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109TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 758 
To establish an interagency aerospace revitalization task force to develop 
a national strategy for aerospace workforce recruitment, training, and 
cultivation. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 10, 2005 
Mr. EHLERS (for himself, Mr. SMITH of Washington, Mrs. TAUSCHER, and 
Mr. WELDON of Florida) introduced the following bill; which was referred 
to the Committee on Education and the Workforce 
A BILL 
To establish an interagency aerospace revitalization task 
force to develop a national strategy for aerospace work-
force recruitment, training, and cultivation. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. FINDINGS. 
Congress finds the following: 
(1) The aerospace industry generates nearly 15 
percent of the gross domestic product of the United 
States, supports approximately 11,000,000 jobs in 
the United States, and leads the United States econ-
omy in net exports.
(2) The aerospace industry contributes directly 
to the economic and national security of the United 
States through military, space, air transport, and in-
formation technology applications. 
(3) A skilled and educated workforce represents 
the most valuable asset of the United States econ-
omy. 
(4) In 2004, total employment in the aerospace 
industry fell to its lowest point in 50 years. 
(5) 27 percent of the aerospace manufacturing 
workforce will become eligible for retirement by 
2008. 
(6) Students in the United States rank near the 
bottom of the leading industrialized countries of the 
world in mathematics and science test performance. 
(7) To ensure the stability of high-skilled jobs 
and the global competitiveness of the domestic aero-
space industry, the United States requires coordi-
nated Federal Government policies to sustain and 
expand the science, mathematics, engineering, and 
manufacturing workforce. 
SEC. 2. INTERAGENCY AEROSPACE REVITALIZATION TASK 
FORCE. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established a task 
force to be known as the ‘‘Interagency Aerospace Revital-
ization Task Force’’ (in this section referred to as the 
‘‘Task Force’’). 
(b) DUTIES.—The Task Force shall develop a strat-
egy for the Federal Government for aerospace workforce 
development, including strategies for— 
(1) maximizing cooperation among departments 
and agencies of the Federal Government and the use 
of resources of the Federal Government in fulfilling 
demand for a skilled workforce across all vocational 
classifications; 
(2) developing integrated Federal Government 
policies to promote and monitor public and private 
sector programs for science, engineering, technology, 
mathematics, and skilled trades education and train-
ing; and 
(3) establishing partnerships with industry, or-
ganized labor, academia, and State and local govern-
ments to— 
(A) collect and disseminate information on 
occupational requirements and projected em-
ployment openings; and 
(B) coordinate appropriate agency re-
sources, including grants, loans, and scholar-
ships, for the advancement of workforce edu-
cation, training, and certification programs.
(c) MEMBERSHIP.— 
(1) NUMBER
AND
APPOINTMENT.—The Task 
Force shall be composed of 11 members who shall 
be appointed as follows: 
(A) One member shall be the Assistant 
Secretary of Labor for Employment and Train-
ing. 
(B) One member shall be a representative 
of the Department of Commerce and shall be 
appointed by the Secretary of Commerce. 
(C) One member shall be a representative 
of the Department of Defense and shall be ap-
pointed by the Secretary of Defense. 
(D) One member shall be a representative 
of the Department of Homeland Security and 
shall be appointed by the Secretary of Home-
land Security. 
(E) One member shall be a representative 
of the Department of Education and shall be 
appointed by the Secretary of Education. 
(F) One member shall be a representative 
of the Department of Transportation and shall 
be appointed by the Secretary of Transpor-
tation.
(G) One member shall be a representative 
of the Department of Energy and shall be ap-
pointed by the Secretary of Energy. 
(H) One member shall be a representative 
of the National Aeronautics and Space Admin-
istration (NASA) and shall be appointed by the 
Administrator of NASA. 
(I) One member shall be a representative 
of the National Science Foundation (NSF) and 
shall be appointed by the Director of the NSF. 
(J) Two members shall be appointed by 
the President. 
(2) CHAIRPERSON.—The Assistant Secretary of 
Labor for Employment and Training shall serve as 
the chairperson of the Task Force. 
(3) 
DEADLINE
FOR
APPOINTMENT.—Each 
member shall be appointed to the Task Force not 
later than 90 days after the date of the enactment 
of this Act. 
(4) VACANCIES.—A vacancy in the Task Force 
shall be filled in the manner in which the original 
appointment was made. 
(5) PROHIBITION
OF
COMPENSATION.—Mem-
bers of the Task Force may not receive pay, allow-
ances, or benefits by reason of their service on the 
Task Force. 
(d) MEETINGS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Task Force shall meet 
at the call of the Chairperson. 
(2) FREQUENCY.—The Task Force shall meet 
not less than two times each year. 
(3) QUORUM.—6 members of the Task Force 
shall constitute a quorum. 
(e) ANNUAL REPORTS.—Not later than one year 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, and annually 
thereafter for four years, the Task Force shall submit to 
Congress, and make available to the public, a report de-
tailing the activities of the Task Force and containing the 
findings, strategies, recommendations, policies, and initia-
tives developed pursuant to the duties of the Task Force 
under subsection (b). 
(f) TERMINATION.—The Commission shall terminate 
on the date of the submission of the final report under 
subsection (e). 
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