S. 4110 (93rd): All Volunteer Armed Forces Quality and Incentive Act

Introduced:
Oct 09, 1974 (93rd Congress, 1973–1974)
Sponsor:
Sen. William Brock III [R-TN]
Status:
Died (Referred to Committee)

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Status

This bill was introduced on October 9, 1974, in a previous session of Congress, but was not enacted.

Progress
Introduced Oct 09, 1974
Referred to Committee Oct 09, 1974
Cosponsors
none
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Senate Armed Services

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Full Title

A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to establish Armed Forces engineering and technology academies, to provide qualified and specially trained personnel for the Armed Forces by authorizing the establishment of a Reserve Enlisted Training Corps and by authorizing a special scholarship program under which persons would receive education and training in critical specialties needed by the Armed Forces, and to amend chapter 34 of title 38, United States Code, to authorize tuition assistance payments to eligible veterans pursuing a course of education or training under such chapter.

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10/9/1974--Introduced.
All Volunteer Armed Forces Quality and Incentive Act -
Title I - Armed Forces Engineering and Technology Academics
Directs the Secretary of each military department to establish an engineering and technology academy at which persons shall receive highly skilled training in the technical fields necessary to the military department concerned, including the fields of electronics, aviation mechanics, nuclear energy, space sciences, and marine engineering. Provides for the appointment of students, their terms of service, pay, and enlisted grade upon graduation.
Title II - Reserve Enlisted Training Corps
Provides that for the purpose of preparing selected students for enlisted service in the Army, Navy, Air Force, or Marine Corps, the Secretary of each military department may establish a Reserve Enlisted Training Corps program at any junior college which offers technical training of the kind and quality needed by specialized members of the armed forces.
Requires that no unit may be established or maintained at an institution unless specified criteria are met, including that:
(1) the senior commissioned officer of the armed force concerned who is assigned to the program at that institution is given the academic rank of professor; and
(2) the institution fulfills the terms of its agreement with the Secretary of the military department concerned.
Provides that a member of the program who does not complete the course of instruction may be ordered to active duty to serve in his enlisted grade or rating for such period of time as the Secretary prescribes but not for more than two years.
Authorizes the Secretary of the military department concerned to appoint any person as a military trainee in the reserve of an armed force under his jurisdiction.
Provides that to be eligible for appointment as a military trainee under this Act a person must meet enumerated criteria, including:
(1) be specially selected for the financial assistance program under procedures prescribed by the Secretary of the military department concerned; and
(2) agree in writing to serve in the Armed Services for four or more years.
Title III - Armed Forces Critical Specialty Scholarship Program
Establish in each military department Armed Forces Critical Specialty Scholarship programs in areas of critical need. Specifies the criteria for members of the program, eligibility for participation, and contracts for scholarships.
Title IV - Tuition Assistance for Veterans
Directs the Administrator of Veterans' Affairs to reimburse any eligible veteran enrolled in a full-time or part-time program of education under this Act for tuition costs incurred by such veteran, exclusive of expenses incurred for fees, books, supplies, or other expenses, but not in excess of an amount equal to the national average tuition rates for colleges and universities.
Title V - General and Technical Provisions
Authorizes to be appropriated such sums as necessary to carry out the provisions of this Act.

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