,i  #aaith ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #ihhi  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,july #bb1 #bjbf,mr4 
,whitesides 7for himself and ,mr4       
,obernolte7 introduced the following    
bill2 which was referred to the         
,committee on ,armed ,services  ,a      
,,bill  ,to direct the ,secretary of    
,defense to report to ,congress on the  
potential expansion of pathways for     
graduates of civilian test pilot schools
 to serve as test pilots and flight test
 engineers in support of military       
testing activities1 and for other       
purposes4  #a4 ,short title  ,this ,act 
may be cited as the ,providing          
,increased ,local ,opportunities for    
,test-pilots ,act or the ,,pilot ,act4  
#b4 ,report on expansion of pathways for
 civilian test pilots to support        
military testing activities  7a7 ,in    
general ,not later than ,january #a1    
#bjbg1 the ,secretary of ,defense1 in   
coordination with the ,secretaries of   
the military departments1 shall submit  

to the ,committees on ,armed ,services  
of the ,senate and the ,house of        
,representatives a report on the        
feasibility and advisability of         
expanding the pathways available under  
,defense ,contract ,management ,agency  
,instruction #hbaj-a;,d for graduates of
 accredited civilian test pilot schools 
in the ,united ,states to serve as test 
pilots and flight test engineers in     
support of military testing activities4 
7b7 ,elements ,the report required under
 subsection 7a7 shall include--  7#a7 an
 assessment of the current capacity of  
military and approved civilian test     
pilots to support military test         
activities1 set forth separately by     
,armed ,force2  7#b7 an assessment of   
the feasibility and advisability of     
modifying ,defense ,contract ,management
 ,agency ,instruction #hbaj-a;,d to     
authorize all graduates of accredited   
civilian test pilot schools in the      
,united ,states to support military test
 activities1 including any potential    

benefits or risks associated with such a
 modification2 and  7#c7 identification 
of an appropriate certification process 
for civilian test pilot schools in the  
,united ,states to ensure that-- 7,a7   
graduates of such schools fully meet the
 education and training requirements    
stipulated in ,defense ,contract        
,management ,agency ,instruction        
#hbaj-a;,d2 and  7,b7 the curriculum of 
such schools aligns with the curriculum 
of military test pilot schools4