((a)) ** .—** The Secretary of each military department, in establishing, maintaining, transferring, and terminating Junior Reserve Officers’ Training Corps units under , shall do so in a coordinated manner that is designed to maximize enrollment in the Corps and to enhance administrative efficiency in the management of the Corps.
((b)) ** .—** In carrying out subsection (a), the Secretary of a military department shall take into consideration—
((1)) openings of new schools;
((2)) consolidations of schools; and
((3)) the desirability of continuing the opportunity for participation in the Corps by participants whose continued participation would otherwise be adversely affected by new school openings and consolidations of schools.