I 
117TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 9662 
To amend the FAA Reauthorization Act of 2018 to extend the existing 
aviation workforce development programs and provide grants to develop 
aviation manufacturing and supplier workforce, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
DECEMBER 21, 2022 
Mr. LARSEN of Washington introduced the following bill; which was referred 
to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure 
A BILL 
To amend the FAA Reauthorization Act of 2018 to extend 
the existing aviation workforce development programs 
and provide grants to develop aviation manufacturing 
and supplier workforce, and for other purposes. 
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 ‘‘Aviation Workforce, 
Opportunity, Recruiting, Knowledge, and Supply Act’’ or 
the ‘‘Aviation WORKS Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. EXTENSION AND EXPANSION OF AVIATION WORK-
FORCE DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS. 
Section 625 of the FAA Reauthorization Act of 2018 
(49 U.S.C. 40101 note) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)— 
(A) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘and’’ at 
the end; 
(B) in paragraph (2), by striking the pe-
riod at the end and inserting a semicolon; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following new 
paragraphs: 
‘‘(3) a program to provide grants for eligible 
projects— 
‘‘(A) to develop the aviation manufacturing 
and supplier workforce; or 
‘‘(B) to develop and support the education 
of workers who design or produce any aircraft, 
aircraft engine, propeller, or appliance, or a 
component, part, or system thereof, that— 
‘‘(i) is produced under a production 
approval issued by the Federal Aviation 
Administration; 
‘‘(ii) has been issued a design ap-
proval by the Federal Aviation Administra-
tion; or 
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‘‘(iii) has an active application for a 
design approval; and 
‘‘(4) a program to provide grants for eligible 
projects to plan, establish, and expand workforce de-
velopment partnership programs in the aviation and 
aerospace industry sector.’’; 
(2) in subsection (b)— 
(A) by redesignating paragraph (2) as 
paragraph (3); and 
(B) by inserting after paragraph (1) the 
following new paragraph: 
‘‘(2) SUBSEQUENT FUNDING.—There is author-
ized to be appropriated— 
‘‘(A) $20,000,000 for each of fiscal years 
2024 through 2028 to provide grants under the 
program established under subsection (a)(1); 
‘‘(B) $20,000,000 for each of fiscal years 
2024 through 2028 to provide grants under the 
program established under subsection (a)(2); 
‘‘(C) $20,000,000 for each of fiscal years 
2024 through 2028 to provide grants under the 
program established under subsection (a)(3); 
and 
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‘‘(D) $20,000,000 for each of fiscal years 
2024 through 2028 to provide grants under the 
program established under subsection (a)(4).’’; 
(3) in subsection (c), by adding at the end the 
following new paragraphs: 
‘‘(3) An application for a grant under the pro-
gram established under subsection (a)(3) shall be 
submitted, in such form as the Secretary may speci-
fy, by— 
‘‘(A) an aviation company that actively de-
signs or produces any aircraft, aircraft engine, 
propeller, or appliance, or a component, part, or 
system thereof, covered under Federal Aviation 
Administration design approval or application 
for design approval— 
‘‘(i) that— 
‘‘(I) operates a SAE AS9100-cer-
tified process related to the design, 
development, or provision of an avia-
tion product or service, including a 
part, component or assembly; 
‘‘(II) holds or operates under a 
type or production certificate under 
section 44704 of title 49, United 
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States Code, or similar authorization; 
or 
‘‘(III) has an active type certifi-
cate application accepted by the Fed-
eral Aviation Administration; or 
‘‘(ii) which— 
‘‘(I) is established, created, or or-
ganized in the United States or under 
the laws of the United States; and 
‘‘(II) has significant operations 
in the United States, and a majority 
of its employees engaged in aviation 
manufacturing or development activi-
ties and services, or aviation mainte-
nance, repair, or overhaul activities 
and services based in the United 
States; or 
‘‘(B) an accredited institution of higher 
education (as such term is defined in paragraph 
(1)(B)) or a high school or a secondary school 
(as such terms are defined in such paragraph) 
that has or is working to establish an aviation 
manufacturing program. 
