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116TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. 965 

To provide for programs of scholarships for members of Junior Reserve 

Officers’ Training Corps units toward obtaining private pilot’s licenses, 

and for other purposes. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

APRIL 1, 2019 

Mr. JONES (for himself and Mr. COTTON) introduced the following bill; 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 licenses, and for other purposes. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Ceiling and Visibility 

5 Unlimited Act’’. 


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1 SEC. 2. PROGRAMS OF SCHOLARSHIPS FOR MEMBERS OF 

2 JUNIOR RESERVE OFFICERS’ TRAINING 

3 CORPS UNITS TOWARD OBTAINING PRIVATE 

4 PILOT’S LICENSES. 

5 (a) PROGRAMS AUTHORIZED.—Each Secretary of a 

6 military department may carry out a program to award 

7 scholarships to qualified members of units of the Junior 

8 Reserve Officers’ Training Corps under the jurisdiction of 

9 such Secretary to assist such members in obtaining a pri10 vate pilot’s license through an institution of higher edu11 cation approved by such Secretary pursuant to subsection 

12 (c). 

13 (b) MEMBER QUALIFICATIONS.— 

14 (1) IN GENERAL.—In carrying out a program 

15 under subsection (a), the Secretary of a military de16 partment shall prescribe the standards to be met by 

17 members of units of the Junior Reserve Officers’ 

18 Training Corps under the jurisdiction of the Sec19 retary to be eligible for the award of a scholarship 

20 under the program. 

21 (2) UNIFORMITY ACROSS MILITARY DEPART22 MENTS.—To the extent practicable, the standards 

23 prescribed under this subsection shall be uniform 

24 across the military departments. 

25 (c) APPROVED INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDU26 CATION.— 


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1 (1) IN GENERAL.—In carrying out a program 

2 under subsection (a), the Secretary of a military de3 partment shall maintain a list of institutions of high4 er education at which a scholarship awarded under 

5 the program may be used toward obtaining a private 

6 pilot’s license. 

7 (2) QUALIFICATIONS AND STANDARDS.—Any 

8 institution of higher education included on a list 

9 under this subsection, and any course of instruction 

10 toward obtaining a private pilot’s license offered by 

11 such institution, shall meet such qualifications and 

12 standards as the Secretary shall prescribe for pur13 poses of the program. Such qualifications and stand14 ards shall include a requirement that any institution 

15 included on the list award academic credit at such 

16 institution to any member awarded a scholarship 

17 under the program who successfully completes the 

18 ground school course of instruction of such institu19 tion in connection with obtaining a private pilot’s li20 cense. 

21 (d) SCHOLARSHIP.— 

22 (1) AMOUNT.—The amount of the scholarship 

23 awarded a member of a Junior Reserve Officers’ 

24 Training Corps under a program under subsection 

25 (a) shall be such amount as the Secretary of the 


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1 military department concerned considers appropriate 

2 to defray, whether in whole or in part, the charges 

3 and fees of a course of instruction toward obtaining 

4 a private pilot’s license offered by the institution of 

5 higher education to be attended by the member in 

6 obtaining the license. 

7 (2) USE.—A scholarship awarded a member 

8 under a program may be used by the member only 

9 to defray the charges and fees of an institution of 

10 higher education for a course of instruction toward 

11 obtaining a private pilot’s license. 

12 (3) MAINTENANCE OF MEMBERSHIP.—A schol13 arship awarded an individual under a program may 

14 be used by the individual only while the individual 

15 maintains membership in a unit of a Junior Reserve 

16 Officers’ Training Corps. 

17 (e) ASSESSMENT OF RELATED PILOT PROGRAM.— 

18 (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days 

19 after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Sec20 retary of Defense shall submit to Congress a report 

21 setting forth the results of an assessment, conducted 

22 by the study group described in paragraph (2) for 

23 purposes of the report, of the pilot program con24 ducted by the Air Force in 2018 and 2019 known 


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1 as the ‘‘JROTC Flight Academy, Chief of Staff Pri2 vate Pilot Scholarship Program’’. 

3 (2) STUDY GROUP.—The study group described 

4 in this paragraph shall include the following: 

5 (A) A representative of the Department of 

6 Defense, selected by the Secretary of Defense. 

7 (B) A representative of each military de8 partment, selected by the Secretary of such 

9 military department. 

10 (C) A representative of the Department of 

11 Transportation, selected by the Secretary of 

12 Transportation. 

13 (D) A representative of the Department of 

14 Education, selected by the Secretary of Edu15 cation. 

16 (E) Representatives of such private organi17 zations and entities as the Secretary of Defense 

18 considers appropriate. 

19 (3) ELEMENTS.—The assessment required by 

20 paragraph (1) shall identify best practices in assist21 ing members of the Junior Reserve Officers’ Train22 ing Corps in obtaining a private pilot’s license 

23 through institutions of higher education, including 


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1 the most appropriate funding mechanisms for such 

2 practices. 

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