
‘‘(C) For purposes of subparagraph (A), the 
term ‘high-need school’ means a public elementary 
school, public secondary school, or public charter 
school that meets one or more of the following cri-
teria: 
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‘‘(i) At least 50 percent of the students en-
rolled in the school were from low-income fami-
lies (as described in subsection (b)(2)(A)(i)). 
‘‘(ii) The school has a large percentage of 
students who qualify for assistance under part 
B of the Individuals with Disabilities Education 
Act (20 U.S.C. 1411 et seq.). 
‘‘(5) TREATMENT OF STIPEND AND BONUS.—A 
stipend or bonus paid under this subsection to a 
participant in the Program shall be taken into ac-
count in determining the eligibility of the participant 
for Federal student financial assistance provided 
under title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965 
(20 U.S.C. 1070 et seq.). 
‘‘(e) 
REIMBURSEMENT
UNDER
CERTAIN
CIR-
CUMSTANCES.— 
‘‘(1) REIMBURSEMENT REQUIRED.—A partici-
pant in the Program who is paid a stipend or bonus 
under subsection (d) shall be required to repay the 
stipend or bonus under the following circumstances: 
‘‘(A) The participant fails to obtain teach-
er certification or licensing, to become a highly 
qualified teacher, or to obtain employment as 
an elementary school teacher, secondary school 
teacher, or vocational or technical teacher as re-
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quired by the participation agreement under 
subsection (d)(1). 
‘‘(B) The participant voluntarily leaves, or 
is terminated for cause from, employment as an 
elementary school teacher, secondary school 
teacher, or vocational or technical teacher dur-
ing the 3 years of required service in violation 
of the participation agreement. 
‘‘(C) The participant executed a written 
agreement with the Secretary concerned under 
subsection (c)(5)(B) to serve as a member of a 
reserve component of the armed forces for a pe-
riod of 3 years and fails to complete the re-
quired term of service. 
‘‘(2) AMOUNT OF REIMBURSEMENT.—A partici-
pant required to reimburse the Secretary for a sti-
pend or bonus paid to the participant under sub-
section (d) shall pay an amount that bears the same 
ratio to the amount of the stipend or bonus as the 
unserved portion of required service bears to the 
three years of required service. Any amount owed by 
the participant shall bear interest at the rate equal 
to the highest rate being paid by the United States 
on the day on which the reimbursement is deter-
mined to be due for securities having maturities of 
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90 days or less and shall accrue from the day on 
which the participant is first notified of the amount 
due. 
‘‘(3) TREATMENT OF OBLIGATION.—The obliga-
tion to reimburse the Secretary under this sub-
section is, for all purposes, a debt owing the United 
States. A discharge in bankruptcy under title 11 
shall not release a participant from the obligation to 
reimburse the Secretary under this subsection. 
‘‘(4) EXCEPTIONS
TO
REIMBURSEMENT
RE-
QUIREMENT.—A participant shall be excused from 
reimbursement under this subsection if the partici-
pant becomes permanently totally disabled as estab-
lished by sworn affidavit of a qualified physician. 
The Secretary may also waive the reimbursement in 
cases of extreme hardship to the participant, as de-
termined by the Secretary. 
‘‘(f) RELATIONSHIP TO EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE 
UNDER MONTGOMERY GI BILL.—The receipt by a partic-
ipant in the Program of a stipend or bonus under this 
subsection (d) shall not reduce or otherwise affect the enti-
tlement of the participant to any benefits under chapter 
30 or 33 of title 38 or chapter 1606 of this title. 
‘‘(g) PARTICIPATION BY STATES.— 
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‘‘(1) 
DISCHARGE
OF
STATE
ACTIVITIES 
THROUGH CONSORTIA OF STATES.—The Secretary 
may permit States participating in the Program to 
carry out activities authorized for such States under 
the Program through one or more consortia of such 
States. 
‘‘(2) ASSISTANCE TO STATES.—(A) Subject to 
subparagraph (B), the Secretary may make grants 
to States participating in the Program, or to con-
sortia of such States, in order to permit such States 
or consortia of States to operate offices for purposes 
of recruiting eligible members of the armed forces 
for participation in the Program and facilitating the 
employment of participants in the Program as ele-
mentary school teachers, secondary school teachers, 
and vocational or technical teachers. 
‘‘(B) The total amount of grants made under 
subparagraph (A) in any fiscal year may not exceed 
$5,000,000.’’. 
(2) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sec-
tions at the beginning of chapter 58 of such title is 
amended by adding at the end the following new 
item: 
‘‘1154. Assistance to eligible members to obtain employment as teachers: 
Troops-to-Teachers Program.’’. 
