(3) EMISSIONS.—Nitrogen oxides on take-off and landing that are 
significantly reduced, without adversely affecting hydrocarbons and 
smoke, relative to aircraft in commercial service as of December 30, 
2005. 
§ 40702. Additional research and development initiative 
The Administrator shall establish an initiative involving the Administra-
tion, universities, industry, and other research organizations as appropriate, 
of research, development, and demonstration, in a relevant environment, of 
technologies to enable the following commercial aircraft performance charac-
teristics: 
(1) NOISE LEVELS.—Noise levels on takeoff and on airport approach 
and landing that do not exceed ambient noise levels in the absence of 
flight operations in the vicinity of airports from which such commercial 
aircraft would normally operate, without increasing energy consumption 
or nitrogen oxide emissions compared to aircraft in commercial service 
as of October 15, 2008. 
(2) GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS.—Significant reductions in green-
house gas emissions compared to aircraft in commercial services as of 
October 15, 2008. 
§ 40703. Research alignment 
In addition to pursuing the research and development initiative described 
in section 40702 of this title, the Administrator shall, to the maximum ex-
tent practicable within available funding, align the fundamental aeronautics 
research program to address high priority technology challenges of the Na-
tional Academies’ Decadal Survey of Civil Aeronautics, and shall work to 
increase the degree of involvement of external organizations, and especially 
of universities, in the fundamental aeronautics research program. 
§ 40704. Research program on perceived impact of sonic 
booms 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Administrator shall establish a cooperative 
research program with industry, including the conduct of flight demonstra-
tions in a relevant environment, to collect data on the perceived impact of 
sonic booms. The data could enable the promulgation of appropriate stand-
ards for overland commercial supersonic flight operations. 
(b) COORDINATION.—The Administrator shall ensure that sonic boom re-
search is coordinated as appropriate with the Administrator of the Federal 
Aviation Administration, and as appropriate make use of the expertise of 
the Partnership for Air Transportation Noise and Emissions Reduction 
Center of Excellence sponsored by the Administration and the Federal Avia-
tion Administration. 
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CHAPTER 409—MISCELLANEOUS 
Sec. 
40901.
Science, Space, and Technology Education Trust Fund. 
40902.
National Aeronautics and Space Administration Endeavor Teacher Fellowship Trust 
Fund. 
40903.
Experimental Program to Stimulate Competitive Research—merit grant competition 
requirements. 
40904.
Microgravity research. 
40905.
Program to expand distance learning in rural underserved areas. 
40906.
Equal access to the Administration’s education programs. 
40907.
Museums. 
40908.
Continuation of certain education programs. 
40909.
Compliance with title IX of Education Amendments of 1972. 
§ 40901. Science, Space, and Technology Education Trust 
Fund 
There is appropriated, by transfer from funds appropriated in the De-
partment of Housing and Urban Development—Independent Agencies Ap-
propriations Act, 1989 (Public Law 100–404, 102 Stat. 1014), for ‘‘Con-
struction of facilities’’, the sum of $15,000,000 to the ‘‘Science, Space, and 
Technology Education Trust Fund’’, which is hereby established in the 
Treasury of the United States. The Secretary of the Treasury shall invest 
these funds in the United States Treasury special issue securities, and inter-
est shall be credited to the Trust Fund on a quarterly basis. Such interest 
shall be available for the purpose of making grants for programs directed 
at improving science, space, and technology education in the United States. 
The Administrator, after consultation with the Director of the National 
Science Foundation, shall review applications made for such grants and de-
termine the distribution of available funds on a competitive basis. Grants 
shall be made available to any awardee only to the extent that the awardee 
provides matching funds from non-Federal sources to carry out the program 
for which grants from this Trust Fund are made. Of the funds made avail-
able by this Trust Fund, $250,000 shall be disbursed each calendar quarter 
to the Challenger Center for Space Science Education. The Administrator 
shall submit to Congress an annual report on the grants made pursuant to 
this section. 
§ 40902. National Aeronautics and Space Administration En-
deavor Teacher Fellowship Trust Fund 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established in the Treasury of the United 
States, in tribute to the dedicated crew of the Space Shuttle Challenger, a 
trust fund to be known as the National Aeronautics and Space Administra-
tion Endeavor Teacher Fellowship Trust Fund (hereafter in this section re-
ferred to as the ‘‘Trust Fund’’). The Trust Fund shall consist of amounts 
which may from time to time, at the discretion of the Administrator, be 
transferred from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration Gifts 
and Donations Trust Fund. 
