PUBLIC LAW 102-588—NOV. 4, 1992

106 STAT. 5119

SEC. 222. INSTITUTE FOR AVIATION WEATHER PREDICTION.

The Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration shall establish an Institute for Aviation Weather
Prediction. The Institute shall provide forecasts, weather warnings,
and other weather services to the United States aviation commu-
nity. The Institute shall expand upon the activities of the aviation
unit currently at the National Severe Storms Forecast Center in
Kansas City, Missouri, and shall be established in the Kansas
City Missouri area. The Administrator of the National Oceanic
and Atmospheric Administration shall provide a full and fair oppor-
tunity for employees at the National Severe Storms Center to
assume comparable duties and responsibilities within the Institute.

TITLE III—EXPERIMENTAL PROGRAM TO STIMULATE
COMPETITIVE RESEARCH ON SPACE AND AERO-
NAUTICS

SEC. 301. SHORT TITLE.

This title may be cited as the "Experimental Program to Stimu-
late Competitive Research on Space and Aeronautics Act".

SEC. 302. FINDINGS.

Congress finds that—

(1) the report of the Advisory Committee on the Future
of the United States Space Program has provided a framework
within which a consensus on the goals of the space program
can be developed;

(2) the National Aeronautics and Space Administration's
space science and applications, aeronautical research and tech-
iology, and space research and technology programs will serve
as the fulcrum for future initiatives by the United States in
civil space and aviation;

(3) colleges and universities in many States are currently
not able to compete successfully for research grants awarded
by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration through
its space science and applications, aeronautical research and
technology, and space research and technology programs;

(4) balanced programs of space science and applications,
aeronautical research and technology, and space research and
technology should include initiatives designed to foster competi-
tive research capacity in all geographic areas of the Nation;
and

(5) by strengthening the competitive research capacity in
those geographic areas of the Nation which are not currently
fully competitive, the education and training of scientists and
engineers important to the future of the United States civil
space and aviation programs will be fostered.

SEC. 303. POLICY.

It is the policy of the United States thak—

(1) the Administrator, in planning for national programs
in space science and applications, aeronautical research, space
flight, and exploration, snould ensure the resilience of the space
and aeronautics research infrastructure;

(2) a stable and balanced program of space science and
applications, aeronautical research and technology, and space
research and technology should include programs to assure

Establishment.
15 USC 313b.

Missouri.

Experimental
Program to
Stimulate
Competitive
Research on
Space and
Aeronautics Act.
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