Sec. 913. REVIEW OF FAA’S AVIATION SAFETY-RELATED RESEARCH PROGRAMS

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## SEC. 913 REVIEW OF FAA’S AVIATION SAFETY-RELATED RESEARCH PROGRAMS ###

(a)Review Using amounts made available under section 48102(a) of title 49, United States Code, the Administrator shall enter into an arrangement for an independent external review of the FAA’s aviation safety-related research programs. The review shall assess whether— ####

(1)the programs have well-defined, prioritized, and appropriate research objectives; ####

(2)the programs are properly coordinated with the safety research programs of NASA and other relevant Federal agencies; ####

(3)the programs have allocated appropriate resources to each of the research objectives; ####

(4)the programs should include a determination about whether a survey of participants across the air transportation system is an appropriate way to study safety risks within such system; and ####

(5)there exist suitable mechanisms for transitioning the research results from the programs into the FAA’s operational technologies and procedures and certification activities in a timely manner. ###

(b)Aviation Safety-Related Research Programs To Be Assessed The FAA aviation safety-related research programs to be assessed under the review shall include, at a minimum, the following: ####

(1)Air traffic control/technical operations human factors. ####

(2)Runway incursion reduction. ####

(3)Flightdeck/maintenance system integration human factors. ####

(4)Airports technology research—safety. ####

(5)Airport Cooperative Research Program— safety. ####

(6)Weather Program. ####

(7)Atmospheric hazards/digital system safety. ####

(8)Fire research and safety. ####

(9)Propulsion and fuel systems. ####

(10)Advanced materials/structural safety. ####

(11)Aging aircraft. ####

(12)Aircraft catastrophic failure prevention research. ####

(13)Aeromedical research. ####

(14)Aviation safety risk analysis. ####

(15)Unmanned aircraft systems research. ###

(c)Report Not later than 14 months after the date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall submit to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate a report on the results of the review.