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(b) INVESTMENT OF TRUST FUND.—The Administrator shall direct the 
Secretary of the Treasury to invest and reinvest funds in the Trust Fund 
in public debt securities with maturities suitable for the needs of the Trust 
Fund, and bearing interest at rates determined by the Secretary of the 
Treasury, taking into consideration the current average market yield on out-
standing marketable obligations of the United States of comparable matu-
rities. Interest earned shall be credited to the Trust Fund. 
(c) PURPOSE.—Income accruing from the Trust Fund principal shall be 
used to create the National Aeronautics and Space Administration Endeavor 
Teacher Fellowship Program, to the extent provided in advance in appro-
priation Acts. The Administrator is authorized to use such funds to award 
fellowships to selected United States nationals who are undergraduate stu-
dents pursuing a course of study leading to certified teaching degrees in ele-
mentary education or in secondary education in mathematics, science, or 
technology disciplines. Awards shall be made pursuant to standards estab-
lished for the fellowship program by the Administrator. 
§ 40903. Experimental Program to Stimulate Competitive 
Research—merit grant competition requirements 
(a) DEFINITION OF ELIGIBLE STATE.—In this section, the term ‘‘eligible 
State’’ means a State designated by the Administrator as eligible to compete 
in the National Science Foundation’s Experimental Program to Stimulate 
Competitive Research. 
(b) COMPETITION.—Making use of the existing infrastructure established 
in eligible States by the National Science Foundation, the Administrator 
shall conduct a merit grant competition among the eligible States in areas 
of research important to the mission of the Administration. With respect to 
a grant application by an eligible State, the Administrator shall consider— 
(1) the application’s merit and relevance to the mission of the Ad-
ministration; 
(2) the potential for the grant to serve as a catalyst to enhance the 
ability of researchers in the State to become more competitive for reg-
ular Administration funding; 
(3) the potential for the grant to improve the environment for 
science, mathematics, and engineering education in the State; and 
(4) the need to ensure the maximum distribution of grants among 
eligible States, consistent with merit. 
(c) SUPPLEMENTAL GRANTS.—The Administrator shall endeavor, where 
appropriate, to supplement grants made under subsection (b) with such 
grants for fellowships, traineeships, equipment, or instrumentation as are 
available. 
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(d) INFORMATION IN ANNUAL BUDGET SUBMISSION.—In order to ensure 
that research expertise and talent throughout the Nation is developed and 
engaged in Administration research and education activities, the Adminis-
tration shall, as part of its annual budget submission, detail additional steps 
that can be taken to further integrate the participating eligible States in 
both existing and new or emerging Administration research programs and 
center activities. 
§ 40904. Microgravity research 
The Administrator shall— 
(1) ensure the capacity to support ground-based research leading to 
space-based basic and applied scientific research in a variety of dis-
ciplines with potential direct national benefits and applications that can 
be advanced significantly from the uniqueness of microgravity and the 
space environment; and 
(2) carry out, to the maximum extent practicable, basic, applied, and 
commercial International Space Station research in fields such as mo-
lecular crystal growth, animal research, basic fluid physics, combustion 
research, cellular biotechnology, low-temperature physics, and cellular 
research at a level that will sustain the existing United States scientific 
expertise and research capability in microgravity research. 
§ 40905. Program to expand distance learning in rural un-
derserved areas 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Administrator shall develop or expand programs 
to extend science and space educational outreach to rural communities and 
schools through video conferencing, interpretive exhibits, teacher education, 
classroom presentations, and student field trips. 
(b) PRIORITIES.—In carrying out subsection (a), the Administrator shall 
give priority to existing programs, including Challenger Learning Centers— 
(1) that utilize community-based partnerships in the field; 
(2) that build and maintain video conference and exhibit capacity; 
(3) that travel directly to rural communities and serve low-income 
populations; and 
(4) with a special emphasis on increasing the number of women and 
minorities in the science and engineering professions. 
§ 40906. Equal access to the Administration’s education pro-
grams 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Administrator shall strive to ensure equal access 
for minority and economically disadvantaged students to the Administra-
tion’s education programs. 
(b) REPORT.—Every 2 years, the Administrator shall submit a report to 
the Committee on Science and Technology of the House of Representatives 
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