,,ii  #aagth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #ebcf  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,december #ab1 
#bjbb,ms4 ,duckworth 7for herself and   
,mr4 ,moran7 introduced the following   
bill2 which was read twice and referred 
to the ,committee on ,commerce1         
,science1 and ,transportation  ,a ,,bill
  ,to increase funding for aviation     
workforce development grant programs of 
the ,federal ,aviation ,administration4 
#a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited
 as the ,aviation ,workforce            
,development ,enhancement ,act4  #b4    
,increasing funding for aviation        
workforce development grant programs    
7a7 ,in general ,section #fbe of the    
,,faa ,reauthorization ,act of #bjah    
7#di ,u4,s4,c4 #djaja note7 is amended--
 7#a7 in subsection 7a7-- 7,a7 in       
paragraph 7#a71 by striking and at the  
end2  7,b7 in paragraph 7#b71 by        
striking the period at the end and      
inserting 2 and2 and  7,c7 by adding at 
the end the following new paragraph3    

7#c7 a program to provide grants for    
eligible projects to support the        
education and recruitment of aviation   
manufacturing technical workers and the 
development of the aviation             
manufacturing workforce4  2  7#b7 in    
subsection 7b7-- 7,a7 in paragraph 7#a71
 by striking #bjbc each place it appears
 and inserting #bjbi2  7,b7 by          
redesignating paragraph 7#b7 as         
paragraph 7#c72  7,c7 by inserting after
 paragraph 7#a7 the following new       
paragraph3  7#b7 ,additional funding ,in
 addition to amounts available for      
grants pursuant to paragraph 7#a71 there
 is authorized to be appropriated-- 7,a7
 #aj1jjj1jjj for each of fiscal years   
#bjbd through #bjbi to provide grants   
under the program established under     
subsection 7a77#a72  7,b7 #aj1jjj1jjj   
for each of fiscal years #bjbd through  
#bjbi to provide grants under the       
program established under subsection    
7a77#b72 and  7,c7 #aj1jjj1jjj for each 
of fiscal years #bjbd through #bjbi to  

provide grants under the program        
established under subsection 7a77#c74  2
 and  7,d7 in paragraph 7#c71 as        
redesignated by subparagraph 7,b71 by   
inserting 7or1 in the case of fiscal    
years #bjbd through #bjbi1 #a1jjj1jjj7  
after #ejj1jjj2  7#c7 in subsection 7c71
 by adding at the end the following new 
paragraph3  7#c7 ,an application for a  
grant under the pilot program           
established under subsection 7a77#c7    
shall be submitted1 in such form as the 
,secretary may specify1 by-- 7,a7 a     
holder of a type or production          
certificate or similar authorization    
issued under section #ddgjd of title    
#di1 ,united ,states ,code1 or a        
credible applicant for such a           
certificate as determined by the        
,secretary2  7,b7 an accredited         
institution of higher education 7as     
defined in section #aja of the ,higher  
,education ,act of #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 
#ajja77 or a high school or secondary   
school 7as defined in section #ghja of  

the ,elementary and ,secondary          
,education ,act of #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 
#ghja72 and  7,c7 a ,state or local     
governmental entity4  2 and  7#d7 in    
subsection 7d71 by adding at the end the
 following new paragraph3  7#c7 ,for    
purposes of the pilot program           
established under subsection 7a77#c71 an
 eligible project is a project-- 7,a7 to
 establish new educational programs that
 teach technical skills used in aviation
 manufacturing1 including purchasing    
equipment1 or to improve existing such  
programs2  7,b7 to establish            
scholarships or apprenticeships for     
individuals pursuing employment in the  
aviation manufacturing industry2  7,c7  
to support outreach about careers in the
 aviation manufacturing industry to--   
7i7 primary1 secondary1 and             
post-secondary school students2 or  7ii7
 to communities underrepresented in the 
industry2  7,d7 to support educational  
opportunities related to aviation       
manufacturing in both urban and rural   

areas2  7,e7 to support transition to   
careers in aviation manufacturing1      
including for members of the ,armed     
,forces2 or  7,f7 to otherwise enhance  
aviation manufacturing technical        
education or the aviation maintenance   
industry workforce4  4  7b7 ,conforming 
amendment ,paragraph 7#d7 of section    
#dhaje of title #di1 ,united ,states    
,code1 is amended by striking #bjbc and 
inserting #bjbi4