,,ii  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #ife  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the
 ,,united ,,states  ,april #a1 #bjai    
,mr4 ,jones 7for himself and ,mr4       
,cotton7 introduced the following bill2 
which was read twice and referred to the
 ,committee on ,armed ,services  ,a     
,,bill  ,to provide for programs of     
scholarships for members of ,junior     
,reserve ,officers' ,training ,corps    
units toward obtaining private pilot's  
licenses1 and for other purposes4  #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 licenses  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 license     
through an institution of higher        
education 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 the    
,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 license4  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 license     
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
 who successfully completes the ground  
school course of instruction of such    
institution in connection with obtaining
 a private pilot's license4  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 license offered by the          
institution of higher education to be   
attended by the member in obtaining the 
license4  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 license4  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 ,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  
,,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    
each military department1 selected by   
the ,secretary of such military         
department4  7,c7 ,a representative of  
the ,department of ,transportation1     
selected by the ,secretary of           
,transportation4  7,d7 ,a representative
 of the ,department of ,education1      
selected by the ,secretary of           
,education4  7,e7 ,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 license     
through institutions of higher          
education1 including the most           
appropriate funding mechanisms for such 
practices4