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 PUBLIC LAW 100-591—NOV. 3, 1988

102 STAT. 3013

SEC. 5. CIVIL AEROMEDICAL RESEARCH. (a) ESTABLISHMENT OF CIVIL AEROMEDICAL INSTITUTE.—Section 106

of title 49, United States Code, relating to the Federal Aviation Administration, is amended by adding at the end thereof the following new subsection: "(j) There is established within the Federal Aviation Administration an institute to conduct civil aeromedical research under section 312(e) of the Federal Aviation Act of 1958. Such institute shall be known as the 'Civil Aeromedical Institute'. Research conducted by the institute should take appropriate advantage of capabilities of other government agencies, universities, or the private sector.". 0)) CIVIL AEROMEDICAL RESEARCH.—Section 312 of the

Federal

Aviation Act of 1958 (49 U.S.C. App. 1353), as amended by this Act, is further amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: "CIVIL AEROMEDICAL RESEARCH

"(e) The Civil Aeromedical Institute established by section 106(j) of title 49, United States Code, is authorized— "(1) to conduct civil aeromedical research, including, but not limited to, research related to— "(A) protection and survival of aircraft occupants; "(B) medical accident investigation and airman medical certification; "(C) toxicology and the effects of drugs on human performance; "(D) the impact of disease and disability on human performance; "(E) vision and its relationship to human performance and equipment design; "(F) human factors of flight crews, air traffic controllers, mechanics, inspectors, airway facility technicians, and other persons involved in the operation and maintenance of aircraft and air traffic control equipment; and "(G) agency work force optimization, including training, equipment design, reduction of errors, and identification of candidate tasks for automation; "(2) to make comments to the Administrator on human factors aspects of proposed air safety rules; "(3) to make comments to the Administrator on human factors aspects of proposed training programs, equipment requirements, standards, and procedures for aviation personnel; "(4) to advise, assist, and represent the Federal Aviation Administration in the human factors aspects of joint projects between such Administration and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, other Government agencies, industry, and foreign governments; and "(5) to provide medical consultation services to the Administrator with respect to medical certification of airmen.". SEC. 6. ADVISORY COMMITTEE.

Section 312 of the Federal Aviation Act of 1958 (49 U.S.C. App. 1353), as amended by this Act, is further amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:

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