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103D CONGRESS

1ST SESSION H. R. 1260

To provide for the establishment of a joint aeronautical research and development program between the National Aeronautics and Space Administration and the Department of Defense, and for other purposes.

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

MARCH 9, 1993

Mr. LEWIS of Florida (for himself, Mr. MCCURDY, Mr. ROHRABACHER, Mr.

ROYCE, Mr. BLUTE, Mr. CALVERT, Mr. BARTLETT of Maryland, and Mr.

GRAMS) introduced the following bill; which was referred jointly to the

Committees on Armed Services and Science, Space, and Technology

A BILL

To provide for the establishment of a joint aeronautical research and development program between the National

Aeronautics and Space Administration and the Department of Defense, and for other purposes.

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘National Aeronautical

5 Research and Competitiveness Act of 1993’’.

6 SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

7 The Congress finds that—
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1 (1) aircraft production in the United States af2 fects nearly 80 percent of the economy;

3 (2) for every dollar increase in shipments of

4 United States aircraft internationally, the United

5 States economy output increases by an estimated

6 $2.30;

7 (3) for every $1,000,000,000 of aircraft ship8 ments internationally, nearly 35,000 jobs are cre9 ated;

10 (4) many of the advanced aircraft technologies

11 developed by the National Aeronautics and Space

12 Administration and the Department of Defense have

13 application in design, development, testing, and pro14 duction for both civil aircraft and military aircraft;

15 (5) a decrease in military aviation programs will

16 have a negative impact on civil aviation programs;

17 (6) the National Aeronautics and Space Admin18 istration has found that it must strengthen its capa19 bilities and take a more assertive role in coordinat20 ing and facilitating long-term United States aero21 nautical research efforts;

22 (7) research programs at the National Aero23 nautics and Space Administration that have poten24 tial applications in both military and civil aviation

25 include wind tunnels and wind tunnel technology,
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1 high-speed research technology, rotorcraft tech2 nology, high performance aircraft technology, super3 sonic technology, and others;

4 (8) joint technology development programs

5 among the Department of Defense, the National

6 Aeronautics and Space Administration, and industry

7 would allow for transferring skills and technologies

8 from the defense to the civilian aerospace sector and

9 would allow for the transfer back to defense, when

10 necessary; and

11 (9) such joint programs could allow for the De12 partment of Defense contribution to the programs to

13 be phased out over 5 years, which would allow the

14 defense industry to make the transfer to the civilian

15 aerospace sector and produce needed aerospace tech16 nology.

17 SEC. 3. JOINT AERONAUTICAL RESEARCH AND DEVELOP18 MENT PROGRAM.

19 (a) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Administrator and the

20 Secretary shall jointly establish a program for the purpose

21 of conducting research on aeronautical technologies that

22 have application to both military and civil aeronautical ve23 hicles and that enhance United States competitiveness.

24 Such program shall include research on—
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1 (1) next-generation wind tunnel and advanced

2 wind tunnel instrumentation technology;

3 (2) advanced engine materials, engine concepts,

4 and testing of propulsion systems or components of

5 the high-speed civil transport research program;

6 (3) high performance aircraft research;

7 (4) advanced rotorcraft research;

8 (5) advanced hypersonic aeronautical research;

9 (6) environmentally compatible technologies, in10 cluding technologies that limit or reduce noise and

11 air pollution; and

12 (7) relevant human factors, including the

13 human factors which may affect or be affected by

14 the transfer of aeronautical technologies from the

15 military sector to the civil sector.

16 (b) CONTRACTS AND GRANTS.—Contracts and grants

17 entered into under the program established under sub18 section (a) shall be administered using procedures devel19 oped jointly by the Secretary and the Administrator.

20 These procedures should include scientific peer review and

21 an integrated acquisition policy for contract and grant re22 quirements and for technical data rights that are not an

23 impediment to joint programs among the Department of

24 Defense, the National Aeronautics and Space Administra25 tion, and industry.
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1 SEC. 4. AERONAUTICAL RESEARCH PLAN.

2 (a) REQUIREMENT.—Within 180 days after the date

3 of the enactment of this Act, the Administrator and the

4 Secretary, in consultation with the advisory committee,

5 shall prepare and transmit to Congress a national aero6 nautical research plan setting forth the research and de7 velopment that the Administrator and the Secretary con8 sider necessary to advance aeronautical technologies over

9 the 5-year period beginning in fiscal year 1993.

