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homes or regular places of business, may be allowed travel
expenses, including per diem in lieu of subsistence, as author-
ized by section 5703 of title 5, United States Code, for persons
in the Government service employed intermittently.
(2) 
ADMINISTRATIVE
SUPPORT.—The 
Federal 
Aviation
Administration and the National Park Service shall jointly
furnish to the advisory group clerical and other assistance.
(3) NONAPPLICATION OF FACA.—Section 14 of the Federal
Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.) does not apply to
the advisory group.
SEC. 806. PROHIBITION OF COMMERCIAL AIR TOUR OPERATIONS OVER
THE ROCKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK.
Effective beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act,
no commercial air tour operation may be conducted in the airspace
over the Rocky Mountain National Park notwithstanding any other
provision of this Act or section 40126 of title 49, United States
Code.
SEC. 807. REPORTS.
(a) OVERFLIGHT FEE REPORT.—Not later than 180 days after
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall
transmit to Congress a report on the effects overflight fees are
likely to have on the commercial air tour operation industry. The
report shall include, but shall not be limited to—
(1) the viability of a tax credit for the commercial air
tour operators equal to the amount of any overflight fees
charged by the National Park Service; and
(2) the financial effects proposed offsets are likely to have
on Federal Aviation Administration budgets and appropria-
tions.
(b) QUIET AIRCRAFT TECHNOLOGY REPORT.—Not later than 2
years after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Administrator
and the Director of the National Park Service shall jointly transmit
a report to Congress on the effectiveness of this title in providing
incentives for the development and use of quiet aircraft technology.
SEC. 808. METHODOLOGIES USED TO ASSESS AIR TOUR NOISE.
Any methodology adopted by a Federal agency to assess air
tour noise in any unit of the national park system (including the
Grand Canyon and Alaska) shall be based on reasonable scientific
methods.
SEC. 809. ALASKA EXEMPTION.
The provisions of this title and section 40128 of title 49, United
States Code, as added by section 803(a), do not apply to any land
or waters located in Alaska.
TITLE 
IX—FEDERAL 
AVIATION 
RE-
SEARCH, ENGINEERING, AND DEVEL-
OPMENT
SEC. 901. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
Section 48102(a) of title 49, United States Code, is amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of paragraph (4)(J);
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(2) by striking the period at the end of paragraph (5)
and inserting a semicolon; and
(3) by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(6) for fiscal year 2000, $224,000,000, including—
‘‘(A) $17,269,000 for system development and infra-
structure projects and activities;
‘‘(B) $33,042,500 for capacity and air traffic manage-
ment technology projects and activities;
‘‘(C) $11,265,400 for communications, navigation, and
surveillance projects and activities;
‘‘(D) $19,300,000 for weather projects and activities;
‘‘(E) $6,358,200 for airport technology projects and
activities;
‘‘(F) $44,457,000 for aircraft safety technology projects
and activities;
‘‘(G) $53,218,000 for system security technology
projects and activities;
‘‘(H) $26,207,000 for human factors and aviation medi-
cine projects and activities;
‘‘(I) $3,481,000 for environment and energy projects
and activities; and
‘‘(J) $2,171,000 for innovative/cooperative research
projects and activities, of which $750,000 shall be for car-
rying out subsection (h);
‘‘(7) for fiscal year 2001, $237,000,000; and
‘‘(8) for fiscal year 2002, $249,000,000.’’.
SEC. 902. INTEGRATED NATIONAL AVIATION RESEARCH PLAN.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 44501(c) of title 49, United States
Code, is amended—
(1) in paragraph (2)(B)—
(A) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of clause (iii);
(B) by redesignating clause (iv) as clause (v) and
inserting after clause (iii) the following:
‘‘(iv) identify the individual research and development
projects in each funding category that are described in the
annual budget request;’’
(C) by striking the period at the end of clause (v)
(as so redesignated) and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and
(D) by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(vi) highlight the research and development technology
transfer activities that promote technology sharing among
government, industry, and academia through the Stevenson-
Wydler Technology Innovation Act of 1980.’’; and
(2) in paragraph (3) by inserting ‘‘The report shall be pre-
pared in accordance with requirements of section 1116 of title
31.’’ after ‘‘effect for the prior fiscal year.’’.
