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Union Calendar No. 380 

117TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 3482 

[Report No. 117–505] 

To establish the National Center for the Advancement of Aviation. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

MAY 25, 2021 

Mr. CARSON (for himself, Mr. YOUNG, Mr. BOST, Ms. BROWNLEY, Mr. 

FITZPATRICK, Mr. KAHELE, Mr. LARSEN of Washington, Mr. MULLIN, 

Ms. NORTON, and Mr. PAYNE) introduced the following bill; which was 

referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure 

SEPTEMBER 28, 2022 

Additional sponsors: Mr. ALLRED, Mr. COHEN, Mr. GUEST, Ms. JACKSON

LEE, Mr. JOHNSON of Georgia, Mr. KELLER, Mr. PAPPAS, Mr. SCHRADER, Ms. JOHNSON of Texas, Ms. PINGREE, Ms. SALAZAR, Mr. TURNER, 

Mr. PALAZZO, Mr. KATKO, Mr. STAUBER, Mr. TIMMONS, Ms. DELBENE, 

Mr. HIGGINS of New York, Mr. SWALWELL, Mr. VEASEY, Mr. 

AUCHINCLOSS, Mr. OBERNOLTE, Mr. KRISHNAMOORTHI, Ms. MACE, Mr. 

WEBER of Texas, Mr. BUDD, Mr. DESAULNIER, Mr. BRENDAN F. 

BOYLE of Pennsylvania, Mr. MCKINLEY, Mr. BACON, Mr. 

RESCHENTHALER, Mr. LYNCH, Ms. NEWMAN, Mr. SMITH of New Jersey, 

Mr. CARTWRIGHT, Miss GONZA ́LEZ-COLO ́N, Mr. LOWENTHAL, Mr. 

CARBAJAL, Mr. RODNEY DAVIS of Illinois, Mr. ROGERS of Kentucky, Ms. 

BOURDEAUX, Mr. RUSH, Ms. TITUS, Ms. CRAIG, Mr. AGUILAR, Ms. 

MANNING, Mr. ROUZER, Mr. GIBBS, Mr. STANTON, Ms. PORTER, Mr. 

GALLAGHER, Mr. DELGADO, Mr. CROW, Mr. BROWN of Maryland, Mr. 

LAMALFA, and Ms. WILLIAMS of Georgia 

SEPTEMBER 28, 2022 

Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole 

House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed 


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[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic] 

[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on May 25, 2021] 

A BILL 

To establish the National Center for the Advancement of 

Aviation. 


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

3 SEC. 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘National Center for the 

5 Advancement of Aviation Act of 2022’’. 

6 SEC. 2. FEDERAL CHARTER FOR THE NATIONAL CENTER 

7 FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF AVIATION. 

8 (a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 1 of title 49, United States 

9 Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: 

10 ‘‘§ 120. National Center for the Advancement of Avia11 tion 

12 ‘‘(a) FEDERAL CHARTER AND STATUS.— 

13 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The National Center for the 

14 Advancement of Aviation (in this section referred to 

15 as the ‘Center’) is a federally chartered entity. The 

16 Center is a private independent entity, not a depart17 ment, agency, or instrumentality of the United States 

18 Government or a component thereof. Except as pro19 vided in subsection (f)(1), an officer or employee of 

20 the Center is not an officer or employee of the Federal 

21 Government. 

22 ‘‘(2) PERPETUAL EXISTENCE.—Except as other23 wise provided, the Center shall have perpetual exist24 ence. 

25 ‘‘(b) GOVERNING BODY.— 


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1 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Board of Directors (in 

2 this section referred to as the ‘Board’) is the gov3 erning body of the Center. 

4 ‘‘(2) AUTHORITY OF POWERS.— 

5 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The Board shall adopt 

6 a constitution, bylaws, regulations, policies, and 

7 procedures to carry out the purpose of the Center 

8 and may take any other action that it considers 

9 necessary (in accordance with the duties and 

10 powers of the Center) for the management and 

11 operation of the Center. The Board is responsible 

12 for the general policies and management of the 

13 Center and for the control of all funds of the 

14 Center. 

15 ‘‘(B) POWERS OF BOARD.—The Board shall 

16 have the power to do the following: 

17 ‘‘(i) Adopt and alter a corporate seal. 

