PUBLIC LAW 100-591—NOV. 3, 1988 102 STAT. 3015

(b) FISCAL YEAR 1990.—Section 506(bX2XC) of the Airport and
Airway Improvement Act of 1982 (49 U.S.C. App. 2205(bX2XC)) is
amended to read as follows:

"(Q for fiscal year 1990—

"(i) $25,000,000 solely for human factors research
projects and activities; and

"(ii) $221,530,000 for all other research projects and
activities,

except that not less than 15 percent of the amount appro-
priated pursuant to this subparagraph shall be for long-
term research projects.".

(c) DEFINITION.—Section 506(bX2) of the Airport and Airway
Improvement Act of 1982 (49 U.S.C. App. 2205(b)(2)) is amended by
adding at the end the following:

"As used in this paragraph, the term 'long-term research project
means a research project which is identified as a discrete project
in the aviation research plan required by section 312(dXl) of the
Federal Aviation Act of 1958 and which is unlikely to result in a
final rulemaking action within 5 years, or in initial installation
of operational equipment within 10 years, after the date of the
commencement of such project/'.

SEC. 8. AIR TRAFFIC CONTROLLER PERFORMANCE RESEARCH. 49 USC app.

(a) FINDINGS.—The Congress finds as follows:

(1) Research is needed to establish a more scientific approach
for—

(A) identifying future staffing requirements for the air
traffic control system; and

(B) developing tools needed for meeting those require-
ments.

(2) The Federal Aviation Administration and the National
Aeronautics and Space Administration each have unique exper-
tise and facilities for conducting research into the man-machine
interface problems associated with a highly automated air traf-
fic control system.

(b) STUDY ON INCREASED AUTOMATION.—

(1) IN GENERAL.—In order to develop the tools necessary for
establishing appropriate selection criteria and training meth-
odologies for the next generation of air traffic controllers, the
Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration shall
conduct research to study the effect of automation on the
performance of the next generation of air traffic controllers and
the air traffic control system,

(2) CONTENT.—Research conducted under paragraph (1) shall
include investigation of the following:

(A) Methods for improving and accelerating future air
traffic controller training through the application of ad-
vanced training techniques, including use of simulation
technology.

(B) The role of future automation in the air traffic control
system and its physical and psychological effects on air
traffic controllers.

(C) The attributes and aptitudes needed to function well
in a highly automated air traffic control system, and devel-
opment of appropriate testing methods for identifying
individuals possessing those attributes and aptitudes.