Mr. Chairman. the amendment I am offering today allows permanent resident aliens to participate more fully in school districts junior reserve officer training programs. By allowing permanent resident aliens to be considered Junior cadets in the fullest sense of the word. the amendment will end discrimination against those school districts which have large populations of immigrant students. Current law sets minimum enrollment standards for junior ROTC units at a specified number of physically fit students who are at least 14 years of age and are citizens: 100 students or 10 percent of the number of students enrolled in the institution who are at least 14 years of age. whichever is less. Although resident alien students are eligible to participate in junior ROTC programs. they do not contribute to the established minimum enrollment standards for unit viability.
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