Promoting STEM in JROTC Act of 2019

Bill: 116-hr-3173
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Brown, Anthony G. [D-MD-4]
Introduced: 2019-06-10
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Elementary and secondary education

Military education and training

Science and engineering education
Latest action: action_date: 2019-06-11
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.

Summaries:
action_date: 2019-06-10
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><b>Promoting STEM in JROTC Act of 2019</b></p> <p>This bill requires a secondary educational institution, in order to maintain a Junior Reserve Officers' Training Corps unit, to include instruction or activities in the fields of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics in its course of military instruction.</p>

tv_txt: I 116th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 3173 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES June 10, 2019 Mr. Brown of Maryland (for himself and Ms. Stefanik ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Armed Services A BILL To amend title 10, United States Code, to require that institutions hosting a unit of the Junior Reserve Officers’ Training Corps provide instruction in STEM fields, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Promoting STEM in JROTC Act of 2019 . 2. Junior Reserve Officers’ Training Corps (a) In general Section 2031(b)(3) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by inserting and which includes instruction or activities in the fields of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics after duration . (b) Effective date The amendment made by subsection (a) shall take effect 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act.