HR 7157
116th Congress
House
Armed Forces and National Security
Aviation and airports
Congressional oversight
Employment and training programs
Higher education
Licensing and registrations
Military education and training
Minority education
Student aid and college costs
User charges and fees
FLIGHT Act
Introduced: June 11, 2020
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Became law
Jun 11, 2020
Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
Jun 11, 2020
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Fostering Leadership and Inclusion by Growing HBCU Training Act of 2020 or the FLIGHT Act
This bill directs the Department of Defense to carry out five-year pilot programs to
- assess the feasibility and advisability of mechanisms to reduce barriers to participation in the Senior Reserve Officers' Training Corps at certain historically Black colleges and universities and certain other minority institutions of higher education (covered institutions) by creating partnerships between satellite or extension Senior Reserve Officers' Training Corps units at such institutions and military installations, and
- assess the feasibility and advisability of providing financial assistance to members of the Senior Reserve Officers' Training Corps and members of the Coast Guard College Student Pre-Commissioning Initiative at covered institutions for participation in flight training.
What's happening now
Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
Committees of jurisdiction
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