[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 170 (Tuesday, October 17, 2023)]
[Senate]
[Page S5053]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

  SA 1351. Mr. WARNOCK (for himself, Mr. Cornyn, Mr. Booker, Mr. Coons, 
Mr. Kaine, Mr. Lujan, Mr. Ossoff, and Mr. Wicker) submitted an 
amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 1092 proposed by Mrs. 
Murray (for herself and Ms. Collins) to the bill H.R. 4366, making 
appropriations for military construction, the Department of Veterans 
Affairs, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 
2024, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as 
follows:

       At the appropriate place in division C, insert the 
     following:
       Sec. ___.  Using amounts made available for the Federal 
     Aviation Administration under this Act that are not otherwise 
     obligated, the Secretary of Transportation shall submit a 
     report to the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations 
     on whether, and the degree to which, the Federal Aviation 
     Administration's workforce development programs authorized in 
     section 625 of the FAA Reauthorization Act of 2018 (Public 
     Law 115-254) have: (1) helped to expand the pool of 
     prospective applicants to the industry; (2) strengthened 
     aviation programs at minority-serving institutions, public 
     institutions of higher education, women-focused institutions, 
     and public postsecondary vocational institutions; and (3) 
     encouraged the participation of populations that are 
     underrepresented in the aviation workforce, including women, 
     minorities, and individuals in economically disadvantaged 
     geographic areas and rural communities. In submitting this 
     report, the Federal Aviation Administration shall also 
     provide recommendations on how it can better use its 
     workforce development grant programs to: (1) expand the pool 
     of prospective applicants to the industry; (2) strengthen 
     aviation programs at minority-serving institutions, public 
     institutions of higher education, women-focused institutions, 
     and public postsecondary vocational institutions; and (3) 
     encourage the participation of populations that are 
     underrepresented in the aviation workforce, including women, 
     minorities, and individuals in economically disadvantaged 
     geographic areas and rural communities.

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