Promoting Agricultural Commerce Act

Electric aviation Electric Vertical Takeoff and Landing (eVTOL) aircraft Electric vehicle charging infrastructure Advanced Air Mobility FAA certification H.R. 1339, Advanced Air Mobility Coordination and Leadership Act S. 516, Advanced Air Mobility Coordination and Leadership Act H.R. 6270, AAIM Act (to provide grants for Advanced Air Mobility infrastructure) H.R. 8049, American Aerospace Supply Chain Resiliency, Innovation, and Advancement Act of 2022 Advanced Air Mobility caucus Special Federal Aviation Regulation (SFAR) for pilot certification and operations for electric vertical takeoff and landing aircraft Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act PL 117-58 electric vehicle charging infrastructure HR 3935 FAA reauthorization bill re: Advanced Air Mobility charging infrastructure S 1939 Senate FAA reauthorization bill re: Advanced Air Mobility charging infrastructure

Client expense: $86,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Transportation, Dept of (DOT)

Reauthorization of the Federal Aviation Administration (H.R. 3935 and S. 1939). Specific issues: 1. Enhance Aviation Rulemaking and Exemption Due Process by improving agency responsiveness to industry stakeholder petitions for rule changes and exemptions. 2. Require timely resolution of FAA investigations so stale letters of investigation sent to certificate holders do not hang as a cloud over their companies and careers for years. 3. Restore the right of repair stations to unilaterally surrender their certificates (as proposed in the PLANE Act 601) when businesses close, merge, etc. to improve due process given the lack of FAA procedures for accepting surrendered certificates. 4. Enhance international cooperation between the FAA and other CAAs by directing FAA to amend 14 CFR part 43 to allow the FAA to accept certificates/approvals issued by other CAAs if those CAAs accept FAA certificates pursuant to a bilateral aviation safety agreement. 5. Enhance access to maintenance data by directing FAA to task the Aviation Rulemaking Advisory Committee (ARAC) to review current rules and policy related to instructions of continued airworthiness (ICA, aka maintenance manuals) and recommend guidance and/or regulatory changes to enhance ICA access for aircraft owners, maintainers, and others. 6. End misapplication of FAA guidance by confirming that unless a course of conduct is specifically prohibited by the regulations, the agency must allow it and by prohibiting the agency from enforcing guidance not supported by a specific law or regulation. 7. Limit reversal of agency approvals issued to a certificate holder without the express written consent of the executive director of FAAs Flight Standards Service and/or Aircraft Certification Service, as applicable, or their delegees. 8. Clarify supplemental type certificate requirements by tasking the agency to explain the differences between a major alteration that introduces a major change in type design under 14 CFR 21.113(b) and a major alteration that does not require an Supplemental Type Certificate. 9. Maintain current foreign repair station oversight regime by rejecting legislation to impose unnecessary, new mandates on U.S. aircraft operators and FAA certificated repair stations outside the United States, divert scarce FAA resources, and potentially subject U.S. facilities to foreign retaliation. 10. Expand and enhance the maintenance technician and pilot workforce development grant programs created by Sec. 625 of the 2018 FAA law by increasing funding to at least $20 million for each grant program and making changes to expand eligibility and improve implementation. 11. Improve the transition of military maintenance professionals to civil aviation by directing FAA to create a military competency examination similar to that for military pilots and to fast-track repairman certificate applications for individuals with military technical experience applicable to aviation maintenance (even those from non-aviation specialties) but insufficient to qualify for full mechanic certification. 12. Create a National Center for the Advancement of Aviation (as proposed in the 117th Congress in H.R. 3482) to facilitate collaboration and cooperation between aviation and aerospace stakeholders to support and promote civil and military aviation and aerospace careers. 13. Improve federal coordination and data collection by creating an interagency aviation workforce working group comprised of representatives from the FAA and Departments of Transportation, Labor, and Education to identify data gaps and ways to improve government data collection and analysis, including expanding FAA U.S. Civil Airmen Statistics as recommended by the Women in Aviation Advisory Board. 14. Reduce barriers to entry by directing a rulemaking to amend part 65 to allow mechanic certificate applicants to sit for the general knowledge test prior to meeting those experience requirements if they have completed the appropriate curriculum in conjunction with a high school program. 15. Improve the repair station certification process by better prioritizing applications and allowing the use of FAA designees (no bill number; proposed amendment). Enhance use of 529 educational savings accounts for aviation technical education (H.R. 1818). Encouraging effective implementation of proposed FAA drug and alcohol testing rules for foreign repair stations.

S.1939, FAA Reauthorization Act of 2024, Airport Infrastructure H.R.3935, Securing Growth and Robust Leadership in American Aviation Act, Airport Infrastructure Monitor Public Law 117-58, Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, Implementation of Municipality issues

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $20,000

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Airport Terminal grant program Monitor the following: Public Law 117-58, Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, Airport Development Programs S.1939, FAA Reauthorization Act of 2024, Airport Infrastructure Development Programs H.R.3935, the Securing Growth and Robust Leadership in American Aviation Act, Airport Infrastructure Development Programs

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $30,000

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Rep. Dingell and Rep. Schakowsky autonomous vehicle deployment discussion draft General Transportation and Mobility Legislation H.R.3413, AM Radio for Every Vehicle Act of 2023 S.1669, AM Radio for Every Vehicle Act of 2023 H.R.3711 Safely Ensuring Lives Future Deployment and Research In Vehicle Evolution Act (SELF DRIVE Act) - 117th Congress House Energy & Commerce Committee Draft Autonomous Vehicle Legislation Senate Commerce Committee Draft Autonomous Vehicle Legislation H.R. 3935, Securing Growth and Robust Leadership in American Aviation Act S. 1939, FAA Reauthorization Act of 2023 H.R. 3185, Direct Capital Access Act of 2023

