Title 49 — Transportation
Part A · Chapter 445 — Facilities, Personnel, and Research
§ 44511. Aviation research grants
Statutory text
General Authority.—
The Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration may make grants to institutions of higher education and nonprofit research organizations to conduct aviation research in areas the Administrator considers necessary for the long-term growth of civil aviation.
Applications.—
An institution of higher education or nonprofit research organization interested in receiving a grant under this section may submit an application to the Administrator. The application must be in the form and contain the information the Administrator requires.
Solicitation, Review, and Evaluation Process.—
The Administrator shall establish a solicitation, review, and evaluation process that ensures—
providing grants under this section for proposals having adequate merit and relevancy to the mission of the Administration;
a fair geographical distribution of grants under this section; and
the inclusion of historically black institutions of higher education and other minority nonprofit research organizations for grant consideration under this section.
Records.—
Each person receiving a grant under this section shall maintain records that the Administrator requires as being necessary to facilitate an effective audit and evaluation of the use of money provided under the grant.
Annual Report.—
The Administrator shall submit an annual report to the Committee on Science of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate on carrying out this section.
Airport Cooperative Research Program.—
Establishment.—
The Secretary of Transportation shall maintain an airport cooperative research program to—
identify problems that are shared by airport operating agencies and can be solved through applied research but that are not being adequately addressed by existing Federal research programs; and
fund research to address those problems.
Governance.—
The Secretary of Transportation shall appoint an independent governing board for the research program established under this subsection. The governing board shall be appointed from candidates nominated by national associations representing public airport operating agencies, airport executives, State aviation officials, and the scheduled airlines, and shall include representatives of appropriate Federal agencies. Section 1013 of title 5 shall not apply to the governing board.
Implementation.—
The Secretary of Transportation shall enter into an arrangement with the National Academy of Sciences to provide staff support to the governing board established under paragraph (2) and to carry out projects proposed by the governing board that the Secretary considers appropriate.
Report.—
Not later than , the Secretary shall transmit to the Congress a report on the program.
Legislative history
Reconstructed from this section’s Code source credit and amendment notes, resolved against the local Statutes at Large. Editorial notes are evidence, not the law that made the change.
Pub. L. 103–272 § 1(e) · 108 Stat. 745
Enacted · 49 U.S.C. § 44511
Pub. L. 103–272, § 1(e), July 5, 1994, 108 Stat. 1181
Source evidence
Code source credit
Pub. L. 103–272, § 1(e), July 5, 1994, 108 Stat. 1181Enacted provision · exact public law section
Section 1. subtitles ii, ii, and v-x of title 49, united states code (a) Certain general and permanent laws of the 49 USC prec. 101 note. United States, related to transportation, are revised, codified, and enacted by subsections (c)–(e) of this section without substantive change as subtitles II, III, and V–X of title 49, United States Code, “Transportation”. Those laws may be cited as “49 U.S.C. ________”. (b) Title 49, United States Code, is amended by striking the table of subtitles at the beginning of the title and substituting the following new table of subtitles: “Subtitle “I. DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION “II. OTHER GOVERNMENT AGENCIES “III. GENERAL AND INTERMODAL PROGRAMS “IV. INTERSTATE COMMERCE “V. RAIL PROGRAMS “VI. MOTOR VEHICLE AND DRIVER PROGRAMS “VII. AVIATION PROGRAMS “VIII. PIPELINES “IX. COMMERCIAL SPACE TRANSPORTATION “X. MISCELLANEOUS (c) Title 49, United States Code, is amended by striking subtitle II, except that chapter 31 (comprising sections 3101–3104) of subtitle II is redesignated and restated as chapter 315 (comprising sections 31501–31504) of subtitle VI of title 49, as enacted by subsection (e) of this section. (d) Title 49, United States Code, is amended by adding the following immediately after subtitle I:Pub. L. 104–287 § 5(74) · 110 Stat. 3388
Substituted · 49 U.S.C. § 44511(e)
Pub. L. 104–287 substituted “Committee on Science” for “Committee on Science, Space, and Technology”
Source evidence
Code amendment note
Subsec. (e). Pub. L. 104–287 substituted “Committee on Science” for “Committee on Science, Space, and Technology”.Enacted provision · exact public law section
(74) In sections 44501(c)(1), 44511(e), 48102(c)(2)(A) and (d)(2), and 70112(d)(1), strike “Science, Space, and Technology” and substitute “Science”.Pub. L. 108–176 title VII § 712 · 117 Stat. 2490
Added · 49 U.S.C. § 44511(f)
Pub. L. 108–176 added subsec. (f)
Source evidence
Code amendment note
Subsec. (f). Pub. L. 108–176 added subsec. (f).Enacted provision · exact public law section
