To provide for the policy of the Department of Defense on the recruitment and enlistment of home schooled individuals in the Armed Forces.
What it does: Adds SEC. 522. RECRUITMENT AND ENLISTMENT OF HOME SCHOOLED STUDENTS IN THE ARMED FORCES at the end of subtitle B of title V
Sen. Rick Santorum (R-PA)What it changes
1 change to S. 1042 · shown in the bill's text
Adds SEC. 522. RECRUITMENT AND ENLISTMENT OF HOME SCHOOLED STUDENTS IN THE ARMED FORCES at the end of subtitle B of title V
Adds a sectionIn S. 1042 · Placed on Calendar Senate
(2) The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 833 of such title is amended by striking the item relating to section 8253.
Inserted: SEC. 522. RECRUITMENT AND ENLISTMENT OF HOME SCHOOLED STUDENTS IN THE ARMED FORCES.
Inserted: (a) Policy on Recruitment and Enlistment.--
Inserted: (1) Policy required.--The Secretary of Defense shall prescribe a policy on the recruitment and enlistment of home schooled students in the Armed Forces.
Inserted: (2) Uniformity across the armed forces.--The Secretary shall ensure that the policy prescribed under paragraph (1) applies, to the extent practicable, uniformly across the Armed Forces.
Inserted: (b) Elements.--The policy under subsection (a) shall include the following:
Inserted: (1) An identification of a graduate of home schooling for purposes of recruitment and enlistment in the Armed Forces that is in accordance with the requirements described in subsection (c).
Inserted: (2) Provision for the treatment of graduates of home schooling with no practical limit with regard to enlistment eligibility.
Inserted: (3) An exemption of graduates of home schooling from the requirement for a secondary school diploma or an equivalent (GED) as a precondition for enlistment in the Armed Forces.
Inserted: (c) Home School Graduates.--In prescribing the policy, the Secretary of Defense shall prescribe a single set of criteria to be utilized by the Armed Forces in determining whether an individual is a graduate of home schooling. The Secretary concerned shall ensure compliance with education credential coding requirements.
Inserted: (d) Secretary Concerned Defined.--In this section, the term "Secretary concerned" has the meaning given such term in section 101(a)(9) of title 10, United States Code.
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At the end of subtitle B of title V, add the following:
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SA 2496. Mr. WARNER (for Mr. Santorum) proposed an amendment to the bill S. 1042, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2006 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe personnel strengths for such fiscal year for the Armed Forces, and for other purposes; as follows:
At the end of subtitle B of title V, add the following:
SEC. 522. RECRUITMENT AND ENLISTMENT OF HOME SCHOOLED STUDENTS IN THE ARMED FORCES.
(a) Policy on Recruitment and Enlistment.--
(1) Policy required.--The Secretary of Defense shall prescribe a policy on the recruitment and enlistment of home schooled students in the Armed Forces.
(2) Uniformity across the armed forces.--The Secretary shall ensure that the policy prescribed under paragraph (1) applies, to the extent practicable, uniformly across the Armed Forces.
(b) Elements.--The policy under subsection (a) shall include the following:
(1) An identification of a graduate of home schooling for purposes of recruitment and enlistment in the Armed Forces that is in accordance with the requirements described in subsection (c).
(2) Provision for the treatment of graduates of home schooling with no practical limit with regard to enlistment eligibility.
(3) An exemption of graduates of home schooling from the requirement for a secondary school diploma or an equivalent (GED) as a precondition for enlistment in the Armed Forces.
(c) Home School Graduates.--In prescribing the policy, the Secretary of Defense shall prescribe a single set of criteria to be utilized by the Armed Forces in determining whether an individual is a graduate of home schooling. The Secretary concerned shall ensure compliance with education credential coding requirements.
(d) Secretary Concerned Defined.--In this section, the term “Secretary concerned” has the meaning given such term in section 101(a)(9) of title 10, United States Code.
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Senate amendment submitted
November 9, 2005
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Senate amendment submitted
November 9, 2005
Senate amendment agreed to: Amendment SA 2496 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent.
November 9, 2005
Senate amendment proposed (on the floor): Amendment SA 2496 proposed by Senator Warner for Senator Santorum.
November 9, 2005
Amendment SA 2496 proposed by Senator Warner for Senator Santorum. (consideration: CR S12589-12595; text: CR S12593) To provide for the policy of the Department of Defense on the recruitment and enlistment of home schooled individuals in the Armed Forces.
November 9, 2005
Amendment SA 2496 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent.
November 9, 2005