(ii) will foster innovative capabilities 
and designs for future air vehicles and sys-
tems; and 
(B) to include a thorough assessment of 
the full range of technology needs, from general 
aviation aircraft through supersonic vehicles, 
that might be adopted by airlines or corporate 
aviation. 
(b) AUTHORIZATION
OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
are authorized to be appropriated to the Administrator 
$5,000,000,000 for the period beginning with fiscal year 
2004 and ending with fiscal year 2010 to carry out this 
section. 
SEC. 405. AVIATION SOFTWARE INITIATIVES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Administrator of the Na-
tional Aeronautics and Space Administration shall under-
take the development of innovative software-validation 
technologies—
(1) to assist avionics and airframe manufactur-
ers in demonstrating to the Federal Aviation Admin-
istration that their software-related products meet 
the accuracy, integrity, and reliability goals estab-
lished by the Federal Aviation Administration for 
certification; and
(2) for software employed in the air traffic 
management system. 
(b) AUTHORIZATION
OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
are authorized to be appropriated to the Administrator 
$350,000,000 for the period beginning with fiscal year 
2004 and ending with fiscal year 2010 to carry out this 
section. 
SEC. 406. WEATHER SENSORS AND PREDICTION. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—In order to enhance the accuracy 
of weather predictions for the surface and the atmosphere 
up to 18,000 feet, especially in rural areas, the Adminis-
trator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administra-
tion, in conjunction with the Administrator of the National 
Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, shall increase 
research by the National Aeronautics and Space Adminis-
tration into satellite sensors of wind speed, wind direction, 
temperature, dew point, and other low and middle-altitude 
weather phenomena. 
(b) AUTHORIZATION
OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
are authorized to be appropriated to the Administrator 
$100,000,000 for the period beginning with fiscal year 
2004 and ending with fiscal year 2010 to carry out this 
section.
SEC. 407. ADVISORY COMMITTEES. 
It is the sense of the Congress that, in continuing 
to assess the applicability of its programs to aerospace in-
dustry needs, the Administrator of the National Aero-
nautics and Space Administration should—
(1) make full use of the Administration’s advi-
sory committees, especially the Aerospace Tech-
nology Advisory Committee; and 
(2) through that committee ensure that the Ad-
ministration has aligned advisory committee sub-
committees to reflect the focus of each of its pro-
grams and strategic goals. 
SEC. 408. NATIONAL CENTER FOR ADVANCED MATERIALS 
PERFORMANCE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Administrator of the Na-
tional Aeronautics and Space Administration shall develop 
a National Center for Advanced Materials Performance fo-
cused on shared-database methodologies addressing mate-
rial, structural, manufacturing, and repair processes for 
use of advanced materials in commercial and military ap-
plications. The Center shall—
(1) be established on the basis of previous expe-
rience in advanced materials research and the provi-
sion of materials data and information to the avia-
tion industry;
(2) promote and facilitate coordination between 
the Federal Aviation Administration and the aero-
space and aviation industry which includes airframe 
manufacturers and material suppliers; 
(3) establish goals to promote data sharing 
among multiple aerospace users and reduce testing 
via increased capability and use of numerical and 
analytical simulation tools; and 
(4) enable the latest advanced material forms to 
be used cost-effectively on past and future aircraft. 
(b) AUTHORIZATION
OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
are authorized to be appropriated to the Administrator 
$35,000,000 for the period beginning with fiscal year 
2004 and ending with fiscal year 2010 to carry out this 
section. 
SEC. 409. UNIFIED BUDGET REPORT. 
The Administrator of the National Aeronautics and 
Space Administration shall submit to the Senate Com-
mittee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, the 
House of Representatives Committee on Transportation 
and Infrastructure, and the House of Representatives 
Committee on Science an annual report that contains a 
unified budget that combines the budgets of each program 
coordinated by the Administrator of the National Aero-
nautics and Space Administration.
SEC. 410. COST-SHARING. 
The Administrator of the National Aeronautics and 
Space Administration shall prescribe guidelines to provide 
for consideration of the fair market value of background 
technologies as in-kind contributions by non-Federal Gov-
ernment participants in cost-shared projects administered 
by the Administrator. The Administrator shall use the au-
thority of the Administration to the fullest to implement 
the guidelines in a manner that reduces program costs and 
increases the flow of innovative technology between the 
private sector and the Administration’s programs and 
projects.
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