Client expense: $1,020,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), SENATE, Transportation, Dept of (DOT)

Monitor the following: RAISE Grant related issues S.1939, FAA Reauthorization Act of 2024, Airport Infrastructure issues H.R.3935, Securing Growth and Robust Leadership in American Aviation Act, Airport Infrastructure issues Public Law 117-169, Inflation Reduction Act, Climate change and Transportation Electrification Public Law 117-58, Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, Transportation Electrification

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $60,000

Electric aviation Electric Vertical Takeoff and Landing (eVTOL) aircraft Electric vehicle charging infrastructure Advanced Air Mobility FAA certification H.R. 1339, Advanced Air Mobility Coordination and Leadership Act S. 516, Advanced Air Mobility Coordination and Leadership Act H.R. 6270, AAIM Act (to provide grants for Advanced Air Mobility infrastructure) H.R. 8049, American Aerospace Supply Chain Resiliency, Innovation, and Advancement Act of 2022 Advanced Air Mobility caucus Special Federal Aviation Regulation (SFAR) for pilot certification and operations for electric vertical takeoff and landing aircraft Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act PL 117-58 electric vehicle charging infrastructure HR 3935 FAA reauthorization bill re: Advanced Air Mobility charging infrastructure S 1939 Senate FAA reauthorization bill re: Advanced Air Mobility charging infrastructure

Client expense: $86,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Transportation, Dept of (DOT)

Reauthorization of the Federal Aviation Administration (Securing Growth and Robust Leadership in American Aviation Act (H.R. 3935) and FAA Reauthorization Act of 2023 (S. 1939). Specific issues: 1. Enhance Aviation Rulemaking and Exemption Due Process by improving agency responsiveness to industry stakeholder petitions for rule changes and exemptions. 2. Require timely resolution of FAA investigations so stale letters of investigation sent to certificate holders do not hang as a cloud over their companies and careers for years. 3. Restore the right of repair stations to unilaterally surrender their certificates (as proposed in the PLANE Act 601) when businesses close, merge, etc. to improve due process given the lack of FAA procedures for accepting surrendered certificates. 4. Enhance international cooperation between the FAA and other CAAs by directing FAA to amend 14 CFR part 43 to allow the FAA to accept certificates/approvals issued by other CAAs if those CAAs accept FAA certificates pursuant to a bilateral aviation safety agreement. 5. Enhance access to maintenance data by directing FAA to task the Aviation Rulemaking Advisory Committee (ARAC) to review current rules and policy related to instructions of continued airworthiness (ICA, aka maintenance manuals) and recommend guidance and/or regulatory changes to enhance ICA access for aircraft owners, maintainers, and others. 6. End misapplication of FAA guidance by confirming that unless a course of conduct is specifically prohibited by the regulations, the agency must allow it and by prohibiting the agency from enforcing guidance not supported by a specific law or regulation. 7. Limit reversal of agency approvals issued to a certificate holder without the express written consent of the executive director of FAAs Flight Standards Service and/or Aircraft Certification Service, as applicable, or their delegees. 8. Clarify supplemental type certificate requirements by tasking the agency to explain the differences between a major alteration that introduces a major change in type design under 14 CFR 21.113(b) and a major alteration that does not require an Supplemental Type Certificate. 9. Maintain current foreign repair station oversight regime by rejecting legislation to impose unnecessary, new mandates on U.S. aircraft operators and FAA certificated repair stations outside the United States, divert scarce FAA resources, and potentially subject U.S. facilities to foreign retaliation. 10. Expand and enhance the maintenance technician and pilot workforce development grant programs created by Sec. 625 of the 2018 FAA law by increasing funding to at least $20 million for each grant program and making changes to expand eligibility and improve implementation. 11. Improve the transition of military maintenance professionals to civil aviation by directing FAA to create a military competency examination similar to that for military pilots and to fast-track repairman certificate applications for individuals with military technical experience applicable to aviation maintenance (even those from non-aviation specialties) but insufficient to qualify for full mechanic certification. 12. Create a National Center for the Advancement of Aviation (as proposed in the 117th Congress in H.R. 3482) to facilitate collaboration and cooperation between aviation and aerospace stakeholders to support and promote civil and military aviation and aerospace careers. 13. Improve federal coordination and data collection by creating an interagency aviation workforce working group comprised of representatives from the FAA and Departments of Transportation, Labor, and Education to identify data gaps and ways to improve government data collection and analysis, including expanding FAA U.S. Civil Airmen Statistics as recommended by the Women in Aviation Advisory Board. 14. Reduce barriers to entry by directing a rulemaking to amend part 65 to allow mechanic certificate applicants to sit for the general knowledge test prior to meeting those experience requirements if they have completed the appropriate curriculum in conjunction with a high school program. 15. Improve the repair station certification process by better prioritizing applications and allowing the use of FAA designees (no bill number; proposed amendment). Enhance use of 529 educational savings accounts for aviation technical education (H.R. 1818). Encouraging effective implementation of proposed FAA drug and alcohol testing rules for foreign repair stations.

