ACQUISITION OR CONSTRUCTION OF FACILITIES FOR ADVANCED TRAINING OF MAINTENANCE TECHNICIANS FOR AIR CARRIER AIRCRAFT.

SEC. 119. ACQUISITION OR CONSTRUCTION OF FACILITIES FOR ADVANCED TRAINING OF MAINTENANCE TECHNICIANS FOR AIR CARRIER AIRCRAFT. (a) Grants.—The Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration may make grants to not to exceed 4 vocational technical institutions for the purpose of acquiring or constructing facilities to be used for the advanced training of maintenance technicians for air carrier aircraft. (b) Eligibility Criteria.—The Administrator may only make a grant under this section to a vocational technical educational institution if such institution has a training curriculum which prepares aircraft maintenance technicians who hold an airframe and power plant certificate issued under subpart D of part 65 of title 106 STAT. 488414 of the Code of Federal Regulations to maintain without direct supervision, air carrier aircraft. (c) Limitation on Amounts of Grants.—The maximum amount of Federal funds which a vocational technical educational institution may receive, in the aggregate, through grants made under this section shall be $5,000,000. (d) Authorization of Appropriations.—There is authorized to be appropriated, from the Airport and Airway Trust Fund, such sums as may be necessary for carrying out this section for fiscal years 1993, 1994, and 1995. Such sums shall remain available until expended.