[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 965 Introduced in Senate (IS)]
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116th CONGRESS
1st Session
S. 965
To provide for programs of scholarships for members of Junior Reserve
Officers' Training Corps units toward obtaining private pilot's
licenses, and for other purposes.
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IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
April 1, 2019
Mr. Jones (for himself and Mr. Cotton) introduced the following bill;
which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services
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A BILL
To provide for programs of scholarships for members of Junior Reserve
Officers' Training Corps units toward obtaining private pilot's
licenses, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Ceiling and Visibility Unlimited
Act''.
SEC. 2. PROGRAMS OF SCHOLARSHIPS FOR MEMBERS OF JUNIOR RESERVE
OFFICERS' TRAINING CORPS UNITS TOWARD OBTAINING PRIVATE
PILOT'S LICENSES.
(a) Programs Authorized.--Each Secretary of a military department
may carry out a program to award scholarships to qualified members of
units of the Junior Reserve Officers' Training Corps under the
jurisdiction of such Secretary to assist such members in obtaining a
private pilot's license through an institution of higher education
approved by such Secretary pursuant to subsection (c).
(b) Member Qualifications.--
(1) In general.--In carrying out a program under subsection
(a), the Secretary of a military department shall prescribe the
standards to be met by members of units of the Junior Reserve
Officers' Training Corps under the jurisdiction of the
Secretary to be eligible for the award of a scholarship under
the program.
(2) Uniformity across military departments.--To the extent
practicable, the standards prescribed under this subsection
shall be uniform across the military departments.
(c) Approved Institutions of Higher Education.--
(1) In general.--In carrying out a program under subsection
(a), the Secretary of a military department shall maintain a
list of institutions of higher education at which a scholarship
awarded under the program may be used toward obtaining a
private pilot's license.
(2) Qualifications and standards.--Any institution of
higher education included on a list under this subsection, and
any course of instruction toward obtaining a private pilot's
license offered by such institution, shall meet such
qualifications and standards as the Secretary shall prescribe
for purposes of the program. Such qualifications and standards
shall include a requirement that any institution included on
the list award academic credit at such institution to any
member awarded a scholarship under the program who successfully
completes the ground school course of instruction of such
institution in connection with obtaining a private pilot's
license.
(d) Scholarship.--
(1) Amount.--The amount of the scholarship awarded a member
of a Junior Reserve Officers' Training Corps under a program
under subsection (a) shall be such amount as the Secretary of
the military department concerned considers appropriate to
defray, whether in whole or in part, the charges and fees of a
course of instruction toward obtaining a private pilot's
license offered by the institution of higher education to be
attended by the member in obtaining the license.
(2) Use.--A scholarship awarded a member under a program
may be used by the member only to defray the charges and fees
of an institution of higher education for a course of
instruction toward obtaining a private pilot's license.
(3) Maintenance of membership.--A scholarship awarded an
individual under a program may be used by the individual only
while the individual maintains membership in a unit of a Junior
Reserve Officers' Training Corps.
(e) Assessment of Related Pilot Program.--
(1) In general.--Not later than 180 days after the date of
the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall
submit to Congress a report setting forth the results of an
assessment, conducted by the study group described in paragraph
(2) for purposes of the report, of the pilot program conducted
by the Air Force in 2018 and 2019 known as the ``JROTC Flight
Academy, Chief of Staff Private Pilot Scholarship Program''.
(2) Study group.--The study group described in this
paragraph shall include the following:
(A) A representative of the Department of Defense,
selected by the Secretary of Defense.
(B) A representative of each military department,
selected by the Secretary of such military department.
(C) A representative of the Department of
Transportation, selected by the Secretary of
Transportation.
(D) A representative of the Department of
Education, selected by the Secretary of Education.
(E) Representatives of such private organizations
and entities as the Secretary of Defense considers
appropriate.
(3) Elements.--The assessment required by paragraph (1)
shall identify best practices in assisting members of the
Junior Reserve Officers' Training Corps in obtaining a private
pilot's license through institutions of higher education,
including the most appropriate funding mechanisms for such
practices.
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