I 
111TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3943 
To amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to allow 
members of the Armed Forces who served on active duty on or after 
September 11, 2001, to be eligible to participate in the Troops-to-Teach-
ers Program, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
OCTOBER 27, 2009 
Mr. COURTNEY (for himself, Mr. PETRI, and Ms. MATSUI) introduced the fol-
lowing bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and 
Labor, and in addition to the Committee on Armed Services, for a period 
to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consider-
ation of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee 
concerned 
A BILL 
To amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act 
of 1965 to allow members of the Armed Forces who 
served on active duty on or after September 11, 2001, 
to be eligible to participate in 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. 
The Act may be cited as the ‘‘Post 9/11 Troops to 
Teachers Enhancement Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. YEARS OF SERVICE REQUIREMENTS; STIPEND. 
(a) YEARS
OF SERVICE REQUIREMENTS.—Section 
2303(a) of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act 
of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6673(a)) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘or’’ at the end of subpara-
graph (B); 
(B) by striking the period at the end of 
subparagraph (C) and inserting ‘‘; or’’; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(D) commencing on or after September 
11, 2001, serves at least 90 continuous days on 
active duty (as such term is defined in section 
101(d)(1) of title 10, United States Code, ex-
cept that such term does not include a period 
of service described in paragraphs (1) through 
(3) of section 3311(d) of title 38, United States 
Code) in the Armed Forces (excluding service 
on active duty in entry level or skills training) 
and, after completion of such service, is dis-
charged or released as follows: 
‘‘(i) A discharge from active duty in 
the Armed Forces with an honorable dis-
charge. 
‘‘(ii) A release after service on active 
duty in the Armed Forces characterized by 
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the Secretary concerned as honorable serv-
ice and placement on the retired list, 
transfer to the Fleet Reserve or Fleet Ma-
rine Corps Reserve, or placement on the 
temporary disability retired list. 
‘‘(iii) A release from active duty in the 
Armed Forces for further service in a re-
serve component of the Armed Forces after 
service on active duty characterized by the 
Secretary concerned as honorable service.’’; 
and 
(2) in paragraph (2)(A)(i), by striking ‘‘6 or 
more years’’ and inserting ‘‘4 or more years’’. 
SEC. 3. DEFINITION OF LOCAL EDUCATIONAL AGENCY AND 
PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOLS. 
(a) AMENDMENT.—Section 2304(a)(1)(B) of the Ele-
mentary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 
6674(a)(B)) is amended by striking ‘‘high-need local edu-
cational agency or public charter school, as such terms are 
defined in section 2101’’ and inserting ‘‘local educational 
agency receiving funding under part A of title I or public 
charter school (as such term is defined in section 2102)’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
subsection (a) shall take effect 30 days after the date of 
the enactment of this Act. 
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SEC. 4. ADVISORY BOARD. 
Chapter A of subpart 1 of part C of title II of the 
Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 
U.S.C. 2301 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end 
the following: 
‘‘SEC. 2308. ADVISORY BOARD. 
‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—Not later than 120 days 
after the date of enactment of the Post 9/11 Troops to 
Teachers Enhancement Act, the Secretary, in consultation 
with the Secretary of Defense, shall establish an Advisory 
Board composed of— 
‘‘(1) a representative from the Defense Activity 
for Non-Traditional Education Support Division of 
the Department of Defense; 
‘‘(2) a representative from the Department of 
Innovation and Improvement of the Department of 
Education; 
‘‘(3) a representatives from 3 State offices that 
operate to recruit eligible members of the Armed 
Forces for participation in the Program and facili-
tating the employment of participants in the Pro-
gram as elementary school teachers, secondary 
school teachers, and vocational or technical teachers; 
and 
‘‘(4) a representative from each of 3 veteran 
service organizations. 
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‘‘(b) DUTIES.—The Advisory Board established 
under subsection (a) shall— 
‘‘(1) collect, consider, and disseminate feedback 
from participants and State offices described in sub-
section (a)(4) on— 
‘‘(A) 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 
Program; 
‘‘(B) ensuring that high-need local edu-
cational agencies and public charter schools are 
aware of the Program and how to participate in 
it; 
‘‘(C) coordinating the goals of the Program 
with other Federal, State, and local education 
needs and programs; and 
‘‘(D) other activities that the Advisory 
Board deems necessary; and 
‘‘(2) not later than 1 year after the date of the 
enactment of the Post 9/11 Troops to Teachers En-
hancement Act, and annually thereafter, prepare 
and submit a report to the Health, Education, 
Labor, and Pensions Committee, and the Armed 
Services Committee, of the Senate and the Edu-
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sections (c) and (d)(1) of section 2304; 
and 
‘‘(C) recommendations for— 
‘‘(i) improvements to local, State, and 
Federal recruitment and retention efforts; 
‘‘(ii) legislative or executive policy 
changes to improve the Program, enhance 
participant experience, and increase par-
ticipation in the program; and 
‘‘(iii) other changes necessary to en-
sure that the Program is meeting the pur-
pose described in section 2302(a).’’. 
SEC. 5. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
Section 2321(b) of the Elementary and Secondary 
Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6691) is amended to 
read as follows: 
‘‘(b) RESERVATION.—From the funds appropriated 
to carry out this subpart for each of fiscal years 2010 
through 2014, the Secretary shall reserve $50,000,000 to 
carry out chapter A for each such fiscal year.’’. 
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