text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
  
      This Act may be cited as the ``Federal Aviation Administration 
  Research, Engineering, and Development Act of 2002''.
  
  SEC. 2. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
  
      (a) Amounts Authorized.--Section 48102(a) of title 49, United 
  States Code, is amended--
              (1) by striking ``and'' at the end of paragraph (7);
              (2) by striking the period at the end of paragraph (8) and 
          inserting a semicolon; and
              (3) by adding at the end the following:
              ``(9) for fiscal year 2003, $261,000,000, including--
                      ``(A) $211,000,000 to improve aviation safety;
                      ``(B) $18,000,000 to improve the efficiency of the 
                  air traffic control system;
                      ``(C) $16,000,000 to reduce the environmental 
                  impact of aviation; and
                      ``(D) $16,000,000 to improve the efficiency of 
                  mission support;
              ``(10) for fiscal year 2004, $274,000,000, including--
                      ``(A) $221,000,000 to improve aviation safety;
                      ``(B) $19,000,000 to improve the efficiency of the 
                  air traffic control system;
                      ``(C) $17,000,000 to reduce the environmental 
                  impact of aviation; and
                      ``(D) $17,000,000 to improve the efficiency of 
                  mission support; and
              ``(11) for fiscal year 2005, $287,000,000, including--
                      ``(A) $231,000,000 to improve aviation safety;
                      ``(B) $20,000,000 to improve the efficiency of the 
                  air traffic control system;
                      ``(C) $18,000,000 to reduce the environmental 
                  impact of aviation; and
                      ``(D) $18,000,000 to improve the efficiency of 
                  mission support.''.
  
  SEC. 3. COORDINATION OF NATIONAL AVIATION SAFETY AND SECURITY RESEARCH 
                PROGRAMS.
  
      (a) Development of Plan.--Not later than June 30, 2003, the 
  National Aeronautics and Space Administration Administrator, the 
  Federal Aviation Administration Administrator, and the Under Secretary 
  of Transportation for Security shall prepare and transmit an updated 
  integrated civil aviation research and development plan to the Senate 
  Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, the House of 
  Representatives Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and the 
  House of Representatives Committee on Science.
      (b) Contents.--The updated integrated civil aviation research and 
  development plan shall include--
              (1) identification of the respective aviation research and 
          development requirements, roles, and responsibilities of the 
          National Aeronautics and Space Administration, the Federal 
          Aviation Administration, and the Transportation Security 
          Administration; and
              (2) review of steps they could take to facilitate the 
          transfer and adoption of new technologies in an operational 
          environment, including consideration of increasing the exchange 
          of research staff, providing greater details on funding at the 
          project level in joint plans, and providing for greater use of 
          technology readiness in program plans and budgets to help frame 
          the maturity of new technologies and determine when they can be 
          implemented.
  
  SEC. 4. RESEARCH PROGRAM TO IMPROVE AIRFIELD PAVEMENTS.
  
      The Federal Aviation Administration Administrator shall continue 
  the program to consider awards to nonprofit concrete and asphalt 
  pavement research foundations to improve the design, construction, 
  rehabilitation, and repair of concrete and asphalt airfield pavements 
  to aid in the development of safer, more cost-effective, and more 
  durable airfield pavements. The Administrator may use grants or 
  cooperative agreements in carrying out this section. Nothing in this 
  section requires the Administrator to prioritize an airfield pavement 
  research program above safety, security, Flight 21, environment, or 
  energy research programs.
  
  SEC. 5. ENSURING APPROPRIATE STANDARDS FOR AIRFIELD PAVEMENTS.
  
      (a) In General.--The Federal Aviation Administration Administrator 
  shall review and determine whether the Federal Aviation 
  Administration's standards used to determine the appropriate thickness 
  for asphalt and concrete airfield pavements are in accordance with the 
  Federal Aviation Administration's standard 20-year-life requirement 
  using the most up-to-date available information on the life of airfield 
  pavements. If the Administrator determines that such standards are not 
  in accordance with that requirement, the Administrator shall make 
  appropriate adjustments to the Federal Aviation Administration's 
  standards for airfield pavements.
      (b) Report.--Within 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, 
  the Administrator shall report the results of the review conducted 
  under subsection (a) and the adjustments, if any, made on the basis of 
  that review to the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
  Transportation, the House of Representatives Committee on 
  Transportation and Infrastructure, and the House of Representatives 
  Committee on Science.
  
  SEC. 6. AIR TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVE.
  
      (a) Objective.--The Federal Aviation Administration Administrator, 
  in coordination with the National Aeronautics and Space Administration 
  Administrator, shall participate in a national initiative with the 
  objective of defining and developing an air traffic management system 
  designed to meet national long-term aviation security, safety, and 
  capacity needs. The initiative should result in a multiagency blueprint 
  for acquisition and implementation of an air traffic management system 
  that would--
              (1) build upon current air traffic management and 
          infrastructure initiatives;
              (2) improve the security, safety, quality, and 
          affordability of aviation services;
              (3) utilize a system of systems approach;
              (4) develop a highly integrated, secure common information 
          network to enable common situational awareness for all 
          appropriate system users; and
              (5) ensure seamless global operations for system users.
      (b) Implementation.--In implementing subsection (a), the Federal 
  Aviation Administration Administrator, in coordination with the 
  National Aeronautics and Space Administration Administrator, shall work 
  with other appropriate Government agencies and industry to--
              (1) develop system performance requirements;
              (2) determine an optimal operational concept and system 
          architecture to meet such requirements;
              (3) utilize new modeling, simulation, and analysis tools to 
          quantify and validate system performance and benefits;
              (4) ensure the readiness of enabling technologies; and
              (5) develop a transition plan for successful implementation 
          into the National Airspace System.
  