(b) REQUIREMENT.—Not later than October 1, 2000, the
Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administra-
tion and the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration
shall jointly prepare and transmit to the Congress an integrated
civil aviation research and development plan.
(c) CONTENTS.—The plan required by subsection (b) shall
include—
(1) an identification of the respective research and develop-
ment requirements, roles, and responsibilities of the National
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Aeronautics and Space Administration and the Federal Aviation
Administration;
(2) formal mechanisms for the timely sharing of information
between the National Aeronautics and Space Administration
and the Federal Aviation Administration; and
(3) procedures for increased communication and coordina-
tion between the Federal Aviation Administration research
advisory committee established under section 44508 of title
49, United States Code, and the NASA Aeronautics and Space
Transportation Technology Advisory Committee.
SEC. 903. INTERNET AVAILABILITY OF INFORMATION.
The Administrator shall make available through the Internet
home page of the Federal Aviation Administration the abstracts
relating to all research grants and awards made with funds author-
ized by the amendments made by this Act. Nothing in this section
shall be construed to require or permit the release of any informa-
tion prohibited by law or regulation from being released to the
public.
SEC. 904. RESEARCH ON NONSTRUCTURAL AIRCRAFT SYSTEMS.
Section 44504(b)(1) of title 49, United States Code, is amended
by inserting ‘‘, including nonstructural aircraft systems,’’ after ‘‘life
of aircraft’’.
SEC. 905. RESEARCH PROGRAM TO IMPROVE AIRFIELD PAVEMENTS.
The Administrator shall consider awards to nonprofit concrete
pavement research foundations to improve the design, construction,
rehabilitation, and repair of rigid concrete airfield pavements to
aid in the development of safer, more cost-effective, and durable
airfield pavements. The Administrator may use a grant or coopera-
tive agreement for this purpose. Nothing in this section shall require
the Administrator to prioritize an airfield pavement research pro-
gram above safety, security, Flight 21, environment, or energy
research programs.
SEC. 906. EVALUATION OF RESEARCH FUNDING TECHNIQUES.
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary, in consultation with the
National Academy of Sciences and representatives of airports, shall
evaluate the applicability of the techniques used to fund and admin-
ister research under the National Highway Cooperative Research
Program and the National Transit Research Program to the
research needs of airports.
(b) REPORT.—The Secretary shall transmit to Congress a report
on the results of the evaluation conducted under this section.
TITLE X—EXTENSION OF AIRPORT AND
AIRWAY TRUST FUND EXPENDITURE
AUTHORITY
SEC. 1001. EXTENSION OF EXPENDITURE AUTHORITY.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Paragraph (1) of section 9502(d) of the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to expenditures from Air-
port and Airway Trust Fund) is amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘October 1, 1998’’ and inserting ‘‘October
1, 2003’’; and
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(2) by inserting before the semicolon at the end of subpara-
graph (A) the following: ‘‘or the provisions of the Omnibus
Consolidated and Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act,
1999 providing for payments from the Airport and Airway
Trust Fund or the Interim Federal Aviation Administration
Authorization Act or section 6002 of the 1999 Emergency
Supplemental Appropriations Act, Public Law 106–59, or the
Wendell H. Ford Aviation Investment and Reform Act for the
21st Century’’.
(b) LIMITATION ON EXPENDITURE AUTHORITY.—Section 9502 of
such Code is amended by adding at the end the following new
subsection:
‘‘(f ) LIMITATION ON TRANSFERS TO TRUST FUND.—
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in paragraph (2),
no amount may be appropriated or credited to the Airport
and Airway Trust Fund on and after the date of any expendi-
ture from the Airport and Airway Trust Fund which is not
permitted by this section. The determination of whether an
expenditure is so permitted shall be made without regard to—
‘‘(A) any provision of law which is not contained or
referenced in this title or in a revenue Act; and
‘‘(B) whether such provision of law is a subsequently
enacted provision or directly or indirectly seeks to waive
the application of this subsection.
‘‘(2) EXCEPTION
FOR
PRIOR
OBLIGATIONS.—Paragraph (1)
shall not apply to any expenditure to liquidate any contract
entered into (or for any amount otherwise obligated) before
October 1, 2003, in accordance with the provisions of this
section.’’.
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
Vice President of the United States and
President of the Senate.