I 
108TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2734
To authorize appropriations for the civil aviation research and development 
projects and activities of the Federal Aviation Administration, and for 
other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 15, 2003
Mr. FORBES (for himself, Mr. ROHRABACHER, Mr. LARSON of Connecticut, 
and Mr. GORDON) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Science 
A BILL 
To authorize appropriations for the civil aviation research 
and development projects and activities of the Federal 
Aviation Administration, 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 ‘‘Federal Aviation Ad-
ministration Research and Development Reauthorization 
Act’’. 
SEC. 2. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
Section 48102(a) of title 49, United States Code, is 
amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘to carry out sections 44504’’ 
and inserting ‘‘for conducting civil aviation research 
and development under sections 44504’’; 
(2) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of paragraph 
(7); 
(3) by striking the period at the end of para-
graph (8) and inserting a semicolon; and 
(4) by adding at the end the following new 
paragraphs: 
‘‘(9) for fiscal year 2004, $371,317,000, includ-
ing—
‘‘(A) $190,000,000 for Research, Engi-
neering, and Development, of which—
‘‘(i) $65,000,000 shall be for Improv-
ing Aviation Safety; 
‘‘(ii) $24,000,000 shall be for Weath-
er Safety Research; 
‘‘(iii) $15,000,000 shall be made 
available to the Next Generation Air Traf-
fic Management Research and Develop-
ment Joint Program Office established 
under section 3 of the Federal Aviation 
Administration Research and Development 
Reauthorization Act for the Next Genera-
tion Air Traffic Management Research and
Development program under such section 
3; 
‘‘(iv) $27,500,000 shall be for Human 
Factors and Aeromedical Research; 
‘‘(v) $30,000,000 shall be for Envi-
ronmental Research and Development, of 
which $20,000,000 shall be for research 
activities related to reducing community 
exposure to civilian aircraft noise or emis-
sions; 
‘‘(vi) $7,000,000 shall be for Research 
Mission Support; 
‘‘(vii) $20,000,000 shall be for the 
Airport Cooperative Research Program; 
and 
‘‘(viii) $1,500,000 shall be for car-
rying out subsection (h) of this section; 
‘‘(B) $163,900,000 for Facilities and 
Equipment, of which—
‘‘(i) $42,800,000 shall be for Ad-
vanced 
Technology 
Development 
and 
Prototyping; 
‘‘(ii) $30,300,000 shall be for Safe 
Flight 21; and
‘‘(iii) $90,800,000 shall be for the 
Center for Advanced Aviation System De-
velopment; and 
‘‘(C) $17,417,000 for Airport Improvement 
Program 
Research 
and 
Development, 
of 
which—
‘‘(i) $9,667,000 shall be for Airports 
Technology-Safety; and 
‘‘(ii) $7,750,000 shall be for Airports 
Technology-Efficiency; 
‘‘(10) for fiscal year 2005, $396,192,000, in-
cluding—
‘‘(A) $206,600,000 for Research, Engi-
neering, and Development, of which—
‘‘(i) $65,705,000 shall be for Improv-
ing Aviation Safety; 
‘‘(ii) $24,260,000 shall be for Weath-
er Safety Research; 
‘‘(iii) $30,000,000 shall be made 
available to the Next Generation Air Traf-
fic Management Research and Develop-
ment Joint Program Office established 
under section 3 of the Federal Aviation 
Administration Research and Development 
Reauthorization Act for the Next Genera-
tion Air Traffic Management Research and 
Development program under such section 
3; 
‘‘(iv) $27,800,000 shall be for Human 
Factors and Aeromedical Research; 
‘‘(v) $30,109,000 shall be for Envi-
ronmental Research and Development, of 
which $20,000,000 shall be for research 
activities related to reducing community 
exposure to civilian aircraft noise or emis-
sions; 
‘‘(vi) $7,076,000 shall be for Research 
Mission Support; 
‘‘(vii) $20,000,000 shall be for the 
Airport Cooperative Research Program; 
and 
‘‘(viii) $1,650,000 shall be for car-
rying out subsection (h) of this section; 
‘‘(B) $172,000,000 for Facilities and 
Equipment, of which—
‘‘(i) $43,300,000 shall be for Ad-
vanced 
Technology 
Development 
and 
Prototyping;
‘‘(ii) $31,100,000 shall be for Safe 
Flight 21;
‘‘(iii) $95,400,000 shall be for the 
Center for Advanced Aviation System De-
velopment; and 
‘‘(iv) $2,200,000 shall be for Free 
Flight Phase 2; and 
‘‘(C) $17,592,000 for Airport Improvement 
Program 
Research 
and 
Development, 
of 
which—
‘‘(i) $9,764,000 shall be for Airports 
Technology-Safety; and 
‘‘(ii) $7,828,000 shall be for Airports 
Technology-Efficiency; and 
‘‘(11) for fiscal year 2006, $412,157,000, in-
cluding—
‘‘(A) $228,289,000 for Research, Engi-
neering, and Development, of which—
‘‘(i) $66,447,000 shall be for Improv-
ing Aviation Safety; 
‘‘(ii) $24,534,000 shall be for Weath-
er Safety Research; 
‘‘(iii) $50,000,000 shall be made 
available to the Next Generation Air Traf-
fic Management Research and Develop-
ment Joint Program Office established 
under section 3 of the Federal Aviation
Administration Research and Development 
Reauthorization Act for the Next Genera-
tion Air Traffic Management Research and 
Development program under such section 
3; 
‘‘(iv) $28,114,000 shall be for Human 
Factors and Aeromedical Research; 
‘‘(v) $30,223,000 shall be for Envi-
ronmental Research and Development, of 
which $20,000,000 shall be for research 
activities related to reducing community 
exposure to civilian aircraft noise or emis-
sions; 
‘‘(vi) $7,156,000 shall be for Research 
Mission Support; 
‘‘(vii) $20,000,000 shall be for the 
Airport Cooperation Research Program; 
and 
‘‘(viii) $1,815,000 shall be for car-
rying out subsection (h) of this section; 
‘‘(B) $166,100,000 for Facilities and 
Equipment, of which—
‘‘(i) $42,200,000 shall be for Ad-
vanced 
Technology 
Development 
and 
Prototyping;
‘‘(ii) $23,900,000 shall be for Safe 
Flight 21; and 
‘‘(iii) $100,000,000 shall be for the 
Center for Advanced Aviation System De-
velopment; and 
‘‘(C) $17,768,000 for Airport Improvement 
Program 
Research 
and 
Development, 
of 
which—
‘‘(i) $9,862,000 shall be for Airports 
Technology-Safety; and 
‘‘(ii) $7,906,000 shall be for Airports 
Technology-Efficiency.’’. 
SEC. 3. NEXT GENERATION AIR TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT RE-
SEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT JOINT PRO-
GRAM OFFICE. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established a Next 
Generation Air Traffic Management Research and Devel-
opment Joint Program Office (referred to in this section 
as the ‘‘Office’’). The Office shall be jointly managed by 
the Federal Aviation Administration and the National 
Aeronautics and Space Administration. The objective of 
the Office shall be to carry out research and development 
of an air traffic management system designed to meet na-
tional long-term aviation security, safety, and capacity 
needs.
(b) DIRECTOR AND DEPUTY DIRECTOR.—The Office 
shall be headed by a Director who shall be a senior execu-
tive of the Federal Aviation Administration. The Deputy 
Director shall be a senior executive of the National Aero-
nautics and Space Administration. Not later than 120 
days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Adminis-
trators of the Federal Aviation Administration and the 
National Aeronautics and Space Administration shall 
jointly appoint the Director and Deputy Director of the 
Office. 
(c) FUNCTIONS OF THE OFFICE.—The Office shall 
manage air traffic management research and development 
programs and initiatives within the Federal Aviation Ad-
ministration and the National Aeronautics and Space Ad-
ministration. The responsibilities of the Office shall in-
clude—
(1) establishing and managing a research and 
development program for a next generation air traf-
fic management system capable of tripling capacity 
by the year 2025; 
(2) entering into grants, cooperative agreements 
or contracts, or otherwise awarding or using funds 
appropriated for air traffic management research 
and development to carry out paragraph (1);
(3) utilizing the facilities, capabilities, expertise, 
and experience of Federal agencies, national labora-
tories, universities, nonprofit organizations, indus-
trial entities, and other non-Federal entities to carry 
out paragraph (1); 
(4) coordinating with the Department of De-
fense, the Department of Commerce, the Under Sec-
retary for Science and Technology at the Depart-
ment of Homeland Security, the National Security 
Council, the Department of Transportation, and 
other Federal agencies; and 
(5) consulting with the private sector (including 
representatives of general aviation, commercial avia-
tion, and the space industry), members of the public, 
and other interested parties on the program. 
(d) NEXT GENERATION AIR TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT 
RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT PLAN.—
(1) REQUIREMENT.—The Office shall develop a 
research and development plan to carry out this sec-
tion. 
(2) GOAL.—The goal of the plan shall be to en-
able the creation of a National Airspace System ar-
chitecture that would—