The Administrator may establish an initiative with the objective of developing, and demonstrating in a relevant environment, technologies to enable the following commercial aircraft performance characteristics:

(1)

(2)

(3)

(Pub. L. 111–314, §3, Dec. 18, 2010, 124 Stat. 3390.)

Revised Section | Source (U.S. Code) | Source (Statutes at Large) |
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40701 | 42 U.S.C. 16722(a). | Pub. L. 109–155, title IV, §422(a), Dec. 30, 2005, 119 Stat. 2924. |


In paragraphs (2) and (3), the date “December 30, 2005” is substituted for “the date of enactment of this Act” to reflect the date of enactment of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration Authorization Act of 2005 (Public Law 109–155, 119 Stat. 2895).

The Administrator shall establish an initiative involving the Administration, universities, industry, and other research organizations as appropriate, of research, development, and demonstration, in a relevant environment, of technologies to enable the following commercial aircraft performance characteristics:

(1)

(2)

(Pub. L. 111–314, §3, Dec. 18, 2010, 124 Stat. 3390.)

Revised Section | Source (U.S. Code) | Source (Statutes at Large) |
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40702 | 42 U.S.C. 17721. | Pub. L. 110–422, title III, §302, Oct. 15, 2008, 122 Stat. 4786. |


In paragraphs (1) and (2), the date “October 15, 2008” is substituted for “the date of enactment of this Act” to reflect the date of enactment of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration Authorization Act of 2008 (Public Law 110–422, 122 Stat. 4779).

In addition to pursuing the research and development initiative described in section 40702 of this title, the Administrator shall, to the maximum extent practicable within available funding, align the fundamental aeronautics research program to address high priority technology challenges of the National Academies’ Decadal Survey of Civil Aeronautics, and shall work to increase the degree of involvement of external organizations, and especially of universities, in the fundamental aeronautics research program.

(Pub. L. 111–314, §3, Dec. 18, 2010, 124 Stat. 3390.)

Revised Section | Source (U.S. Code) | Source (Statutes at Large) |
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40703 | 42 U.S.C. 17722. | Pub. L. 110–422, title III, §303, Oct. 15, 2008, 122 Stat. 4787. |


(a)

(b)

(Pub. L. 111–314, §3, Dec. 18, 2010, 124 Stat. 3391.)

Revised Section | Source (U.S. Code) | Source (Statutes at Large) |
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40704(a) | 42 U.S.C. 17723(b). | Pub. L. 110–422, title III, §304(b), (c), Oct. 15, 2008, 122 Stat. 4787. |

40704(b) | 42 U.S.C. 17723(c). |


Pub. L. 110–422, title III, §304(a), Oct. 15, 2008, 122 Stat. 4787, provided that: “The ability to fly commercial aircraft over land at supersonic speeds without adverse impacts on the environment or on local communities would open new markets and enable new transportation capabilities. In order to have the basis for establishing appropriate sonic boom standards for such flight operations, a research program is needed to assess the impact in a relevant environment of commercial supersonic flight operations.”