Presidential Documents

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Federal Register 

Vol. 71, No. 247 

Tuesday, December 26, 2006 

Title 3— 

The President 

Executive Order 13419 of December 20, 2006 

National Aeronautics Research and Development 

By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the 

laws of the United States of America, including section 204 of the National 

Science and Technology Policy, Organization, and Priorities Act of 1976, 

as amended (42 U.S.C. 6613), section 101(c) of the National Aeronautics 

and Space Administration Authorization Act of 2005 (Public Law 109– 

155), and section 301 of title 3, United States Code, it is hereby ordered 

as follows: 

Section 1. National Aeronautics Research and Development Policy. Continued 

progress in aeronautics, the science of flight, is essential to America’s economic success and the protection of America’s security interests at home 

and around the globe. Accordingly, it shall be the policy of the United 

States to facilitate progress in aeronautics research and development (R&D) 

through appropriate funding and activities of the Federal Government, in 

cooperation with State, territorial, tribal, local, and foreign governments, 

international organizations, academic and research institutions, private organizations, and other entities, as appropriate. The Federal Government shall 

only undertake roles in supporting aeronautics R&D that are not more appropriately performed by the private sector. The National Aeronautics Research 

and Development Policy prepared by the National Science and Technology 

Council should, to the extent consistent with this order and its implementation, guide the aeronautics R&D programs of the United States through 

2020. 

Sec. 2. Functions of the Director of the Office of Science and Technology 

Policy. To implement the policy set forth in section 1 of this order, the 

Director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy (the ‘‘Director’’) 

shall: 

(a) review the funding and activities of the Federal Government relating 

to aeronautics R&D; 

(b) recommend to the President, the Director of the Office of Management 

and Budget, and the heads of executive departments and agencies, as appropriate, such actions with respect to funding and activities of the Federal 

Government relating to aeronautics R&D as may be necessary to 

(i) advance United States technological leadership in aeronautics; 

(ii) support innovative research leading to significant advances in aeronautical concepts, technologies, and capabilities; 

(iii) pursue and develop advanced aeronautics concepts and technologies, 

including those for advanced aircraft systems and air transportation management systems, to benefit America’s security and effective and efficient 

national airspace management; 

(iv) maintain and advance United States aeronautics research, development, 

test and evaluation infrastructure to provide effective experimental and 

computational capabilities in support of aeronautics R&D; 

(v) facilitate the educational development of the future aeronautics workforce as needed to further Federal Government interests; 

(vi) enhance coordination and communication among executive departments and agencies to maximize the effectiveness of Federal Government 

R&D resources; and 

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(vii) ensure appropriate Federal Government coordination with State, territorial, tribal, local, and foreign governments, international organizations, 

academic and research institutions, private organizations, and other entities. 

Sec. 3. Implementation of National Aeronautics Research and Development 

Policy. To implement the policy set forth in section 1 of this order, the 

Director shall: 

(a) develop and, not later than 1 year after the date of this order, submit 

for approval by the President a plan for national aeronautics R&D and 

for related infrastructure, (the ‘‘plan’’), and thereafter submit, not less often 

than biennially, to the President for approval any changes to the plan; 

(b) monitor and report to the President as appropriate on the implementation of the approved plan; 

(c) ensure that executive departments and agencies conducting aeronautics 

R&D: 

(i) obtain and exchange information and advice, as appropriate, from organizations and individuals outside the Federal Government in support of 

Federal Government planning and performance of aeronautics R&D; 

(ii) develop and implement, as appropriate, measures for improving dissemination of R&D results and facilitating technology transition from R&D 

to applications; and 

(iii) identify and promote innovative policies and approaches that complement and enhance Federal Government aeronautics R&D investment; 

and 

(d) report to the President on the results of the efforts of executive departments and agencies to implement paragraphs (c)(i) through (iii) of this section. 

Sec. 4. General Provisions. (a) In implementing this order, the Director 

shall: 

(i) obtain as appropriate the assistance of the National Science and Technology Council in the performance of the Director’s functions under this 

order, consistent with Executive Order 12881 of November 23, 1993, as 

amended; 

(ii) coordinate as appropriate with the Director of the Office of Management 

and Budget; and 

(iii) obtain information and advice from all sources as appropriate, including individuals associated with academic and research institutions and 

private organizations. 

(b) The functions of the President under subsection (c) of section 101 

of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration Authorization Act 

of 2005, except the function of designation, are assigned to the Director 

of the Office of Science and Technology Policy. In performing these assigned 

functions, the Director shall, as appropriate, consult the Administrator of 

the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, the Secretary of Defense, 

the Secretary of Transportation, the Director of the Office of Management 

and Budget, and other heads of executive departments and agencies as 

appropriate. The Director also shall ensure that all actions taken in the 

performance of such functions are consistent with the authority set forth 

in subsections (a) through (d) of section 6 of Executive Order 13346 of 

July 8, 2004. 

(c) This order shall be implemented in a manner consistent with: (i) 

applicable law, including section 102A 

(i) of the National Security Act of 1947, as amended (50 U.S.C. 403- 

1(i)), and subject to the availability of appropriations; and 

(ii) statutory authority of the principal officers of executive departments 

and agencies as the heads of their respective departments and agencies. 

(d) This order shall not be construed to impair or otherwise affect the 

functions of the Director of the Office of Management and Budget relating 

to budget, administrative, and legislative proposals. 

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(e) This order is not intended to, and does not, create any rights or 

benefits, substantive or procedural, enforceable at law or in equity by a 

party against the United States, its departments, agencies, instrumentalities, 

or entities, its officers, employees, or agents, or any other person. 

THE WHITE HOUSE, 

December 20, 2006. 

[FR Doc. 06–9895 

Filed 12–22–06; 10:38 am] 

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