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115TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 5701 

To establish an aviation maintenance workforce development pilot program. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

MAY 8, 2018 

Mr. GRAVES of Missouri (for himself, Mr. LIPINSKI, Mr. MULLIN, and Mrs. 

LAWRENCE) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure 

A BILL 

To establish an aviation maintenance workforce development 

pilot program. 

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

3 SECTION 1. AVIATION MAINTENANCE WORKFORCE DEVEL4 OPMENT PILOT PROGRAM. 

5 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Administrator of the Federal 

6 Aviation Administration may carry out a pilot program to 

7 provide grants for eligible projects to support the edu8 cation and recruitment of aviation maintenance technical 

9 workers and the development of the aviation maintenance 

10 industry workforce. 


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1 (b) PROJECT GRANTS.— 

2 (1) IN GENERAL.—There are authorized to be 

3 appropriated $5,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 

4 2019 through 2023 to provide grants under the pilot 

5 program established under subsection (a). 

6 (2) DOLLAR AMOUNT LIMIT.—Not more than 

7 $500,000 shall be made available for any one-time 

8 grant in any fiscal year under the pilot program es9 tablished under subsection (a). 

10 (c) ELIGIBLE APPLICATIONS.—An application for a 

11 grant under the pilot program established under sub12 section (a) shall be submitted, in such form as the com13 mittee established under subsection (e) may specify, joint14 ly by— 

15 (1) a holder of a certificate issued under part 

16 21, 121, 135, or 145 of title 14, Code of Federal 

17 Regulations, or a labor organization representing 

18 aviation maintenance workers; 

19 (2) a State or local governmental entity; and 

20 (3) either of— 

21 (A) an accredited institution of higher edu22 cation (as defined in section 101 of the Higher 

23 Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001)); or 

24 (B) a secondary school (as such term is de25 fined in section 8101 of the Elementary and 


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

2 7801)) that delivers an occupation-specific cur3 riculum that provides students with the relevant 

4 technical knowledge and skills to prepare for 

5 further education and careers in aviation main6 tenance. 

7 (d) ELIGIBLE PROJECTS.—For purposes of the pilot 

8 program established under subsection (a), an eligible 

9 project is a project— 

10 (1) to establish new educational programs that 

11 teach technical skills used in aviation maintenance, 

12 including purchasing equipment, or to improve exist13 ing such programs; 

14 (2) to establish scholarships or apprenticeships 

15 for individuals pursuing employment in the aviation 

16 maintenance industry, including obtaining airframe 

17 and powerplant mechanic certificates; 

18 (3) to support outreach about careers in the 

19 aviation maintenance industry to— 

20 (A) primary, secondary, and post-sec21 ondary school students; or 

22 (B) to communities underrepresented in 

23 the industry; 


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1 (4) to support educational opportunities related 

2 to aviation maintenance in economically disadvan3 taged geographic areas; 

4 (5) to support transition to careers in aviation 

5 maintenance, including for members of the Armed 

6 Forces; or 

7 (6) to otherwise enhance aviation maintenance 

8 technical education or the aviation maintenance in9 dustry workforce, as determined by a unanimous 

10 vote of the committee established under subsection 

11 (e). 

12 (e) GRANT APPLICATION REVIEW.— 

13 (1) REVIEW COMMITTEE.—The Administrator 

14 shall establish a committee to review and select ap15 plications for grants under the pilot program estab16 lished under subsection (a). 

17 (2) MEMBERSHIP.— 

18 (A) IN GENERAL.—The committee estab19 lished under paragraph (1) shall be comprised 

20 of— 

21 (i) representatives of aircraft repair 

22 stations, air carriers, design and produc23 tion approval holders, labor organizations, 

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1 cational institutions, and other relevant 

2 sectors; or 

3 (ii) representatives of recognized in4 dustry groups representing entities de5 scribed in clause (i). 

6 (B) LIMITATION.—The committee estab7 lished under paragraph (1) shall have not more 

8 than 9 members. 

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