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 PUBLIC LAW 107-71—NOV. 19, 2001 115 STAT. 621 "(C) The individual designated under subparagraph (A) shall, Reports, on an annual basis, submit to the Research, Engineering and Development Advisory Committee a report on activities under this paragraph during the preceding year. Each report shall include, for the year covered by such report, information on— "(i) progress made in engineering, research, and development with respect to security technology; "(ii) the allocation of funds for engineering, research, and development with respect to security technology; and "(iii) engineering, research, and development with respect to any technologies drawn from other agencies, including the rationale for engineering, research, and development with respect to such technologies.". (2) REVIEW OF THREATS.— Subsection (b)(1) of that section is further amended— (A) by redesignating subparagraphs (A) through (G) as subparagraphs (B) through (H) respectively; and (B) by inserting before subparagraph (B), as so redesignated, the following new subparagraph (A): "(A) a comprehensive systems analysis (employing vulnerability analysis, threat attribute definition, and technology roftdmaps) of the civil aviation system, including— "(i) the destruction, commandeering, or diversion of civil aircraft or the use of civil aircraft as a weapon; and "(ii) the disruption of civil aviation service, including by cyber attack;". (3) SCIENTIFIC ADVISORY PANEL. — Subsection (c) of that section is amended to read as follows: "(c) SCIENTIFIC ADVISORY PANEL.— (1) The Administrator shall Establishment. establish a scientific advisory panel, as a subcommittee of the Research, Engineering, and Development Advisory Committee, to review, comment on, advise the progress of, and recommend modifications in, the program established under subsection (a) of this section, including the need for long-range research programs to detect and prevent catastrophic damage to commercial aircraft, commercial aviation facilities, commercial aviation personnel and passengers, and other components of the commercial aviation system by the next generation of terrorist weapons. "(2)(A) The advisory panel shall consist of individuals who have scientific and technical expertise in— "(i) the development and testing of effective explosive detection systems; "(ii) aircraft structure and experimentation to decide on the type and minimum weights of explosives that an effective explosive detection technology must be capable of detecting; "(iii) technologies involved in minimizing airframe damage to aircraft from explosives; and "(iv) other scientific and technical areas the Administrator considers appropriate. "(B) In appointing individuals to the advisory panel, the Administrator should consider individuals from academia and the national laboratories, as appropriate. "(3) The Administrator shall organize the advisory panel into teams capable of undertaking the review of policies and technologies upon request. "(4) Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment Deadline, of the Aviation and Transportation Security Act, and every two

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