10 (b) OBJECTIVES OF PLAN.—The objectives of the

11 plan prepared under subsection (a) shall include—

12 (1) selected programs that jointly enhance pub13 lic and private aeronautical technology development;

14 (2) an opportunity for private defense contrac15 tors to be involved in transition activities to the civil16 ian sector; and

17 (3) the transfer of Federal Government-devel18 oped technologies to the private sector to promote

19 economic strength and competitiveness.

20 (c) CONTENTS OF PLAN.—The plan prepared under

21 subsection (a) shall include—

22 (1) for the first year, detailed objectives and es23 timates of the schedule, cost, and manpower levels

24 for each research project, and a description of the

25 scope and content of each major contract or grant;
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1 (2) for the second through fifth years, estimates

2 of the total cost of each major project for such year

3 and a list of all major research projects which may

4 be required to meet the objectives;

5 (3) a 5-year schedule for the decrease of Fed6 eral contribution and corresponding increase in pri7 vate sector contributions for the research and devel8 opment program; and

9 (4) the portion of the Federal contribution that

10 each Federal agency will contribute.

11 (d) ANNUAL UPDATE.—The plan prepared under

12 subsection (a) shall be updated annually, to reflect

13 changes in global aviation technologies and United States

14 competitiveness.

15 SEC. 5. ADVISORY COMMITTEE.

16 (a) ESTABLISHMENT.—Within 90 days after the date

17 of enactment of this Act, the Administrator and the Sec18 retary shall establish an Aeronautical Research Advisory

19 Committee.

20 (b) PURPOSES.—The purposes of the advisory com21 mittee shall be—

22 (1) to provide advice and recommendations to

23 the Administrator and the Secretary regarding

24 needs, objectives, approaches, content, funding lev25 els, and accomplishments with respect to the aero-
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1 nautical research program established under section

2 3;

3 (2) to advise the Administrator and the Sec4 retary on the preparation of the aeronautical re5 search plan under section 4, including annual up6 dates thereto;

7 (3) to evaluate the technologies underway in the

8 private sector, other Federal agencies, and other

9 countries that will lead to the development of dual10 use technologies and programs, and to make rec11 ommendations for future dual-use technology needs,

12 taking into account the need to avoid duplication of

13 effort;

14 (4) to propose long-term research needs; and

15 (5) to assess international competition.

16 (c) MEMBERSHIP.—The advisory committee shall be

17 composed of not more than 20 members, to be appointed

18 jointly by the Administrator and the Secretary, from

19 among persons who are not employees of the National Aer20 onautics and Space Administration or the Department of

21 Defense and who are especially qualified to serve on the

22 advisory committee by virtue of their education, training,

23 or experience. In appointing members of the advisory com24 mittee, the Administrator and the Secretary shall ensure

25 that universities, corporations, associations, industry, and
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1 other Federal agencies are represented. The majority of

2 the members of the advisory committee shall be represent3 atives of industry.

4 (d) CHAIRPERSON.—The Administrator and the Sec5 retary shall designate one member of the advisory commit6 tee as the chairperson, who shall be qualified in both mili7 tary and civil aeronautical research, and in the applica8 tions of such research.

9 (e) SUBORDINATE COMMITTEES.—The Adminis10 trator and the Secretary, or the advisory committee, may

11 establish subordinate committees to the advisory commit12 tee to provide advice and recommendations on specific

13 areas of research conducted under this Act.

14 (f) ADMINISTRATIVE AND SUPPORT SERVICES.—The

15 Administrator shall provide support staff and, on the re16 quest of the advisory committee, such information, admin17 istrative services, and supplies as the Administrator deter18 mines are necessary for the advisory committee to carry

19 out its purposes.

20 (g) TERMINATION.—Section 14(a)(2)(B) of the Fed21 eral Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.; relating to

22 the termination of advisory committees) shall not apply

23 to the advisory committee.

24 SEC. 6. DEFINITIONS.

25 For purposes of this Act—
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1 (1) the term ‘‘Administrator’’ means the Ad2 ministrator of the National Aeronautics and Space

3 Administration;

4 (2) the term ‘‘advisory committee’’ means the

5 Aeronautical Research Advisory Committee estab6 lished under section 5; and

7 (3) the term ‘‘Secretary’’ means the Secretary

8 of Defense.

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