H. R. 758
One Hundred Ninth Congress
of the
United States of America 
AT THE SECOND SESSION 
Begun and held at the City of Washington on Tuesday, 
the third day of January, two thousand and six 
An Act 
To establish an interagency aerospace revitalization task force to develop a national 
strategy for aerospace workforce recruitment, training, and cultivation.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives 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 economy in net exports. 
(2) The aerospace industry contributes directly to the eco-
nomic and national security of the United States through mili-
tary, space, air transport, and information technology applica-
tions. 
(3) A skilled and educated workforce represents the most 
valuable asset of the United States economy. 
(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 mathe-
matics and science test performance. 
(7) To ensure the stability of high-skilled jobs and the 
global competitiveness of the domestic aerospace industry, the 
United States requires coordinated 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 Revitalization Task Force’’ 
(in this section referred to as the ‘‘Task Force’’). 
(b) DUTIES.—The Task Force shall develop a strategy for the 
Federal 
Government 
for 
aerospace 
workforce 
development, 
including strategies for—
(1) maximizing cooperation among departments and agen-
cies 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
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science, engineering, technology, mathematics, and skilled 
trades education and training; and 
(3) establishing partnerships with industry, organized 
labor, academia, and State and local governments to—
(A) collect and disseminate information on occupational 
requirements and projected employment openings; and 
(B) coordinate appropriate agency resources, including 
grants, loans, and scholarships, for the advancement of 
workforce education, 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 Training. 
(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 appointed by the Sec-
retary of Defense. 
(D) One member shall be a representative of the 
Department of Homeland Security and shall be appointed 
by the Secretary of Homeland 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 Transportation. 
(G) One member shall be a representative of the 
Department of Energy and shall be appointed by the Sec-
retary of Energy. 
(H) One member shall be a representative of the 
National Aeronautics and Space Administration (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.—Members of the Task 
Force may not receive pay, allowances, 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.
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(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 detailing the activities of the Task Force 
and containing the findings, strategies, recommendations, policies, 
and initiatives 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).
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
Vice President of the United States and
President of the Senate.