18 ‘‘(ii) Establish and maintain offices to 

19 conduct its activities. 

20 ‘‘(iii) Enter into contracts or agree21 ments as a private entity not subject to the 

22 requirements of title 41. 

23 ‘‘(iv) Acquire, own, lease, encumber, 

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1 propriate to carry out the purposes of the 

2 Center. 

3 ‘‘(v) Publish documents and other pub4 lications in a publicly accessible manner. 

5 ‘‘(vi) Incur and pay obligations as a 

6 private entity not subject to the require7 ments of title 31. 

8 ‘‘(vii) Make or issue grants and in9 clude any conditions on such grants in fur10 therance of the purpose and duties of the 

11 Center. 

12 ‘‘(viii) Perform any other act necessary 

13 and proper to carry out the purposes of the 

14 Center as described in its constitution and 

15 bylaws or duties outlined in this section. 

16 ‘‘(3) MEMBERSHIP OF THE BOARD.— 

17 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The Board shall have 

18 11 Directors as follows: 

19 ‘‘(i) EX-OFFICIO MEMBERSHIP.—The 

20 following individuals, or their designees, 

21 shall be considered ex-officio members of the 

22 Board: 

23 ‘‘(I) The Administrator of the 

24 Federal Aviation Administration. 


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1 ‘‘(II) The Executive Director, pur2 suant to paragraph (5)(D). 

3 ‘‘(ii) APPOINTMENTS.— 

4 ‘‘(I) IN GENERAL.—From among 

5 those members of the public who are 

6 highly respected and have knowledge 

7 and experience in the fields of avia8 tion, finance, or academia— 

9 ‘‘(aa) the Secretary of Trans10 portation shall appoint 5 mem11 bers to the Board; 

12 ‘‘(bb) the Secretary of De13 fense shall appoint 1 member to 

14 the Board; 

15 ‘‘(cc) the Secretary of Vet16 erans Affairs shall appoint 1 

17 member to the Board; 

18 ‘‘(dd) the Secretary of Edu19 cation shall appoint 1 member to 

20 the Board; and 

21 ‘‘(ee) the Administrator of 

22 the National Aeronautics and 

23 Space Administration shall ap24 point 1 member to the Board. 

25 ‘‘(II) TERMS.— 


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1 ‘‘(aa) IN GENERAL.—The 

2 members appointed under sub3 clause (I) shall serve for a term of 

4 3 years and may be reappointed. 

5 ‘‘(bb) STAGGERING TERMS.— 

6 To ensure subsequent appoint7 ments to the Board are staggered, 

8 of the 9 members first appointed 

9 under subclause (I), 3 shall be ap10 pointed for a term of 1 year, 3 

11 shall be appointed for a term of 2 

12 years, and 3 shall be appointed 

13 for a term of 3 years. 

14 ‘‘(III) CONSIDERATION.—In con15 sidering whom to appoint to the 

16 Board, the Secretaries and Adminis17 trator referenced in subclause (I) shall, 

18 to the maximum extent practicable, en19 sure the overall composition of the 

20 Board adequately represents the fields 

21 of aviation and academia. 

22 ‘‘(B) VACANCIES.—A vacancy on the Board 

23 shall be filled in the same manner as the initial 

24 appointment. 


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1 ‘‘(C) STATUS.—All Members of the Board 

2 shall have equal voting powers, regardless if they 

3 are ex-officio members or appointed. 

4 ‘‘(4) CHAIR OF THE BOARD.—The Board shall 

5 choose a Chair of the Board from among the members 

6 of the Board that are not ex-officio members under 

7 paragraph (3)(A)(i). 

8 ‘‘(5) ADMINISTRATIVE MATTERS.— 

9 ‘‘(A) MEETINGS.— 

10 ‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—The Board shall 

11 meet at the call of the Chair but not less 

12 than 2 times each year and may, as appro13 priate, conduct business by telephone or 

14 other electronic means. 

