SENSE OF CONGRESS CONCERNING ACCESS TO SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENT INFORMATION FOR RECRUITING PURPOSES.

SEC. 1084. SENSE OF CONGRESS CONCERNING ACCESS TO SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENT INFORMATION FOR RECRUITING PURPOSES. (a) Sense of Congress.— It is the sense of Congress that— (1) the States (with respect to public schools) and entities operating private secondary schools should not have a policy of denying, or otherwise effectively preventing, the Secretary of Defense from obtaining for military recruiting purposes— (A) entry to any secondary school or access to students at any secondary school equal to that of other employers; or (B) access to directory information pertaining to students at secondary schools equal to that of other employers (other than in a case in which an objection has been raised as described in paragraph (2)); and (2) any State, and any entity operating a private secondary school, that releases directory information secondary school students should— (A) give public notice of the categories of such information to be released; and (B) allow a reasonable period after such notice has been given for a student or (in the case of an individual younger than 18 years of age) a parent to inform the school that any or all of such information should not be released without obtaining prior consent from the student or the parent, as the case may be. 110 STAT. 457 (b) Report on DOD Procedures.—Not later than March 1, 1996, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to Congress a report on Department of Defense procedures for determining if and when a State or an entity operating a private secondary school has denied or prevented access to students or information as described in subsection (a)(1). (c) Definitions.— For purposes of this section: (1) The term “directory information” means, with respect to a student, the student’s name, address, telephone listing, date and place of birth, level of education, degrees received, and (if available) the most recent previous educational program enrolled in by the student. (2) The term “student” means an individual enrolled in any program of education who is 17 years of age or older.