CLEEN AIRCRAFT AND ENGINE TECHNOLOGY PARTNERSHIP.

SEC. 743. CLEEN AIRCRAFT AND ENGINE TECHNOLOGY PARTNERSHIP. (a) Cooperative Agreement.—Subchapter I of chapter 475 of title 49, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: “SEC. 47511. [49 U.S.C. 47511] CLEEN engine and airframe technology partnership “(a) In General.—The Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration shall enter into a cost-sharing cooperative agreement, using a competitive process, with institutions, entities, or consortiums to carry out a program for the development, maturation, and testing of certifiable CLEEN aircraft, engine technologies, and jet fuels for civil subsonic airplanes. “(b) CLEEN Engine and Airframe Technology Defined.—In this section, the term ‘CLEEN aircraft and engine technology’ means continuous lower energy, emissions, and noise aircraft and engine technology. “(c) Performance Objective.—The Administrator shall establish the performance objectives for the program in terms of the specific objectives to reduce fuel burn, emissions and noise.” . (b) [49 U.S.C. 47501] Technical and Conforming Amendment.—The table of contents of subchapter I of chapter 475is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 47510 the following: “47511. CLEEN engine and airframe technology partnership.” .