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 PUBLIC LAW 100-591—NOV. 3, 1988

102 STAT. 3015

(b) FISCAL YEAR 1990.—Section 506(b)(2)(C) of the Airport and Airway Improvement Act of 1982 (49 U.S.C. App. 2205(b)(2)(C)) is amended to read as follows: "(C) for fiscal year 1990— "(i) $25,000,000 solely for human factors research projects and activities; and "(ii) $221,530,000 for all other research projects and activities, except that not less than 15 percent of the amount appropriated pursuant to this subparagraph shall be for longterm research projects.". (c) DEFINITION.—Section 5060t)X2) of the Airport and Airway Improvement Act of 1982 (49 U.S.C. App. 2205a)X2)) is amended by adding at the end the following: "As used in this paragraph, the term 'long-term research project means a research project which is identified as a discrete project in the aviation research plan required by section 312(d)(l) of the Federal Aviation Act of 1958 and which is unlikely to result in a final rulemaking action within 5 years, or in initial installation of operational equipment within 10 years, after the date of the commencement of such project.". SEC. 8. AIR TRAFFIC CONTROLLER PERFORMANCE RESEARCH. _ ~n ^ ,» 1 /.,1

(a) FINDINGS.—The Congress finds as follows: (1) Research is needed to establish a more scientific approach for— (A) identifying future staffing requirements for the air traffic control system; and (B) developing tools needed for meeting those requirements. (2) The Federal Aviation Administration and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration each have unique expertise and facilities for conducting research into the man-machine interface problems associated with a highly automated air traffic control system. (b) STUDY ON INCREASED AUTOMATION.—

(1) IN GENERAL.—In order to develop the tools necessary for establishing appropriate selection criteria and training methodologies for the next generation of air traffic controllers, the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration shall conduct research to study the effect of automation on the performance of the next generation of air traffic controllers and the air traffic control system. (2) CONTENT.—Research conducted under paragraph (1) shall include investigation of the following: (A) Methods for improving and accelerating future air traffic controller training through the application of advanced training techniques, including use of simulation technology. (B) The role of future automation in the air traffic control system and its physical and psychological effects on air traffic controllers. (C) The attributes and aptitudes needed to function well in a highly automated air traffic control system, and development of appropriate testing methods for identifying individuals possessing those attributes and aptitudes.

49 USC app. 1353 note.

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