S.Amdt. 3030

SA 3030. Mrs. GILLIBRAND (for herself, Mr. Schumer, and Ms.
Duckworth) submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by her to the
bill S. 2296, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2026 for
military activities of the Department of Defense, for military
construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy,
to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for
other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

At the end of subtitle E of title V, add the following:

SEC. 549A. LIMITATION ON CONSOLIDATION OF SENIOR RESERVE
OFFICER TRAINING CORPS PROGRAMS.

(a) Limitation.--
(1) In general.--No amounts authorized to be appropriated
or otherwise made available for the Department of Defense may
be used during the period beginning on the date of the
enactment of this Act and ending on December 31, 2026, to
implement any of the proposed U.S. Army Cadet Command (USACC)
Rebalance and Optimization Plan elements that would
disestablish, or prepare to disestablish, any covered Senior
Reserve Officer Training Corps (``SROTC'') units.
(2) Reactivation requirement.--The Secretary of the Army
shall re-activate any covered SROTC unit inactivated or
closed after the end of the 2024-2025 academic year. No
amounts authorized to be appropriated or otherwise made
available for the Department of Defense may be used during
the period beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act
and ending on December 31, 2026, to resume the inactivation
or closure of any covered SROTC unit.
(b) Briefing.--
(1) In general.--Not later than March 1, 2026, the
Secretary of the Army shall brief the Committees on Armed
Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives on
the USACC Rebalance and Optimization Plan regarding covered
SROTC units.
(2) Elements.--The briefing required under paragraph (1)
shall include, at a minimum, the following elements:
(A) The target commissioning goals for each covered SROTC
unit and its commissioning numbers.
(B) The total number of scholarship and non-scholarship
participants at each covered SROTC unit.
(C) The percentage of unit graduates pursuing STEM degrees
or degrees in other critical fields and a comparison between
covered SROTC units and comparable SROTC units.
(D) Any evaluations of the covered SROTC units regarding
the units' performance by USACC or the Assistant Secretary of
the Army for Manpower and Reserve Affairs.
(E) The justification for the proposed closure of each
covered SROTC unit.
(F) A plan for support to current students at each covered
SROTC unit that would allow them to graduate at their current
school.
(G) A determination whether, upon reconsideration, any of
the covered SROTC units should be retained.
(H) A summary of outreach conducted to affected
institutions, cadets, and alumni prior to the announcement of
closure or inactivation, including copies of formal
correspondence and meeting summaries where available.
(I) Any other related topics the Secretary deems
appropriate.
(c) Covered SROTC Unit Defined.--In this section, the term
``covered SROTC unit'' means any unit identified in the USACC
Rebalance and Optimization Plan for inactivation or closure,
including--
(1) California Polytechnic State University San Luis
Obispo;
(2) University of Northern Iowa;
(3) Western Illinois University;
(4) Truman State University (MO);
(5) Saint Augustine's University (NC);
(6) Elizabeth City State University (NC);
(7) Clarkson University (NY);
(8) John Carroll University (OH);
(9) University of Wisconsin Oshkosh;
(10) West Virginia State University; and
(11) extension units affiliated with such units.
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