Women in Aviation Advisory Board Act

I 118TH CONGRESS 1ST SESSION H. R. 2705 To direct the Secretary of Transportation to establish a Federal Advisory Committee on Women in Aviation, and for other purposes. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES APRIL 19, 2023 Ms. BROWNLEY introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure A BILL To direct the Secretary of Transportation to establish a Federal Advisory Committee on Women in Aviation, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa- 1 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 2 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 3 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Women in Aviation 4 Advisory Board Act’’. 5 SEC. 2. FEDERAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON WOMEN IN 6 AVIATION. 7 (a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after the 8 date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Transpor- 9 tation shall establish a Federal Advisory Committee on 10 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:57 Apr 25, 2023 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H2705.IH H2705 pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with $$_JOB 2 •HR 2705 IH Women in Aviation (in this section referred to as the 1 ‘‘Committee’’). 2 (b) DUTIES.—The Committee shall advise the Sec- 3 retary of Transportation and the Administrator of the 4 Federal Aviation Administration on matters related to the 5 education, training, mentorship, outreach, recruitment, 6 and retention of women in the aviation industry. 7 (c) SUPPORT.—The Secretary of Transportation shall 8 establish in the Department of Transportation an office 9 to provide administrative and logistical support to the 10 Committee. 11 (d) MEMBERSHIP.—Not later than 90 days after the 12 establishment of the Committee under subsection (a), the 13 Secretary of Transportation shall— 14 (1) appoint members of the Committee, includ- 15 ing not less than one representative from each of the 16 following, including— 17 (A) manufacturers of aircraft, avionics, 18 propulsion systems, and air traffic management 19 systems; 20 (B) commercial air carriers, general avia- 21 tion operators, and unmanned aircraft systems 22 operators; 23 (C) airports; 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:57 Apr 25, 2023 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H2705.IH H2705 pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with $$_JOB 3 •HR 2705 IH (D) aviation training and maintenance pro- 1 viders; 2 (E) certified labor representatives of pilots, 3 flight attendants, air traffic control specialists 4 employed by the Federal Aviation Administra- 5 tion, aircraft mechanics, aviation safety inspec- 6 tors; 7 (F) institutions of higher education and 8 aviation trade schools; and 9 (G) nonprofit organizations within the 10 aviation industry; 11 (2) invite the heads of each of the following de- 12 partments or agencies to designate not less than 1 13 representative to participate on the Committee, in- 14 cluding— 15 (A) the Department of Transportation; 16 (B) the Federal Aviation Administration; 17 (C) the Transportation Security Adminis- 18 tration; 19 (D) the National Transportation Safety 20 Board; 21 (E) the National Aeronautics and Space 22 Administration; and 23 (F) any other departments or agencies as 24 the Secretary determines appropriate; and 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:57 Apr 25, 2023 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H2705.IH H2705 pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with $$_JOB 4 •HR 2705 IH (3) invite the Chair of the Committee to ap- 1 point up to 6 additional members approved by the 2 Committee to ensure balanced representation from 3 the aviation industry, labor stakeholders, and stake- 4 holder associations. 5 (e) CHAIR AND SUBCOMMITTEE CHAIRS.—The Com- 6 mittee shall select a member to serve as Chairperson and 7 shall select such subcommittee chairs as the Committee 8 may require. 9 (f) DURATION.— 10 (1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in para- 11 graph (2), members of the Committee shall be ap- 12 pointed for 6 year terms. 13 (2) ADDITIONAL MEMBERS.—Members ap- 14 pointed under subsection (d)(14) shall serve for a 2 15 year term. 16 (3) SUCCESSION.—In the case of a member re- 17 signing, dying, or otherwise becoming incapable of 18 serving on the Committee, the Chair shall appoint a 19 member to serve for the remaining period of the 20 term. 21 (4) TERM EXPIRATION.—Upon the expiration of 22 a term of a member of the Committee, such member 23 may serve until a replacement member is appointed 24 under subsection (d). 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:57 Apr 25, 2023 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00004 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H2705.IH H2705 pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with $$_JOB 5 •HR 2705 IH (5) VACANCIES.—Not later than 90 days after 1 receiving notice of a vacancy in the Committee, the 2 Chair shall fill the vacancy in the same manner as 3 the original appointment. 4 (g) MEETINGS.—The Committee— 5 (1) shall meet not less than 2 times per year; 6 and 7 (2) may conduct business through public hear- 8 ings, site visits, briefings, and other activities deter- 9 mined appropriate by the Committee. 10 (h) REPORTING.—Not less than once per year, the 11 Committee shall submit to the Secretary of Transpor- 12 tation, the Chair of the Committee on Transportation and 13 Infrastructure of the House of Representatives, and the 14 Chair of the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 15 Transportation of the Senate a report describing the ac- 16 tivities and recommendations of the Committee. 17 (i) COMPENSATION.— 18 (1) IN GENERAL.—Committee members shall 19 serve without compensation. 20 (2) PER DIEM.—The members shall be allowed 21 travel expenses, including per diem in lieu of subsist- 22 ence, at rates authorized for employees of agencies 23 under subchapter I of chapter 57 of title 5, United 24 States Code. 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:57 Apr 25, 2023 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00005 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H2705.IH H2705 pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with $$_JOB 6 •HR 2705 IH (j) PERPETUAL EXISTENCE.—Section 14 of the Fed- 1 eral Advisory Committee Act (5 App. U.S.C.) shall not 2 apply to the committee. 3 Æ VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:57 Apr 25, 2023 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00006 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6301 E:\BILLS\H2705.IH H2705 pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with $$_JOB