Monitor and evaluate federal initiatives, both authorizing and appropriations related, and regulatory matters regarding: international conservation and foreign assistance funding; the Arctic region; wildlife trafficking; international wildlife conservation funding; forest and freshwater conservation; illegal deforestation & timber trade; illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing; plastic pollution, including US negotiating positions on a global plastics treaty; zoonotic spillover prevention; and climate change and renewable energy. Other Specific Activities: Arctic Refuge Protection Act (S. 282/H.R. 724) - support National Deposit Return System legislation (not yet introduced) - support REDUCE Act (S.2645/H.R.5389) - support Clean Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Research, Development, and Demonstration Act of 2022 (not yet reintroduced) - support Federal Aviation Administration Reauthorization Act (H.R.3935/S.1939) - oppose amendments to weaken Sustainable Aviation Fuel standards REDEEM Act (not yet reintroduced) - support Save Our Seas 3.0 (not yet introduced) - advocating for specific provisions Support Executive Branch action on plastic waste - advocated for an Executive Order or similar presidential directive to institute a whole-of-government approach to plastic pollution along with action by multiple federal agencies and ambitious negotiating positions towards a binding international agreement on plastic waste (State, NOAA, EPA, NPS, GSA) Support expansion of the investment tax credit and Advanced Manufacturing Production Credit to include renewable thermal technologies Protecting Communities from Plastics Act (not yet introduced) - support Recycling Infrastructure and Accountability Act (H.R. 6159 / S. 1189) - support Recycling and Composting Accountability Act (H.R. 4040 / S. 1194) - support Farewell to Foam Act (H.R. 6654 / S. 3440) - support

Rep. Dingell and Rep. Schakowsky autonomous vehicle deployment discussion draft General Transportation and Mobility Legislation H.R.3413, AM Radio for Every Vehicle Act of 2023 S.1669, AM Radio for Every Vehicle Act of 2023 H.R.3711 Safely Ensuring Lives Future Deployment and Research In Vehicle Evolution Act (SELF DRIVE Act) - 117th Congress House Energy & Commerce Committee Draft Autonomous Vehicle Legislation Senate Commerce Committee Draft Autonomous Vehicle Legislation H.R. 3935, Securing Growth and Robust Leadership in American Aviation Act S. 1939, FAA Reauthorization Act of 2023 H.R. 3185, Direct Capital Access Act of 2023

Client expense: $960,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), SENATE, Transportation, Dept of (DOT)

Monitor the following: RAISE Grant related issues S.1939, FAA Reauthorization Act of 2023, Airport Infrastructure issues H.R.3935, Securing Growth and Robust Leadership in American Aviation Act, Airport Infrastructure issues Public Law 117-169, Inflation Reduction Act, Climate change and Transportation Electrification Public Law 117-58, Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, Transportation Electrification

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $60,000

Monitor the following: H.R.4820/S.2437, Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, FY2024, Airport Improvement Program Terminal Accessibility related issues FAA Community Engagement issues Airport Noise related issues PFAS related issues Exit Lane Staffing related issues Modified Departure Section 163 Review related issues S.1939, FAA Reauthorization Act of 2023, Airport issues H.R.3935, Securing Growth and Robust Leadership in American Aviation Act, Airport issues Public Law 117-58, Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, Implementation issues

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $60,000

Reauthorization of the Federal Aviation Administration (Securing Growth and Robust Leadership in American Aviation Act (H.R. 3935) and FAA Reauthorization Act of 2023 (S. 1939). Specific issues: 1. Enhance Aviation Rulemaking and Exemption Due Process by improving agency responsiveness to industry stakeholder petitions for rule changes and exemptions. 2. Require timely resolution of FAA investigations so stale letters of investigation sent to certificate holders do not hang as a cloud over their companies and careers for years. 3. Restore the right of repair stations to unilaterally surrender their certificates (as proposed in the PLANE Act 601) when businesses close, merge, etc. to improve due process given the lack of FAA procedures for accepting surrendered certificates. 4. Enhance international cooperation between the FAA and other CAAs by directing FAA to amend 14 CFR part 43 to allow the FAA to accept certificates/approvals issued by other CAAs if those CAAs accept FAA certificates pursuant to a bilateral aviation safety agreement. 5. Enhance access to maintenance data by directing FAA to task the Aviation Rulemaking Advisory Committee (ARAC) to review current rules and policy related to instructions of continued airworthiness (ICA, aka maintenance manuals) and recommend guidance and/or regulatory changes to enhance ICA access for aircraft owners, maintainers, and others. 6. End misapplication of FAA guidance by confirming that unless a course of conduct is specifically prohibited by the regulations, the agency must allow it and by prohibiting the agency from enforcing guidance not supported by a specific law or regulation. 7. Limit reversal of agency approvals issued to a certificate holder without the express written consent of the executive director of FAAs Flight Standards Service and/or Aircraft Certification Service, as applicable, or their delegees. 8. Clarify supplemental type certificate requirements by tasking the agency to explain the differences between a major alteration that introduces a major change in type design under 14 CFR 21.113(b) and a major alteration that does not require an Supplemental Type Certificate. 9. Maintain current foreign repair station oversight regime by rejecting legislation to impose unnecessary, new mandates on U.S. aircraft operators and FAA certificated repair stations outside the United States, divert scarce FAA resources, and potentially subject U.S. facilities to foreign retaliation. 10. Expand and enhance the maintenance technician and pilot workforce development grant programs created by Sec. 625 of the 2018 FAA law by increasing funding to at least $20 million for each grant program and making changes to expand eligibility and improve implementation. 11. Improve the transition of military maintenance professionals to civil aviation by directing FAA to create a military competency examination similar to that for military pilots and to fast-track repairman certificate applications for individuals with military technical experience applicable to aviation maintenance (even those from non-aviation specialties) but insufficient to qualify for full mechanic certification. 12. Create a National Center for the Advancement of Aviation (as proposed in the 117th Congress in H.R. 3482) to facilitate collaboration and cooperation between aviation and aerospace stakeholders to support and promote civil and military aviation and aerospace careers. 13. Improve federal coordination and data collection by creating an interagency aviation workforce working group comprised of representatives from the FAA and Departments of Transportation, Labor, and Education to identify data gaps and ways to improve government data collection and analysis, including expanding FAA U.S. Civil Airmen Statistics as recommended by the Women in Aviation Advisory Board. 14. Reduce barriers to entry by directing a rulemaking to amend part 65 to allow mechanic certificate applicants to sit for the general knowledge test prior to meeting those experience requirements if they have completed the appropriate curriculum in conjunction with a high school program. 15. Improve the repair station certification process by better prioritizing applications and allowing the use of FAA designees. 16. Enhance use of 529 educational savings accounts for aviation technical education (H.R. 1818). 17. Encouraging effective implementation of proposed FAA drug and alcohol testing rules for foreign repair stations.

