Military and Educational Data Integration Act

[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 9925 Introduced in House (IH)]

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118th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 9925

To establish a process to furnish to State educational agencies certain 
        demographic data regarding members of the Armed Forces.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            October 4, 2024

    Ms. Lee of Nevada (for herself and Mr. LaTurner) introduced the 
 following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Armed Services

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                                 A BILL


 
To establish a process to furnish to State educational agencies certain 
        demographic data regarding members of the Armed Forces.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Military and Educational Data 
Integration Act''.

SEC. 2. PROCESS TO FURNISH CERTAIN DEMOGRAPHIC DATA REGARDING MEMBERS 
              OF THE ARMED FORCES TO STATE EDUCATIONAL AGENCIES.

    (a) Establishment.--The Secretaries concerned, in consultation with 
the Secretary of Education, State educational agencies, local 
educational agencies, and experts in student data and privacy, shall, 
not later than 18 months after the date of enactment of this Act, 
establish a data sharing process that enables a State educational 
agency to--
            (1) access data described in subsection (b) attributable to 
        individuals who graduated high school in the State of such 
        State educational agency; and
            (2) integrate such data into--
                    (A) such State's statewide longitudinal data 
                system; or
                    (B) an alternate data system operated by such 
                State.
    (b) Data Described.--The data described in this paragraph may 
include the following information:
            (1) With respect to an individual who is a member of an 
        Armed Force who graduated from secondary school:
                    (A) The highest level of education attained.
                    (B) The name and location of the educational 
                institution where the member received education 
                described in subparagraph (A).
                    (C) The name and location of the secondary school 
                from which the individual graduated.
                    (D) Score on the Armed Forces Qualification Test.
                    (E) The date the member joined an Armed Force.
                    (F) The Armed Force of the member.
                    (G) Rank.
                    (H) The area of expertise or military occupational 
                specialty.
                    (I) The date of separation, if applicable.
                    (J) Any other information determined appropriate by 
                the Secretary concerned.
            (2) With respect to an individual who graduated from 
        secondary school and whose application to join an Armed Force 
        was denied:
                    (A) The highest level of education attained.
                    (B) The name and location of the school where the 
                individual received education described in subparagraph 
                (A).
                    (C) The name and location of the secondary school 
                from which the individual graduated.
                    (D) Score on the Armed Forces Qualification Test.
    (c) Privacy.--Data transmitted through the data sharing process 
under subsection (a) shall be transmitted confidentially. The 
Secretaries concerned shall carry out such subsection in a manner that 
protects individual privacy and data security, in accordance with 
applicable Federal, State, and local privacy laws.
    (d) Definitions.--In this section:
            (1) The term ``Secretary concerned'' means--
                    (A) the Secretary of Defense; or
                    (B) the Secretary of Homeland Security.
            (2) The terms ``local educational agency'', ``secondary 
        school'', and ``State educational agency'' have the meanings 
        given such terms in section 8101 of the Elementary and 
        Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7801).
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