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 PUBLIC LAW 108–176—DEC. 12, 2003

117 STAT. 2585

(4) the Secretary of Homeland Security (or the Secretary’s designee); (5) the Secretary of Commerce (or the Secretary’s designee); (6) the Director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy (or the Director’s designee); and (7) designees from other Federal agencies determined by the Secretary of Transportation to have an important interest in, or responsibility for, other aspects of the system. (c) FUNCTION.—The senior policy committee shall— (1) advise the Secretary of Transportation regarding the national goals and strategic objectives for the transformation of the Nation’s air transportation system to meet its future needs; (2) provide policy guidance for the integrated plan for the air transportation system to be developed by the Next Generation Air Transportation System Joint Planning and Development Office; (3) provide ongoing policy review for the transformation of the air transportation system; (4) identify resource needs and make recommendations to their respective agencies for necessary funding for planning, research, and development activities; and (5) make legislative recommendations, as appropriate, for the future air transportation system. (d) CONSULTATION.—In carrying out its functions under this section, the senior policy committee shall consult with, and ensure participation by, the private sector (including representatives of general aviation, commercial aviation, aviation labor, and the space industry), members of the public, and other interested parties and may do so through a special advisory committee composed of such representatives. SEC. 711. ROTORCRAFT RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVE.

(a) OBJECTIVE.—The Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration shall establish a rotorcraft initiative with the objective of developing, and demonstrating in a relevant environment, within 10 years after the date of the enactment of this Act, technologies to enable rotorcraft with the following improvements relative to rotorcraft existing as of the date of the enactment of this Act: (1) 80 percent reduction in noise levels on takeoff and on approach and landing as perceived by a human observer. (2) Factor of 10 reduction in vibration. (3) 30 percent reduction in empty weight. (4) Predicted accident rate equivalent to that of fixed-wing aircraft in commercial service within 10 years after the date of the enactment of this Act. (5) Capability for zero-ceiling, zero-visibility operations. (b) IMPLEMENTATION.—Within 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration, in cooperation with the Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, shall provide a plan to the Committee on Science of the House of Representatives and to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate for the implementation of the initiative described in subsection (a).

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