Monitor the following: S.1939, FAA Reauthorization Act of 2023, Airport Improvement Program and Passenger Facility Charge H.R.3935, Securing Growth and Robust Leadership in American Aviation Act, Airport Improvement Program and Passenger Facility Charge Public Law 117-58, Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, Airport funding

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $30,000

Monitor the following: S.1939, FAA Reauthorization Act of 2023, Airport Improvement Program and Passenger Facility Charge H.R.3935, Securing Growth and Robust Leadership in American Aviation Act, Airport Improvement Program and Passenger Facility Charge Public Law 117-58, Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, Airport funding

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $30,000

Airport Terminal Program Grant Monitor the following: Public Law 117-58, Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, Airport Development Programs S.1939, FAA Reauthorization Act of 2023, Airport Infrastructure Development Programs H.R.3935, the Securing Growth and Robust Leadership in American Aviation Act, Airport Infrastructure Development Programs

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $40,000

Government targets: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Monitor the following: H.R.4820/S.2437, Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, FY2024, Highway, Airport infrastructure related issues Public Law 117-58, Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, Airport related issues H.R.3935, Securing Growth and Robust Leadership in American Aviation Act of 2023, FAA Reauthorization issues S.1939, FAA Reauthorization Act of 2023, Airport related issues

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $20,000

Electric aviation Electric Vertical Takeoff and Landing (eVTOL) aircraft Electric vehicle charging infrastructure FAA Reauthorization Advanced Air Mobility FAA certification policy and regulations FAA certification staff and resources H.R. 1339, Advanced Air Mobility Coordination and Leadership Act S. 516, Advanced Air Mobility Coordination and Leadership Act H.R. 6270, AAIM Act (to provide grants for Advanced Air Mobility infrastructure) H.R. 8049, American Aerospace Supply Chain Resiliency, Innovation, and Advancement Act of 2022 Advanced Air Mobility caucus FY 23 Transportation, Housing, and Urban Development Appropriations Special Federal Aviation Regulation (SFAR) for pilot certification and operations for electric vertical takeoff and landing aircraft Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act PL 117-58 electric vehicle charging infrastructure HR 3935 FAA reauthorization bill re: Advanced Air Mobility Senate FAA reauthorization bill re: Advanced Air Mobility

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Monitor and evaluate federal initiatives, both authorizing and appropriations related, and regulatory matters regarding: international conservation and foreign assistance funding; the Arctic region; wildlife trafficking; international wildlife conservation funding; forest and freshwater conservation; illegal deforestation & timber trade; illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing; plastic pollution, including negotiations on a global plastics treaty; zoonotic spillover prevention; and climate change and renewable energy. Other Specific Activities: Arctic Refuge Protection Act (S. 282/H.R. 724) - support National Deposit Return System legislation (not yet introduced) - support REDUCE Act (S.2645/H.R.5389) - support A. Donald McEachin Environmental Justice for All Act (H.R. 1705/S. 919)- support Policies and tax incentives to promote Renewable Thermal Energy - no bill introduced Clean Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Research, Development, and Demonstration Act of 2022 (not yet reintroduced) - support Federal Aviation Administration Reauthorization Act (H.R.3935/S.1939) - oppose amendments to weaken Sustainable Aviation Fuel standards REDEEM Act (not yet reintroduced) - support Save Our Seas 3.0 (not yet introduced) - advocating for specific provisions

Client expense: $110,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), General Services Administration (GSA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Natl Security Council (NSC), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP), Overseas Private Investment Corp (OPIC), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office

Monitor the following: RAISE Grant related issues S.1939, FAA Reauthorization Act of 2023, Airport Infrastructure issues H.R.3935, Securing Growth and Robust Leadership in American Aviation Act, Airport Infrastructure issues Public Law 117-169, Inflation Reduction Act, Climate change and Transportation Electrification Public Law 117-58, Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, Transportation Electrification

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $60,000

Federal Highway Administration policy of approving state and local government requests to mandatory Project Labor Agreements on federally assisted highway projects. Public Private Partnerships. Private Activity Bonds. Permitting on projects and the environmental review process, generally. Comprehensive infrastructure plan, generally. Streamline and Modernize the Permitting Process for Construction. Davis-Bacon Act. "All-of-the-above" strategy for workforce development. Government-mandated project labor agreements on federal and federally assisted construction projects. Executive Order 13502: Use of Project Labor Agreement for Federal Construction Projects - Feb. 6, 2009. Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (PL 113-128). Proposal to Expand Executive Order 13502: Use of Project Labor Agreement for Federal Construction Projects - February 6, 2009. Executive Order 14063: Use of Project Labor Agreements for Federal Construction Projects. FAR Council (Reg.) Title: Federal Acquisition Regulation: Use of Project Labor Agreements for Federal Construction Projects (RIN: 9000-AO40). H.R. 720: the Davis Bacon Repeal Act. H.R. 1477/S. 722: the Freedom to Invest in Tomorrow's Workforce Act. H.R. 1: the Lower Energy Costs Act. H.R. 3935: the Securing Growth and Robust Leadership in American Aviation Act. 117th Congress: H.R. 7309: the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act of 2022.

