1. Short title This Act may be cited as the JROTC Opportunities for Transformational Change Act or JROTC Act . 2. Enhancement of authorities in connection with Junior Reserve Officers' Training Corps programs (a) Authority To convert otherwise closing units to National Defense Cadet Corps program units If the Secretary of a military department is notified by a local educational agency of the intent of the agency to close its Junior Reserve Officers' Training Corps (JROTC) unit, the Secretary shall offer the agency the option of converting the program to a National Defense Cadet Corps (NDCC) program unit in lieu of closing the unit. (b) Flexibility in administration of instructors (1) In general The Secretaries of the military departments shall undertake initiatives designed to promote flexibility in the hiring and compensation of instructors for the Junior Reserve Officers' Training Corps program under the jurisdiction of such Secretaries. (2) Elements The initiatives undertaken pursuant to this subsection may provide for one or more of the following: (A) Termination of the requirement for a waiver as a condition of the hiring of well-qualified non-commissioned officers with a bachelor’s degree for senior instructor positions within the Junior Reserve Officers' Training Corps. (B) Specification of a single instructor as the minimum number of instructors required to found and operate a Junior Reserve Officers' Training Corps unit. (C) Authority for Junior Reserve Officers' Training Corps instructors to undertake school duties, in addition to Junior Reserve Officers' Training Corps duties, at small schools. (D) Authority for the payment of instructor compensation for a limited number of Junior Reserve Officers' Training Corps instructors on a 10-month per year basis rather than a 12-month per year basis. (E) Such other actions as the Secretaries of the military departments consider appropriate. (c) Flexibility in allocation and use of travel funding The Secretaries of the military departments shall take