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103D CONGRESS

1ST SESSION H. R. 2820

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

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,

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Federal Aviation Ad5 ministration Research, Engineering, and Development Au6 thorization Act of 1994, 1995, and 1996’’.
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1 SEC. 2. AVIATION RESEARCH AUTHORIZATION OF APPRO2 PRIATIONS.

3 Section 506(b)(2) of the Airport and Airway Im4 provement Act of 1982 (49 U.S.C. App. 2205(b)(2)) is

5 amended by striking subparagraph (A) and all that follows

6 through the end of the paragraph and inserting the

7 following:

8 ‘‘(A) for fiscal year 1994—

9 ‘‘(i) $13,498,000 solely for manage10 ment and analysis projects and activities;

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

12 and air traffic management technology

13 projects and activities;

14 ‘‘(iii) $35,675,000 solely for commu15 nications, navigation, and surveillance

16 projects and activities;

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

18 projects and activities;

19 ‘‘(v) $7,509,000 solely for airport

20 technology projects and activities;

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

22 safety technology projects and activities;

23 ‘‘(vii) $35,430,000 solely for system

24 security technology projects and activities;
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1 ‘‘(viii) $27,756,000 solely for human

2 factors and aviation medicine projects and

3 activities;

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

5 energy projects and activities; and

6 ‘‘(x) $5,725,000 for innovative/cooper7 ative research projects and activities, of

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

9 establishment of a new Aviation Center of

10 Excellence;

11 ‘‘(B) for fiscal year 1995—

12 ‘‘(i) $14,847,000 solely for manage13 ment and analysis projects and activities;

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

15 and air traffic management technology

16 projects and activities;

17 ‘‘(iii) $39,242,000 solely for commu18 nications, navigation, and surveillance

19 projects and activities;

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

21 projects and activities;

22 ‘‘(v) $8,260,000 solely for airport

23 technology projects and activities;

24 ‘‘(vi) $44,192,000 solely for aircraft

25 safety technology projects and activities;
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1 ‘‘(vii) $39,523,000 solely for system

2 security technology projects and activities;

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

4 factors and aviation medicine projects and

5 activities;

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

7 energy projects and activities; and

8 ‘‘(x) $5,199,000 for innovative/cooper9 ative research projects and activities; and

10 ‘‘(C) for fiscal year 1996—

11 ‘‘(i) $16,332,000 solely for manage12 ment and analysis projects and activities;

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

14 and air traffic management technology

15 projects and activities;

16 ‘‘(iii) $43,167,000 solely for commu17 nications, navigation, and surveillance

18 projects and activities;

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

20 projects and activities;

21 ‘‘(v) $9,086,000 solely for airport

22 technology projects and activities;

23 ‘‘(vi) $48,611,000 solely for aircraft

24 safety technology projects and activities;
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1 ‘‘(vii) $43,475,000 solely for system

2 security technology projects and activities;

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

4 factors and aviation medicine projects and

5 activities;

6 ‘‘(ix) $6,515,000 environment and en7 ergy projects and activities; and

8 ‘‘(x) $5,718,000 for innovative/cooper9 ative research projects and activities.

10 ‘‘Not less than 15 percent of the amount appropriated

11 pursuant to this paragraph shall be for long-term research

12 projects, and not less than 3 percent of the amount appro13 priated under this paragraph shall be available to the Ad14 ministrator for making grants under section 312(g) of the

15 Federal Aviation Act of 1958.’’.

16 SEC. 3. JOINT AVIATION RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT

17 PROGRAM.

18 (a) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Administrator and the

19 heads of other appropriate Federal agencies shall jointly

20 establish a program to conduct research on aviation tech21 nologies that enhance United States competitiveness. The

22 program shall include—

23 (1) next-generation satellite communications,

24 including global positioning satellites;

25 (2) advances airport and airplane security;
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1 (3) environmentally compatible technologies, in2 cluding technologies that limit or reduce noise and

3 air pollution;

4 (4) advanced aviation safety programs; and

5 (5) technologies and procedures to enhance and

6 improve airport and airway capacity.

7 (b) PROCEDURES FOR CONTRACTS AND GRANTS.—

8 The Administrator and the heads of the other appropriate

9 Federal agencies shall administer contracts and grants en10 tered into under the program established under subsection

11 (a) in accordance with procedures developed jointly by the

12 Administrator and the heads of the other appropriate Fed13 eral agencies. The procedures should include an integrated

14 acquisition policy for contract and grant requirements and

15 for technical data rights that are not an impediment to

16 joint programs among the Federal Aviation Administra17 tion, the other Federal agencies involved, and industry.

18 (c) PROGRAM ELEMENTS.—The program established

19 under subsection (a) shall include—

20 (1) selected programs that jointly enhance pub21 lic and private aviation technology development;

22 (2) an opportunity for private contractors to be

23 involved in such technology research and develop24 ment; and
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1 (3) the transfer of Government-developed tech2 nologies to the private sector to promote economic

3 strength and competitiveness.

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