Client expense: $610,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Sustainable Aviation Fuel related issues, as follows: Implementation of Public Law 117-169, Inflation Reduction Act S.1939, FAA Reauthorization Act of 2023 H.R.3935, the Securing Growth and Robust Leadership in American Aviation Act EPA Renewable Fuel Standards; Federal Low Carbon Fuel Standard (draft legislation) H.R.2670/S.2226, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024 Monitor the following: H.R.4820/S.2437, Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, FY2024 2023 Farm Bill

Client expense: $60,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Sustainable Aviation Fuel related issues, as follows: Implementation of Public Law 117-169, Inflation Reduction Act S.1962, AAero Act S.1939, FAA Reauthorization Act of 2023 H.R.3935, the Securing Growth and Robust Leadership in American Aviation Act H.R.2670/S.2226, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024 Monitor the following: H.R.4820/S.2437, Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, FY2024 S.1958, Sustainable Aviation Fuels Accuracy Act

Client expense: $60,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Monitor the following: RAISE Grant related issues S.1939, FAA Reauthorization Act of 2023, Airport Infrastructure issues H.R.3935, Securing Growth and Robust Leadership in American Aviation Act, Airport Infrastructure issues Public Law 117-169, Inflation Reduction Act, Climate change and Transportation Electrification Public Law 117-58, Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, Transportation Electrification

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $60,000

Monitor the following: H.R.4820/S.2437, Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, FY2024, Airport Improvement Program Terminal Accessibility related issues FAA Community Engagement issues Airport Noise related issues PFAS related issues Exit Lane Staffing related issues Modified Departure Section 163 Review related issues S.1939, FAA Reauthorization Act of 2023, Airport issues H.R.3935, Securing Growth and Robust Leadership in American Aviation Act, Airport issues Public Law 117-58, Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, Implementation issues

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $60,000

Rep. Dingell and Rep. Schakowsky autonomous vehicle deployment discussion draft General Transportation and Mobility Legislation H.R.3413, AM Radio for Every Vehicle Act of 2023 S.1669, AM Radio for Every Vehicle Act of 2023 H.R.3711 Safely Ensuring Lives Future Deployment and Research In Vehicle Evolution Act (SELF DRIVE Act) - 117th Congress House Energy & Commerce Committee Draft Autonomous Vehicle Legislation Senate Commerce Committee Draft Autonomous Vehicle Legislation H.R. 3935, Securing Growth and Robust Leadership in American Aviation Act S. 1939, FAA Reauthorization Act of 2023 H.R. 3185, Direct Capital Access Act of 2023

Client expense: $940,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), SENATE, Transportation, Dept of (DOT)

Reauthorization of the Federal Aviation Administration (Securing Growth and Robust Leadership in American Aviation Act (H.R. 3935) and FAA Reauthorization Act of 2023 (S. 1939). Specific issues: 1. Enhance Aviation Rulemaking and Exemption Due Process by improving agency responsiveness to industry stakeholder petitions for rule changes and exemptions. 2. Require timely resolution of FAA investigations so stale letters of investigation sent to certificate holders do not hang as a cloud over their companies and careers for years. 3. Restore the right of repair stations to unilaterally surrender their certificates (as proposed in the PLANE Act 601) when businesses close, merge, etc. to improve due process given the lack of FAA procedures for accepting surrendered certificates. 4. Enhance international cooperation between the FAA and other CAAs by directing FAA to amend 14 CFR part 43 to allow the FAA to accept certificates/approvals issued by other CAAs if those CAAs accept FAA certificates pursuant to a bilateral aviation safety agreement. 5. Enhance access to maintenance data by directing FAA to task the Aviation Rulemaking Advisory Committee (ARAC) to review current rules and policy related to instructions of continued airworthiness (ICA, aka maintenance manuals) and recommend guidance and/or regulatory changes to enhance ICA access for aircraft owners, maintainers, and others. 6. End misapplication of FAA guidance by confirming that unless a course of conduct is specifically prohibited by the regulations, the agency must allow it and by prohibiting the agency from enforcing guidance not supported by a specific law or regulation. 7. Limit reversal of agency approvals issued to a certificate holder without the express written consent of the executive director of FAAs Flight Standards Service and/or Aircraft Certification Service, as applicable, or their delegees. 8. Clarify supplemental type certificate requirements by tasking the agency to explain the differences between a major alteration that introduces a major change in type design under 14 CFR 21.113(b) and a major alteration that does not require an Supplemental Type Certificate. 9. Maintain current foreign repair station oversight regime by rejecting legislation to impose unnecessary, new mandates on U.S. aircraft operators and FAA certificated repair stations outside the United States, divert scarce FAA resources, and potentially subject U.S. facilities to foreign retaliation. 10. Expand and enhance the maintenance technician and pilot workforce development grant programs created by Sec. 625 of the 2018 FAA law by increasing funding to at least $20 million for each grant program and making changes to expand eligibility and improve implementation. 11. Improve the transition of military maintenance professionals to civil aviation by directing FAA to create a military competency examination similar to that for military pilots and to fast-track repairman certificate applications for individuals with military technical experience applicable to aviation maintenance (even those from non-aviation specialties) but insufficient to qualify for full mechanic certification. 12. Create a National Center for the Advancement of Aviation (as proposed in the 117th Congress in H.R. 3482) to facilitate collaboration and cooperation between aviation and aerospace stakeholders to support and promote civil and military aviation and aerospace careers. 13. Improve federal coordination and data collection by creating an interagency aviation workforce working group comprised of representatives from the FAA and Departments of Transportation, Labor, and Education to identify data gaps and ways to improve government data collection and analysis, including expanding FAA U.S. Civil Airmen Statistics as recommended by the Women in Aviation Advisory Board. 14. Reduce barriers to entry by directing a rulemaking to amend part 65 to allow mechanic certificate applicants to sit for the general knowledge test prior to meeting those experience requirements if they have completed the appropriate curriculum in conjunction with a high school program. 15. Improve the repair station certification process by better prioritizing applications. 16. Enhance use of 529 educational savings accounts for aviation technical education (H.R. 1818). 17. Encouraging effective implementation of proposed FAA drug and alcohol testing rules for foreign repair stations.

