Title 51 — National and Commercial Space ProgramsRelease 119-73not60
§40114 Aviation Safety and Security Research
Title 51 › Subtitle Subtitle IV— Aeronautics and Space Research and Education › Chapter 401— AERONAUTICS › Subchapter II— HIGH PRIORITY AERONAUTICS RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS › § 40114
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Must research to prevent, intervene, reduce safety and security risks in airspace, aircraft. Within 1 year after December 30, 2005, the Administrator must align projects with the Joint Planning and Development Office’s Next Generation Air Transportation System Integrated Plan.
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Title 51, §40114
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(a)The Aviation Safety and Security Research program shall pursue research and development activities that directly address the safety and security needs of the National Airspace System and the aircraft that fly in it. The program shall develop prevention, intervention, and mitigation technologies aimed at causal, contributory, or circumstantial factors of aviation accidents.
(b)Not later than 1 year after December 30, 2005, the Administrator shall align the projects of the Aviation Safety and Security Research program so that they directly support the objectives of the Joint Planning and Development Office’s Next Generation Air Transportation System Integrated Plan.
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Revised SectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large) 4011442 U.S.C. 16724.Pub. L. 109–155, title IV, § 424, Dec. 30, 2005, 119 Stat. 2926. In subsection (b), the date “December 30, 2005” is substituted for “the date of enactment of this Act” to reflect the date of enactment of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration Authorization Act of 2005 (Public Law 109–155, 119 Stat. 2895).
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51 U.S.C. § 40114
Title 51 — National and Commercial Space Programs
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Apr 5, 2026
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