,i  #aahth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #fchj  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,november #ac1       
#bjbc,mr4 ,gooden of ,texas 7for        
himself1 ,mr4 ,wittman1 ,mr4 ,la,malfa1 
,mr4 ,weber of ,texas1 ,mr4 ,guest1 ,mr4
 ,van ,orden1 ,mr4 ,bacon1 ,mrs4 ,miller
 of ,illinois1 ,mr4 ,van ,drew1 and ,mr4
 ,moore of ,alabama7 introduced the     
following bill2 which was referred to   
the ,committee on ,transportation and   
,infrastructure1 and in addition to the 
,committee on ,veterans' ,affairs1 for a
 period to be subsequently determined by
 the ,speaker1 in each case for         
consideration of such provisions as fall
 within the jurisdiction of the         
committee concerned  ,a ,,bill  ,to     
direct the ,secretary of ,transportation
 to establish a pilot program to provide
 flight training for military veterans1 
and for other purposes4  #a4 ,short     
title ,this ,act may be cited as the    
,wings for ,veterans ,act4  #b4 ,pilot  
program for flight training  7a7        

,establishment ,not later than #abj days
 after the date of enactment of this    
,act1 the ,secretary of ,transportation 
shall establish a pilot program 7in this
 ,act referred to as the ,program7 to   
award grants to not more than #aj       
covered flight schools to provide flight
 training to eligible veterans4  7b7    
,grant amount ,each grant awarded under 
this section may not exceed #ejj1jjj4   
7c7 ,eligible uses ,a covered flight    
school may only use a grant awarded     
under the ,program for the following3   
7#a7 ,the provision of guidance and     
pilot training services1 including      
tuition and flight training fees for    
veterans enrolled in such flight school 
and any training required for eligible  
veterans to earn the following          
certificates and ratings issued under   
part #ada of title #ad1 ,code of        
,federal ,regulations3 7,a7 ,a private  
pilot certificate4  7,b7 ,a commercial  
pilot certificate4  7,c7 ,a certified   
flight instructor certificate4  7,d7 ,a 

certified flight instructor instrument  
certificate4  7,e7 ,an instrument       
rating4  7,f7 ,a multiengine rating4    
7#b7 ,the provision of books1 training  
materials1 and equipment to support     
pilot training activities and related   
education for veterans enrolled in such 
flight school4  7#c7 ,administrative    
costs related to providing the services 
described in this subsection1 not to    
exceed #aj percent of the amount        
awarded4  7d7 ,applications ,to receive 
flight training ,a covered flight school
 receiving a grant under the ,program   
shall be responsible for-- 7#a7         
soliciting applications for flight      
training from eligible veterans2  7#b7  
reviewing such applications to verify   
that applicants meet the definition of  
eligible veteran2 and  7#c7 selecting   
from such applications eligible veterans
 to receive flight training and         
enrolling such veterans in appropriate  
flight training programs4  7e7          
,termination ,the ,program shall        

terminate #ah months after the date on  
which the ,program is established under 
subsection 7a74  7f7 ,reports  7#a7     
,reports to ,secretary ,each covered    
flight school that receives a grant     
under the ,program shall periodically   
submit to the ,secretary a report       
describing the use of grant funds and   
include in such report documentation of 
training completed by veterans enrolled 
in such flight school under the         
,program4  7#b7 ,report to ,congress    
,not later than #ahj days after the     
,program terminates under subsection    
7e71 the ,secretary of ,transportation1 
in consultation with the ,secretary of  
,veterans ,affairs1 shall submit to the 
,committees on ,education and ,labor1   
,transportation and ,infrastructure1 and
 ,veterans' ,affairs of the ,house of   
,representatives1 a report that includes
 a description of the following3 7,a7   
,how the improvement of the consistency 
and eligibility for assistance under    
chapter #cc of title #ch1 ,united       

,states ,code1 may used to provide      
flight training to veterans4  7,b7 ,the 
costs associated with obtaining a       
commercial pilot certificate and ways in
 which such costs could be reduced for  
veterans seeking a commercial pilot     
certificate4  7,c7 ,ways to increase    
cooperation between the ,department of  
,transportation and veterans service    
organizations to recruit1 screen1 and   
train veterans as commercial pilots4    
7,d7 ,ways to improve the availability  
of ,federal student loans to veterans to
 use for attending vocational flight    
school4  7,e7 ,a model program under    
which ,states and domestic commercial   
airlines provide assistance to veterans 
to obtain the flight training necessary 
to obtain a commercial pilot certificate
 with a multiengine rating4  7,f7 ,rates
 of successful completion of            
certification by veterans enrolled in a 
covered flight school under the         
,program4  7,g7 ,challenges faced by    
such veterans while receiving flight    

training4  7g7 ,definitions ,in this    
,act3 7#a7 ,covered flight school ,the  
term covered flight school means a      
flight school that holds a pilot school 
certificate under part #ada of title    
#ad1 ,code of ,federal ,regulations4    
7#b7 ,eligible veteran ,the term        
eligible veteran means an individual    
who-- 7,a7 served in the active         
military1 naval1 air1 or space service1 
and who was discharged or released from 
such service with an honorable          
discharge2  7,b7 meets regulatory       
requirements set forth by the ,secretary
 to obtain at least a second class      
medical certificate2  7,c7 certifies an 
intent to pursue a career as a          
commercial pilot2 and  7,d7 meets any   
other requirements for eligibility as   
determined appropriate by the           
,secretary4