Electric aviation Electric Vertical Takeoff and Landing (eVTOL) aircraft Electric vehicle charging infrastructure FAA Reauthorization Advanced Air Mobility FAA certification policy and regulations FAA certification staff and resources H.R. 1339, Advanced Air Mobility Coordination and Leadership Act S. 516, Advanced Air Mobility Coordination and Leadership Act H.R. 6270, AAIM Act (to provide grants for Advanced Air Mobility infrastructure) H.R. 8049, American Aerospace Supply Chain Resiliency, Innovation, and Advancement Act of 2022 Advanced Air Mobility caucus FY 23 Transportation, Housing, and Urban Development Appropriations Special Federal Aviation Regulation (SFAR) for pilot certification and operations for electric vertical takeoff and landing aircraft Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act PL 117-58 electric vehicle charging infrastructure HR 3935 FAA reauthorization bill re: Advanced Air Mobility Senate FAA reauthorization bill re: Advanced Air Mobility

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Monitor the following: S.1939, FAA Reauthorization Act of 2023, Airport Improvement Program and Passenger Facility Charge H.R.3935, Securing Growth and Robust Leadership in American Aviation Act, Airport Improvement Program and Passenger Facility Charge Public Law 117-58, Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, Airport funding

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $20,000

Monitor the following: S.1939, FAA Reauthorization Act of 2023, Airport Improvement Program and Passenger Facility Charge H.R.3935, Securing Growth and Robust Leadership in American Aviation Act, Airport Improvement Program and Passenger Facility Charge Public Law 117-58, Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, Airport funding

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $20,000

Airport Improvement Program Grant Monitor the following: Public Law 117-58, Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, Airport Development Programs S.1939, FAA Reauthorization Act of 2023, Airport Infrastructure Development Programs H.R.3935, the Securing Growth and Robust Leadership in American Aviation Act, Airport Infrastructure Development Programs

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $40,000

Government targets: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)

Monitor the following: H.R.4820/S.2437, Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, FY2024, Highway, Airport infrastructure related issues Public Law 117-58, Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, Airport related issues H.R.3935, Securing Growth and Robust Leadership in American Aviation Act of 2023, FAA Reauthorization issues S.1939, FAA Reauthorization Act of 2023, Airport related issues

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $10,000

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Air Traffic Control retirement. Air traffic control technology and modernization: Including NextGen. Air traffic control safety and efficiency. Air traffic control capacity and delays. Air traffic controller staffing, hiring, and training. Certification reform. Impact of governmental shutdown: On FAA workforce and the national airspace system. FAA Reauthorization.FAA funding. FAA Air Traffic Controller Workforce Plan. Veterans Preference for Controller Hiring. TSA airport security. FAA employees stationed in Guam - accessibility to DOD base privileges. Remote towers. Air traffic controller fatigue. ATC facility consolidation process section 804. Air Traffic Controller Federal Employees Retirement System Supplemental Retirement. Aviation Funding Stability Act of 2021 (H.R. 4042, 117th Congress): Provisions relating to stable funding for FAA activities in the event of a government shutdown. Funding for Maintenance of Aging Air Traffic Control Facilities. Stabilization of Airport and Airway Trust Fund (AATF): Provisions relating to ensuring the safest possible working conditions for air traffic controllers and other essential aviation safety professionals. Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) for air traffic controllers. Pay Differential for Duty Related to the Coronavirus. Legislation establishing COVID-19 as a presumptive occupational illness to be covered under the Federal Employees Compensation Act. Annuity Protection. National Aviation Preparedness Plan. COVID-19 vaccine prioritization for aviation safety professionals. American Jobs Plan, President's infrastructure proposal: Provisions relating to FAA assets. H.R. 1262 Notice to Airmen Improvement Act: Amendment to clarify labor representative for air traffic controllers. FY 2024 THUD Appropriations: Provisions relating to funding the FAA operations, facilities and maintenance, and modernization of the National Airspace System. S. Res. 96 Women in Aviation Workforce Week: Provisions relating to supporting women in the aviation industry, specifically the air traffic controller workforce. Aviation Funding Stability Act of 2021: Provisions relating to stable funding for FAA activities in the event of a government shutdown. Advanced Air Mobility Coordination and Leadership Act (HR 1339, S 516). FAA Reauthorization, H.R. 3935 - Securing Growth and Robust Leadership in American Aviation Act. FAA Reauthorization, Senate Amendment in Nature of a Substitute (Commerce Committee draft bill). Air Traffic Controllers Hiring Act of 2023 (S. 2839): Requires FAA to conduct maximum hiring of air traffic controllers.

Monitor and evaluate federal initiatives, both authorizing and appropriations related, and regulatory matters regarding: international conservation and foreign assistance funding; the Arctic region; wildlife trafficking; international wildlife conservation funding; forest and freshwater conservation; illegal deforestation & timber trade; illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing; plastic pollution, including negotiations on a global plastics treaty; zoonotic spillover prevention; and climate change and renewable energy. Other Specific Activities: Arctic Refuge Protection Act (S. 282/H.R. 724) - support National Deposit Return System legislation (not yet introduced) - support REDUCE Act (S.2645/H.R.5389) - support A. Donald McEachin Environmental Justice for All Act (H.R. 1705/S. 919)- support Policies and tax incentives to promote Renewable Thermal Energy - no bill introduced One Health Security Act (not yet introduced) - support Clean Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Research, Development, and Demonstration Act of 2022 (not yet reintroduced) - support Federal Aviation Administration Reauthorization Act (H.R.3935/S.1939) - oppose amendments to weaken Sustainable Aviation Fuel standards

