The term Solomon Amendment has been applied to several provisions of U.S. law originally sponsored by U.S. Representative Gerald B. H. Solomon (R-NY).
The 1982 Solomon Amendment was an amendment to a federal education bill that made compliance with the registration requirements of the Military Selective Service Act a condition of eligibility for federal financial aid for higher education, and required applicants for aid to certify their compliance with any applicable Selective Service registration requirement.[1][2] Rep. Solomon subsequently sponsored other "Solomon Amendments" making Selective Service registration a condition of federal employment and various other federal programs.
The 1996 Solomon Amendment is the popular name of 10 U.S.C. § 983, a United States federal law that allows the Secretary of Defense to deny federal grants (including research grants) to institutions of higher education if they prohibit or prevent ROTC or military recruitment on campus.
- ^ Fiske, Edward B. (April 22, 1984). "Law tying draft registration to college aid gains results". The New York Times. Retrieved 1 January 2021.
- ^ Hasbrouck, Edward (December 29, 2020). "Good News and Bad News for the Military Draft in 2021". Antiwar.com. Retrieved 1 January 2021.