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 102 STAT. 4102

PUBLIC LAW 100-685—NOV. 17, 1988

Administration shall arrange for the transfer of such data to the National Weather Service. (b) Nothing in this section shall be construed to require any Federal agency to establish any new acid precipitation monitoring site. TITLE V—NATIONAL SPACE COUNCIL NATIONAL SPACE COUNCIL

Establishment. 42 USC 2471. President of U.S. Reports. President of U.S.

49 USC app. 1353 note.

SEC. 501. (a) Effective February 1, 1989, there is established in the Executive Office of the President the National Space Council, which shall be chaired by the Vice President. (b) By March 1, 1989, the President shall submit to the Congress a report that outlines the composition and functions of the National Space Council. (c) The Council may employ a staff of not more than seven persons, which is to be headed by a civilian executive secretary, who shall be appointed by the President. TITLE VI—AIR TRAFFIC CONTROLLER PERFORMANCE RESEARCH SEC. 601. 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. SEC. 602. 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 indivduals possessing those attributes and aptitudes.

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