Client expense: $110,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), General Services Administration (GSA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Natl Security Council (NSC), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office

Rep. Dingell and Rep. Schakowsky autonomous vehicle deployment discussion draft General Transportation and Mobility Legislation FMCSA-2023-0071 Parts and Accessories Necessary for Safe Operation; Exemption Application From Waymo LLC, and Aurora Operations, Inc. FMCSA-2018-0037 Safe Integration of Automated Driving Systems (ADS)-Equipped Commercial Motor Vehicles (CMVs) H.R.3413, AM Radio for Every Vehicle Act of 2023 S.1669, AM Radio for Every Vehicle Act of 2023 H.R.3711 Safely Ensuring Lives Future Deployment and Research In Vehicle Evolution Act (SELF DRIVE Act) - 117th Congress House Energy & Commerce Committee Draft Autonomous Vehicle Legislation Senate Commerce Committee Draft Autonomous Vehicle Legislation H.R. 3935, Securing Growth and Robust Leadership in American Aviation Act S. 1939, FAA Reauthorization Act of 2023 H.R. 3185, Direct Capital Access Act of 2023

Client expense: $1,400,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), SENATE, Transportation, Dept of (DOT)

Issues related to efficient visitor visa processing, including legislation to improve the nonimmigrant visa process. Implementation of H.R. 5376, Inflation Reduction Act of 2022. Implementation of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act. Policies related to Federal Aviation Administration reauthorization (H.R. 3935 and S. 1939), including air traffic controller staffing levels, funding for air traffic control facilities and equipment, revisions to airport infrastructure grant programs, funding to support the production of sustainable aviation fuel, and programs to support aviation workforce development. FY24 Appropriations related to the Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Travel & Tourism, H-2B visas, CBP staffing, TSA staffing, and visa wait times.

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $30,000

Federal Highway Administration policy of approving state and local government requests to mandatory Project Labor Agreements on federally assisted highway projects. Public Private Partnerships. Private Activity Bonds. Permitting on projects and the environmental review process, generally. Comprehensive infrastructure plan, generally. Streamline and Modernize the Permitting Process for Construction. Davis-Bacon Act. "All-of-the-above" strategy for workforce development. Government-mandated project labor agreements on federal and federally assisted construction projects. Executive Order 13502: Use of Project Labor Agreement for Federal Construction Projects - Feb. 6, 2009. Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (PL 113-128). Proposal to Expand Executive Order 13502: Use of Project Labor Agreement for Federal Construction Projects - February 6, 2009. Executive Order 14063: Use of Project Labor Agreements for Federal Construction Projects. FAR Council (Reg.) Title: Federal Acquisition Regulation: Use of Project Labor Agreements for Federal Construction Projects (RIN: 9000-AO40). H.R. 720: the Davis Bacon Repeal Act. H.R. 1477/S. 722: the Freedom to Invest in Tomorrow's Workforce Act. H.R. 1: the Lower Energy Costs Act. H.R. 3935: the Securing Growth and Robust Leadership in American Aviation Act. 117th Congress: H.R. 7309: the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act of 2022.

Client expense: $610,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Sustainable Aviation Fuel related issues, as follows: Implementation of Public Law 117-169, Inflation Reduction Act S.1939, FAA FAA Reauthorization Act of 2023 H.R. 3935, the Securing Growth and Robust Leadership in American Aviation Act EPA Renewable Fuel Standards; Federal Low Carbon Fuel Standard (draft legislation) 2023 Farm Bill Monitor the following: Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, FY2024 H.R.2670, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024

Client expense: $60,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Sustainable Aviation Fuel related issues, as follows: Implementation of Public Law 117-169, Inflation Reduction Act S.1962, AAero Act S.1958, Sustainable Aviation Fuels Accuracy Act S.1902, Hydrogen Aviation Strategy Act S.1899, Hydrogen Development Strategy Act S.1939, FAA FAA Reauthorization Act of 2023 H.R. 3935, the Securing Growth and Robust Leadership in American Aviation Act Monitor the following: Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, FY2024 H.R.2670, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024

Client expense: $60,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Transportation, Dept of (DOT)

Monitor the following: RAISE Grant related issues S.1939, FAA Reauthorization Act of 2023, Airport Infrastructure issues H.R.3935, Securing Growth and Robust Leadership in American Aviation Act, Airport Infrastructure issues Public Law 117-169, Inflation Reduction Act, Climate change and Transportation Electrification Public Law 117-58, Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, Transportation Electrification

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $60,000

Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, FY2024, Airport Improvement Program Terminal Accessibility related issues FAA Community Engagement issues Airport Noise related issues Monitor the following: PFAS related issues Exit Lane Staffing related issues Modified Departure Section 163 Review related issues S.1939, FAA Reauthorization Act of 2023, Airport issues H.R.3935, Securing Growth and Robust Leadership in American Aviation Act, Airport issues Public Law 117-58, Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, Implementation related issues

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $60,000

Government targets: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

S.1939, FAA Reauthorization Act of 2023, Airport Improvement Program and Passenger Facility Charge H.R.3935, Securing Growth and Robust Leadership in American Aviation Act, Airport Improvement Program and Passenger Facility Charge Monitor Public Law 117-58, Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, Airport funding

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $30,000

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

S.1939, FAA Reauthorization Act of 2023, Airport Improvement Program and Passenger Facility Charge H.R.3935, Securing Growth and Robust Leadership in American Aviation Act, Airport Improvement Program and Passenger Facility Charge Monitor Public Law 117-58, Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, Airport funding

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $30,000

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Monitor the following: Public Law 117-58, Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, Airport Development Programs S.1939, FAA Reauthorization Act of 2023, Airport Infrastructure Development Programs H.R.3935, the Securing Growth and Robust Leadership in American Aviation Act, Airport Infrastructure Development Programs

