Bill Details
HR.1573 - 119th Congress
Status
Latest action
2025-02-25 - Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
Introduced Date
2025-02-25
Policy Area
Armed Forces and National Security
Committees
View committees (1)
Sponsors
Cosponsors
View cosponsors (13)
- Rep. Schmidt, Derek [R-Kansas-2]
- Rep. Bergman, Jack [R-Michigan-1]
- Rep. Fleischmann, Charles J. "Chuck" [R-Tennessee-3]
- Rep. Moylan, James C. [R-Guam]
- Rep. Case, Ed [D-Hawaii-1]
- Rep. McCormick, Richard [R-Georgia-7]
- Rep. Moulton, Seth [D-Massachusetts-6]
- Rep. Davids, Sharice [D-Kansas-3]
- Rep. Fields, Cleo [D-Louisiana-6]
- Rep. Radewagen, Aumua Amata Coleman [R-American Samoa]
- Rep. Sorensen, Eric [D-Illinois-17]
- Rep. Fitzpatrick, Brian K. [R-Pennsylvania-1]
- Rep. DeLauro, Rosa L. [D-Connecticut-3]
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AI Summary This summary was generated by AI from the bill text. AI can get information wrong.
This bill would create a new system for sharing certain information about people who graduated from high school and later joined the military, or applied to join but were not accepted. The goal is to help state education agencies connect military and education records so states can better track student outcomes over time. The bill says this data-sharing process must be set up within 18 months and must protect personal privacy and data security.
- State education agencies would be able to get information tied to people who graduated from high school in their state and either served in the Armed Forces or were denied entry.
- The shared information could include education level, schools attended, high school attended, Armed Forces Qualification Test scores, date of military entry, branch of service, rank, job specialty, and separation date if relevant.
- States could add the information to their statewide student tracking systems, or to another state-run data system if they use one instead.
- The bill requires the data to be sent securely and confidentially, and says both federal agencies and state education agencies must use reasonable safeguards to protect privacy and prevent unauthorized access.
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[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1573 Introduced in House (IH)]
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119th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 1573
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
February 25, 2025
Ms. Lee of Nevada (for herself, Mr. Schmidt, Mr. Bergman, Mr.
Fleischmann, Mr. Moylan, Mr. Case, Mr. McCormick, Mr. Moulton, Ms.
Davids of Kansas, Mr. Fields, Mrs. Radewagen, and Mr. Sorensen)
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.--
(1) Confidentiality.--Data transmitted through the data
sharing process under subsection (a) shall be transmitted
confidentially and using the most current standards for data
security at the time of transmission.
(2) Protection of individual privacy and data security.--
The Secretaries concerned shall carry out subsection (a) in a
manner that protects individual privacy and data security, in
accordance with applicable Federal, State, and local privacy
laws.
(3) Data security practices.--Each Secretary concerned and
each State educational agency that accesses data under
subsection (a) shall establish, implement, and maintain
reasonable data security practices to protect--
(A) the confidentiality, integrity, and
availability of data; and
(B) data against unauthorized access.
(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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