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,,repres5tatives  ,m>* #ah1 #bjbe,mr4   
,donalds 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,davis ( ,nor?
 ,c>ol9a1 & ,mr4 ,nehls7 introduc$ !    
foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to !          
,committee on ,transportation &         
,infra/ructure  ,a ,,bill  ,to direct ! 
,secret>y ( ,transportation to e/abli%  
an appr5tice%ip program = /ud5ts at     
flight tra9+ provid]s1 & = o!r purposes4
  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ 
z ! ,pre-,pilot ,pa?way ,act4  #b4      
,appr5tice%ip program = pilots  7a7     
,def9itions ,9 ?is section3  7#a7       
,appr5tice ,! t]m appr5tice means a     
/ud5t enroll$ at a flight tra9+ provid]4
  7#b7 ,flight tra9+ provid] ,! t]m     
flight tra9+ provid] means a flight     
academy c]tifi$ "u "p #ada ( title #ad1 
,code ( ,f$]al ,regulations4  7#c7      
,secret>y ,! t]m ,secret>y means !      
,secret>y ( ,transportation4  7b7       
,e/abli%m5t ,! ,secret>y1 9 consultation
 ) appropriate indu/ry /akehold]s &     

flight tra9+ provid]s :o conduct flight 
tra9+ "u "p #ada ( title #ad1 ,code (   
,f$]al ,regulations1 %all e/abli% an    
appr5tice%ip program to e/abli% a       
pipel9e ( qualifi$ & int]e/$ individuals
 to become comm]cial pilots4  7c7       
,selection ,"u ! appr5tice%ip program   
e/abli%$ "u subsection 7b71 ea* flight  
tra9+ provid] p>ticipat+ 9 !            
appr5tice%ip program e/abli%$ "u        
subsection 7b7 may select up to #h      
applicants1 or m if consid]$ appropriate
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ea* p>ticipat+ flight tra9+ provid]1 to 
s]ve z appr5tices ea* academic ye>4  7d7
 ,curriculum & requirem5ts  7#a7 ,9     
g5]al ,to graduate f an appr5tice%ip    
program e/abli%$ "u subsection 7b71 an  
appr5tice %all satisfy any relevant     
requirem5ts & m9imum curriculum "u "p   
#ada ( title #ad1 ,code ( ,f$]al        
,regulations 7or successor regulations71
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su* "p4  7#b7 ,m9imum requirem5ts ,no?+ 
9 ?is ,act prev5ts a flight tra9+       

provid] f impos+ additional requirem5ts1
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appr5tice%ip program1 on an appr5tice   
tak+ "p 9 an appr5tice%ip program       
e/abli%$ pursuant to ?is section4  7e7  
,optional program ,a flight tra9+       
provid] may *oose n to p>ticipate 9 an  
appr5tice%ip program e/abli%$ "u ?is    
section4  7f7 ,regulations ,n lat] ?an  
#a ye> aft] ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is     
,act1 ! ,secret>y %all issue su*        
regulations z are necess>y to implem5t  
?is ,act4  7g7 ,inc5tiviz+ retir$ pilots
 ,! ,secret>y %all take su* actions z   
may be appropriate to develop me?ods to 
inc5tivize pilots1 includ+ retir$       
milit>y pilots1 retir+ airl9e pilots1 & 
graduates ( ! appr5tice%ip programs     
e/abli%$ "u ?is section1 to become      
in/ructors1 m5tors1 or program advisors 
at p>ticipat+ flight tra9+ provid]s1    
includ+ ?r\gh ! developm5t ( pa?way     
programs = su* pilots to ga9 initial    
qualifications or concurr5t             
qualifications z c]tifi$ flight         

in/ructors "u "p #fa or "p #ada ( title 
#ad1 ,code ( ,f$]al ,regulations4  7h7  
,report+ & evaluation  7#a7 ,report+ ,! 
,secret>y %all submit to ,congress an   
annual report detail+ appr5tice         
progress1 ret5tion rates1 &             
po/-graduation employm5t outcomes "u !  
program "u ?is section4  7#b7           
,evaluation ,! ,secret>y %all conduct an
 annual review ( ! appr5tice%ip         
program's effectiv5ess1 includ+ ! impact
 on address+ pilot %ortages4