,,ii  #aaeth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #bgib  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,may #g1       
#bjah,mr4 ,hatch 7for himself1 ,ms4     
,cantwell1 ,mr4 ,blumenthal1 and ,mr4   
,inhofe7 introduced the following bill2 
which was read twice and referred to the
 ,committee on ,commerce1 ,science1 and 
,transportation  ,a ,,bill  ,to         
modernize training programs at aviation 
maintenance technician schools4  #a4    
,modernization of training programs at  
aviation maintenance technician schools 
7a7 ,regulations ,not later than #ahj   
days after the date of enactment of this
 ,act1 the ,administrator of the        
,federal ,aviation ,administration 7in  
this section referred to as the         
,administrator7 shall issue final       
regulations to modernize training       
programs at aviation maintenance        
technician schools governed by part #adg
 of title #ad1 ,code of ,federal        
,regulations4  7b7 ,review and periodic 
updates ,the ,administrator shall ensure

 training programs referred to in       
subsection 7a7 are revised and updated  
in correlation with aviation maintenance
 technician airman certification        
standards as necessary to reflect       
current technology and maintenance      
practices4  7c7 ,report to ,congress ,if
 the ,administrator does not issue such 
final regulations by the deadline       
specified in subsection 7a71 the        
,administrator shall1 not later than #cj
 days after such deadline1 submit to the
 ,committee on ,commerce1 ,science1 and 
,transportation of the ,senate and the  
,committee on ,transportation and       
,infrastructure of the ,house of        
,representatives a report containing--  
7#a7 an explanation as to why such final
 regulations were not issued by such    
deadline2 and  7#b7 a schedule for      
issuing such final regulations4