HUMAN FACTORS.

SEC. 507. [49 U.S.C. 40101 note] HUMAN FACTORS. (a) In General.—In order to avoid having to subsequently modify products and services developed as a part of NextGen, the Administrator shall— (1) recognize and incorporate, in early design phases of all relevant NextGen programs, the human factors and procedural and airspace implications of stated goals and associated technical changes; and (2) ensure that a human factors specialist, separate from the research and certification groups, is directly involved with the NextGen approval process. (b) Report.—Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a report on the progress made toward implementing the requirements under subsection (a).