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49 U.S.C. § 44511 — Aviation research grants

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49 U.S.C. § 44511 — Aviation research grants

**(a) General Authority.—** The Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration may make grants to institutions of higher education and nonprofit research organizations to conduct aviation research in areas the Administrator considers necessary for the long-term growth of civil aviation. **(b) Applications.—** An institution of higher education or nonprofit research organization interested in receiving a grant under this section may submit an application to the Administrator. The application must be in the form and contain the information the Administrator requires. **(c) Solicitation, Review, and Evaluation Process.—** The Administrator shall establish a solicitation, review, and evaluation process that ensures— (1) providing grants under this section for proposals having adequate merit and relevancy to the mission of the Administration; (2) a fair geographical distribution of grants under this section; and (3) the inclusion of historically black institutions of higher education and other minority nonprofit research organizations for grant consideration under this section. **(d) Records.—** Each person receiving a grant under this section shall maintain records that the Administrator requires as being necessary to facilitate an effective audit and evaluation of the use of money provided under the grant. **(e) Annual Report.—** The Administrator shall submit an annual report to the Committee on Science of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate on carrying out this section. **(f) Airport Cooperative Research Program.—** (1) **Establishment.—** — The Secretary of Transportation shall maintain an airport cooperative research program to— (A) identify problems that are shared by airport operating

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**(a) General Authority.—** The Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration may make grants to institutions of higher education and nonprofit research organizations to conduct aviation research in areas the Administrator considers necessary for the long-term growth of civil aviation. **(b) Applications.—** An institution of higher education or nonprofit research organization interested in receiving a grant under this section may submit an application to the Administrator. The application must be in the form and contain the information the Administrator requires. **(c) Solicitation, Review, and Evaluation Process.—** The Administrator shall establish a solicitation, review, and evaluation process that ensures— (1) providing grants under this section for proposals having adequate merit and relevancy to the mission of the Administration; (2) a fair geographical distribution of grants under this section; and (3) the inclusion of historically black institutions of higher education and other minority nonprofit research organizations for grant consideration under this section. **(d) Records.—** Each person receiving a grant under this section shall maintain records that the Administrator requires as being necessary to facilitate an effective audit and evaluation of the use of money provided under the grant. **(e) Annual Report.—** The Administrator shall submit an annual report to the Committee on Science of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate on carrying out this section. **(f) Airport Cooperative Research Program.—** (1) **Establishment.—** — The Secretary of Transportation shall maintain an airport cooperative research program to— (A) identify problems that are shared by airport operating agencies and can be solved through applied research but that are not being adequately addressed by existing Federal research programs; and (B) fund research to address those problems. (2) **Governance.—** — The Secretary of Transportation shall appoint an independent governing board for the research program established under this subsection. The governing board shall be appointed from candidates nominated by national associations representing public airport operating agencies, airport executives, State aviation officials, and the scheduled airlines, and shall include representatives of appropriate Federal agencies. [Section 1013 of title 5](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title5-section1013&num=0&edition=prelim) shall not apply to the governing board. (3) **Implementation.—** — The Secretary of Transportation shall enter into an arrangement with the National Academy of Sciences to provide staff support to the governing board established under paragraph (2) and to carry out projects proposed by the governing board that the Secretary considers appropriate. (4) **Report.—** — Not later than September 30, 2012, the Secretary shall transmit to the Congress a report on the program.

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49 U.S.C. § 106 — Federal Aviation Administration

**(a) In General.—** The Federal Aviation Administration is an administration in the Department of Transportation. **(b) Administration Leadership.—** (1) **Administrator.—** (A) *In general.—* — The head of the Administration is the Administrator, who shall be appointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate. (B) *Qualifications.—* — The Administrator shall— (i) be a citizen of the United States; (ii) not be an active duty member of the Armed Forces; (iii) not have retired from the Armed Forces within the 7 years preceding nomination; and (iv) have experience in organizational management and a field directly related to aviation. (C) *Fitness.—* — In appointing an individual as Administrator, the President shall consider the fitness of such individual to carry out efficiently the duties and powers of the office. (D) *Term of office.—* — The term of office for any individual appointed as Administrator shall be 5 years. (E) *Reporting chain.—* — Except as provided in subsection (f) or in other provisions of law, the Administrator reports directly to the Secretary of Transportation. (2) **Deputy administrator.—** (A) *In general.—* — The Administrator has a Deputy Administrator, who shall be appointed by the President. (B) *Qualifications.—* — The Deputy Administrator shall— (i) be a citizen of the United States; and (ii) have experience in organizational management and a field directly related to aviation. (C) *Fitness.—* — In appointing an individual as Deputy Administrator, the President shall consider the fitness of the individual to carry out efficiently the duties and powers of the office, including the duty to act for the Administrator when the Administrator is absent or unable to s