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $40,000

Air Traffic Control retirement. Air traffic control technology and modernization: Including NextGen. Air traffic control safety and efficiency. Air traffic control capacity and delays. Air traffic controller staffing, hiring, and training. Certification reform. Impact of governmental shutdown: On FAA workforce and the national airspace system. FAA Reauthorization.FAA funding. FAA Air Traffic Controller Workforce Plan. Veterans Preference for Controller Hiring. TSA airport security. FAA employees stationed in Guam - accessibility to DOD base privileges. Remote towers. Air traffic controller fatigue. ATC facility consolidation process section 804. Air Traffic Controller Federal Employees Retirement System Supplemental Retirement. Aviation Funding Stability Act of 2021 (H.R. 4042, 117th Congress): Provisions relating to stable funding for FAA activities in the event of a government shutdown. Funding for Maintenance of Aging Air Traffic Control Facilities. Stabilization of Airport and Airway Trust Fund (AATF): Provisions relating to ensuring the safest possible working conditions for air traffic controllers and other essential aviation safety professionals. Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) for air traffic controllers. Pay Differential for Duty Related to the Coronavirus. Legislation establishing COVID-19 as a presumptive occupational illness to be covered under the Federal Employees Compensation Act. Annuity Protection. National Aviation Preparedness Plan. COVID-19 vaccine prioritization for aviation safety professionals. American Jobs Plan, President's infrastructure proposal: Provisions relating to FAA assets. H.R. 1262 Notice to Airmen Improvement Act: Amendment to clarify labor representative for air traffic controllers. FY 2024 THUD Appropriations: Provisions relating to funding the FAA operations, facilities and maintenance, and modernization of the National Airspace System. S. Res. 96 Women in Aviation Workforce Week: Provisions relating to supporting women in the aviation industry, specifically the air traffic controller workforce. Aviation Funding Stability Act of 2021: Provisions relating to stable funding for FAA activities in the event of a government shutdown. Advanced Air Mobility Coordination and Leadership Act (HR 1339, S 516). FAA Reauthorization, H.R. 3935 - Securing Growth and Robust Leadership in American Aviation Act. FAA Reauthorization, Senate Amendment in Nature of a Subsititute (Commerce Committee draft bill).

Reauthorization of the Federal Aviation Administration (Securing Growth and Robust Leadership in American Aviation Act (H.R. 3935) and FAA Reauthorization Act of 2023 (S. 1939). Specific issues: 1. Enhance Aviation Rulemaking and Exemption Due Process by improving agency responsiveness to industry stakeholder petitions for rule changes and exemptions. 2. Require timely resolution of FAA investigations so stale letters of investigation sent to certificate holders do not hang as a cloud over their companies and careers for years. 3. Restore the right of repair stations to unilaterally surrender their certificates (as proposed in the PLANE Act 601) when businesses close, merge, etc. to improve due process given the lack of FAA procedures for accepting surrendered certificates. 4. Enhance international cooperation between the FAA and other CAAs by directing FAA to amend 14 CFR part 43 to allow the FAA to accept certificates/approvals issued by other CAAs if those CAAs accept FAA certificates pursuant to a bilateral aviation safety agreement. 5. Enhance access to maintenance data by directing FAA to task the Aviation Rulemaking Advisory Committee (ARAC) to review current rules and policy related to instructions of continued airworthiness (ICA, aka maintenance manuals) and recommend guidance and/or regulatory changes to enhance ICA access for aircraft owners, maintainers, and others. 6. End misapplication of FAA guidance by confirming that unless a course of conduct is specifically prohibited by the regulations, the agency must allow it and by prohibiting the agency from enforcing guidance not supported by a specific law or regulation. 7. Limit reversal of agency approvals issued to a certificate holder without the express written consent of the executive director of FAAs Flight Standards Service and/or Aircraft Certification Service, as applicable, or their delegees. 8. Clarify supplemental type certificate requirements by tasking the agency to explain the differences between a major alteration that introduces a major change in type design under 14 CFR 21.113(b) and a major alteration that does not require an Supplemental Type Certificate. 9. Maintain current foreign repair station oversight regime by rejecting legislation to impose unnecessary, new mandates on U.S. aircraft operators and FAA certificated repair stations outside the United States, divert scarce FAA resources, and potentially subject U.S. facilities to foreign retaliation. 10. Expand and enhance the maintenance technician and pilot workforce development grant programs created by Sec. 625 of the 2018 FAA law by increasing funding to at least $20 million for each grant program and making changes to expand eligibility and improve implementation. 11. Improve the transition of military maintenance professionals to civil aviation by directing FAA to create a military competency examination similar to that for military pilots and to fast-track repairman certificate applications for individuals with military technical experience applicable to aviation maintenance (even those from non-aviation specialties) but insufficient to qualify for full mechanic certification. 12. Create a National Center for the Advancement of Aviation (as proposed in the 117th Congress in H.R. 3482) to facilitate collaboration and cooperation between aviation and aerospace stakeholders to support and promote civil and military aviation and aerospace careers. 13. Improve federal coordination and data collection by creating an interagency aviation workforce working group comprised of representatives from the FAA and Departments of Transportation, Labor, and Education to identify data gaps and ways to improve government data collection and analysis, including expanding FAA U.S. Civil Airmen Statistics as recommended by the Women in Aviation Advisory Board. 14. Reduce barriers to entry by directing a rulemaking to amend part 65 to allow mechanic certificate applicants to sit for the general knowledge test prior to meeting those experience requirements if they have completed the appropriate curriculum in conjunction with a high school program. 15. Improve the repair station certification process by better prioritizing applications. 16. Enhance use of 529 educational savings accounts for aviation technical education (H.R. 1818).