SEC. 712. AIRPORT COOPERATIVE RESEARCH PROGRAM. Section 44511 is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: “(f) Airport Cooperative Research Program.— “(1) Establishment.— The Secretary of Transportation shall establish a 4-year pilot airport cooperative research program to— “(A) identify problems that are shared by airport operating agencies and can be solved through applied research but that are not being adequately addressed by existing Federal research programs; and “(B) fund research to address those problems. “(2) Governance.— The Establishment. Secretary of Transportation shall appoint an independent governing board for the research program established under this subsection. The governing board shall be appointed from candidates nominated by national associations representing public airport operating agencies, airport executives, State aviation officials, and the scheduled airlines, and shall include representatives of appropriate Federal agencies. Section 14 of the Federal Advisory Committee Act shall not apply to the governing board. “(3) Implementation.— The Contracts. Secretary of Transportation shall enter into an arrangement with the National Academy of Sciences to provide staff support to the governing board established under paragraph (2) and to carry out projects proposed by the governing board that the Secretary considers appropriate. “(4) Report.— Not Deadline. later than 6 months after the expiration of the program under this subsection, the Secretary shall transmit to the Congress a report on the program, including recommendations as to the need for establishing a permanent airport cooperative research program.” .Effective date note
Amendment by Pub. L. 108–176 applicable only to fiscal years beginning after Sept. 30, 2003, except as otherwise specifically provided, see section 3 of Pub. L. 108–176, set out as a note under section 106 of this title.FAA Modernization and Reform Act of 2012
Pub. L. 112–95 § 906(1) · 126 Stat. 11
Substituted · 49 U.S.C. § 44511(f)(1)
Pub. L. 112–95, § 906(1), substituted “maintain an” for “establish a 4-year pilot” in introductory provisions
Source evidence
Code amendment note
Subsec. (f)(1). Pub. L. 112–95, § 906(1), substituted “maintain an” for “establish a 4-year pilot” in introductory provisions.Enacted provision · exact public law section
(1) in paragraph (1) by striking “establish a 4-year pilot” and inserting “maintain an”; andFAA Modernization and Reform Act of 2012
Pub. L. 112–95 § 906(2) · 126 Stat. 11
Substituted · 49 U.S.C. § 44511(f)(4)
Pub. L. 112–95, § 906(2), substituted “Not later than September 30, 2012,” for “Not later than 6 months after the expiration of the program under this subsection,”
Substituted · 49 U.S.C. § 44511(f)(4)
Pub. L. 112–95, § 906(2), substituted “program” for “program, including recommendations as to the need for establishing a permanent airport cooperative research program”
Source evidence
Code amendment note
Subsec. (f)(4). Pub. L. 112–95, § 906(2), substituted “Not later than September 30, 2012,” for “Not later than 6 months after the expiration of the program under this subsection,” and “program” for “program, including recommendations as to the need for establishing a permanent airport cooperative research program”.Enacted provision · exact public law section
(2) in paragraph (4)— (A) Deadline. by striking “Not later than 6 months after the expiration of the program under this subsection,” and inserting “Not later than September 30, 2012,”; and (B) by striking “program, including recommendations as to the need for establishing a permanent airport cooperative research program” and inserting “program”.Pub. L. 117–286 § 4(a)(314) · 136 Stat. 4196
Substituted · 49 U.S.C. § 44511(f)(2)
Pub. L. 117–286 substituted “Section 1013 of title 5” for “Section 14 of the Federal Advisory Committee Act”
Source evidence
Code amendment note
Subsec. (f)(2). Pub. L. 117–286 substituted “Section 1013 of title 5” for “Section 14 of the Federal Advisory Committee Act”.Enacted provision · exact public law section
(314) Section 44511(f)(2) of title 49, United States Code, is amended by striking “Section 14 of the Federal Advisory Committee Act” and inserting “Section 1013 of title 5”.
7 of 7 references resolved to an enrolled provision
Notes
historicalAndRevision
| Historical and Revision Notes | ||
|---|---|---|
| RevisedSection | Source (U.S. Code) | Source (Statutes at Large) |
| 44511 | 49 App.:1353(g). | Aug. 23, 1958, Pub. L. 85–726, 72 Stat. 731, § 312(g); added Nov. 5, 1990, Pub. L. 101–508, § 9205(a), 104 Stat. 1388–373. |
In this section, the words “institutions of higher education” and “institution of higher education” are substituted for “colleges, universities”, “university, college”, and “colleges and universities” for consistency in the revised title.
In subsection (c), the words “providing grants” are substituted for “the funding”, the word “grants” is substituted for “grant funds”, and the words “grant consideration” are substituted for “funding consideration”, for consistency in the revised title.
In subsection (d), the words “money provided under the grant” are substituted for “grant funds” for consistency.
Editorial Notes
Amendments1996–2022 · 4 rounds
2022
Subsec. (f)(2). Pub. L. 117–286 substituted “Section 1013 of title 5” for “Section 14 of the Federal Advisory Committee Act”.
2012
Subsec. (f)(1). Pub. L. 112–95, § 906(1), substituted “maintain an” for “establish a 4-year pilot” in introductory provisions.
Subsec. (f)(4). Pub. L. 112–95, § 906(2), substituted “Not later than ,” for “Not later than 6 months after the expiration of the program under this subsection,” and “program” for “program, including recommendations as to the need for establishing a permanent airport cooperative research program”.
2003
Subsec. (f). Pub. L. 108–176 added subsec. (f).
1996
Subsec. (e). Pub. L. 104–287 substituted “Committee on Science” for “Committee on Science, Space, and Technology”.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Change of Name
Committee on Science of House of Representatives changed to Committee on Science and Technology of House of Representatives by House Resolution No. 6, One Hundred Tenth Congress, . Committee on Science and Technology of House of Representatives changed to Committee on Science, Space, and Technology of House of Representatives by House Resolution No. 5, One Hundred Twelfth Congress, .
Effective Date of 2003 Amendment
Amendment by Pub. L. 108–176 applicable only to fiscal years beginning after , except as otherwise specifically provided, see section 3 of Pub. L. 108–176, set out as a note under section 106 of this title.