I 
116TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 5427 
To modernize training programs at aviation maintenance technician schools, 
and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
DECEMBER 12, 2019 
Mr. YOUNG (for himself and Mrs. BUSTOS) introduced the following bill; which 
was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure 
A BILL 
To modernize training programs at aviation maintenance 
technician schools, 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 ‘‘Promoting Aviation 
Regulations for Technical Training (PARTT) 147 Act of 
2019’’. 
SEC. 2. NEW REGULATIONS REQUIRED. 
(a) INTERIM FINAL REGULATIONS.—Not later than 
90 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Ad-
ministrator of the Federal Aviation Administration (in 
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this Act referred to as the ‘‘Administrator’’) shall issue 
interim final regulations to establish requirements for 
issuing aviation maintenance technician school certificates 
and associated ratings and the general operating rules for 
the holders of those certificates and ratings in accordance 
with the requirements of this Act. 
(b) REPEAL OF CURRENT REGULATIONS.—Upon the 
effective date of the interim final regulations required 
under subsection (a), part 147 of title 14, Code of Federal 
Regulations (as in effect on the date of enactment of this 
Act) and any regulations issued under section 624 of the 
FAA Reauthorization Act of 2018 (Public Law 115–254) 
shall have no force or effect on or after the effective date 
of such interim final regulations. 
SEC. 3. AVIATION MAINTENANCE TECHNICIAN SCHOOL 
CERTIFICATION REQUIRED. 
No person may operate an aviation maintenance tech-
nician school without, or in violation of, an aviation main-
tenance technician school certificate and the operations 
specifications issued under the interim final regulations 
required under section 2(a). 
SEC. 4. CERTIFICATE REQUIREMENTS. 
(a) APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS.—An application 
for a certificate to operate an aviation maintenance techni-
cian school shall include the following: 
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(1) A description of the facilities, including the 
physical address of the certificate holder’s primary 
location for operation of the school, any additional 
fixed locations where training will be provided, and 
the equipment and materials to be used at each loca-
tion. 
(2) A description of the manner in which the 
school’s curriculum will ensure students are capable 
of attaining a mechanic certificate and associated 
ratings under subpart D of part 65 of title 14, Code 
of Federal Regulations (or any successor regulation). 
(3) A description of the manner in which the 
school will ensure it provides the necessary qualified 
personnel to meet the requirements of section 5(d). 
(b) CHANGE APPLICATIONS.—An application for an 
additional rating or amended certificate shall include only 
the information necessary to substantiate the reason for 
the requested additional rating or change. 
(c) DURATION OF CERTIFICATE.—An aviation main-
tenance technician school certificate issued under the in-
terim final regulations required under section 2(a) shall 
be effective from the date of issue until the certificate is 
surrendered, suspended, or revoked. 
(d) CERTIFICATE RATINGS.—An aviation mainte-
nance technician school certificate issued under the in-
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terim final regulations required under section 2(a) shall 
specify which of the 1 or more following ratings apply to 
the aviation maintenance technician school: 
(1) Airframe. 
(2) Powerplant. 
(3) Airframe and Powerplant. 
SEC. 5. OPERATIONS REQUIREMENTS. 
(a) FACILITIES, EQUIPMENT, AND MATERIAL RE-
QUIREMENTS.—Each aviation maintenance technician 
school shall provide and maintain the facilities, equipment, 
and materials that are appropriate to the 1 or more rat-
ings held by the school and the number of students taught. 
(b) TRAINING PROVIDED AT ANOTHER LOCATION.— 
An aviation maintenance technician school may provide 
training at any additional location that meets the require-
ments of the interim final regulations required under sec-
tion 2(a) and is listed in the certificate holder’s operations 
specifications. 
(c) CURRICULUM REQUIREMENTS.—Each aviation 
maintenance technician school shall establish and main-
tain curriculum designed to continually align with me-
chanic testing standards and ensure students are eligible 
for a mechanic certificate and associated ratings under 
subpart D of part 65 of title 14, Code of Federal Regula-
tions (or any successor regulation). 
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(d) INSTRUCTOR REQUIREMENTS.—Each aviation 
maintenance technician school shall— 
(1) provide qualified personnel to teach in a 
manner that ensures positive educational outcomes 
are achieved; and 
(2) ensure instructors hold a mechanic certifi-
cate with 1 or more appropriate ratings (or, with re-
spect to instructors who are not certified mechanics, 
are otherwise specifically qualified to teach their as-
signed content). 
SEC. 6. QUALITY CONTROL SYSTEM. 
(a) ACCREDITATION.—Each aviation maintenance 
technician school shall— 
(1) be accredited as meeting the definition of an 
institution of higher education provided for in sec-
tion 101 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 
U.S.C. 1001); or 
(2) establish and maintain a quality control sys-
tem that meets the requirements specified in sub-
section (b) and is approved by the Administrator. 
(b) FAA-APPROVED SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS.—The 
Administrator shall approve a quality control system that 
provides procedures for recordkeeping, assessment, issuing 
credit for experience, issuing of final course grades, ensur-
ing sufficient number of instructors, granting of gradua-
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tion documentation, and corrective action for addressing 
deficiencies. 
SEC. 7. ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS. 
(a) MINIMUM PASSAGE RATE.—An aviation mainte-
nance technician school shall maintain a pass rate of at 
least 70 percent of students that take the written, oral, 
or practical (or any combination thereof) Federal Aviation 
Administration mechanic tests within 60 days of gradua-
tion for the most recent 3-year period. 
(b) FAA INSPECTION.—An aviation maintenance 
technician school shall allow the Administrator such access 
as the Administrator determines necessary to inspect the 
1 or more locations of the school for purposes of deter-
mining the school’s compliance with the interim final regu-
lations required under section 2(a) and the aviation main-
tenance technician school certificate issued for the school. 
(c) EARLY TESTING.—An aviation maintenance tech-
nician school may issue authenticated documentation dem-
onstrating a student’s satisfactory progress, completion of 
corresponding portions of the curriculum, and prepared-
ness to take the aviation mechanic written general knowl-
edge test, even if the student has not met the experience 
requirements of section 65.77 of title 14, Code of Federal 
Regulations (or any successor regulation). Any such docu-
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mentation shall specify the curriculum the student com-
pleted and the completion date. 
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