15 ‘‘(ii) OPEN.— 

16 ‘‘(I) IN GENERAL.—Except as pro17 vided in subclause (II), a meeting of 

18 the Board shall be open to the public. 

19 ‘‘(II) EXCEPTION.—A meeting, or 

20 any portion of a meeting, may be 

21 closed if the Board, in public session, 

22 votes to close the meeting because the 

23 matters to be discussed— 


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1 ‘‘(aa) relate solely to the in2 ternal personnel rules and prac3 tices of the Center; 

4 ‘‘(bb) may result in disclo5 sure of commercial or financial 

6 information obtained from a per7 son that is privileged or confiden8 tial; 

9 ‘‘(cc) may disclose informa10 tion of a personal nature where 

11 disclosure would constitute a 

12 clearly unwarranted invasion of 

13 personal privacy; or 

14 ‘‘(dd) are matters that are 

15 specifically exempted from disclo16 sure by Federal or State law. 

17 ‘‘(iii) PUBLIC ANNOUNCEMENT.—At 

18 least 1 week before a meeting of the Board, 

19 and as soon as practicable thereafter if there 

20 are any changes to the information de21 scribed in subclauses (I) through (III), the 

22 Board shall make a public announcement of 

23 the meeting that describes— 

24 ‘‘(I) the time, place, and subject 

25 matter of the meeting; 


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1 ‘‘(II) whether the meeting is to be 

2 open or closed to the public; and 

3 ‘‘(III) the name and appropriate 

4 contact information of a person who 

5 can respond to requests for information 

6 about the meeting. 

7 ‘‘(iv) RECORD.—The Board shall keep 

8 a transcript of minutes from each Board 

9 meeting. Such transcript shall be made 

10 available to the public in an accessible for11 mat, except for portions of the meeting that 

12 are closed pursuant to subparagraph 

13 (A)(ii)(II). 

14 ‘‘(B) QUORUM.—A majority of members of 

15 the Board shall constitute a quorum. 

16 ‘‘(C) RESTRICTION.—No member of the 

17 Board shall participate in any proceeding, ap18 plication, ruling or other determination, contract 

19 claim, scholarship award, controversy, or other 

20 matter in which the member, the member’s em21 ployer or prospective employer, or the member’s 

22 spouse, partner, or minor child has a direct fi23 nancial interest. Any person who violates this 

24 subparagraph may be fined not more than 


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1 $10,000, imprisoned for not more than 2 years, 

2 or both. 

3 ‘‘(D) EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR.—The Board 

4 shall appoint and fix the pay of an Executive 

5 Director of the Center (in this section referred to 

6 as the ‘Executive Director’) who shall— 

7 ‘‘(i) serve as a Member of the Board; 

8 ‘‘(ii) serve at the pleasure of the Board, 

9 under such terms and conditions as the 

10 Board shall establish; 

11 ‘‘(iii) is subject to removal by the 

12 Board at the discretion of the Board; and 

13 ‘‘(iv) be responsible for the daily man14 agement and operation of the Center and 

15 for carrying out the purposes and duties of 

16 the Center. 

17 ‘‘(E) APPOINTMENT OF PERSONNEL.—The 

18 Board shall designate to the Executive Director 

19 the authority to appoint additional personnel as 

20 the Board considers appropriate and necessary 

21 to carry out the purposes and duties of the Cen22 ter. 

23 ‘‘(F) PUBLIC INFORMATION.—Nothing in 

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1 sure of information or records that are subject to 

2 disclosure under section 552 of title 5. 

3 ‘‘(c) PURPOSE OF THE CENTER.—The purpose of the 

4 Center is to— 

5 ‘‘(1) develop a skilled and robust U.S. aviation 

6 and aerospace workforce; 

7 ‘‘(2) provide a forum to support collaboration 

8 and cooperation between governmental, non-govern9 mental, and private aviation and aerospace sector 

10 stakeholders regarding the advancement of the U.S. 

