Union Calendar No. 126

103D CONGRESS

1ST SESSION H. R. 2820

[Report No. 103–225]

A BILL

To authorize appropriations for the Federal Aviatransport. ment to increase the efficiency and safety of air and 1996 for research, engineering, and develop- tion Administration for fiscal years 1994, 1995,

AUGUST 31, 1993

Reported with an amendment, committed to the Commitordered to be printed tee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, and
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Union Calendar No. 126

103D CONGRESS

1ST SESSION H. R. 2820

[Report No. 103–225]

To authorize appropriations for the Federal Aviation Administration for fiscal

years 1994, 1995, and 1996 for research, engineering, and development

to increase the efficiency and safety of air transport.

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

AUGUST 2, 1993

Mr. VALENTINE introduced the following bill; which was referred to the

Committee on Science, Space, and Technology

AUGUST 31, 1993

Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole

House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed

[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic]

[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on August 2, 1993]

A BILL

To authorize appropriations for the Federal Aviation Administration for fiscal years 1994, 1995, and 1996 for research, engineering, and development to increase the efficiency and safety of air transport.

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

2 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Federal Aviation Ad3 ministration Research, Engineering, and Development Au4 thorization Act of 1993’’.

5 SEC. 2. AVIATION RESEARCH AUTHORIZATION OF APPRO6 PRIATIONS.

7 Section 506(b)(2) of the Airport and Airway Improve8 ment Act of 1982 (49 U.S.C. App. 2205(b)(2)) is amended

9 by striking subparagraph (A) and all that follows through

10 the end of the paragraph and inserting the following:

11 ‘‘(A) for fiscal year 1994—

12 ‘‘(i) $13,498,000 solely for manage13 ment and analysis projects and activities;

14 ‘‘(ii) $76,939,000 solely for capacity

15 and air traffic management technology

16 projects and activities;

17 ‘‘(iii) $35,675,000 solely for commu18 nications, navigation, and surveillance

19 projects and activities;

20 ‘‘(iv) $1,908,000 solely for weather

21 projects and activities;

22 ‘‘(v) $7,509,000 solely for airport tech23 nology projects and activities;

24 ‘‘(vi) $40,175,000 solely for aircraft

25 safety technology projects and activities;
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1 ‘‘(vii) $35,430,000 solely for system se2 curity technology projects and activities;

3 ‘‘(viii) $27,756,000 solely for human

4 factors and aviation medicine projects and

5 activities;

6 ‘‘(ix) $5,385,000 for environment and

7 energy projects and activities; and

8 ‘‘(x) $5,725,000 for innovative/coopera9 tive research projects and activities, of

10 which $1,000,000 shall be available for the

11 establishment of a new Aviation Center of

12 Excellence;

13 ‘‘(B) for fiscal year 1995—

14 ‘‘(i) $14,847,000 solely for manage15 ment and analysis projects and activities;

16 ‘‘(ii) $84,000,000 solely for capacity

17 and air traffic management technology

18 projects and activities;

19 ‘‘(iii) $39,242,000 solely for commu20 nications, navigation, and surveillance

21 projects and activities;

22 ‘‘(iv) $2,098,000 solely for weather

23 projects and activities;

24 ‘‘(v) $8,260,000 solely for airport tech25 nology projects and activities;
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1 ‘‘(vi) $44,192,000 solely for aircraft

2 safety technology projects and activities;

3 ‘‘(vii) $39,523,000 solely for system se4 curity technology projects and activities;

5 ‘‘(viii) $31,716,000 solely for human

6 factors and aviation medicine projects and

7 activities;

8 ‘‘(ix) $5,923,000 for environment and

9 energy projects and activities; and

10 ‘‘(x) $5,199,000 for innovative/coopera11 tive research projects and activities; and

12 ‘‘(C) for fiscal year 1996—

13 ‘‘(i) $16,332,000 solely for manage14 ment and analysis projects and activities;

15 ‘‘(ii) $92,402,000 solely for capacity

16 and air traffic management technology

17 projects and activities;

18 ‘‘(iii) $43,167,000 solely for commu19 nications, navigation, and surveillance

20 projects and activities;

21 ‘‘(iv) $2,307,000 solely for weather

22 projects and activities;

23 ‘‘(v) $9,086,000 solely for airport tech24 nology projects and activities;
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1 ‘‘(vi) $48,611,000 solely for aircraft

2 safety technology projects and activities;

3 ‘‘(vii) $43,475,000 solely for system se4 curity technology projects and activities;

5 ‘‘(viii) $34,887,000 solely for human

6 factors and aviation medicine projects and

7 activities;

8 ‘‘(ix) $6,515,000 environment and en9 ergy projects and activities; and

10 ‘‘(x) $5,718,000 for innovative/coopera11 tive research projects and activities.

