Instructions: In this task, you are given text for US Congressional and California state bills, your task is to generate a summary for this bill.
Input: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ''FAA Research, Engineering, and
Development 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 paragraph (3)(J)
and inserting in lieu thereof a semicolon; and
(3) by adding at the end the following:
''(4) for fiscal year 1998, $229,673,000, including--
''(A) $16,379,000 for system development and
infrastructure projects and activities;
''(B) $27,089,000 for capacity and air traffic
management technology projects and activities;
''(C) $23,362,000 for communications, navigation,
and surveillance projects and activities;
''(D) $16,600,000 for weather projects and
activities;
''(E) $7,854,000 for airport technology projects
and activities;
''(F) $49,202,000 for aircraft safety technology
projects and activities;
''(G) $56,045,000 for system security technology
projects and activities;
''(H) $27,137,000 for human factors and aviation
medicine projects and activities;
''(I) $2,891,000 for environment and energy
projects and activities; and
''(J) $3,114,000 for innovative/cooperative
research projects and activities.''.

SEC. 3. RESEARCH GRANTS PROGRAM INVOLVING UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS.

(a) Program.--Section 48102 of title 49, United States Code, is
amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:
''(h) Research Grants Program Involving Undergraduate Students.--
''(1) Establishment.--The Administrator of the Federal
Aviation Administration shall establish a program to utilize
undergraduate and technical colleges in research on subjects of
relevance to the Federal Aviation Administration. Grants may be
awarded under this subsection for--
''(A) research projects to be carried out at
primarily undergraduate institutions and technical
colleges;
''(B) research projects that combine research at
primarily undergraduate institutions and technical
colleges with other research supported by the Federal
Aviation Administration; or
''(C) research on future training requirements on
projected changes in regulatory requirements for
aircraft maintenance and power plant licensees.
''(2) Notice of criteria.--Within 6 months after the date
of the enactment of the FAA Research, Engineering, and
Development Authorization Act of 1997, the Administrator of the
Federal Aviation 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) Prinicpal criteria.--The principal criteria for the
awarding of grants under this subsection shall be--
''(A) the relevance of the proposed research 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
undergraduate students in the proposed research.
''(4) Competitive, merit-based evaluation.--Grants shall be
awarded under this subsection on the basis of evaluation of
proposals through a competitive, merit-based process.''.
(b) Authorization of Appropriations.--Section 48102(a) of title 49,
United States Code, as amended by this Act, is further amended by
inserting '', of which $750,000 shall be for carrying out the grant
program established under subsection (h)'' after ''projects and
activities'' in paragraph (4)(J).

SEC. 4. LIMITATION ON APPROPRIATIONS.

No sums are authorized to be appropriated to the Administrator of
the Federal Aviation Administration for fiscal year 1998 for the
Federal Aviation Administration Research, Engineering, and Development
account, unless such sums are specifically authorized to be
appropriated by the amendments made by this Act.

SEC. 5. NOTICE OF REPROGRAMMING.

If any funds authorized by the amendments made by this Act are
subject to a reprogramming action that requires notice to be provided
to the Appropriations Committees of the House of Representatives and
the Senate, notice of such action shall concurrently be provided to the
Committees on Science and Transportation and Infrastructure of the
House of Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and
Transportation of the Senate.

SEC. 6. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON THE YEAR 2000 PROBLEM.

With the year 2000 fast approaching, it is the sense of Congress
that the Federal Aviation Administration should--
(1) give high priority to correcting all 2-digit date-
related problems in its computer systems to ensure that those
systems continue to operate effectively in the year 2000 and
beyond;
(2) assess immediately the extent of the risk to the
operations of the Federal Aviation Administration posed by the
problems referred to in paragraph (1), and plan and budget for
achieving Year 2000 compliance for all of its mission-critical
systems; and
(3) develop contingency plans for those systems that the
Federal Aviation Administration is unable to correct in time.
Output:
FAA Research, Engineering, and Development Authorization Act of 1997 - Amends Federal transportation law to authorize FY 1998 appropriations for specified aviation programs.
Directs the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to establish a grant program to utilize undergraduate and technical colleges in research on subjects of relevance to the FAA. Sets forth criteria for the award of such grants. Authorizes appropriations for such grants, but limits the FY 1998 authorization for the FAA Research, Engineering, and Development account to sums specified by this Act.
Expresses the sense of the Congress that the FAA should: (1) give priority to correcting all two-digit date-related problems in its computer systems to ensure its continued operation in the year 2000 and beyond; and (2) develop contingency plans for FAA systems it is unable to correct in time.