PUBLIC LAW 103-272—JULY 5, 1994 108 STAT. 1181 (2) The Administrator shall designate the chairman of the committee. (3) A member of the committee serves without pay. However, the Administrator may allow a member, when attending meetings of the committee or a subordinate committee, expenses as authorized under section 5703 of title 5. (c) SUPPORT STAFF, INFORMATION, AND SERVICES.— The Administrator shall provide support staff for the committee. On request of the committee, the Administrator shall provide information, administrative services, and supplies that the Administrator considers necessary for the committee to carry out its duties and powers. (d) NONAPPLICATION.— Section 14 of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 App. U.S.C.) does not apply to the committee. (e) USE AND LIMITATION OF AMOUNTS. — (1) Not more than . 1 percent of the amounts made available to conduct research under sections 40119, 44504, 44505, 44507, 44511-44513, and 44912 of this title may be used by the Administrator to carry out this section. (2) A limitation on amounts available for obligation by or for the committee does not apply to amounts made available to carry out this section. § 44509. Demonstration projects The Secretary of Transportation may carry out under this chapter demonstration projects that the Secretary considers necessary for research and development activities under this chapter. § 44510. Airway science curriculum grants (a) GENERAL AUTHORITY. — The Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration may make competitive grant agreements with institutions of higher education having airway science curricula for the United States Government's share of the allowable direct costs of the following categories of items to the extent that the items are in support of airway science curricula: (1) the construction, purchase, or lease with an option to purchase, of buildings and associated facilities. (2) instructional material and equipment. (b) COST GUIDELINES. — The Administrator shall establish guidelines to determine the direct costs allowable under a grant to be made under this section. The Government's share of the allowable cost of a project assisted by a grant under this section may not be more than 65 percent. § 44511. Aviation research grants (a) GENERAL AUTHORITY.— The Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration may make greints to institutions of higher education and nonprofit research organizations to conduct aviation research in areas the Administrator considers necessary for the long-term growth of civil aviation. (b) APPLICATIONS.— An institution of higher education or nonprofit research organization interested in receiving a grant under this section may submit an application to the Administrator. The application must be in the form and contain the information the Administrator requires.
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