Summary

Requires extra loan disclosures and expands student loan access for students enrolled in certain college flight training programs, raises aggregate loan limits for those students, and directs the Department of Education to collect and publish program completion and outcome data. Requires a Government Accountability Office review of implementation and provides dedicated funding for the Department of Education to carry out the new requirements ($3,000,000 per year, FY2025–2035). The Act also clarifies it does not change existing pilot training or pilot qualification law.

Key Points

• Adds specific pre-loan disclosures for students enrolled in qualifying college flight training programs.
• Expands aggregate federal student loan limits for eligible flight training students.
• Requires the Department of Education to collect program- and student-level data and report completion rates and outcomes to Congress.
• Mandates a GAO review within two years to evaluate implementation, collect demographic and loan data, and recommend improvements.
• Clarifies the Act does not change existing laws on pilot training or pilot qualification.
• Authorizes $3,000,000 per fiscal year (FY2025–2035) to support departmental implementation, funds available until expended.
• Places new administrative and reporting duties on participating institutions and on the Department of Education.
• Aims to improve transparency and oversight of college-based flight training programs and student loan use in that sector.

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