Sec. 208. NEXT GENERATION AIR TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM JOINT PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT OFFICE
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## SEC. 208 NEXT GENERATION AIR TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM JOINT PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT OFFICE ###
(a)Redesignation of JPDO Director to Associate Administrator **[**[49 U.S.C. 40101 note](/us/usc/t49/s40101)**]** ####
(1)Associate administrator for next generation air transportation system planning, development, and interagency coordination Section 709(a) of the Vision 100—Century of Aviation Reauthorization Act (49 U.S.C. 40101 note; 117 Stat. 2582) is amended— #####
(A)by redesignating paragraphs (2), (3), and
(4)as paragraphs (3), (4), and (5), respectively; and #####
(B)by inserting after paragraph
(1)the following: > > #### “(2) > > The head of the Office shall be the Associate Administrator for Next Generation Air Transportation System Planning, Development, and Interagency Coordination, who shall be appointed by the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration, with the approval of the Secretary. The Administrator shall appoint the Associate Administrator after consulting with the Chairman of the Next Generation Senior Policy Committee and providing advanced notice to the other members of that Committee.” > . ####
(2)Responsibilities Section 709(a)(3) of such Act (as redesignated by paragraph
(1)of this subsection) is amended— #####
(A)in subparagraph
(G)by striking “; and” and inserting a semicolon; #####
(B)in subparagraph
(H)by striking the period at the end and inserting a semicolon; and #####
(C)by adding at the end the following: > > ##### “(I) > > establishing specific quantitative goals for the safety, capacity, efficiency, performance, and environmental impacts of each phase of Next Generation Air Transportation System planning and development activities and measuring actual operational experience against those goals, taking into account noise pollution reduction concerns of affected communities to the extent practicable in establishing the environmental goals; > > > ##### “(J) > > working to ensure global interoperability of the Next Generation Air Transportation System; > > > ##### “(K) > > working to ensure the use of weather information and space weather information in the Next Generation Air Transportation System as soon as possible; > > > ##### “(L) > > overseeing, with the Administrator and in consultation with the Chief NextGen Officer, the selection of products or outcomes of research and development activities that should be moved to a demonstration phase; and > > > ##### “(M) > > maintaining a baseline modeling and simulation environment for testing and evaluating alternative concepts to satisfy Next Generation Air Transportation System enterprise architecture requirements.” > . ####
(3)Cooperation with other federal agencies Section 709(a)(4) of such Act (as redesignated by paragraph
(1)of this subsection) is amended— #####
(A)by striking “(4)” and inserting “(4)(A)”; and #####
(B)by adding at the end the following: > > ##### “(B) > > The Secretary of Defense, the Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, the Secretary of Commerce, the Secretary of Homeland Security, and the head of any other Federal agency from which the Secretary of Transportation requests assistance under subparagraph
(A)shall designate a senior official in the agency to be responsible for— > > > ###### “(i) > > carrying out the activities of the agency relating to the Next Generation Air Transportation System in coordination with the Office, including the execution of all aspects of the work of the agency in developing and implementing the integrated work plan described in subsection (b)(5); > > > ###### “(ii) > > serving as a liaison for the agency in activities of the agency relating to the Next Generation Air Transportation System and coordinating with other Federal agencies involved in activities relating to the System; and > > > ###### “(iii) > > ensuring that the agency meets its obligations as set forth in any memorandum of understanding executed by or on behalf of the agency relating to the Next Generation Air Transportation System. > > > ##### “(C) > > The head of a Federal agency referred to in subparagraph
(B)shall— > > > ###### “(i) > > ensure that the responsibilities of the agency relating to the Next Generation Air Transportation System are clearly communicated to the senior official of the agency designated under subparagraph (B); > > > ###### “(ii) > > ensure that the performance of the senior official in carrying out the responsibilities of the agency relating to the Next Generation Air Transportation System is reflected in the official’s annual performance evaluations and compensation; > > > ###### “(iii) > > establish or designate an office within the agency to carry out its responsibilities under the memorandum of understanding under the supervision of the designated official; and > > > ###### “(iv) > > ensure that the designated official has sufficient budgetary authority and staff resources to carry out the agency’s Next Generation Air Transportation System responsibilities as set forth in the integrated plan under subsection (b). > > > ##### “(D) > > Not later than 6 months after the date of enactment of this subparagraph, the head of each Federal agency that has responsibility for carrying out any activity under the integrated plan under subsection
(b)shall execute a memorandum of understanding with the Office obligating that agency to carry out the activity.” > . ####
