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51 U.S.C. § 40111 — Fundamental research program
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**(a) Objective.—** In order to ensure that the Nation maintains needed capabilities in fundamental areas of aeronautics research, the Administrator shall establish a program of long-term fundamental research in aeronautical sciences and technologies that is not tied to specific development projects.
**(b) Operation.—** The Administrator shall conduct the program under this section, in part by awarding grants to institutions of higher education. The Administrator shall encourage the participation of institutions of higher education located in States that participate in the Experimental Program to Stimulate Competitive Research. All grants to institutions of higher education under this section shall be awarded through merit review.
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**(a) Objective.—** In order to ensure that the Nation maintains needed capabilities in fundamental areas of aeronautics research, the Administrator shall establish a program of long-term fundamental research in aeronautical sciences and technologies that is not tied to specific development projects.
**(b) Operation.—** The Administrator shall conduct the program under this section, in part by awarding grants to institutions of higher education. The Administrator shall encourage the participation of institutions of higher education located in States that participate in the Experimental Program to Stimulate Competitive Research. All grants to institutions of higher education under this section shall be awarded through merit review.
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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.
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TITLE 51—NATIONAL AND COMMERCIAL SPACE PROGRAMS
§ 40103
(i) advance United States technological leadership in
aeronautics;
(ii) support innovative research leading to significant
advances in aeronautical concepts, technologies, and
capabilities;
(iii) pursue and develop advanced aeronautics con-
cepts and technologies, including those for advanced
aircraft systems and air transportation management
systems, to benefit America’s security and effective
and efficient national airspace management;
(iv) maintain and advance United States aeronautics
research, development, test and evaluation infrastruc-
ture to provide effective experimental and computa-
tional capabilities in support of aeronautics R&D;
(v) facilitate the educational development of the fu-
ture aeronautics workforce as needed to further Fed-
eral Government interests;
(vi) enhance coordination and communication among
executive departments and agencies to maximize the
effectiveness of Federal Government R&D resources;
and
(vii) ensure appropriate Federal Government coordi-
nation with State, territorial, tribal, local, and foreign
governments, international organizations, academic
and research institutions, private organizations, and
other entities.
SEC. 3. Implementation of National Aeronautics Research
and Development Policy. To implement the policy set
forth in section 1 of this order, the Director shall:
(a) develop and, not later than 1 year after the date
of this order, submit for approval by the President a
plan for national aeronautics R&D and for related in-
frastructure, (the ‘‘plan’’), and thereafter submit, not
less often than biennially, to the President for approval
any changes to the plan;
(b) monitor and report to the President as appro-
priate on the implem
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