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9/17/2007--Reported to House amended. Federal Aviation Research and Development Reauthorization Act of 2007 - Authorizes appropriations for FY2008-FY2011 for specified Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) civil aviation research and development (R&D) projects and activities. Amends the Vision 100-Century of Aviation Reauthorization Act to: (1) provide for a Director to head the Next Generation Air Transportation System Joint Planning and Development Office (Office), to serve as Associate Administrator for the Next Generation Air Transportation System, and to co-chair the Joint Resources Council; (2) revise Office responsibilities, including to require the creation of a transition plan for implementation of the Next Generation Air Transportation System; and (3) reauthorize the Office through FY2011. Requires each one of specified federal agencies to: (1) designate a senior official to implement its agency's Next Generation Air Transportation System activities with the Office; and (2) execute a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the Office. Requires: (1) the integrated plan for a Next Generation Air Transportation System to include date-specific timetables for implementation of Next Generation Air Transportation System capabilities; and (2) the Director of the Office to annually report to Congress on the progress in carrying out such plan. Requires the Senior Policy Committee to meet at least four times each year. Requires each federal agency participating in the Office to report to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) identifying its portion of responsibility which contributes to the Next Generation Air Transportation System and stating the portion of its requests for appropriations. Requires the Director of the Office to: (1) develop contingency plans for dealing with the degradation of the Next Generation Air Transportation System in the event of a natural disaster, major equipment failure, or act of terrorism; and (2) establish environmental requirements for noise, emissions, and energy consumption for the Next Generation Air Transportation System. Requires the Comptroller General to: (1) assess the effectiveness of the Office in meeting the deadlines and milestones of the integrated plan, as well as the adequacy of the MOU executed by the federal agencies; and (2) report to Congress on the Comptroller General's findings, conclusions and recommendations. Authorizes the conduct of developmental work and service testing to improve unmanned aircraft for eventual integration into the national airspace system. Directs the FAA Administrator to: (1) develop, and submit to Congress, an unmanned aircraft systems research, development, demonstration and implementation roadmap; and (2) enter into an arrangement with the National Research Council to assess, and report to the FAA Administrator and Congress on, the status of unmanned aircraft systems. Requires the FAA Administrator to: (1) establish pilot projects for the tests of unmanned aircraft systems' integration into the national airspace system; and (2) report to Congress on project findings and conclusions. Authorizes appropriations for FY2008 and FY2009. Directs the FAA Administrator to establish: (1) a research initiative to assess the impact of aviation on the climate and to evaluate approaches to mitigate such impact; (2) a program of research grants to universities and non-profit research foundations for research and technology demonstrations to improve runway surfaces; (3) a joint research program on methods to improve certification of new technologies for introduction into the national airspace system; (4) a permanent airport cooperative research program; (5) a research grant program involving colleges and universities to conduct research by undergraduate students on subjects of relevance to the FAA; and (6) a research program on the impact of space weather on aviation. Requires the FAA Administrator to continue R&D into technologies to modify aviation piston engines to operate using leaded aviation fuel. Authorizes appropriations. Increases the federal share of costs of establishing and operating regional centers of air transportation excellence and related research activities. Sets the federal share of costs for individual grants to institutions of higher education to establish and operate such centers at no more than 90%. Requires: (1) the FAA's annual budget request to identify all FAA activities that fall within categories of basic research, applied research, and development; and (2) such request be submitted to Congress. Requires the FAA Administrator to arrange for the National Research Council to conduct: (1) a review of the FAA's energy- and environment-related research programs; (2) a study evaluating the impacts of space weather on the U.S. aviation industry, in particular for the Over-The-Pole (OTP) and Ultra-Long-Range (ULR) operations; and (3) a review of the FAA's aviation safety-related research programs. Requires the results of such reviews and assessment to be reported to Congress. Authorizes appropriations.

1220846400 2008-09-08 Thu Nov 06 23:02:07 -0600 2008 introduced 44529 'activ':13 'aviat':7,17 'civil':6 'feder':16 'author':2 'purpos':22 'develop':10 'project':11 'appropri':3 'research':8 'administr':18 47587 official reported to house 44529 'act':7 '2007':9 'aviat':2 'feder':1 'develop':5 'reauthor':6 'research':3 54476 false short introduced 44529 'act':7 '2007':9 'aviat':2 'feder':1 'develop':5 'reauthor':6 'research':3 50945 short action 44529 1220846400 Mon Sep 08 00:00:00 -0500 2008 173820 Hearing Held by Subcommittee on Space and Aeronautics Prior to Introduction and Referral (March 29, 2007). U000038 1950-07-18 B40e Dirksen Senate Office Building http://markudall.senate.gov/contact/contact.cfm 202-226-7840 Mark 'd':4 'co':5 'sen':1 'mark':2,6,8 'udal':3,7,9 M 400412 Udall Mark_Udall E. Sen. Mark Udall [D, CO] N00008051 12594 Democrat 202-224-5941 CO Mark Udall 2.5609756097561 http://markudall.senate.gov B000208 1926-06-03 2412 Rayburn House Office Building http://www.bartlett.house.gov/Email_Roscoe/ 6 202-225-2193 Roscoe 'r':4 '-6':6 'md':5 'rep':1 'rosco':2,7,9 'bartlett':3,8,10 M 400017 Bartlett Roscoe_G._Bartlett G. Rep. Roscoe Bartlett [R, MD-6] N00002017 8483 Republican 202-225-2721 Seventh-Day Adventist MD Roscoe Bartlett 5.59090909090909 http://www.bartlett.house.gov G000309 1949-01-24 2310 Rayburn House Office Building http://gordon.house.gov/contact/index.shtml 6 202-225-6887 Barton 'd':4 '-6':6 'tn':5 'rep':1 'bart':9 'barton':2,7,10 'gordon':3,8,11 M 400155 Gordon Bart_Gordon Jennings Rep. Barton Gordon [D, TN-6] Bart N00003126 9237 Democrat 202-225-4231 Methodist TN Barton Gordon 5.5 http://gordon.house.gov/ action 44529 1220846400 Mon Sep 08 00:00:00 -0500 2008 173820 Hearing Held by Subcommittee on Space and Aeronautics Prior to Introduction and Referral (March 29, 2007). action 44529 1210046400 Tue May 06 00:00:00 -0500 2008 160469 Hearing Held by Subcommittee on Space and Aeronautics Prior to Introduction and Referral (March 22, 2007). action 44529 1190065440 Mon Sep 17 18:44:00 -0500 2007 133352 Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Science and Technology. H. Rept. 110-329. calendar 44529 1190065440 Mon Sep 17 18:44:00 -0500 2007 133353 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 205. calendar 44529 1182484800 Fri Jun 22 00:00:00 -0500 2007 121630 Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote. action 44529 1182484800 Fri Jun 22 00:00:00 -0500 2007 121629 Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held. action 44529 1181793600 Thu Jun 14 00:00:00 -0500 2007 133350 Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held. action 44529 1181793600 Thu Jun 14 00:00:00 -0500 2007 133351 Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by Voice Vote . action 44529 1181707200 Wed Jun 13 00:00:00 -0500 2007 121628 Referred to the Subcommittee on Space and Aeronautics. introduced 44529 1181707200 Wed Jun 13 00:00:00 -0500 2007 118143 action 44529 1181707200 Wed Jun 13 00:00:00 -0500 2007 118144 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1283) action 44529 1181707200 Wed Jun 13 00:00:00 -0500 2007 118145 Referred to the House Committee on Science and Technology.