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 124 STAT. 3390 PUBLIC LAW 111–314—DEC. 18, 2010 jointly create and maintain an international telemedicine satellite consultation capability to support emergency medical services in disaster-stricken areas. CHAPTER 407—ENVIRONMENTALLY FRIENDLY AIRCRAFT Sec. 40701. Research and development initiative. 40702. Additional research and development initiative. 40703. Research alignment. 40704. Research program on perceived impact of sonic booms. § 40701. Research and development initiative The Administrator may establish an initiative with the objective of developing, and demonstrating in a relevant environment, tech- nologies to enable the following commercial aircraft performance characteristics: (1) NOISE LEVELS.—Noise levels on takeoff and on airport approach and landing that do not exceed ambient noise levels in the absence of flight operations in the vicinity of airports from which such commercial aircraft would normally operate. (2) ENERGY CONSUMPTION.—Twenty-five percent reduction in the energy required for medium- to long-range flights, compared to aircraft in commercial service as of December 30, 2005. (3) EMISSIONS.—Nitrogen oxides on take-off and landing that are significantly reduced, without adversely affecting hydro- carbons and smoke, relative to aircraft in commercial service as of December 30, 2005. § 40702. Additional research and development initiative The Administrator shall establish an initiative involving the Administration, universities, industry, and other research organiza- tions as appropriate, of research, development, and demonstration, in a relevant environment, of technologies to enable the following commercial aircraft performance characteristics: (1) NOISE LEVELS.—Noise levels on takeoff and on airport approach and landing that do not exceed ambient noise levels in the absence of flight operations in the vicinity of airports from which such commercial aircraft would normally operate, without increasing energy consumption or nitrogen oxide emis- sions compared to aircraft in commercial service as of October 15, 2008. (2) GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS.—Significant reductions in greenhouse gas emissions compared to aircraft in commercial services as of October 15, 2008. § 40703. Research alignment In addition to pursuing the research and development initiative described in section 40702 of this title, the Administrator shall, to the maximum extent practicable within available funding, align the fundamental aeronautics research program to address high priority technology challenges of the National Academies’ Decadal Survey of Civil Aeronautics, and shall work to increase the degree of involvement of external organizations, and especially of univer- sities, in the fundamental aeronautics research program.