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Science, technology, engineering, and mathematics program for Junior Reserve Officers’ Training Corps

Division A · Title V: MILITARY PERSONNEL POLICY · Subtitle C: Member Training

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The Department of Defense will create a program to help Junior Reserve Officers' Training Corps (JROTC) units offer opportunities in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) fields. The program will provide guidance for forming partnerships with schools and organizations, offer templates for agreements, and maintain directories of partners and STEM opportunities for JROTC participants. Existing JROTC STEM programs with good participation and results will continue, and the Secretary of Defense must report on the program’s progress within one year.

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(a) In general

Chapter 102 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new section:

2037. Science, technology, engineering, and mathematics program

(a) Program

The Secretary of Defense shall develop and implement a program to assist units of the Junior Reserve Officers' Training Corps in providing participants opportunities in STEM fields.

(b) Elements

The program required by subsection (a) shall include—

(1)

the provision of guidance and best practices for identifying, evaluating, formalizing, and managing partnerships with local educational agencies, community colleges and trade schools, institutions of higher education, private-sector entities (including non-profit organizations) with expertise in STEM field programming and career and technical education, the defense industrial base, and any other entities with capacity and capability to support learning and development in STEM fields;

(2)

the provision of templates for agreements to facilitate the establishment of such partnerships;

(3)

the establishment of a national directory of prospective partners for opportunities in STEM fields; and

(4)

the establishment of a directory of opportunities in STEM fields for participants in the Junior Reserve Officers’ Training Corps.

(c) Continuation of effective programs

In carrying out this section, the Secretary of Defense shall continue and maintain any Junior Reserve Officers’ Training Corps STEM field program that existed before the enactment of this section if such program demonstrates satisfactory participation and learning outcomes.

(d) STEM field defined

In this section, the term STEM field means the fields of science, technology, engineering, or mathematics.

(b) Briefing

Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall provide to the Committees on Armed Services of the House of Representatives and the Senate a briefing on the development, implementation, and initial outcomes of the program required by section 2037 of title 10, United States Code, as added by subsection (a).