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117TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. 5236 

To increase funding for aviation workforce development grant programs of 

the Federal Aviation Administration. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

DECEMBER 12, 2022 

Ms. DUCKWORTH (for herself and Mr. MORAN) introduced the following bill; 

which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, 

Science, and Transportation 

A BILL 

To increase funding for aviation workforce development grant 

programs of the Federal Aviation Administration. 

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 ‘‘Aviation Workforce 

5 Development Enhancement Act’’. 

6 SEC. 2. INCREASING FUNDING FOR AVIATION WORKFORCE 

7 DEVELOPMENT GRANT PROGRAMS. 

8 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 625 of the FAA Reau9 thorization Act of 2018 (49 U.S.C. 40101 note) is amend10 ed— 


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1 (1) in subsection (a)— 

2 (A) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘and’’ at 

3 the end; 

4 (B) in paragraph (2), by striking the pe5 riod at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 

6 (C) by adding at the end the following new 

7 paragraph: 

8 ‘‘(3) a program to provide grants for eligible 

9 projects to support the education and recruitment of 

10 aviation manufacturing technical workers and the 

11 development of the aviation manufacturing work12 force.’’; 

13 (2) in subsection (b)— 

14 (A) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘2023’’ 

15 each place it appears and inserting ‘‘2029’’; 

16 (B) by redesignating paragraph (2) as 

17 paragraph (3); 

18 (C) by inserting after paragraph (1) the 

19 following new paragraph: 

20 ‘‘(2) ADDITIONAL FUNDING.—In addition to 

21 amounts available for grants pursuant to paragraph 

22 (1), there is authorized to be appropriated— 

23 ‘‘(A) $10,000,000 for each of fiscal years 

24 2024 through 2029 to provide grants under the 

25 program established under subsection (a)(1); 


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1 ‘‘(B) $10,000,000 for each of fiscal years 

2 2024 through 2029 to provide grants under the 

3 program established under subsection (a)(2); 

4 and 

5 ‘‘(C) $10,000,000 for each of fiscal years 

6 2024 through 2029 to provide grants under the 

7 program established under subsection (a)(3).’’; 

8 and 

9 (D) in paragraph (3), as redesignated by 

10 subparagraph (B), by inserting ‘‘(or, in the case 

11 of fiscal years 2024 through 2029, 

12 $1,000,000)’’ after ‘‘$500,000’’; 

13 (3) in subsection (c), by adding at the end the 

14 following new paragraph: 

15 ‘‘(3) An application for a grant under the pilot 

16 program established under subsection (a)(3) shall be 

17 submitted, in such form as the Secretary may speci18 fy, by— 

19 ‘‘(A) a holder of a type or production cer20 tificate or similar authorization issued under 

21 section 44704 of title 49, United States Code, 

22 or a credible applicant for such a certificate as 

23 determined by the Secretary; 

24 ‘‘(B) an accredited institution of higher 

25 education (as defined in section 101 of the 


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1 Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 

2 1001)) or a high school or secondary school (as 

3 defined in section 7801 of the Elementary and 

4 Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 

5 7801); and 

6 ‘‘(C) a State or local governmental enti7 ty.’’; and 

8 (4) in subsection (d), by adding at the end the 

9 following new paragraph: 

10 ‘‘(3) For purposes of the pilot program estab11 lished under subsection (a)(3), an eligible project is 

12 a project— 

13 ‘‘(A) to establish new educational pro14 grams that teach technical skills used in avia15 tion manufacturing, including purchasing equip16 ment, or to improve existing such programs; 

17 ‘‘(B) to establish scholarships or appren18 ticeships for individuals pursuing employment 

19 in the aviation manufacturing industry; 

20 ‘‘(C) to support outreach about careers in 

21 the aviation manufacturing industry to— 

22 ‘‘(i) primary, secondary, and post-sec23 ondary school students; or 

24 ‘‘(ii) to communities underrepresented 

25 in the industry; 


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1 ‘‘(D) to support educational opportunities 

2 related to aviation manufacturing in both urban 

3 and rural areas; 

4 ‘‘(E) to support transition to careers in 

5 aviation manufacturing, including for members 

6 of the Armed Forces; or 

7 ‘‘(F) to otherwise enhance aviation manu8 facturing technical education or the aviation 

9 maintenance industry workforce.’’. 

10 (b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Paragraph (4) of 

11 section 48105 of title 49, United States Code, is amended 

12 by striking ‘‘2023’’ and inserting ‘‘2029’’. 

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