11 aviation and aerospace workforce, including general, 

12 business, and commercial aviation, education, labor, 

13 manufacturing and international organizations; and 

14 ‘‘(3) serve as a repository for research conducted 

15 by institutions of higher education, research institu16 tions, or other stakeholders regarding the aviation 

17 and aerospace workforce, or related technical and skill 

18 development. 

19 ‘‘(d) DUTIES OF THE CENTER.—In order to accom20 plish the purpose described in subsection (c), the Center 

21 shall perform the following duties: 

22 ‘‘(1) Improve access to aviation and aerospace 

23 education and related skills training to help grow the 

24 U.S. aviation and aerospace workforce, including— 


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1 ‘‘(A) assessing the current U.S. aviation 

2 and aerospace workforce challenges and identi3 fying actions to address these challenges, includ4 ing by developing a comprehensive workforce 

5 strategy; 

6 ‘‘(B) establishing scholarship, apprentice7 ship, internship or mentorship programs for in8 dividuals who wish to pursue a career in an 

9 aviation- or aerospace-related field, including in10 dividuals in economically disadvantaged areas 

11 or individuals who are members of underrep12 resented groups in the aviation and aerospace 

13 sector; 

14 ‘‘(C) supporting the development of aviation 

15 and aerospace education curricula, including 

16 syllabi, training materials, and lesson plans, for 

17 use by middle schools and high schools, institu18 tions of higher education, secondary education 

19 institutions, or technical training and vocational 

20 schools; and 

21 ‘‘(D) building awareness of youth-oriented 

22 aviation and aerospace programs and other out23 reach programs. 

24 ‘‘(2) Support the personnel or veterans of the 

25 Armed Forces seeking to transition to a career in 


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1 civil aviation or aerospace through outreach, train2 ing, apprenticeships, or other means. 

3 ‘‘(3) Amplify and support the research and de4 velopment efforts conducted as part of the National 

5 Aviation Research Plan, as required under section 

6 44501(c), and work done at the Centers of Excellence 

7 and Technical Centers of the Federal Aviation Ad8 ministration regarding the aviation and aerospace 

9 workforce, or related technical and skills development, 

10 including organizing and hosting symposiums, con11 ferences, and other forums as appropriate, between the 

12 Federal Aviation Administration, aviation and aero13 space stakeholders, and other interested parties, to 

14 discuss current and future research efforts and tech15 nical work. 

16 ‘‘(e) GRANTS.— 

17 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—In order to accomplish the 

18 purpose under subsection (c) and duties under sub19 section (d), the Center may issue grants to eligible en20 tities to— 

21 ‘‘(A) create, develop, deliver, or update— 

22 ‘‘(i) middle and high school aviation 

23 curricula, including syllabi, training mate24 rials, equipment and lesson plans, that are 

25 designed to prepare individuals to become 


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1 aircraft pilots, aerospace engineers, un2 manned aircraft system operators, aviation 

3 maintenance technicians, or other aviation 

4 maintenance professionals, or to support the 

5 continuing education of any of the afore6 mentioned individuals; or 

7 ‘‘(ii) aviation curricula, including syl8 labi, training materials, equipment and les9 son plans, used at institutions of higher 

10 education, secondary education institutions, 

11 or by technical training and vocational 

12 schools, that are designed to prepare indi13 viduals to become aircraft pilots, aerospace 

14 engineers, unmanned aircraft system opera15 tors, aviation maintenance technicians, or 

16 other aviation maintenance professionals, or 

17 to refresh the knowledge of any of the afore18 mentioned individuals; or 

19 ‘‘(B) support the professional development 

20 of educators using the curriculum in subpara21 graph (A); 

22 ‘‘(C) establish new education programs that 

23 teach technical skills used in aviation mainte24 nance, including purchasing equipment, or to 

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1 ‘‘(D) establish scholarships, internships or 

2 apprenticeships for individuals pursuing em3 ployment in the aviation maintenance industry; 

4 ‘‘(E) support outreach about educational 

5 opportunities and careers in the aviation main6 tenance industry, including in economically dis7 advantaged areas; or 

8 ‘‘(F) support the transition to careers in 

9 aviation maintenance, including for members of 

10 the Armed Forces. 

