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103D CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 1229
To provide for the establishment of a joint aviation research and development
program between the Federal Aviation Administration and the Depart-
ment of Defense, and for other purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MARCH 4, 1993
Mr. LEWIS of Florida (for himself, Mr. MCCURDY, Mr. ROHRABACHER, Mr.
ROYCE, Mr. BLUTE, Mr. CALVERT, and Mr. GRAMS) introduced the fol-
lowing bill; which was referred to the Committee on Science, Space, and
Technology and Armed Services
A BILL
To provide for the establishment of a joint aviation research
and development program between the Federal Aviation
Administration and the Department of Defense, and for
other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘National Aviation
Research and Competitiveness Act of 1993’’.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds that—
(1) for every dollar increase in shipments of
United States aircraft internationally, the United
States economy output increases by an estimated
$2.30;
(2) for every $1,000,000,000 of aircraft ship-
ments internationally, nearly 35,000 jobs are cre-
ated;
(3) many of the advanced aviation technologies
developed by the Federal Aviation Administration
and the Department of Defense have application in
security, safety, capacity, communications, and air
traffic control;
(4) a decrease in military aviation programs will
have a negative impact on civil aviation programs;
(5) research programs at the Federal Aviation
Administration have potential applications in both
civil and military aviation;
(6) joint technology development programs
among the Department of Defense, the Federal
Aviation Administration, and industry would allow
for transferring skills and technologies from the de-
fense to the civilian aviation sector and would allow
for the transfer back to defense, when necessary;
and
(7) such joint programs could allow for the De-
partment of Defense contribution to the programs to
be phased out over 5 years, which would allow the
defense industry to make the transfer to the civilian
aviation sector and produce needed aviation tech-
nology.
SEC. 3. JOINT AVIATION RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT
PROGRAM.
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Administrator and the
Secretary shall jointly establish a program for the purpose
of conducting research on aviation technologies that have
application to both military and civil aviation vehicles and
airports and that enhance United States competitiveness.
Such program shall include research on—
(1) next-generation satellite communications,
including global positioning satellites;
(2) advanced airport and airplane security;
(3) environmentally compatible technologies, in-
cluding technologies that limit or reduce noise and
air pollution; and
(4) advanced aviation safety programs.
(b) CONTRACTS AND GRANTS.—Contracts and grants
entered into under the program established under sub-
section (a) shall be administered using procedures devel-
oped jointly by the Secretary and the Administrator.
These procedures should include an integrated acquisition
policy for contract and grant requirements and for tech-
nical data rights that are not an impediment to joint pro-
grams among the Department of Defense, the Federal
Aviation Administration, and industry.
SEC. 4. JOINT AVIATION RESEARCH PLAN.
(a) REQUIREMENT.—Within 180 days after the date
of enactment of this Act, the Administrator and the Sec-
retary, in consultation with the advisory committee, shall
prepare and transmit to Congress a national aviation re-
search plan setting forth the research and development
that the Administrator and the Secretary consider nec-
essary to advance aviation technologies over the 5-year pe-
riod beginning in fiscal year 1993.
(b) OBJECTIVES OF PLAN.—The objectives of the
plan prepared under subsection (a) shall include—
(1) selected programs that jointly enhance pub-
lic and private aviation technology development;
(2) an opportunity for private defense contrac-
tors to be involved in transition activities to the civil-
ian sector; and
(3) the transfer of Federal Government-devel-
oped technologies to the private sector to promote
economic strength and competitiveness.
(c) CONTENTS OF PLAN.—The plan prepared under
subsection (a) shall include—
(1) for the first year, detailed objectives and es-
timates of the schedule, cost, and manpower levels
for each research project, and a description of the
scope and content of each major contract or grant;
(2) for the second through fifth years, estimates
of the total cost of each major project for such year
and a list of all major research projects which may
be required to meet the objectives;
(3) a 5-year schedule for the decrease of Fed-
eral contribution and corresponding increase in pri-
vate sector contributions for the research and devel-
opment program; and
(4) the portion of the Federal contribution that
each Federal agency will contribute.
(d) ANNUAL UPDATE.—The plan prepared under
subsection (a) shall be updated annually, to reflect
changes in global aviation technologies and United States
competitiveness.
SEC. 5. JOINT ADVISORY COMMITTEE.
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—Within 90 days after the date
of enactment of this Act, the Administrator and the Sec-
retary shall establish an Joint Aviation Research Advisory
Committee.