[Congressional Bills 110th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2684 Introduced in House (IH)]







110th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 2684

      To authorize an independent review of the Federal Aviation 
  Administration's aviation safety-related research programs, and in 
  particular those programs related to air traffic control and runway 
                    safety, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             June 12, 2007

 Mr. Chandler introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                  Committee on Science and Technology

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                                 A BILL


 
      To authorize an independent review of the Federal Aviation 
  Administration's aviation safety-related research programs, and in 
  particular those programs related to air traffic control and runway 
                    safety, and for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``FAA Aviation Safety Research 
Assessment Act of 2007''.

SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.

    In this Act, the following definitions apply:
            (1) Administrator.--The term ``Administrator'' means the 
        Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration.
            (2) FAA.--The term ``FAA'' means the Federal Aviation 
        Administration.
            (3) NASA.--The term ``NASA'' means the National Aeronautics 
        and Space Administration.

SEC. 3. REVIEW OF FAA'S AVIATION SAFETY-RELATED RESEARCH PROGRAMS.

    (a) Study.--The Administrator shall enter into an arrangement with 
the National Research Council for an independent review of the FAA's 
aviation safety-related research programs. The review shall assess 
whether--
            (1) the programs have well-defined, prioritized, and 
        appropriate research objectives;
            (2) the programs are properly coordinated with the safety 
        research programs of NASA and other relevant Federal agencies;
            (3) the programs have allocated appropriate resources to 
        each of the research objectives; and
            (4) there exist suitable mechanisms for transitioning the 
        research results from the programs into the FAA's operational 
        technologies and procedures and certification activities in a 
        timely manner.
    (b) Aviation Safety-Related Research Programs To Be Assessed.--The 
FAA aviation safety-related research programs to be assessed under the 
review shall include, at a minimum, the following:
            (1) Air traffic control/technical operations human factors.
            (2) Runway incursion reduction.
            (3) Flightdeck/maintenance system integration human 
        factors.
            (4) Airports technology research--safety.
            (5) Airport cooperative research program--safety.
            (6) Weather program.
            (7) Atmospheric hazards/digital system safety.
            (8) Fire research and safety.
            (9) Propulsion and fuel systems.
            (10) Advanced materials/structural safety.
            (11) Aging aircraft.
            (12) Aircraft catastrophic failure prevention research.
            (13) Aeromedical research.
            (14) Aviation safety risk analysis.
            (15) Unmanned aircraft systems research.
            (16) Safe flight 21--Alaska Capstone.
    (c) Report.--Not later than 14 months after the date of enactment 
of this Act, the Administrator shall submit to the Committee on Science 
and Technology of the House of Representatives and the Committee on 
Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate a report on the 
results of the review.

SEC. 4. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this Act 
$700,000 for fiscal year 2008.
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