,i  #aaith ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #bahb  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,march #ah1 #bjbe,mr4
 ,donalds 7for himself1 ,mr4 ,davis of  
,north ,carolina1 and ,mr4 ,nehls7      
introduced the following bill2 which was
 referred to the ,committee on          
,transportation and ,infrastructure  ,a 
,,bill  ,to direct the ,secretary of    
,transportation to establish an         
apprenticeship program for students at  
flight training providers1 and for other
 purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act 
may be cited as the ,pre-,pilot ,pathway
 ,act4  #b4 ,apprenticeship program for 
pilots  7a7 ,definitions ,in this       
section3  7#a7 ,apprentice ,the term    
apprentice means a student enrolled at a
 flight training provider4  7#b7 ,flight
 training provider ,the term flight     
training provider means a flight academy
 certified under part #ada of title #ad1
 ,code of ,federal ,regulations4  7#c7  
,secretary ,the term ,secretary means   
the ,secretary of ,transportation4  7b7 

,establishment ,the ,secretary1 in      
consultation with appropriate industry  
stakeholders and flight training        
providers who conduct flight training   
under part #ada of title #ad1 ,code of  
,federal ,regulations1 shall establish  
an apprenticeship program to establish a
 pipeline of qualified and interested   
individuals to become commercial pilots4
  7c7 ,selection ,under the             
apprenticeship program established under
 subsection 7b71 each flight training   
provider participating in the           
apprenticeship program established under
 subsection 7b7 may select up to #h     
applicants1 or more if considered       
appropriate by the ,secretary based upon
 the size and type of each participating
 flight training provider1 to serve as  
apprentices each academic year4  7d7    
,curriculum and requirements  7#a7 ,in  
general ,to graduate from an            
apprenticeship program established under
 subsection 7b71 an apprentice shall    
satisfy any relevant requirements and   

minimum curriculum under part #ada of   
title #ad1 ,code of ,federal            
,regulations 7or successor regulations71
 including all curriculum under subpart 
,c of such part4  7#b7 ,minimum         
requirements ,nothing in this ,act      
prevents a flight training provider from
 imposing additional requirements1 such 
as modifying the terms of service of the
 apprenticeship program1 on an          
apprentice taking part in an            
apprenticeship program established      
pursuant to this section4  7e7 ,optional
 program ,a flight training provider may
 choose not to participate in an        
apprenticeship program established under
 this section4  7f7 ,regulations ,not   
later than #a year after the date of    
enactment of this ,act1 the ,secretary  
shall issue such regulations as are     
necessary to implement this ,act4  7g7  
,incentivizing retired pilots ,the      
,secretary shall take such actions as   
may be appropriate to develop methods to
 incentivize pilots1 including retired  

military pilots1 retiring airline       
pilots1 and graduates of the            
apprenticeship programs established     
under this section1 to become           
instructors1 mentors1 or program        
advisors at participating flight        
training providers1 including through   
the development of pathway programs for 
such pilots to gain initial             
qualifications or concurrent            
qualifications as certified flight      
instructors under part #fa or part #ada 
of title #ad1 ,code of ,federal         
,regulations4  7h7 ,reporting and       
evaluation  7#a7 ,reporting ,the        
,secretary shall submit to ,congress an 
annual report detailing apprentice      
progress1 retention rates1 and          
post-graduation employment outcomes     
under the program under this section4   
7#b7 ,evaluation ,the ,secretary shall  
conduct an annual review of the         
apprenticeship program's effectiveness1 
including the impact on addressing pilot
 shortages4