11 ‘‘(2) ELIGIBLE ENTITIES.—An eligible entity 

12 under this subsection includes— 

13 ‘‘(A) an air carrier, as defined in section 

14 40102, an air carrier engaged in intrastate or 

15 intra-U.S. territorial operations, an air carrier 

16 engaged in commercial operations covered by 

17 part 135 or part 91 of title 14, Code of Federal 

18 Regulations, operations, or a labor organization 

19 representing aircraft pilots; 

20 ‘‘(B) an accredited institution of higher 

21 education or a high school or secondary school 

22 (as defined in section 8101 of the Higher Edu23 cation Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7801)); 

24 ‘‘(C) a flight school that provides flight 

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1 of Federal Regulations, or that holds a pilot 

2 school certificate under part 141 of title 14, Code 

3 of Federal Regulations; 

4 ‘‘(D) a State or local governmental entity; 

5 or 

6 ‘‘(E) an organization representing aircraft 

7 users, aircraft owners, or aircraft pilots; 

8 ‘‘(F) a holder of a certificate issued under 

9 part 21, 121, 135, or 145 of title 14, Code of 

10 Federal Regulations or a labor organization rep11 resenting aviation maintenance workers; or 

12 ‘‘(G) other organizations at the discretion of 

13 the Board. 

14 ‘‘(3) LIMITATION.—No organization that receives 

15 a grant under this section may sell or make a profit 

16 from the creation, development, delivery, or updating 

17 of high school aviation curricula. 

18 ‘‘(f) ADMINISTRATIVE MATTERS OF THE CENTER.— 

19 ‘‘(1) DETAILEES.— 

20 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—At the request of the 

21 Center, the head of any Federal agency or de22 partment may, at the discretion of such agency 

23 or department, detail to the Center, on a reim24 bursable basis, any employee of the agency or de25 partment. 


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1 ‘‘(B) CIVIL SERVANT STATUS.—The detail of 

2 an employee under subparagraph (A) shall be 

3 without interruption or loss of civil service sta4 tus or privilege. 

5 ‘‘(2) NAMES AND SYMBOLS.—The Center may ac6 cept, retain, and use proceeds derived from the Cen7 ter’s use of the exclusive right to use its name and 

8 seal, emblems, and badges incorporating such name as 

9 lawfully adopted by the Board in furtherance of the 

10 purpose and duties of the Center. 

11 ‘‘(3) GIFTS, GRANTS, BEQUESTS, AND DEVISES.— 

12 The Center may accept, retain, use, and dispose of 

13 gifts, grants, bequests, or devises of money, services, or 

14 property from any public or private source for the 

15 purpose of covering the costs incurred by the Center 

16 in furtherance of the purpose and duties of the Center. 

17 ‘‘(4) VOLUNTARY SERVICES.—The Center may 

18 accept from any person voluntary services to be pro19 vided in furtherance of the purpose and duties of the 

20 Center. 

21 ‘‘(g) RESTRICTIONS OF THE CENTER.— 

22 ‘‘(1) PROFIT.—The Center may not engage in 

23 business activity for profit. 


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1 ‘‘(2) STOCKS AND DIVIDENDS.—The Center may 

2 not issue any shares of stock or declare or pay any 

3 dividends. 

4 ‘‘(3) POLITICAL ACTIVITIES.—The Center shall be 

5 nonpolitical and may not provide financial aid or as6 sistance to, or otherwise contribute to or promote the 

7 candidacy of, any individual seeking elective public 

8 office or political party. The Center may not engage 

9 in activities that are, directly, or indirectly, intended 

10 to be or likely to be perceived as advocating or influ11 encing the legislative process. 

12 ‘‘(4) DISTRIBUTION OF INCOME OR ASSETS.—The 

13 assets of the Center may not inure to the benefit of 

14 any member of the Board, or any officer or employee 

15 of the Center or be distributed to any person. This 

16 subsection does not prevent the payment of reasonable 

17 compensation to any officer, employee, or other person 

18 or reimbursement for actual and necessary expenses 

19 in amounts approved by the Board. 

