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 114 STAT. 144 PUBLIC LAW 106-181—APR. 5, 2000 Deadlines. Deadline. 49 USC 47106 note. 49 USC 47106 note. and Transportation of the Senate on whether or not the Attorney General intends to establish the program authorized by this section. SEC. 513. AIR TRANSPORTATION OVERSIGHT SYSTEM. (a) REPORT.— Not later than August 1, 2000, the Administrator shall transmit to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate a report on the progress of the Federal Aviation Administration in implementing the air transportation oversight system, including in detail the training of inspectors under the system, the number of inspectors using the system, air carriers subject to the system, and the budget for the system. (b) REQUIRED CONTENTS. — At a minimum, the report shall indicate— (1) any funding or staffing constraints that would adversely impact the Administration's ability to continue to develop and implement the air transportation oversight system; (2) progress in integrating the aviation safety data derived from such system's inspections with existing aviation data of the Administration in the safety performance analysis system of the Administration; and (3) the Administration's efforts in collaboration with the aviation industry to develop and validate safety performance measures and appropriate risk weightings for such system. (c) UPDATE.— Not later than August 1, 2002, the Administrator shall update the report submitted under this section and transmit the updated report to the committees referred to in subsection (a). SEC. 514. RUNWAY SAFETY AREAS. (a) ELIGIBILITY.— Section 47102(3)(B) (as amended by section 122 of this Act) is further amended by adding at the end the following: "(ix) engineered materials arresting systems as described in the Advisory Circular No. 150/5220-22 published by the Federal Aviation Administration on August 21, 1998, including any revision to the circular.". (b) SOLICITATION OF COMMENTS. —Not later than 6 months after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall solicit comments on the need for the improvement of runway safety areas through the use of engineered materials arresting systems, longer runways, and such other techniques as the Administrator considers appropriate. (c) GRANTS FOR ENGINEERED MATERIALS ARRESTING SYSTEMS.— In making grants under section 47104 of title 49, United States Code, for engineered materials arresting systems, the Secretary shall require the sponsor to demonstrate that the effects of jet blasts have been adequately considered. (d) GRANTS FOR RUNWAY REHABILITATION.— In any case in which an airport's runways are constrained by physical conditions, the Secretary shall consider alternative means for ensuring runway ssifety (other than a safety overrun area) when prescribing conditions for grants for runway rehabilitation.

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