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This bill would require the Air Force to create and run a Technical Training Center of Excellence. The center would be meant to improve how the Air Force trains people who repair and maintain aircraft and other technical systems, while also helping spread good ideas and modern training methods across the military. It would be set up at an Air Force base that already has strong technical training and maintenance skills, and its main job would be to bring together training sites, improve instruction, and support innovation in aviation and maintenance.
- It would create a new center within the Air Force focused on technical training and maintenance.
- The center would help Air Force training locations work together and share the best methods for teaching and hands-on training.
- It would be a place to encourage better training materials, facilities, curriculum, and new ideas from industry and schools.
- The center would also look for and spread strong standards, benchmarks, and modern training practices across the military.
Official Summaries
Advancing Innovation and Maintenance through Headquarters for Instruction, Growth, and High-tech training Act or the AIM HIGH Act
This bill requires the Department of the Air Force to operate a Technical Training Center of Excellence. Among other duties, the center must (1) facilitate collaboration among all Air Force technical training installations; and (2) identify and promulgate best practices, standards, and benchmarks.
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[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 442 Introduced in Senate (IS)]
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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:
``Sec. 9026. Air Force Technical Training Center of Excellence
``(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.
``(b) Purposes.--The purposes of the Center shall be to--
``(1) facilitate collaboration among all Air Force
technical training installations;
``(2) serve as a premier training location for all
maintainers throughout the military departments;
``(3) publish a set of responsibilities aimed at driving
excellence, innovation, and leadership across all technical
training specialties;
``(4) advocate for innovative improvements in curriculum,
facilities, and medial;
``(5) foster outreach with industry and academia;
``(6) identify and promulgate best practices, standards,
and benchmarks;
``(7) create a hub of excellence for the latest
advancements in aviation technology and training methodologies;
and
``(8) carry out such other responsibilities as the
Secretary determines appropriate.
``(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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