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Rep. Collins, Mike [R-GA-10] · R–GA
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Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Introduced in House
Introduced in House
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Based on the full Introduced in House · 2025-03-03 text. This explanation has not received human editorial review. This overview describes the proposal’s major provisions; it does not establish what its real-world effects would be.
The proposed Aviation Workforce Development Act would expand the education costs recognized under federal tax rules for qualified tuition programs to include required costs of qualifying aviation maintenance and commercial pilot courses. It would affect people named as beneficiaries of those programs who take eligible courses. The change would apply to money distributed after enactment.
This Act may be cited as the Aviation Workforce Development Act.
Qualified distributions from qualified tuition programs for certain aviation maintenance and commercial pilot courses (a) In general Section 529(c) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
Any reference in this subsection to the term qualified higher education expense shall include a reference to expenses for tuition, fees, books, supplies, and equipment required for the participation of a designated beneficiary in a qualified aviation maintenance course or a qualified commercial pilot course.
The amendment made by this section shall apply to distributions made after the date of the enactment of this Act.
The bill would add tuition, fees, books, supplies, and equipment required for an eligible course to the expenses recognized under section 529(c). These costs must be for the designated beneficiary—the person named to receive the program's education benefits.
Section 529(c) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
Any reference in this subsection to the term qualified higher education expense shall include a reference to expenses for tuition, fees, books, supplies, and equipment required for the participation of a designated beneficiary in a qualified aviation maintenance course or a qualified commercial pilot course.
An aviation maintenance course would qualify if taught at an aviation maintenance technician school governed by Part 147 of the federal aviation regulations.
the term qualified aviation maintenance course means any course of instruction taught at an aviation maintenance technician school governed by part 147 of title 14, Code of Federal Regulations.
A commercial pilot course would qualify if its flight school either provides flight training as defined in Part 61 of the federal aviation regulations or holds a pilot school certificate under Part 141.
The term qualified commercial pilot course means a commercial pilot course taught at a flight school that provides flight training, as defined in part 61 of title 14, Code of Federal Regulations, or that holds a pilot school certificate under part 141 of title 14, Code of Federal Regulations.
The proposed change would apply to distributions—money paid out of a qualified tuition program—made after the enactment date.
The amendment made by this section shall apply to distributions made after the date of the enactment of this Act.
The supplied actions snapshot, updated December 5, 2025, records introduction in the House and referral to the House Committee on Ways and Means on March 3, 2025.
Source snapshot updated 2025-12-05T22:08:00Z. 2025-03-03: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. 2025-03-03: Introduced in House
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Spending directed to particular recipients or places outside ordinary competitive or formula-based allocation.
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Narrow exceptions, exemptions, or preferential treatment that warrant a closer look.
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No separate narrow carve-out, special exemption, or preferential exception was identified in the complete supplied introduced text. The course eligibility rules define the main policy's intended beneficiaries. This conclusion does not establish absence in other versions or accompanying materials.
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