Sec. 551. TROOPS-TO-TEACHERS PROGRAM

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## SEC. 551 TROOPS-TO-TEACHERS PROGRAM ###

(a)Requirement to Carry Out Program Section 1154(b) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by striking “may” and inserting “shall”. ###

(b)Reporting Requirement Section 1154 of title 10, United States Code, is amended— ####

(1)by redesignating subsection

(i)as subsection (j); and ####

(2)by inserting after subsection

(h)the following new subsection: > > ### “(i) Annual Report > > > ####

(1)> > Not later than December 1, 2022, and annually thereafter, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report on the Program. > > > #### “(2) > > The report required under paragraph

(1)shall include the following elements: > > > ##### “(A) > > The total cost of the Program for the most recent fiscal year. > > > ##### “(B) > > The total number of teachers placed during such fiscal year and the locations of such placements. > > > ##### “(C) > > An assessment of the STEM backgrounds of the teachers placed, the number of placements in high-need schools, and any other metric or information the Secretary considers appropriate to illustrate the cost and benefits of the program to members of the armed forces, veterans, and local educational agencies. > > > #### “(3) > > In this subsection, the term ‘appropriate congressional committees’ means— > > > ##### “(A) > > the Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on Help, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate; and > > > ##### “(B) > > the Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on Education and Labor of the House of Representatives.” > . ###

(c)Sunset Section 1154 of title 10, United States Code, as amended by subsection (b), is further amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: > > ### “(k) Sunset > > The Program shall terminate on July 1, 2025, with respect to the selection of new participants for the program. Participants in the Program as of that date may complete their program, and remain eligible for benefits under this section.” > .