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118TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. 1154 

To establish the Women in Aviation Advisory Committee. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

MARCH 30, 2023 

Mr. PETERS (for himself, Mrs. FISCHER, Ms. SINEMA, Mr. MORAN, and Ms. 

DUCKWORTH) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation 

A BILL 

To establish the Women in Aviation Advisory Committee. 

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 Women in 

5 Aviation Act’’. 

6 SEC. 2. WOMEN IN AVIATION ADVISORY COMMITTEE. 

7 (a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established within 

8 the Department of Transportation the Women in Aviation 

9 Advisory Committee (in this section referred to as the 

10 ‘‘Committee’’). 

11 (b) MEMBERSHIP.— 


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1 (1) COMPOSITION.— 

2 (A) IN GENERAL.—The Committee shall be 

3 composed of up to 15 members appointed by 

4 the Secretary of Transportation, including rep5 resentatives from the following: 

6 (i) Major airlines and aerospace com7 panies. 

8 (ii) Nonprofit organizations within the 

9 aviation industry. 

10 (iii) Airport operators and employees. 

11 (iv) Aviation business associations. 

12 (v) Engineering business associations. 

13 (vi) United States Air Force Auxil14 iary, Civil Air Patrol. 

15 (vii) Institutions of higher education 

16 and aviation trade schools. 

17 (viii) Nonprofit labor organizations 

18 representing aviation workers, including an 

19 organization representing pilots for cargo 

20 and passenger air carriers operating under 

21 part 121 of title 14, Code of Federal Regu22 lations. 

23 (ix) The Federal Aviation Administra24 tion. 


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1 (B) DATE.—The appointments described 

2 in subparagraph (A) shall be made not later 

3 than 9 months after the date of enactment of 

4 this section. 

5 (2) CHAIR; SUBCOMMITTEE CHAIRS.—The Com6 mittee— 

7 (A) shall select a Chair from among the 

8 members of the Committee; and 

9 (B) may select subcommittee chairs from 

10 among the members of the Committee, as the 

11 Committee determines appropriate. 

12 (3) TERM OF SERVICE.— 

13 (A) IN GENERAL.—Each member of the 

14 Committee shall serve a term of 6 years from 

15 the date of the appointment. 

16 (B) SUCCESSORS.— 

17 (i) DEATH OR RESIGNATION.—If a 

18 member of the Committee dies or resigns 

19 during their term of service, the Secretary 

20 of Transportation shall designate a suc21 cessor for the unexpired term of such 

22 member. 

23 (ii) EXPIRED TERM.—Any member of 

24 the Committee whose term of office has ex25 pired shall continue to serve as a member 


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1 until their successor is appointed by the 

2 Secretary of Transportation. 

3 (4) ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT.—The Secretary 

4 of Transportation shall furnish the Committee 

5 logistical and administrative support and other as6 sistance to enable the Committee to perform its du7 ties. 

8 (5) COMPENSATION.—Each member of the 

9 Committee shall serve without compensation. 

10 (c) DUTIES.— 

11 (1) ADVISORY ROLE.—The Committee— 

12 (A) shall advise the Secretary of Transpor13 tation and the Administrator of the Federal 

14 Aviation Administration on matters related to 

15 women in the aviation industry; 

16 (B) shall engage with the objectives, re17 port, and recommendations produced by the 

18 Advisory Board created under section 612 of 

19 the FAA Reauthorization Act of 2018 (49 

20 U.S.C. 40101 note); 

21 (C) shall coordinate with the Federal 

22 Women’s Program of the Federal Aviation Ad23 ministration; and 


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1 (D) shall not duplicate the objectives of the 

2 Air Carrier Training Aviation Rulemaking 

3 Committee. 

4 (2) REPORTS.— 

5 (A) ANNUAL REPORT.—Not later than Oc6 tober 31 of the first calendar year beginning 

7 after the date on which the Committee is estab8 lished under subsection (a), and annually there9 after, the Committee shall submit to Congress, 

10 the Secretary of Transportation, and the Ad11 ministrator of the Federal Aviation Administra12 tion a report that contains a detailed statement 

13 of the findings and conclusions of the Com14 mittee, together with the recommendations of 

15 the Committee for such legislation and adminis16 trative actions as the Committee considers ap17 propriate. 

18 (B) ADDITIONAL REPORTS.—The Com19 mittee may submit to Congress, the Secretary 

20 of Transportation, and the Administrator of the 

21 Federal Aviation Administration additional re22 ports and recommendations as the Committee 

23 determines appropriate. 

24 (d) REVIEW OF RECOMMENDATIONS.—Not later than 

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1 portation receives a report from the Committee under sub2 section (c)(2), the Secretary shall submit to Congress a 

3 report that indicates— 

4 (1) which recommendations of the Committee 

5 contained in such report that the Secretary imple6 mented; and 

7 (2) which such recommendations the Secretary 

8 did not implement (including any recommendations 

9 for legislation) and a rationale for that determina10 tion. 

11 (e) NON-APPLICATION OF FACA TERMINATION RE12 QUIREMENT.—Section 1013 of title 5, United States 

13 Code, shall not apply to the Committee. 

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