I 
116TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2869 
To amend title 10, United States Code, to expand and rename the Troops- 
to-Teachers Program, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 21, 2019 
Mr. DUFFY (for himself and Ms. GABBARD) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on Armed Services 
A BILL 
To amend title 10, United States Code, to expand and re-
name the Troops-to-Teachers Program, and for other 
purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Heroes Entering Roles 
Of Education Service Act’’ or the ‘‘HEROES Act’’. 
SEC. 2. TROOPS-TO-SCHOOLS PROGRAM. 
Section 1154 of title 10, United States Code, is 
amended— 
(1) in the section heading, by striking: ‘‘em-
ployment as teachers: Troops-to-Teachers 
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‘‘(vi) other staff. 
‘‘(B) Such term does not include a position 
that is— 
‘‘(i) performed primarily at a location 
outside the grounds of an eligible school; 
or 
‘‘(ii) held by an individual who is em-
ployed by a contractor. 
‘‘(8) SCHOOL RESOURCE OFFICER.—The term 
‘school resource officer’ has the meaning given that 
term in section 1709(4) of the Omnibus Crime Con-
trol and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (34 U.S.C. 
10389(4)).’’; and 
(D) by amending paragraph (10), as so re-
designated, to read as follows: 
‘‘(10) ADDITIONAL
TERMS.—The terms ‘ele-
mentary school’, ‘local educational agency’, ‘other 
staff’, ‘paraprofessional’, ‘school leader’, ‘secondary 
school’, ‘specialized instructional support personnel’, 
and ‘State’ have the meanings given those terms in 
section 8101 of the Elementary and Secondary Edu-
cation Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7801).’’; 
(3) in subsection (b)— 
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(A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), 
by striking ‘‘Troops-to-Teachers’’ and inserting 
‘‘Troops-To-Support-Education’’; 
(B) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘become 
a teacher’’ and inserting ‘‘obtain a qualifying 
position’’; and 
(C) in paragraph (2)(A)— 
(i) in clause (i), by striking ‘‘or’’ at 
the end; 
(ii) in clause (ii), by striking ‘‘and’’ at 
the end and inserting ‘‘or’’; and 
(iii) by adding at the end the fol-
lowing new clause: 
‘‘(iii) experiencing a shortage of 
personnel to fill qualifying positions; 
and’’; 
(4) in subsection (d)(3)— 
(A) by redesignating subparagraph (D) as 
subparagraph (E); and 
(B) by inserting after subparagraph (C) 
the following new subparagraph: 
‘‘(D) If a member of the armed forces is apply-
ing for the Program to receive assistance for place-
ment in a qualifying position other than a position 
as a teacher described in subparagraph (B) or sub-
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paragraph (C), the Secretary shall require the mem-
ber to obtain the professional credentials that are re-
quired by the State for the position involved.’’; 
(5) in subsection (e)— 
(A) in paragraph (1)(A)— 
(i) in clause (i), by striking ‘‘become 
a teacher’’ and inserting ‘‘obtain a quali-
fying position’’; and 
(ii) in clause (ii), by striking ‘‘as an 
elementary school teacher’’ and all that fol-
lows through the period at the end and in-
serting ‘‘in a qualifying position for not 
less than three school years in an eligible 
school to begin the school year after the 
member obtains the professional creden-
tials required for the position involved’’; 
(B) in paragraph (2)(E), by striking ‘‘as a 
teacher in an eligible elementary school or sec-
ondary school or as a career or technical teach-
er’’ and inserting ‘‘in a qualifying position’’; 
and 
(C) in paragraph (3)— 
(i) in subparagraph (A), by striking 
‘‘educational level, certification, or licens-
ing’’ and inserting ‘‘educational level, cer-
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tification, licensing, or other professional 
credentials’’; 
(ii) in subparagraph (B)(i), by strik-
ing ‘‘as an elementary school teacher, sec-
ondary school teacher, or career or tech-
nical teacher’’ and inserting ‘‘in a quali-
fying position’’; and 
(iii) in subparagraph (C)— 
(I) in clause (i), by striking 
‘‘5,000’’ and inserting ‘‘7500’’; and 
(II) in clause (ii), by striking 
‘‘3,000’’ and inserting ‘‘4500’’; 
(6) in subsection (f)(1)— 
(A) in subparagraph (A)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘become a teacher’’ 
and inserting ‘‘obtain a qualifying posi-
tion’’; and 
(ii) by striking ‘‘as an elementary 
school teacher, secondary school teacher, or 
career or technical teacher’’ and insert ‘‘in 
a qualifying position’’; and 
(B) in subparagraph (B), by striking ‘‘, 
employment as an elementary school teacher, 
secondary school teacher, or career or technical 
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teacher’’ and inserting ‘‘employment in a quali-
fying position’’; 
(7) in subsection (h)(2)(A) by striking ‘‘as ele-
mentary school teachers, secondary school teachers, 
and career or technical teachers’’ and inserting ‘‘in 
qualifying positions’’; 
(8) in subsection (i), by striking ‘‘$15,000,000’’ 
and inserting ‘‘$20,000,000’’; and 
(9) by adding at the end the following new sub-
section: 
‘‘(j) PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may enter 
into one or more partnerships with nonprofit enti-
ties, including veterans service organizations, to as-
sist with the placement of participants in eligible 
schools in accordance with this section. 
‘‘(2) NONPROFIT
ENTITY
DEFINED.—In this 
subsection, the term ‘nonprofit entity’ means an en-
tity qualifying as an exempt organization under sec-
tion 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 
1986.’’. 
SEC. 3. CONFORMING AMENDMENT AND REFERENCES. 
(a) TABLE OF SECTIONS.—The table of sections at 
the beginning of chapter 58 of such title is amended by 
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