,,ii  #aaith ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #dbec  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,march #bf1    
#bjbf,ms4 ,cortez ,masto 7for herself   
and ,mr4 ,rounds7 introduced the        
following bill2 which was read twice and
 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 7,,jrotc7   
program to evaluate the effects of the  
,,jrotc instructor pay scale on         
recruitment and retention4  #a4 ,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 ,act4  #b4 ,update of   
guidance and evaluation of ,junior      
,reserve ,officers' ,training ,corps    
instructor pay scale  7a7 ,update of    
guidance ,not later than #bgj days after
 the date of the enactment of this ,act1
 the ,secretary of ,defense1 in         

coordination with the ,secretaries      
concerned 7as that term is defined in   
section #aja7;a77#i7 of title #aj1      
,united ,states ,code71 shall update    
,department of ,defense guidance        
governing the ,junior ,reserve          
,officers' ,training ,corps 7,,jrotc7   
program to include-- 7#a7 an evaluation 
plan to assess the effects of the       
,,jrotc ,standardized ,instructor ,pay  
,scale 7,,jsips71 or any successor pay  
system1 on recruitment and retention of 
,,jrotc instructors2 and  7#b7          
standardized metrics for measuring      
,,jrotc instructor recruiting outcomes  
and retention rates across the military 
services4  7b7 ,required metrics ,the   
evaluation plan required under          
subsection 7a7 shall include1 at a      
minimum1 metrics relating to-- 7#a7     
instructor vacancy rates and            
time-to-hire2  7#b7 retention rates and 
length of service2  7#c7 geographic     
variation in recruiting and retention   
outcomes1 including high-cost-of-living 

areas1 rural1 urban1 and geographically 
isolated locations2  7#d7 comparisons   
between outcomes under the legacy pay   
system and the ,,jsips2  7#e7 the       
identification of recruiting efforts    
used to attract instructor applicants1  
including data on how applicants learned
 about available instructor positions2  
7#f7 the number of applicants who begin1
 complete1 or withdraw from the         
instructor hiring process1 including the
 interview and background investigation 
stages2  7#g7 the number of applicants  
who accept or decline instructor        
position offers1 including to the extent
 practicable1 information on the reasons
 offers were declined2 and  7#h7 any    
other matters the ,secretary determines 
appropriate4  7c7 ,report to ,congress  
,not later than one year after the      
issuance of the updated guidance under  
subsection 7a71 and annually thereafter 
for two years1 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-- 7#a7 a description of   
the updated guidance and implementation 
status2  7#b7 baseline data and metrics 
collected using the metrics developed   
under subsection 7a72  7#c7 an          
assessment of the effects of the pay    
scale on recruitment and retention2 and 
7#d7 any recommendations for legislative
 or administrative action4