20 ‘‘(5) LOANS.—The Center may not make a loan 

21 to any member of the Board or any officer or em22 ployee of the Center. 

23 ‘‘(6) NO CLAIM OF GOVERNMENTAL APPROVAL OR

24 AUTHORITY.—The Center may not claim approval of 


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1 Congress or of the authority of the United States for 

2 any of its activities. 

3 ‘‘(h) ADVISORY COMMITTEE.— 

4 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Executive Director shall 

5 appoint members to an advisory committee subject to 

6 approval by the Board. Members of the Board may 

7 not sit on the advisory committee. 

8 ‘‘(2) MEMBERSHIP.—The advisory committee 

9 shall consist of 15 members who represent various 

10 aviation industry and labor stakeholders, stakeholder 

11 associations, and others as determined appropriate by 

12 the Board. The advisory committee shall select a 

13 Chair and Vice Chair from among its members by 

14 majority vote. Members of the advisory committee 

15 shall be appointed for a term of 5 years. 

16 ‘‘(3) DUTIES.—The advisory committee shall— 

17 ‘‘(A) provide recommendations to the Board 

18 on an annual basis regarding the priorities for 

19 the activities of the Center; 

20 ‘‘(B) consult with the Board on an ongoing 

21 basis regarding the appropriate powers of the 

22 Board to accomplish the purposes and duties of 

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1 ‘‘(C) provide relevant data and information 

2 to the Center in order to carry out the duties set 

3 forth in subsection (d); and 

4 ‘‘(D) nominate United States citizens for 

5 consideration by the Board to be honored annu6 ally by the Center for such citizens’ efforts in 

7 promoting U.S. aviation or aviation education 

8 and enhancing the aviation workforce in the 

9 United States. 

10 ‘‘(4) MEETINGS.—The provisions for meetings of 

11 the Board under subsection (b)(5) shall apply as 

12 similarly as is practicable to meetings of the advisory 

13 committee. 

14 ‘‘(i) WORKING GROUPS.— 

15 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Board may establish 

16 and appoint the membership of the working groups as 

17 determined necessary and appropriate to achieve the 

18 purpose of the Center under subsection (c). 

19 ‘‘(2) MEMBERSHIP.—Any working group estab20 lished by the Board shall have members representing 

21 various aviation industry and labor stakeholders, 

22 stakeholder associations, and others, as determined 

23 appropriate by the Board. Once established, the mem24 bership of such working group shall choose a Chair 


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1 from among the members of the working group by 

2 majority vote. 

3 ‘‘(3) TERMINATION.—Unless determined other4 wise by the Board, any working group established by 

5 the Board under this subsection shall be constituted 

6 for a time period of not more than 3 years. 

7 ‘‘(j) RECORDS OF ACCOUNTS.—The Center shall keep 

8 correct and complete records of accounts. 

9 ‘‘(k) DUTY TO MAINTAIN TAX-EXEMPT STATUS.—The 

10 Center shall be operated in a manner and for purposes that 

11 qualify the Center for exemption from taxation under the 

12 Internal Revenue Code as an organization described in sec13 tion 501(c)(3) of such Code. 

14 ‘‘(l) ANNUAL REPORT.—The Board shall submit an 

15 annual report to the appropriate committees of Congress 

16 that, at minimum,— 

17 ‘‘(1) includes a review and examination of— 

18 ‘‘(A) the activities performed as set forth in 

19 subsections (d) and (e) during the prior fiscal 

20 year; 

21 ‘‘(B) the advisory committee as described 

22 under subsection (h); and 

23 ‘‘(C) the working groups as described under 

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1 ‘‘(2) provides recommendations to improve the 

2 role, responsibilities, and functions of the Center to 

3 achieve the purpose set forth in subsection (c). 