12 Not less than 15 percent of the amount appropriated pursu13 ant to this paragraph shall be for long-term research

14 projects, and not less than 3 percent of the amount appro15 priated under this paragraph shall be available to the Ad16 ministrator for making grants under section 312(g) of the

17 Federal Aviation Act of 1958.’’.

18 SEC. 3. JOINT AVIATION RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT

19 PROGRAM.

20 (a) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Administrator and the

21 heads of other appropriate Federal agencies shall jointly es22 tablish a program to conduct research on aviation tech23 nologies that enhance United States competitiveness. The

24 program shall include—
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1 (1) next-generation satellite communications, in2 cluding global positioning satellites;

3 (2) advances airport and airplane security;

4 (3) environmentally compatible technologies, in5 cluding technologies that limit or reduce noise and

6 air pollution;

7 (4) advanced aviation safety programs; and

8 (5) technologies and procedures to enhance and

9 improve airport and airway capacity.

10 (b) PROCEDURES FOR CONTRACTS AND GRANTS.—The

11 Administrator and the heads of the other appropriate Fed12 eral agencies shall administer contracts and grants entered

13 into under the program established under subsection (a) in

14 accordance with procedures developed jointly by the Admin15 istrator and the heads of the other appropriate Federal

16 agencies. The procedures should include an integrated ac17 quisition policy for contract and grant requirements and

18 for technical data rights that are not an impediment to

19 joint programs among the Federal Aviation Administra20 tion, the other Federal agencies involved, and industry.

21 (c) PROGRAM ELEMENTS.—The program established

22 under subsection (a) shall include—

23 (1) selected programs that jointly enhance public

24 and private aviation technology development;
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1 (2) an opportunity for private contractors to be

2 involved in such technology research and development;

3 and

4 (3) the transfer of Government-developed tech5 nologies to the private sector to promote economic

6 strength and competitiveness.

7 (d) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Of

8 amounts authorized to be appropriated for fiscal years

9 1994, 1995, and 1996 under section 506(b)(2) of the Airport

10 and Airway Improvement Act of 1982 (49 U.S.C. App.

11 2205(b)(2)), as amended by section 2 of this Act, there are

12 authorized to be appropriated for fiscal years 1994, 1995,

13 and 1996, respectively, such sums as may be necessary to

14 carry out this section.

15 SEC. 4. AIRCRAFT CABIN AIR QUALITY RESEARCH PRO16 GRAM.

17 (a) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Administrator of the Fed18 eral Aviation Administration (in this Act referred to as the

19 ‘‘Administrator’’) and the heads of other appropriate Fed20 eral agencies shall establish a research program to deter21 mine—

22 (1) what, if any, aircraft cabin air conditions,

23 including pressure altitude systems, on flights within

24 the United States are harmful to the health of airline

25 passengers and crew, as indicated by physical symp-
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1 toms such as headaches, nausea, fatigue, and

2 lightheadedness; and

3 (2) the risk of airline passengers and crew con4 tracting infectious diseases during flight.

5 (b) CONTRACT WITH INDEPENDENT RESEARCH ORGA6 NIZATION.—In carrying out the research program estab7 lished under subsection (a), the Administrator and the

8 heads of the other appropriate Federal agencies shall con9 tract with an independent research organization to carry

10 out any studies necessary to meet the goals of the program

11 set forth in subsection (c).

