I 
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 Com-
mittee on Transportation and Infrastructure 
A BILL 
To establish an aviation maintenance workforce development 
pilot program. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. AVIATION MAINTENANCE WORKFORCE DEVEL-
OPMENT PILOT PROGRAM. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Administrator of the Federal 
Aviation Administration may carry out a pilot program to 
provide grants for eligible projects to support the edu-
cation and recruitment of aviation maintenance technical 
workers and the development of the aviation maintenance 
industry workforce. 
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(b) PROJECT GRANTS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—There are authorized to be 
appropriated $5,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 
2019 through 2023 to provide grants under the pilot 
program established under subsection (a). 
(2) DOLLAR AMOUNT LIMIT.—Not more than 
$500,000 shall be made available for any one-time 
grant in any fiscal year under the pilot program es-
tablished under subsection (a). 
(c) ELIGIBLE APPLICATIONS.—An application for a 
grant under the pilot program established under sub-
section (a) shall be submitted, in such form as the com-
mittee established under subsection (e) may specify, joint-
ly by— 
(1) a holder of a certificate issued under part 
21, 121, 135, or 145 of title 14, Code of Federal 
Regulations, or a labor organization representing 
aviation maintenance workers; 
(2) a State or local governmental entity; and 
(3) either of— 
(A) an accredited institution of higher edu-
cation (as defined in section 101 of the Higher 
Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001)); or 
(B) a secondary school (as such term is de-
fined in section 8101 of the Elementary and 
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Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 
7801)) that delivers an occupation-specific cur-
riculum that provides students with the relevant 
technical knowledge and skills to prepare for 
further education and careers in aviation main-
tenance. 
(d) ELIGIBLE PROJECTS.—For purposes of the pilot 
program established under subsection (a), an eligible 
project is a project— 
(1) to establish new educational programs that 
teach technical skills used in aviation maintenance, 
including purchasing equipment, or to improve exist-
ing such programs; 
(2) to establish scholarships or apprenticeships 
for individuals pursuing employment in the aviation 
maintenance industry, including obtaining airframe 
and powerplant mechanic certificates; 
(3) to support outreach about careers in the 
aviation maintenance industry to— 
(A) primary, secondary, and post-sec-
ondary school students; or 
(B) to communities underrepresented in 
the industry; 
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(4) to support educational opportunities related 
to aviation maintenance in economically disadvan-
taged geographic areas; 
(5) to support transition to careers in aviation 
maintenance, including for members of the Armed 
Forces; or 
(6) to otherwise enhance aviation maintenance 
technical education or the aviation maintenance in-
dustry workforce, as determined by a unanimous 
vote of the committee established under subsection 
(e). 
(e) GRANT APPLICATION REVIEW.— 
(1) REVIEW
COMMITTEE.—The Administrator 
shall establish a committee to review and select ap-
plications for grants under the pilot program estab-
lished under subsection (a). 
(2) MEMBERSHIP.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—The committee estab-
lished under paragraph (1) shall be comprised 
of— 
(i) representatives of aircraft repair 
stations, air carriers, design and produc-
tion approval holders, labor organizations, 
business aviation, general aviation, edu-
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cational institutions, and other relevant 
sectors; or 
(ii) representatives of recognized in-
dustry groups representing entities de-
scribed in clause (i). 
(B) LIMITATION.—The committee estab-
lished under paragraph (1) shall have not more 
than 9 members. 
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