,,ii  #aaeth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #bbdd  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,december #ah1 
#bjag ,ms4 ,collins 7for herself and    
,ms4 ,duckworth7 introduced the         
following bill2 which was read twice and
 referred to the ,committee on          
,commerce1 ,science1 and ,transportation
  ,a ,,bill  ,to create opportunities   
for women in the aviation industry4  #a4
 ,short title  ,this ,act may be cited  
as the ,promoting ,women in the         
,aviation ,workforce ,act4  #b4         
,findings ,the ,congress finds the      
following3 7#a7 ,women make up over #ej 
percent of the national workforce1 but  
are significantly underrepresented in   
the aviation industry4 ,women represent 
only #b percent of airline mechanics1 #d
 percent of flight engineers1 #e percent
 of repairmen1 #bf percent of air       
traffic controllers1 #ah percent of     
flight dispatchers1 and #f percent of   
pilots4  7#b7 ,twelve percent of        
students enrolled in ,,aabi-accredited  

programs are women4  7#c7 ,women have   
made tremendous contributions to        
aviation while under steep adversity4   
,courageous women like ,blanche ,scott1 
,amelia ,earhart1 ,bessie ,coleman1 ,ada
 ,brown1 and so many others paved the   
way for women in aviation and           
engineering4 ,their leadership shall be 
valued and remembered as we continue to 
grow the influence of women in aviation4
  7#d7 ,programs like the annual ,girls 
in ,aviation ,day established by ,women 
in ,aviation ,international in          
,september #bjae help young women be    
introduced to the different             
opportunities that are open to women in 
the aviation and aerospace industry4    
,support for these efforts will go a    
long way in supporting women's          
aspirations in these fields4  #c4 ,sense
 of ,congress regarding women in        
aviation ,it is the sense of ,congress  
that the aviation industry should       
explore all opportunities1 including    
pilot training1 science1 technology1    

engineering1 and mathematics education1 
and mentorship programs1 to encourage   
and support female students and aviators
 to pursue a career in aviation4  #d4   
,supporting women's involvement in the  
aviation field  7a7 ,advisory ,board ,to
 encourage women and girls to enter the 
field of aviation1 the ,administrator of
 the ,federal ,aviation ,administration 
shall create and facilitate the ,women  
in ,aviation ,advisory ,board 7referred 
to in this section as the ,board71 with 
the objective of promoting organizations
 and programs that are providing        
education1 training1 mentorship1        
outreach1 and recruitment of women into 
the aviation industry4  7b7 ,composition
 ,the ,board shall consist of members   
whose diverse background allows them to 
contribute balanced points of view and  
ideas regarding the strategies and      
objectives set forth in section #d7;f74 
7c7 ,selection ,not later than #i months
 after the date of enactment of this    
,act1 the ,administrator shall appoint  

members of the ,board1 including        
representatives from the following3     
7#a7 ,major airlines and aerospace      
companies4  7#b7 ,nonprofit             
organizations within the aviation       
industry4  7#c7 ,aviation business      
associations4  7#d7 ,engineering        
business associations4  7#e7 ,united    
,states ,air ,force ,auxiliary1 ,civil  
,air ,patrol4  7d7 ,period of           
,appointment ,members shall be appointed
 to the ,board for the duration of the  
existence of the ,board4  7e7           
,compensation ,board members shall serve
 without compensation4  7f7 ,duties ,not
 later than #ah months after the date of
 enactment of this ,act1 the ,board     
shall present a comprehensive plan for  
strategies the ,administration can take1
 which include the following objectives3
  7#a7 ,identifying industry trends that
 directly or indirectly discourage women
 from pursuing careers in aviation1     
including--  7,a7 possible differences  
between women minority groups2 and  7,b7

 possible differences between women who 
live in rural1 suburban1 and urban      
areas4  7#b7 ,coordinating the functions
 of airline companies1 nonprofit        
organizations1 and aviation and         
engineering associations to facilitate  
support for women pursuing careers in   
aviation4  7#c7 ,creating opportunities 
to expand existing scholarship          
opportunities for women in the aviation 
industry4  7#d7 ,enhancing aviation     
training1 mentorship1 education1 and    
outreach programs that are exclusive to 
women4  7g7 ,reports  7#a7 ,in general  
,not later than #b years after the date 
of enactment of this ,act1 the          
,administrator shall submit a report    
to--  7,a7 the ,committee on            
,transportation and ,infrastructure of  
the ,house of ,representatives and  7,b7
 the ,committee on ,commerce1 ,science1 
and ,transportation of the ,senate4     
7#b7 ,availability online ,the          
,administrator shall make the report    
publicly available online and in print4