12 (c) GOALS.—The goals of the research program estab13 lished under subsection (a) shall be—

14 (1) to determine what, if any, cabin air condi15 tions currently exist on domestic aircraft used for

16 flights within the United States that could be harmful

17 to the health of airline passengers and crew, as indi18 cated by physical symptoms such as headaches, nau19 sea, fatigue, and lightheadedness, and including the

20 risk of infection by bacteria and viruses;

21 (2) to determine to what extent, changes in,

22 cabin air pressure, temperature, rate of cabin air cir23 culation, the quantity of fresh air per occupant, and

24 humidity on current domestic aircraft would reduce
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1 or eliminate the risk of illness or discomfort to airline

2 passengers and crew; and

3 (3) to establish a long-term research program to

4 examine potential health problems to airline pas5 sengers and crew that may arise in an airplane cabin

6 on a flight within the United States because of cabin

7 air quality as a result of the conditions and changes

8 described in paragraphs (1) and (2).

9 (d) PARTICIPATION.—In carrying out the research pro10 gram established under subsection (a), the Administrator

11 shall encourage participation in the program by representa12 tives of aircraft manufacturers, air carriers, aviation em13 ployee organizations, airline passengers, and academia.

14 (e) REPORT.—(1) Within six months after the date of

15 enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall submit to

16 the Congress a plan for implementation of the research pro17 gram established under subsection (a).

18 (2) The Administrator shall annually submit to the

19 Congress a report on the progress made during the year for

20 which the report is submitted toward meeting the goals set

21 forth in subsection (c).

22 (f) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Of

23 amounts authorized to be appropriated for fiscal years

24 1994, 1995, and 1996 under section 506(b)(2) of the Airport

25 and Airway Improvement Act of 1982 (49 U.S.C. App.
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1 2205(b)(2)), as amended by section 2 of this Act, there are

2 authorized to be appropriated for fiscal years 1994, 1995,

3 and 1996, respectively, such sums as may be necessary to

4 carry out this section.

5 SEC. 5. LIMITATION ON APPROPRIATIONS.

6 Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, no

7 funds are authorized to be appropriated for any fiscal year

8 after fiscal year 1996 for carrying out the programs for

9 which funds are authorized by this Act, or by the amend10 ments made by this Act.

11 SEC. 6. USE OF DOMESTIC PRODUCTS.

12 (a) PROHIBITION AGAINST FRAUDULENT USE OF

13 ‘‘MADE IN AMERICA’’ LABELS.—(1) A person shall not in14 tentionally affix a label bearing the inscription of ‘‘Made

15 in America’’, or any inscription with that meaning, to any

16 product sold in or shipped to the United States, if that

17 product is not a domestic product.

18 (2) A person who violates paragraph (1) shall not be

19 eligible for any contract for a procurement carried out with

20 amounts authorized under this Act, including any sub21 contract under such a contract pursuant to the debarment,

22 suspension, and ineligibility procedures in subpart 9.4 of

23 chapter 1 of title 48, Code of Federal Regulations, or any

24 successor procedures thereto.
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1 (b) COMPLIANCE WITH BUY AMERICAN ACT.—(1) Ex2 cept as provided in paragraph (2), the head of each office

3 within the Federal Aviation Administration that conducts

4 procurements shall ensure that such procurements are con5 ducted in compliance with sections 2 through 4 of the Act

6 of March 3, 1933 (41 U.S.C. 10a through 10c, popularly

7 known as the ‘‘Buy American Act’’).

8 (2) This subsection shall apply only to procurements

9 made for which—

10 (A) amounts are authorized by this Act to be

11 made available; and

12 (B) solicitations for bids are issued after the date

13 of the enactment of this Act.

14 (3) The Secretary, before January 1, 1995, shall report

15 to the Congress on procurements covered under this sub16 section of products that are not domestic products.

17 (c) DEFINITIONS.—For the purposes of this section, the

18 term ‘‘domestic product’’ means a product—

19 (1) that is manufactured or produced in the

20 United States; and

21 (2) at least 50 percent of the cost of the articles,

22 materials, or supplies of which are mined, produced,

23 or manufactured in the United States.
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1 SEC. 7. PURCHASE OF AMERICAN MADE EQUIPMENT AND

2 PRODUCTS.

3 (a) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Congress

4 that any recipient of a grant under this Act, or under any

5 amendment made by this Act, should purchase, when avail6 able and cost-effective, American made equipment and

7 products when expending grant monies.

8 (b) NOTICE TO RECIPIENTS OF ASSISTANCE.—In allo9 cating grants under this Act, or under any amendment

10 made by this Act, the Secretary shall provide to each recipi11 ent a notice describing the statement made in subsection

12 (a) by the Congress.