,i  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #bhib  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,may #bb1 #bjai,ms4  
,kendra ,s4 ,horn of ,oklahoma 7for     
herself and ,mr4 ,kinzinger7 introduced 
the following bill2 which was referred  
to the ,committee on ,armed ,services   
,a ,,bill  ,to authorize scholarships to
 assist members of ,junior ,reserve     
,officers' ,training ,corps in obtaining
 private pilot's certificates4  #a4     
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,ceiling and ,visibility ,unlimited 
,act4  #b4 ,programs of scholarships for
 members of ,junior ,reserve ,officers' 
,training ,corps units toward obtaining 
private pilot's certificates  7a7       
,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 certificate 

through an institution of higher        
education with an accredited aviation   
program that is approved by such        
,secretary pursuant to subsection 7c74  
7b7 ,member qualifications  7#a7 ,in    
general ,in carrying out a program under
 subsection 7a71 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 such ,secretary to be eligible for   
the award of a scholarship under the    
program4  7#b7 ,uniformity across       
military departments ,to the extent     
practicable1 the standards prescribed   
under this subsection shall be uniform  
across the military departments4  7c7   
,approved institutions of higher        
education  7#a7 ,in general ,in carrying
 out a program under subsection 7a71 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      
certificate4  7#b7 ,qualifications and  
standards ,any institution of higher    
education included on a list under this 
subsection1 and any course of           
instruction toward obtaining a private  
pilot's certificate offered by such     
institution1 shall meet such            
qualifications and standards as the     
,secretary shall prescribe for purposes 
of the program4 ,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 for work  
7whether or not fully completed7 on the 
ground school course of instruction of  
such institution in connection with     
obtaining a private pilot's certificate4
  7d7 ,scholarship  7#a7 ,amount ,the   
amount of the scholarship awarded a     
member of a ,junior ,reserve ,officers' 
,training ,corps under a program under  
subsection 7a7 shall be such amount as  

the ,secretary of the military          
department concerned considers          
appropriate to defray1 whether in whole 
or in part1 the charges and fees of a   
course of instruction toward obtaining a
 private pilot's certificate offered by 
the institution of higher education to  
be attended by the member in obtaining  
the certificate4  7#b7 ,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 certificate4  7#c7     
,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 ,corps4   
7e7 ,annual reports on programs  7#a7   
,in general ,not later than ,february   
#bh1 #bjba1 and each year thereafter1   
each ,secretary of a military department

 shall submit to ,congress a report on  
the program1 if any1 carried out by such
 ,secretary during the preceding        
calendar year4  7#b7 ,elements ,each    
report under paragraph 7#a7 shall       
include1 for the program and year       
covered by such report1 the following3  
7,a7 ,the number of scholarships        
awarded4  7,b7 ,the total amount of     
scholarships awarded4  7,c7 ,the work   
undertaken through such scholarships1   
including the number of recipients who  
fully completed a ground school course  
of instruction in connection with       
obtaining a private pilot's certificate4
  7f7 ,assessment of related pilot      
program  7#a7 ,in general ,not later    
than #ahj days after the date of the    
enactment of this ,act1 the ,secretary  
of ,defense shall submit to ,congress a 
report setting forth the results of an  
assessment1 conducted by the study group
 described in paragraph 7#b7 for        
purposes of the report1 of the pilot    
program conducted by the ,air ,force in 

#bjah and #bjai known as the ,air ,force
 ,,jrotc ,flight ,academy1 ,chief of    
,staff ,private ,pilot ,scholarship     
,program4  7#b7 ,study group ,the study 
group described in this paragraph shall 
include the following3 7,a7 ,a          
representative of the ,department of    
,defense1 selected by the ,secretary of 
,defense4  7,b7 ,a representative of the
 headquarters of the ,air ,force ,junior
 ,reserve ,officers' ,training ,corps   
with experience with the pilot program1 
selected by the ,secretary of the ,air  
,force4  7,c7 ,in addition to the       
representative under subparagraph 7,b71 
a representative of each military       
department1 selected by the ,secretary  
of such military department4  7,d7 ,a   
representative of the ,department of    
,transportation1 selected by the        
,secretary of ,transportation4  7,e7 ,a 
representative of the ,department of    
,education1 selected by the ,secretary  
of ,education4  7,f7 ,representatives of
 such private organizations and entities

 as the ,secretary of ,defense considers
 appropriate4  7#c7 ,elements ,the      
assessment required by paragraph 7#a7   
shall identify best practices in        
assisting members of the ,junior        
,reserve ,officers' ,training ,corps in 
obtaining a private pilot's certificate 
through institutions of higher          
education1 including the most           
appropriate funding mechanisms for such 
practices4