Sec. 425. JOINT AVIATION EMPLOYMENT TRAINING WORKING GROUP

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## SEC. 425 JOINT AVIATION EMPLOYMENT TRAINING WORKING GROUP ###

(a)Establishment Not later than 120 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall establish an interagency working group (in this section referred to as the “working group”) to advise the Secretary and the Secretary of Defense on matters and policies related to increasing awareness of the eligibility, training, and experience requirements needed to become an FAA-certified or a military-covered aviation professional in order to improve career transitions between the military and civilian workforces. ###

(b)Membership ####

(1)In general The working group shall consist of— #####

(A)2 co-chairs described in paragraph (2); #####

(B)not less than 6 representatives of the FAA, to be appointed by the co-chair described in paragraph (2)(A); and #####

(C)not less than 1 representative of each component of the armed forces (as such term is defined in section 101 of title 10, United States Code), to be appointed by the co-chair described in paragraph (2)(B). ####

(2)Co-chairs The working group shall be co-chaired by— #####

(A)a representative of the Department of Transportation, to be appointed by the Secretary; and #####

(B)a representative of the Department of Defense, to be appointed by the Secretary of Defense. ###

(c)Activities The working group shall— ####

(1)evaluate and compare all eligibility, training, and experience requirements for individuals interested in becoming FAA-certified, or serving in the armed forces, as covered aviation professionals, including agency policies, guidance, and orders affecting covered aviation professionals; ####

(2)identify challenges that inhibit recruitment, training, and retention within the respective workforces of such professionals; ####

(3)assess methods to improve outreach, engagement, and awareness of eligibility, training, and experience requirements needed to enter careers of covered aviation professionals; ####

(4)consult with representatives from nonprofit organizations supporting veterans and representatives from aviation industry organizations representing covered aviation professionals in the development of recommendations required pursuant to subsection (d)(2)(B); and ####

(5)identify opportunities for increased interagency information sharing across workforces on matters related to certification pathways, including knowledge testing, affecting covered aviation professionals. ###

(d)Initial Report to Congress ####

(1)In general Not later than 1 year after the date on which the Secretary establishes the working group, the working group shall submit to the covered committees of Congress an initial report on the activities of the working group. ####

(2)Contents The report required under paragraph

(1)shall include— #####

(A)a detailed description of the findings of the working group pursuant to the activities required under subsection (c), including feedback offered by representatives described in subsection (c)(4); and #####

(B)recommendations for regulatory, policy, or legislative action to improve awareness of the eligibility, training, and experience requirements needed to become FAA-certified or military-covered aviation professionals across the civilian and military workforces. ###

(e)Annual Reporting Not later than 1 year after the date on which the working group submits the initial report under subsection (d), and annually thereafter, the working group shall submit to the covered committees of Congress a report— ####

(1)describing the continued activities of the working group; ####

(2)describing any progress made by the Secretary or Secretary of Defense in implementing the recommendations described in subsection (d)(2)(B); and ####

(3)containing any other recommendations the working group may have with respect to efforts to improve the employment and training of covered aviation professionals in the civilian and military workforces. ###

(f)Sunset The working group shall terminate on the date that is 4 years after the date on which the working group submits the initial report to Congress pursuant to subsection (d). ###

(g)Definitions In this section: ####

(1)Covered committees of congress The term “covered committees of Congress” means— #####

(A)the Committee on Armed Services of the House of Representatives; #####

(B)the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate; #####

(C)the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives; and #####

(D)the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate. ####

(2)Covered aviation professional The term “covered aviation professional” means— #####

(A)an airman; #####

(B)an aircraft maintenance and repair technician; #####

(C)an air traffic controller; and #####

(D)any other aviation-related professional that has comparable tasks and duties across the civilian and military workforces, as determined jointly by the co-chairs of the working group.