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(3) 
CONFORMING
AMENDMENT.—Section 
1142(b) (4)(C) of such title is amended by striking 
‘‘under sections 1152 and 1153 of this title and the 
Troops-to-Teachers Program under section 2302 of 
the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 
1965 (20 U.S.C. 6672)’’ and inserting ‘‘under sec-
tions 1152, 1153, and 1154 of this title’’. 
(4) TERMINATION OF ORIGINAL PROGRAM.— 
(A) TERMINATION.— 
(i) Chapter A of subpart 1 of part C 
of the Elementary and Secondary Edu-
cation Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6671 et 
seq.) is repealed. 
(ii) The table of contents in section 2 
of part I of the Elementary and Secondary 
Education Act 1965 is amended by strik-
ing the items relating to chapter A of sub-
part 1 of part C of such Act. 
(B) EXISTING AGREEMENTS.—The repeal 
of such chapter shall not affect the validity or 
terms of any agreement entered into before the 
date of the enactment of this Act under chapter 
A of subpart 1 of part C of the Elementary and 
Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 
6671 et seq.), or to pay assistance, make 
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grants, or obtain reimbursement in connection 
with such an agreement as in effect before such 
repeal. 
(c) ADVISORY BOARD.— 
(1) ESTABLISHMENT.—Not later than 120 days 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Sec-
retary of Defense, in consultation with the Secretary 
of Education, shall establish an Advisory Board 
composed of— 
(A) a representative from the Defense Ac-
tivity for Non-Traditional Education Support 
Division of the Department of Defense; 
(B) a representative from the Department 
of Innovation and Improvement of the Depart-
ment of Education; 
(C) a representatives from three State of-
fices that operate to recruit eligible members of 
the Armed Forces for participation in the 
Troops-to-Teachers Program and facilitating 
the employment of participants in the Program 
as elementary school teachers, secondary school 
teachers, and vocational or technical teachers; 
and 
(D) a representative from each of three 
veteran service organizations. 
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(2) DUTIES.—The Advisory Board established 
under this subsection shall— 
(A) collect, consider, and disseminate feed-
back from participants and State offices de-
scribed in paragraph (1)(C) on— 
(i) the best practices for improving re-
cruitment of eligible members of the 
Armed Forces in States, local educational 
agencies, and public charter schools under 
served by the Troops-to-Teachers Program; 
(ii) ensuring that high-need local edu-
cational 
agencies 
and 
public 
charter 
schools are aware of the Program and how 
to participate in it; 
(iii) coordinating the goals of the Pro-
gram with other Federal, State, and local 
education needs and programs; and 
(iv) other activities that the Advisory 
Board deems necessary; and 
(B) not later than one year after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, and annually 
thereafter, prepare and submit a report to the 
appropriate committees of Congress, which shall 
include— 
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(i) information with respect to the ac-
tivities of the Advisory Board; 
(ii) information with respect to the 
Troops-to-Teachers Program, including— 
(I) the number of participants in 
the Program; 
(II) the number of States partici-
pating in the Program; 
(III) local educational agencies 
and schools in where participants are 
employed; 
(IV) the grade levels at which 
participants teach; 
(V) the academic subjects taught 
by participants; 
(VI) rates of retention of partici-
pants by the local educational agen-
cies and public charter schools em-
ploying participant; 
(VII) other demographic informa-
tion as may be necessary to evaluate 
the effectiveness of the Program; and 
(VIII) a review of the stipend 
and bonus available to participants 
under the Program; and 
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(iii) recommendations for— 
(I) improvements to local, State, 
and Federal recruitment and retention 
efforts; 
(II) legislative or executive policy 
changes to improve the Program, en-
hance participant experience, and in-
crease participation in the program; 
and 
(III) other changes necessary to 
ensure that the Program is meeting 
its purposes. 
(d) DEFINITIONS.—In this section 
(1) The term ‘‘appropriate committees of Con-
gress’’ means— 
(A) the Committees on Armed Services 
and Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of 
the Senate; and 
(B) the Committees on Armed Services 
and Education and Labor of the House of Rep-
resentatives. 
(2) The term ‘‘Troops-to-Teachers Program’’ 
means the Troops-to-Teachers Program under sec-
tion 1154 of title 10, United States Code (as added 
by subsection (b)), as authorized before October 1, 
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2011, by chapter A of subpart 1 of part C of title 
II of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act 
of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6671 et seq.). 
(e) EFFECTIVE
DATE.—Subsection (a) and the 
amendments made by subsection (b) shall take effect on 
October 1, 2011. 