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5 U.S.C. § 1013 — Termination of advisory committees

**(a) In General.—** (1) **Advisory committees in existence on january 5, 1973.—** — Each advisory committee that is in existence on January 5, 1973, shall terminate not later than the expiration of the 2-year period following that date unless— (A) in the case of an advisory committee established by the President or an officer of the Federal Government, such advisory committee is renewed by the President or that officer by appropriate action prior to the expiration of such 2-year period; or (B) in the case of an advisory committee established by an Act of Congress, its duration is otherwise provided for by law. (2) **Advisory committees established after january 5, 1973.—** — Each advisory committee established after January 5, 1973, shall terminate not later than the expiration of the 2-year period beginning on the date of its establishment unless— (A) in the case of an advisory committee established by the President or an officer of the Federal Government 11 So in original. Probably should be followed by a comma. such advisory committee is renewed by the President or such officer by appropriate action prior to the end of such period; or (B) in the case of an advisory committee established by an Act of Congress, its duration is otherwise provided for by law. **(b) Charters.—** (1) **Upon renewal.—** — Upon the renewal of an advisory committee, the advisory committee shall file a charter in accordance with [section 1008(c) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title5-section1008/c&num=0&edition=prelim). (2) **Upon expiration of successive 2-year periods.—** — An advisory committee established by an Act of Congress shall file a charter in accordance with [section 1008(c) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.x

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49 U.S.C. § 48102 — Research and development

**(a) Authorization of Appropriations.—** Not more than the following amounts may be appropriated to the Secretary of Transportation out of the Airport and Airway Trust Fund established under section 9502 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 ([26 U.S.C. 9502](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title26-section9502&num=0&edition=prelim)) for conducting civil aviation research and development under sections 44504, 44505, 44507, 44509, and 44511–44513 of this title: (1) for fiscal year 2004, $346,317,000, including— (A) $65,000,000 for Improving Aviation Safety; (B) $24,000,000 for Weather Safety Research; (C) $27,500,000 for Human Factors and Aeromedical Research; (D) $30,000,000 for Environmental Research and Development, of which $20,000,000 shall be for research activities related to reducing community exposure to civilian aircraft noise or emissions; (E) $7,000,000 for Research Mission Support; (F) $10,000,000 for the Airport Cooperative Research Program; (G) $1,500,000 for carrying out subsection (h) of this section; (H) $42,800,000 for Advanced Technology Development and Prototyping; (I) $30,300,000 for Safe Flight 21; (J) $90,800,000 for the Center for Advanced Aviation System Development; (K) $9,667,000 for Airports Technology-Safety; and (L) $7,750,000 for Airports Technology-Efficiency; (2) for fiscal year 2005, $356,192,000, including— (A) $65,705,000 for Improving Aviation Safety; (B) $24,260,000 for Weather Safety Research; (C) $27,800,000 for Human Factors and Aeromedical Research; (D) $30,109,000 for Environmental Research and Development, of which $20,000,000 shall be for research activities related to reducing community exposure to civilian aircraft noise or emissions; (E) $7,07

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49 U.S.C. § 44511 — Aviation research grants

Page 1270 TITLE 49—TRANSPORTATION [§ 44510 HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES Revised Section Source (U.S. Code) Source (Statutes at Large) 44509 .......... 49 App.:2205(b)(1). Sept. 3, 1982, Pub. L. 97–248, § 506(b)(1), 96 Stat. 678; re- stated Dec. 30, 1987, Pub. L. 100–223, § 105(b)(1), 101 Stat. 1490. [§ 44510. Repealed. Pub. L. 118–63, title IV, § 401(a), May 16, 2024, 138 Stat. 1148] Section, Pub. L. 103–272, § 1(e), July 5, 1994, 108 Stat. 1181, related to airway science curriculum grants. § 44511. Aviation research grants (a) GENERAL AUTHORITY.—The Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration may make grants to institutions of higher education and nonprofit research organizations to conduct aviation research in areas the Administrator considers necessary for the long-term growth of civil aviation. (b) APPLICATIONS.—An institution of higher education or nonprofit research organization in- terested in receiving a grant under this section may submit an application to the Adminis- trator. The application must be in the form and contain the information the Administrator re- quires. (c) SOLICITATION, REVIEW, AND EVALUATION PROCESS.—The Administrator shall establish a solicitation, review, and evaluation process that ensures— (1) providing grants under this section for proposals having adequate merit and rel- evancy to the mission of the Administration; (2) a fair geographical distribution of grants under this section; and (3) the inclusion of historically black insti- tutions of higher education and other minor- ity nonprofit research organizations for grant consideration under this section. (d) RECORDS.—Each person receiving a grant under this section shall maintain records that the Administrator requires as being necessary to f

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