According to the rule adopted by the House for floor consideration of H.R. 1815, the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2006, there are two possible amendments of interest to the community:
6. Stearns #63
Expresses the sense of Congress that any college or university that denies equal access or discriminate against ROTC programs or military recruiters should be denied certain Federal taxpayer support, especially funding for many military and defense programs. Requires the Secretary of Defense to issue a report to Congress on the college and universities that are denying equal access to military recruiters and ROTC programs. (10 minutes).
25. Israel #81
Makes permanent the pilot "Science, Mathematics, and Research for Transformation (SMART) Defense Education Program" and include within its purview the study of foreign languages. (10 minutes).
Rule: http://www.house.gov/rules/109rulehr1815.htm
Stearns: http://www.house.gov/rules/109hr1815_strearns63.pdf
Israel: http://www.house.gov/rules/109hr1815_israel81.pdf
Slightly more after jump...
The Israel amendment appears to add languages to the list of authorized areas of study. The bill text itsef already makes SMART permanant.
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