PUBLIC LAW 100-591—NOV. 3, 1988 102 STAT. 3013

SEC. 5. CIVIL AEROMEDICAL RESEARCH.

(a) ESTABLISHMENT OF CIVIL AEROMEDICAL INSTITUTE.—Section 106
of title 49, United States Code, relating to the Federal Aviation
Administration, is amended by adding at the end thereof the follow-
ing new subsection:

"(j) There is established within the Federal Aviation Administra-
tion an institute to conduct civil aeromedical research under section
312(e) of the Federal Aviation Act of 1958. Such institute shall be
known as the 'Civil Aeromedical Institute'. Research conducted by
the institute should take appropriate advantage of capabilities of
other government agencies, universities, or the private sector.".

(b) CIVIL AEROMEDICAL RESEARCH.—Section 312 of the Federal
Aviation Act of 1958 (49 U.S.C. App. 1353), as amended by this Act,
is further amended by adding at the end the following new
subsection:

"CIVIL AEROMEDICAL RESEARCH

"(e) The Civil Aeromedical Institute established by section 1060") of
title 49, United States Code, is authorized—

"(1) to conduct civil aeromedical research, including, but not
limited to, research related to—

"(A) protection and survival of aircraft occupants;
"(B) medical accident investigation and airman medical
certification;

"(C) toxicology and the effects of drugs on human
performance;

"(D) the impact of disease and disability on human
performance;

"(E) vision and its relationship to human performance
and equipment design;

"(F) human factors of flight crews, air traffic controllers,
mechanics, inspectors, airway facility technicians, and
other persons involved in the operation and maintenance of
aircraft and air traffic control equipment; and

"(G) agency work force optimization, including training,
equipment design, reduction of errors, and identification of
candidate tasks for automation;

"(2) to make comments to the Administrator on human fac-
tors aspects of proposed air safety rules;

"(3) to make comments to the Administrator on human fac-
tors aspects of proposed training programs, equipment require-
ments, standards, and procedures for aviation personnel;

"(4) to advise, assist, and represent the Federal Aviation
Administration in the human factors aspects of joint projects
between such Administration and the National Aeronautics and
Space Administration, other Government agencies, industry,
and foreign governments; and

"(5) to provide medical consultation services to the Adminis-
trator with respect to medical certification of airmen/'.

SEC. 6. ADVISORY COMMITTEE.

Section 312 of the Federal Aviation Act of 1958 (49 U.S.C. App.
1353), as amended by this Act, is further amended by adding at the
end the following new subsection: