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103D CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 1260
To provide for the establishment of a joint aeronautical research and develop-
ment program between the National Aeronautics and Space Administra-
tion and the Department of Defense, and for other purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MARCH 9, 1993
Mr. LEWIS of Florida (for himself, Mr. MCCURDY, Mr. ROHRABACHER, Mr.
ROYCE, Mr. BLUTE, Mr. CALVERT, Mr. BARTLETT of Maryland, and Mr.
GRAMS) introduced the following bill; which was referred jointly to the
Committees on Armed Services and Science, Space, and Technology
A BILL
To provide for the establishment of a joint aeronautical re-
search and development program between the National
Aeronautics and Space Administration and the Depart-
ment 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 Aeronautical
Research and Competitiveness Act of 1993’’.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds that—
(1) aircraft production in the United States af-
fects nearly 80 percent of the economy;
(2) for every dollar increase in shipments of
United States aircraft internationally, the United
States economy output increases by an estimated
$2.30;
(3) for every $1,000,000,000 of aircraft ship-
ments internationally, nearly 35,000 jobs are cre-
ated;
(4) many of the advanced aircraft technologies
developed by the National Aeronautics and Space
Administration and the Department of Defense have
application in design, development, testing, and pro-
duction for both civil aircraft and military aircraft;
(5) a decrease in military aviation programs will
have a negative impact on civil aviation programs;
(6) the National Aeronautics and Space Admin-
istration has found that it must strengthen its capa-
bilities and take a more assertive role in coordinat-
ing and facilitating long-term United States aero-
nautical research efforts;
(7) research programs at the National Aero-
nautics and Space Administration that have poten-
tial applications in both military and civil aviation
include wind tunnels and wind tunnel technology,
(1) next-generation wind tunnel and advanced
wind tunnel instrumentation technology;
(2) advanced engine materials, engine concepts,
and testing of propulsion systems or components of
the high-speed civil transport research program;
(3) high performance aircraft research;
(4) advanced rotorcraft research;
(5) advanced hypersonic aeronautical research;
(6) environmentally compatible technologies, in-
cluding technologies that limit or reduce noise and
air pollution; and
(7) relevant human factors, including the
human factors which may affect or be affected by
the transfer of aeronautical technologies from the
military sector to the civil sector.
(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 scientific peer review and
an integrated acquisition policy for contract and grant re-
quirements and for technical data rights that are not an
impediment to joint programs among the Department of
Defense, the National Aeronautics and Space Administra-
tion, and industry.
SEC. 4. AERONAUTICAL RESEARCH PLAN.
(a) REQUIREMENT.—Within 180 days after the date
of the enactment of this Act, the Administrator and the
Secretary, in consultation with the advisory committee,
shall prepare and transmit to Congress a national aero-
nautical research plan setting forth the research and de-
velopment that the Administrator and the Secretary con-
sider necessary to advance aeronautical technologies over
the 5-year period 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 aeronautical 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. ADVISORY COMMITTEE.
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—Within 90 days after the date
of enactment of this Act, the Administrator and the Sec-
retary shall establish an Aeronautical Research Advisory
Committee.
(b) PURPOSES.—The purposes of the advisory com-
mittee shall be—
(1) to provide advice and recommendations to
the Administrator and the Secretary regarding
needs, objectives, approaches, content, funding lev-
els, and accomplishments with respect to the aero-
nautical research program established under section
3;
(2) to advise the Administrator and the Sec-
retary on the preparation of the aeronautical re-
search plan under section 4, including annual up-
dates thereto;
(3) to evaluate the technologies underway in the
private sector, other Federal agencies, and other
countries that will lead to the development of dual-
use technologies and programs, and to make rec-
ommendations for future dual-use technology needs,
taking into account the need to avoid duplication of
effort;
(4) to propose long-term research needs; and
(5) to assess international competition.
(c) MEMBERSHIP.—The advisory committee shall be
composed of not more than 20 members, to be appointed
jointly by the Administrator and the Secretary, from
among persons who are not employees of the National Aer-
onautics and Space Administration or the Department of
Defense and who are especially qualified to serve on the
advisory committee by virtue of their education, training,
or experience. In appointing members of the advisory com-
mittee, the Administrator and the Secretary shall ensure
that universities, corporations, associations, industry, and
other Federal agencies are represented. The majority of
the members of the advisory committee shall be represent-
atives of industry.
(d) CHAIRPERSON.—The Administrator and the Sec-
retary shall designate one member of the advisory commit-
tee as the chairperson, who shall be qualified in both mili-
tary and civil aeronautical research, and in the applica-
tions of such research.
(e) SUBORDINATE
COMMITTEES.—The Adminis-
trator and the Secretary, or the advisory committee, may
establish subordinate committees to the advisory commit-
tee to provide advice and recommendations on specific
areas of research conducted under this Act.
(f) ADMINISTRATIVE AND SUPPORT SERVICES.—The
Administrator shall provide support staff and, on the re-
quest of the advisory committee, such information, admin-
istrative services, and supplies as the Administrator deter-
mines are necessary for the advisory committee to carry
out its purposes.
(g) TERMINATION.—Section 14(a)(2)(B) of the Fed-
eral Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.; relating to
the termination of advisory committees) shall not apply
to the advisory committee.
SEC. 6. DEFINITIONS.
For purposes of this Act—
(1) the term ‘‘Administrator’’ means the Ad-
ministrator of the National Aeronautics and Space
Administration;
(2) the term ‘‘advisory committee’’ means the
Aeronautical Research Advisory Committee estab-
lished under section 5; and
(3) the term ‘‘Secretary’’ means the Secretary
of Defense.
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