Sec. 403. Experimental aircraft projects
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It is the sense of Congress that— developing high-risk, precompetitive aerospace technologies for which there is not yet a profit rationale is a fundamental role of NASA; large-scale piloted flight test experimentation and validation are necessary for— transitioning new technologies and materials, including associated manufacturing processes, for general aviation, commercial aviation, and military aeronautics use; and capturing the full extent of benefits from investments made by the Aeronautics Research Mission Directorate in priority programs called for in— the National Aeronautics Research and Development Plan issued by the National Science and Technology Council in February 2010; the NASA 2014 Strategic Plan; the Aeronautics Strategic Implementation Plan; and any updates to the programs called for in the plans described in clauses
(i)through (iii); and a level of funding that adequately supports large-scale piloted flight test experimentation and validation, including related infrastructure, should be ensured over a sustained period of time to restore the capacity of NASA— to see legacy priority programs through to completion; and to achieve national economic and security objectives. It is the policy of the United States— to maintain world leadership in— military and civilian aeronautical science and technology; global air power projection; and industrialization; and to maintain as a fundamental objective of NASA aeronautics research the steady progression and expansion of flight research and capabilities, including the science and technology of critical underlying disciplines and competencies, such as— computational-based analytical and predictive tools and methodologies; aerothermodynamics; propulsion; advanced materials and manufacturing processes; high-temperature structures and materials; and guidance, navigation, and flight controls. The Administrator shall establish or continue to implement, in a manner that is consistent with the roadmap for supersonic aeronautics research and development required by section 604(b) of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration Transition Authorization Act of 2017 ( Public Law 115–10 ; 131 Stat. 55), the following projects: A low-boom supersonic aircraft project to demonstrate supersonic aircraft designs and technologies that— reduce sonic boom noise; and assist the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration in enabling— the safe commercial deployment of civil supersonic aircraft technology; and the safe and efficient operation of civil supersonic aircraft. A subsonic flight demonstrator aircraft project to advance aircraft designs and technologies that enable significant increases in energy efficiency and reduced life-cycle emissions in the aviation system while reducing noise and emissions. A series of large-scale X-plane demonstrators that are— developed sequentially or in parallel; and each based on a set of new configuration concepts or technologies determined by the Administrator to demonstrate— aircraft and propulsion concepts and technologies and related advances in alternative propulsion and energy; and flight propulsion concepts and technologies. For each project under paragraph (1), the Administrator shall— include the development of X-planes and all necessary supporting flight test assets; pursue a robust technology maturation and flight test validation effort; improve necessary facilities, flight testing capabilities, and computational tools to support the project; award any primary contracts for design, procurement, and manufacturing to United States persons, consistent with international obligations and commitments; coordinate research and flight test demonstration activities with other Federal agencies and the United States aviation community, as the Administrator considers appropriate; and ensure that the project is aligned with the Aeronautics Strategic Implementation Plan and any updates to the Aeronautics Strategic Implementation Plan. In this subsection, the term United States person means— a United States citizen or an alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence to the United States; or an entity organized under the laws of the United States or of any jurisdiction within the United States, including a foreign branch of such an entity. The Administrator may establish an advanced materials and manufacturing technology program— to develop— new materials, including composite and high-temperature materials, from base material formulation through full-scale structural validation and manufacture; advanced materials and manufacturing processes, including additive manufacturing, to reduce the cost of manufacturing scale-up and certification for use in general aviation, commercial aviation, and military aeronautics; and noninvasive or nondestructive techniques for testing or evaluating aviation and aeronautics structures, including for materials and manufacturing processes; to reduce the time it takes to design, industrialize, and certify advanced materials and manufacturing processes; to provide education and training opportunities for the aerospace workforce; and to address global cost and human capital competitiveness for United States aeronautical industries and technological leadership in advanced materials and manufacturing technology. In carrying out a program under paragraph (1), the Administrator shall— build on work that was carried out by the Advanced Composites Project of NASA; partner with the private and academic sectors, such as members of the Advanced Composites Consortium of NASA, the Joint Advanced Materials and Structures Center of Excellence of the Federal Aviation Administration, and national laboratories, as the Administrator considers appropriate; provide a structure for managing intellectual property generated by the program based on or consistent with the structure established for the Advanced Composites Consortium of NASA; ensure adequate Federal cost share for applicable research; and coordinate with advanced manufacturing and composites initiatives in other mission directorates of NASA, as the Administrator considers appropriate. In carrying out the projects under subsection
(c)and a program under subsection (d), the Administrator may engage in cooperative research programs with— academia; and commercial aviation and aerospace manufacturers.
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