Geographical Dispersion of Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps Act of 2022

Bill: 117-hr-9485
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Bacon, Don [R-NE-2]
Introduced: 2022-12-12
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Latest action: action_date: 2022-12-12
text: Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.

Summaries:
action_date: 2022-12-12
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><b>Geographical Dispersion of Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps Act of 2022</b></p> <p>This bill requires the Department of Defense to review and update the 2017 report from the RAND Corporation titled <i>Geographic and Demographic Representativeness of Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps</i> (Library of Congress Control Number: 2017950423), relating to the representation in, and access to, units of the Junior Reserve Officers' Training Corps (JROTC) for students in the United States.</p>

tv_txt: I 117th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 9485 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES December 12, 2022 Mr. Bacon introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Armed Services A BILL To direct the Secretary of Defense to review and update a report regarding the geographical dispersion of units of the Junior Reserve Officers’ Training Corps.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Geographical Dispersion of Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps Act of 2022 . 2. Review and update of report on geographic dispersion of Junior Reserve Officers’ Training Corps (a) Report: review; update The Secretary of Defense, in consultation with the Secretaries of the military departments, shall review and update the 2017 report from the RAND Corporation titled Geographic and Demographic Representativeness of Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps (Library of Congress Control Number: 2017950423). (b) Elements The report updated under subsection (a) shall include the following: (1) An assessment of whether there is adequate representation in, and reasonable access to, units of the Junior Reserve Officers’ Training Corps (hereinafter, JROTC ) for students in all regions of the of the United States. (2) The estimated cost and time to increase the number of units of JROTC to ensure adequate representation and reasonable access described in paragraph (1). (3) Recommendations to increase adequate representation and reasonable access described in paragraph (1) in areas of the United States that the Secretary of Defense determines lack such adequate representation and reasonable access. (c) Submission Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives the report updated under this section.