‘‘(4) An application for a grant under the pro-
gram established under subsection (a)(4) shall— 
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‘‘(A) be submitted, in such form as the 
Secretary may specify, by a partnership that— 
‘‘(i) is an industry or sector partner-
ship (as such term is defined in section 3 
of the Workforce Innovation and Oppor-
tunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3102)), or is in the 
process of establishing an industry or sec-
tor partnership; 
‘‘(ii) includes an air carrier (as such 
term is defined in paragraph (1)(A)), a 
flight 
school 
described 
in 
paragraph 
(1)(C), a holder of a certificate described 
in paragraph (2)(A), or an aviation com-
pany described in paragraph (3)(A); 
‘‘(iii) is comprised of multiple employ-
ers from the aviation and aerospace indus-
try; 
‘‘(iv) may include not more than 1 en-
tity that is a previous recipient of grant 
funding from any program established 
under paragraphs (1) through (3) of sub-
section (a), but such entity may not serve 
as a fiscal agent (as described in subpara-
graph (B)); and 
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‘‘(v) does not include an entity that is 
a current recipient of grant funding from 
any program established under paragraphs 
(1) through (3) of subsection (a), unless 
the application demonstrates that any 
grant funding currently received by the en-
tity would expire or otherwise cease prior 
to the receipt of the grant funding under 
paragraph (4) of subsection (a); 
‘‘(B) designate a partner from within the 
partnership, or an intermediary which may be 
a State or local workforce board or an accred-
ited institution of higher education (as such 
term is defined in paragraph (1)(B)), to serve 
as the fiscal agent for the grant; and 
‘‘(C) instruct the fiscal agent designated 
under subparagraph (B) to, as appropriate— 
‘‘(i) receive funds; 
‘‘(ii) ensure sustained fiscal integrity 
and accountability for expenditures of 
funds in accordance with Federal Aviation 
Administration regulations; 
‘‘(iii) respond to audit financial find-
ings; 
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‘‘(iv) 
maintain 
proper 
accounting 
records and documentation; and 
‘‘(v) prepare financial reports.’’; 
(4) in subsection (d)— 
(A) in paragraph (2), in the matter pre-
ceding subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘pilot’’; 
and 
(B) by adding at the end the following new 
paragraphs: 
‘‘(3) For purposes of the program established 
under subsection (a)(3), an eligible project is a 
project— 
‘‘(A) to establish or support educational 
programs that teach technical skills used in 
aviation manufacturing, including the produc-
tion of components, parts, or systems thereof 
for inclusion in an aircraft, aircraft engine, pro-
peller, or appliance; 
‘‘(B) to establish scholarships, internships, 
or apprenticeships for individuals pursuing em-
ployment in the aviation manufacturing indus-
try; 
‘‘(C) to support outreach about careers in 
the aviation manufacturing industry to— 
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‘‘(i) primary, secondary, and post-sec-
ondary school students; or 
‘‘(ii) to communities underrepresented 
in the industry; 
‘‘(D) to support educational opportunities 
related to aviation manufacturing in economi-
cally disadvantaged geographic areas; 
‘‘(E) to support transition to careers in 
aviation manufacturing, including for members 
of the Armed Forces; or 
‘‘(F) to otherwise enhance aviation manu-
facturing technical education or the aviation 
manufacturing industry workforce. 
‘‘(4) For purposes of the program established 
under subsection (a)(4), an eligible project is a 
project— 
‘‘(A) to carry out planning and partner de-
velopment activities, which may include— 
‘‘(i) convening key stakeholders as 
identified in the application process to es-
tablish or expand educational programs 
that teach technical skills used in pilot 
training, aviation maintenance, or aviation 
manufacturing; 
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‘‘(ii) conducting outreach to local 
businesses and business associations, in-
cluding activities to increase marketing 
and activity visibility within the commu-
nity; 
‘‘(iii) conducting an evaluation of 
workforce needs in the local area; 
‘‘(iv) conducting survey and planning 
activities for partnership-related infra-
structure needs; or 
‘‘(v) recruiting veterans of military 
service and individuals with barriers to em-
ployment; 
‘‘(B) to provide career services as de-
scribed in section 134(c)(2)(A) of the Work-
force Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 
U.S.C. 3174(c)(2)(A)); 
‘‘(C) to provide training services as de-
scribed in section 134(c)(3)(D) of the Work-
force Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 
U.S.C. 3174(c)(3)(D)); or 
‘‘(D) to provide services to support the 
success and retention of individuals who are 
participating in any training program estab-
lished under subsection (a)(4).’’; and 
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(5) in subsection (e)— 
(A) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘and’’ at 
the end; 
(B) in paragraph (2)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘subsection (a)(1)’’ and 
inserting ‘‘paragraph (1) or (2) of sub-
section (a)’’; and 
(ii) by striking the period at the end 
and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following new 
paragraph: 
‘‘(3) ensure that the applications selected for 
projects established under subsection (a)(4) will 
allow participation from major and regional air car-
riers and a diverse collection of industry partners.’’. 
Æ 
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