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Student Privacy Protection Act of 2005 (Introduced in House)

To amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to direct local educational agencies to release secondary school student information to military recruiters if the student's parent provides written consent for the release, and for other purposes.

Student Privacy Protection Act of 2005 (Introduced in House)

HR 551 IH


109th CONGRESS

1st Session

H. R. 551
To amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to direct local educational agencies to release secondary school student information to military recruiters if the student's parent provides written consent for the release, and for other purposes.


IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

February 2, 2005
Mr. HONDA introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce

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A BILL
To amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to direct local educational agencies to release secondary school student information to military recruiters if the student's parent provides written consent for the release, and for other purposes.


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 `Student Privacy Protection Act of 2005'.

SEC. 2. ACCESS BY MILITARY RECRUITERS TO SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENT INFORMATION.

(a) Amendments- Section 9528 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7908) is amended--

(1) by redesignating subsections (a) through (d) as subsections (b) through (e), respectively;

(2) by inserting before subsection (b) (as so redesignated) the following:

`(a) Military Recruiters-

`(1) ACCESS TO STUDENT RECRUITING INFORMATION- Notwithstanding section 503(c) of title 10, United States Code, each local educational agency receiving assistance under this Act shall provide, on a request made by military recruiters, access to the name, address, and telephone listing of each secondary student served by the agency if the parent of the student involved has provided written consent to the agency for the release of such information to military recruiters.

`(2) NOTICE; OPPORTUNITY TO CONSENT- A local educational agency receiving assistance under this Act shall--

`(A) notify the parent of each secondary school student served by the agency of the option to consent to the release of the student's name, address, and telephone listing to military recruiters; and

`(B) give the parent an opportunity to provide such consent in writing.';

(3) in subsection (b) (as so redesignated)--

(A) by striking `Policy- ' and inserting `Institutions of Higher Education- '; and

(B) in paragraph (1), by striking `military recruiters or'; and

(4) by transferring paragraph (3) of subsection (b) (as so redesignated) from the end of such subsection to the end of subsection (a) (as added by paragraph (2)).

(b) Application- The amendments made by this Act apply only with respect to school years beginning after the date of the enactment of this Act.

History of Conscription

Conscription: Four Centuries of Bad Faith
Also for many non-military reasons, the Constitutional Convention denied the federal government conscription authority. But the Constitution's military clauses, the Second Amendment and the Universal Militia Act of 1791 reaffirmed conscription at the state level. The militias (which slowly evolved into the National Guard) would be made available to the federal government ("federalizing the guard"), but only under specific circumstances: declared war, invasion, insurrection, domestic disorder.

Legislation: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly

Restoring the Draft: The Universal National Service Act of 2006
"all persons in the United States, including women, between the ages of 18 and 42 to perform a [two year] period of military service or a period of civilian service in furtherance of the national defense and homeland security, and for other purposes." The bill applies to both US citizens and non-citizens, to men and women. There does not appear to be a provision which would exempt women who are pregnant and/or caring for infants/children in a young age.

Policy Wonks: For Involuntary Service

An opportunity for shared sacrifice
On the campaign trail these days, there are few fresh ideas, and in the wake of the fifth 9/11 anniversary, there are still not enough calls for public sacrifice beyond that made by our troops. National service isn't a new idea. It arises from one of the oldest themes of U.S. history. What does the citizen owe the state? Answer: mandated public service without exemptions.

Policy Wonks: Against Involuntary Service

The Nationalization of the American People
With military manpower shortages arising out of the war in Iraq, there is talk in the air that the federal government might reinstitute the draft, most likely sometime after the November election. Such a prospect should cause every American to reflect not only on the moral and philosophical relationship of the individual person and the state but also on how far Americans have strayed from the true principles of a free society.

Government Documents and Reports

Transition to and from Hostilities
U.S. military expeditions to Afghanistan and Iraq are unlikely to be the last such excursions. America’s armed forces are extremely capable of projecting force and achieving conventional military victory. Yet success in achieving U.S. political goals involves not only military success but also success in the stabilization and reconstruction operations that follow hostilities. Furthermore, orchestration of all instruments of U.S. power in peacetime might obviate the need for many military excursions to achieve political objectives; or, failing that, at least better prepare us to achieve political objectives during stabilization and reconstruction operations.
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