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FLIGHT Act

Introduced: June 11, 2020 See on congress.gov

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Jun 11, 2020

Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.

Jun 11, 2020

Introduced in House

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Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

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 June 11, 2020

Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.

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