H.R. 1573, the Military and Educational Data Integration Act, requires the Department of Defense and Department of Homeland Security to create a system for sharing military personnel data with state education agencies within 18 months of enactment. The bill allows states to access information about high school graduates who joined the military—including their education level, test scores, military branch, rank, and specialty—as well as data on applicants whose military applications were denied. State education agencies can integrate this information into their existing student data systems to track outcomes of graduates. The legislation includes privacy protections requiring all data to be transmitted confidentially using current security standards and comply with federal, state, and local privacy laws, with both military and education officials required to maintain reasonable data security practices. The bill has no specific funding authorization but establishes a regulatory framework to improve educational and military coordination in tracking student outcomes.
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