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A bill to establish a center for excellence for applied research and training in the use of advanced materials in transport aircraft.

Introduced: April 8, 2003 Introduced by: Cantwell, Maria Democratic · Washington See on congress.gov
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Apr 8, 2003
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Apr 8, 2003
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Directs the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to establish a Center for Excellence that focuses on applied research and training regarding the durability and maintainability of advanced materials used in transport airframe structures, including the use of polymeric composites in large transport aircraft.

What's happening now April 8, 2003

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 815: A bill to establish a center for excellence for applied research and training in the use of advanced materials in transport aircraft.. 108th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/108-S-815/
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"S. 815: A bill to establish a center for excellence for applied research and training in the use of advanced materials in transport aircraft.." 108th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/108-S-815/.
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