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 PUBLIC LAW 106-391—OCT. 30, 2000 114 STAT. 1599 SEC. 323. AERONAUTICAL RESEARCH. (a) FLIGHT RESEARCH STUDY. — (1) IN GENERAL. —Within 6 months after the date of the Deadline, enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall provide to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on Science of the House of Representatives the results of an engineering study of the modifications necessary for the more effective use of the WB-57 flight research plan. (2) CONTENTS OF STUDY.— The engineering study provided by the Administrator under paragraph (1) shall address at least the following issues: (A) Replacement of autopilot. (B) Replacement of landing gear or improved brake system. (C) Upgrade of avionics. (D) Upgrade of engines for higher flight regimes. (E) Installation of winglets on aircraft wings. (F) Research benefits to be derived from modifications of plane. (G) Associated costs of each of the modifications. (b) AIRCRAFT ICING RESEARCH PLAN. — (1) IN GENERAL.Within 90 days after the date of the Deadline, enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall submit a plan to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on Science of the House of Representatives for aircraft icing research to be conducted over the 5-year period commencing on October 1, 2000. (2) CONTENTS OF THE PLAN. —The aircraft icing research plan submitted by the Administrator under paragraph (1) shall include at least the following items: (A) Research goals and objectives. (B) Funding levels for each of the 5 fiscal years. (C) Anticipated extent and nature of involvement in the research program by agencies, organizations, and companies, both domestic and foreign, other than the National Aeronautics and Space Administration. (D) Anticipated resource requirements and locations of aircrsift icing tunnel research and flight research for each of the 5 fiscal years. SEC. 324. INSURANCE, INDEMNIFICATION, AND CROSS-WAIVERS. (a) TECHNICAL AMENDMENT. —Title III of the National Aeronautics and Space Act of 1958 is amended— (1) by redesignating sections 309 through 311 as sections 42 USC 2459, 310 through 312, respectively; and 2459b, 2459c. (2) by inserting "SEC. 309." before "(a) IN GENERAL.— " in the undesignated section added by section 435 of the Depart- 42 USC 2458c. ments of Veterans Affairs and Housing and Urban Development, and Independent Agencies Appropriations Act, 2000.

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