SAYFE Act

HR 2711, the SAYFE Act, requires annual sexual abuse prevention training for all students enrolled in Junior Reserve Officers' Training Corps (JROTC) programs. The training, delivered by an external entity (not JROTC instructors), must be age-appropriate, evidence-based, and cover topics like grooming, cyberbullying, appropriate adult-student interactions, and digital abuse. It also mandates providing students with local resource contacts for reporting abuse or accessing support. The Secretary of Defense must establish metrics to evaluate the training's effectiveness. This bill directly affects JROTC students in all participating schools.