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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) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Armed 

Services 

A BILL 

To authorize scholarships to assist members of Junior Reserve Officers’ Training Corps in obtaining private pilot’s 

certificates. 

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 CERTIFICATES. 

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 certificate through an institution of higher 

11 education with an accredited aviation program that is ap12 proved by such Secretary pursuant to subsection (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 such 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 certificate. 

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 certificate offered 

11 by such institution, shall meet such qualifications 

12 and standards as the Secretary shall prescribe for 

13 purposes of the program. Such qualifications and 

14 standards shall include a requirement that any insti15 tution included on the list award academic credit at 

16 such institution to any member awarded a scholar17 ship under the program for work (whether or not 

18 fully completed) on the ground school course of in19 struction of such institution in connection with ob20 taining a private pilot’s certificate. 

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 certificate offered by the institution 

5 of higher education to be attended by the member 

6 in obtaining the certificate. 

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 certificate. 

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) ANNUAL REPORTS ON PROGRAMS.— 

18 (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than February 28, 

19 2021, and each year thereafter, each Secretary of a 

20 military department shall submit to Congress a re21 port on the program, if any, carried out by such 

22 Secretary during the preceding calendar year. 

23 (2) ELEMENTS.—Each report under paragraph 

24 (1) shall include, for the program and year covered 

25 by such report, the following: 


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1 (A) The number of scholarships awarded. 

2 (B) The total amount of scholarships 

3 awarded. 

4 (C) The work undertaken through such 

5 scholarships, including the number of recipients 

6 who fully completed a ground school course of 

7 instruction in connection with obtaining a pri8 vate pilot’s certificate. 

9 (f) ASSESSMENT OF RELATED PILOT PROGRAM.— 

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

11 after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Sec12 retary of Defense shall submit to Congress a report 

13 setting forth the results of an assessment, conducted 

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

15 purposes of the report, of the pilot program con16 ducted by the Air Force in 2018 and 2019 known 

17 as the ‘‘Air Force JROTC Flight Academy, Chief of 

18 Staff Private Pilot Scholarship Program’’. 

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

20 in this paragraph shall include the following: 

21 (A) A representative of the Department of 

22 Defense, selected by the Secretary of Defense. 

23 (B) A representative of the headquarters 

24 of the Air Force Junior Reserve Officers’ 

25 Training Corps with experience with the pilot 


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1 program, selected by the Secretary of the Air 

2 Force. 

3 (C) In addition to the representative under 

4 subparagraph (B), a representative of each 

5 military department, selected by the Secretary 

6 of such military department. 

7 (D) A representative of the Department of 

8 Transportation, selected by the Secretary of 

9 Transportation. 

10 (E) A representative of the Department of 

11 Education, selected by the Secretary of Edu12 cation. 

13 (F) Representatives of such private organi14 zations and entities as the Secretary of Defense 

15 considers appropriate. 

16 (3) ELEMENTS.—The assessment required by 

17 paragraph (1) shall identify best practices in assist18 ing members of the Junior Reserve Officers’ Train19 ing Corps in obtaining a private pilot’s certificate 

20 through institutions of higher education, including 

21 the most appropriate funding mechanisms for such 

22 practices. 

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