I 
118TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3772 
To amend the FAA Reauthorization Act of 2018 to extend the aviation 
workforce development program and provide grants to develop aviation 
manufacturing and supplier workforce, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 31, 2023 
Mr. LARSEN of Washington (for himself, Mrs. PELTOLA, and Mr. COHEN) in-
troduced 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 aviation workforce development program 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 to develop and support the education of the 
aviation manufacturing and supplier workforce; 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) by amending paragraph 
(1) to read as follows: 
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—Out of amounts made 
available under section 48105 of title 49, United 
States Code, for each of fiscal years 2024 through 
2028— 
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‘‘(A) not more than $20,000,000 is author-
ized to be expended to provide grants under the 
program established under subsection (a)(1); 
‘‘(B) $20,000,000 is authorized to provide 
grants under the program established under 
subsection (a)(2); 
‘‘(C) $20,000,000 to provide grants under 
the program established under subsection 
(a)(3); and 
‘‘(D) $20,000,000 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 entity that— 
‘‘(i) actively designs or manufactures 
any aircraft, aircraft engine, propeller, or 
appliance, or a component, part, or system 
thereof, covered under section 44704 of 
title 49, United States Code; and 
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‘‘(ii) has significant operations in the 
United States, and a majority of its em-
ployees engaged in aviation manufacturing 
or development activities and services are 
based in the United States; or 
‘‘(B) an accredited institution of higher 
education (as defined in section 101 of the 
Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 
10001)), or a high school or a secondary school 
(as such terms are defined in section 8101 of 
the Elementary and Secondary Education Act 
of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7801)) that has or is work-
ing to establish an aviation manufacturing pro-
gram. 
‘‘(4) An application for a grant under the pro-
gram established under subsection (a)(4) shall— 
‘‘(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; 
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‘‘(ii) includes an air carrier (as de-
fined in section 40102 of title 49, United 
States Code), a flight school described in 
paragraph (1)(C), a holder of a certificate 
described in paragraph (2)(A), or an avia-
tion company 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 
‘‘(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 
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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; 
‘‘(iv) 
maintain 
proper 
accounting 
records and documentation; and 
‘‘(v) prepare financial reports.’’; and 
(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: 
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‘‘(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— 
‘‘(i) primary, secondary, and post-sec-
ondary school students; 
‘‘(ii) to communities underrepresented 
in the industry; or 
‘‘(iii) to students in economically dis-
advantaged geographic areas; 
‘‘(D) to support transition to careers in 
aviation manufacturing, including for members 
of the Armed Forces; or 
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‘‘(E) 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; 
‘‘(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 
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‘‘(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).’’. 
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