concepts to reduce noise, emissions, and fuel consump-
tion while maintaining high safety standards, and 
shall conduct research related to the impact of alter-
native fuels on the safety, reliability and maintain-
ability of current and new air vehicles. 
(3) STRENGTHEN
AVIATION
SAFETY.—The Ad-
ministration’s Aeronautics Research Mission Direc-
torate shall proactively address safety challenges asso-
ciated with current and new air vehicles and with op-
erations in the Nation’s current and future air trans-
portation system. 
(4) DEMONSTRATE CONCEPTS AT THE SYSTEM 
LEVEL.—The Administration’s Aeronautics Research 
Mission Directorate shall mature the most promising 
technologies to the point at which they can be dem-
onstrated in a relevant environment and shall inte-
grate individual components and technologies as ap-
propriate to ensure that they perform in an inte-
grated manner as well as they do when operated indi-
vidually. 
SEC. 403. UNMANNED AERIAL SYSTEMS RESEARCH AND DE-
VELOPMENT. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Administrator, in consultation 
with the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administra-
tion and other Federal agencies, shall carry out research 
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and technological development to facilitate the safe integra-
tion of unmanned aerial systems into the National Airspace 
System, including— 
(1) positioning and navigation systems; 
(2) sense and avoid capabilities; 
(3) secure data and communication links; 
(4) flight recovery systems; and 
(5) human systems integration. 
(b) ROADMAP.—The Administrator shall update a 
roadmap for unmanned aerial systems research and devel-
opment and transmit this roadmap to the Committee on 
Science, Space, and Technology of the House of Representa-
tives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Trans-
portation of the Senate not later than 180 days after the 
date of enactment of this Act. 
(c) COOPERATIVE UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLE AC-
TIVITIES.—Section 31504 of title 51, United States Code, 
is amended by inserting ‘‘Operational flight data derived 
from these cooperative agreements shall be made available, 
in appropriate and usable formats, to the Administration 
and the Federal Aviation Administration for the develop-
ment of regulatory standards.’’ after ‘‘in remote areas.’’. 
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SEC. 404. RESEARCH PROGRAM ON COMPOSITE MATERIALS 
USED IN AERONAUTICS. 
(a) PURPOSE
OF RESEARCH.—The Administrator 
shall continue the Administration’s cooperative research 
program with industry to identify and demonstrate more 
effective and safe ways of developing, manufacturing, and 
maintaining composite materials for use in airframes, sub-
systems, and propulsion components. 
(b) CONSULTATION.—The Administrator, in overseeing 
the Administration’s work on composite materials, shall 
consult with relevant Federal agencies and partners in in-
dustry to accelerate safe development and certification proc-
esses for new composite materials and design methods while 
maintaining rigorous inspection of new composite mate-
rials. 
(c) REPORT.—Not later than 1 year after the date of 
enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall transmit a 
report to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology 
of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Com-
merce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate detailing 
the Administration’s work on new composite materials and 
the coordination efforts among Federal agencies. 
SEC. 405. HYPERSONIC RESEARCH. 
Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of 
this Act, the Administrator, in consultation with other Fed-
eral agencies, shall develop and transmit to the Committee 
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on Science, Space, and Technology of the House of Rep-
resentatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
Transportation of the Senate a research and development 
roadmap for hypersonic aircraft research with the objective 
of exploring hypersonic science and technology using air- 
breathing propulsion concepts, through a mix of theoretical 
work, basic and applied research, and development of flight 
research demonstration vehicles. The roadmap shall pre-
scribe appropriate agency contributions, coordination ef-
forts, and technology milestones. 
SEC. 406. SUPERSONIC RESEARCH. 
(a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds that— 
(1) the ability to fly commercial aircraft over 
land at supersonic speeds without adverse impacts on 
the environment or on local communities could open 
new global markets and enable new transportation ca-
pabilities; and 
(2) continuing the Administration’s research 
program is necessary to assess the impact in a rel-
evant environment of commercial supersonic flight op-
erations and provide the basis for establishing appro-
priate sonic boom standards for such flight oper-
ations. 
(b) ROADMAP
FOR SUPERSONIC RESEARCH.—Not 
later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, 
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the Administrator shall develop and transmit to the Com-
mittee on Science, Space, and Technology of the House of 
Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, 
and Transportation of the Senate a roadmap that allows 
for flexible funding profiles for supersonic aeronautics re-
search and development with the objective of developing and 
demonstrating, in a relevant environment, airframe and 
propulsion technologies to minimize the environmental im-
pact, including noise, of supersonic overland flight in an 
efficient and economical manner. The roadmap shall in-
clude— 
(1) the baseline research as embodied by the Ad-
ministration’s existing research on supersonic flight; 
(2) a list of specific technological, environmental, 
and other challenges that must be overcome to mini-
mize the environmental impact, including noise, of 
supersonic overland flight; 
(3) a research plan to address such challenges, as 
well as a project timeline for accomplishing relevant 
research goals; 
(4) a plan for coordination with stakeholders, in-
cluding relevant government agencies and industry; 
and 
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