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51 U.S.C. § 40113 — Airspace systems research
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**(a) Objective.—** The Airspace Systems Research program shall pursue research and development to enable revolutionary improvements to and modernization of the National Airspace System, as well as to enable the introduction of new systems for vehicles that can take advantage of an improved, modern air transportation system.
**(b) Alignment.—** Not later than 1 year after December 30, 2005, the Administrator shall align the projects of the Airspace Systems Research program so that they directly support the objectives of the Joint Planning and Development Office’s Next Generation Air Transportation System Integrated Plan.
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**(a) Objective.—** The Airspace Systems Research program shall pursue research and development to enable revolutionary improvements to and modernization of the National Airspace System, as well as to enable the introduction of new systems for vehicles that can take advantage of an improved, modern air transportation system.
**(b) Alignment.—** Not later than 1 year after December 30, 2005, the Administrator shall align the projects of the Airspace Systems Research program so that they directly support the objectives of the Joint Planning and Development Office’s Next Generation Air Transportation System Integrated Plan.
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In this title:
(1) **Administration.—** — The term “Administration” means the National Aeronautics and Space Administration.
(2) **Administrator.—** — The term “Administrator” means the Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration.
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In this chapter, the following definitions apply:
(1) **Actively tethered unmanned aircraft system.—** — The term “actively tethered unmanned aircraft system” means an unmanned aircraft system in which the unmanned aircraft component—
(A) weighs 55 pounds or less, including payload but not including the tether;
(B) is physically attached to a ground station with a taut, appropriately load-rated tether that provides continuous power to the unmanned aircraft and is unlikely to be separated from the unmanned aircraft;
(C) is controlled and retrieved by such ground station through physical manipulation of the tether;
(D) is able to maintain safe flight control in the event of a power or flight control failure during flight; and
(E) is programmed to initiate a controlled landing in the event of a tether separation.
(2) **Appropriate committees of congress.—** — The term “appropriate committees of Congress” means the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives.
(3) **Arctic.—** — The term “Arctic” means the United States zone of the Chukchi Sea, Beaufort Sea, and Bering Sea north of the Aleutian chain.
(4) **Certificate of waiver; certificate of authorization.—** — The terms “certificate of waiver” and “certificate of authorization” mean a Federal Aviation Administration grant of approval for a specific flight operation.
(5) **Counter-UAS system.—** — The term “counter-UAS system” means a system or device capable of lawfully and safely disabling, disrupting, or seizing control of an unmanned aircraft or unmanned aircraft system.
(6) **Permanent areas.—** — The term “permanent areas” means areas on land or water that provide for launch, recovery, and
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### Statutory Notes
Section 16721, Pub. L. 109–155, title IV, § 421, Dec. 30, 2005, 119 Stat. 2924, related to long-term fundamental research program in aeronautics. Subsecs. (a) and (b) were reenacted as [section 40111 of Title 51](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title51-section40111&num=0&edition=prelim), National and Commercial Space Programs.
Section 16722, Pub. L. 109–155, title IV, § 422, Dec. 30, 2005, 119 Stat. 2924, related to research and technology programs for environmental aircraft, supersonic transport, rotorcraft and other runway-independent air vehicles, hypersonics, revolutionary aeronautical concepts, fuel cell-powered aircraft, and Mars aircraft. See sections 40112 and 40701 of Title 51.
Section 16723, Pub. L. 109–155, title IV, § 423, Dec. 30, 2005, 119 Stat. 2925, related to Airspace Systems Research program. See [section 40113 of Title 51](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title51-section40113&num=0&edition=prelim).
Section 16724, Pub. L. 109–155, title IV, § 424, Dec. 30, 2005, 119 Stat. 2926, related to Aviation Safety and Security Research program. See [section 40114 of Title 51](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title51-section40114&num=0&edition=prelim).
Section 16725, Pub. L. 109–155, title IV, § 425, Dec. 30, 2005, 119 Stat. 2926, related to aviation weather research. See [section 40115 of Title 51](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title51-section40115&num=0&edition=prelim).
Section 16726, Pub. L. 109–155, title IV, § 426, Dec. 30, 2005, 119 Stat. 2926, related to assessment of wake turbulence research and development program and required report to Congress no later than two years after Dec. 30, 2005.
Section 16727, Pub. L. 1
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TITLE 51—NATIONAL AND COMMERCIAL SPACE PROGRAMS
§ 40116
§ 40113. Airspace systems research
(a) OBJECTIVE.—The Airspace Systems Re-
search program shall pursue research and devel-
opment to enable revolutionary improvements
to and modernization of the National Airspace
System, as well as to enable the introduction of
new systems for vehicles that can take advan-
tage of an improved, modern air transportation
system.
(b) ALIGNMENT.—Not later than 1 year after
December 30, 2005, the Administrator shall align
the projects of the Airspace Systems Research
program so that they directly support the objec-
tives of the Joint Planning and Development Of-
fice’s Next Generation Air Transportation Sys-
tem Integrated Plan.
(Pub. L. 111–314, § 3, Dec. 18, 2010, 124 Stat. 3380.)
HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES
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Source (U.S. Code)
Source (Statutes at Large)
40113 ..........
42 U.S.C. 16723.
Pub. L. 109–155, title IV,
§ 423, Dec. 30, 2005, 119
Stat. 2925.
In subsection (b), the date ‘‘December 30, 2005’’ is sub-
stituted for ‘‘the date of enactment of this Act’’ to re-
flect the date of enactment of the National Aeronautics
and Space Administration Authorization Act of 2005
(Public Law 109–155, 119 Stat. 2895).
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
UNMANNED AIRCRAFT SYSTEMS
Pub. L. 117–167, div. B, title VII, § 10832, Aug. 9, 2022,
136 Stat. 1748, provided that:
‘‘(a) UNMANNED AIRCRAFT SYSTEMS OPERATION PRO-
GRAM.—The Administrator [of the National Aero-
nautics and Space Administration] shall—
‘‘(1) research and test capabilities and concepts, in-
cluding unmanned aircraft systems communications,
for integrating unmanned aircraft systems into the
national airspace system;
‘‘(2) leverage the partnership NASA [National Aero-
nautics an
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