49 USC 44518 - Advanced Materials Center of Excellence

1 So in original. Probably should be “conduct”.

research activities to advance the safe movement of all passengers, including individuals with a disability (as defined in section 382.3 of title 14, Code of Federal Regulations (or any successor regulation)), and individuals using personal wheelchairs in flight, that takes into account the modeling, engineering, testing, operating, and training issues significant to all passengers and relevant stakeholders.

Amendments

2024—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 118–63, § 1005(1), added subsec. (a) and struck out former subsec. (a). Prior to amendment, text read as follows: “The Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration shall continue operation of the Advanced Materials Center of Excellence (referred to in this section as the “Center”) under its structure as in effect on March 1, 2016, which shall focus on applied research and training on the durability and maintainability of advanced materials in transport airframe structures.”

Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 118–63, § 1005(2), added subsec. (b) and struck out former subsec. (b). Prior to amendment, text read as follows: “The Center shall—

“(1) promote and facilitate collaboration among academia, the Transportation Division of the Federal Aviation Administration, and the commercial aircraft industry, including manufacturers, commercial air carriers, and suppliers; and

“(2) establish goals set to advance technology, improve engineering practices, and facilitate continuing education in relevant areas of study.”

2020—Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 116–260 added subsec. (c).