,i  #aaeth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #fjje  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,june #e1 #bjah,mr4  
,johnson of ,georgia 7for himself1 ,mr4 
,carson of ,indiana1 ,ms4 ,clarke of    
,new ,york1 ,ms4 ,norton1 ,mr4          
,grijalva1 ,mr4 ,gutirrez1 ,mr4 ,brady  
of ,pennsylvania1 ,mr4 ,brown of        
,maryland1 ,ms4 ,lofgren1 ,ms4 ,moore1  
,mr4 ,hastings1 ,ms4 ,wilson of         
,florida1 ,mr4 ,bishop of ,georgia1 ,mr4
 ,serrano1 ,ms4 ,jackson ,lee1 ,ms4     
,plaskett1 ,mr4 ,cohen1 ,ms4 ,kaptur1   
,ms4 ,brownley of ,california1 ,mr4     
,thompson of ,mississippi1 ,mr4 ,payne1 
,mr4 ,gonzalez of ,texas1 ,mr4 ,ryan of 
,ohio1 ,mr4 ,soto1 ,mrs4 ,lawrence1 ,mr4
 ,larsen of ,washington1 and ,ms4 ,eddie
 ,bernice ,johnson of ,texas7 introduced
 the following bill2 which was referred 
to the ,committee on ,transportation and
 ,infrastructure  ,a ,,bill  ,to        
establish a grant program under the     
,federal ,aviation ,administration to   
improve the preparation and             

representation of certain students in   
aviation-related fields4  #a4 ,short    
title ,this ,act may be cited as the    
,minorities in ,aviation ,education ,act
 of #bjah4  #b4 ,bessie ,coleman        
,aviation ,education ,program  7a7 ,in  
general ,the ,administrator of the      
,federal ,aviation ,administration shall
 establish the ,bessie ,coleman         
,aviation ,education ,program to improve
 the preparation and representation of  
students1 particularly women and        
minorities1 in aviation-related fields4 
7b7 ,authorized activities ,the         
,administrator shall award grants under 
this subsection on the basis of a       
competitive peer review process4 ,grants
 awarded under this subsection may be   
used for increasing exposure and access 
to aviation-related education and jobs  
through such means as--  7#a7           
internships that offer students         
experience in the aviation industry2    
7#b7 programs that introduce students to
 unmanned aircraft operations2  7#c7    

career exploration and educational      
programs that teach technical skills    
used in aviation maintenance1 or to     
improve existing such programs2 and     
7#d7 programs to increase the           
recruitment and retention of            
underrepresented minorities in          
postsecondary aviation degree programs4 
7c7 ,application and review procedures  
7#a7 ,in general ,an entity described in
 paragraph 7#c7 seeking funding under   
this subsection shall submit an         
application to the ,administrator at    
such time1 in such manner1 and          
containing such information as the      
,administrator may require4 ,such       
application1 at a minimum1 shall include
 a description of how the funds will be 
used to carry out the activities        
described in subsection 7b74  7#b7      
,priority ,in making awards under this  
subsection1 the ,administrator shall    
give priority to applicants that will   
encourage the participation of women and
 minorities4  7#c7 ,eligibility ,local  

educational agencies1 ,state educational
 agencies1 and ,state and local         
governments1 which may enter into a     
partnership agreement with institutions 
of higher education1 nonprofit          
organizations1 or other entities1 shall 
be eligible to apply for grants under   
this subsection4  7d7 ,definitions ,in  
this subsection1 the following          
definitions apply3 7#a7 ,institution of 
higher education ,the term institution  
of higher education has the meaning     
given that term in section #aja of the  
,higher ,education ,act of #aife 7#bj   
,u4,s4,c4 #ajja74  7#b7 ,local          
educational agency ,the term local      
educational agency has the meaning given
 that term in section #haja of the      
,elementary and ,secondary ,education   
,act of #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #ghja74    
7#c7 ,state educational agency ,the term
 ,state educational agency has the      
meaning given that term in section #haja
 of the ,elementary and ,secondary      
,education ,act of #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 

#ghja74  7e7 ,authorization of          
appropriations ,there are authorized to 
be appropriated to carry out this       
section #e1jjj1jjj for each of fiscal   
years #bjai1 #bjbj1 #bjba1 #bjbb1 and   
#bjbc4