[Congressional Bills 109th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 758 Enrolled Bill (ENR)]

        H.R.758

                       One Hundred Ninth Congress

                                 of the

                        United States of America


                          AT THE SECOND SESSION

          Begun and held at the City of Washington on Tuesday,
             the third day of January, two thousand and six


                                 An Act



   To establish an interagency aerospace revitalization task force to 
    develop a national strategy for aerospace workforce recruitment, 
                       training, and cultivation.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. FINDINGS.
    Congress finds the following:
        (1) The aerospace industry generates nearly 15 percent of the 
    gross domestic product of the United States, supports approximately 
    11,000,000 jobs in the United States, and leads the United States 
    economy in net exports.
        (2) The aerospace industry contributes directly to the economic 
    and national security of the United States through military, space, 
    air transport, and information technology applications.
        (3) A skilled and educated workforce represents the most 
    valuable asset of the United States economy.
        (4) In 2004, total employment in the aerospace industry fell to 
    its lowest point in 50 years.
        (5) 27 percent of the aerospace manufacturing workforce will 
    become eligible for retirement by 2008.
        (6) Students in the United States rank near the bottom of the 
    leading industrialized countries of the world in mathematics and 
    science test performance.
        (7) To ensure the stability of high-skilled jobs and the global 
    competitiveness of the domestic aerospace industry, the United 
    States requires coordinated Federal Government policies to sustain 
    and expand the science, mathematics, engineering, and manufacturing 
    workforce.
SEC. 2. INTERAGENCY AEROSPACE REVITALIZATION TASK FORCE.
    (a) Establishment.--There is established a task force to be known 
as the ``Interagency Aerospace Revitalization Task Force'' (in this 
section referred to as the ``Task Force'').
    (b) Duties.--The Task Force shall develop a strategy for the 
Federal Government for aerospace workforce development, including 
strategies for--
        (1) maximizing cooperation among departments and agencies of 
    the Federal Government and the use of resources of the Federal 
    Government in fulfilling demand for a skilled workforce across all 
    vocational classifications;
        (2) developing integrated Federal Government policies to 
    promote and monitor public and private sector programs for science, 
    engineering, technology, mathematics, and skilled trades education 
    and training; and
        (3) establishing partnerships with industry, organized labor, 
    academia, and State and local governments to--
            (A) collect and disseminate information on occupational 
        requirements and projected employment openings; and
            (B) coordinate appropriate agency resources, including 
        grants, loans, and scholarships, for the advancement of 
        workforce education, training, and certification programs.
    (c) Membership.--
        (1) Number and appointment.--The Task Force shall be composed 
    of 11 members who shall be appointed as follows:
            (A) One member shall be the Assistant Secretary of Labor 
        for Employment and Training.
            (B) One member shall be a representative of the Department 
        of Commerce and shall be appointed by the Secretary of 
        Commerce.
            (C) One member shall be a representative of the Department 
        of Defense and shall be appointed by the Secretary of Defense.
            (D) One member shall be a representative of the Department 
        of Homeland Security and shall be appointed by the Secretary of 
        Homeland Security.
            (E) One member shall be a representative of the Department 
        of Education and shall be appointed by the Secretary of 
        Education.
            (F) One member shall be a representative of the Department 
        of Transportation and shall be appointed by the Secretary of 
        Transportation.
            (G) One member shall be a representative of the Department 
        of Energy and shall be appointed by the Secretary of Energy.
            (H) One member shall be a representative of the National 
        Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) and shall be 
        appointed by the Administrator of NASA.
            (I) One member shall be a representative of the National 
        Science Foundation (NSF) and shall be appointed by the Director 
        of the NSF.
            (J) Two members shall be appointed by the President.
        (2) Chairperson.--The Assistant Secretary of Labor for 
    Employment and Training shall serve as the chairperson of the Task 
    Force.
        (3) Deadline for appointment.--Each member shall be appointed 
    to the Task Force not later than 90 days after the date of the 
    enactment of this Act.
        (4) Vacancies.--A vacancy in the Task Force shall be filled in 
    the manner in which the original appointment was made.
        (5) Prohibition of compensation.--Members of the Task Force may 
    not receive pay, allowances, or benefits by reason of their service 
    on the Task Force.
    (d) Meetings.--
        (1) In general.--The Task Force shall meet at the call of the 
    Chairperson.
        (2) Frequency.--The Task Force shall meet not less than two 
    times each year.
        (3) Quorum.--6 members of the Task Force shall constitute a 
    quorum.
    (e) Annual Reports.--Not later than one year after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter for four years, the Task 
Force shall submit to Congress, and make available to the public, a 
report detailing the activities of the Task Force and containing the 
findings, strategies, recommendations, policies, and initiatives 
developed pursuant to the duties of the Task Force under subsection 
(b).
    (f) Termination.--The Commission shall terminate on the date of the 
submission of the final report under subsection (e).

                               Speaker of the House of Representatives.

                            Vice President of the United States and    
                                               President of the Senate.