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Joint Center of Excellence for Advanced Materials and Safety Act

USA118th CongressS-1796| Senate 
| Updated: 6/1/2023
Jerry Moran

Jerry Moran

Republican Senator

Kansas

Cosponsors (1)
Maria Cantwell (Democratic)

Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Joint Center of Excellence for Advanced Materials and Safety Act This bill reauthorizes the Federal Aviation Administration's operation of the Advanced Materials Center of Excellence and revises the focus and responsibilities of the center to include passenger safety. Specifically, the center must focus on applied research and training on the safe use of composites and advanced materials in airframe structures. (Currently, the center must focus on applied research and training on the durability and maintainability of advanced materials in transport airframe structures.) The center must also conduct research and development into aircraft structure crashworthiness and passenger safety, as well as address safe and accessible air travel of individuals with a disability, including materials required to facilitate safe wheelchair restraint systems on commercial aircraft. The center's responsibilities must also include establishing criteria for the safe movement of all passengers, including individuals with a disability and individuals using their personal wheelchairs in flight, that takes into account the modeling, engineering, testing, operating, and training issues significant to all passengers and relevant stakeholders.
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Timeline
Jun 1, 2023
Introduced in Senate
Jun 1, 2023
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
  • June 1, 2023
    Introduced in Senate


  • June 1, 2023
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

Transportation and Public Works

Related Bills

  • S 118-1939: FAA Reauthorization Act of 2024

Joint Center of Excellence for Advanced Materials and Safety Act

USA118th CongressS-1796| Senate 
| Updated: 6/1/2023
Joint Center of Excellence for Advanced Materials and Safety Act This bill reauthorizes the Federal Aviation Administration's operation of the Advanced Materials Center of Excellence and revises the focus and responsibilities of the center to include passenger safety. Specifically, the center must focus on applied research and training on the safe use of composites and advanced materials in airframe structures. (Currently, the center must focus on applied research and training on the durability and maintainability of advanced materials in transport airframe structures.) The center must also conduct research and development into aircraft structure crashworthiness and passenger safety, as well as address safe and accessible air travel of individuals with a disability, including materials required to facilitate safe wheelchair restraint systems on commercial aircraft. The center's responsibilities must also include establishing criteria for the safe movement of all passengers, including individuals with a disability and individuals using their personal wheelchairs in flight, that takes into account the modeling, engineering, testing, operating, and training issues significant to all passengers and relevant stakeholders.
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Timeline
Jun 1, 2023
Introduced in Senate
Jun 1, 2023
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
  • June 1, 2023
    Introduced in Senate


  • June 1, 2023
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Jerry Moran

Jerry Moran

Republican Senator

Kansas

Cosponsors (1)
Maria Cantwell (Democratic)

Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee

Transportation and Public Works

Related Bills

  • S 118-1939: FAA Reauthorization Act of 2024
  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted