Bill116th CongressFiled Jun 11, 2020Armed Forces and National Security
S. 3953
FLIGHT Act
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What it doesSummary introduced in senate (Jun 11, 2020)
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 two 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 just happenedJun 11, 2020
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.
Who’s behind it
Sen. Coons, Christopher A. [D-DE](D-DE)Sponsor
3 cosponsors1 D2 R
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- Introduced in SenateJun 11, 2020
- Jun 11, 2020IntroReferral
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.
Armed Services Committee - Jun 11, 2020IntroReferral10000
Introduced in Senate