(4)Coordination with omb Section 709(a) of such Act (117 Stat. 2582) is further amended by adding at the end the following: > > #### “(6) > > > #####
(A)> > The Office shall work with the Director of the Office of Management and Budget to develop a process whereby the Director will identify projects related to the Next Generation Air Transportation System across the agencies referred to in paragraph (4)(A) and consider the Next Generation Air Transportation System as a unified, cross-agency program. > > > ##### “(B) > > The Director of the Office of Management and Budget, to the extent practicable, shall— > > > ###### “(i) > > ensure that— > > > ###### “(I) > > each Federal agency covered by the plan has sufficient funds requested in the President’s budget, as submitted under section 1105(a) of title 31, United States Code, for each fiscal year covered by the plan to carry out its responsibilities under the plan; and > > > ###### “(II) > > the development and implementation of the Next Generation Air Transportation System remains on schedule; > > > ###### “(ii) > > include, in the President’s budget, a statement of the portion of the estimated budget of each Federal agency covered by the plan that relates to the activities of the agency under the Next Generation Air Transportation System; and > > > ###### “(iii) > > identify and justify as part of the President’s budget submission any inconsistencies between the plan and amounts requested in the budget. > > > #### “(7) > > The Associate Administrator for Next Generation Air Transportation System Planning, Development, and Interagency Coordination shall be a voting member of the Joint Resources Council of the Federal Aviation Administration.” > . ###
(b)Integrated Plan **[**[49 U.S.C. 40101 note](/us/usc/t49/s40101)**]** Section 709(b) of such Act (117 Stat. 2583) is amended— ####
(1)in the matter preceding paragraph (1)— #####
(A)by striking “meets air” and inserting “meets anticipated future air”; and #####
(B)by striking “beyond those currently included in the Federal Aviation Administration’s operational evolution plan”; ####
(2)at the end of paragraph
(3)by striking “and”; ####
(3)at the end of paragraph
(4)by striking the period and inserting “; and”; and ####
(4)by adding at the end the following: > > #### “(5) > > a multiagency integrated work plan for the Next Generation Air Transportation System that includes— > > > ##### “(A) > > an outline of the activities required to achieve the end-state architecture, as expressed in the concept of operations and enterprise architecture documents, that identifies each Federal agency or other entity responsible for each activity in the outline; > > > ##### “(B) > > details on a year-by-year basis of specific accomplishments, activities, research requirements, rulemakings, policy decisions, and other milestones of progress for each Federal agency or entity conducting activities relating to the Next Generation Air Transportation System; > > > ##### “(C) > > for each element of the Next Generation Air Transportation System, an outline, on a year-by-year basis, of what is to be accomplished in that year toward meeting the Next Generation Air Transportation System’s end-state architecture, as expressed in the concept of operations and enterprise architecture documents, as well as identifying each Federal agency or other entity that will be responsible for each component of any research, development, or implementation program; > > > ##### “(D) > > an estimate of all necessary expenditures on a year-by-year basis, including a statement of each Federal agency or entity’s responsibility for costs and available resources, for each stage of development from the basic research stage through the demonstration and implementation phase; > > > ##### “(E) > > a clear explanation of how each step in the development of the Next Generation Air Transportation System will lead to the following step and of the implications of not successfully completing a step in the time period described in the integrated work plan; > > > ##### “(F) > > a transition plan for the implementation of the Next Generation Air Transportation System that includes date-specific milestones for the implementation of new capabilities into the national airspace system; > > > ##### “(G) > > date-specific timetables for meeting the environmental goals identified in subsection (a)(3)(I); and > > > ##### “(H) > > a description of potentially significant operational or workforce changes resulting from deployment of the Next Generation Air Transportation System.” > . ###
(c)NextGen Implementation Plan **[**[49 U.S.C. 40101 note](/us/usc/t49/s40101)**]** Section 709(d) of such Act (117 Stat. 2584) is amended to read as follows: > > ### “(d) NextGen Implementation Plan > > The Administrator shall develop and publish annually the document known as the NextGen Implementation Plan, or any successor document, that provides a detailed description of how the agency is implementing the Next Generation Air Transportation System.” > . ###
(d)Contingency Planning **[**[49 U.S.C. 40101 note](/us/usc/t49/s40101)**]** The Associate Administrator for Next Generation Air Transportation System Planning, Development, and Interagency Coordination shall, as part of the design of the System, develop contingency plans for dealing with the degradation of the System in the event of a natural disaster, major equipment failure, or act of terrorism.
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Sec. 208
NEXT GENERATION AIR TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM JOINT PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT OFFICE
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