SEC. 549. DIVERSITY RECRUITMENT EFFORTS FOR THE 
MILITARY SERVICE ACADEMIES. 
(a) FUNDS
FOR
DIVERSITY
RECRUITMENT
EF-
FORTS.—The amounts authorized to be appropriated by 
section 301 for operation and maintenance for the Army, 
Navy, and Air Force for officer acquisition, as specified 
in the corresponding funding table in section 4301, are 
each increased by $1,400,000 to expand diversity recruit-
ment efforts for the United States Military Academy, the 
United States Naval Academy, and the United States Air 
Force Academy. 
(b) OFFSET FROM JOINT TACTICAL RADIO SYS-
TEM.—Notwithstanding the amounts set forth in the 
funding tables in division D, the amount authorized to be 
appropriated in section 101 for other procurement, Air 
Force, as specified in the corresponding funding table in 
division D, is hereby reduced by $4,200,000, with the 
amount of the reduction to be derived from Joint Tactical 
Radio System Maritime-Fixed radios under Line 049 Tac-
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tical Communications-Electronic Equipment as set forth 
in the table under section 4101. 
(c) MERIT-BASED OR COMPETITIVE DECISIONS.—A 
decision to commit, obligate, or expend funds referred to 
in subsection (a) with or to a specific entity shall— 
(1) be based on merit-based selection proce-
dures in accordance with the requirements of sec-
tions 2304(k) and 2374 of title 10, United States 
Code, or on competitive procedures; and 
(2) comply with other applicable provisions of 
law. 
Subtitle F—Army National Military 
Cemeteries 
SEC. 551. ARMY NATIONAL MILITARY CEMETERIES. 
(a) MANAGEMENT RESPONSIBILITIES
AND OVER-
SIGHT.—Title 10, United States Code, is amended by in-
serting after chapter 445 the following new chapter: 
‘‘CHAPTER 446—ARMY NATIONAL 
MILITARY CEMETERIES 
‘‘Sec. 
‘‘4721. Authority and responsibilities of the Secretary of the Army. 
‘‘4722. Interment and inurnment policy. 
‘‘4723. Advisory committee on Arlington National Cemetery. 
‘‘4724. Executive Director. 
‘‘4725. Superintendents. 
‘‘4726. Oversight and inspections. 
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‘‘§ 4721. Authority and responsibilities of the Sec-
retary of the Army 
‘‘(a) GENERAL AUTHORITY.—The Secretary of the 
Army shall develop, operate, manage, administer, oversee, 
and fund the Army National Military Cemeteries specified 
in subsection (b) in a manner and to standards that fully 
honor the service and sacrifices of the deceased members 
of the armed forces buried or inurned in the Cemeteries. 
‘‘(b) ARMY NATIONAL MILITARY CEMETERIES.—The 
Army National Military Cemeteries (in this chapter re-
ferred to as the ‘Cemeteries’) consist of the following: 
‘‘(1) Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, 
Virginia. 
‘‘(2) The United States Soldiers’ and Airmen’s 
Home National Cemetery in the District of Colom-
bia. 
‘‘(c) ADMINISTRATIVE JURISDICTION.—The Ceme-
teries shall be under the jurisdiction of Headquarters, De-
partment of the Army. 
‘‘(d) REGULATIONS
AND OTHER POLICIES.—The 
Secretary of the Army shall prescribe such regulations and 
policies as may be necessary administer the Cemeteries. 
‘‘(e) 
BUDGETARY
AND
REPORTING
REQUIRE-
MENTS.—The Secretary of the Army shall submit to the 
congressional defense committees and the Committees on 
Veterans’ Affairs of the Senate and House of Representa-
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tives an annual budget request (and detailed justifications 
for the amount of the request) to fund administration, op-
eration and maintenance, and construction related to the 
Cemeteries. The Secretary may include, as necessary, pro-
posals for new or amended statutory authority related to 
the Cemeteries. 
‘‘§ 4722. Interment and inurnment policy 
‘‘(a) ELIGIBILITY DETERMINATIONS GENERALLY.— 
The Secretary of the Army, with the approval of the Sec-
retary of Defense, shall determine eligibility for interment 
or inurnment in the Cemeteries. 
‘‘(b) REMOVAL OF REMAINS.—Under such regula-
tions as the Secretary of the Army may prescribe under 
section 4721(d) of this title, the Secretary of Defense may 
authorize the removal of the remains of a person described 
in subsection (c) from one of the Cemeteries for re-inter-
ment or re-inurnment if, upon the death of the primary 
person eligible for interment or inurnment in the Ceme-
teries, the deceased primary eligible person will not be bur-
ied in the same or an adjoining grave. 
