JROTC POWER Act

Veronica Escobar

Democrat · TX · Representative

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• Mark Alford (R-MO-4)Original· 2026-06-23

Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.

2026-06-23

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The Department of Defense would be required to review and update its guidelines for the Junior ROTC program, specifically looking at whether the pay given to JROTC instructors affects their ability to recruit new students and keep experienced instructors on staff. This affects high school students interested in military training programs and the schools that run them, as well as military personnel who serve as instructors in these programs.

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[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 9403 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 9403 To require the Secretary of Defense to update guidance for the Junior Reserve Officers' Training Corps (JROTC) program to evaluate the effects of the JROTC instructor pay scale on recruitment and retention. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES June 23, 2026 Ms. Escobar (for herself and Mr. Alford) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Armed Services _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To require the Secretary of Defense to update guidance for the Junior Reserve Officers' Training Corps (JROTC) program to evaluate the effects of the JROTC instructor pay scale on recruitment and retention. 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 ``Junior Reserve Officers' Training Corps Pay Oversight for Workforce Evaluation and Retention Act'' or the ``JROTC POWER Act''. SEC. 2. UPDATE OF GUIDANCE AND EVALUATION OF JUNIOR RESERVE OFFICERS' TRAINING CORPS INSTRUCTOR PAY SCALE. (a) Update of Guidance.--Not later than 270 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense, in coordination with the Secretaries concerned (as that term is defined in section 101(a)(9) of title 10, United States Code), shall update Department of Defense guidance governing the Junior Reserve Officers' Training Corps (JROTC) program to include-- (1) an evaluation plan to assess the effects of the JROTC Standardized Instructor Pay Scale (JSIPS), or any successor pay system, on recruitment and retention of JROTC instructors; and (2) standardized metrics for measuring JROTC instructor recruiting outcomes and retention rates across the military services. (b) Required Metrics.--The evaluation plan required under subsection (a) shall include, at a minimum, metrics relating to-- (1) instructor vacancy rates and time-to-hire; (2) retention rates and length of service; (3) geographic variation in recruiting and retention outcomes, including high-cost-of-living areas, rural, urban, and geographically isolated locations; (4) comparisons between outcomes under the legacy pay system and the JSIPS; (5) the identification of recruiting efforts used to attract instructor applicants, including data on how applicants learned about available instructor positions; (6) the number of applicants who begin, complete, or withdraw from the instructor hiring process, including the interview and background investigation stages; (7) the number of applicants who accept or decline instructor position offers, including to the extent practicable, information on the reasons offers were declined; and (8) any other matters the Secretary determines appropriate. (c) Report to Congress.--Not later than one year after the issuance of the updated guidance under subsection (a), and annually thereafter for two years, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate and the Committee on Armed Services of the House of Representatives a report that includes-- (1) a description of the updated guidance and implementation status; (2) baseline data and metrics collected using the metrics developed under subsection (a); (3) an assessment of the effects of the pay scale on recruitment and retention; and (4) any recommendations for legislative or administrative action. <all>

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