,i #aaeth ,,congress #b;d ,session ,h4 ,r4 #egja ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of ,,representatives ,may #h1 #bjah,mr4 ,graves of ,missouri 7for himself1 ,mr4 ,lipinski1 ,mr4 ,mullin1 and ,mrs4 ,lawrence7 introduced the following bill2 which was referred to the ,committee on ,transportation and ,infrastructure ,a ,,bill ,to establish an aviation maintenance workforce development pilot program4 #a4 ,aviation maintenance workforce development pilot program 7a7 ,in general ,the ,administrator of the ,federal ,aviation ,administration may carry out a pilot program to provide grants for eligible projects to support the education and recruitment of aviation maintenance technical workers and the development of the aviation maintenance industry workforce4 7b7 ,project grants 7#a7 ,in general ,there are authorized to be appropriated #e1jjj1jjj for each of the fiscal years #bjai through #bjbc to provide grants under the pilot program established under subsection 7a74 7#b7 ,dollar amount limit ,not more than #ejj1jjj shall be made available for any one-time grant in any fiscal year under the pilot program established under subsection 7a74 7c7 ,eligible applications ,an application for a grant under the pilot program established under subsection 7a7 shall be submitted1 in such form as the committee established under subsection 7e7 may specify1 jointly by-- 7#a7 a holder of a certificate issued under part #ba1 #aba1 #ace1 or #ade of title #ad1 ,code of ,federal ,regulations1 or a labor organization representing aviation maintenance workers2 7#b7 a ,state or local governmental entity2 and 7#c7 either of-- 7,a7 an accredited institution of higher education 7as defined in section #aja of the ,higher ,education ,act of #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #ajja772 or 7,b7 a secondary school 7as such term is defined in section #haja of the ,elementary and ,secondary ,education ,act of #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #ghja77 that delivers an occupation-specific curriculum that provides students with the relevant technical knowledge and skills to prepare for further education and careers in aviation maintenance4 7d7 ,eligible projects ,for purposes of the pilot program established under subsection 7a71 an eligible project is a project-- 7#a7 to establish new educational programs that teach technical skills used in aviation maintenance1 including purchasing equipment1 or to improve existing such programs2 7#b7 to establish scholarships or apprenticeships for individuals pursuing employment in the aviation maintenance industry1 including obtaining airframe and powerplant mechanic certificates2 7#c7 to support outreach about careers in the aviation maintenance industry to-- 7,a7 primary1 secondary1 and post-secondary school students2 or 7,b7 to communities underrepresented in the industry2 7#d7 to support educational opportunities related to aviation maintenance in economically disadvantaged geographic areas2 7#e7 to support transition to careers in aviation maintenance1 including for members of the ,armed ,forces2 or 7#f7 to otherwise enhance aviation maintenance technical education or the aviation maintenance industry workforce1 as determined by a unanimous vote of the committee established under subsection 7e74 7e7 ,grant application review 7#a7 ,review committee ,the ,administrator shall establish a committee to review and select applications for grants under the pilot program established under subsection 7a74 7#b7 ,membership 7,a7 ,in general ,the committee established under paragraph 7#a7 shall be comprised of-- 7i7 representatives of aircraft repair stations1 air carriers1 design and production approval holders1 labor organizations1 business aviation1 general aviation1 educational institutions1 and other relevant sectors2 or 7ii7 representatives of recognized industry groups representing entities described in clause 7i74 7,b7 ,limitation ,the committee established under paragraph 7#a7 shall have not more than #i members4