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115TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6005 
To establish a grant program under the Federal Aviation Administration 
to improve the preparation and representation of certain students in 
aviation-related fields. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 5, 2018 
Mr. JOHNSON of Georgia (for himself, Mr. CARSON of Indiana, Ms. CLARKE 
of New York, Ms. NORTON, Mr. GRIJALVA, Mr. GUTIE´RREZ, Mr. BRADY 
of Pennsylvania, Mr. BROWN of Maryland, Ms. LOFGREN, Ms. MOORE, 
Mr. HASTINGS, Ms. WILSON of Florida, Mr. BISHOP of Georgia, Mr. 
SERRANO, Ms. JACKSON LEE, Ms. PLASKETT, Mr. COHEN, Ms. KAPTUR, 
Ms. BROWNLEY of California, Mr. THOMPSON of Mississippi, Mr. PAYNE, 
Mr. GONZALEZ of Texas, Mr. RYAN of Ohio, Mr. SOTO, Mrs. LAWRENCE, 
Mr. LARSEN of Washington, and Ms. EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON of 
Texas) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 
on Transportation and Infrastructure 
A BILL 
To establish a grant program under the Federal Aviation 
Administration to improve the preparation and represen-
tation of certain students in aviation-related fields. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Minorities in Aviation 
Education Act of 2018’’. 
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SEC. 2. BESSIE COLEMAN AVIATION EDUCATION PROGRAM. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Administrator of the Federal 
Aviation Administration shall establish the Bessie Cole-
man Aviation Education Program to improve the prepara-
tion and representation of students, particularly women 
and minorities, in aviation-related fields. 
(b) AUTHORIZED ACTIVITIES.—The Administrator 
shall award grants under this subsection on the basis of 
a competitive peer review process. Grants awarded under 
this subsection may be used for increasing exposure and 
access to aviation-related education and jobs through such 
means as— 
(1) internships that offer students experience in 
the aviation industry; 
(2) programs that introduce students to un-
manned aircraft operations; 
(3) career exploration and educational programs 
that teach technical skills used in aviation mainte-
nance, or to improve existing such programs; and 
(4) programs to increase the recruitment and 
retention of underrepresented minorities in postsec-
ondary aviation degree programs. 
(c) APPLICATION AND REVIEW PROCEDURES.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—An entity described in para-
graph (3) seeking funding under this subsection 
shall submit an application to the Administrator at 
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such time, in such manner, and containing such in-
formation as the Administrator may require. Such 
application, at a minimum, shall include a descrip-
tion of how the funds will be used to carry out the 
activities described in subsection (b). 
(2) PRIORITY.—In making awards under this 
subsection, the Administrator shall give priority to 
applicants that will encourage the participation of 
women and minorities. 
(3) ELIGIBILITY.—Local educational agencies, 
State educational agencies, and State and local gov-
ernments, which may enter into a partnership agree-
ment with institutions of higher education, nonprofit 
organizations, or other entities, shall be eligible to 
apply for grants under this subsection. 
(d) DEFINITIONS.—In this subsection, the following 
definitions apply: 
(1) INSTITUTION OF HIGHER EDUCATION.—The 
term ‘‘institution of higher education’’ has the 
meaning given that term in section 101 of the High-
er Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001). 
(2) LOCAL EDUCATIONAL AGENCY.—The term 
‘‘local educational agency’’ has the meaning given 
that term in section 8101 of the Elementary and 
Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7801). 
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(3) STATE EDUCATIONAL AGENCY.—The term 
‘‘State educational agency’’ has the meaning given 
that term in section 8101 of the Elementary and 
Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7801). 
(e) AUTHORIZATION
OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section 
$5,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2019, 2020, 2021, 
2022, and 2023. 
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