,i  #aag? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #fhda  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,febru>y #be1         
#bjbb,mr4 ,johnson ( ,georgia 7=        
himself1 ,ms4 ,norton1 ,mrs4 ,mc,bath1  
,mr4 ,coh51 ,mr4 ,v>gas1 ,ms4 ,moore (  
,wiscons91 ,ms4 ,lee ( ,cali=nia1 ,ms4  
,jackson ,lee1 ,mr4 ,bi%op ( ,georgia1  
,mr4 ,payne1 ,mr4 ,ru%1 ,ms4 ,bass1 ,mr4
 ,david ,scott ( ,georgia1 ,ms4 ,titus1 
,ms4 ,ross1 ,mr4 ,l>s5 ( ,wa%+ton1 ,mr4 
,espaillat1 ,mr4 ,vic5te ,gonzalez (    
,texas1 ,mr4 ,?ompson ( ,mississippi1   
,mrs4 ,watson ,coleman1 ,ms4 ,m5g1 ,mr4 
,br[n ( ,m>yl&1 ,mr4 ,ca/51 ,mr4 ,keat+1
 ,ms4 ,scanlon1 ,ms4 ,johnson ( ,texas1 
,mrs4 ,hayes1 ,mrs4 ,lawr5ce1 ,ms4      
,williams ( ,georgia1 ,mr4 ,gre5 (      
,texas1 ,ms4 ,/ev5s1 ,mr4 ,c>son1 ,mr4  
,mc,eachin1 ,mr4 ,kahele1 ,ms4          
,b\rdeaux1 & ,mrs4 ,c>olyn ,b4 ,maloney 
( ,new ,york7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2  
:i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on         
,transportation & ,infra/ructure  ,a    
,,bill  ,to direct ! ,secret>y (        

,transportation to e/abli% a grant      
program to improve ! prep>ation &       
repres5tation ( c]ta9 /ud5ts 9          
aviation-relat$ fields1 & = o!r         
purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may
 be cit$ z ! ,m9orities 9 ,aviation     
,education ,act ( #bjbb4  #b4 ,bessie   
,coleman ,aviation ,education ,program  
7a7 ,9 g5]al ,! ,secret>y (             
,transportation %all e/abli% ! ,bessie  
,coleman ,aviation ,education ,program  
to provide grants to eligible entities  
to improve ! prep>ation & repres5tation 
( /ud5ts1 p>ticul>ly wom5 & m9orities1 9
 aviation-relat$ fields4  7b7 ,au?oriz$ 
activities ,a grant aw>d$ "u ?is section
 may only be us$ = activities t increase
 exposure & access to aviation-relat$   
education & jobs ?r\gh su* means z--    
7#a7 int]n%ips1 appr5tice%ips1 or       
s*ol>%ips t (f] /ud5ts exp]i5ce 9 !     
aviation indu/ry2  7#b7 programs t      
introduce /ud5ts to unmann$ aircraft    
sy/ems 7z ! t]m is def9$ 9 section      
#ddhja ( title #di1 ,unit$ ,/ates       

,code72  7#c7 c>e] exploration &        
educational programs t tea* te*nical    
skills us$ 9 aviation ma9t5ance1 or to  
improve exi/+ su* programs2 &  7#d7     
programs to increase ! recruitm5t &     
ret5tion ( und]repres5t$ m9orities 9    
po/second>y aviation degree programs4   
7c7 ,application & review proc$ures     
7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,an eligible entity seek+ 
a grant "u ?is section %all submit an   
application to ! ,secret>y at su* "t1 9 
su* mann]1 & conta9+ su* in=mation z !  
,secret>y may require1 includ+ a        
description ( h[ grant funds w be us$ to
 increase exposure & access to          
aviation-relat$ education & jobs4  7#b7 
,priority ,9 review+ & select+          
applications = grants "u ?is section1 ! 
,secret>y %all give priority to         
applicants t propose to use grant funds 
to enc\rage ! p>ticipation ( wom51      
m9orities1 & individuals 9 rural & urban
 areas 9 ! aviation indu/ry4  7#c7      
,p>tn]%ip ) o!r entities ,an eligible   
entity may ent] into a p>tn]%ip agreem5t

 ) an in/itution ( high] education1 a   
nonpr(it organization1 or ano!r entity1 
to c>ry out activities ) a grant aw>d$  
"u ?is section4  7d7 ,grant am\nt ,!    
maximum am\nt ( a grant aw>d$ "u ?is    
section 9 a fiscal ye> %all be #ejj1jjj4
  7e7 ,def9itions ,9 ?is subsection1 !  
foll[+ def9itions apply3 7#a7 ,eligible 
entity ,! t]m eligible entity means--   
7,a7 a local educational ag5cy2  7,b7 a 
,/ate educational ag5cy2 &  7,c7 a ,/ate
 or local gov]nm5t4  7#b7 ,in/itution ( 
high] education ,! t]m in/itution (     
high] education has ! mean+ giv5 ! t]m 9
 section #aja ( ! ,high] ,education ,act
 ( #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #ajja74  7#c7   
,local educational ag5cy ,! t]m local   
educational ag5cy has ! mean+ giv5 ! t]m
 9 section #haja ( ! ,elem5t>y &        
,second>y ,education ,act ( #aife 7#bj  
,u4,s4,c4 #ghja74  7#d7 ,/ate           
educational ag5cy ,! t]m ,/ate          
educational ag5cy has ! mean+ giv5 ! t]m
 9 section #haja ( ! ,elem5t>y &        
,second>y ,education ,act ( #aife 7#bj  

,u4,s4,c4 #ghja74  7f7 ,au?orization (  
appropriations ,!re are au?oriz$ to be  
appropriat$ to c>ry out ?is section     
#e1jjj1jjj = ea* ( fiscal ye>s #bjbb1   
#bjbc1 #bjbd1 #bjbe1 & #bjbf4