119-s442

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 442 Introduced in Senate

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119th CONGRESS
 1st Session
 S. 442

 To amend title 10, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of the 
Air Force to operate a Technical Training Center of Excellence, and for 
 other purposes.

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 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

 February 6 (legislative day, February 5), 2025

 Mr. Cruz introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 
 referred to the Committee on Armed Services

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 A BILL

 To amend title 10, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of the 
Air Force to operate a Technical Training Center of Excellence, and for 
 other purposes.

 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

 This Act may be cited as the ``Advancing Innovation and Maintenance 
through Headquarters for Instruction, Growth, and High-tech training 
Act'' or the ``AIM HIGH Act''.

SEC. 2. AIR FORCE TECHNICAL TRAINING CENTER OF EXCELLENCE.

 Chapter 903 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding 
at the end the following new section:
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Sec. 9026. Air Force Technical Training Center of Excellence
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    (a) Establishment.--The Secretary of the Air Force shall operate 
a Technical Training Center of Excellence. The head of the Center shall 
be the designee of the Commander of the Airmen Development Command.
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    (b) 

=== Purposes ===
-The purposes of the Center shall be to--
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    (1) facilitate collaboration among all Air Force 
 technical training installations;
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    (2) serve as a premier training location for all 
 maintainers throughout the military departments;
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    (3) publish a set of responsibilities aimed at driving 
 excellence, innovation, and leadership across all technical 
 training specialties;
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    (4) advocate for innovative improvements in curriculum, 
 facilities, and medial;
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    (5) foster outreach with industry and academia;
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    (6) identify and promulgate best practices, standards, 
 and benchmarks;
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    (7) create a hub of excellence for the latest 
 advancements in aviation technology and training methodologies; 
 and
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    (8) carry out such other responsibilities as the 
 Secretary determines appropriate.
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            (c) Location.--The Secretary shall select a location for the 
Center that is an Air Force installation that provides technical 
training and maintenance proficiency.''.
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