4 ‘‘(m) AUDIT BY THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPOR5 TATION INSPECTOR GENERAL.— 

6 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 2 years after 

7 the date on which the Center is established under sub8 section (a), the inspector general of the Department of 

9 Transportation shall conduct a review of the Center. 

10 ‘‘(2) CONTENTS.—The review shall— 

11 ‘‘(A) include, at a minimum— 

12 ‘‘(i) an evaluation of the efforts taken 

13 at the Center to achieve the purpose set 

14 forth in subsection (c); and 

15 ‘‘(ii) the recommendations provided by 

16 the Board in subsection (l)(2); and 

17 ‘‘(B) provide any other information that the 

18 inspector general determines is appropriate. 

19 ‘‘(3) REPORT ON AUDIT.— 

20 ‘‘(A) REPORT TO SECRETARY.—Not later 

21 than 30 days after the date of completion of the 

22 audit, the inspector general shall submit to the 

23 Secretary a report on the results of the audit. 

24 ‘‘(B) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—Not later 

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1 port under subparagraph (A), the Secretary shall 

2 submit to the appropriate committees of Congress 

3 a copy of the report, together with, if appro4 priate, a description of any actions taken or to 

5 be taken to address the results of the audit. 

6 ‘‘(n) FUNDING.— 

7 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—In order to carry out this 

8 section, notwithstanding any other provision of law, 

9 an amount equal to 3 percent of the interest from in10 vestment credited to the Airport and Airway Trust 

11 Fund shall be transferred annually from the Airport 

12 and Airway Trust Fund as a direct lump sum pay13 ment on the first day of October to the Center to 

14 carry out this section and shall be available until ex15 pended without further act of appropriation. 

16 ‘‘(2) CALCULATION.—In carrying out paragraph 

17 (1), the Secretary of the Treasury shall calculate the 

18 transfer of funding based on the estimates of revenues 

19 into the Airport and Airway Trust Fund from the 

20 previous fiscal year. 

21 ‘‘(o) EXCEPTION.—The Secretary of Transportation 

22 may temporarily waive expenditures or obligations under 

23 subsection (n) in the case of— 

24 ‘‘(1) an appropriation measure for a fiscal year 

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1 or a joint resolution making continuing appropria2 tions is not in effect; or 

3 ‘‘(2) a national emergency or other significant 

4 event that results in a significant loss in total fund5 ing to the Airport and Airway Trust Fund, as deter6 mined by the Secretary. 

7 ‘‘(p) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

8 ‘‘(1) APPROPRIATE COMMITTEES OF CON9 GRESS.—The term ‘appropriate committees of Con10 gress’ means the Committee on Transportation and 

11 Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the 

12 Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transpor13 tation of the Senate. 

14 ‘‘(2) INSTITUTION OF HIGHER EDUCATION.—The 

15 term ‘institution of higher education’ has the meaning 

16 given such term in section 101 of the Higher Edu17 cation Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001). 

18 ‘‘(3) STEM.—The term ‘STEM’ means science, 

19 technology, engineering, and mathematics.’’. 

20 (b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The analysis for chapter 

21 1 of title 49, United States Code, is amended by inserting 

22 after the item relating to section 119 the following: 

‘‘120. National Center for the Advancement of Aviation.’’. 

23 (c) EXPENDITURE AUTHORITY FROM THE AIRPORT

24 AND AIRWAYS TRUST FUND.—Section 9502(d)(1)(A) of the 

25 Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking the 


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1 semicolon at the end and inserting ‘‘or the National Center 

2 for the Advancement of Aviation Act of 2022;’’. 

3 SEC. 3. PREVENTION OF DUPLICATIVE PROGRAMS. 

4 The Board of Directors of the National Center for the 

5 Advancement of Aviation established under section 120 of 

6 title 49, United States Code (as added by this Act), shall 

7 coordinate with the Administrator of the Federal Aviation 

8 Administration to prevent any programs of the Center from 

9 duplicating programs established under section 625 of the 

10 FAA Reauthorization Act of 2018 (49 U.S.C. 40101 note). 


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Union Calendar No. 380 

117TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 3482 

[Report No. 117–505] 

A BILL 

To establish the National Center for the 

Advancement of Aviation. 

SEPTEMBER 28, 2022 

Reported with an amendment, committed to the Comand ordered to be printed mittee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, 


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