{"identifier":"/us/usc/t42/s18401","title_num":"42","num":"§ 18401.","heading":"Aeronautics research goals","status":null,"guid":"id7bf48bec-4aa7-11eb-94f5-9ff2c44f6f3c","source_credit":"(Pub. L. 111–267, title IX, § 902, Oct. 11, 2010, 124 Stat. 2835.)","seq_in_title":8028,"parent_identifier":"/us/usc/t42/ch159/schVIII","ancestors":[{"identifier":"/us/usc/t42","level":"title","num":"Title 42—","heading":"THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE","status":null,"is_section":false},{"identifier":"/us/usc/t42/ch159","level":"chapter","num":"CHAPTER 159—","heading":"SPACE EXPLORATION, TECHNOLOGY, AND SCIENCE","status":null,"is_section":false},{"identifier":"/us/usc/t42/ch159/schVIII","level":"subchapter","num":"SUBCHAPTER VIII—","heading":"AERONAUTICS AND SPACE TECHNOLOGY","status":null,"is_section":false}],"xml":"<section xmlns=\"http://xml.house.gov/schemas/uslm/1.0\" xmlns:xsi=\"http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance\" xmlns:dc=\"http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/\" xmlns:dcterms=\"http://purl.org/dc/terms/\" style=\"-uslm-lc:I80\" id=\"id8fff09cd-86fb-11e9-b915-8b3e54686b9f\" identifier=\"/us/usc/t42/s18401\"><num value=\"18401\">§ 18401.</num><heading> Aeronautics research goals</heading>\n<chapeau style=\"-uslm-lc:I11\" class=\"indent0\">The Administrator should ensure that NASA maintains a strong aeronautics research portfolio ranging from fundamental research through systems research with specific research goals, including the following:</chapeau><paragraph style=\"-uslm-lc:I79\" class=\"indent3 firstIndent-2\" id=\"id8fff09ce-86fb-11e9-b915-8b3e54686b9f\" identifier=\"/us/usc/t42/s18401/1\"><num value=\"1\" class=\"bold\">(1)</num><heading class=\"bold\"> Airspace capacity</heading><content><p style=\"-uslm-lc:I12\" class=\"indent1\">NASA’s Aeronautics Research Mission Directorate shall address research needs of the Next Generation Air Transportation System, including the ability of the National Airspace System to handle up to 3 times the current travel demand by 2025.</p>\n</content>\n</paragraph>\n<paragraph style=\"-uslm-lc:I79\" class=\"indent3 firstIndent-2\" id=\"id8fff09cf-86fb-11e9-b915-8b3e54686b9f\" identifier=\"/us/usc/t42/s18401/2\"><num value=\"2\" class=\"bold\">(2)</num><heading class=\"bold\"> Environmental sustainability</heading><content><p style=\"-uslm-lc:I12\" class=\"indent1\">The Directorate shall consider and pursue concepts to reduce noise, emissions, and fuel consumption while maintaining high safety standards and shall pursue research related to alternative fuels.</p>\n</content>\n</paragraph>\n<paragraph style=\"-uslm-lc:I79\" class=\"indent3 firstIndent-2\" id=\"id8fff09d0-86fb-11e9-b915-8b3e54686b9f\" identifier=\"/us/usc/t42/s18401/3\"><num value=\"3\" class=\"bold\">(3)</num><heading class=\"bold\"> Aviation safety</heading><content><p style=\"-uslm-lc:I12\" class=\"indent1\">The Directorate shall proactively address safety challenges with new and current air vehicles and with operations in the Nation’s current and future air transportation system.</p>\n</content>\n</paragraph>\n<sourceCredit id=\"id8fff09d1-86fb-11e9-b915-8b3e54686b9f\">(<ref href=\"/us/pl/111/267/tIX/s902\">Pub. L. 111–267, title IX, § 902</ref>, <date date=\"2010-10-11\">Oct. 11, 2010</date>, <ref href=\"/us/stat/124/2835\">124 Stat. 2835</ref>.)</sourceCredit>\n</section>","provision":null,"duplicates":[],"release":{"label":"116-252","currency_date":"2020-12-22","congress":116,"law_num":252,"excluded_laws":[],"update_num":null,"seq":222,"is_partial":false,"caveat":null,"titles_affected":["18","20","31","34","40","42"],"ingested_titles":[]},"served_from":{"label":"116-252","currency_date":"2020-12-22","congress":116,"law_num":252,"excluded_laws":[],"update_num":null,"seq":222,"is_partial":false,"caveat":null,"titles_affected":["18","20","31","34","40","42"],"ingested_titles":[]},"content_first_seen":{"label":"116-19","currency_date":"2019-05-31","congress":116,"law_num":19,"excluded_laws":[],"update_num":null,"seq":174,"is_partial":false,"caveat":null,"titles_affected":["25","42"],"ingested_titles":[]},"is_exact":true,"note":null}