Federal Aviation Administration Research, Engineering, and Development Act of 2002
Latest action · Nov 25, 2002 Referred to the Subcommittee on Space and Aeronautics.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedSep 17, 2002
- Passed SenateNov 18, 2002
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
(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.
Cosponsors 3
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Sep 17, 2002.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-SC | Ernest F. Hollings | Original | Sep 17, 2002 |
| R-AZ | John McCain | Original | Sep 17, 2002 |
| R-TX | Kay Bailey Hutchison | Original | Sep 17, 2002 |
Committees 2
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| Senate | Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee | Referred Sep 17, 2002Markup Sep 19, 2002Reported Oct 10, 2002 |
| House | Science, Space, and Technology Committee | Referred Nov 19, 2002 |
| Space and Aeronautics Subcommittee | Referred Nov 25, 2002 |
Actions 11
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Nov 25, 2002Referred to the Subcommittee on Space and Aeronautics.
- Nov 19, 2002Message on Senate action sent to the House.
- Nov 19, 2002Received in the House.
- Nov 19, 2002Referred to the House Committee on Science.
- Nov 18, 2002Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR S11342-11343)
- Nov 18, 2002Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent. (text: CR S11342-11343)
- Oct 10, 2002Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Reported by Senator Hollings without amendment. With written report No. 107-309.
- Oct 10, 2002Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 697.
- Sep 19, 2002Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
- Sep 17, 2002Introduced in Senate
- Sep 17, 2002Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
In the Congressional Record 1
Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senate | Debate and remarks S11342Text printed S11342Amendments S11316, S11342 | Ernest F. Hollings D-SC (amendment), Harry Reid D-NV, John D. Rockefeller IV D-WV (amendment), John McCain R-AZ (amendment), Kay Bailey Hutchison R-TX (amendment) | Nov 18, 2002 |
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Committee report
Congressional Budget Office cost estimates 2
- Oct 9, 2002S. 2951, Federal Aviation Administration Research, Engineering, and Development Act of 2002<p>Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation on September 19, 2002</p>
- Oct 9, 2002S. 2951, Federal Aviation Administration Research, Engineering, and Development Act of 2002Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation on September 19, 2002
Amendments 1
Amendments offered to this bill.
| Amendment | Description | Offered by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| SA 4966 | To include the House of Representatives Committee on Science as a recipient of each of all the required reports, and to make other minor changes. | John D. Rockefeller IV D-WV | Amendment SA 4966 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent. |
Titles 4
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A bill to authorize appropriations for the Federal Aviation Administration, and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Federal Aviation Administration Research, Engineering, and Development Act of 2002
- Short Titles as Reported to Senate for portions of this bill
- Federal Aviation Administration Research, Engineering, and Development Act of 2002
- Short Titles as Passed Senate for portions of this bill
- Federal Aviation Administration Research, Engineering, and Development Act of 2002
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Transportation and Public Works.
Text 4
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Nov 19, 2002Referred in House
- Nov 18, 2002Engrossed in Senate
- Oct 10, 2002Reported to Senate
- Sep 17, 2002Introduced in Senate
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
