MINIMUM NUMBER OF PARTICIPATING STUDENTS REQUIRED TO ESTABLISH OR MAINTAIN A UNIT OF JROTC.

SEC. 543. MINIMUM NUMBER OF PARTICIPATING STUDENTS REQUIRED TO ESTABLISH OR MAINTAIN A UNIT OF JROTC. Section 2031(b)(1)(A) of title 10, United States Code, is amended— (1) by striking “not less than (i) 10 percent of the number of students enrolled in the institution who are in a grade above the 7th grade and physically co-located with the 9th grade participating unit, or (ii) 100, whichever is less;” and inserting an em dash; and (2) by adding at the end the following new clauses: “(i) in the case of an educational institution with fewer than 1,000 enrolled students, the lesser of— “(I) 10 percent of the number of such students who are in a grade above the 7th grade and physically co-located with the 9th grade participating unit; and “(II) 50; or “(ii) in the case of an educational institution with 1,000 or more enrolled students— “(I) 50; or “(II) a number, determined by the Secretary of the military department concerned, that is higher than 50 and not more than 100;” .