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Amends subsection (c)(1)(A) to replace a prior general-access standard with a specific "meaningful access" requirement (including monthly visits or at least 4 visits per academic year and specified locations/times) and alters timing language in clause (iii) to reference the 60th day after the start of the school year and a subsequent 30-day requirement.
Amends subsection (b) to set a minimum-access standard for ROTC (no fewer than 4 times per academic year with specified timing and locations), revises timing language from "60th day" to "60th day after the start of the school year and thereafter not later than 30 days," adjusts punctuation in subparagraph (B), and adds new paragraphs providing recruiter access to certain information about students (age 17+ not returning and lists of students who submitted FAFSA).
Amends subsection (e) of 50 U.S.C. 3813 (Selective Service Act) to change the purpose language, require furnishing listed information on an annual basis to the Secretary of Defense or the Secretary of Homeland Security (and to the military services), replace "Names and addresses" with "The listed information," and adjust the subsection heading and other wording/timing.
Adds a new section 149 to title 36 establishing the 'National Week of Military Recruitment', designating the first week of April for the observance and requesting the President annually issue a proclamation calling on the people of the United States to observe the week with appropriate ceremonies and activities.
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.
Introduced April 30, 2025 by Joni Ernst · Last progress April 30, 2025
Expands and prioritizes military outreach to U.S. high school students by increasing recruiter access to schools and student lists, formalizing JROTC affiliation types, creating a two-year pilot to recognize high-enlistment high schools, and giving graduates of those schools priority consideration for service academy admissions. It also establishes an annual National Week of Military Recruitment and requires several DoD reports to Congress about implementation and impacts.
The bill changes what student information may be shared with recruiters, clarifies timing and frequency of in-school access, defines responsibilities for JROTC affiliations, sets criteria for “HERO” school recognition, and requires DoD to issue guidance and submit multiple reports with counts, locations, impact analyses, and recommendations within set deadlines.
SERVE Act
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.
Introduced in Senate