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Calendar No. 290
105TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 1271
[Report No. 105–152]
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
APRIL 30, 1997
Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science,
and Transportation
NOVEMBER 9, 1997
Reported by Mr. MCCAIN, with an amendment in the nature of a substitute
[Strike all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic]
AN ACT
To authorize the Federal Aviation Administration’s research,
engineering, and development programs for fiscal years
1998 through 2000, 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
‘‘FAA RESEARCH, ENGINEERING, AND DEVEL-
OPMENT AUTHORIZATION ACT OF 1997’’.
SEC. 2. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
Section 48102(a) of title 49, United States Code, is
amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of paragraph
(2)(J);
(2) by striking the period at the end of para-
graph (3)(J) and inserting in lieu thereof a semi-
colon; and
(3) by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(4) for fiscal year 1998, $217,406,000, includ-
ing—
‘‘(A) $75,550,000 for system development
and infrastructure projects and activities;
‘‘(B) $19,614,000 for capacity and air
traffic management technology projects and ac-
tivities;
‘‘(C)
$15,132,000
for
communications,
navigation, and surveillance projects and activi-
ties;
‘‘(D) $9,982,000 for weather projects and
activities;
‘‘(E) $5,458,000 for airport technology
projects and activities;
‘‘(F) $26,625,000 for aircraft safety tech-
nology projects and activities;
‘‘(G) $49,895,000 for system security tech-
nology projects and activities;
‘‘(H) $10,737,000 for human factors and
aviation medicine projects and activities;
‘‘(I) $3,291,000 for environment and en-
ergy projects and activities; and
‘‘(J) $1,122,000 for innovative/cooperative
research projects and activities;
‘‘(5) for fiscal year 1999, $224,000,000; and
‘‘(6) for fiscal year 2000, $231,000,000.’.
SEC. 3. BUDGET DESIGNATION FOR RESEARCH AND DEVEL-
OPMENT ACTIVITIES.
Section 48102 of title 49, United States Code, is
amended by adding at the end the following new sub-
section:
‘‘(g)
DESIGNATION
OF
ACTIVITIES.—(1)
The
amounts appropriated under subsection (a) are for the
support of all research and development activities carried
out by the Federal Aviation Administration that fall with-
in the categories of basic research, applied research, and
development, including the design and development of pro-
totypes, in accordance with the classifications of the Office
of Management and Budget Circular A-11 (Budget For-
mulation/Submission Process).
‘‘(2) The President’s annual budget request for
the Federal Aviation Administration shall include all
research and development activities within a single
budget category. All of the activities carried out by
the Administration within the categories of basic re-
search, applied research, and development, as classi-
fied by the Office of Management and Budget Cir-
cular A-11, shall be placed in this single budget cat-
egory.’.
SEC. 4. NATIONAL AVIATION RESEARCH PLAN.
Section 44501(c)(2)(B) of title 49, United States
Code, is amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of clause (iii);
(2) by striking the period at the end of clause
(iv) and inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘; and’’; and
(3) by adding at the end the following new
clause:
‘‘(v) highlight the research and devel-
opment technology transfer activities that
promote technology sharing among govern-
ment, industry, and academia through the
Stevenson-Wydler
Technology
Innovation
Act of 1980.’.
SEC. 5. RESEARCH GRANTS PROGRAM INVOLVING UNDER-
GRADUATE STUDENTS.
(a) PROGRAM.—Section 48102 of title 49, United
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the follow-
ing new subsection:
‘‘(h) RESEARCH GRAMTS PROGRAM INVOLVING UN-
DERGRADUATE STUDENTS.—
‘‘(1) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Administrator of
the Federal Aviation Administration shall establish a
program for awarding grants to researchers at pri-
marily
undergraduate
institutions,
including
pri-
marily undergraduate Historically Black Colleges
and Universities and Hispanic Serving Institutions,
who involve undergraduate students in their research
on subjects of relevance to the Federal Aviation Ad-
ministration. Grants may be awarded under this
subsection for—
‘‘(A) research projects to be carried out at
primarily undergraduate institutions; or
‘‘(B) research projects that combine re-
search at primarily undergraduate institutions
with other research supported by the Federal
Aviation Administration.
‘‘(2) NOTICE OF CRITERIA.—Within 6 months
after the date of the enactment of the FAA Re-
search, Engineering, and Development Authorization
Act of 1997, the Administrator of the Federal Avia-
tion Administration shall establish and publish in
the Federal Register criteria for the submittal of
proposals for a grant under this subsection, and for
the awarding of such grants.
‘‘(3) PRINCIPAL CRITERIA.—The principal cri-
teria for the awarding of grants under this sub-
section shall be—
‘‘(A) the relevance of the proposed re-
search to technical research needs identified by
the Federal Aviation Administration;
‘‘(B) the scientific and technical merit of
the proposed research; and
‘‘(C) the potential for participation by un-
dergraduate students in the proposed research.
‘‘(4)
COMPETITIVE,
MERIT-BASED
EVALUA-
TION.—Grants shall be awarded under this sub-
section on the basis of evaluation of proposals
through a competitive, merit-based process.’.
(b) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPROATIONS.—Section
48102(a) of title 49, United States Code, as amended by
this Act, is further amended—
(1) by inserting ‘‘, of which $500,000 shall be
for carrying out the grant program established