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Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
6/11/2020 • House
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.
Introduced in House • 6/11/2020
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Policy Area: Armed Forces and National Security
Aviation and airportsCongressional oversightEmployment and training programsHigher educationLicensing and registrationsMilitary education and trainingMinority educationStudent aid and college costsUser charges and fees
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Bill Journey
Originated in the House
Introduced
June 11, 2020
Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
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Introduced in House6/11/2020