[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3772 Introduced in House (IH)]

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118th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 3772

  To amend the FAA Reauthorization Act of 2018 to extend the aviation 
 workforce development program and provide grants to develop aviation 
     manufacturing and supplier workforce, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              May 31, 2023

  Mr. Larsen of Washington (for himself, Mrs. Peltola, and Mr. Cohen) 
 introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on 
                   Transportation and Infrastructure

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                                 A BILL


 
  To amend the FAA Reauthorization Act of 2018 to extend the aviation 
 workforce development program and provide grants to develop aviation 
     manufacturing and supplier workforce, and for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Aviation Workforce, Opportunity, 
Recruiting, Knowledge, and Supply Act'' or the ``Aviation WORKS Act''.

SEC. 2. EXTENSION AND EXPANSION OF AVIATION WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT 
              PROGRAMS.

    Section 625 of the FAA Reauthorization Act of 2018 (49 U.S.C. 40101 
note) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a)--
                    (A) in paragraph (1), by striking ``and'' at the 
                end;
                    (B) in paragraph (2), by striking the period at the 
                end and inserting a semicolon; and
                    (C) by adding at the end the following new 
                paragraphs:
            ``(3) a program to provide grants for eligible projects to 
        develop and support the education of the aviation manufacturing 
        and supplier workforce; and
            ``(4) a program to provide grants for eligible projects to 
        plan, establish, and expand workforce development partnership 
        programs in the aviation and aerospace industry sector.'';
            (2) in subsection (b) by amending paragraph (1) to read as 
        follows:
            ``(1) In general.--Out of amounts made available under 
        section 48105 of title 49, United States Code, for each of 
        fiscal years 2024 through 2028--
                    ``(A) not more than $20,000,000 is authorized to be 
                expended to provide grants under the program 
                established under subsection (a)(1);
                    ``(B) $20,000,000 is authorized to provide grants 
                under the program established under subsection (a)(2);
                    ``(C) $20,000,000 to provide grants under the 
                program established under subsection (a)(3); and
                    ``(D) $20,000,000 to provide grants under the 
                program established under subsection (a)(4).'';
            (3) in subsection (c), by adding at the end the following 
        new paragraphs:
            ``(3) An application for a grant under the program 
        established under subsection (a)(3) shall be submitted, in such 
        form as the Secretary may specify, by--
                    ``(A) an entity that--
                            ``(i) actively designs or manufactures any 
                        aircraft, aircraft engine, propeller, or 
                        appliance, or a component, part, or system 
                        thereof, covered under section 44704 of title 
                        49, United States Code; and
                            ``(ii) has significant operations in the 
                        United States, and a majority of its employees 
                        engaged in aviation manufacturing or 
                        development activities and services are based 
                        in the United States; or
                    ``(B) an accredited institution of higher education 
                (as defined in section 101 of the Higher Education Act 
                of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 10001)), or a high school or a 
                secondary school (as such terms are defined in section 
                8101 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 
                1965 (20 U.S.C. 7801)) that has or is working to 
                establish an aviation manufacturing program.
            ``(4) An application for a grant under the program 
        established under subsection (a)(4) shall--
                    ``(A) be submitted, in such form as the Secretary 
                may specify, by a partnership that--
                            ``(i) is an industry or sector partnership 
                        (as such term is defined in section 3 of the 
                        Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 
                        U.S.C. 3102)), or is in the process of 
                        establishing an industry or sector partnership;
                            ``(ii) includes an air carrier (as defined 
                        in section 40102 of title 49, United States 
                        Code), a flight school described in paragraph 
                        (1)(C), a holder of a certificate described in 
                        paragraph (2)(A), or an aviation company 
                        described in paragraph (3)(A);
                            ``(iii) is comprised of multiple employers 
                        from the aviation and aerospace industry;
                            ``(iv) may include not more than 1 entity 
                        that is a previous recipient of grant funding 
                        from any program established under paragraphs 
                        (1) through (3) of subsection (a), but such 
                        entity may not serve as a fiscal agent (as 
                        described in subparagraph (B)); and
                            ``(v) does not include an entity that is a 
                        current recipient of grant funding from any 
                        program established under paragraphs (1) 
                        through (3) of subsection (a), unless the 
                        application demonstrates that any grant funding 
                        currently received by the entity would expire 
                        or otherwise cease prior to the receipt of the 
                        grant funding under paragraph (4) of subsection 
                        (a);
                    ``(B) designate a partner from within the 
                partnership, or an intermediary which may be a State or 
                local workforce board or an accredited institution of 
                higher education (as such term is defined in paragraph 
                (1)(B)), to serve as the fiscal agent for the grant; 
                and
                    ``(C) instruct the fiscal agent designated under 
                subparagraph (B) to, as appropriate--
                            ``(i) receive funds;
                            ``(ii) ensure sustained fiscal integrity 
                        and accountability for expenditures of funds in 
                        accordance with Federal Aviation Administration 
                        regulations;
                            ``(iii) respond to audit financial 
                        findings;
                            ``(iv) maintain proper accounting records 
                        and documentation; and
                            ``(v) prepare financial reports.''; and
            (4) in subsection (d)--
                    (A) in paragraph (2), in the matter preceding 
                subparagraph (A), by striking ``pilot''; and
                    (B) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(3) For purposes of the program established under 
        subsection (a)(3), an eligible project is a project--
                    ``(A) to establish or support educational programs 
                that teach technical skills used in aviation 
                manufacturing, including the production of components, 
                parts, or systems thereof for inclusion in an aircraft, 
                aircraft engine, propeller, or appliance;
                    ``(B) to establish scholarships, internships, or 
                apprenticeships for individuals pursuing employment in 
                the aviation manufacturing industry;
                    ``(C) to support outreach about careers in the 
                aviation manufacturing industry to--
                            ``(i) primary, secondary, and post-
                        secondary school students;
                            ``(ii) to communities underrepresented in 
                        the industry; or
                            ``(iii) to students in economically 
                        disadvantaged geographic areas;
                    ``(D) to support transition to careers in aviation 
                manufacturing, including for members of the Armed 
                Forces; or
                    ``(E) to otherwise enhance aviation manufacturing 
                technical education or the aviation manufacturing 
                industry workforce.
            ``(4) For purposes of the program established under 
        subsection (a)(4), an eligible project is a project--
                    ``(A) to carry out planning and partner development 
                activities, which may include--
                            ``(i) convening key stakeholders as 
                        identified in the application process to 
                        establish or expand educational programs that 
                        teach technical skills used in pilot training, 
                        aviation maintenance, or aviation 
                        manufacturing;
                            ``(ii) conducting outreach to local 
                        businesses and business associations, including 
                        activities to increase marketing and activity 
                        visibility within the community;
                            ``(iii) conducting an evaluation of 
                        workforce needs in the local area;
                            ``(iv) conducting survey and planning 
                        activities for partnership-related 
                        infrastructure needs; or
                            ``(v) recruiting veterans of military 
                        service and individuals with barriers to 
                        employment;
                    ``(B) to provide career services as described in 
                section 134(c)(2)(A) of the Workforce Innovation and 
                Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3174(c)(2)(A));
                    ``(C) to provide training services as described in 
                section 134(c)(3)(D) of the Workforce Innovation and 
                Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3174(c)(3)(D)); or
                    ``(D) to provide services to support the success 
                and retention of individuals who are participating in 
                any training program established under subsection 
                (a)(4).''.
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