[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 1154 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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118th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 1154

         To establish the Women in Aviation Advisory Committee.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             March 30, 2023

 Mr. Peters (for himself, Mrs. Fischer, Ms. Sinema, Mr. Moran, and Ms. 
  Duckworth) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 
   referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation

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                                 A BILL


 
         To establish the Women in Aviation Advisory Committee.

    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 ``Promoting Women in Aviation Act''.

SEC. 2. WOMEN IN AVIATION ADVISORY COMMITTEE.

    (a) Establishment.--There is established within the Department of 
Transportation the Women in Aviation Advisory Committee (in this 
section referred to as the ``Committee'').
    (b) Membership.--
            (1) Composition.--
                    (A) In general.--The Committee shall be composed of 
                up to 15 members appointed by the Secretary of 
                Transportation, including representatives from the 
                following:
                            (i) Major airlines and aerospace companies.
                            (ii) Nonprofit organizations within the 
                        aviation industry.
                            (iii) Airport operators and employees.
                            (iv) Aviation business associations.
                            (v) Engineering business associations.
                            (vi) United States Air Force Auxiliary, 
                        Civil Air Patrol.
                            (vii) Institutions of higher education and 
                        aviation trade schools.
                            (viii) Nonprofit labor organizations 
                        representing aviation workers, including an 
                        organization representing pilots for cargo and 
                        passenger air carriers operating under part 121 
                        of title 14, Code of Federal Regulations.
                            (ix) The Federal Aviation Administration.
                    (B) Date.--The appointments described in 
                subparagraph (A) shall be made not later than 9 months 
                after the date of enactment of this section.
            (2) Chair; subcommittee chairs.--The Committee--
                    (A) shall select a Chair from among the members of 
                the Committee; and
                    (B) may select subcommittee chairs from among the 
                members of the Committee, as the Committee determines 
                appropriate.
            (3) Term of service.--
                    (A) In general.--Each member of the Committee shall 
                serve a term of 6 years from the date of the 
                appointment.
                    (B) Successors.--
                            (i) Death or resignation.--If a member of 
                        the Committee dies or resigns during their term 
                        of service, the Secretary of Transportation 
                        shall designate a successor for the unexpired 
                        term of such member.
                            (ii) Expired term.--Any member of the 
                        Committee whose term of office has expired 
                        shall continue to serve as a member until their 
                        successor is appointed by the Secretary of 
                        Transportation.
            (4) Administrative support.--The Secretary of 
        Transportation shall furnish the Committee logistical and 
        administrative support and other assistance to enable the 
        Committee to perform its duties.
            (5) Compensation.--Each member of the Committee shall serve 
        without compensation.
    (c) Duties.--
            (1) Advisory role.--The Committee--
                    (A) shall advise the Secretary of Transportation 
                and the Administrator of the Federal Aviation 
                Administration on matters related to women in the 
                aviation industry;
                    (B) shall engage with the objectives, report, and 
                recommendations produced by the Advisory Board created 
                under section 612 of the FAA Reauthorization Act of 
                2018 (49 U.S.C. 40101 note);
                    (C) shall coordinate with the Federal Women's 
                Program of the Federal Aviation Administration; and
                    (D) shall not duplicate the objectives of the Air 
                Carrier Training Aviation Rulemaking Committee.
            (2) Reports.--
                    (A) Annual report.--Not later than October 31 of 
                the first calendar year beginning after the date on 
                which the Committee is established under subsection 
                (a), and annually thereafter, the Committee shall 
                submit to Congress, the Secretary of Transportation, 
                and the Administrator of the Federal Aviation 
                Administration a report that contains a detailed 
                statement of the findings and conclusions of the 
                Committee, together with the recommendations of the 
                Committee for such legislation and administrative 
                actions as the Committee considers appropriate.
                    (B) Additional reports.--The Committee may submit 
                to Congress, the Secretary of Transportation, and the 
                Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration 
                additional reports and recommendations as the Committee 
                determines appropriate.
    (d) Review of Recommendations.--Not later than 60 days after the 
date on which the Secretary of Transportation receives a report from 
the Committee under subsection (c)(2), the Secretary shall submit to 
Congress a report that indicates--
            (1) which recommendations of the Committee contained in 
        such report that the Secretary implemented; and
            (2) which such recommendations the Secretary did not 
        implement (including any recommendations for legislation) and a 
        rationale for that determination.
    (e) Non-Application of FACA Termination Requirement.--Section 1013 
of title 5, United States Code, shall not apply to the Committee.
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