Ceiling and Visibility Unlimited Act

I 116TH CONGRESS 1ST SESSION H. R. 2892 To authorize scholarships to assist members of Junior Reserve Officers’ Training Corps in obtaining private pilot’s certificates. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES MAY 22, 2019 Ms. KENDRA S. HORN of Oklahoma (for herself and Mr. KINZINGER) intro- duced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Armed Services A BILL To authorize scholarships to assist members of Junior Re- serve Officers’ Training Corps in obtaining private pilot’s certificates. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa- 1 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 2 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 3 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Ceiling and Visibility 4 Unlimited Act’’. 5 VerDate Sep 11 2014 06:06 Jun 05, 2019 Jkt 089200 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H2892.IH H2892 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42 with BILLS 2 •HR 2892 IH SEC. 2. PROGRAMS OF SCHOLARSHIPS FOR MEMBERS OF 1 JUNIOR RESERVE OFFICERS’ TRAINING 2 CORPS UNITS TOWARD OBTAINING PRIVATE 3 PILOT’S CERTIFICATES. 4 (a) PROGRAMS AUTHORIZED.—Each Secretary of a 5 military department may carry out a program to award 6 scholarships to qualified members of units of the Junior 7 Reserve Officers’ Training Corps under the jurisdiction of 8 such Secretary to assist such members in obtaining a pri- 9 vate pilot’s certificate through an institution of higher 10 education with an accredited aviation program that is ap- 11 proved by such Secretary pursuant to subsection (c). 12 (b) MEMBER QUALIFICATIONS.— 13 (1) IN GENERAL.—In carrying out a program 14 under subsection (a), the Secretary of a military de- 15 partment shall prescribe the standards to be met by 16 members of units of the Junior Reserve Officers’ 17 Training Corps under the jurisdiction of such Sec- 18 retary to be eligible for the award of a scholarship 19 under the program. 20 (2) UNIFORMITY ACROSS MILITARY DEPART- 21 MENTS.—To the extent practicable, the standards 22 prescribed under this subsection shall be uniform 23 across the military departments. 24 (c) APPROVED INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDU- 25 CATION.— 26 VerDate Sep 11 2014 06:06 Jun 05, 2019 Jkt 089200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H2892.IH H2892 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42 with BILLS 3 •HR 2892 IH (1) IN GENERAL.—In carrying out a program 1 under subsection (a), the Secretary of a military de- 2 partment shall maintain a list of institutions of high- 3 er education at which a scholarship awarded under 4 the program may be used toward obtaining a private 5 pilot’s certificate. 6 (2) QUALIFICATIONS AND STANDARDS.—Any 7 institution of higher education included on a list 8 under this subsection, and any course of instruction 9 toward obtaining a private pilot’s certificate offered 10 by such institution, shall meet such qualifications 11 and standards as the Secretary shall prescribe for 12 purposes of the program. Such qualifications and 13 standards shall include a requirement that any insti- 14 tution included on the list award academic credit at 15 such institution to any member awarded a scholar- 16 ship under the program for work (whether or not 17 fully completed) on the ground school course of in- 18 struction of such institution in connection with ob- 19 taining a private pilot’s certificate. 20 (d) SCHOLARSHIP.— 21 (1) AMOUNT.—The amount of the scholarship 22 awarded a member of a Junior Reserve Officers’ 23 Training Corps under a program under subsection 24 (a) shall be such amount as the Secretary of the 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 06:06 Jun 05, 2019 Jkt 089200 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H2892.IH H2892 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42 with BILLS 4 •HR 2892 IH military department concerned considers appropriate 1 to defray, whether in whole or in part, the charges 2 and fees of a course of instruction toward obtaining 3 a private pilot’s certificate offered by the institution 4 of higher education to be attended by the member 5 in obtaining the certificate. 6 (2) USE.—A scholarship awarded a member 7 under a program may be used by the member only 8 to defray the charges and fees of an institution of 9 higher education for a course of instruction toward 10 obtaining a private pilot’s certificate. 11 (3) MAINTENANCE OF MEMBERSHIP.—A schol- 12 arship awarded an individual under a program may 13 be used by the individual only while the individual 14 maintains membership in a unit of a Junior Reserve 15 Officers’ Training Corps. 16 (e) ANNUAL REPORTS ON PROGRAMS.— 17 (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than February 28, 18 2021, and each year thereafter, each Secretary of a 19 military department shall submit to Congress a re- 20 port on the program, if any, carried out by such 21 Secretary during the preceding calendar year. 22 (2) ELEMENTS.—Each report under paragraph 23 (1) shall include, for the program and year covered 24 by such report, the following: 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 06:06 Jun 05, 2019 Jkt 089200 PO 00000 Frm 00004 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H2892.IH H2892 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42 with BILLS 5 •HR 2892 IH (A) The number of scholarships awarded. 1 (B) The total amount of scholarships 2 awarded. 3 (C) The work undertaken through such 4 scholarships, including the number of recipients 5 who fully completed a ground school course of 6 instruction in connection with obtaining a pri- 7 vate pilot’s certificate. 8 (f) ASSESSMENT OF RELATED PILOT PROGRAM.— 9 (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days 10 after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Sec- 11 retary of Defense shall submit to Congress a report 12 setting forth the results of an assessment, conducted 13 by the study group described in paragraph (2) for 14 purposes of the report, of the pilot program con- 15 ducted by the Air Force in 2018 and 2019 known 16 as the ‘‘Air Force JROTC Flight Academy, Chief of 17 Staff Private Pilot Scholarship Program’’. 18 (2) STUDY GROUP.—The study group described 19 in this paragraph shall include the following: 20 (A) A representative of the Department of 21 Defense, selected by the Secretary of Defense. 22 (B) A representative of the headquarters 23 of the Air Force Junior Reserve Officers’ 24 Training Corps with experience with the pilot 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 06:06 Jun 05, 2019 Jkt 089200 PO 00000 Frm 00005 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H2892.IH H2892 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42 with BILLS 6 •HR 2892 IH program, selected by the Secretary of the Air 1 Force. 2 (C) In addition to the representative under 3 subparagraph (B), a representative of each 4 military department, selected by the Secretary 5 of such military department. 6 (D) A representative of the Department of 7 Transportation, selected by the Secretary of 8 Transportation. 9 (E) A representative of the Department of 10 Education, selected by the Secretary of Edu- 11 cation. 12 (F) Representatives of such private organi- 13 zations and entities as the Secretary of Defense 14 considers appropriate. 15 (3) ELEMENTS.—The assessment required by 16 paragraph (1) shall identify best practices in assist- 17 ing members of the Junior Reserve Officers’ Train- 18 ing Corps in obtaining a private pilot’s certificate 19 through institutions of higher education, including 20 the most appropriate funding mechanisms for such 21 practices. 22 Æ VerDate Sep 11 2014 06:06 Jun 05, 2019 Jkt 089200 PO 00000 Frm 00006 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6301 E:\BILLS\H2892.IH H2892 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42 with BILLS