S.4253

JROTC POWER Act Junior Reserve Officers’ Training Corps Pay Oversight for Workforce Evaluation and Retention Act

Introduced·3/26/26
Introduced

S. 4253

Introduced in Senate · April 8, 2026

March 26, 2026

Ms. Cortez Masto (for herself and Mr. Rounds) introduced the following bill; 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 (JROTC) program to evaluate the effects of the JROTC instructor pay scale on recruitment and retention.

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 “Junior Reserve Officers’ Training Corps Pay Oversight for Workforce Evaluation and Retention Act” or the “JROTC POWER Act”.