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radation of existing levels of safety for all national 
airspace system users.’’. 
SEC. 909. RESEARCH GRANTS PROGRAM INVOLVING UN-
DERGRADUATE STUDENTS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Administrator shall establish 
a program to utilize colleges and universities, including 
Historically Black Colleges and Universities, Hispanic 
serving institutions, tribally controlled colleges and univer-
sities, and Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian serving in-
stitutions in conducting research by undergraduate stu-
dents on subjects of relevance to the FAA. Grants may 
be awarded under this section for— 
(1) research projects to be carried out primarily 
by undergraduate students; 
(2) research projects that combine under-
graduate research with other research supported by 
the FAA; 
(3) research on future training requirements re-
lated to projected changes in regulatory require-
ments for aircraft maintenance and power plant li-
censees; and 
(4) research on the impact of new technologies 
and procedures, particularly those related to aircraft 
flight deck and air traffic management functions, 
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and on training requirements for pilots and air traf-
fic controllers. 
(b) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is 
authorized to be appropriated $5,000,000 for each of the 
fiscal years 2008 through 2011, for research grants under 
this section. 
SEC. 910. AVIATION GAS RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT 
PROGRAM. 
(a) CONTINUATION
OF PROGRAM.—The Adminis-
trator, in coordination with the NASA Administrator, 
shall continue research and development activities into 
technologies for modification of existing general aviation 
piston engines to enable their safe operation using un-
leaded aviation fuel. 
(b) ROADMAP.—Not later than 120 days after the 
date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall de-
velop a research and development roadmap for the pro-
gram continued in subsection (a), containing the specific 
research and development objectives and the anticipated 
timetable for achieving the objectives. 
(c) REPORT.—Not later than 130 days after the date 
of enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall provide 
the roadmap specified in subsection (b) to the Committee 
on Science and Technology of the House of Representa-
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tives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
Transportation of the Senate. 
(d) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is 
authorized to be appropriated $750,000 for each of the 
fiscal years 2008 through 2010 to carry out this section. 
SEC. 911. REVIEW OF FAA’S ENERGY- AND ENVIRONMENT- 
RELATED RESEARCH PROGRAMS. 
(a) STUDY.—The Administrator shall enter into an 
arrangement with the National Research Council for a re-
view of the FAA’s energy- and environment-related re-
search programs. The review shall assess whether— 
(1) the programs have well-defined, prioritized, 
and appropriate research objectives; 
(2) the programs are properly coordinated with 
the energy- and environment-related research pro-
grams of NASA, NOAA, and other relevant agen-
cies; 
(3) the programs have allocated appropriate re-
sources to each of the research objectives; and 
(4) 
there 
exist 
suitable 
mechanisms 
for 
transitioning the research results into the FAA’s 
operational technologies and procedures and certifi-
cation activities. 
(b) REPORT.—A report containing the results of the 
review shall be provided to the Committee on Science and 
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Technology of the House of Representatives and the Com-
mittee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the 
Senate within 18 months of the enactment of this Act. 
SEC. 912. REVIEW OF FAA’S AVIATION SAFETY-RELATED RE-
SEARCH PROGRAMS. 
(a) REVIEW.—The Administrator shall enter into an 
arrangement with the National Research Council for an 
independent review of the FAA’s aviation safety-related 
research programs. The review shall assess whether— 
(1) the programs have well-defined, prioritized, 
and appropriate research objectives; 
(2) the programs are properly coordinated with 
the safety research programs of NASA and other 
relevant Federal agencies; 
(3) the programs have allocated appropriate re-
sources to each of the research objectives; and 
(4) 
there 
exist 
suitable 
mechanisms 
for 
transitioning the research results from the programs 
into the FAA’s operational technologies and proce-
dures and certification activities in a timely manner. 
(b) AVIATION SAFETY-RELATED RESEARCH PRO-
GRAMS TO BE ASSESSED.—The FAA aviation safety-re-
lated research programs to be assessed under the review 
shall include, at a minimum, the following: 
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(1) Air traffic control/technical operations 
human factors. 
(2) Runway incursion reduction. 
(3) Flightdeck/maintenance system integration 
human factors. 
(4) Airports technology research—safety. 
(5) Airport cooperative research program—safe-
ty. 
(6) Weather program. 
(7) Atmospheric hazards/digital system safety. 
(8) Fire research and safety. 
(9) Propulsion and fuel systems. 
(10) Advanced materials/structural safety. 
(11) Aging aircraft. 
(12) Aircraft catastrophic failure prevention re-
search. 
(13) Aeromedical research. 
(14) Aviation safety risk analysis. 
(15) Unmanned aircraft systems research. 
(16) Safe Flight 21—Alaska Capstone. 
(c) REPORT.—Not later than 14 months after the 
date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall sub-
mit to Congress a report on the results of the review. 
(d) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—In addi-
tion to amounts authorized to be appropriated by the 
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