  SEC. 7. ASSESSMENT OF WAKE TURBULENCE RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM.
  
      (a) Assessment.--The Federal Aviation Administration Administrator 
  shall enter into an arrangement with the National Research Council for 
  an assessment of the Federal Aviation Administration's proposed wake 
  turbulence research and development program. The assessment shall 
  address--
              (1) research and development goals and objectives;
              (2) research and development objectives that should be part 
          of Federal Aviation Administration's proposed program;
              (3) proposed research and development program's ability to 
          achieve the goals and objectives of the Federal Aviation 
          Administration, and of the National Research Council, the 
          schedule, and the level of resources needed; and
              (4) the roles other Federal agencies, such as National 
          Aeronautics and Space Administration and the National Oceanic 
          and Atmospheric Administration, should play in wake turbulence 
          research and development, and coordination of these efforts.
      (b) Report.--A report containing the results of the assessment 
  shall be provided to the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
  Transportation, the House of Representatives Committee on 
  Transportation and Infrastructure, and the House of Representatives 
  Committee on Science not later than 1 year after the date of enactment 
  of this Act.
      (c) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to be 
  appropriated to the Federal Aviation Administration Administrator for 
  fiscal year 2003, $500,000 to carry out this section.
  
  SEC. 8. DEVELOPMENT OF ANALYTICAL TOOLS AND CERTIFICATION METHODS.
  
      The Federal Aviation Administration may conduct research to promote 
  the development of analytical tools to improve existing certification 
  methods and to reduce the overall costs to manufacturers for the 
  certification of new products.
  
  SEC. 9. CABIN AIR QUALITY RESEARCH PROGRAM.
  
      In accordance with the recommendation of the National Academy of 
  Sciences in its report entitled ``The Airliner Cabin Environment and 
  the Health of Passengers and Crew'', the Federal Aviation 
  Administration may establish a research program to answer questions 
  about cabin air quality of aircraft.
  
  SEC. 10. RESEARCH TO IMPROVE CAPACITY AND REDUCE DELAYS.
  
      The Administrator may include, as part of the Federal Aviation 
  Administration research program, a systematic review and assessment of 
  the specific causes of airport delay at the 31 airports identified in 
  the Airport Benchmarking Study, on an airport-by-airport basis.
  
              Passed the Senate November 18, 2002.
  
              Attest:
  
                                                    JERI THOMSON,
  
                                                               Secretary.
target: Federal Aviation Administration Research, Engineering, and Development Act of 2002 - (Sec. 2) Amends Federal aviation law to authorize appropriations out of the Airport and Airway Trust Fund for FY 2003 through 2005 for the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) for specified aviation research and development (R&D) projects.(Sec. 3) Requires the Administrators of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) and the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), and the Under Secretary of Transportation for Security of the Transportation Security Administration (TSA), to submit to specified congressional committees an updated integrated civil aviation R&D plan that coordinates national aviation safety and security research programs of NASA, the FAA, and the TSA.(Sec. 4) Directs the Administrator of the FAA to continue the program to consider awards to nonprofit concrete pavement research foundations to improve the design, construction, rehabilitation, and repair of rigid concrete airfield pavements to aid in the development of safer, more cost-effective, and more durable airfield pavements.(Sec. 5) Directs the Administrator of the FAA to review and determine, and report the results to specified congressional committees on, whether FAA standards for airfield pavements are in accordance with its standard 20-year-life requirement using the most up-to-date available information on the life of airfield pavements.(Sec. 6) Directs the Administrator of the FAA, in coordination with the Administrator of NASA, to participate in a national air traffic management R&D initiative designed to meet national long-term aviation security, safety, and capacity needs.(Sec. 7) Directs the Administrator of the FAA to enter into an arrangement with the National Research Council to assess, and report the results to specified congressional committees on, the FAA's proposed wake turbulence R&D program. Authorizes appropriations for FY 2003.(Sec. 8) Authorizes the FAA to conduct research to promote the development of analytical tools to improve existing certification methods and to reduce the overall costs to manufacturers for the certification of new products.(Sec. 9) Authorizes the FAA to establish a research program to answer questions about cabin air quality of aircraft.(Sec. 10) Authorizes the Administrator of the FAA to include, as part of the FAA's research program, a systematic review and assessment of the specific causes of airport delay at the 31 airports identified in the Airport Benchmarking Study, on an airport-by-airport basis.
feat_title: A bill to authorize appropriations for the Federal Aviation Administration, and for other purposes.