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 PUBLIC LAW 103-305 —AUG. 23, 1994 108 STAT. 1593 SEC. 306. PURCHASE OF AMERICAN MADE EQUIPMENT AND PROD- 49 USC 49101 UCTS. note. (a) SENSE OF CONGRESS.— It is the sense of Congress that any recipient of a grant under this title, or under any amendment made by this title, should purchase, when available and cost-effective, American made equipment and products when expending grant monies. (b) NOTICE TO RECIPIENTS OF ASSISTANCE.—In allocating grants under this title, or under any amendment made by this title, the Secretary shall provide to each recipient a notice describing tho statement made in subsection (a) by the Congress. SEC. 307. COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS FOR RESEARCH, ENGINEER- ING, AND DEVELOPMENT. Section 44505 of title 49, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: "(d) COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS. — The Administrator may enter into cooperative agreements on a cost-shared basis with Federal and non-Federal entities that the Administrator may select in order to conduct, encourage, and promote aviation research, engineering, and development, including the development of prototypes and demonstration models.". SEC. 308. RESEARCH PROGRAM ON QUIET AIRCRAFT TECHNOLOGY. (a) IN GENERAL. — Subchapter I of chapter 475 of part B of subtitle VII is amended by adding at the end the following new section: ^§47509. Research program on quiet aircraft technology for propeller and rotor driven aircraft "(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration and the Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration shall conduct a study to identify technologies for noise reduction of propeller driven aircraft and rotorcraft. "(b) GrOAL.— The goal of the study conducted under subsection (a) is to determine the status of research and development now underway in the area of quiet technology for propeller driven aircraft and rotorcrsift, including technology that is cost beneficial, and to determine whether a research program to supplement existing research activities is necessary. "(c) PARTICIPATION.— In conducting the study required under subsection (a), the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration and the Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration shall encourage the participation of the Department of Defense, the Department of the Interior, the airtour industry, the aviation industry, academia and other appropriate groups. "(d) REPORT.— Not less than 280 days after the date of the enactment of this section, the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration and the Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration shall transmit to Congress a report on the results of the study required under subsection (a). "(e) RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM. —If the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration and the Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration determine that additional research and development is necessary and would

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