[Congressional Record Volume 170, Number 79 (Tuesday, May 7, 2024)]
[Senate]
[Page S3560]
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  SA 2031. Mr. BENNET (for himself and Mr. Hickenlooper) submitted an 
amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill H.R. 3935, to 
amend title 49, United States Code, to reauthorize and improve the 
Federal Aviation Administration and other civil aviation programs, and 
for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the appropriate place, insert the following:

     SEC. __. NATIONAL ACADEMIES STUDY AND REPORT ON EXTENT AND 
                   EFFECTS OF MEGATRENDS IN AVIATION.

       (a) Study.-- The Administrator of the Federal Aviation 
     Administration shall enter into an arrangement with the 
     National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine to 
     conduct a study to identify megatrends in aviation and how 
     such megatrends impact aviation safety and freedom of 
     movement, including--
       (1) extreme weather;
       (2) rapid urbanization;
       (3) demographic shifts;
       (4) technological and aerospace innovations;
       (5) international geopolitical challenges;
       (6) infrastructure resiliency;
       (7) digital security;
       (8) increased passenger traffic;
       (9) fuel sources and types; and
       (10) rural access to aviation.
       (b) Report.--Not later than 12 months after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall submit to the 
     Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation and the 
     Committee on Appropriations of the Senate and the Committee 
     on Transportation and Infrastructure , the Committee on 
     Science, Space, and Technology, and the Committee on 
     Appropriations of the House of Representatives a report 
     containing the results of the study conducted under 
     subsection (a), together with a plan for responding to the 
     results and recommendations of the study.
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