To establish an interagency aerospace revitalization task force to develop a national strategy for aerospace workforce recruitment, training, and cultivation.
PL 109-420 (H.R.758), enacted 12/20/2006

120 STAT. 2886
PUBLIC LAW 109–420—DEC. 20, 2006
Public Law 109–420
109th Congress
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.
President.
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LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—H.R. 758:
CONGRESSIONAL RECORD:
Vol. 151 (2005): Oct. 25, considered and passed House.
Vol. 152 (2006): Dec. 6, considered and passed Senate.
(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).
Approved December 20, 2006.
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