PUBLIC LAW 101-604—NOV. 16, 1990 104 STAT. 3077 "(4) PURPOSE.—It shall be the purpose of the program established under paragraph (3) to develop and have in place not later than 36 months after the date of the enactment of this paragraph such new equipment and procedures as are needed to meet the technological challenges presented by terrorism. "(5) HUMAN FACTORS. —The program established under paragraph (3) shall include research and development of both technological improvements and ways to enhance human performance. " (6) GRANTS AND COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS.— Amounts appropriated for each fiscal year under paragraph (9) shall be made available by the Administrator, by way of grants, to colleges, universities, and other appropriate research institutions and facilities with demonstrated ability to conduct research described in paragraph (3). Such grants shall be in such amounts, and subject to such terms and conditions, as the Administrator may prescribe. The Administrator may also enter into such cooperative agreements with such governmental entities as the Administrator considers appropriate. "(7) REVIEW.— In administration of the program established under paragraph (3), the Administrator shall review and consider the annual reports of the Secretary of Transportation submitted to Congress on transportation security and intelligence. "(8) SCIENTIFIC ADVISORY PANEL.—The Administrator shall Establishment, establish a scientific advisory panel, as a subcommittee of the Research, Engineering and Development Advisory Committee, for the purpose of reviewing, commenting on, and advising the Administrator on the progress of, and any necessary modifications to, the programs established under paragraph (3), including the need for long-range research programs to detect and prevent catastrophic damage to commercial aircraft by the next generation of terrorist weapons. The panel shall consist of individuals with scientific and technical expertise in— "(A) the development and testing of effective explosivedetection systems; "(B) aircraft structure and experimentation to determine the type and minimum weights of explosives which an effective technology must be capable of detecting; "(C) technologies involved in the minimization of airframe damage to aircraft from explosives; and "(D) such other scientific and technical areas as are considered appropriate by the Administrator. " (9) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. —There are authorized to be appropriated from the Airport and Airway Trust Fund, after completion of the review required by paragraph (3)(B), such sums as may be necessary for the purpose of carry- ing out the grant program established by paragraph (6).". SEC. 108. DEPLOYMENT OF EXPLOSIVE DETECTION EQUIPMENT. Title III of the Federal Aviation Act of 1958 (49 U.S.C. App. 1341- 1358) is further amended by adding at the end the following new section: "SEC. 320. DEPLOYMENT OF EXPLOSIVE DETECTION EQUIPMENT. "(a) GENERAL RULE.— No deployment or purchase of any explosive detection equipment pursuant to section 108.7(b)(8) and 108.20 of 49 USC app. 1358c.
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