To require the Secretary of Transportation to report on the Federal Aviation Administration's workforce development programs.

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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