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<dc:title>118 S4622 IS: To establish an Air Force Technical Training Center of Excellence.</dc:title>
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<distribution-code display="yes">II</distribution-code><congress>118th CONGRESS</congress><session>2d Session</session><legis-num>S. 4622</legis-num><current-chamber>IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES</current-chamber><action><action-date date="20240620">June 20, 2024</action-date><action-desc><sponsor name-id="S355">Mr. Cruz</sponsor> introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the <committee-name committee-id="SSAS00">Committee on Armed Services</committee-name></action-desc></action><legis-type>A BILL</legis-type><official-title>To establish an Air Force Technical Training Center of Excellence.</official-title></form><legis-body><section id="id69fa76c012d24fba9647dcec9e015518" section-type="section-one"><enum>1.</enum><header>Air Force Technical Training Center of Excellence</header><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id9372ba6573854a18a7fab319328e4e0c"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline"><external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/10/903">Chapter 903</external-xref> of title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new section:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idef264083de024713b42f840fec080acc"><section id="id1dc816c3461445359c22b13e7500f6ba"><enum>9025.</enum><header>Air Force Technical Training Center of Excellence</header><subsection id="idbb0e115bf34841a880eaf6d7956f2a24"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Establishment</header><text>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 Airmen Development Command.</text></subsection><subsection id="id665085e95ce546daa2510de714b992a9"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Purpose</header><text>The purpose of the Center shall be to—</text><paragraph id="id84e52d63d2264b21b28d52632187aba5"><enum>(1)</enum><text>facilitate collaboration among all Air Force technical training installations;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id346966366ed944418b20cb0e1e92a007"><enum>(2)</enum><text>serve as a premier training location for all maintainers throughout the military departments;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="ida74eb89b967e470d8e29596669d19a88"><enum>(3)</enum><text>publish a set of responsibilities aimed at driving excellence, innovation, and leadership across all technical training specialties;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id66e80ac28c6c400194172aded2e1d90b"><enum>(4)</enum><text>advocate for innovative improvements in curriculum, facilities, and medial;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="idab2ef58630e7461580269509087c0563"><enum>(5)</enum><text>foster outreach with industry and academia;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id3dd093833d364c6ea8915513231ee5fc"><enum>(6)</enum><text>identify and promulgate best practices, standards, and benchmarks;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id748404fc94ec41bba72137936bd6cdf1"><enum>(7)</enum><text>create a hub of excellence for the latest advancements in aviation technology and training methodologies; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id47c2a606d55e4183be52d9e2c4c3387e"><enum>(8)</enum><text>carry out such other responsibilities as the Secretary determines appropriate.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id0f2b0b76561f4115a3d5d050e844c1c4"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Location</header><text>The Secretary shall select a location for the Center that is an Air Force installation that provides technical training and maintenance proficiency.</text></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection><subsection id="id21ddb5837868478daeb6737a83aeb209"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Clerical amendment</header><text>The table of sections at the beginning of <external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/10/903">chapter 903</external-xref> of title 10, United States Code, is amended by inserting after the item relating to <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/10/9024">section 9024</external-xref> the following new item:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" id="idd8af6c2e-7622-4438-a40b-25f5f63845d2"><toc><toc-entry level="section">9025. Air Force Technical Training Center of Excellence.</toc-entry></toc><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection></section></legis-body></bill> 