‘‘(c) COVERED PERSONS.—Except as provided in 
subsection (d), the persons whose remains may be removed 
pursuant to subsection (b) are the deceased spouse, a 
minor child, and, in the discretion of the Secretary of the 
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Army, an unmarried adult child of a member eligible for 
interment or inurnment in the Cemeteries. 
‘‘(d) EXCEPTIONS.—The remains of a person de-
scribed in subsection (c) may not be removed from one 
of the Cemeteries under subsection (b) if the primary per-
son eligible for burial in the Cemeteries is a person— 
‘‘(1) who is missing in action; 
‘‘(2) whose remains have not been recovered or 
identified; 
‘‘(3) whose remains were buried at sea, whether 
by the choice of the person or otherwise; 
‘‘(4) whose remains were donated to science; or 
‘‘(5) whose remains were cremated and whose 
ashes were scattered without internment of any por-
tion of the ashes. 
‘‘§ 4723. Advisory committee on Arlington National 
Cemetery 
‘‘(a) APPOINTMENT.—The Secretary of the Army 
shall appoint an advisory committee on Arlington National 
Cemetery. 
‘‘(b) ROLE.—The Secretary of the Army shall advise 
and consult with the advisory committee with respect to 
the administration of Arlington National Cemetery, the 
erection of memorials at the cemetery, and master plan-
ning for the cemetery. 
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‘‘(c) REPORTS AND RECOMMENDATIONS.—The advi-
sory committee shall make periodic reports and rec-
ommendations to the Secretary of the Army. 
‘‘(d) SUBMISSION TO CONGRESS.—Not later than 90 
days after receiving a report or recommendations from the 
advisory committee under subsection (c), the Secretary of 
the Army shall submit the report or recommendations to 
the congressional defense committees and the Committees 
on Veterans’ Affairs of the Senate and House of Rep-
resentatives and include such comments and recommenda-
tions of the Secretary as the Secretary considers appro-
priate. 
‘‘§ 4724. Executive Director 
‘‘(a) APPOINTMENT
AND
QUALIFICATIONS.—(1) 
There shall be an Executive Director of the Army National 
Military Cemeteries who shall meet such professional 
qualifications as may be established by the Secretary of 
the Army. 
‘‘(2) The Executive Director reports directly to the 
Secretary. 
‘‘(b) RESPONSIBILITIES.—The Executive Director is 
responsible for the following: 
‘‘(1) Exercising authority, direction and control 
over all aspects of the Cemeteries. 
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‘‘(2) Establishing and maintaining full account-
ability for all gravesites and inurnment niches in the 
Cemeteries. 
‘‘(3) Oversight of the construction, operation 
and maintenance, and repair of the buildings, struc-
tures, and utilities of the Cemeteries. 
‘‘(4) Acquisition and maintenance of real prop-
erty and interests in real property for the Ceme-
teries. 
‘‘(5) Planning and conducting private cere-
monies at the Cemeteries, including funeral and me-
morial services for interment and inurnment, and 
planning and conducting public ceremonies, as di-
rected by the Secretary of the Army. 
‘‘(6) Formulating, promulgating, administering, 
and overseeing policies and addressing proposals for 
the placement of memorials and monuments in the 
Cemeteries. 
‘‘(7) Formulating and implementing a master 
plan for Arlington National Cemetery that, at a min-
imum, addresses interment and inurnment capacity, 
visitor accommodation, operation and maintenance, 
capital requirements, preservation of the cemetery’s 
special features, and other matters the Executive Di-
rector considers appropriate. 
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‘‘(8) Overseeing the programming, planning, 
budgeting, and execution of funds authorized and 
appropriated for the Cemeteries. 
‘‘(9) Supervising the superintendents of the 
Cemeteries. 
‘‘(c) DIGITIZATION OF ARLINGTON NATIONAL CEME-
TERY INTERNMENT AND INURNMENT RECORDS.—(1) Not 
later than June 1, 2012, all records related to internments 
and inurnments at Arlington National Cemetery shall be 
converted to a digitized format. Thereafter, use of the 
digitized format shall be the method by which all subse-
quent records related to internments and inurnments at 
Arlington National Cemetery are preserved and utilized. 
‘‘(2) In this subsection, ‘digitized format’ refers to 
the use of an electronic database for recordkeeping and 
includes the full accounting of all records of each specific 
gravesite and niche location at Arlington National Ceme-
tery and the identification of the individual interred or 
inurned at each specific gravesite and niche location. 
