How HR 5527 changes current law

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The bill adds restrictions on the Secretary of Defense's ability to limit access to educational materials and requires reporting and procedural steps before making such changes.

• 10 U.S.C. § 2164

  (n) Limitation on Restrictions to Curricula, Learning Materials, and Cultural Events.--

  Introduces a new subsection that limits the Secretary of Defense's ability to issue directives affecting multiple schools.

• 10 U.S.C. § 2164

  The Secretary of Defense may not issue any directive affecting the curriculum, program of instruction, administration, or personnel of two or more schools operated by the Department of Defense Education Activity until one year after the following requirements have been met:

  Establishes a wait period of one year before issuing directives that affect two or more DODEA schools.

• 10 U.S.C. § 2164

  Each School Advisory Committee (or the equivalent advisory body) that received the notice under subparagraph (A)-- has voted to initiate the CMRC process with regard to the directive;

  Requires School Advisory Committees to vote on initiating a process before the Secretary can issue certain directives.

• 10 U.S.C. § 2164

  The Secretary of Defense may not limit the authority of an individual school to plan or hold commemorative events or cultural events that have been duly approved by the principal, faculty, staff, or School Advisory Committee (or the equivalent) of the school involved;

  Protects individual schools' rights to plan cultural events without interference.

• 10 U.S.C. § 2164

  The Secretary of Defense may not issue any directive affecting the selection or removal of library resources, textbooks, or other printed or published instructional materials at any individual school operated by the Department of Defense Education Activity unless--

  Establishes protections around selection and removal of instructional materials at individual DODEA schools.

• 10 U.S.C. § 2164

  The Secretary of Defense may not issue any directive affecting two or more schools operated by the Department of Defense Education Activity unless-- a period of 90 days has elapsed following the date on which such notice was submitted.

  Requires a waiting period before directives affecting multiple schools can take effect.