3.0.0 788 2023-01-15T23:33:13Z 2023-01-15T23:33:13Z Senate S S 2003-04-03 108 sscm00 Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2003-04-03T23:33:03Z Second Century of Flight Act 108 2271 HR 2003-06-02 Referred to the Subcommittee on Space and Aeronautics. Identical bill CRS 2003-04-03 sscm00 Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. IntroReferral 2003-04-03 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S4841-4842) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2003-04-03 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress H000725 Sen. Hollings, Ernest F. [D-SC] ERNEST HOLLINGS D SC FREDERICK N B000953 Sen. Brownback, Sam [R-KS] SAM BROWNBACK R KS 2003-04-03 True R000361 Sen. Rockefeller, John D., IV [D-WV] JAY ROCKEFELLER D WV 2003-04-03 True I000025 Sen. Inouye, Daniel K. [D-HI] DANIEL INOUYE D HI KEN 2003-04-03 True C000127 Sen. Cantwell, Maria [D-WA] Maria Cantwell D WA 2003-04-03 True K000148 Sen. Kerry, John F. [D-MA] JOHN KERRY D MA FORBES 2003-04-03 True D000388 Sen. Dodd, Christopher J. [D-CT] CHRISTOPHER DODD D CT JOHN 2003-07-21 False A000121 Sen. Allen, George [R-VA] GEORGE ALLEN R VA F. 2003-07-21 False M001111 Sen. Murray, Patty [D-WA] Patty Murray D WA 2004-04-26 False Transportation and Public Works Administrative procedure Aeronautics Aerospace industries Air cargo Air pollution control Air routes Air traffic Aircraft Aircraft construction Aircraft engines Aircraft industry Airline passenger traffic Airlines Airports Apprenticeship Armed Forces and National Security Authorization Aviation fuels Aviation safety Avionics Building materials Carbon dioxide Climate change and greenhouse gases Commerce Commercial aircraft Commercialization Communicable diseases Community colleges Computer simulation Computer software Congress Congressional reporting requirements Continuing education Corporate mergers Data banks Department of Transportation Economic impact statements Economics and Public Finance Education Education of the disadvantaged Energy Energy efficiency Engineering Environmental Protection Europe European Union Executive reorganization Federal advisory bodies Federal aid to air pollution control Federal aid to education Federal aid to research Foreign Trade and International Finance Foundations Fuel consumption Government Operations and Politics Government and business Government internships Government lending Government regulation Graduate education Health High technology Higher education Indoor air pollution Infrastructure International Affairs International agencies International competitiveness Labor and Employment Law Licenses Maintenance and repair Mentoring Meteorological satellites Military aviation National Aeronautics and Space Administration Nitrogen oxides Noise Nonprofit organizations Planning-programming-budgeting Pollution control Polymers Preventive medicine Product development Product safety Research and development Research centers Research grants Scholarships Science, Technology, Communications Scientific education Scientists Social Welfare Sonic boom Space activities Standards Student loan funds Supersonic aircraft Taxation Technical education Technological innovations Technology transfer Vocational and technical education Weather forecasting Transportation and Public Works 00 2003-04-03 Introduced in Senate 2004-02-06T21:33:58Z Second Century of Flight Act - Establishes in the Department of Transportation an Office of Aerospace and Aviation Liaison (OAAL) to coordinate aviation and aeronautics research programs.

Establishes within the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) a National Air Traffic Management System Development Office, which shall develop a next generation air traffic management system plan for the United States.

Directs the OAAL to report to specified congressional committees on market developments and government policies influencing the competitiveness of the U.S. jet transport aircraft industry.

Directs the Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) and the FAA Administrator to establish a joint aerospace workforce initiative of grants to increase the number of students in technical training and certificate programs, as well as studying for undergraduate and graduate degrees, in aerospace-related fields.

Authorizes the NASA and FAA Administrators to provide loans (scholarships for service) of up to $5,000 per year to fulltime students enrolled in an undergraduate or post-graduate program leading to an advanced degree in an aerospace-related field.

Directs the FAA Administrator to: (1) continue the research grant program to improve airfield pavements; (2) review whether its asphalt and concrete airfield pavement standards accord with its standard 20-year-life requirement; (3) arrange with the National Research Council (NRC) to assess the FAA wake turbulence research and development program; (4) establish a cabin air quality research program; (5) exercise leadership with its foreign counterparts in the International Civil Aviation Organization; (6) report to specified congressional committees on aviation and aeronautical safety, and research funding and technological actions in other countries; (7) conduct research to promote development of analytical tools to improve existing certification methods and reduce overall certification costs; (8) develop a Center for Excellence focused on applied research and training with respect to advanced materials in transport airframe structures; and (9) study and report to specified congressional committees on ways to reduce aircraft noise and emissions and increase aircraft fuel efficiency.

Authorizes the FAA Administrator to conduct a limited pilot program of incentives to airspace users for deployment of new technologies.

Amends Federal transportation law to provide for FAA issuance of design organization certificates authorizing design organizations to certify compliance with certain requirements and minimum standards for the type certification of aircraft, aircraft engines, propellers, or appliances.

Directs the NASA Administrator to: (1) develop a a ten-year aeronautics research plan; (2) study and report to specified congressional committees on markets enabled by environmental technologies for future aircraft; (3) convert and expand the vehicle systems program into a vehicle-enabling technologies program; (4) develop innovative software-validation technologies; (5) increase research into weather sensors and prediction; (6) develop a National Center for Advanced Materials Performance; and (7) submit unified annual program budgets to specified congressional committees.

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