NEXT GENERATION AIR TRANSPORTATION SENIOR POLICY COMMITTEE.

SEC. 710. NEXT GENERATION AIR TRANSPORTATION SENIOR POLICY COMMITTEE.(a) In General.—The Secretary of Transportation shall establish a senior policy committee to work with the Next Generation Air Transportation System Joint Planning and Development Office. The senior policy committee shall be chaired by the Secretary.(b) Membership.—In addition to the Secretary, the senior policy committee shall be composed of—(1) the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration (or the Administrator’s designee);(2) the Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (or the Administrator’s designee);(3) the Secretary of Defense (or the Secretary’s designee);117 STAT. 2585(4) the Secretary of Homeland Security (or the Secretary’s designee);(5) the Secretary of Commerce (or the Secretary’s designee);(6) the Director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy (or the Director’s designee); and(7) designees from other Federal agencies determined by the Secretary of Transportation to have an important interest in, or responsibility for, other aspects of the system.(c) Function.—The senior policy committee shall—(1) advise the Secretary of Transportation regarding the national goals and strategic objectives for the transformation of the Nation’s air transportation system to meet its future needs;(2) provide policy guidance for the integrated plan for the air transportation system to be developed by the Next Generation Air Transportation System Joint Planning and Development Office;(3) provide ongoing policy review for the transformation of the air transportation system;(4) identify resource needs and make recommendations to their respective agencies for necessary funding for planning, research, and development activities; and(5) make legislative recommendations, as appropriate, for the future air transportation system.(d) Consultation.—In carrying out its functions under this section, the senior policy committee shall consult with, and ensure participation by, the private sector (including representatives of general aviation, commercial aviation, aviation labor, and the space industry), members of the public, and other interested parties and may do so through a special advisory committee composed of such representatives.