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116TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 5427 

To modernize training programs at aviation maintenance technician schools, 

and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

DECEMBER 12, 2019 

Mr. YOUNG (for himself and Mrs. BUSTOS) introduced the following bill; which 

was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure 

A BILL 

To modernize training programs at aviation maintenance 

technician schools, and for other purposes. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Promoting Aviation 

5 Regulations for Technical Training (PARTT) 147 Act of 

6 2019’’. 

7 SEC. 2. NEW REGULATIONS REQUIRED. 

8 (a) INTERIM FINAL REGULATIONS.—Not later than 

9 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Ad10 ministrator of the Federal Aviation Administration (in 


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1 this Act referred to as the ‘‘Administrator’’) shall issue 

2 interim final regulations to establish requirements for 

3 issuing aviation maintenance technician school certificates 

4 and associated ratings and the general operating rules for 

5 the holders of those certificates and ratings in accordance 

6 with the requirements of this Act. 

7 (b) REPEAL OF CURRENT REGULATIONS.—Upon the 

8 effective date of the interim final regulations required 

9 under subsection (a), part 147 of title 14, Code of Federal 

10 Regulations (as in effect on the date of enactment of this 

11 Act) and any regulations issued under section 624 of the 

12 FAA Reauthorization Act of 2018 (Public Law 115–254) 

13 shall have no force or effect on or after the effective date 

14 of such interim final regulations. 

15 SEC. 3. AVIATION MAINTENANCE TECHNICIAN SCHOOL 

16 CERTIFICATION REQUIRED. 

17 No person may operate an aviation maintenance tech18 nician school without, or in violation of, an aviation main19 tenance technician school certificate and the operations 

20 specifications issued under the interim final regulations 

21 required under section 2(a). 

22 SEC. 4. CERTIFICATE REQUIREMENTS. 

23 (a) APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS.—An application 

24 for a certificate to operate an aviation maintenance techni25 cian school shall include the following: 


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1 (1) A description of the facilities, including the 

2 physical address of the certificate holder’s primary 

3 location for operation of the school, any additional 

4 fixed locations where training will be provided, and 

5 the equipment and materials to be used at each loca6 tion. 

7 (2) A description of the manner in which the 

8 school’s curriculum will ensure students are capable 

9 of attaining a mechanic certificate and associated 

10 ratings under subpart D of part 65 of title 14, Code 

11 of Federal Regulations (or any successor regulation). 

12 (3) A description of the manner in which the 

13 school will ensure it provides the necessary qualified 

14 personnel to meet the requirements of section 5(d). 

15 (b) CHANGE APPLICATIONS.—An application for an 

16 additional rating or amended certificate shall include only 

17 the information necessary to substantiate the reason for 

18 the requested additional rating or change. 

19 (c) DURATION OF CERTIFICATE.—An aviation main20 tenance technician school certificate issued under the in21 terim final regulations required under section 2(a) shall 

22 be effective from the date of issue until the certificate is 

23 surrendered, suspended, or revoked. 

24 (d) CERTIFICATE RATINGS.—An aviation mainte25 nance technician school certificate issued under the inVerDate Sep 11 2014 00:52 Dec 21, 2019 Jkt 099200 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H5427.IH H5427

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1 terim final regulations required under section 2(a) shall 

2 specify which of the 1 or more following ratings apply to 

3 the aviation maintenance technician school: 

4 (1) Airframe. 

5 (2) Powerplant. 

6 (3) Airframe and Powerplant. 

7 SEC. 5. OPERATIONS REQUIREMENTS. 

8 (a) FACILITIES, EQUIPMENT, AND MATERIAL RE9 QUIREMENTS.—Each aviation maintenance technician 

10 school shall provide and maintain the facilities, equipment, 

11 and materials that are appropriate to the 1 or more rat12 ings held by the school and the number of students taught. 

13 (b) TRAINING PROVIDED AT ANOTHER LOCATION.— 

14 An aviation maintenance technician school may provide 

15 training at any additional location that meets the require16 ments of the interim final regulations required under sec17 tion 2(a) and is listed in the certificate holder’s operations 

18 specifications. 

19 (c) CURRICULUM REQUIREMENTS.—Each aviation 

20 maintenance technician school shall establish and main21 tain curriculum designed to continually align with me22 chanic testing standards and ensure students are eligible 

23 for a mechanic certificate and associated ratings under 

24 subpart D of part 65 of title 14, Code of Federal Regula25 tions (or any successor regulation). 


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1 (d) INSTRUCTOR REQUIREMENTS.—Each aviation 

2 maintenance technician school shall— 

3 (1) provide qualified personnel to teach in a 

4 manner that ensures positive educational outcomes 

5 are achieved; and 

6 (2) ensure instructors hold a mechanic certifi7 cate with 1 or more appropriate ratings (or, with re8 spect to instructors who are not certified mechanics, 

9 are otherwise specifically qualified to teach their as10 signed content). 

11 SEC. 6. QUALITY CONTROL SYSTEM. 

12 (a) ACCREDITATION.—Each aviation maintenance 

13 technician school shall— 

14 (1) be accredited as meeting the definition of an 

15 institution of higher education provided for in sec16 tion 101 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 

17 U.S.C. 1001); or 

18 (2) establish and maintain a quality control sys19 tem that meets the requirements specified in sub20 section (b) and is approved by the Administrator. 

21 (b) FAA-APPROVED SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS.—The 

22 Administrator shall approve a quality control system that 

23 provides procedures for recordkeeping, assessment, issuing 

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1 tion documentation, and corrective action for addressing 

2 deficiencies. 

3 SEC. 7. ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS. 

4 (a) MINIMUM PASSAGE RATE.—An aviation mainte5 nance technician school shall maintain a pass rate of at 

6 least 70 percent of students that take the written, oral, 

7 or practical (or any combination thereof) Federal Aviation 

8 Administration mechanic tests within 60 days of gradua9 tion for the most recent 3-year period. 

10 (b) FAA INSPECTION.—An aviation maintenance 

11 technician school shall allow the Administrator such access 

12 as the Administrator determines necessary to inspect the 

13 1 or more locations of the school for purposes of deter14 mining the school’s compliance with the interim final regu15 lations required under section 2(a) and the aviation main16 tenance technician school certificate issued for the school. 

17 (c) EARLY TESTING.—An aviation maintenance tech18 nician school may issue authenticated documentation dem19 onstrating a student’s satisfactory progress, completion of 

20 corresponding portions of the curriculum, and prepared21 ness to take the aviation mechanic written general knowl22 edge test, even if the student has not met the experience 

23 requirements of section 65.77 of title 14, Code of Federal 

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1 mentation shall specify the curriculum the student com2 pleted and the completion date. 

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