Sec. 1092. Pilot program to provide military aircraft support to air shows
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Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense, in consultation with the Secretary of the Army, the Secretary of the Navy, and the Secretary of the Air Force, shall establish a pilot program for not less than 2 years to provide military aircraft and aerial demonstration teams in support of air shows located in rural or small market areas across the country for the purposes of cataloguing the impact on military recruitment. The program shall— require each military service to provide support to not fewer than 5 qualifying air shows each fiscal year; not support covered air shows unless the event organizers cover any costs exceeding $100,000; and catalogue recruitment numbers in regions where military aircraft support covered air shows before, during, and after the pilot program began.
Not later than March 1, 2026, and March 1, 2027, the Secretary of Defense shall provide a report to the congressional defense committees including the following: An analysis of recruitment figures in covered regions that hosted supported air shows before and after the pilot program began. A business case analysis of the costs and benefits of providing military aircraft support to air shows compared to other initiatives to encourage recruitment.