104 STAT. 1388-374 PUBLIC LAW 101-508—NOV. 5, 1990 and relevancy to the mission of the Federal Aviation Administration, (B) an equitable geographical distribution of grant funds under this subsection, and (C) the inclusion of historically black colleges and universities and other minority institutions for funding consideration under this subsection. "(4) RECORDS. — Each person awarded a grant under this subsection shall maintain such records as the Administrator may require as being necessary to facilitate an effective audit and evaluation of the use of grant funds. "(5) REPORTS.— The Administrator shall make an annual report to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate on the research grant program conducted under this subsection.". (b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.— That portion of the table of contents contained in the first section of such Act which appears under the heading: "Sec. 312. Development planning." is amended by adding at the end the following: "(g) Research grant program.". SEC. 9206. STUDY BY THE GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE OF MULTIYEAR CONTRACTING AUTHORITY. The Comptroller General of the United States shall conduct a study of the advisability of granting to the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration specific statutory authority— (1) to lease real property or interests therein for terms not to exceed 20 years, including, in the case of air navigation facilities and airports (as such terms are defined in section 101(8) and (9) of the Federal Aviation Act of 1958) owned by the United States and operated under the direction of the Administrator, easements through or other interests in airspace immediately adjacent thereto and in connection therewith; (2) to procure personal property or services and real property and interests therein with procedures other than competitive procedures under section 303(c) of the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949 (41 U.S.C. 253(c)); (3) to serve as the senior procurement executive under section 16 of the Office of Federal Procurement Policy Act (41 U.S.C. 414) for the purpose of approving the justification for the use of noncompetitive procedures required under section 303(f)(l)(B)(iii) of the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949 (41 U.S.C. 253(f)(l)(B)(iii)); (4) to let multiyear contracts for services, including the operation, maintenance, and support of facilities and installations; the operation, maintenance, and modification of aircraft, vehicles, and other highly complex equipment; specialized training necessitating high quality instructor skills; and base services; and (5) to let multiyear contracts for the purchase of property. The study also shall examine the implementation of section 2306(g) and (h) of title 10, United States Code, by the Department of Defense, and shall assess the usefulness of granting similar authority to the Federal Aviation Administration. The Comptroller General shall submit a report on the results of the study, along with any comments of the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administra-
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