in the pilot program required by subsection (a)(2), the Secretary shall give a preference to members who will pursue flight training under the pilot program at a covered institution. (3) Financial assistance for flight training (A) In general The Secretary may provide any member of a Senior Reserve Officers' Training Corps unit or a College Student Pre-Commissioning Initiative program who participates in the pilot program required by subsection (a)(2) financial assistance to defray, whether in whole or in part, the charges and fees imposed on the member for flight training. (B) Flight training Financial assistance may be used under subparagraph (A) for a course of flight training only if the course meets Federal Aviation Administration standards and is approved by the Federal Aviation Administration and the applicable State approving agency. (C) Use Financial assistance received by a member under subparagraph (A) may be used only to defray the charges and fees imposed on the member as described in that subparagraph. (D) Cessation of eligibility Financial assistance may not be provided to a member under subparagraph (A) as follows: (i) If the member ceases to meet the academic and other requirements established pursuant to paragraph (1). (ii) If the member ceases to be a member of the Senior Reserve Officers' Training Corps or the College Student Pre-Commissioning Initiative, as applicable. (e) Evaluation metrics The Secretary of Defense shall establish metrics to evaluate the effectiveness of the pilot programs under subsection (a). (f) Reports (1) Initial report Not later than 180 days after the commencement of the pilot programs under subsection (a), the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives a report on the pilot programs. The report shall include the following: (A) A description of each pilot program, including in the case of the pilot program under subsection (a)(2) the requirements established pursuant to subsection (d)(1). (B)