‘‘§ 4725. Superintendents 
‘‘(a) APPOINTMENT AND QUALIFICATIONS.—An indi-
vidual serving as the superintendent of one of the Ceme-
teries should be a retired or former member of the armed 
forces who served honorably and who— 
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‘‘(1) has experience in the administration, man-
agement, and operation of cemeteries under the ju-
risdiction of the National Cemeteries System admin-
istered by the Department of Veterans Affairs; or 
‘‘(2) as determined by the Secretary of the 
Army, has experience in the administration, manage-
ment, and operation of large civilian cemeteries 
equivalent to the experience described in paragraph 
(1). 
‘‘(b) DUTIES.—The superintendents of the Ceme-
teries report directly to the Executive Director and per-
forms such duties and responsibilities as the Executive Di-
rector prescribes. 
‘‘§ 4726. Oversight and inspections 
‘‘(a) INSPECTIONS REQUIRED.—(1) The Secretary of 
the Army shall provide for the oversight of the Cemeteries 
to ensure the highest quality standards are maintained by 
providing for the periodic inspection of the administration, 
operation and maintenance, and construction elements ap-
plicable to the Cemeteries. Except as provided in para-
graph (2), the inspections shall be conducted by personnel 
of the Department of the Army with the assistance, as 
the Secretary considers appropriate, of personnel from 
other Federal agencies and civilian experts. 
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‘‘(2) The Inspector General of the Department of De-
fense shall conduct an inspection of the Cemeteries during 
fiscal years 2012 and 2014. 
‘‘(b) SUBMISSION OF RESULTS.—Not later than 120 
days after the completion of an inspection conducted 
under subsection (a), the Secretary of the Army shall sub-
mit to the congressional defense committees a report con-
taining the results of the inspection and recommendations 
and a plan for corrective actions to be taken in response 
to the inspection.’’. 
(b) TABLE OF CHAPTERS.—The table of chapters at 
the beginning of subtitle B of such title and at the begin-
ning of part IV of such subtitle are amended by inserting 
after the item relating to chapter 445 the following new 
item: 
‘‘446. Army National Military Cemeteries ............................................... 4721’’. 
(c) TIME FOR APPOINTMENT AND FIRST MEETING 
OF ADVISORY COMMITTEE
ON ARLINGTON NATIONAL 
CEMETERY.—The advisory committee on Arlington Na-
tional Cemetery required by section 4723 of title 10, 
United States Code, as added by subsection (a), shall be 
appointed by the Secretary of the Army and hold its first 
meeting not later than 30 days after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act. 
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SEC. 552. INSPECTOR GENERAL OF THE DEPARTMENT OF 
DEFENSE INSPECTION OF MILITARY CEME-
TERIES. 
(a) INSPECTION
AND
RECOMMENDATIONS
RE-
QUIRED.—The Inspector General of the Department of 
Defense shall conduct an inspection of each military ceme-
tery and, based on the findings of those inspections, make 
recommendations for the regulation, management, over-
sight, and operation of the military cemeteries. 
(b) ELEMENTS
OF INSPECTION.—Subject to sub-
section (c), the inspection of the military cemeteries under 
subsection (a) shall include an assessment of the following: 
(1) The adequacy of the statutes, policies, and 
regulations governing the management, oversight, 
operations, and interments or inurnments (or both) 
by the military cemeteries and the adherence of each 
military cemetery to such statutes, policies, and reg-
ulations. 
(2) The system employed to fully account for 
and accurately identify the remains interred or 
inurned in the military cemeteries. 
(3) The contracts and contracting processes 
and oversight of those contracts and processes with 
regard to compliance with Department of Defense 
and military department guidelines. 
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‘‘(C) One member who is an expert in financial 
management. 
‘‘(D) Two representatives of the Department of 
Veterans Affairs, one to be designated from each of 
the regional offices nearest in proximity to the facili-
ties of the Retirement Home. 
‘‘(E) The Chairpersons of the Resident Advi-
sory Committees. 
‘‘(F) One enlisted representative of the Serv-
ices’ Retiree Advisory Council. 
‘‘(G) The senior noncommissioned officer of one 
of the Armed Forces. 
‘‘(H) Two senior representatives of military 
medical treatment facilities, one to be designated 
from each of the military hospitals nearest in prox-
imity to the facilities of the Retirement Home. 
‘‘(I) One senior judge advocate from one of the 
Armed Forces. 
‘‘(J) One senior representative of one of the 
chief personnel officers of the Armed Forces. 
‘‘(K) Such other members as the Secretary of 
Defense may designate. 
‘‘(4) The Administrator of the each facility of the Re-
tirement Home shall be a nonvoting member of the Advi-
sory Council. 
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